Hart High graduate Anthony Ervin broke a 13-year drought at the US Swim Championships in Irvine.
Ervin won the 50-yard freestyle, upsetting five-time national champion Nathan Adrian. It was Ervin’s first win in the 50 freestyle in 13 years.
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Ervin won the race in 21.55 seconds, the third fastest time in the world this year. He won a gold medal in the 50 freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was on the 2012 United States swim team and finished fifth in the 50 freestyle in London.
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In high school volleyball, the Hart girls won the fifth-place match over Saugus at the Foothill Invitational at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex.
South Torrance won the tournament, defeating Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks in three games in the championship match.
The West Ranch girls beat Canyon in the ninth-place match.
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In the major leagues, the Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves, 6-2. Kevin Correia won his first game in his Dodgers debut. The Dodgers scored three runs in the sixth inning to take a 3-1 lead.
Carl Crawford had three hits and drove in two runs for the Dodgers.
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The Dodgers and the Braves continue their series today in Atlanta.
Listen to the game tonight on AM 1220 KHTS. First pitch is at 4:10.
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