Leuzinger girls basketball advances to regional finals with win over King/Drew

LAWNDALE — A month ago the Leuzinger girls basketball team ended the regular season losing three of their last four games, including the Ocean League Tournament championship game. Since then the Olympians won six of their last seven games, with the only loss coming in the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 championship game. Going into Saturday CIF Division III State Regional semifinal against King Drew, Leuzinger (23-14) knew that its defense would have to step up in order to combat the Eagles’ height advantage. With Leuzinger clinging to a 2-point advantage with...