Laguna Blanca's boys volleyball season came to an end with a tough five-game loss to Flintridge Prep on Tuesday in a CIF Division 5 first-round playoff match. The game scores were 25-22, 25-20, 16-25, 11-25, 10-15.The Owls looked sharp in the first two games, taking a commanding 2-0 lead before Flintridge answered back behind the play of 6-8, 250-pound middle Kenyatta Smith, who led his school to a CIF 5-AA basketball championship in March and is headed to Harvard."Our guys were in … [Read more...]
Cate girls fall short in Northern Division title match
In a see-saw game, top-seeded Redondo edged Cate 11-10 in the CIF-SS Northern Division girls lacrosse championship game on Tuesday at Cate.Julia Denney picked up a loose ball in front of the net and beat goalkeeper Alexx Temena with a low shot for the go-ahead goal with about 2:35 left in regulation.Cate had a chance to tie the score but a shot from about 6 yards trickled wide of the goal. The Sea Hawks got the ball and ran out the clock to deny the Rams for the second straight … [Read more...]
Santa Margarita too much for San Marcos
San Marcos volleyball was swept by No. 2-seeded Santa Margarita on Tuesday, 25-13, 25-16, and 25-15 in the first-round of the CIF Division 1 boys volleyball playoffs"We played against a well polished team," San Marcos coach Roger Kuntz said. "They played at a very elite level, and we played well but we were very out matched."San Marcos finished the year with a 15-10 record."I'm very proud of our team and the way we've played throughout the year," said Kuntz … [Read more...]
Cate girls are back in the CIF title match
Cate will get a rematch with Redondo for the CIF-SS Northern Division girls lacrosse title.The Rams earned another title shot after beating Agoura 17-13 in a semifinal match on Friday at Cate.Alexis Hill score nine goals and Annie Weis added four, as the Rams improved to 11-3.“Agoura put up a great fight and could never be counted out of this game,” Cate coach Linda Sommers said. “While we looked a bit shaky on the defensive transtition, a great job was done this group of … [Read more...]
Hill is a scoring machine for Cate in playoff opener
Alexis Hill pumped in 13 goals, leading Cate to an 18-6 win over Peninsula in the first round of the CIF girls lacrosse playoffs.The win advances the Rams to the semifinals of the Northern Division on Friday or Saturday.Hill also controlled six draws, and goalkeeper Alexx Temena made eight saves.Cate improves to 10-3 on the season. … [Read more...]
Cate lives the dream, wins first CIF Soccer title

DOWNEY — Cate’s dream season in boys soccer was capped by a dream game from a freshman player.Teddy Mauze experienced the ultimate final game, scoring a hat trick to lead the Rams to a 3-1 victory over Mammoth in the CIF Division 7 championship match Saturday at Warren High’s Justice Stadium in Downey.It was the first soccer title for Cate and the second for a Condor League school.The top-seeded Rams finished the season a perfect 22-0-0. No. 2 seeded Mammoth finished at … [Read more...]
Rams roar into CIF Division 7 final
Cate handled the confinement of playing on a narrow pitch by going to the air. And now the Rams are walking on air as they qualified for their first CIF boys soccer final.Teddy Mauze, a 6-4 freshman forward, scored two goals on headers in the first 15 minutes to spark No. 1 Cate to a 6-0 win over University Prep in a CIF Division 7 semifinal on Tuesday in Victorville."We're super excited,” Cate coach Dave Mochel said. “The boys couldn’t be more excited. It’s been a pretty … [Read more...]
A perfect finish for DP: 4th straight CIF water polo title

Scoring inside, outside, while submerged, bank-handed, hard, with finesse, with one touch and on a 360 move, Kiley Neushul put on a show to lead Dos Pueblos to its fourth straight CIF girls water polo championship and a second straight undefeated season Saturday night at the Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine.Neushul was magnificent in her final high school game as she tallied nine goals in a 16-10 victory over seventh-seeded Foothill in the Division 1 final. It was the third straight D-1 … [Read more...]