Kyle Howarth, son of John and Barbara Howarth of Granite Bay and grandson of Fred and Janet Howarth of Bardsdale, was the male recipient of the CIF Scholar Athlete of the Year Award in the Sac-Joaquin Section of Northern California.

This award, titled the Clark Coover Scholarship, is given to the top male and female athlete from over 300 high schools in the area. It was presented at a ceremony in Lodi, California on April 12th.

Kyle is a senior at Granite Bay High School and will graduate with honors this spring. He has a 4.27 GPA and will study pre-med at UC Davis. He's a three-year letterman in soccer, basketball and volleyball and a four time team captain. A three-time all-league performer in soccer, Kyle has been on four section-title teams-two each in soccer and volleyball.

Kyle is a Link Crew leader, volunteer youth basketball camp coach, lifetime CSF member and has received a National Merit Award. Last fall, he coordinated Youth Soccer Night on campus and more than l,000 fans - many of them youth soccer players attended the event.

On Saturday April 16th Fillmore High School Track competed at the 92nd Annual Russell Cup Track & Field Invitational in Carpinteria. The Flashes competed against some very stiff competition and did a great job.

Fifteen athletes had a total of 20 personal records set that day. Kiana Hope placed 2nd in the 1600 Meters 5:26.43 and placed 1st in the 3200 Meters 11:57.89. Adrian Mejia placed 4th in the 3200 Meters 10.43.44. Girls Division: 300 Meter Hurdles Kayla Sheperd 56.75, 100 Meters Josefina Fernandez 13.55, 100 Meters, Kaytee Magana 14.15, 200 Meters Kaytee Magana 29.54, 400 Meters, Anissa Magdaleno 68.04, 800 Meters, Ana Morino 2.32.04, 3200 Meters, Lucia Diaz 14.15.53, Triple Jump, Josefina Fernandez 31-10 ¾ Boys Division: 110 Meter Hurdles, Justin Beach 21.16, 110 Meter Hurdles, Cris Rojas 20.07, 300 Meter Hurdles Justin Beach 52.93, 200 Meters Daniel Cruz 24.19, 800 Meters Isaac Gomez 2.13.14, 1600 Meters, Jose Almaguer 4.52.34, 1600 Meters, Anthony Rivas 5.03.84, 3200 Meters, Anthony Rivas 10.59.03, Shot Put, Ricardo Gutierrez 36-09 ¼.

Coaches and parents were proud of the way the Flashes competed and bettered their times and distances. Way to go
Flashes!

Raiders Youth Football and Cheer will be holding one last registration, Wednesday, April 13th, from 6-7 at Mountain Vista Elementary School.

Fillmore Youth Football and Cheer will be having Sign-Ups for the 2011 Season on Saturday, March 26th – 10AM-2PM, Tuesday, March 39th and Thursday, March 31 from 6-8PM. All Registrations will be conducted at Mountain Vista Cafeteria. Costs: Football $230 Cheer $75. For questions please contact John Holladay at #805-797-6804.

Corey Cole
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St. Paul Minnesota, Concordia University, head football coach Mark Mauer has announced that Fillmore High School’s Quarterback Corey Cole has officially signed with the Golden Bears. Coach Mauer commented on the team’s overall recruiting class, “We are excited about our incoming class; we filled our position needs while bringing in a very talented group of young men.”

Corey will be the backup quarterback to Senior Spencer Ohm for the 2011 Season. He will be joining an elite group of athletes which for the 2010 season finished 8-4 overall. The Golden Bears finished with the third ranked passing attack in their conference and the offensive line protected it's skill position players to the point where the offense committed only 13 turnovers in 12 games. Only nine teams in the nation (151 teams) committed fewer turnovers on the season than Concordia football.

An All-CIF Quarterback, All-County MVP, Team Captain and Team MVP, Corey has been invited to play in this year’s All-County Football Game in June. He will leave for Concordia in July to join the Golden Bears as they prepare for their upcoming season. Corey is the son of Craig and Lynn Cole and the younger brother of Concordia’s starting offensive guard Curtis Cole.