This past weekend Fillmore’s Club teams competed in the California Cup and, showed very well all around. Above is one of the 2013B California United player (right) as he tries to take the ball from the opposing team.
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Above is a California United’s 2008G player (right) as she tries to beat out the other player for the ball in this past weekend’s games. Photos courtesy Erika Arana
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Four California United Fillmore Club Soccer teams competed in the California Cup - Premier Memorial Day Tournament at the Lancaster National Soccer Center. Only one team came home with hardware and the Championship title—the Girls 2013 Division! The 2013G went undefeated with four victories, and goalie Aalyiah Cervantez knocking out an entire tournament shutout. This young group of talent has traveled to compete in Tahoe, Phoenix, won the Oaks FC Summer Cup Tournament, in Conejo Valley last August, and the TFC League Cup Tournament in Santa Maria in March. In winning the California Cup Championship titled, they have now earned their spot to compete in either the Tampa Bay Cup in Florida on Labor Day weekend, or the Super Cup in Phoenix, Arizona, on Thanksgiving weekend. Below are the scores for those games this past weekend:

California Cup - 2006G
Game 1 - CU 0-5 Albion
Overall Record 0-1-0
Game 2 - CU 3-0 Riverside
Goals: Tori Pina, Fatima Alvarado, Athena Sanchez
Shutout: Gabriela Martinez
Overall record: 1-1-0
Game 3 - CU 0-2 Rush
Overall Record 1-2-0

Fillmore High School Games Week of 5/1 (3 games total)
May 2, 2023 – Fillmore vs. St. Monica Academy - CIF Wildcard #1, Location: Fillmore High School; Fillmore 6 - St. Monica Academy 0.

Highlights: Ivan Becerra went 2-3 with a run scored, an RBI, and a stolen base. Santi Avila went 1-4 with 2 runs scored and a stolen base. Anthony Chessani went 1-3 with a triple and a run scored.

May 3, 2023 – Fillmore vs. Gladstone - CIF Wildcard #2, Location: Gladstone High School; Fillmore 5 - Gladstone 2.
Highlights: Santi Avila pitched 4.2 innings with 5 K’s, 2 walks, only 1 hit, and 0 runs. He also went 1-3 with a double, a walk, and an RBI. Ivan Becerra went 2-3 with 2 runs scored and a HBP.

May 4, 2023 - Fillmore vs. St. Genevieve - CIF First Round, Location: Fillmore High School; Fillmore 10 - St. Genevieve 2.
Highlights: Game went into extra innings with Fillmore winning in the 8th. Jathan Magaña got the win, pitching 7 innings with 6 K’s, 3 hits, 2 walks, and 2 runs. He also went 1-3 with a double, a walk, a HBP, 2 runs scored, and an RBI. Jacob Muñoz went 1-3 with 2 RBIs, a sacrifice bunt, and a stolen base.

According to maxpreps.com, the Flashes defeated Animo Leadership with a final score of 10 – 0. They will now advance to the next round of playoffs this Friday, May 12, 2023 at Artesia (Lakewood) game time posted for 4pm, info subject to change for updated info visit https://www.max preps.com/ca/fillmore/fillmore-flashes/baseball/schedule/. GO FLASHES!!

During the weekend of April 29 the Heritage Valley Blazers competed and hosted the JV Track & Field Finals and showed very well with many advancing to the Varsity Finals on Saturday, May 6th at Moorpark High School. The runner above is shown leading in one of the races on April 29. Stay tuned for a follow-up to come in next week’s Gazette.
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On the weekend of April 29th, the Heritage Valley Blazers competed and hosted the JV Track & Field finals. Above are some of the Blazers running full speed ahead during the finals. Congratulations to the athletes who competed at Varsity Finals on Saturday, May 6th, at Moorpark High School. Stay tuned for a follow-up to come in next week’s Gazette as well as the results from the Super Varsity CO- Conference Championship to be held on 5/13/23 at Rio Mesa High School. Photos courtesy Heritage Valley Blazers Board Members.
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Courtesy Heritage Valley Blazers Board Members

Heritage Valley Blazers hosted the JV Track & Field Finals on April 29, 2023. Teams who participated were Gold Coast Spartans, Ojai Roadrunners, Ventura Tigres and Heritage Valley Blazers. HVB Coach Chloe Smith kicked off the meet by singing the national anthem.

The season ended with a lot of Personal Records for our athletes who gave it their all on the track. In our Gremlin girls division. Jaime Medina had a PR of 18.64 and a 4th place overall finish in the 100 meter dash and a 3rd place finish in the 200 (40.51). Emery Riesgo had a great day on the track with 4 PR’s in the 400 (50.62), 100 (23.79), 200 (50.62) and long jump (6-2.00). Gracee Pillado finished her season with a PR of 2:08.78 in the 400 and 59.44 in the 200. Alessandra Ramirez had a huge PR in the 800 running a personal best in 3:53.92. Valerie Ramirez (52.35) and Alani Halcon (21.99) both PR’d in the 200.

Gremlin boy Nyle Johnson blazed his way to 3, 1st place finishes in the 400 (1:39.83), 100 (17.11) and 200 (37.35) meter race. Teammate Miles Kaiser had a 4th place finish with a PR of 1:39.83 (400) and 200 (44.50). Also bringing in some heat were teammates Jacob Banuelos who took 1st place in the 800 (3:21.37) and a 200 PR (18.33). Adrien Marrufo 100 (18.44), 200(39.48), Samuel Bennett II 100 (22.40), long jump (5-02.00). Sebastian Fraga 200 (41.28), and Julian Razo 200 (51.36) also had personal records. Blazers took a 1, 2 finishes in long jump with Jace Chewning (1st) and Julian Nunez jumping a PR of 7-06.50. Also setting Personal records were Moses Magaña (6-04.00).

Bantam girls Aixa Lomeli took 1st place with a PR of 1:21.94 in the 400. Hannah Faulk finished 3rd with a PR of 1:24.76. Ava Hurtado (1:33.41) and Nayeli Ponce (1:39.37) also earned PR’s. Heating up the 100 meter race were Cali Halcon (17.53), Sophia Hurtado (19.09), Viviannah Vargas (19.24), Aria Pillado (19.93), Natalie Espitia (21.47) and Layla Bernal (20.55), 200(46.07). Coraline Villela blazed into a 1st place finish and PR of 3:07.36 in the 800 meters. Setting personal records in the 200 meter race were Samantha Jimenez (38.22) who also jumped into a 2nd place finish. Setting PR’s were Coraline Villea (8-03.00) and Ava Hurtado (6-09.00).

Bantam Boys Jacob Cruz had a personal best in the 1600 race with a time of 6:42.91. Luke Furness (1:25.67), and Xayvier Magana (1:46.09) earned PR’s in the 400 meters. Running

Courtesy FHS Head Softball Coach Mike Munoz

Final wrap up for the Lady Flashes. Season ending for the Flashes in the CIFSS Division 4 Round 2 match up with Hillcrest High School. Final score Fillmore - 3 – Hillcrest – 5. Overall Record: 20-7. Game Highlights: Emma Estrella pitched seven innings with thirteen strikeouts. Makayla Balboa hit a 3 run homerun in the 7th inning. Aryanne Munoz- had a single. Marissa Lugo had a single. Emma Estrella had a single.

6U Diamond Girls vs. Purple Gems.
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6U Mermaids vs. Glitter girls.
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8U Mini Dodgers vs The Cuties
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10U Crushers vs. Hot Cheetos.
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On Saturday, April 29, Fillmore Girls Softball hosted their closing ceremonies to end the 2023 season. The park was busy all day with teams and their families enjoying the last day of games of the season. Pictured below are multiple teams during their games on Saturday. Photo credit Crystal Gurrola.

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Courtesy FHS Baseball Coach Arye Kinberg

April 25, 2023 Fillmore vs. Hueneme

Fillmore 3 - Hueneme 2

Fillmore walked off Hueneme in the bottom of the 7th. Jathan Magana pitched a complete game striking out 10, walking 4, giving up only 2 hits. He also went 2 for 3, driving in the tying run. Ivan Becerra hit the RBI walkoff single. Jarod Uridel went 2 for 3 with a run scored. Anthony Chessani went 2 for 3 with an RBI, a stolen base, and a run scored. Ray Alcantar went 3 for 3 with 3 singles.

April 19, 2023 Fillmore vs. Santa Paula
Fillmore 3 - Santa Paula 2
Jathan Magana pitched a complete game giving up 2 earned runs with 3 strikeouts and 1 walk. He also went 1-3 with an RBI single. Jarod Uridel reached base 3 times with a double, a walk, and a hit by pitch. He scored 2 runs.

Courtesy FHS Softball Coach Mike Munoz

April 13, 2023 Lady Flashes hosted the Nordhoff Rangers. Fillmore-12 Nordhoff- 1.
Fillmore Stats: Pitcher Emma Estrella- Pitched 7 innings and had 12 strike outs.
Top Hitters:
Sofia Aviles-2 singles and a triple
Aryanne Munoz-2 singles
Aleena Camacho- 2 singles
Viviana Posadas- 2 singles
Analise Luna- single
Citrus Coast Record: 8-1
Overall Record: 10-4

Courtesy FHS Baseball Coach Arye Kinberg

April 12, 2023 Fillmore vs. Nordhoff High School
Varsity: Fillmore 5 - Nordhoff 1
Stats: Jathan Magana pitched 6 and 2/3 innings for the win. He had 11 strikeouts and gave up only 3 hits. He also went 2 for 3 at the plate with 2 steals. Drew Portugal went 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs and a stolen base. Javi Contreras went 2 for 4 with a stolen base.

On Saturday, April 15, 2023, the Heritage Valley Blazers hosted and competed in their first home track meet at the Fillmore High School Stadium where they hosted 270 plus athletes from Ventura, Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park. Photo courtesy HVB Board Members. On Saturday, April 15, 2023, Fillmore’s Heritage Valley Blazers competed and hosted their first meet of the 2023 season and turned out to be a huge success. Above is one of the Blazers sprinting down the track at last weekend’s meet. Photo courtesy HVB Members
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Courtesy Heritage Valley Blazers (HVB) Board Members

Heritage Valley Blazers hosted their first home meet on Saturday, April 1st, 2023. The Blazers competed in their fourth track meet of the season this past weekend. The 270 plus athletes have been training hard and have competed with athletes from Ventura,Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park.

Intermediate runner Sebastian Weink of kicked off the track meet by singing the National Anthem and then hopped onto the track to run his 1st event, the 3200 with a 3rd place finish. Teammates John Frankenfield (PR 12:07.44) and Daniel Letteney (13:47.05) took 1st and 2nd place. Next on the track was the hurdle event. Junior boy Joseph Navarro took 1st place with a PR (Personal Record) of 16.00 secs. Our youth boys Ambrose Faulk (3rd place, PR 20:19) and Alex Franenfield (5th place, PR 20:19). Our 4x100 teams took 1st place in the following divisions 9/10 girls (Aubree Ponce, Itzel Arana, Zealiana Carillo, Itzel Abrego), 17/18 girls (C’enna Uribe, Sarah Cedillos, Sofia Aviles, Kimberely Magana, 13/14 Boys (Timothy Pillado II, Abel Villela, Santiago Felix, Isaiah Morales).

Gremlin Blazers Mila Castro (PR 7:07.86) & Sofia Cortez (PR 7:22.26) started off the 1600’s with a 1, 2 finish. The Bantam girls dominated the race with a 1, 2, 3 finish. Itzel Arana took first with a PR of 6:11.18 followed by teammates Itzel Abrego (6:31.31) and Brooklyn Limon (6:46.86). Also coming in with a 1, 2 finish were 11/12 year old Lucy Zuniga with a 1st place finish and a PR of 6:08.32 and teammate Anika Uribe (6:28.40). Sarah Perez (PR 5:47.86) and Isabel Hernandez also took 1st in their divisions. Boys 15/16 division also had a 1, 2, 3 finish with John Frankenfield, Blaise Mohun and Daniel Letteney.

The 400 meters were up next. Gremlin girl Audree Valenzuela took a 2nd place overall finish. Bantam Aubree Ponce also took 2nd with a PR of 1:22.16. Also taking 2nd in their divisions were Sebastian Fraga, Peyton Noriega and Klarize Robledo. Intermediate boys took a 1, 2 finish with Andrew Estrada taking first and teammate Blaise Mouhn coming in 2nd with a PR of 56.87.

Dashing into the 100 meters, Youth girl Kimberly Magana ran away with a first place finish and a PR of 13.12. Youth boy Abel Villela also took overall first with a PR of 12.63. Andrew Estrada had a PR of 12.55 and earned his second 1st place finish of the day.

Taking 1st in 800 meter race was gremlin girl Sofia Cortez (3:35.56). Bantam girls Brooklyn Limon and Aubree Ponce (PR 3:19.87) took a 1, 2 finish. Sarah Perez (2:39.09) and Gigi Abbit also took a 1, 2 finish in the youth girls division. John Frankinflied had a PR of 2:29.02 and earned his third 1st place finish.

Our field events were blazing hot. Long jumpers Ivan Ambriz and Vincent Halcon took first in their divisions. Ralph Avila had a personal best in the shot put event with a throw of 35-05.00 earning him a first place finish. Youth boys Derek Velazquez (29-02.00) and Saul Fraga (29-01.00) took a 1, 2 finish. Also taking a 1, 2 finish were intermediate boys Andrew Estrada (33-00.25) and Joseph Newman (30-09). Gunner Root also took a 1st place finish in the 17+ division. First year high jumper Sarah Perez took 1st place with a PR of 4-05.00. Bantam boy Wyatt Vessels had a PR of 5-02.00 and a 1st place finish. In our intermediate division Blaise Mouhn took 1st (5-02.00) and teammates Daniel Letteney and John Frankefield tied for 2nd (4.06.00). Coach Jose Uribe was very proud of the performance, “The kids did great! They jumped above and beyond expectation”.

Finishing off the day were our 4x400 relays. Bantam girls started the 1st place winning streak with Aubree Ponce, Siani Lomeli, Itzel Arana and Itzel Abrego with a time of 5:43.01. Junior girls ran a time of 5:13.58 with the team of Alexis Amaro, Bella Hurtado, Luzy Zuniga and Peyton Noriega. Youth boys finished their race in 4:35.68 with teammates Salvador Perez, Adrian Uribe, Abel Arana and Santiago Felix. The Blazers will be hosting their next home meet on April 15th. Come out and support our youth.

Heritage Valley Blazers is a non profit organization. Our mission is to provide each athlete the opportunity to reach their full potential by developing endurance, strength, self-esteem, discipline, personal accountability and goal achievement while encouraging positive attitudes, good sportsmanship, respect and love for the sports.

Courtesy FHS Softball Coach Mike Munoz

April 11, 2023 Fillmore vs. St. Bonaventure High School
Fillmore: 0 - St. Bonaventure: 1
Record: Citrus Coast League: 7-1
Overall: 9-4

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The Blazers hit the track running on Saturday, April 1st, 2023, in a home meet against Camarillo at the Fillmore High School track. HVBT&F Mission Statement is, "We are the Heritage Valley Blazers Inc., a youth track and field and cross-country non-profit organization operating in Fillmore, CA. Our mission is to provide each athlete the opportunity to reach their full potential by developing endurance, strength, self-esteem, discipline, personal accountability and goal achievement while encouraging positive attitudes, good sportsmanship, respect and love for the sports." Their next meet is Saturday, April 15, against Moorpark at home (FHS track). Photo credit Gazette staff.

Courtesy FHS Head Coach Arye Kinberg
March 31, 2023 – Fillmore vs. Malibu
Varsity: Fillmore 7 - Malibu 6
Highlights: Matt Magana’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 8th walked it off against Malibu by scoring Jathan Magana. Jarod Uridel went 2-3 with 2 singles and 2 RBIs. Santi Avila got the win, pitching in 4 innings of relief.
JV: Fillmore 21 - Malibu 4

Courtesy Coach Mike Munoz

March 28, 2023 Fillmore vs. Santa Paula
Fillmore Flashes-5 - Santa Paula Cardinals- 3
Fillmore Highlights:
Sofie Aviles- went 3 for 4 hitting two doubles, and a home run.
Aryanne Munoz- went 2 for 3 hitting a single and a triple.
Emma Estrella pitched 7 innings with 5 strikeouts.
Fillmore Record:
Citrus Coast: 5-1
Overall: 7-2

Summary:
Lady Flashes battle back to the Santa Paula Cardinals to tie the Citrus Coast League for first place. The game ended with a walk off home run by Sofie Aviles in the 7th inning.

Courtesy FHS Head Coach Arye Kinberg

March 24, 2023 Fillmore vs. Carpinteria High School
Varsity: Fillmore 8 - Carpinteria 7
Highlights: Fillmore walked it off in the bottom of the 8th with a two out RBI single by Javi Contreras scoring Anthony Chessani from 2nd base. Javi Contreras went 2-5 with 3 RBIs and a run scored. Jathan Magana went 2-4 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base. Anthony Chessani went 2-4 with 2 runs scored and a stolen base.

JV: Fillmore 4 - Carpinteria 3
Highlights: Isaac "Smokey" Garibay pitched through five innings and Preston Spiker had two defensive plays to at a crucial point in the game to close us out.

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On Saturday, March 18, Fillmore Little League held their opening ceremonies for the 2023 Little League Season. This year the opening pitches were thrown out by Fillmore School Superintendent Chrissy Schieferle (caught by Sean Morris) and Ventura County Sheriff Fryoff (caught by Fillmore Chief of Police "Lalo" Malagon). Photos credit Crystal Gurrola.

Fillmore Varsity Basketball Team and Coach is recognized for a great season. The Flashes were picked to finish fifth in Citrus Coast league, but after a sluggish start the Flashes blossomed and finished in second place.

Coach Mark Blankenship was honored with Citrus Coast Coach of the year after ending the seasons 13-12 and 8-4 in League and taking the team to the second round of CIF 5AA playoff.

The team started slowly after losing their first two league games against Nordhoff and Channel Islands. You could see the team gel after an early January loss to Rio Mesa. The team then won six straight league games to propel them to 2nd place in the Citrus Coast League.

Jack Morris was named Most Valuable Player for the 2022-23 Citrus Coast League season. He was also named 2nd Team All Ventura County. Jack led the county in assist (7.9) and steals (4.9) for the third straight season, while averaging 15.1 points per game, shooting 48% from the field. Jack also holds FHS records for 305 Career Steals (4th all-time in Ventura County), 556 Career Assist (5th all-time in Ventura County), 80 Career three pointers, 15 Assists in a single game, 10 Steals in a single game and 123 Steals in one season.

Nate Delgadillo was named First Team Citrus Coast League. Nate also holds the FHS single game record with rebounds, 21. Nate led the county in rebounding. Nate averaged 12.8 rebounds a game and 12.9 points per game on 53% shooting -- Averaged a double-double, Incredible!

Named to the Second Team is Isaac Weslow. Isaac will be hunting down the FHS 3pt career record next year as he holds the current FHS record for most threes in a game, 8.

Earning honorable-mention honors were Ray Curiel, Jacob Munoz and Anthony Tafoya of Fillmore.

The Team (Anthony Tafoya, Eugenio Serna, Isaac Weslow, Nathan Delgadillo, Johnny Cardenas, Octavio Orozco, Raymond Curiel, Mahki Hooker, Jack Morris, Joey Osegueda, Jacob, aka Archie, Munoz) was gritty and fought to the end. Thanks to assistant coach Luis Herrera and FHS Varsity Basketball 2022-2023 for a great season.