softball roundup:

St. Monica began the week with a 7-7 overall record after losing to Norwalk, 19-0 and Malibu, 9-5 and defeating Bellarmine-Jefferson, 13-2.Venice split a pair of Western League games, losing to Hamilton, 11-9 and defeating University, 13-2.Palisades also split two league games. The Dolphins were defeated by Westchester, 17-0 and had a 13-2 win over LACES, bringing their overall record to 5-4.Emily Noel is batting .579, Noel Joy .400 and Kayla Jones .375.Neither Crossroads nor New Roads had games scheduled.