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Phoebe Demoss scores nine goals for San Clemente in CIF-Southern Section Division 1 girls water polo semifinal win over Alta Loma; Siena Jumani has 13 saves to lift Laguna Beach past Dos Pueblos, into another final
Phoebe Demoss produced one of the most impressive performances in CIF-Southern Section girls water polo playoff history Tuesday, scoring nine goals to lift San Clemente to an 11-7 victory in the Division 1 semifinals against Alta Loma at Capistrano Valley High in Mission Viejo. Demoss, a UC Santa Barbara-bound... Read more
Balanced Brentwood attack results in all five starters scoring in double figures in first-round win against Heritage in CIF-Southern Section Division 1 girls basketball playoffs
LOS ANGELES – For all that senior guards Lev Feiman and Payton Sugar have accomplished during their remarkable basketball careers at Brentwood School, perhaps the most valuable contributions for the Eagles aren’t their individual school records, rather, how they have elevated the performances of their teammates, especially during the... Read more
Harvard-Westlake girls basketball team hits stride in second half, scoring 17 straight points to prevail against Rialto in CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoff opener
STUDIO CITY – Bella Spencer and Deana Thompson were so focused on stopping the Rialto High girls basketball team at the defensive end that the Harvard-Westlake seniors didn’t even recognize the magnitude of the offensive surge the fourth-seeded Wolverines produced in the second half Thursday night in the opening... Read more
Alta Loma girls water polo team ends unbeaten run of top-seeded Palos Verdes, advances to third straight CIF-Southern Section semifinal, first in Division 1
PALOS VERDES – Carly Berzins knows there is a significant difference between postseason participation and championship experience, and the visiting Alta Loma girls water polo team benefited from that battle-tested background Wednesday against top-seeded Palos Verdes in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals. Berzins, a junior who has earned... Read more
Unbeaten Palos Verdes girls water polo team continues to benefit from youth movement to earn first-round win in CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs
PALOS VERDES – Kylie Nishimura played with the poise of a playoff veteran, not a freshman athlete making her postseason debut. Fellow ninth-grader Ella Keene demonstrated the toughness and tenacity of a talented performer accustomed to the challenges of CIF-Southern Section Division 1 girls water polo, not an individual... Read more