Southern Section

Saturday, Sept. 13

Bosco Invitational
At Legg Lake, South El Monte

Boys

Timothy Smith placed 31st for Paraclete with a time of 17:40. The Spirits’ next finisher, Robert Pollock timed 18:01.

Girls

Heide Rocha of Paraclete won the girls’ junior race with a time of 18:58. Paraclete’s next finisher, Andrea Gutierrez, placed eighth with a time of 20:44, and the Spirits placed third overall as a team among Division IV small schools in the competition.

Bronco Invitational
At Prado Regional Park

Sophomores Patrick Milloy and Michael Munoz paced Murrieta Valley to an upset victory over Chino Don Lugo in the Bronco Invitational cross-country meet at Prado Park in Chino on Saturday.

Don Lugo entered the season-opening meet as the top-ranked Division I boys’ team in the state, but No. 4 Murrieta Valley defeated the Conquistadores, 37-45. Brea Olinda was third with 176 points.

Junior Fitsum Tesfa of Don Lugo won the 5,000-meter race in 15 minutes 13 seconds to crush the previous course record of 15:35 set by Don Lugo’s Erick Maldonando last year. But Milloy placed fourth in 15:28 and Munoz was fifth in 15:32 to help Murrieta Valley place five runners among the top 11 finishers.

Don Lugo had a 36-39 lead over Murrieta Valley based on its positions after 2 1/4 miles, but four of its top five runners lost places during the final three-quarters of a mile of the race.

“That’s certainly not the strongest you’re going to see Don Lugo, but that’s not the strongest they’ll see us too,” Murrieta Valley Coach Steve Chavez said. “[The victory is] not everything for us, but we did fill in a lot of question marks today.”

Murrieta Valley swept the team and individual titles in the girls’ meet as senior Liza Pasciuto cut 16 seconds off her own course record with a 17:41 effort that led the defending state Division I champion Nighthawks to a 29-122 victory over runner-up Santa Margarita.

Freshman Liana Boucher placed third in 18:18 for No. 4-ranked Murrieta Valley, which had five of the top 10 finishers.
--John Ortega

Boys

TEAM-1. Murrieta Valley, 37; 2. Don Lugo, 45; 3. Brea Olinda, 176; 4. Ayala, 182; 5. Antelope Valley, 203; 6. Rialto, 216; 7. Esperanza, 243; 8. Barstow, 257; 9. El Modena, 270; 10. Glendora, 297; 11. Edison, 372; 12. Rim of the World, 395; 13. Claremont, 398; 14. Bonita, 402; 15. Buena, 422; 16. La Sierra A, 432; 17. La Sierra B, 453; 18. Ridgecrest Burroughs, 461; 19. Azusa, 502; 20. Diamond Bar, 519; 21. Los Angeles, 552; 22. Northview, 570; 23. Westlake, 596; 24. Redlands, 625; 25. Chino Hills, 665; 26. Rowland, 781; 27. Cajon, 786; 28. Bloomington, 829; 29. Temescal Canyon, 940; 30. Boys’ Republic, 1,011; 31. Elsinore, 1,039; 32. Western Christian, 1,094.

INDIVIDUAL-1. Tesfa, Don Lugo, 15:13 (course record, previous record, 15:35, Maldonado, Don Lugo, 2002); 2. Cuevas, Rialto, 15:24; 3. Melena, Antelope Valley, 15:25; 4. Milloy, Murrieta Valley, 15:28; 5. Munoz, Murrieta Valley, 15:32; 6. Gonzales, Don Lugo, 15:36; 7. Mercado, Murrieta Valley, 15:41; 8. Murvin, Esperanza, 15:43; 9. Wolack, Don Lugo, 15:44; 10. Orosco, Murrieta Valley, 15:45; 11. Hasty, Murrieta Valley, 15:51; 12. Ramirez, Don Lugo, 15:54; 13. Serna, Brea Olinda, 15:55; 14. Ballard, Ayala, 15:55; 15. Olivera, Buena, 15:57; 16. Aukshunas, El Modena, 15:59; 17. Mercado, Don Lugo, 16:00; 18. Bain, Rialto, 16:01; 19. Salas, Barstow, 16:01; 20. Rivera, Azusa, 16:02; 21. Hamilton, Ridgecrest Burroughs, 16:02; 22. Grow, Barstow, 16:11; 23. Balik, Brea Olinda, 16:12; 24. Neal, Bonita, 16:12; 25. Castaneda, Bonita, 16:12.

Girls

TEAM-1. Murrieta Valley, 29; 2. Santa Margarita, 122; 3. Ayala, 139; 4. Rim of the World, 145; 5. El Modena, 157; 6. Glendora, 208; 7. Chino Hills, 236; 8. Redlands, 242; 9. Buena, 284; 10. Rialto, 290; 11. Bonita, 323; 12. Edison, 345; 13. St. Lucy’s, 366; 14. La Sierra, 377; 15. Katella, 452; 16. Don Lugo, 499; 17. Westlake, 513; 18. Los Angeles, 522; 19. Diamond Bar, 595; 20. Barstow, 618; 21. Antelope Valley, 620; 22. Claremont, 633; 23. Northview, 673; 24. Cajon, 722; 25. Elsinore, 822; 26. Chaffey, 848; 27. Western Christian, 897.

INDIVIDUAL-1. Pasciuto, Murrieta Valley, 17:41 (course record, previous record, 17:57, Pasciuto, 2002); 2. Cahn, Ayala, 18:14; 3. Boucher, Murrieta Valley, 18:18; 4. Olivas, Bloomington, 18:22; 5. Ademyck, Glendora, 18:36; 6. McCaskell, Rim of the World, 18:40; 7. Iverson, Murrieta Valley, 18:51; 8. Walker, Murrieta Valley, 18:57; 9. Gross, El Modena, 19:06; 10. Camburn, Murrieta Valley, 19:10; 11. name unavailable, Chino Hills, 19:23; 12. Hogan, Rialto, 19:25; 13. Gonzales, Don Lugo, 19:26; 14. Miller, Rim of the World, 19:28; 15. Masciana, El Modena, 19:30; 16. Portau, Murrieta Valley, 19:32; 17. Howell, Santa Margarita, 19:33; 18. Dyer, Redlands, 19:35; 19. Bruton, Rim of the World, 19:39; 20. DiMascio, St. Lucy’s, 19:44; 21. Hartford, Santa Margarita, 19:52; 22. Schumm, Ayala, 19:53; 23. Cleary, Glendora, 19:54; 24. Carroll, Santa Margarita, 19:56; 25. Hanks, Murrieta Valley, 20:00.

Millikan Invitational
At Heartwell Park

Boys

SENIOR: TEAM-1. Diamond Ranch, 97. INDIVIDUAL-1. Ferrara, South Torrance, 15:26; 2. Washburn, Cypress, 15:37; 3. Blair, Diamond Ranch, 15:43; 4. Schwiebert, Cypress, 15:45; 5. Butler, Simi Valley, 15:46.

JUNIOR: TEAM-1. Paramount, 47. INDIVIDUAL-1. Hector, Simi Valley, 15:54.

SOPHOMORE: TEAM-1. Los Alamitos, 82. INDIVIDUAL-1. Clifford, Lakewood, 15:29.

FRESHMAN: TEAM-1. Diamond Ranch, 72. INDIVIDUAL-1. Hall, Big Bear, 16:28.

Girls

SENIOR: TEAM-1. Cypress, 32. INDIVIDUAL-1. Torres, Cypress, 18:02; 2. Stephens, La Mirada, 19:06; 3. Heiser, Cypress, 19:19; 4. Follosco, La Palma Kennedy, 19:31; 5. Quick, Simi Valley, 19:40.

JUNIOR: TEAM-1. Foothill, 40. INDIVIDUAL-1. Jirges, Cypress, 18:54; 2. Evans, Diamond Ranch, 19:37; 3. Kuehn, Foothill, 19:43.

SOPHOMORE: TEAM-1. Cypress, 58. INDIVIDUAL-1. Salinas, South Torrance, 19:56.

FRESHMAN: TEAM-1. Cypress, 80. INDIVIDUAL-1. McRae, Los Alamitos, 18:23; 2. Severance, Simi Valley, 18:49; 3. Jones, South Torrance, 19:19; 4. Damian, Lakewood, 19:20; 5. Lugo, South Hills, 19:28.

Thursday, Sept. 11

BOYS

Fullerton, Cal, and Montebello Tri-meetat Fullerton (Brea Dam)

Fullerton 38, Cal 39, Montebello 45

La Canada Flintridge All-City Meet
At Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Team-Flintridge Prep, 22; St. Francis, 47; La Canada, 54

Individuals-Tom McLean, Flintridge Prep, 15:59; Tony Myint, Flintridge Prep, 16:46; Robert Brewington, St Francis, 16:52; Nick Miller, Flintridge Prep, 16:58; J. P. Thies, St. Francis, 17:01

Mission League

Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 31, Alemany 25
Chaminade 29, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 26
Chaminade 30, Alemany 25

Nonleague

Crescenta Valley 30, Camarillo 35, Burbank 67, Agoura 88, Newbury Park 132
Ben Kessen of Crescenta Valley was the individual winner, finishing the three-mile course at Griffith Park in a time of 16:54.

Crossroads 36, Milkin 42, St. Monica 50
Will Barcley of Crossroads was the individual champion in 14:14 over the 2.85-mile course at Rancho Park.

Downey 19, Bellflower 36
Downey 15, Brethren Christian 48
Bellflower 19, Bretheren Christian 47
Jaime Buenrostro of Downey was the individual winner in 17:40 on the 3-mile course at Brethren Christian.

GIRLS

Fullerton, Cal, and Montebello Tri-meetat Fullerton (Brea Dam)

Fullerton 23, Cal 57, Montebello 71

La Canada Flintridge All-City Meet
At Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Team-La Canada, 20; Flintridge Sacred Heart, 48; Flintridge Prep, 54

Individuals-Michelle Drugan, La Canada, 19:53; Stephanie Lee, La Canada, 20:06; Hannah Vaughan, Flintridge Prep, 20:32; Lindsay Mayer, La Canada, 20:33; Katie Barry, La Canada, 20:39

Mission League

Alemany 29, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 26
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 29, Chaminade 28
Alemany 29, Chaminade 28

Nonleague

Crescenta Valley 38, Newbury Park 64, Burbank 65, Camarillo 88, Agoura 98
Lisa Novik of Agoura was the individual winner, completing the three-mile course at Griffith Park in 19:56.

Milkin 19, St. Monica 62, Crossroads no score
Andrea Kramar of Milkin was the individual champion in 18:40 over the 2.85-mile course at Rancho Park.

Downey 27, Bellflower 30
Brethern Christian 27, Downey 29
Brethren Christian 28, Bellflower 28 (Brethern chistian win on faster sixth finisher, 27:02 to 28:47.
Maria Vargas of Downey ran 21:49 to take individual honors on the 3-mile course at Brethren Christian.