Southern Section

Saturday, Nov. 1

San Luis Obispo County Championships
At Laguna Lake Park, San Luis Obispo (5,000 meters)

BOYS

TEAM-1. San Luis Obispo, 30; 2. Morro Bay, 76; 3. Arroyo Grande, 78; 4. Paso Robles, 114; 5. Atascadero, 146; 6. Templeton, 193; 7. Mission Prep, 217; 8. Nipomo, 260; 9. Coast Union, 340.

IND.-1. Nunn, SLO, 15:48; 2. Medigovich, SLO, 16:09; 3. Mendoza, CU, 16:11; 4. Gafney, MB, 16:24; 5. Hernandez, T, 16:24; 6. Broshears, SLO, 16:39; 7. Behrmann, SLO, 16:41; 8. Jimenez, AG, 16:48; 9. Safarik, AG, 16:55; 10. O’Connor, MB, 16:59.

GIRLS

TEAM-1. San Luis Obispo, 44; 2. Morro Bay, 68; 3. Arroyo Grande, 104; 4. Mission Prep, 113; 5. Templeton, 131; 6. Atascadero, 170; 7. Paso Robles, 190; 8. Nipomo, 240.

IND.-1. Kingma, SLO, 18:49; 2. Wimmer, T, 19:39; 3. Mooney, MP, 20:19; 4. Fields, MP, 20:19; 5. Reuschenberg, SLO, 20:19; 6. Wells, AG, 20:23; 7. Shelley, A, 20:25; 8. Canete, MB, 20:31; 9. Perry, SLO, 20:36; 10. Simpson, T, 20:46.

SUNSET LEAGUE FINALS
At Central Park, Huntington Beach

BOYS

Senior Josh Selley paced Fountain Valley to its third consecutive league title by finishing third in 15:58 over the three-mile course. Junior Joe Gatel of Edison won the individual title in 15:44 after being slowed by injuries for much of the season.

TEAM-1. Fountain Valley, 50; 2. Marina, 64; 3. Esperanza, 71; 4. Edison, 78; 5. Huntington Beach, 101; 6. Los Alamitos, 148.

IND.-1. Gatel, Edison, 15:44; 2. Murvin, Esperanza, 15:47; 3. Selley, FV, 15:58; 5. Hayes, Edison, 16:07; 6. Nguyen, M, 16:10; 7. Morrill, M, 16:11; 8. E. Lawson, M, 16:17; 9. Khalili, Esperanza, 16:20; 10. Co. Kubo, FV, 16:27.

GIRLS

Esperanza, led by third-place Candice Proctor, had seven of the top 12 finishers while romping to its third consecutive league title. Proctor, a senior, clocked 18:27 over the three-mile course for Esperanza, the No. 3-ranked team in the Southland by The Times. Sophomore Crystal Reed of Fountain Valley placed first in 17:54 to lead the Barons to a second-place finish.

TEAM-1. Esperanza, 30; 2. Fountain Valley, 58; 3. Marina, 88; 4. Edison, 96; 5. Los Alamitos, 109; 6. Huntington Beach, 157.

IND.-1. Reed, FV, 17:54; 2. McRae, LA, 18:17; 3. Proctor, Esperanza, 18:27; 4. Pugmire, Esperanza, 18:31; 5. A. Attard, M, 18:43; 6. Wilk, Esperanza, 18:53; 7. Robles, Esperanza, 19:00; 8. Alai, Edison, 19:02; 9. K. Gallo, FV, 19:02; 10. Hamidi, Esperanza, 19:11.

Friday, Oct. 31

VENTURA COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
at Lake Casitas

Camarillo and Oak Park won the boys’ and girls’ team titles, respectively, in the rain-soaked Ventura County cross-country championships at Lake Casitas near Ojai on Friday.

Camarillo won the boys’ title with a 52-63 defeat of second-place Thousand Oaks, and Oak Park defeated Thousand Oaks, 50-58, for the girls’ championship in a meet that lost a lot of luster when Simi Valley Royal did not run.

Royal won the boys’ and girls’ titles in the two previous county meets, but the Highlanders were unable to train from Sunday through Wednesday because of the poor air quality due to the Simi fire. And when some Royal runners complained of feeling awkward and sluggish during a workout Thursday, coaches Ryan Luce and Jay Sramek decided to bypass the county championships in order to focus on the Marmonte League finals next Thursday.

The fields were further weakened when highly-regarded seniors Tony Arredondo of Oxnard Santa Clara and Katie Gose of Thousand Oaks La Reina did not run because of the inclement weather.

Sophomore Ted Price paced Camarillo to its first county title since 1989 by winning the boys’ race in 16 minutes 50 seconds over a course that was nearly 300 meters longer than the standard three-mile course used at Lake Casitas.

Two lower-level races were contested on the standard course Friday, but meet management switched to a predominantly asphalt layout as the rain intensified.

Oak Park, the two-time defending state Division IV girls’ champion, was led by the third-place finish of senior Lauren Morales.

Morales, the defending county champion, clocked 19:58 to lead Oak Park to its first girls’ title.

Sophomore Kimberly Donatelli of Ventura Buena was a surprise individual winner in 19:37, followed by senior Lisa Novik of Agoura in 19:43.
--John Ortega

Boys

1. Camarillo, 52; 2. Thousand Oaks, 63; 3. Oak Park, 107; 4. Buena, 108; 5. Ventura, 149; 6. Rio Mesa, 158; 7. Westlake, 176; 8. Agoura, 180; 9. Hueneme, 205; 10. Simi Valley, 207.

IND.--1. Price, C, 16:50; 2. Olivera, B, 16:54; 3. Brook, OP, 16:54; 4. Villagomez, W, 16:55; 5. Smith, C, 16:55; 6. Nicholson, TO, 17:01; 7. Fabrega, TO, 17:04; 8. FitzGerald, RM, 17:05; 9. Ambriz, TO, 17:08; 10. DeWitt, B, 17:12.

Girls

1. Oak Park, 50; 2. Thousand Oaks, 58; 3. Rio Mesa, 98; 4. Buena, 99; 5. Simi Valley, 105; 6. Westlake, 164; 7. Camarillo, 194; 8. Agoura, 210; 9. Fillmore, 235; 10. Newbury Park, 273.

IND.--1. Donatelli, B, 19:37; 2. Novik, A, 19:43; 3. Morales, OP, 19:58; 4. L. Fletcher, TO, 20:03; 5. Severance, SV, 20:11; 6. A. Fletcher, TO, 20:16; 7. Camacho, OP, 20:25; 8. Banks, OP, 20:39; 9. Beckton, RM, 20:47; 10. Sperry, SV, 20:47.

SEA VIEW LEAGUE
Cluster meet No. 2 at Woodbridge, 3 miles

Boys

TEAM -1. Foothill, 57; 2. Laguna Hills, 64; 3. Newport Harbor, 70; 4. Aliso Niguel, 83;Woodbridge, 94; 5. Irvine, 120

IND.-1. Haddan, Woodbridge, 15:05; 2. Hayes, Foothill, 15:52; 3. Reveles, Laguna Hills, 16:02; 4. Cheetham, Aliso Niguel, 16:02; 5. Cummins, Foothill, 16:07

Girls

TEAM -1. Woodbridge, 34; 2. Aliso Niguel, 79; 3. Newport Harbor, 87; 4. Laguna Hills, 94; 5. Foothill, 96; Irvine, 102

IND -1. Oelschlager, Woodbridge, 18:04; 2. Babcock, Woodbridge, 18:15; 3. Gergley, Woodbridge, 18:21; 4. Marshall, Newport Harbor, 18:27; 5. Parry, Aliso Niguel, 18:37

Thursday, Oct. 30

TOURNAMENTS

APACHE INVITATIONAL

Boys

West Covina 22, Arcadia 33, Cantwell-Sacred Heart (did not score)
Danny Mercado of West Covina was the individual winner, finishing the three-mile course at Arcadia County Park in 14:57, which is the second fastest time ever run on the course. Diego Mercado of West Covina placed second in 15:05, and Lino Almeida of Arcadia (10-3) took third in 15:08, setting the school record at the course. West Covina also set the course record for overall team time with 78:01.

Girls

Arcadia 27, West Covina 30, Cantwell-Sacred Heart (did not score)
Brittney Ballin finished first over the three-mile course in 18:15 at Arcadia County Park for West Covina. Valerie Rosas of West Covina took second in 18:43, and Heather Moulton placed third with a time of 18:51 for Arcadia (10-2).

CENTURY LEAGUE

Boys

Villa Park 29, Tustin 27; Villa Park 15, El Dorado 49; Tustin 15, El Dorado 45

Girls

Villa Park 15, Tustin 46; Villa Park 15, El Dorado 48; El Dorado 24, Tustin 35
Erica Sahli finished first over the three-mile course at Tri-City Park in 17:48 for Villa Park.

FREEWAY LEAGUE

Boys

Troy 21, Sunny Hills 35
Lalu Patel finished first over thre 3.1-mile course at Coyote Hills in 17:06 to lead visiting Troy (2-3, 2-3). T.T. Khan of Troy took second with a time of 17:38, and John Pyo placed third in 17:53 for Sunny Hills (0-5, 0-5).

Girls

Sunny Hills 17, Troy 57
Stacy Kim was the individual winner, finishing the 3.1-mile course at Coyote Hills in 18:34, to lead host Sunny Hills (5-0, 5-0). Claire Kim of Sunn Hills finished second in 18:35 and Hannah Kent-Johnston placed third in 19:28 for Sunny Hills.

GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE

Boys

Garden Grove Santiago 25, Bolsa Grande 32; Garden Grove Santiago 15, Westminster La Quinta 57; Bolsa Grande 15, Westminster La Quinta 49

Girls

Santiago 15, La Quinta 50; Bolsa Grande 15, La Quinta 50; Santiago 28, Bolsa Grande 28 (Santiago wins on better sixth-place finisher)

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Boys

Tesoro 19, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 43

Girls

Tesoro 19, Santa Ana Calvary Chapel 44

SOUTH COAST LEAGUE

Boys

Mission Viejo 18, Capistrano Valley 43; San Clemente 20, Capistrano Valley 35; Mission Viejo 25, San Clemente 32
Matt Stollenwerk of San Clemente (1-4, 1-4) was the individual winner, finishing the three-mile course at Laguna Niguel Park in 16:00.Mission Viejo improvesd to 3-2, 3-2, and Capistrano Valley is 0-5, 0-5.

Girls

Capistrano Valley 25, Mission Viejo 31; Capistrano Valley 15, San clemente 47; Mission Viejo 17, San Clemente 42
Catherine Strouse finished first over the three-mile course at Laguna Niguel Park in 19:10 for Capistrano Valley (3-2, 3-2). Mission Viejo is 2-3, 2-3, and San Clemente is 0-5, 0-5.

Wednesday, Oct. 29

ACADEMY LEAGUE

Boys

St. Margaret’s 27, Sage Hill 28; St. Margaret’s 15, Cerritos Brethren Christian 50; Sage Hill 15, Cerritos Brethren Christian 50
Andy Forquer of St. Margaret’s finished first over the 2.9-mile course at Salt Creek Beach Park in 16:20. Mike Vogue placed second in 16:23 for Sage Hill and Cole Pavlovich of St. Margaret’s took third with a time of 16:24.

Girls

St. Margaret’s 21, Sage Hill 39; St. Margaret’s 19, Cerritos Brethren Christian 43; Sage Hill 20, Cerritos Brethren Christian 35
Alyssa Smith-Lee was the individual winner, finishing the 2.9-mile course at Salt Creek Beach Park in 20:06 for Brethren Christian. Mollie BcGann of Sage Hill took second with a time of 20:14 and Sarah Verano of St. Margaret’s placed third in 20:16.