Not Guilty Plea Entered by Wilder

Dave Wilder, who was fired last week as Westlake High baseball coach for misstating his employment history, pleaded not guilty Monday in L.A. Municipal Court to three counts of felony grand theft.

Wilder, 53, remains in custody in Men’s Central Jail in lieu of $20,000 bail after being arrested Saturday by district attorney investigators.

A bail review hearing is scheduled for Monday and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 2.

A warrant for Wilder’s arrest had been outstanding since April 1994. The felony complaint involves three counts of grand theft property exceeding $400.

Wilder, a first-year walk-on head coach, was dismissed Thursday after an administrative probe prompted by parents revealed he had falsified his work history.

Softball

Left-hander Kelly DeArman of Westlake High has committed to Nevada Las Vegas. DeArman, who also was recruited by Hawaii, committed after taking a recruiting trip to Las Vegas last weekend.

Soccer

Chatsworth High striker Mike Preis has committed to Cal State Northridge. Preis scored 27 goals for the Chancellors last season and holds the school career record with 45 goals.

Harvard-Westlake High midfielder Ari Friedman has accepted a partial scholarship from Vanderbilt.

Football

Fillmore High guard Tim Pina has committed to Ohio Wesleyan, a Division III school.

Golf

Cal Lutheran clinched its fourth consecutive Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship by taking second place in a match Monday.

Jason Dubrovo and David Richardson were selected to the All-SCIAC team. Ricky Brown and Clint Elsemore were second-team selections.

Contributing: Vince Kowalick, Paige A. Leech, Bryan Rodgers, Tris Wykes.