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La Jolla becomes first San Diego Section girls water polo team with multiple CIF Southern California Division 2 regional titles
Aviana Cavaiola, a junior, scored three goals, to go along with six saves from senior goalkeeper Lucia Vega of top-seeded La Jolla, as they contributed to the Vikings producing a 13-9 girls water polo victory Feb. 28 against second-seeded La Serna in the CIF Southern California Regional Division 2... Read more
Birmingham becomes first L.A. City Section girls water polo team to win CIF Southern California Regional Division 3 crown
Alejandra Barragan had a match-high five goals and fellow sophomore Chloe Patrick added three goals for second-seeded Birmingham Charter High in California in a 13-4 girls water polo victory against top-seeded Coronado High of California in the CIF Southern California Regional Division 3 championship match Feb. 28 at the... Read more
Mater Dei holds off Del Norte to triumph in CIF-Southern California Regional Division 1 boys soccer final, earn berth in state championship
Andres Arellano, a senior, converted a throw-in from freshman Kai Cowan in the ninth minute for top-seeded Mater Dei High in California in a 1-0 boys soccer victory against No. 3 Del Norte High of California in the CIF Southern California Regional Division 1 championship match March 7 at... Read more
Westlake edges Westview on PKs to win first CIF-Southern California Regional Division 2 girls soccer crown, reach state final
Grace Wetzel, Sydney Wise and CC Chowana-Bandhu converted penalty kicks for second-seeded Westlake in a 3-1 shootout girls soccer victory against No. 8 Westview after the teams played to a 0-0 result through regulation and overtime in the CIF Southern California Regional championship match in the Division 2 state... Read more
Mt. Carmel knocks off San Marcos in shootout to triumph in CIF-San Diego Section Open Division girls soccer final
Ellery Muren produced the deciding sudden-death penalty shot for No. 7 Mt. Carmel and Nina Hinchman saved a shot by San Marcos sophomore Miya Kumasaka in the sixth round of the shootout to secure a 5-4 girls soccer victory on penalty kicks against the No. 4 Knights after the... Read more
Del Norte prevails against St. Augustine to secure first CIF-San Diego Section Open Division boys soccer crown
Andre Lopez scored a rebound goal in the 23rd minute following a shot by Jared Baza to lift top-seeded Del Norte to a 1-0 boys soccer victory against No. 3 St. Augustine in the CIF-San Diego Section Open Division championship Feb. 28 at Chick Embrey Field in Wilson Stadium... Read more
Francis Parker defeats Westview to win first CIF-San Diego Section Open Division girls basketball title
Brieana Brown and Jordan Brown both scored 25 points apiece and Gigi Ong added eight points for top-seeded Francis Parker in a 66-50 girls basketball victory against No. 6 Westview in the CIF-San Diego Section Open Division championship Feb. 28 at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside. The Lancers captured their... Read more
La Jolla’s Chiara Dailey earns third Mt. SAC Invitational title, Elliana Patterson, Olly O’Connor and Andres Lomeli also achieve victories
WALNUT – Chiara Dailey solidified her legacy in Mt. SAC Invitational history Friday, with Olly O’Connor hoping his performance is the first of multiple titles this fall on the 3-mile layout at Mt. San Antonio College. Dailey, a senior at La Jolla High in California, won her third career individual crown in... Read more
Yohanes Van Meerten of Flagstaff rolls to 14:10.1 at Mt. SAC Invitational, San Clemente secures boys team sweepstakes, with Riverside Poly’s Jace Deledonne also victorious
WALNUT – Two weeks after the most prestigious 5-kilometer course record in California prep cross country history was eclipsed by an elite athlete from Utah, the fastest 3-mile effort on another significant layout in the Golden State was achieved Saturday by a rising standout representing Arizona. Yohanes Van Meerten,... Read more
Braelyn Combe leads Corona Santiago to Mt. SAC Invitational title, Mira Costa and Westlake’s Sabrina Cruz also triumph
WALNUT – When Corona Santiago High of California senior Braelyn Combe enters a race, she isn’t just trying to win, she’s looking to dominate the field. That was the case Saturday, as Combe ran 16 minutes, 53.2 seconds to win the Division 1-2 girls individual sweepstakes race at the 77th... Read more
Jackson Spencer of Herriman High in Utah sets Woodward Park record of 14:16.9 at ASICS Clovis Invitational, Ventura’s Aelo Curtis also prevails
FRESNO – Jackson Spencer has traveled all over the country during his prep career representing Herriman High from Utah by leaving an impressive mark on outdoor ovals and indoor tracks, including a big contribution to the 4×800-meter relay national high school record in June in Philadelphia. But during Spencer’s only... Read more
Palo Alto’s Amaya Bharadwaj and Viewpoint’s Olly O’Connor secure championship victories at ASICS Clovis Invitational
FRESNO – Amaya Bharadwaj and Olly O’Connor had experienced similar journeys in their prep cross country careers prior to competing Friday at the 46th ASICS Clovis Invitational. Although they were both returning all-state competitors in California, Bharadwaj – a senior at Palo Alto High – and Viewpoint School senior O’Connor were often... Read more