The battle for men’s basketball supremacy in...

The battle for men’s basketball supremacy in the Western State Conference’s Northern Division begins at 7:30 tonight when Ventura College plays host to Cuesta in an intra-divisional game at Ventura.

The Pirates, two-time defending state champions, defeated Hancock, and Cuesta handled Moorpark in intra-division openers this week.

Ventura (16-6) is ranked seventh in the state. Cuesta (21-4) is ranked 10th and has scored 100 or more points in 10 games.

Chris Clayton averages 17.2 points for the Pirates. Cuesta is led by Jamar Hill, who is shooting 60.4% and averaging 15.1 points.

Other college events in the region today include:

College baseball: At 1 p.m., Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Cal State Northridge.

Men’s basketball: At 7:30 p.m., Santa Monica at Glendale, Oxnard at Moorpark, Valley at West L.A. At 8:05 p.m., The Master’s at Cal State L.A.

Women’s basketball: At 5:30 p.m., Cuesta at Ventura, Cerro Coso at Antelope Valley, Oxnard at Moorpark, Santa Monica at Glendale, Valley at West L.A., Riverside La Sierra University at Cal Lutheran. At 7 p.m., Gonzaga at Pepperdine. At 7:05 p.m., Southern Utah at Cal State Northridge. At 7:30 p.m., Pacific Christian at The Master’s.

Women’s tennis: At 10 a.m., Azusa Pacific at Cal Lutheran. At 11 a.m., Miami at Pepperdine.

High school events in the region today include:

Boys’ basketball: At 6:30 p.m., Paraclete at Village Christian. At 7 p.m., Notre Dame at Loyola, Harvard-Westlake at Crespi, St. Francis at Chaminade, Saugus at Hart.

Girls’ basketball: At 7 p.m., St. Genevieve at Bell-Jeff. At 7:30 p.m., Burroughs vs. Alemany at L.A. Baptist, Paraclete at Village Christian.

Boys’ soccer: At 4 p.m., Harvard-Westlake at Crespi. At 5 p.m., St. Francis at Chaminade.

Girls’ soccer: At 10 a.m., Hueneme at Buena. At 1 p.m., Ventura at Oxnard. At 2:30 p.m., Louisville at Harvard-Westlake. At 5 p.m., Chaminade vs. Flintridge Sacred Heart at St. Francis.

Wrestling: At 9 a.m., Channel Islands, Highland, Newbury Park, Oxnard, Rio Mesa, Royal, Simi Valley, Ventura in Morro Bay tournament. At 10 a.m., Antelope Valley, Palmdale, Quartz Hill in Quartz Hill tournament.