SoCal Fillmore Bears will be having registration this Sunday March 1, 2015 from 5 pm-8 pm at Ameci’s Pizza. Space is limited with a few spots remaining in each of our five divisions. The cost per player is $195.00 with a sibling discount of $20.00 for each player that registers. There is a minimum $65.00 payment required at registration to ensure the $195.00 registration fee. The registration fee may increase at a future date.
The SoCal Fillmore Bears is also proud to announce that we have over one hundred football players for this upcoming season.

The Fillmore Flashes took on the Foothill Dragons this past Wednesday. It was a big night for the Flashes, a win could make them eligible for the playoffs, and it was senior night. The Flashes scored the first points of the game on a jump shot from Aaron Cronin. The Flashes started the game on a 6-2 run. After Foothill makes 1 of 2 free throws Fillmore's lead is cut to 6-5. Michael Luna scored the next 5 points for the Flashes extending the lead to 11-7. At the end of the first quarter Fillmore led 17-9.

The Flashes started the second quarter with back to back steals leading to back to back layups to extend the led to 21-9. Two turnovers by the Flashes lead to Two layups for Foothill as they cut the lead to just 6, 23-17. The Flashes were able to extend the lead back up to 10 after 2 free throws by Michael Luna, and a lay up makes it a 27-17 ball game. Danny Quintero stole the ball twice leading to two straight layups for the Flashes as they extended the lead to 32-21. Danny was fouled on his next layup attempt and made 1 of 2 from the line as Fillmore led by 10 33-23. Foothill cut the lead down to 7 as they made a basket and a free-throw. The Dragons made a three pointer at the buzzer, and they went into the locker room only down 4 33-29.

Foothill outscored Fillmore 20-16 in the second quarter. Turnovers were a real problem for Foothill though. Most of the turnovers lead to easy transition points for the Flashes.

The Flashes scored first in the third quarter thanks to a free-throw by Aaron Cronin. That started a much needed 13-0 run by the Flashes. It took over five and a half minutes before Foothill was able to get on the board. A layup by the Flashes extends the lead to 50-30. The Flashes ended the third quarter up 50-33.

With the Dragons down by 14 they give up a layup to Hayden Wright to push the lead to 52-36. Michael Luna scored despite being fouled, and he made the free-throw, and Fillmore led 57-36. Those baskets were part of an 11-0 run by the Flashes as they led 63-36. In the closing seconds of the game Justin Warren hit a three pointer to give Fillmore a 75-47 win. It was just that type of night. Good luck to Foothill as they play Thacher for the final game of their season. Fillmore travels to Carpinteria to take on Cate on Wenesday. It will be a big game. A Fillmore win and a Thacher loss can earn the Flashes second place in league. A Fillmore loss puts the Flashes in danger of missing the playoffs. GO FLASHES!

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Fillmore Raiders 2014/2015 Competition Squad
Fillmore Raiders bring home not 1 but 2 National Titles
Division 13 Level 2 Performance Cheer National Champions
Division 13 Level 2 Show Cheer National Champions
This team consists of girls ranging from ages 8-13
These girls started their competition season starting in October.
They practiced 3 days a week, 4 hours a day sometimes longer when adding extra tumbling practice in.
They competed at their first Jamz competition in November in Anaheim bringing home a 1st and 2nd place trophy , along with the best “Stunt Sequence “ award out of all the teams that competed that day including some High Schools and All Star teams.
They competed at their second competition in December in Carson at Cal State Dominquez Hills and brought home two 1st place awards.
These regional competitions qualified them for the Jamz National competition in Las Vegas.
The Raiders competed on January 25th in Las Vegas. They competed in two categories, bringing home the 1st place National title in both routines.
In their Performance cheer they had 8 teams in their division, Raiders were the reigning champs and continue to hold the title as National Champions for 2015.
In their Show Cheer they had 10 teams in their division and beat the 2 X defending champions and now hold the National Title for 2015.
Out of the hundreds of cheer teams that competed throughout the week end there were only 4 teams that scored in that 90% and the Fillmore Raiders were one of them. We are extremely proud of this amazing accomplishment.
We are extremely proud of our girls they work very hard and all their hard work definitely paid off. We love these girls as if they were our own.
In addition to all the hard work that the girls put in we had a great group of coaches that give a lot of time, love and dedication to these girls. We are very fortunate to have these wonderful ladies as a big part of our organization.
These coaches also deserve the Title of being “National Champion Coaches”.
Coaches are :
Caitlin McCall, Tanya Barrera, Taylor Wright, Sadie Ortiz, Tami Rolfe, Ellyse Lucas,
Rebecca Ibarra, Tina Hurtado and Lori Nunez.
We would also like to thank all the parents of these young ladies for letting us have the opportunity to work with your daughters. They are truly amazing young ladies.
The Fillmore Raiders would like to congratulate the So Cal Fillmore Bears for their 2nd and 3rd place awards that they received in Las Vegas. They had outstanding performances. Good job girls.
If anyone would like to come watch the girls they will be competing on March 14th at the LA Sports Arena/ The Galen Center at USC
Anyone interested in joining the Fillmore Raiders for the upcoming season please call Lori Nunez at 805-340-6222.
Girls names
Ryleigh Westrup
Daniella Lucas
Angelina Delgadillo
Alyssa Brooks
Jada Plummer
Aiesa Rodriquez
Valeria Cruz
Lilliana Contreras
Tatyana Viella
Maddie Davis
Natalie Cruz
Alexis Van Why
Hennassy Marquez
Jordyn Rolfe
Jayni Rolfe
Daisy Andrade
Mersaydez Cardona
Jazmine Chavez
Sasha Segovia

SoCal Fillmore Bears is now accepting board member and head coach positions for the 2015 football season. The board member positions that are available are, Fundraiser Coordinator and (2) Member at Large positions. Please submit a brief summary of your qualifications via our website www.socalfillmorebears.com by January 31, 2015.

Fillmore Youth Football and Cheer Organization is accepting applications for New Board Members. Board elections will be held at Mt.Vista Elementary Thursday February 5th at 7:00 P.M. It is mandatory that all applicants be present to accept nomination.

Applications are available for printout on our website at fillmoreyouthfootball.net

Applications must be received to our Secretary Kristen Dollar or mailed to our PO Box( #34 Fillmore, Ca 93015) by February 3rd by 7:00 P.M. Kristen may be contacted at 805-216-9027

The Fillmore Flashes men's basketball team played their first league game at home vs. the Malibu sharks. Malibu had a 15-8 lead with 3:22 left in the first quarter. On the first play coming out of the time out the Flashes recovered the offensive rebound 3 times, but they failed to put the ball in the basket. Malibu's defense forced a lot of early turnovers, and held a 19-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. Fillmore scored the first basket of the second quarter and went on a quick 5-0 run to cut Malibu's lead to 19-13. Both teams turned the ball over on their next possessions. A 3 pointer by Malibu gave the sharks a 22-16 lead ending an 8-0 run by the Flashes. Down 25-18 Danny Quintero took the ball inside for a lay up. Malibu answered back with a lay up of their own. Danny Quintero scored another lay up cutting the Sharks lead to 27-23. A 3 by Michael Luna, followed by an and one by Danny Quintero gave the Flashes a 29-27 lead with 2:20 left in the half. A 3 by the Sharks gave Malibu a slim one point lead. A 3 by Hayden Wright gave the Flashes a 32-31 lead. Malibu scored the last basket of the half taking a 33-32 lead into the locker room.

Hayden Wright scored the first basket of the half for the Flashes. Michael Luna scored on a put back giving Fillmore a 36-33 lead. Malibu took the lead back 37-36 after a lay up, and a pair of free throws. Fillmore boost their lead to 44-39, but then Malibu goes on a 9-2 scoring run that puts the Sharks up 48-46. Fillmore was fouled, but they could only make 1 of 2 free throws. Malibu was up by 1, 48-47, heading into the final quarter. A 3 pointer by Malibu gave the Sharks a 51-47 lead. The Flashes answered back with a 3 pointer of their own cutting the Sharks lead down to 1. Malibu went up 55-51. Michael Luna cut the lead to 55-53 on a lay up. With 2 minutes left the Flashes were in desperate need of a basket down 54-60. Hayden Wright got the ball and hit a clutch 3 pointer for the Flashes cutting the lead to just 3 points. With less than 30 seconds to go the Flashes were down by 5 before Fillmore hit a 3, and they were down by 2 60-62. Unfortunately for the Flashes Malibu's free throws put the game away and the Flashes came up short losing 60-64. Fillmore's next game is against Villanova, at Villanova on the 12th.

The Fillmore Condors Youth Cross Country team concluded their 2014 season by competing in USA Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships on Saturday, December 13th. Fillmore Youth Condors Cross Country is a non-profit club comprised of runners from Fillmore, Piru, and Santa Paula and are coached by Rafael Laureano. 16 local athletes ranging in ages 7-13 years old traveled across the country to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina after qualifying in Conference and Regional Meets to compete at the Whispering Pines Golf Course. The cross country runners began their course races on the spacious driving range before winding along the tree lined fairways and up and down elevated tee boxes and rolling hills coming down the 18th fairway towards the clubhouse finish line.

Individual awards and the title of “USATF Jr. Olympic All American Athlete” were given to the top 25 athletes in each event. Team awards were given to the top 3 teams in each age division. The awards ceremony was held at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. Five Condors ran away with awards.

223 runners competed in the 8 & Under Girls 2000 Meter Division. The 2014 Southern California Youth Track and Field Conference (SCYTFC) Gremlin Girls Cross Country Champion Niza Laureano (age 7) earned a 5th place medal and title of “USATF Jr. Olympic All American” by crossing the finish line at 8:16.73 averaging a 6:39 mile time, Yaraby Jacobo (age 8) earned a 25th place medal and “USATF Jr. Olympic All American” title at 8:44.49 with a 7:02 average mile, Emma Torres (age 7) placed 37th at 8:53.13 with a 7:09 average mile.

214 runners competed in the 8 & Under Division Boys 2000 Meter Division. Adrian Tirado (age 8) placed 74th at 8:48.70 with an average mile time of 7:05, Diego Rodriguez (age 8) placed 103rd at 9:06.38 with a 7:19 average mile, and Joshua Estrada (age 8) placed 118th at 9:14.93 with a 7:26 average mile.

315 runners competed in the 9-10 Girls 3000 Meter Division. Andrea Laureano (age 9) placed 75th with a time of 12:12.37 averaging a 6:32 mille time.

305 runners competed in the 9-10 Boys 3000 Meter Division. The 2014 SCYTFC Bantam Boys Cross Country Champion Michael-Camilo Torres (age 10) earned a 20th place medal and “USATF Jr. Olympic All American” title at 11:01.95 with an average mile time of 5:55.

With 422 runners in the race, the 11-12 Girls 3000 Meter Division had the largest number of entrants. Jordyn Walla (age 11) placed 30th and earned a 1st place team medal with a time of 10:59.99 while averaging a 5:54 mile time. Alix Tirado (age 11) placed 152nd at 11:49.51 with a 6:20 mile average, Syenna Ponce (age 12) placed 155th at 11:50.82 with a 6:21 mile average, Vanessa Cabral (age 11) placed 347th at 13:21.37 with a 7:09 mile average.

362 runners competed in the 11-12 Boys 3000 Meter Division. Juan Carlos Laureano (age 12) placed 71st with a time of 10:44.78 with a 5:45 mile average-the fastest average mile time of all the Condors who competed, Rey Andres Laureano (age 11) placed 181st at 11:23.10 with a 6:06 mile average.

384 runners competed in the 13-14 Girls 4000 Meter Division. The 2014 SCYTFC Girls Cross Country Champion Carissa Rodriguez (age 13) earned a 14th place medal and “USATF Jr. Olympic All American” title with a time of 14:35.84 averaging a 5:54 mile time, Neveah Walla (age 13) place 68th at 15:18.57 with a 6:09.6 mile average.

“I am proud of all of our Condors runners, they ran with the best youth in the United States and it was an experience they will not forget. I would like to thank the parents and community for supporting the children and teens during this successful postseason and thank El Pescador Restaurant, Fillmore Fire Department, Fillmore Lions Club, Fillmore Rotary Club, and Heritage Valley Track and Field for sponsoring the Condors and helping with raising funds to cover many of the travel expenses.” concluded Coach Laureano.

Varsity #50 Omar Valdivia and #64 Kevin Galvan get a sack
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J.V. #10 Daniel Tafoya runs for a first down
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J.V. #16 Soul Santa Rosa gets a first down and a block from #61 Isaacs Cody
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J.V. #40 Alex Vargas and #7 Hector Sanches stop the run
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The Flashes traveled to Ojai on Friday to take on the Nodhoff Rangers. The rangers started with the ball at the Fillmore 48 yard line. A tackle for a 3 yard loss made it 2nd down and 13 for the Rangers. They got 5 yards back on a run up the middle. On 3rd and 8 the Nordhoff quarterback heaved the ball 40 yards down field to the 9 yard line. The Rangers scored on a 9 yard run on the next play to go up 7-0. The Flashes started with the ball on their own 20 yard line. Dominique Gonzales ran the ball 17 yards down to the 37 yard line. Gonzales called his own number again this time picking up 5 yards making it 2nd down and 5 at the 42 yard line. Fillmore handed the ball off to Andres Andrade who managed to pick up 7 yards for a 1st down. Fillmore picked up 2 yards on 1st down moving to the Rangers side of the field at the 49. Andres Andrade picked up 3 yards on 2nd down to make it 3rd and 5 from the 46. Fillmores pass attempt was incomplete, and Fillmore was forced to punt the ball away. Nordhoff started with the ball at the 10 yard line. Fillmore forced Nordhoff into a 3rd and 8 situation from the 12 yard line. On 3rd and 8 the Rangers completed a pass for 15 yards down to the 27. On 1st down the Rangers ran the ball 3 yards. A delay of game penalty against Nordhoff made it 2nd and 12. The Rangers lost 5 more yards on a quarterback sack. On 3rd down and 17 the Rangers attempted a pass, but it was incomplete. Nordhoff elected to punt the ball on 4th and 17. Fillmore started with the ball at the 42 yard line. Hayden Wright was tackled for a 2 yard loss. On 2ndd down Fillmore was stopped at the line, and an offside penalty pushed Fillmore back 5 yards. The Flashes were stopped on 3rd and 17, and they elected to punt the ball away. Nordhoff started with the ball at the 26 yard line with 2:31 left in the 1st quarter. Nordhoff ran the ball 2 yards on 1st down. Nordhoff got a 1st down at the 37 yard line. A false start penalty made it 2nd and 16 from the 31. An incomplete pass on 3rd down forced the Rangers to punt. The Flashes started with the ball at the 25 yard line. On 2nd down and 10 from the 25 Hayden Wright picked up 11 yards giving Fillmore a 1st down at the 36 yard line. On 1st down at the 36 Fillmore was stopped at the line for no gain, and that play ended the 1st quarter with the Rangers leading 7-0.

On the 1st play of the 2nd quarter Damien Gonzales picked up 10 yards for a 1st down at the 46 yard line. There was a fumble on the next play, Fillmore recovered, but they lost 2 yards. A sack on the next play resulted in 3rd down and 15. Fillmores 3rd down pass was incomplete, and the Flashes were forced to punt the ball away. Nordhoff took over after the ball was returned to the 40 yard line. Nordhoff picked up a 1st down after a 13 yard run down to the 47 yard line. Nordhoff ran the ball down Fillmores throat, and Nordhoff scored a touchdown on a 1 yard touchdown run on 1st and goal from the 1 yard line. Nordhoff increased the lead to 14-0 with 7:20 left before the half. The Flashes started with the ball on the 20 yard line. Fillmore picked up a 1st down on an 11 yard run down to the 31. Dominique Gonzales picked up 4 yards on 1st down to give Fillmore 2nd and 6 from the 35 yard line. On 3rd and 4 Fillmore picked up a 1st down on a 6 yard run to the 43. Fillmore was unable to pick up another 1st down, and they were forced to punt the ball away. The Rangers started with the ball at the 21 yard line. The ball didnt stay with Nordhoff long as Fillmore intercepted a pass on the 1st play of the drive. Nordhoffs defense held and forced Fillmore to attempt a field goal. The field goal was blocked and the Rangers started with the ball at the 21 with 2:46 left before halftime. Nordhoff was able to run out the clock and they held a 14-0 lead at halftime.

The Flashes started with the ball at the 15 to start the 2nd half. Fillmore passed the ball 6 yards making it 2nd and 4 from the 21. Fillmore got a little tricky on 3rd down and 4 as they completed a halfback pass down to the 20 yard line. Hayden Wright took the ball 8 yards down to the 12 yard line. Fillmore couldnt get a 1st down, and Nordhoff took over at the 11. The Rangers drove the ball to the 43 yard line where they completed a pass for a 57 yard touchdown. The Flashes started with the ball at the 20 yard line. The Flashes drove the ball down to the 47 before they fumbled the ball away to the Rangers. Nordhoff passed the ball 17 yards down to the 30 yard line with 2:5 left in the 3rd quarter. On 3rd and 10 from the 30 yard line Nordhoff pushed the ball 15 yards for a1st down to the 15 yard line. Nordhoff scored their 4th touchdown of the night on a 6 yard run with 57 seconds left in the 3rd quarter. Fillmore started with the ball at the 20 yard line. The Flashes handed the ball off to Andres Andrade who lost 1 yard on the play, and that play ended the 3rd quarter with Nordhoff leading 28-0.

With the ball at the 19 yard line Fillmore quarterback Damien Gonzales picked up 20 yards on 2nd down for a 1st down at the 39 yard line. Fillmore went for the halfback pass again, but they could only pick up 4 yards this time for 2nd down and 6 at the 43. Fillmore ran the ball 6 yards for a 1st down at the 49 yard line. Fillmore had the ball at the 45 needing 4 yards to pick up a 1st down on 3rd down. Fillmore was unable to complete the 3rd down pass and they were forced to punt the ball away with 9:08 left in the game. Nordhoff started with the ball at the 31 yard line. Fillmore was able to force Nordhoff to punt, but Nordhoffs defense stepped up, and Fillmore was forced to punt. Nordhoff was able to run the clock out as the Rangers beat the Flashes by a score of 28-0.

Good luck to Nordhoff on the rest of their season as their season as they host Bishop Diego on Friday. That game will determine who wins the league title. Next week the Flashes are home as they host the Carpinteria Warriors for the last game of the season.