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With two seconds remaining in the 4A state championship game, the Braves were threatened with the same heartbreaking fate of previous seasons. With a one-point lead and Orem at the free-throw line, the Braves watched as the the first attempt flung from the front iron. As the second free-throw misses off the rim to reward Bountiful with its first state …

The Mustangs repeated as State Champion with an undefeated season. Ralston Valley’s top line of Austin Resseguie, Greg Dyba and Victor Lombardi provided an abundance of firepower for the Mustangs, combining for all of the team’s four goals and seven assists while leading the team to their second consecutive state championship in ice hockey with a 4-1 victory over Monarch. …

The Florida Dairy Farmers’ Assoc. named Remi Pimm the 2014 “Mr. Soccer”. Pimm was the top offensive player on the North Suncoast. Pimm led Florida in scoring with 64 goals, and has the county record of 167 points and 39 assists. Pimm, a Sunlake sophomore, was previously chosen as the Class 3A Player of the Year.

Santa Margarita Catholic High School notches CIF Team Championships 48-51 this winter season in addition to two more individual championships, making it 59 individuals. This past weekend proved to be one of the most memorable weekends in SMCHS’ history, where we played witness to the schools 49, 50, and 51st CIF team titles. Prior to the weekend, Nathan Fier and …

Santa Margarita Catholic High School is pleased to announce the hiring of Rick Curtis the head varsity football coach and member of the faculty. Curtis will be entering his 37th year as a high school football coach, most recently guiding Northwood High School for the past 13 years. Prior to his tenure as Northwood’s Head Football Coach and Athletic Director, …

For the second consecutive year, members of the Santa Margarita Ice Hockey team delivered Christmas trees to Marine families at Camp Pendleton. The trees were purchased by Santa Margarita families and friends for donation to needy families on the base. This year, 97 trees were delivered free of charge to Marine families that are enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member …

Santa Margarita Catholic High School freshman Kylee Roby of Ladera Ranch competed at the 2013 World Trampoline and Tumbling Age Group Competition last weekend in Sofia, Bulgaria. Roby was one of three athletes to be selected to the national team for the Double mini-trampoline event in the 13-14 age group. Trampoline events involve athletes using trampolines that can propel them …

BOYS BASKETBALL Joe Furstinger (Santa Margarita) New Mexico GIRLS BASKETBALL Amy Ogren (Mater Dei) Point Loma Nazarene Kayla Stephens (Segerstrom) Alabama State BASEBALL John Balliet (Mission Viejo) Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Turner Buis (Fullerton) Cal State Fullerton Chase Calabuig (Capistrano Valley) San Diego State Griffin Canning (Santa Margarita) UCLA Parker Coss (Capistrano Valley Christian) UC Irvine Taylor Fajardo (Capistrano …

Congratulations to Laguna Beach High School’s Kira Hamilton for taking the League singles championship and only losing 4 games in the championship tournament. Hamilton is also on the Laguna Breakers Surf Team — she competed in 2 surf events during the League tennis tournament finals. Also, congratulations to Santa Margarita freshman Katie Chang for taking the singles championship. Chang entered …

Another national story of interest: Riverside HS (Durham, NC) Joel Evans rushed for 419 yards and six scores in a 63-49 win over Cleveland (Clayton, N.C.). That’s 34.9 yards per carry. Just 5-foot-6 and 175 pounds, Evans scored on runs of 66, 36, 43, 81, 67 and 56 yards. Evans has rushed for 1,229 yards and 13 touchdowns on 131 …