 Pictured above are this year’s 2019/2020 Fillmore Flashes Girls Tennis Team. Photos courtesy FHS Tennis Coach Lolita Bowman. Enlarge Photo By Anonymous — Wednesday, June 19th, 2019
Submitted by FHS Tennis Coach Lolita Bowman I want to introduce this years Fillmore High School Girls Tennis team. Yes, the team is big this year. There are approximately twenty girls on the team; and I hear there are more on the way! As always, thank you so much to Fillmore High School for allowing me to coach again for the fourth year in a row; I know it is a privilege to coach a high school team. We are working on the rules of tennis and definitely getting into shape for the up-coming season which will begin about mid August. We are sprinting, stretching, and completing agility drills so we are fit to play a good game of tennis. The girls are getting better by the day, and once again I have a tennis court full of nice girls. One more thing, we are hoping the City of Fillmore replaces the tennis nets; one has a large hole, and the second net is without a center strap. All for now and thank you for reading this article! |
 The Fillmore 12U All Star Team that will compete at the District Playoff’s on Friday, June 14th at 6 p.m. in Oxnard, which is a California State Qualifier. Photo courtesy Stephanie Cardona. Enlarge Photo By Anonymous — Wednesday, June 12th, 2019
Submitted by Cali Venegas Congratulations to Fillmore 12U All Star Team as they round up their tournament All Star season before entering into The USA Softball Western District C Playoff’s. The team started a few weeks back on Mother’s Day weekend participating in the Moorpark Tune up Tournament where they finished in 1st place. Next they visited Santa Monica Girls Softball where they participated in 2 games winning both, but were unable to complete the tournament due to poor weather conditions. Memorial Day weekend the team stayed local and participated in the 25th Annual Thousand Oaks Girls All Star Tournament playing 5 games winning them all and ending as the 12U Silver Division Champions. This past weekend the team participated in the Jessica Mendoza All Star Tournament hosted by Camarillo Girls Softball. The team played 5 games over the weekend winning them all and once again finished as the 12U Silver Division Champions. Now the team will prepare for District playoff’s which will be held in Oxnard, June 14-17th with Fillmore hitting the field Friday, June 14, 2019 at 6pm at 801 Hobson Way in Oxnard. This tournament is California State qualifier. Fillmore will enter District play with a record of 15-0-2. Their team’s overall batting average is .438, their fielding percentage is .930 and collectively their pitchers ERA is an outstanding .977. Congratulations to the entire team and coaching staff; continue to represent Fillmore in such a positive fashion and know that everyone is rooting for your team’s success. Good Luck Girls! |
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, June 5th, 2019
 Pictured is the Fillmore’s California United 2008 Girls Soccer Team. Top row (l-r) Head Coach David Vaca, Anel Castillo, Alondra Leon, Lizbeth Mendez, Valerie Rubio, Jazleen Vaca, Nathalia Orozco, and Assistant Coach Aciano Mendez. Bottom row (l-r) Jiselle Posadas, Leanna Villa, Joelle Rodriguez, Delila Ramirez, Sara Diaz, and Danna Castillo. Not pictured: Fiona Cabral and Assistant Coach John Cabral. Enlarge Photo  Pictured above is Fillmore’s California United 2008 Boys Soccer Team. Top row (l-r) Juan Medina, Christian Solis, Julian Medina, Hector Hernandez , Edgar Castellon, and Christian Ramirez. Bottom (l-r) Jayden Guzman, Jaycob Guzman, Saul Magana, Israel arroyo, Julio Ballesteros, and Angel Garza. Not pictured: Abe de la Cruz and Jesus Canch. Enlarge Photo Submitted by Nancy Vaca This past weekend the California United Soccer 2008 Girls and Bys teams competed at in the B-Active Fusion Tournament the Girls took the Championship for their divisions, and the Boys just fell short in the Finals. Game results are below: Game 2 - California United 4-1 Ventura FC Riptides; Goals: Lizbeth Mendez 4; Assist: Leanna Villa 1, and Valerie Rubio 1. Game 3 Semi Final - California United 4-1 Boca; Goals: Alondra Leon 1, Lizbeth Mendez 1, Sara Diaz 1, and Valerie Rubio 1; Assist: Lizbeth Mendez 1, Nathalia Orozco 1. Game 4 Final - California United 4-3 Legends; Goals: Alondra Leon 2, Lizbeth Mendez 1, Valerie Rubio 1; Assist: Nathalia Orozco 1, Lizbeth Mendez 1, and Valerie Rubio 1. Overall Tournament Record: 4-0-0. *** 2008 Boys B-Active Fusion Tournament Results - Game 1 - California United 1-0 Ventura; Goals: Jesus Canchola. Game 2 - California United 1-5 Extreme; Goal: Jesus Canchola. Game 3 Semi Final - California United 5-0 Channel Islands United; Goals: Jayden Guzman 1 Game 4 Final - California United 1-5 Extreme SC Silver; Goal: Saul Magana. Overall Tournament Record 2-2-0. |
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
 Academic All League 2018-19 FHS Swim—3.5 GPA or higher: Mariana Acevez, Jesus Ceballos, Javier Sandoval, Natalie Couse, Maddie Davis, Katrionna Furness, Yazmeen Gonzalez, George Mooradian, Emma Meyers, and Daisy Santa Rosa. Enlarge Photo |
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
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 Heritage Valley Blazer Paola Estrada who broke another record in the 9/10 year old division 1500m relay with a time of 5:32.08, and also took first place in the 800m relay with a time of 2:40.04. Photos courtesy Margarita Felix. Enlarge Photo By Anonymous — Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
By Margarita Felix In the (7-8/division) our girls dominated with Luzy Zuniga taking two 1st place PR finishes in the 800m 3:11.34 and 1500m 6:17.02. Teammate Destina Guzman's also had a PR and a 3rd place finish in the 400m 1:25.88 and a 2nd place finish in the 800m 3:15.6. In the (9-10/division) the Bantom Boys Ayden Marquez took 1st place in the 1500m with a PR of 5:32:08 and had a 4th place finish in the 800m 2:42.88; Teammate Abel Arana ran his Persoanl best in the 1500m 5:32.08 with a 7th place finish, he also competed in the 800m with a time of 2:55.81; Timothy Pillado II took first place in both of his individual events with PR's in the 400m 68.65m and 800m 2:41.13; Rodrigo Castillo competed in the 400m with a time of 74.81; Isaiah Morales long jumped his way into 3rd jumping 12-4.50. Paola Estrada's feet do not fail her. She completed her season by breaking another record in the (9-10/division) 1500m 5:15.17, previous record was set in 2013, 5:15.27; Paola also took 1st in the 800m 2:40.04; Teammate Emily Arriaga had a PR in the 1500m 5:49.61 and 800m 2:57.40; Jasmine Gonzales had a PR of 74.34 in her 400m with a 5th place finish; The Girls 4x100 Relay team members took a 3rd place finish with a time of 61.86, members were C'enna Uribe, Sarah Cedillos, Jasmine Gonzalez and Kaylani Perez. The boys 4x400 relay team had a 2nd place finish with a time of 4:59.30, members were Jacob Martinez, Isaiah Morales, Rodrigo Castillo and Timothy Pillado II. Girls 4x400 relay took a 1st place with a time of 4:56.94, members were Sarah Cedillos, Jasmine Gonzales, Paola Estrada and Kaylani Perez. In the (11-12/division) Diego Felix had a time of 11:36.56 in the 3000m with a 7th place finish; Alberto Penuelas competed in the 100m with a PR of 13.46 and a 5th place finish in the 200m, 28.78; Ethan Ramirez ran a 29.73 200m; Noah Halcon ended the season with a time of 2:41.99 in the 800m; Nathan Alcantar had a 6th place finish in the shot put with a throw of 28-04.75; Niza Laureano had a 1st place finish in the 3000m, 11:23.86, 4th place in the 800m, 2:41.44 and a 3rd place finish and PR in the 1500m, 5:21.60; Sprinter Leah Barragan had a 3rd place finish in the 400m with a PR of 66.12 and a 2nd place in the 200m with a PR of 28.25. In the (13-14/division) Lindsey Ramirez had two 1st place finishes and PR's in the 3000m 10:55.49 and 800m 2:22.70; Carolina Garcia ran a PR of 11:28.45 with a 3rd place finish in the 3000m; Our shot putters Celeste Velazquez had a throw of 29-08.50 and Kade Larson took 3rd place with a PR throw of 38-01.75; The girls 4x400 relay girls team had a 5th place finish, members were Lindsey Ramirez, Carolina Garcia, Jennifer Castillo and Yaraby Herrera. Boys 4x400 relay had a 3rd place finish, team members were Luis Castaneda, Joseph Moore, Eric Morales, Nathan Kendricks. In the (15-16/division) Joseph Collins and Diego Amezcua particpared in 4 events each. Joseph 400m 62.22, 200m 26.19 PR, 100m 12.85 PR and a long jump of 14-11.25; Diego had PR's for all his events 400m 60.32, 200m 26.14. 100m, 12.54 and a long jump of 17-03.50; Distance runner Peter Kubler had two 1st place finishes in the 1500m PR of 4:52.48 and 800m 2:24.75. Blazer coaches show our athletes how it's done by racing their way to a 1st place finish in the coaches relay. Starting the 100m 1st leg was Maria Elena Alcantar, 100m 2nd leg Ashlan Larson, 200m 3rd leg Bobby Halcon, 400m 4th leg Jared Kuebler and an 800m final leg Alejandro Uribe. We are very proud of our BLAZER coaches and athletes. They put in countless, tiring hours every season to reach their goals and we as a club strive to get the best out of them. Good luck on your upcoming sports. Keep building your endurance! The Heritage Valley Blazers is the only local youth track and field club covering Fillmore, Santa Paula, and Piru that provides training in running and field events for both first time and experienced youth athletes ages 6-16. |
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
 This past Saturday, May 18th the Junior Division Fillmore Yankees Baseball team defeated the Santa Paula Junior Diamondbacks 3 -2 to claim the District 63 South Playoffs Championship title. The Fillmore Yankees completed their season as first place in standings with 12 wins, 4 losses, and 2 ties out of 11 teams in the South-Junior Division. Thanks to everyone who came out to support these teams and coaches. Next up for the Yankees is District 63 North vs. South Championship Saturday June 1st (time and location TBA). Come out and show your support! (l-r) Jacob Navarro, Isaac Garibay, Nate Torres, Nathan Delgadillo, Andrew Portugal, Isaia Gutierrez, Jacob Muñoz, Dorian Foster, Oscar Navarro, David Jimenez, Anthony Chessani, Ivan Becerra, David Montes, Coaches: Sergio Becerra and Gene Evans, Manager: Alex Portugal. Enlarge Photo |
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019
 Pictured above is the California United’s 2006 Girls Team Top Row l –r: Tony Hernandez (AC), Cip Martinez (AC), Brooke Nunez, Mikayla McKEnzie, Isabel Hernandez, Jadon Rodriguez, Gariela Martinez, Athena Sanchez, Jessica Rodriguez, Jose Luis Lomeli Jr (HC) Bottom Row l – r : Kim Manriquez, Ashley Hernandez, Miley Tello, Karissa Terrazas, Victoria Pina, Grace Beltran, Alexis Pina Not pictured Livia Cabral. California United FC, has become one of the counties well known and respected Soccer Clubs. In the Oxnard County Soccer League six of nine teams competed in the Spring. All six teams qualified for the playoffs this year. On Saturday, May 18, 2019, four of the six teams were crowned Champions. The Club recently affiliated as a member of Cal South, 8 teams of the 9 will be competing competitively this fall. Congratulations to the Champions from this past weekend: California United FC’s 2011G, 2008G Black, 2008G Blue, and 2006G. Submitted by Nancy Vaca. Enlarge Photo  Pictured above is the California United’s 2011 Girls Team Top Row l-r: Viany Rubio, Leani Paz, Aleana Camarillo, Destiny Segura, Ramona Sanchez (HC) Jillian Lopez, Zoey Williams, Amilia Tobias Bottom Row l–r: Arline Morales, Aleena Suarez, Isabel Guzman, Gabrielle Ramirez, Andrea Manzo, Brielle Henderson. Enlarge Photo  Pictured above is the California United’s 2008G Black team Top row l –r: Sydney Nunnery, Carla's Salcedo, Stephanie Mora, Nicole Lopez, Jasmine Topete, Prisha Kanji. Bottom row l – r: Heidi Zamora, Olivia Weinerth, Serena Montiel, Natalia Bautista, Kaya Haddox, Hannah Bautista Not pictured: Kylie Regan, Jesse Bautista (HC) Ram Kanji (AC). Enlarge Photo  Pictured above is California United’s 2008 Boys Team l-r: Julio Ballesteros, Abe del la Cruz, Jaycob Guzman, Christian Solis, Julian Medina, Christian Ramirez, Israel arroyo, Angel Garza, Juan Medina, Hector Hernandez, Edgar Castellon, Saul Magana ,Jayden Guzman, Jesus Canchola. Not pictured head coach Genaro Guzman Enlarge Photo  Pictured above is the California United’s 2008 Girls Blue Team Top row l –r: Aciano Mendez (AC), David Vaca (HC) Second row l – r: Valerie Rubio, Leanna Villa, Nathalia Orozco, Lizbeth Mendez, Delila Ramirez, Anel Castillo, Samantha Arias, Jazleen Vaca, Alondra Leon Bottom row l –r: Fiona Cabral, Joelle Rodriguez, Sara Diaz, Danna Castillo, Jiselle Posadas. Enlarge Photo |
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, May 15th, 2019
Submitted by Erika Arana The Heritage Valley Blazers track and field team competed in the VCYTC Championships Conference Finals, formally know as (Varsity Finals) on Saturday, May 11, 2019. This meet was against the best of the best in Ventura County, which included Moorpark, Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Camarillo, Oxnard, Simi Valley, Ventura and Ojai . We had twenty four local athletes, plus six relay teams qualify for Co-Conference Championships on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Moorpark High School. In the (7-8/division) Destina Guzman had a personal record in the 400m with a time of 1:27.09 and raced scared but aggressive to finish in 2nd place and qualifying her in the 800m; Teammate Lucy Zuniga ran her way into 1st place with a personal record time of 6:34.53 in the 1600m and also qualified in the 800m. Carlee Perez qualified for the 1600m with a personal record time of 7:38.82; Juliana Patterson completed her season with her 800m race time of 3:39.89; The 4x100m relay team members were Aaliyah Tarango, Destina Guzman and twin sisters Liliana and Juliana Patterson who completed their season. Gremlin Boys team members Vincent Halcon, Juan Carlos Garcia, Jacob Vasquez and Aiden Arias snagged the last spot for CCC. In the (9-10/ division) Ayden Barajas qualified in both his events taking a 1600m 1st place PR time of 5:44.24 and 2nd in the 800m 2:42.56; Abel Arana ran his best 1600m finishing 3rd place with a time of 5:56.96, he also competed in the 800m with a time of 2:51.72; Timothy Pillado II qualified in both his events placing 1st in the 400m 68.85 and 800m 2:41.21; Rodrigo Castillo qualified in the 400m with a PR of 72.72 and also competed in the 200m 32.12.; Isaiah Morales took a 1st place leap into next weekend with a PR jump of 12-10.00; Carlos Esquivel had a throw of 18-05.25 in Shot put, ending his season; Paola Estrada ran her way into 1st place qualifying finishes in the 1600m 5:42.62 and the 800m with a PR of 2:38.82; Sarah Perez had a time of 6:50.77 in the 1600; Emily Arriaga qualified with a PR in the 1600m 6:16.56 and the 800m 2:57.39; Jasmine Gonzalez ran a time of 74.62 in the 400m. Boys 4x100 relay team came out strong and missed their hand off at the final leg. Three out of the four members, Rodrigo Castillo, Jacob Martinez, Isaiah Morales, along with Abel Arana came back fiercely to a 1st place PR 4:59.90 in the 4x400m relay. The girls qualified in both the 4x100 and 4x400 relay. Team members C'enna Uribe, Sarah Cedillos, Jasmine Gonzalez and Aliana Manzano took 4th in the 4x100 and Sarah Cedillos, Jasmine Gonzalez, Paola Estrada and Aliana Manzano finished 2nd in the 4x400m relay. In the (11-12/division) Diego Felix took a 3rd place finish in the 3200m with a time of 12:17.66. Alberto Penuelas qualified in both his events with a 1st place PR 13.47 in the 100m and a 2nd place 200m finish 27.68; Noah Halcon had a PR in the 800m 2:35.19 to qualify him for CCC and competed in the 80m hurdles 16.46; Ethan Ramirez ran his PR in the 200m 29.39; Nathan Alcantar placed 2nd throwing a PR of 31-02.25; Niza Laureano raced her way into CCC with a 1st place PR finish in the 3200m 12:04.10, 2nd place 800m PR of 2:39.81 and a 3rd place finish in the 1600m 5:49.90; Leah Barragan finished 2nd in the 400m 67.74, 3rd in the 200m 28.80 and had a100m PR 14.03; Jayden Ramirez threw 21-10.50 and Kaylee Riedmiller 23-00.75 threw her PR 23-00.75 in shot put. Girls 4x100 relay team members were Luz Castañeda, Destiny Cardona, Jaelyn Castro and Kaylee Riedmiller. Boys 4x100 relay members were Jacob Montes, Ethan Ramirez, Noah Halcon and Alberto Penuelas who completed their relay season. In the (13-14/division) Lindsey Ramirez performed as usual and qualifying for all her events. She finished 1st in the 3200m 11:46.16 and 800m 2:26.15, also had a 2nd place finishing the 1600 5:20.16; Carolina Garcia qualified in the 3200m 12:27.93and competed in the 1600m 5:59.83; Kaliz Perez ended her season with a 2:37.8 in the 800m; Benedict Collins hurdled his way to a PR of 18.76 in the 100m. Throwing PR’s in shot put were Arturo Alcaraz 31-01.00 who completed his season and Kade Larson 36-07.25 who will see the ring again at CCC. Larson also high jumped 4-08.00. The girls 4x100 team was led by Sheccid Blanco, Karime Ramirez, Jennifer Castillo and Aaliyah Kendricks. Boys qualified for CCC, team members Nathan Kendricks, Eric Morales, Joseph Moore and Josiah Guzman are ready to take the track. In the 4x400m relays both boys and girls will see the track next week. Lindsey Ramirez, Carolina Garcia, Jennifer Castillo and Yaraby Herrera. Boy’s team was Luis Casteñda, Joseph Moore, Eric Morales and Nathan Kendricks. In the (15-16/division) Armando Martinez completed his season with a leap of 12-03.25 in long jump; CCC will be seeing three intermediate boys who managed to PR in all their events this past weekend. Diego Amezcua 100m 12.77, 200m 26.30 and 400m 61.50; Joseph Collins 100m 13.13, 200m 26.23 and 400m 60.09; distance runner Peter Kuebler placed 1st in both the 800m 2:23.55 and 1600 5:15.20. |
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
 Fillmore High senior Fabian Del Villar advances to the CIF SS Division 4 Finals at El Camino College in both the 1600m and 3200m races this weekend. Fabian ran a personal best this past Saturday at the CIF SS Division 4 Prelims in the 1600m with a personal best of 4:25.23 in the 1600m. Photos courtesy Coach Kim Tafoya. Enlarge Photo  Fillmore High senior Diana Perez advances to the CIF SS Division 4 Finals at El Camino College in the 1600m this weekend. Diana ran a personal best this past Saturday at the CIF SS Division 4 Prelims with a time of 5:10. Way to run, Diana! Enlarge Photo  Fillmore High senior Cynthia Hurtado advances to the CIF SS Division 4 Finals at El Camino College in the Discus this weekend. Cynthia is a three time CIF SS Division Prelims qualifier and this year a first time CIF SS Division finalist. We want to wish Cynthia the best. Throw far! Enlarge Photo  Fillmore High senior Jared Rhett advances to the CIF SS Division 4 Finals at El Camino College in the Discus this weekend. Jared is a three time CIF SS Division 4 finalist. This past weekend Jared finish second at the CIF Prelims. We wish Jared the best at the finals. Go Flashes! Enlarge Photo  Fillmore High senior Antonio Villalobos advances to the CIF SS Division 4 Finals at El Camino College in the 800m this weekend. Antonio ran a personal best this past Saturday at the CIF SS Division 4 Prelims with a time of 2:00.12. Enlarge Photo |
 Pictured is a Fillmore Heritage Valley Blazers as he leaps over the hurdles in the races this past Saturday at the Conference Finals, which were held at Fillmore High School. Photos Courtesy Erik Arana. Enlarge Photo By Anonymous — Wednesday, May 8th, 2019
 Pictured is one of the Heritage Valley Blazers as she lands after her pole-vaulting jump in this past Saturday’s finals. Enlarge Photo Submitted by Erika Arana The Heritage Valley Blazers track and field team held Conference Finals, formally know as (JV Finals) on Saturday, May 4, 2019. This meet was against Oxnard, Simi Valley, Ojai and Ventura. Many of our local athletes completed their track season with personal records. In the (7-8/division) Jayden Cortez's feet did not fail him in his last track meet of the season, he Personal record’s in the 100m 19.09, 200m 42.64 and 400m 1:29.83; Jacob Vasquez 17.35, Aiden Arias 17.49 and JuanCarlos Garcia 18.52 all in the 100m; Aaliyah Arias ran her heart out with a 400m 1:59.30 Personal record; Jaylene Ponce both in the 100m 19.90 and 800m 3:33.68; both Maren Kubler 1:41.38 and Natalia Retana 1:44.45 in the 400m. In the (9-10/ division) Jacob Martinez had a Personal record in his 400m 1:12.55; Eddie Sumaran 16.89 and Manuel Kubler 18.21 in the 100m; in jumps we had Adrian Uribe 10'-01 and Declan Doran 6'-06.25 with their best jumps of the season. Julie Luna 20.20, Sandra Vaiz 19.28, and Kaylee Riedmiller 15.38 all had a 100m Personal record; both Sarah Cedillos 15.71/32.93, C'Enna Uribe 15.73/32.99 raced to a Personal record in their 100m and 200m; Alani McKeen 1:29.18 and Aliana Manzano 1:24.58 both Personal record 's in the 400m race. In the (11-12/division) Elijah Kubler leaped over into a season best time of 20.69 in the 80m Hurdles; Noah Flores Personal record's in the 1600m 5:54.18 and right behind him was Diego Felix who excelled with season bests in the 800m 2:49.05, 1600m 5:54.48 and a throw of 20'-03.5 in shot put. Also throwing his Personal record was Jasiah Patterson 20'-09.25; For the girls 400m race, PR's we ran by Ava Manzano 1:29.02, Sara Magdaleno 1:33.04 and twin sisters Karinna 1:22.95 and Emelie Magana 1:32.49. In the (13-14/division) the 100m race Personal record 's we accomplished by Kade Larson 13.58, Benedict Collins 13.68 and Noah Juarez 14.78; 200m RESONAL RECORD was ran by Angel Gonzalez 31.66; in the 400m race Personal record 's were ran by Josiah Guzman 1:00.27, Luis Castaneda 1:01.78, Eric Morales 1:02.14 and Nomar Diaz 1:25.94; In the long jump we had Josiah Cruz with a Personal record of 11'-07.25; Jonathan Tarango ran a 1:23.57 400m Personal record and threw his furthest in shot put with a throw of 24'-11.5. In the 100m race Alexis Lopez ran a PR of 17.81; Aaliyah Kendricks 200m PR of 31.97 and then jumped a season best of 12'-4 in long jump; Danna Munoz 400m Personal record of 1:30.50; Yaraby Herrera jumped her highest in high jump with a 4'-3 PR; Karime Ramirez had two season best in the 200m 32.91 and 400m 1:20.76 races to complete her track and field season. This Saturday, May 11th, 2019 Heritage Valley Blazers will be taking all their "A" Relay teams and an additional 34 athletes who qualified for the Ventura County Youth Track Conference (VCYTC) Championships, formally known as Varsity at Moorpark High School. They will be competing against the top athletes in Ventura County. GO BLAZERS! The Heritage Valley Blazers is the only local youth track and field club covering Fillmore, Santa Paula, and Piru that provides training in running and field events for both first time and experienced youth athletes ages 6-16. Please visit our website http://www.hvblazers.org. You can also follow us on Instagram @hvblazers and on Facebook at HV Blazers. |
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, May 1st, 2019
 Fillmore Flashes Girls Varsity 4x400m Relay Team took first place Thursday, April 25th at the Citrus Coast League Championships. The team will compete Saturday, May 4th at the CIF Divisional Prelims at Carpinteria High School. Pictured (l-r) is Syenna Ponce, Vanessa Avila, Nicole Gonzalez, and Alexis Velasco. Photo courtesy Kim Tafoya. Enlarge Photo |
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, April 17th, 2019
Submitted by Erika Arana This past weekend on April 13th and 14th, the Heritage Valley Blazers competed in the two-day 10th Annual Southern California Invitational at Oxnard High School. A total of 16 clubs from both Ventura County and Southern California Youth Track and Field Conference, were in attendance. Our Blazer athletes brought home a total of 44 medals, 18 for the girls and 26 for the boys. Saturday events began with the 3000's. Blazer athletes Niza Laureano (11-12/girls) finished 2nd in 11.23.52; Lindsey Ramirez also finishing 2nd with a time of 10:57.10 and teammate Carolina Garcia in 3rd with 11:27.89, both (13-14/girls). Middle distance medalist in the 800m were Paola Estrada, with a 1st place victory of 2:39.92 PR; Timothy Pillado II in his best performance and victory yet, 2:37.76 PR; Ayden Marquez, 4th in 2:42.28 PR, all in (9-10/division). Kaliz Perez finished 5th in 2:33.43 PR (13-14/girls); and Luis Castañeda, 8th in 2:26.24 PR (13-14/boys). Last Saturday event was the 200m, where we saw Timothy Pillado II take 3rd in a 30.70 PR (9-10/boys); Leah Barragan, also 3rd in 29.22 PR (11-12/girls); and Josiah Guzman in 8th, 26.50 PR (13-14/boys). Sunday morning began on a high note with Blazer Paola Estrada's braking record 1500m run (9-10/girls) in 5:18.24. Previous record was set in 2014 with a 5:19.40. Next 1500m victory was, Ayden Marquez who ran a 5:28.36; and Abel Arana placed 7th in 5:41.52 (9-10/boys). Niza Laureano, 2nd in 5:23.52 (11-12/girls); and Lindsey Ramirez 4:55.19 for 2nd place (13-14/girls). Blazer's only hurdler was Noah Halcon (11-12/boys) who made finals and medaled in 6th place with a time of 17.05 in the 80m Hurdles. In the 4x100m relay finals, we saw Sarah Cedillos, Jasmine Gonzalez, Aliana Manzano and C'Enna Uribe take 2nd in 1:03.13 (9-10/girls). The (9-10/boys) had to fight their way back into the finals after a zone exchange DQ on Saturday. The fierce team of Isaiah Morales, Jacob Martinez, Rodrigo Castillo and Timothy Pillado II, came back faster, placing 2nd with a time of 1:00.38; Nathan Kendricks, Joseph Moore, Josiah Guzman and Nathan Garcia, placed 3rd in 52.23 for the (13-14/boys). 400m races saw Jasmine Gonzalez in 2nd with 1:14.04 PR and Sarah Cedillos in 5th, 1:16.18 PR (9-10/girls); Rodrigo Castillo, 2nd in 1:13.35 PR and Jacob Martinez right behind in 3rd with a time of 1:14.01 PR (9-10/boys); both girls and Rodrigo have now bumped into the top 9 spots in Venturia County; Diego Amezcua finished in 1:02.42 for 3rd (13-14/boys). Sprinter Leah Barragan was the only Blazer athlete who made the 100m finals on Sunday. Leah's fast competition was a taste of what is in store for her at Co-Conference Championships in May. She medaled in 4th place with a time of 14.13 (11-12/girls). Our (13-14/boys) 4x400m relay team, was ran by Luis Castañeda, Joseph Moore, Eric Morales and Nathan Kendricks, who represented in 3rd with 4:13. In field events, shot putters Carlos Esquivel, threw a PR distance of 18-04 for 5th place and Emanuel Velasquez pushed his 3' PR into the top 9 Ventura County spots with his 7th place throw of 17-01.50 in (9-10/boys); first time Blazer athlete Kaylee Riedmiller threw 24-04 PR for 5th (11-12/girls); Nathan Alcantar, 2nd with a 29-06.50 PR (11-12/boys); and Celeste Velazquez, throwing 30-08 for 4th (13-14/girls). Blazers compete away on April 20th, in what will be their fifth meet of the regular season against the Oxnard Stars at Oxnard High School. GO BLAZERS! Please visit our website http://www.hvblazers.org. You can also follow us on Instagram @hvblazers and on Facebook at HV Blazers. |
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, April 17th, 2019
 The Fillmore Girls Varsity Swim Team made CIF consideration in the 200 & 400 free relays at last week’s event in Santa Paula. Pictured (l-r) are Erin Berrington, Jasmine Gonzalez, Daisy Santa Rosa, and Katrionna Furness. Enlarge Photo |
 Pictured is a California United player from the 2010 boy’s team as he and a fellow teammate try to get past the Fusion/White defenders in Saturday’s game. Photos courtesy Erika Arana. Enlarge Photo By Anonymous — Wednesday, April 17th, 2019
Submitted By Nancy Magana This past Saturday, April 6 Game Scores for California United are as follow: *** Game #1 - 2010 Boys California United 2-2 Fusion/White, Goals: Nathan Lepe, Assist: Jose Magaña. *** Game #1 - 2008 Girls Bronze Blue California United Blue 0-3 California United FC Black. *** Game #1 - 2008 Girls Black California United Black 3-0 California United FC Bronze Blue, Goals: Stephanie Mora 2, Hiedi Zamora 1. *** Game #2 - California United 3-0 Royal Pumas, Prisha Kanji 1, Kaya Haddox 1, Hiedi Zamora 1, Assist: Prisha Kanji and Stephanie Mora, Overall Record: 4-1-0. - 2008 Boys California United 1-0 Oxnard United, Won by default team failed to show, Overall Record: 5-0-1. - 2006 Girls Silver California United 2-0 Pumas CU, Goals: Athena Sanchez 1 and Jadon Rodriguez 1 Shutout: Gabriela Martinez, Overall Record: 4-2-0. |
 Pictured is Flashes player #3 Alyssa Ibarra as she steps into the batters box to face the Thousand Oaks pitcher. Enlarge Photo By Anonymous — Wednesday, April 10th, 2019
Fillmore Flashes Varsity Fall Short To Thousand Oaks, 5-3 Fillmore Flashes Varsity fired up the offense in the first inning, when Tatiana Werts homered on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring three runs. Thousand Oaks pulled away for good with two runs in the third inning. In the third Madison Wilson singled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run. Zoe Ballen was in the pitcher's circle for Thousand Oaks. She surrendered three runs on four hits over seven innings, striking out nine and walking one. Werts was on the rubber for Fillmore Flashes Varsity. She surrendered five runs on 13 hits over seven innings, striking out three and walking zero. Fillmore Flashes Varsity tallied one home run on the day. Werts had a long ball in the first inning. Ebony Venegas led Fillmore Flashes Varsity with two hits in three at bats. Thousand Oaks racked up 13 hits in the game. Alexa Pollara, Ballen, Savannah Graham, Wilson, and Lindsey Archer all managed multiple hits for Thousand Oaks. |
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, April 10th, 2019
Submitted by Erika Arana With Spring just underway, The Heritage Valley Blazers track and field team had plenty of bounce in their step as they competed on Saturday, April 6, 2019, in the fourth meet of the season. This was the third meet the club hosted at Fillmore High School, which saw some of our local athletes competing for victory as well as personal records against the Thousand Oaks Flyers. 3200m distance runners this week were Niza Laureano placing first in 12.19.63 (girls/11-12); Lindsey Ramirez 11:43.31 and Carolina Garcia 12:25.97 (girls/13-14). Combing speed and endurance in middle distance in the 1600m run were Aaliyah Tarango 7:50.37 (girls/7-8) first; Abel Arana with a PR of 6:04.64 for first (boys/9-10). Paola Estrada 5:50.26 first and Kaylani Perez 6:07.99 second, both in (girls/9-10); Niza Laureano 5:52.44 (girls/11-12); and Peter Kuebler a PR of 5:17.76 for first (boys/15-16). In the 800m run, Carlee Perez 3:52.94 first (girls/7-8); Paola Estrada 2:43.00 first (girls/9-10); Lindsey Ramirez 2:26.12 first (girls/13-14); and Timothy Pillado II 2:45.56 first with teammate Santiago Felix second (boys/9-10). Distance runner gone Sprinter was Lucy Zuniga (girls/7-8) who has been blazing a trail in every single event she races. This week she placed first in the 100m, 200m, and 400m Dash, putting her in the top rankings for Ventura County. Also placing first in the 200m Dash, was Vincent Halcon 38.86 (boys/7-8); Leah Barragan 29:50 (girls/11-12); and Albert Penuelas 28.50 (boys/11-12). In the 400m Dash, HV Blazers had four in a row across the finish line in the (girls/9-10) with Jasmine Gonzalez 75.98, Sarah Cedillos, D’Andra Amezcua and Aliana Manzano, in order. Leah Barragan, first with a PR of 68.93, also PR’s right behind her were Destiny Cardona in 3rd 76.39 and Jaelyn Castro, 4th with 76.96 (girls/11-12); Kaliz Perez PR of 66.03 for first (girls 13-14); and John Paul Mohun 57.80 also first (boys/15-16). In the 4x400m relay, Jacob Martinez, Evan Ramirez, Isaiah Morales and Rodrigo Castillo took the win with a time of 5:18.49 (boys/9-10). Long Jump leapers impressed with jumps of 16-09.50 for Diego Amezcua; John Paul Mohun 16-02.00 and Joseph Collins all in (boys/15-16). Throws saw Carlos Esquivel PR with a throw of 17-01.50 (boys 9-10); Nathan Alcantar threw 28-06.25 in (boys/11-12) for first; and continuing to dominate the field were Celeste Velazquez, with a distance throw of 31-03.50 in (girls/13-14) and Kade Larson first 34-04.50 (boys/13-14). Next on the schedule sees the Blazers traveling to Oxnard High School to compete in the 10th Annual Southern California Youth Invitational on Saturday, April 13th and Sunday 14th, 2019. The Heritage Valley Blazers is the only local youth track and field club covering Fillmore, Santa Paula, and Piru that provides training in running and field events for both first time and experienced youth athletes ages 6-16. Please join us for our next local event on May 4, 2019, when the Heritage Valley Blazers host the Ventura County Youth Track Conference Finals (West) at the Fillmore High School. Racing begin at 8:30am! Please visit our website http://www.hvblazers.org. You can also follow us on Instagram @hvblazers and on Facebook at HV Blazers. |
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019
Youth Track & Field
FILLMORE, CA - This past weekend saw the return of the Heritage Valley Blazers to the Fillmore High School Track for their second of four scheduled home meets. The Blazers went foot-to-foot with a strong team representing The Newbury Park Panthers. A day’s worth of events started off early with Blazer athletes taking over the 3200m run with victories by Niza Laureano (11-12/girls) in 12.22.97 and by Carolina Garcia (13-14/girls) with a time of 13.00.37. One of track and field’s most challenging events, hurdles, saw victory for Noah Halcon (11-12/boys) who pulled out the win in a time of 17.06 in the 80m Hurdles 30” as well as for Benedict Collins (13-14/boys) in the 100m Hurdles 33” in a time of 20.06. Blazers girls dominated the 100m dash by holding tight to victories in nearly all age groups. First place finishers include Destina Guzman (7-8/girls) in 21.44; C’Enna Uribe (9-10/girls) in 15.86; Leah Barragan (11-12/girls) in 14.12; and Jennifer Castillo (13-14/girls) in 14.27. Middle distance saw outstanding performance and victory in the 1600m run for Lucy Zuniga (7-8/girls) in 7:19.33; Paola Estrada (9-10/girls) in 5:51.18; Niza Laureano (11-12/girls) in 5:47.87; and Ayden Marquez (9/10/boys) with a time of 6:01.76. Field event long jumper, Jasmine Gonzalez (9-10/girls) went the distance to take first with a jump of 8-11-00 and Diego Amezcua (15-16/boys) went 15-11.00 for the victory. Each week Blazer athletes train hard and bring forth their best in competition, team spirit, sportsmanship, and in reaching for their personal goals. The Heritage Valley Blazers would like to congratulate all athletes who competed this weekend. Next on the schedule sees the Blazers on April 6th at home to take on the Thousand Oaks Flyers. Come support! |
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By Anonymous — Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
 Pictured above are Fillmore Flashes Ana Cuvarrubias and Andrea Marruffo who made the All-County Soccer Team. For the second year in a row Fillmore has two players on the All-County Team. Ana Covarrubias, a 5’2 junior striker, scored 16 goals and had 9 assists. Ana was on the All-County Team last year as a sophomore. She was named 2019 Citrus Coast League Offensive Player of the Year. Ana has scored an impressive 76 goals through her junior year. Andrea Marruffo of Fillmore, 5’4 also made first team all league as a junior, and returns as a senior with 7 goals and 14 assists, with 31 assists overall in the last two seasons. After high school Andrea plans to play for College of the Canyons. Congratulations to these two young ladies, you have made our community very proud! Photo Courtesy Coach Omero Martinez. Enlarge Photo |
 Congratulations to the California United FC 2006 Girls Silver team for taking second place in their division at the Premier Cup 2019 which took place March 16th & 17th in Oxnard. Pictured is the team after their win. Top row: Alexis Piña, Gabriela Martinez, Mikayla McKenzie, Lizbeth Mendez, Jadon Rodriguez, Athena Sanchez, Kim Manriquez, Jessica Rodriguez, Brooke Núñez, Miley Tello. Bottom Row: Coach Cip Martinez, Coach Jr Lomelí, Isabel Hernandez, Jazleen Vaca, Luvia Cabral, Karissa Terrazas, Victoria Piña, Coach Tony Hernandez. Photo courtesy Nancy Vaca. Enlarge Photo By Anonymous — Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
Submitted By Nancy Vaca Premier Cup 2019 game results: 2006 Girls Silver Saturday, March 16 - Game #1 California United 1-0 Barbara S.C. G06 White. Goal: Jadon Rodriguez, Assist: Karissa Terrazas, and Shutout: Gabriela Martinez. Game #2 California United 0-4 FFSC G06 AC Sunday, March 17 - Game #3 California United 1-1 Central California Aztecs G06. Goal: Jadon Rodriguez and Assist: Isabel Hernandez. Final California United 1-2 FFSC. Goal: Lizbeth Mendez and Assist: Jadon Rodriguez. Overall Tournament Record: 1-2-1 |