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FRIDAY NIGHT NIGHTS: Seeing Another Westside Showdown

Samohi’s (Santa Monica’s) football team crashing through their banner before their clash vs Culver City… A RETURN TO MY FORMER HOMETOWN TO SEE A CLASH BETWEEN TWO RIVALS I was fully aware that I had covered these two Westside high school football teams before on this blog, Notably as part of a doubleheader with their girls’ volleyball counterparts that I wrote and posted four years…

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CIF High School Football: A Free Trophy For Northwood! Ho Ho Ho!

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Athena Ryan, from Sonoma Academy, and Lorelei Barrett of Sherman Oaks Buckley, (both transgender) opted not to participate in the scheduled girl’s 1,600-meter run at Buchanan High in Clovis, Calif.” And last week I posted a story about the women boycotting because men were allowed to participate in the women’s division. The only way both sides can be happy is to have the mens division be open and the women division be just for women. That way men taking hormones and women taking testosterone can still compete…..they just aren’t going to be happy with the results.

Two transgender female high school athletes were no-shows for their race at the California State preliminary Track and Field Championship on Friday — a week after they clinched a spot in the elite race. 

Athena Ryan, from Sonoma Academy, and Lorelei Barrett of Sherman Oaks Buckley, opted not to participate in the scheduled girl’s 1,600-meter run at Buchanan High in Clovis, Calif., according to The Los Angeles Times.

“The CIF is disappointed for two of our student-athletes and their families because due to the actions of others, they found it necessary to withdraw from the State Track and Field Championships out of concern for the student’s well being,” the California Interscholastic Federation, the governing body for high school sports in California, wrote in a statement to the outlet.

The CIF expressed that the organization “strongly denounces discriminatory or harassing behaviors” the student-athletes have been subjected to and are disappointed the runners have chosen not to compete.

Last week, Ryan and Barrett qualified to compete for a chance of winning states after placing in the top three of the girls’ 1,600-meter races at their respective sectional meets.

Ryan, a junior, finished in second place as protests formed, calling her participation in the competition unfair to the other girls.

She also came under fire after a runner who placed fourth was seen on video waving to the crowd before appearing to give a thumbs-down — a gesture taken entirely out of context, the school told The Post.

Barrett, who won third at the Southern Section Masters event last Saturday, was also subjected to similar pressure from the crowd, with a spectator allegedly yelling to “Trip her” repeatedly while she ran her 1,600-meter race, which can be heard on a video.

The Post reached out to Sonoma Academy and Sherman Oaks Buckley.

The outlet asked five local coaches of runners who were in line to compete in Friday’s 1,600-meter heat were asked they felt about transgender females being allegeable.

Three coaches said they would support any athlete who shows up to compete, regardless of how they identify.

The two other coaches shared that they believed transgender girls should run in their own separate races, the outlet reported.

“Adults have created this problem,” said Oaks Christian coach Wesley Smith. “Adults need to fix this problem.”

The California Interscholastic Federation enacted its “Gender Identity Participation” rules in 2013, stating, “All students should have the opportunity to participate in CIF athletics and/or activities in a manner that is consistent with their gender identity.”

“All of our athletes, all the eligible athletes, are afforded the opportunity to compete with the gender they feel most comfortable with,” Brian Seymour, the CIF’s associate executive director, told The Los Angeles Times.

College swimming star Riley Gaines slammed the two runners for not competing saying,: “Did they realize they clearly possess an unfair advantage?”

The University of Kentucky swimmer has gained notoriety for vocalizing her displeasure with transgender females competing in female biological sports since facing Penn swimmer Lia Thomas — a transgender female.

Gaines tied with Thomas for fifth place in the 200-meter freestyle NCAA championships in March and has loudly criticized Thomas since then.

“Women are brave people, but it shouldn’t take bravery to demand equal treatment. And if our leaders cannot deliver fairness to sports and athletics, then we need different leaders. Our next generation of girls deserves to see themselves as champions – not “oppressors” – and we all deserve a clear voice in this debate,” Gaines wrote in an op-ed for The Post.

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2024 HMG-COMMUNITY NEWS SPRING ALL-AREA TEAMS - Gahr, Valley Christian softball, La Mirada baseball enjoy finest seasons in history of programs

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June 5, 2024 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X Never had there been a spring season like the one just completed as the Gahr High and Valley Christian High softball teams captured CIF-Southern Section divisional championships. It was also a banner season for the La Mirada High baseball team, which advanced to the finals of the CIF Southern California Division I Regionals. The Cerritos High…

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Inland boys high school track and field leaders, April 3 - Evan Kim and Bennett Jeppsen

Inland boys high school track and field leaders, April 3. Kim 15’0 and Jeppsen 13’6″ Here are the Inland boys track and field leaders through meets of April 2. Marks are for the current season and for participants representing their high schools. Marks before the official start of the CIF Southern Section season (February 17) and ones set while competing unattached or for club teams are not…

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California Makes Flag Football a Girls' High School Sport

California approved a plan Friday to make flag football a girls’ high school sport amid soaring popularity of the game and a push to get more female athletes on the field.

The move by the California Interscholastic Federation — the statewide body that governs high school athletics — makes flag football an official sport for girls in the nation’s most populous state for the upcoming 2023-24 year. The plan was approved unanimously by the organization’s federated council in Long Beach, said Rebecca Brutlag, an agency spokesperson.

Paula Hart Rodas, president-elect of the CIF Southern Section’s council, said the goal is to get more girls involved in high school sports and tap into a widespread love of football by many who are loath to play tackle. Southern California schools spanning from Long Beach to Corona are hoping to start teams in the fall and the approval allows districts to add the sport to their budgets, Hart Rodas said.

“You can love the game of football and not love getting tackled but still want to participate,” Hart Rodas said. "Flag right now is aimed directly at getting more girls involved in athletics by adding a different sport that we know girls across the country are interested in, but not willing to play tackle for a variety of reasons.”

The move adds California to a growing list of states that have included girls' flag football in high school athletic programs, such as Alabama and Nevada. New York state's public high school athletic association took a similar step this week and expects to host the first state championship for girls flag football in the spring of 2024.

The vote in California comes amid a surge in interest in flag football among younger players in recreational leagues and burgeoning support from the NFL and teams such as the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, which have been running a pilot high school league for girls in Southern California.

Scores of schools signed up to participate in the pilot and those selected to do so — and the eager young players who played in it — have widely been seen as pioneers in the sport.

Paul Schmidt said being part of a start-up has been exciting for his 14-year-old daughter, who had never played flag football before she tried out for the team at Redondo Union High School, one of the schools participating in the league. Making the sport official should make it easier to secure field time, he said, and gives a boost to a tight-knit team of girls that has bonded around starting something new.

“She loves it, loves it. It’s exciting to be in a new sport,” he said.

Rising interest in flag football — in which no one gets tackled and a play ends when an opposing player pulls a flag from a belt around the ball-carrier's waist — comes amid concern about the risk of concussions and other injuries from tackle football.

In the decade leading up to 2018-19, the number of girls playing flag football in U.S. high schools doubled to 11,000, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.

Without the CIF's approval, California high schools could organize flag football clubs. But coaches said allowing official interscholastic competition will likely drive more schools to start teams and develop a pipeline of players.

Troy Vincent Sr., the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, wrote in the Sacramento Bee that times have changed since he played professional football, which back then was “broadly seen as a man’s game." He said high school players might be able to play into college and beyond as universities have also ramped up the sport.

Vincent is also pushing to get flag football added to 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

“This is no longer just a backyard sport for girls’ pickup games during family holiday gatherings,” he said. *Reposted article from NBC 7 by Amy Taxin on February 3, 2023

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Covina Valley Unified School District | Covina-Valley Unifieds Northview High School Varsity Football Competes in First-Ever CIF Division 4-A State Championship

Shared by Covina Valley Unified School District: Covina Valley Unified School District – Football history was made at San Francisco’s Kezar Stadium as the Northview High School varsity football team competed in their first-ever CIF Southern California Division 4-A State Championship game on Dec. 11, 2021. Coming into the game, the Vikings were experiencing one of Northview’s most successful seasons in years, winning the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) Division 10 Championship title for the first time since 1987 and the school’s first CIF-SS Division 4-A regional championship. For Vikings head football coach Marcel Perez, this Covina Valley School District team was something special. “We didn’t know what kind of season we were going to have coming off of COVID-19 and school closures,” Perez said. “Our offensive coordinator Anthony Silva did a great job of putting the pieces together and making our offense a run-heavy strong offense, and our defense flew around and made plays all day. It just became a great combination.” Although the Vikings played formidably against their opponent – the Sacred Heart Cathedral Fighting Irish – they lost the game 48-29. Hard Work “We’ve been working hard for decades to make the championship,” Northview High junior and varsity football captain James Arellanes said. “It’s been a long time since we’ve won a CIF title, and to make it as far as we did means a lot to everyone in this community.” With the successful season Covina Valley Unified School District’s Northview had this year, the team has brought a greater spotlight on the school’s football program. Coach Perez hopes future athletes continue to work hard and carry on the legacy of this team. “A big congratulations to Marcel Perez and our Northview football team for their incredible season,” Covina Valley Unified School District Northview High Principal Dr. Ryan Parry said. “This is a great accomplishment on our students’ behalf and for our school. I’m excited to see where the team goes from here.” Originally published here: https://covinavalleyunifiedschooldistrict.org/covina-valley-unified-school-district-varsity-football/ Covina Valley Unified School District | Covina-Valley Unified’s Northview High School Varsity Football Competes in First-Ever CIF Division 4-A State Championship published first on https://covinavalleyunifiedschooldistrict.org/

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South Hills High School | Covina-Valley Unified’s Northview High School Varsity Football Competes in First-Ever CIF Division 4-A State Championship

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– Football history was made at San Francisco’s Kezar Stadium as the Northview High School varsity football team competed in their first-ever CIF Southern California Division 4-A State Championship game on Dec. 11, 2021.

Coming into the game, the Vikings were experiencing one of Northview’s most successful seasons in years, winning the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) Division 10 Championship title for the first time since 1987 and the school’s first CIF-SS Division 4-A regional championship.

For Vikings head football coach Marcel Perez, this team was something special.

“We didn’t know what kind of season we were going to have coming off of COVID-19 and school closures,”

Perez said.

“Our offensive coordinator Anthony Silva did a great job of putting the pieces together and making our offense a run-heavy strong offense, and our defense flew around and made plays all day. It just became a great combination.”

Although the Vikings played formidably against their opponent – the Sacred Heart Cathedral Fighting Irish – they lost the game 48-29.

“We’ve been working hard for decades to make the championship,”

Northview High junior and varsity football captain James Arellanes said.

“It’s been a long time since we’ve won a CIF title, and to make it as far as we did means a lot to everyone in this community.”

  A Good Season

With the successful season Northview had this year, the team has brought a greater spotlight on the school’s football program. Coach Perez hopes future athletes continue to work hard and carry on the legacy of this team.

“A big congratulations to Marcel Perez and our Northview football team for their incredible season,”

Northview High Principal Dr. Ryan Parry said.

“This is a great accomplishment on our students’ behalf and for our school. I’m excited to see where the team goes from here.”

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Original post here: South Hills High School | Covina-Valley Unified’s Northview High School Varsity Football Competes in First-Ever CIF Division 4-A State Championship South Hills High School | Covina-Valley Unified’s Northview High School Varsity Football Competes in First-Ever CIF Division 4-A State Championship posted first on https://southhillshighschoolwestcovina.org/ Originally published here: https://geraldabreu.blogspot.com/2022/09/south-hills-high-school-covina-valley_20.html

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Burbank, Burroughs Boys Water Polo Hopes To Contend For Pacific League Banner

Burbank, Burroughs Boys Water Polo Hopes To Contend For Pacific League Banner

2022-09-05 08:46:16 By Rick Assad When it comes to which local team dominated boys’ water polo, the answer almost always is Burroughs High. Not last year as rival Burbank was the superior team and proved it by making the CIF Southern Section Division VI championship match only to fall 12-9 to Carpinteria and just shy of its intended goal of capturing the title. Onetime Burroughs star David…

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Darin Harris leads Indian Springs football team past Arroyo Valley – San Bernardino Sun

Darin Harris leads Indian Springs football team past Arroyo Valley – San Bernardino Sun

SAN BERNARDINO – For the Indian Springs football team, the standard is the standard and the mission is the playoffs and success in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. This season, Indian Springs has scored over 40 points in both of their wins. They defeated crosstown rival Arroyo Valley, 42-14, on Friday night. Senior quarterback Darin Harris ran for three touchdowns and added two touchdown passes…

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CIF Southern Section Division Finals 2022 May 14, 2022 Moorpark High School #Moorpark , CA #HiSpeedTrackClub #BeverlyHills (at Moorpark High School) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgnaJh8vU9m/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Door is open for high school sports return: What's next?

Door is open for high school sports return: What’s next?

Gov. Gavin Newson paved the way for high school athletics and other youth sports programs to make their long-awaited return. Last Friday, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced modifications to its guidelines stating that outdoor, high-contact sports such as football can be played in the purple (widespread) or red (substantial) tiers in counties with a case rate of less or…

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La Mirada High’s Goodman Stadium officially opens after significant makeover

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LM High and the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District held a ribbon cutting ceremony last Thursday to usher in the new Goodman Stadium, complete with a better field turf surface, among other features. May 28, 2024 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X When the La Mirada High football team lost to Downey High 44-14 in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 playoffs on Nov. 2,…

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Inland girls high school track and field leaders, April 3

Inland girls high school track and field leaders, April 3 – MSN.com Marks are for the current season and for participants representing their high schools. Marks before the official start of the CIF Southern Section season (February 17) and ones set while competing unattached or for club teams are not…