A few more memorable moments on tap this weekend as high school sports season draws to a close

It’s the final weekend of the 2015-16 high school sports season, and what a season it has been.

There have been some extraordinary performances from athletes. There was Mique Juarez of North Torrance in football, Lonzo Ball of Chino Hills in basketball and Michael Norman of Vista Murrieta in track. There was Grant Shoults of Santa Margarita setting two national high school swimming records.

In the girls’ ranks, there was basketball standout Valerie Higgins of West Hills Chaminade, softball star Aniesa Maulupe of Carson and track champion Lauren Rain Williams of Westlake Village Oaks Christian.

The stories have been unforgettable. Last fall, Corona Centennial won the Pac-5 football title by averaging 45.2 points per game. Chino Hills finished as the No. 1 basketball team in the country with a 35-0 record while scoring 100 or more points 18 times in victories, tying a state record.

It’s only fitting that the state track and field championships on Friday and Saturday at Buchanan High in Clovis will be the final high school appearance for Norman, one of the nation’s most gifted athletes.

The opportunity to see what Norman can do in peak form is something not to miss.

“When you start looking at what he’s been able to accomplish -- No. 2 in the 100 all-time, state record in the 200, state record in the 400 -- you go, ‘Oh my gosh,’’’ Vista Murrieta Coach Coley Candaele said.

It’s going to be scorching hot this weekend, with triple-digit temperatures forecast, but expect Norman to run his best.

“Everything is exactly where it should be,” Candaele said. “He should be ready to roll.”

Candaele has watched Norman mature from a 5-foot-8 freshman into a 6-1 senior with Olympic aspirations.

“I’m amazed every day,” Candaele said. “I don’t think about the end. I’m going to enjoy every day, every workout, every race. When it’s time to move on, I will have time to reflect back on how good he was.”

The Southern Section baseball championship games are set for Saturday at San Manuel Stadium in San Bernardino and UC Riverside.

The Division 1 final matching Studio City Harvard-Westlake against Murrieta Mesa at 7:30 p.m. is about as improbable a final as anyone can ask for. Harvard-Westlake finished in third place in the Mission League. Its sophomore pitcher, Jesse Bergin, shut out the No. 1 team in Southern California, San Juan Capistrano JSerra, 2-0, in the semifinals.

Then there’s the biggest surprise of all, Murrieta Mesa, making its first finals appearance in its first playoff appearance since opening in 2009. Its 40-year-old head coach, Bryn Wade, grew up hearing tales about his third cousin, Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson.

Murrieta Mesa uses multiple pitchers, bunts, steals bases and tries to have fun. Its center fielder, Austen Salcedo, is so fast that he ran on the school’s Division 2 championship 4 x 100 relay team and had to skip running in Friday’s state track prelims to focus on baseball. He wears neon green sleeves, so you can’t miss him.

Then there’s Zac Filos, the team’s pitcher-infielder-best player. On his Twitter page he says he wants to be drafted by the Chicago Cubs. He’s only 5 feet 10, but Wade said, “He plays so big, he plays as if he’s 6-4, 220 pounds.”

The Southern Section softball finals are Friday and Saturday at Barber Park in Irvine, with the Division 1 final on Saturday at 6 p.m. pitting Orange Lutheran against Santa Ana Mater Dei. Orange Lutheran has won 18 consecutive games.

So far, it has been a memorable season, and there’s no reason the final weekend won’t produce even more great moments.

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