HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS : Sophomore Valdez Paces Camarillo to Easy Double-Dual Meet Victory

Abe Valdez led undefeated Camarillo (6-0, 4-0) to impressive victories over Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley in a Marmonte League double-dual cross-country meet Thursday at Cal Lutheran.

Valdez, a sophomore transfer from Rio Mesa, ran the three-mile course in 15 minutes, 59 seconds, nine seconds ahead of Tom Bibbs of Simi Valley.

Although two of Camarillo’s top runners missed the team bus, the Scorpions easily defeated Thousand Oaks, 26-32, and Simi Valley, 19-44. Thousand Oaks (3-1) defeated winless Simi Valley, 20-36.