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Royal High teams win 12 titles at the Coastal Canyon League Track and Field Championships
The Royal High boys and girls teams each finished with five individual titles and two relays victories at the Coastal Canyon League Track and Field Finals on Friday at Moorpark High. Asher Lee was a double champion, winning the 800 in 1 minute, 55.36 seconds, and the 1,600 in 4:21.64, to lead the Highlanders boys team. Graham LaBass won the pole vault title for the second straight season by clearing 13 feet, 6 inches. Preston Binns won...
Engelhardt, Ventura lead the way at Channel League Track and Field Finals
Fresh off setting two national records, Ventura High junior Sadie Engelhardt started her high school postseason by winning the girls 1,600-meter title at the Channel League Track and Field Finals on Thursday at Rio Mesa High. Engelhardt won the 1,600 with a time of 5 minutes, 3.93 seconds. The reigning state champion in the 800 and 1,600 said last week she would only run the 1,600 in the CIF-Southern Section postseason. The CIF-SS Prelims are next Saturday....
Ventura College men win state title, Pac-12 crowns final champs at Ojai Tennis Tournament
Nelson Emery was aiming for two of the three doubles matches. When his Ventura College men’s tennis team took all three to open the California Community College Athletic Association State championship last Wednesday at the VC Tennis Center, the Pirates were well on their way to the program’s third state championship.
Santa Paula boys team secures overall title at Citrus Coast League track finals
The Santa Paula High boys team won the overall Citrus Coast League championship while the Nordhoff boys team finished first at the Citrus Coast League Track and League Finals at Carpinteria on Thursday. Santa Paula, Channel Islands and Fillmore were tied for first place after the regular-season meets going into...
Saturday's Top Prep Performers: Rio Mesa reaches CIF-SS boys volleyball quarterfinals
Daniel Shander finished with 15 kills, 11 digs and three blocks, JF Referente had 14 kills and 10 digs, Jason Mejia compiled 17 assists and five digs, and Leland Pascua contributed 16 assists and three digs to lead Rio Mesa to a 25-17, 25-18, 25-19 sweep of visiting Village Christian in a CIF-SS Division 5 second-round match. The Spartans will play either Godinez or San Dimas in a quarterfinal match Wednesday.
Thursday's Top Prep Performers: St. Bonaventure softball, Grace Brethren baseball win titles
Rachel Godoy went 4 for 4 with a three-run home run and six RBIs, Delilah Ramirez was 2 for 3 with three RBIs, Janessa Brown went 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI, Mercedes Navarro was 2 for 3 with an RBI, and Laura Lynch went 2 for 3 with a double as St. Bonaventure (19-2-1, 7-1) defeated Foothill Tech 14-4 in five innings to clinch the Tri-Valley League championship in its final game of the regular season.
Ventura's Beckman, Rio Mesa's Monroe are double champions at Channel League swim finals
Ventura High junior Sarah Beckman and Rio Mesa senior Jaiden Monroe each captured two individual titles at the Channel League Swimming Championships on Thursday at Dos Pueblos High. Beckman, who earned The Star's Girls Swimmer of the Year honors the last two seasons, won the girls 100 freestyle in 51.16...
Camarillo sweeps titles at Coastal Canyon League Swimming Championships
Camarillo High won both team titles at the Coastal Canyon League Swimming Championships at the Rancho Simi Aquatic Center on Thursday. The Camarillo boys finished first with 369 points. Royal finished second with a 236, followed by Oak Park (221), Thousand Oaks (214), and Moorpark (12). The Camarillo girls won...
'A taste of that magic': Bryan brothers cherish return to The Ojai Tennis Tournament
Bob and Mike Bryan returned to The Ojai Tennis Tournament this weekend to be toasted as Tournament Honorees. The most successful doubles team in tennis history were in the spotlight as guests of honor during a sold-out fundraising event Friday night at Ojai Valley Museum. But the twins from Camarillo,...
Nordhoff's Quin Seider wins two titles at Citrus Coast League Swimming Championships
Nordhoff High senior Quin Seider continued his dominance in the pool on Thursday, winning two titles at the Citrus Coast League Swimming Championships at Carpinteria High. Seider won the 100 freestyle in 45.56 seconds and 200 freestyle in 1:42.95. Two weeks ago, the Arizona State commit qualified for this summer’s U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis. Seider swam a time of 49.84 in the 100 free at the Fran Crippen Memorial Swim Meet of Champions at the...
Camarillo, Oaks Christian, Agoura bring loaded bats into the CIF-SS softball playoffs
Weapons are needed to compete in the CIF-Southern Section softball playoffs. Luckily, Camarillo and Oaks Christian are well equipped for the challenges that lay ahead in Division 1. Behind a lineup anchored by Long Beach State commit Angelina Apodaca, the Scorpions (20-6) went 8-0 in the Coastal Canyon League. ...
Thacher sweeps team titles at the Frontier League track finals
The Thacher School swept the team championships at the Frontier League Track and Field Finals on Thursday at Villanova Prep in Ojai. The Thacher boys finished first with 64 points, followed by Villanova Prep (27), Santa Clara (24), Dunn (9), and Laguna Blanca (1). Jackson Hancock won the 400 in 54.36 seconds, Carlos Ochoa...
Quarterfinal loss to Oregon shuts UCLA men’s tennis out of Pac-12 championship
OJAI, Calif. — A thrown hat, a fall onto his back and a “quack quack.”. Those three instances summed up the Bruins’ experience at the conference tournament, which can be further distilled down to one word: frustrating. No. 6 seed Oregon (15-12, 3-5 Pac-12) knocked No. 3...
Saugus boys’ volleyball sweeps playoff opener
Saugus Centurions boys’ volleyball (19-10-2) made quick work of the Nordhoff Rangers (7-11) at home on Thursday, earning a sweep to advance to the CIF Southern Section Division 5 second round. Trailing just once throughout the entire match — and for only one point — the Centurions dominated to...
The Ventura Orthopedics Athletes of the Week
Comment: The senior won two individual titles and was part of two relay champions at the Coastal Canyon League Swimming Championships last Thursday at the Rancho Simi Aquatic Center. Patterson set the school and league record in winning the 100 freestyle in 47.47 seconds and won the 100 breaststroke in 59.05. Patterson teamed with Jackson Mulchay, Kalani Martin and Stefano Pozzi to set a school and meet record in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:29.27. He teamed with Ben Butler, Pozzi and Kalani Martin to win the 400 freestyle relay in 3:20.04 as the Scorpions captured the team championship. Patterson has committed to play water polo and swim at Cal Lutheran University.
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