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Makenzie Fischer and her younger sister Aria, both two-time Olympic gold medalists in 2016 and 2020, were celebrated in a ceremony before Team USA edged Spain in an exhibition match.

Connor Ohl, Gavin Appeldorn, Ben Liechty and Peter Castillo all contributed, as Team USA earned its best-ever men’s national team World Championships result at any age group.

Sage Hill senior outside hitter Jackson Cryst leads the Daily Pilot Boys’ Volleyball Dream Team for the 2025 season.

Corona del Mar’s Max Douglass placed sixth in 4:07.65 in the 1,600 meters at the CIF State track and field championships, setting the school record in the event.

Jackson Cryst had 23 kills, three service aces and 1½ blocks to lead Sage Hill past San Francisco International in the CIF State Division III boys’ volleyball final on Saturday.

The super agent and three-time Olympian in women’s water polo each earned awards at the event Tuesday night at Angel Stadium.

Marina beat Westlake for the CIF Southern Section Division 3 title on Friday, the sixth section championship for the program and its first since 1995.

Senior Jake Humphries hit a bases-clearing triple in the bottom of the seventh inning, lifting Estancia to a thrilling 4-3 win over Pasadena Marshall in the CIF Southern Section Division 6 title game Saturday at Cal State Fullerton.

Marina’s Trevor Nguyen and David Tran, the defending CIF Individuals doubles champions, lost in straight sets Thursday to the top-seeded team from JSerra.

Corona del Mar’s Max Douglass and Ocean View’s Jack Paavola will compete in the CIF State track and field championships, taking place Friday and Saturday at Clovis Buchanan High.

The Oilers take a title-game loss at the hands of Mira Costa for the second time in eight days on Saturday in the CIF State Southern California Division I regional final.

Madison Mack, Caroline Daniel, Addison Ting and Kennedy Fahey helped the United States earn gold in Colombia over the weekend.