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SOUTH EL MONTE >> Behind a five-run first inning and an eight-strikeout performance by Sultana pitcher Savannah Serrata, the Sultans knocked off host South El Monte 8-2 in a CIF Southern Section Division 4 quarterfinal game Thursday. The Sultans, winners of the Mojave River League, took advantage of a trio of miscues committed by the Eagles, including a pair of wild pitches by senior pitcher Nevaeh Castruita. South El Monte coach Dean Bunting said he believes butterflies got the best of the...

CLAREMONT >> San Juan Hills boys tennis player John Lyon hadn’t won a singles set in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 championship match against Mater Dei on Friday. Against Jake Huarte and Tristen Van, the sophomore couldn’t get anything going. But in his final set against the Monarchs’ Matt Real, Lyon delivered the decisive point for the Stallions. Lyon won his set against Real 6-4 and that helped the Stallions defeat Mater Dei 10-8, giving them the first CIF-SS tennis title in school...

LA HABRA — With two standout pitchers going head-to-head, it became clear to Whittier Christian softball coach Dale Van Duyn early in Tuesday’s CIF Southern Section Division 5 semifinal game against visiting Louisville that it was going to come down to which team made the first mistake. With freshman Brooklyn Carreon doing her thing in the circle for the Heralds (22-4), taking a shutout into the top of the sixth inning, and the Royals’ Grace Luderer pitching a no-hitter into the fifth, it...

NEW YORK — Citigroup will be the first major issuer to use Mastercard technology to give U.S. credit card holders the ability to instantly redeem points on eligible purchases online and through a mobile app. The goal is to better serve digitally savvy customers with a rewards redemption process that operates at the time of purchase. Consumers opt in to receiving push alerts for rewards that can be redeemed above a certain dollar amount, with the rewards applied as a statement credit within...