This Week’s Tournaments:

Girls

A listing of all girls’ basketball tournaments opening this week that include county teams:

La Quinta Tournament

* Site: La Quinta

* Dates: Pool play games, today through Dec. 18; Championship, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

* County teams entered: Savanna, Dana Hills, Edison, Saddleback, La Quinta, University, Santiago.

* 1996 champion: Troy, a 40-35 winner over Esperanza.

* Outlook: Edison is expected to do well in this eight-team format. Any competition should come from University or Dana Hills.

Gary Raya Co-ed Classic

* Site: El Dorado HS and Esperanza HS

* Dates: Pool play games, today through Dec. 19; Championship, Dec. 20 at 6 p.m.

* County teams entered: Fullerton, El Dorado, Aliso Niguel, Valencia.

* Outlook: Four local teams battle four from outside the county in this 11th annual event, which is named after the Golden Hawks’ coach who died in 1995. El Dorado stands a good chance of winning the tournament.

ABC Christmas Classic

* Site: Lakewood Artesia HS and Brethren Christian HS

* Dates: Bracketed games, Dec. 16-20 and Dec. 22; Championship, Dec. 23 at 8 p.m.

* County teams entered: Cypress, Laguna Beach, Pacifica, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Marina, Kennedy, Ocean View, Calvary Chapel, Newport Harbor, Garden Grove.

* 1996 champion: Ocean View, a 59-35 winner over Pasadena Muir.

* Outlook: This is the largest tournament in the area with 32 teams involved. Some top county teams, such as Marina, Calvary Chapel and Ocean View, will get a chance to play some good competition from outside the area.

Orange Lutheran Tournament

* Site: Orange Lutheran HS

* Dates: Round-robin games, Dec. 18-20; Champion determined by points

* County teams entered: Orange Lutheran, Connelly, Whittier Christian.

* 1996 champion: Riverside Woodcrest Christian, a round-robin winner over Orange.

* Outlook: A good chance to take a look at some of the lowerlevel competition. Pasadena Poly rounds out this four-team round-robin format.

Other tournaments

Riverside La Sierra Academy, Dec. 16-18 (Orangewood Academy); Pleasanton Amador Valley, Dec. 17-20 (Woodbridge); Cerritos Valley Christian, Dec. 17-20 (Estancia); Santa Barbara, Dec. 17-23 (Brea Olinda, Capistrano Valley, Esperanza, Mater Dei, Fountain Valley); North Las Vegas Cheyenne, Dec. 18-22 (Troy, San Clemente, Westminster); San Diego Mount Carmel, Dec. 19-23 (Santa Margarita); Las Vegas (Nev.), Dec. 19-23 (Canyon); Henderson (Nev.) Basic, Dec. 19-23 (Santa Ana Valley, El Toro, Trabuco Hills, Los Alamitos); La Puente, Dec. 20-26 (La Habra).

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Compiled by DAN ARRITT