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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
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
Sierra Canyon topples top-seeded Ontario Christian to take home second CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball crown
Jerzy Robinson had 32 points and 12 rebounds, with Emilia Krstevski and Delaney White both scoring 10 points apiece for third-seeded Sierra Canyon in a 69-62 girls basketball victory against top-seeded Ontario Christian in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division championship at Toyota Arena in Ontario. The Trailblazers won their... Read more
Sierra Canyon holds off Harvard-Westlake to secure third CIF-Southern Section Open Division boys basketball title
Brannon Martinsen had 18 points and seven rebounds, Brandon McCoy added 13 points and six rebounds, with Maximo Adams contributing 12 points and four assists for top-seeded Sierra Canyon in a 59-53 boys basketball victory Feb. 28 against No. 7 Harvard-Westlake in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division championship at... 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
Everything lines up for Mater Dei boys volleyball team, which knocks off Peninsula to grab CIF-Southern Section Division 2 title
SANTA ANA — What a difference a year and one spot in the rankings can make. Perhaps no boys volleyball program in the CIF-Southern Section benefited from that scenario this season more than Mater Dei, and the host Monarchs took full advantage Friday night in the Division 2 final... Read more
Mira Costa boys volleyball team outlasts Huntington Beach to win five-set battle in CIF-Southern Section Division 1 final
NORWALK – Grayson Bradford didn’t have to deal with the same heartbreak experienced by his Mira Costa High boys volleyball teammates in last year’s CIF-Southern Section Division 1 final. Bradford, a Crespi High transfer, was highly motivated to not only help the Mustangs leave the Cerritos College gymnasium Friday... Read more
Mira Costa boys volleyball team continues to honor memory of Loyola’s Braun Levi following May 4 tragic death by returning to CIF-Southern Section Division 1 final
MANHATTAN BEACH – The T-shirts showcased a powerful message to “Live Like Braun.” The remarkable performance Friday night on the volleyball court was a reminder to visiting Corona del Mar and the rest of the state about what it means to “Play Like Costa.” Competing for the second time... Read more
Redondo Union junior twins Addi Junk and Avery Junk are last team standing, capturing first program’s first CIF-Southern Section beach volleyball pairs title
HUNTINGTON BEACH – The girls beach volleyball program that had been in search for several years of one defining moment enjoyed yet another significant showcase Wednesday at the CIF-Southern Section pairs championships at the City Courts in Huntington Beach. And Redondo Union’s success once again came as a result... Read more
Redondo Union good to the last shot against Bay League rival Mira Costa, winning first CIF-Southern Section Division 1 beach volleyball championship
LONG BEACH – From improbable to undeniable, Redondo Union made history Saturday with a 3-2 victory against Bay League rival and two-time CIF-Southern Section Division 1 beach volleyball champion Mira Costa in a thrilling finals showdown at Long Beach City College. Bella Jones, the only senior competing Saturday for... Read more