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Mater Dei returns to CIF Southern California Regional supremacy, capturing first Division 1 girls water polo title since 2018
Sienna Sorensen, a USC-bound senior goalkeeper, recorded 12 saves, with Stanford signee Kirra Pantaleon and Indiana commit Penny Mauser both contributing three goals, in addition to junior Delaney Hook adding two goals for second-seeded Mater Dei in an 11-7 girls water polo victory against No. 5 San Marcos in... Read more
Ontario Christian delivers early knockout to Sage Hill to earn CIF Southern California Open Division girls basketball championship, first state finals berth
Kaleena Smith, a junior point guard, led four Ontario Christian players in double figures with 20 points, six rebounds and five assists, as the second-seeded Knights produced a 73-51 girls basketball victory against No. 4 Sage Hill in the CIF Southern California Regional final of the Open Division state... Read more
Corona Centennial captures CIF Southern California Regional Division 1 girls basketball crown, earns first state berth
Sydney Douglas, a sophomore forward, had 27 points and 14 rebounds, with McDonald’s All-America honoree and Kansas signee Cydnee Bryant adding 15 points and 20 rebounds for No. 5 seed Corona Centennial in an 81-61 girls basketball victory March 10 against No. 2 Rancho Christian in the CIF Southern... Read more
Southern California Regional Division 1 title sweep for Mater Dei, with girls soccer advancing to state final following shutout of Santa Margarita
Valentina Labuschagne, a senior, scored a first-half goal on a corner kick and assisted on a header by sophomore Lucy Mendiola following another corner kick in the 42nd minute for second-seeded Mater Dei High in California in a 2-0 girls soccer victory against top-seeded Santa Margarita Catholic High in... 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
Santa Margarita stops Mater Dei again, secures back-to-back CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls soccer championships
Felicity Nguyen scored back-to-back goals less than two minutes apart in the second half and Presley Schumaker produced a goal in the 39th minute to lead top-seeded Santa Margarita Catholic High to a 3-0 girls soccer victory against No. 3 Mater Dei in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division championship... Read more
Mater Dei turns away Orange Lutheran to capture second CIF-Southern Section Open Division boys soccer title
Santiago Barros Schelotto and Isaih Covarrubias Macias scored first-half goals for second-seeded Mater Dei in a 2-0 boys soccer victory against No. 8 Orange Lutheran in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division championship Feb. 28 at Fred Kelly Stadium in Orange. Mater Dei captured its second Open title in three... Read more
Mater Dei wins record third CIF Open Division girls volleyball state title, with Harvard-Westlake, Cypress, AOLP, Immanuel and Hilmar also champions
Mater Dei won its record third Open Division girls volleyball title, including its second in three years, with a 25-13, 25-22, 25-18 victory Saturday against Rocklin at the CIF State Championships at Santiago Canyon College in Orange. The Monarchs (35-5) also captured Open Division championships in 2018 and 2023... Read more
Sierra Canyon girls volleyball team denies three-peat bid by Mater Dei, captures CIF-Southern Section Division 1 title
NORWALK – Winning a CIF-Southern Section Division 1 girls volleyball title is a big enough deal for any program. But beating Mater Dei in order to become champion makes the achievement extra special. Such was the case Saturday night for top-seeded Sierra Canyon, which knocked off Mater Dei with... Read more
Mater Dei girls volleyball team reaches third straight CIF-Southern Section Division 1 final
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – The Mater Dei High girls volleyball team seems to be rounding into form at the right time, which has spelled trouble for the rest of the top teams in the CIF-Southern Section. The Monarchs advanced to their third straight section final with a 25-15, 25-11,... Read more
Mater Dei becomes first California girls volleyball team to reach Nike Tournament of Champions Southeast National Division Platinum Bracket final, but falls to Cornerstone Christian of Texas
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Mater Dei had already made history before it even took the court Saturday night against Cornerstone Christian of Texas by becoming the first California girls volleyball program to reach the National Division Platinum Bracket final at Nike Tournament of Champions Southeast. Unfortunately for the Monarchs, Cornerstone... Read more
SET Black ‘A’ team secures historic three-peat in girls 18-under Platinum Division at USA Water Polo National Junior Olympics
IRVINE – The path was not a familiar one for the Saddleback El Toro (SET) Black ‘A’ team to reach another girls 18-under Platinum Division championship match at the USA Water Polo National Junior Olympics. But the final outcome was an identical one to the past two years for... Read more