Fillmore Athletic Booster Club would like to thank Alta Quality Farm Services, Inc. (Lupe Martinez) and Citrus Harvesting, Inc. (Ozzie Minero & Manuel Barragan) for their sponsorship of a dinner recognizing football players from both Santa Paula and Fillmore teams. The dinner celebrates the beginning of a week of hard work, all in anticipation of the 100th meet game to be held on Friday, November 12th. The dinner was held on Sunday and included dignitaries from both communities. The Booster's Club would also like to thank Joe Ricards, Rigo Landeros, Sespe Creek Organics (John Wise), The Garden Market (Victor & Maria Almazan), Otto & Son's Nursery (Scott Klittich), Denise Camarillo, Sam Orozco and Fillmore FFA officer team. Best of luck to both teams, and again thank you to those of you who have made this possible!

The 100th game between Santa Paula High School and Fillmore High School is SOLD OUT!

There's just no getting around it: the 100th meeting between Santa Paula and Fillmore is the hottest ticket in Ventura County. This much anticipated historic event between two of California’s oldest rivals will be played on Friday, November 12th . Unfortunately the game is SOLD OUT and there will be NO TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE GATE.

Fillmore High School will open their gates at 3PM and the JV Game match-up will begin at 4PM, followed by a LEGENDS CEREMONY which will begin at 5:30PM. Both schools will honor football record holders as well as some of the oldest players, which are known as “legends of football”. Kick-off Time for the Varsity Game will be 7:30PM.

Parking will be available at Fillmore Unified School District Offices, Sespe Elementary School, Fillmore Middle School as well as Fillmore High School and all surrounding side streets. Fillmore residents are encouraged to walk to the game. For those that have tickets and would like to ride the train, Fillmore & Western Railway will depart Santa Paula Train Depot at 4PM. Tickets can be purchased by calling #805-524-2546. Stadium Way and 2nd Street, near the stadium will be “closed” to traffic. Only handicap guest will be allowed to park in the stadium parking lot.

This week we've been told that the 100th game between Fillmore High and Santa Paula high has been sold out. Just to be sure, you may want to call the High School yourself to confirm. 805-524-6100. One thing that is not sold out yet is the DVD Documentary, "Nine Miles" produced by the Alumni Association. Although Pre-orders are going swiftly. Before they sell out at the game, you may want to call the the Alumni Assoc to guarantee your DVD. 805-524-0416. By calling now, you can confirm your DVD, and pay for it when you pick it up either at the big game, or starting on Monday Nov, 15th with extended hours at the Alumni office. The office will be open from 9:00AM to 6:00pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, November 15th, 17th, and 19th, so you can pick up your DVDs. Make a note, the office will be closed for lunch from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm on those days. Tuesdays and Thursdays the office is closed. There is much excitement surrounding the Football game on November 12th. Time Warner Cable will be taping highlights of the game, and producing a story about this historic rivalry. It will be aired on their "High School Sports Rewind" show on Tuesday, November 16th at 7:00pm on their Time Warner Cable SoCal Channel 101. The show will also be available on their Local Video on Demand service. To find their sports programming just go to Ch. 1, Select LOCAL, SoCal Sports, then HS Sports Rewind. On November 13th, the first Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will take place at the High School. Coaches, Athletes, and Championship teams will be inducted. Here are a few of the inductees. Coaches, Mr. J.W. Gastrich who was the principal at Fillmore High and started the Sports program in 1914. Eugene Kennedy, Bruce Dempsey, and Epi Torres. Some of the Teams that will be inducted include the 1926 Boys Basketball Team, the 1935 Boys Football Team, The 1977 Boys Football Team, and the 1991 Girls Cross Country Team. There will be 82 Athletes inducted in this first Hall of Fame induction. Here are a few of them. 1933 Toolie Palmer, 1938 Vernon (Slim) Johnson, 1942 Bill Pearson, 1944 Gene Wren, 1949 Don Burroughs, 1955 Roger Palmer, 1961 Bruce Gibby, 1967 Jim Ruiz, 1972 Joel Mozley, 1977 Rosa Aparicio, 1985 Greg Baldwin, 1991 Tory Cabral, 1996 Julie Arundell. The Alumni Association wishes to thank all those involved in making this evening one to remember for all the inductees. "All Hail to our Alma Mater, May her fame live long"

At the Mt. Sac Invitational, the sophomore boys took first place. Pictured (l-r) Vincent Chavez, Eddie Baez (back), David Enriquez (not looking), Isaac Gomez, Jose Almaguer and Sammy Martinez.
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Varsity Boys- Took 3rd place at the Mt. Sac Invitational (l-r) Alexander Frias, Ruben Cruz, Anthony Rivas, Adrian Mejia, Hugo Valdovinos and Jovani Oregon
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Freshmen Boys took 5th place at the Mt. Sac Invitational. Pictured Top (l-r) Anthony Larin, Frank Chavez, Jaime Valdovinos, Ricardo Gutierrez, Justin Beach, and Nicholas Johnson.
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It was a perfect racing day for the Fillmore High School Cross Country team last Friday afternoon. The athletes were all excited and nervous at the same time as they participated in the world’s largest cross country meet at Mt. San Antonio College. Fillmore High School athletes went above and beyond in their races. The sophomore boys took first place in their division. The boys’ results from this race include 2nd place Jose Almaguer, 7th place Sammy Martinez, 18th place Isaac Gomez, 19th place Vincent Chavez, 23rd place David Enriquez, 24th place Javier Rodriguez and 39th place Tyler Hackworth. These boys along with the sophomore’s on the Varsity will be a team to watch over the next few years. The freshmen boys finished 5th place with Frank Chavez leading the Fillmore flashes placing 3rd in this race with a time of 18:06. The Varsity boys also ran extremely well placing third in their division. The team was lead by sophomore Alexander Frias who ran a personal best of 16:46, sophomore Hugo Valdovinos running 16:56, sophomore Anthony Rivas running 16:59, sophomore Adrian Mejia running 17:25, senior Ruben Cruz running 17:43, sophomore Jovani Oregon running 17:58 and junior Alex Gonzalez running 18:01. Our lady flashes also had a great race day at the Mt. Sac Invitational, freshman Kiana Hope ran her personal best for the year running 18:51 earning a 4th place medal. Sophomore Laura Garnica placed 29th with a time of 20:44, sophomore Lucia Diaz ran a 21:35, senior Iruma Trujillo ran a 23:05, sophomore Maria Villalobos ran a 23:54, junior Anissa Magdaleno ran a 24:02 and sophomore Amber Wilmot ran a 24:11. The runners all had a great race day, many runners were able to shatter their times from last year when they ran at this event. The next race will be the Ventura County Cross Country Championships which will take place at Lake Casitas, Ojai.

The City of Fillmore Recreation Department and the Youth Basketball Program is looking for interested persons willing to referee youth basketball on Saturdays. The league will begin Saturday December 4 and continue through the end of February (10 weeks). Referees are needed for all divisions.

If you are interested in refereeing boys or girls basketball games please contact Annette Cardona, 524-1500 X216.

Registration for Youth Basketball will start Monday, October 4, 2010 through Friday, November 5, 2010. The program is open to boys and girls grades 1-9. Registration will be accepted at the Recreation Department Monday – Friday between 8:00AM-5:00PM. League play is scheduled to begin Saturday, December 4, and continue through the end of February 2011. Cost for registration is $75 per person (price includes t-shirt, picture package and trophy). For additional information please contact the Recreation Department, 524-1500 X216.

The City of Fillmore Recreation Department and the Youth Basketball Program is looking for interested persons willing to coach a youth basketball team. The league will begin Saturday December 4 and continue through the end of February (10 weeks). Coaches are needed for all divisions. If you are interested in coaching a boys or girls basketball team please contact Annette Cardona, 524-1500 X216.

Perce's Kenpo Karate Studio recently held their annual Invitational Karate Tournament at Fillmore Middle School on October 2. The event was a success for over 9 schools competed from Ventura County. The results of the events are as follow: 6 and under all belts Participation: Alix Tiredo. 6-7 yrs. White-Orange belt: 4th place Adam Kraft. 6-7yrs. white-orange belt 4th place Wyatt Steele. 6-7 yrs. Purple-Green belt 2nd place Blake Boren. 8-9 yrs. White-Orange belt 3rd place Damian Meza, 4th place Desirae Topete. 8-9 yrs. white-Orange belt 1st place Jakob Fabian, 2nd place Alexander Martinez. 8-9 yrs. Purple-Green belt 4th place Faith Bustos. 10-12 yrs. old 3rd place Ryan Cummings, 4th place Gabriel Tovar.

10-12 yrs. Purple-Green belt 3rd place Alexander Turcios, Participation Israel Brooks. 10-12 yrs. Brown-Black belt Participation: Iliana Hernandez. 13-15 yrs. White-Orange belt 3rd place Daniel Oliva, 4th place Juan Izarraras. 16 and over Purple-Brown belt 2nd place Samuel Hernandez. 13-15 yrs. Brown-Black belt 2nd place Anthony Murray. Showmanship Division winners: 15 yrs. and under 4th place Alexander Turcios. 16 yrs. and over 1st place Jessie Stuthers, 3rd place Anthony Murray. Self-Defense Winners: 15 yrs. and under All belts: Participation: Damian Meza. 16 yrs. and older All Belts: 1st place Juan Rodriguez. Sparring Division Winners: 5-6 yrs. white-Orange belt 3rd place Justice Rodriguez. 6-7 yrs. Purple-Green belt 1st place Dave Bustos Jr., Participation: Blake Boren. 8-9 yrs. White-Orange belt 2nd place Alexander Martinez. 10-15 yrs. White-Orange belt Participation: Juan Izarraras. 12-15 yrs. Purple-Brown belt 1st place Javier Rodriguez, 2nd place Valery Rodriguez, 3rd place Angel Rodriguez. 16 and older Purple-Brown belt 3rd place Juan Rodriguez, 4th place Dave Bustos Sr. For more information on Training Please contact Perce's Kenpo Karate at 524-6870.

Pictured (l-r) Christian Rodriguez, Ruben Cruz, Anthony Frias, Hugo Valdovinos, Adrian Mejia, Sammy Martinez, and Alexander Frias.
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The Fillmore High School Cross Country Team’s quote of the year came out on their 2010 t-shirts a little over two weeks ago. The quote for the year states, “Cross Country is a mental sport and we’re all insane.” Currently on the team there are 55 dedicated runners that are visibly working out in the 100 degree weather and in the pouring rain. In fact you may have seen them running in the park, on the roads throughout Fillmore and sometimes at the High School Track. It has been an amazing journey to get where we have come, beginning the season with many dedicated runners that put in 10 weeks of preseason training. I would like to introduce all individuals to our community. This week we will feature our Varsity runners. The Varsity Girls are currently in 4th place for the Tri-Valley league. The team consists of Kiana Hope, who is currently ranked 4th in the league, this week she placed 12th at the Clovis Invitational in Fresno, California. Second is sophomore, Laura Garnica an amazing runner who also ran very well at Clovis Invitational, she ran over two minutes faster than last year’s time at this course. Number three on the Lady Flashes Cross Country team is Lucia Diaz, formerly a JV runner last year has made huge gains in practice and in the meets, her personal best was ran at the Blue Lagoon Invitational at UCSB. Our fourth runner is Iruma Trujillo, a senior, was out with a fracture most of the summer, has been working out hard in practice to regain her potential, her personal best was at the Blue Lagoon Invitational. A new runner to us this year, Maria Villalobos, scouted in the track season, recently had her best race at the Clovis Invitational. Rounding out the 7 varsity girls for Fillmore High School Cross Country, Anissa Magdaleno, a junior, returning to us from the Varsity 2009 season ran a personal best at the Blue Lagoon Invitational and Amber Wilmot, a sophomore, ran her best at the Seaside Invitational in Ventura. Both girls are up and coming runners and we believe will peak in their upcoming races.

Our Varsity Boys are made up of a tight group of runners that are primarily sophomores. The Fillmore High School Varsity Cross Country boys include, Hugo Valdovinos, sophomore, a recruit out of track, a soccer player made distant runner. Hugo is a natural athlete with a great work ethic. He recently placed 22nd at the Clovis Invitational and has a personal best in his first 3-mile race, 16:36. Our second and third runners, Anthony Rivas and Alexander Frias have been working together as a team and have consistently and constantly been successful in their races. Anthony, a sophomore is a first time cross country runner; he ran his personal best at the Clovis Invitational. Alexander Frias, sophomore, has made huge gains as an individual from last year to the present. His last year best was in the low 20’s, today he is running in the low 17’s on a 3-mile course. To date he has been one of our most improved runner’s between seasons. Again another sophomore, Adrian Mejia, has a huge amount of potential; he is also running a low 17 minutes for 3-miles. Our final 5-7 runners have been interchangeable throughout the season. Our boys’ team has been blessed with depth; we currently have 6 runners that can contribute to these spots in any given race, in no particular order, Ruben Cruz (senior), Jovani Oregon (sophomore), Alexander Gonzalez (junior), Sammy Martinez (sophomore), Christian Rodriguez (junior) and Jose Almeguer (sophomore). Currently our boys’ standings in the Tri-Valley League are 4th place. These boys are aspiring to become a CIF team both in our current season and in the future. We would like to extend our appreciation to the community for their support and invite the Fillmore community to join us on Thursday October 14th at our Fillmore High School Farm where we will host the 2nd of 3 Tri-Valley League Meets with the first race beginning at 3:30. See you at the races!