Photo Gallery: Ancient culture at Sage Hill

Keith Closs, left, 13, and Josh Magnes, 14, of Crossroads School in Santa Monica compete in the gladiator fights at this year's California Junior Classical League's statewide convention at Sage Hill School in Newport Beach on Saturday.

Keith Closs, left, 13, and Josh Magnes, 14, of Crossroads School in Santa Monica compete in the gladiator fights at this year’s California Junior Classical League’s statewide convention at Sage Hill School in Newport Beach on Saturday.  (Brittany Woolsey / Daily Pilot)

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Sage Hill was full of ancient Greek and Roman culture as it hosted this year’s California Junior Classical League’s statewide convention Friday and Saturday.

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Catherine Wolfram, 15, of Stanford Online High School, races to gather trash in under a minute for the Augean Stables activity at this year’s California Junior Classical League’s statewide convention at Sage Hill School in Newport Beach on Saturday.  (Brittany Woolsey / Daily Pilot)

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Amir Soleimany, left, 15, of Sage Hill School arm wrestles Ben Singer, 16, of Foothill High School, at this year’s California Junior Classical League’s statewide convention at Sage Hill School in Newport Beach on Saturday.  (Brittany Woolsey / Daily Pilot)

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Sameer Soni, left, 15, helps Adam Wang, 16, and Steven Du, 14, of Sage Hill School test their catapult at this year’s California Junior Classical League’s statewide convention at Sage Hill School in Newport Beach on Saturday..  (Brittany Woolsey / Daily Pilot)

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Ricky Luna, center, 18, along with teammates Amanda Allen, 17, and Jeannie Ma, 17, of Palmdale High School, participate in the Stymphanlian Birds game at this year’s California Junior Classical League’s statewide convention at Sage Hill School in Newport Beach on Saturday.  (Brittany Woolsey / Daily Pilot)