A SPECIAL REPORT: PREP FINALS

THE END: High school sports wind down this week, with championships being decided in five sports. . . . Surprised to still be playing is Tustin High’s baseball team, whose 5-4 playoff victory over top-ranked La Puente Bishop Amat ended the latter’s 27-game winning streak. One Tiller hero, pitcher Tim Wilson, was just a bit dazed by it all. “I was just praying . . . and praying and praying,� he said. “I kept praying. I can’t even think straight right now.� . . . Tustin will play Sea View League rival Irvine in Tuesday’s Southern Section Division III semifinals.

TROLLING: La Habra High outfielder Angie Calabretta, who’s batting .300 in the Division I softball playoffs, collects troll dolls when she’s not collecting hits. Her 72 trolls range from a softball player to Santa Claus to a rabbi. Most are from her mother, and Angie recently figured out how much Mom had spent--about $650. “She buys them a little at a time,� she said, “but my dad will probably kill her when he finds out.� La Habra will play Charter Oak, the state’s top-ranked team, in the section semifinals.

CALLING: Dave Hurlburt, a teacher and coach at Loara High in Anaheim since 1963, calls his job as public address announcer of the state track and field meet, Friday and Saturday at Cerritos College, “a labor of love.� . . . Hurlburt has been announcing high school meets since 1978, keeping a passionate watch on the sport’s best athletes and relaying pertinent information to the crowds. “It’s fun to call the meets,� he says. “I’d be here anyway. I’ve always enjoyed the color, the kids.�

HEADS UP: In the world of discus throwing, 5-foot-3 Gina Heads of Newport Harbor High is like a basketball point guard among power forwards. But few are as good at their craft. . . . Heads won the discus with a throw of 140 feet, 9 inches Friday at the Masters track and field meet and will compete in the state finals. She says her height isn’t a factor. “I’m so used to it, it really doesn’t affect me,� says Heads, easily the shortest of the nine Masters competitors.