On Friday, May 17, 2024, former FHS Cross Country runner Alianna Tapia won the California Community College Athletic Association State Meet for Moorpark College. Full story page 10.
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As mentioned on page 1, former FHS Cross Country runner Alianna Tapia won the California Community College Athletic Association State Meet for Moorpark College.
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By Epi Torres

On Friday, May 17th, former Fillmore athlete Alianna Tapia competed at the California Community College Athletic Association State Meet held at Saddleback College Stadium in Mission Viejo.

Alianna, a sophomore at Moorpark College, qualified to run in the state meet by running the 10,000 meters race at the Southern California Prelims and Championships. This qualifying run was completed on Friday, May 10th, and Alianna placed 8th in 39:36.19.

In the state meet, Alianna improved her time, running a 39:15.76. This was a personal best time for Alianna, and a podium finish, and she was rewarded with a State Medal for her fine performance.

Pictured above is Fillmore’s California United FC 2016 Boys Team celebrating their victory last weekend in the NP Elite Spring League. Photo credit Alicia Arriaga.
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Ventura, Calif. — In a powerful display of skill and teamwork, California United’s 2016 Boys team emerged victorious in the NP Elite Spring League, capping off an undefeated season with a decisive 7-0 win over MSA 2016 in the final match.
California United’s final game, held this past weekend, showcased the young team’s offensive prowess and tight-knit defense, concluding their stellar season with a flawless 8-0-0 record. From the starting whistle, California United took control of the match, asserting their dominance early on.
Noah Lira opened the scoring with a sharp finish in the early minutes, setting the tone for the game. He was quickly followed by Gera Alvarado, who doubled the lead with a powerful shot from outside the box. Before the half-time whistle, Andres Martinez added a third goal via penalty kick, giving California United a comfortable lead going into the break.
The second half saw no let-up in intensity from California United. Rex Masterson became the star of the day, striking three times to complete a hat-trick and extend the lead to an insurmountable margin. Jayden Escoto also found the back of the net, rounding off the scoring spree that left MSA 2016 struggling to respond.
The championship win not only signifies a perfect season for California United’s young squad but also sets a high standard for future competitions. With this triumph, they have not only claimed the league title but also laid down a marker for other teams in the region.
As they lifted the trophy amid cheers from families and supporters, it was clear that California United’s 2016 Boys team had not just won a championship—they had made a statement.

On Saturday, May 4, Fillmore High Track & Field teams competed and placed in multiple categories at the CIF Division 3 Prelims. Pictured right is Fillmore’s Anthony Tafoya launching the discus 139’2”, placing 7th and will advance to the CIF Finals in Moorpark on May 11th. Read full story on page 10. Photo credit Anthony Chavez.
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Flashes Track Athletes Compete in CIF SS Division 3 Prelims Pictured is the Flashes Girls 4x100m Relay team which finished 7th at CIF SS Division 3 Prelims with a time of 52.59. Pictured (l-r): Janessa Corona, Karinna Magana, Sarah Cedillos, and Mia Munoz. See more photos online.
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Center is Flashes Nataly Vigil who competed in the Girls 1600m, placing 5th and the 3200m, placing 10th in the CIF Division 3 Prelims. Nataly was recently named one of FHS’s Athletes of the Year. Photo credit Anthony Chavez.
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By Epi Torres

On May 4th, several Fillmore track athletes traveled to Yorba Linda to compete in the CIF Division 3 Track & Field Prelims.
The first race of the day was the Girls 4 X 100 Meters. Team athletes were Janessa Corona, Mia Munoz, Sarah Cedillos, and Karinna Magana. In the third heat, the team finished in 7th in a time of 52.59.

Omar Heredia ran in the Boys 1600 Meters. In his heat, Omar finished 8th in Heat 3, in a personal best time of 4:31.60.
Nataly Vigil ran in the Girls 1600 Meters. Nataly placed 5th in heat 1 in a personal best time of 5:21.89. Nataly Vigil followed up her 1600 Meter race with the 3200 Meters. Nataly placed 10th in heat 2 in a time of 11:47.67.

Edwardo Vigil ran in the Boys 3200 Meters. He placed 13th in Heat 2 in a time of 9:51.92.

The final running event for the Fillmore teams was the Boys 1600 Meter relay. Team members were Omar Heredia, Angel Martinez, Angel Laureano, and Sebastian Torres. This team placed 7th in their heat in a time of 3:38.17.

In the field events, Emily Soltero finished in 6th in her flight with a heave of the shot of 27’ 1 ½”. Anthony Tafoya launched the discus 139’2” to capture 7th place, and thus secure a spot next Saturday at the CIF Southern Section Divisional Finals. Anthony was the only Fillmore athlete to advance to the Finals.

Divisional Finals are held at Moorpark High School on May 11th. Field events begin at 11:00a.m. Girls will throw first, and boys will follow.

Why does it seem like baseball season is never long enough? Blink and it’s fall again.

As things come to a close for the little guys… things are heating up across the board going into playoffs. Wild cards are gearing up to surprise everyone and everyone loves an underdog.

Those teams that stay ready for action work on keeping their game-face ready to conquer again! Everyone wants to win, but there is only ever one team who will advance on. It’s always hard for little hearts, but even in baseball, some of life’s hardest lessons are taught early in palatable ways. Thankfully we always have next season, and all the time in off-season working on your game will pay off next year.

With the season slowing down, this week we have two Players of the Week—no division to be left out (please know that the coaches prepare a little information about each player and that makes these little articles a tad more special).
Regarding Aiden Arriola, the Marlin’s coach had this to say, “Aiden went three for four at the plate with some monster hits over the outfielders’ heads! He’s gotten better every single game.” Way to go, Aiden! Go Marlins!

Karisa Fregoso’s coach said, “Karisa’s continued improvement throughout the season comes from the fact that she treats her practice time just as importantly as any game time she gets to be a part of. Her poise and dominant demeanor are aided by the fact that her basemen and outfielders constantly have her back no matter what the game throws their way. This Saturday’s playoff game was nothing short of the amazing effort she’s always putting into herself and her team. Karisa continues to be the hard working, tough as nails baseball player that her teammates look up to!”

Folks, it’s been a crazy week. I have seen IG posts all over and love them all! This week has been a busy one. Keep tagging FLL, and please follow the league on social media for awesome pictures and the kids’ battling it out for rights to be #1.

Things are getting good here for Fillmore baseball. One of the best indicators of quality coaching and a good baseball program is the development of all players.
Remember volunteering is rewarding not just to the community but to see the kids do what they love and know you helped make it happen.

The program is run by volunteers, and Ruben Venegas from Santa Paula came in to pinch umpire for Fillmore. Santa Clara Valley staying united in smalltown, hometown baseball!
Please note: the league is in need of umpires. You don’t have to be perfect, just present. And let’s all remember the umpires are volunteers and doing their best for the kids.

And Drum Roll Please…PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Aiden Arias from Yankees Intermediates is a team player and proved it time and again on Saturday when he showed his dominance on the mound and held the opposing team. His defense had his back and kept up the positive drive, not giving up on the mound.

A special shout-out to Roman Cervantes from Angels, who is having quite the year and wow it’s something to watch. His first homerun was Saturday and the smile on that kid’s face as he rounded the bases was priceless. Every single game, he is progressing more and more. The click button has been activated. Everyone’s click button is being activated on this team.
That’s good quality coaching from Michael Albanez’s coaching team. If you want some exciting baseball these kids never disappoint.

Don’t forget to thank Rob Lemons from Lemon Tree Embroidery for the Dingers hat, a much sought out prize by all the players. My son is swinging as hard as can for one and its great motivation! Good job Rob and thanks for announcing--you belong on the radio my friend.

Well, that’s all for this week. Remember your sunscreen and water—it’s getting hot out there!

By Epi Torres
On Thursday, April 25th, Fillmore track teams traveled to Carpinteria to compete in the Citrus Coast League Finals.

The girls JV 4 X 100 meter relay team started off the day with a victory in a time of 56.37. Team members were Andrea Gamez, Jaiden Peacock, Maribel Ruiz, and Cristal Martinez. The Varsity Girls 4 X 100 meter relay team also finished in 1st. in a time of 51.93. Team runners were Sarah Cedillos, Mia Munoz, Karinna Magana, and Janessa Corona. Both Fillmore girl teams ran personal best times, and are Citrus Coast Champions. The Varsity boys finished 3rd in a time of 45.98. Team members were Abel Villela, Angel Gonzalez, Christopher Perez, and Angel Martinez.

In the JV girls 1600 meters, Jaelyn Castro placed 3rd in a personal best time of 6:17.26. She was followed Miley Tello 5th in a time of 6:25.71, Jacqueline Olivares 6th in 6:35.90, Jannet Vega 8th in 6:44.0, and Marbella Arroyo Tapia 9th in 6:44.81. Miley and Marbella also had personal best times. In the Varsity girls, Nataly Vigil won the event in a time of 5:26.57, and is a League Champion. Diana Santa Rosa was 3rd in 5:47.84, Jessica Orozco finished 6th in 5:51.38, and Joseline Orozco was 8th in 5:55.25. In the F/S boys 1600 meter race, Alejandro Rangel was 21st in 5:27.37, and he recorded a personal best time. In the Varsity boys, Omar Heredia was 2nd in 4:35.98, Angel Garcia 7th in 4:40.26, Eduardo Vigil 8th in 4:43.71, Diego Ramirez was 11th in 4:49.17, Kobe Lizarraga 13th in 4:52.16, Martin Manzo 16th in 4:53.86, and Joshua Estrada 17th in 4:54.16. Martin posted a personal best time.

In the JV girls 100 meter hurdles Michelle Setty was 4th in 22.09, and Madelynn Gonzalez was 5th in 22.28. Madelynn ran a personal best time. In the Varsity girls 100 meter hurdles, Emelie Magana claimed 3rd place in 19.76. Emelie ran a personal best time. In the 300 meter hurdles, Yaneli Landin was 3rd in 58.05. Yaneli also ran a personal best times.

In the JV girls 400 meters, Xitlaly G. Mejia was 1st in 1:08.64. Patzy Orozco was 3rd in 1:11.43. She was followed by Melanie Flores 5th in 1:15.65, and Julieta Gabriel 11th in 1:18.39. Xitlaly, and Julieta, ran personal best times. In the Varsity girls 400, Fillmore’s top finisher Leah Barragan placed 4th in 1:04.75 and Emily Soltero was 7th in 1:09.13. In the F/S boys Valente Garcia placed 7th in 1:05.02. In the Varsity boys, Sebastian Torres: placed 3rd in 53.80. He was followed by Angel Laureano 6th in 55.55.

In the JV girls 100 meters, Andrea Gamez finished 2nd in 14.33. Following were Jaiden Peacock 5th in 14.60, Cristal Martinez 7th in 14.78, Alexandrea Gonzalez 15th in 15.42, D’andra Amezcua 16th in 15.46, Maribel Ruiz 17th in 15.60, Julie Luna 18th in 15.63, Aliana Manzano 20th in 15.69, and Delilah Cervantes 21st in 15.70. Cristal ran a personal best time. In the Varsity girl’s competition, Karinna Magana placed 2nd in 13.41. She was followed by Janessa Corona 3rd in 13.66, Mia Munoz 6th in 13.82. Sarah Cedillos 15th in 14:22, and Jasmine Gonzalez 19th in 14.46. Janessa ran a personal best time. In F/S boys Joshua Felix was 4th in 12.55, Anthony Magana 10th in 12.86, Isaac Rivera was 11th in 12.94. and Gabriel Lagunas 21st in 13.20. Joshua, Anthony, and Gabriel ran personal bests. In the Varsity boys race, Angel Martinez was 4th in 11.74, Christopher Perez 10th in 12.04, Angel Gonzalez 12th in 12.14, Abel Villela 16th in 12.30, Saul Fraga-Sandoval 19th in 12.51, Josiah Cruz 22nd in 12:56, and Jasiah Patterson 24th in 12.58. Angel Gonzalez ran a personal best time.

In the JV girls 800 meters, Miley Tello finished 1st in 2:52.91. She was followed by Jaelyn Castro 5th in 2:57.71, Natalie Perez 8th in 3:02.01, Marbella Arroyo Tapia 12th in 3:07.17, and Jannet Vega 13th in 3:10.59, Miley, Natalie, and Marbella, ran personal best times. In the Varsity girls, Nataly Vigil was the 3rd finisher running a time of 2:27.64. She was followed by Leah Barragan 4th in 2:37.40, Diana Santa Rosa 6th in 2:39.53, and Joseline Orozco 7th in 2:39.62. This was a personal best time for Joseline. In the boys F/S 800, Alejandro Rangel was 12th in 2:27.96. This was a personal best for Alejandro. Kobe Lizarraga was 1st. in the Varsity boys 800 in 2:08.05, Omar Heredia 9th in 2:11.93, Nicholas Cabrales 15th in 2:18.08, and Angel Laureano 18th in 2:25.77.

In the JV girls 200 meters, Jaiden Peacock was 2nd in 30.01, Andrea Gamez 3rd in 30.24. She was followed Xitlaly G. Mejia 6th in 30.75, Cristal Martinez 8th in 31.55, Patzy Orozco 14th in 32.02, and Madelynn Gonzalez 16th in 32.32. In the Varsity girls 200, Mia Munoz claimed 7th place in a time of 28.85, Jasmine Gonzalez was 13th in 29.44, Emelie Magana 15th in 29.97, and Karinna Magana 20th in 35.18. In the F/S boys 200 meters, Joshua Felix placed 2nd in 25.43. Gabriel Lagunas was 17th in 27.29. In the Varsity boys, Angel Martinez was 5th in 23.93, Christopher Perez 10th in 24.66, Angel Gonzalez 12th in 25.03, Sebastian Torres 14th in 25.21, and Josiah Cruz 16th in 25.60. Angel Martinez ran a personal best time.

In the JV girls 3200, Jacqueline Olivares was runner up in a personal best time of 13:57.34. In the Varsity 3200 meters, Nataly Vigil was 1st in 12:12.90, Jessica Orozco was 2nd in 12.20.95, Diana Santa Rosa was 4th in 12:46.83, Alexandrea Martinez 8th in 13:14.16, and Joseline Orozco 9th in 13:19.51. Jessica, Diana, and Joseline ran personal best times. In the boys F/S, Alexander Nunez was 7th in a personal best of 11:51.4. In the boys Varsity, Eduardo Vigil was 3rd in 9:53.84, Angel Garcia was 4th in 10:06.37, Joshua Estrada was 8th in 10:31.68, Diego Ramirez 11th in 10:45.75, Martin Manzo 12th in 10:46.87. Angel, Joshua, and Martin ran personal best times.

In the JV girls 4 X 400 meter relay, Fillmore athletes finished 1st in 4:41.94. The winning team consisted of Patzy Orozco, Xitlaly G. Mejia, Jaiden Peacock, and Andrea Gamez. This was a team personal best. The Varsity girls team placed 5th in a time of 4:30.78. Team runners were Leah Barragan, Nataly Vigil, Sarah Cedillos, and Mia Munoz. This was a personal best team time. The F/S boys team finished 5th in 4:11.58. Team members were Gabriel Lagunas, Valente Garcia, Joshua Felix, and Alejandro Rangel. This was a team personal best time. The Varsity boys also placed 2nd in 3:36.14. Team members were Sebastian Torres, Angel Laureano, Eduardo Vigil, and Omar Heredia. This team ran a personal best time.

In the JV girls long jump, Delilah Cervantez finished 4th in a jump of 11’06”, Aliana Manzano 2nd in 11’08”, D’andra Amezcua 7th in 11’04”, Aliana Manzano 8th in 11’2.5”, Maribel Ruiz 9th in 11’1.75”, Alexandrea Gonzalez 12th leaping 09’09”, and Julie Luna 13th in 9’06.75”. In the Varsity girls long jump, Janessa Corona claimed 7th place leaping 13’5.75”, Julissa Mendoza placed 11th with a jump of 13’00”, Abigail Magana 12th in 12’04.75”, Jasmine Gonzalez 13th in 12’4.75”. In the Varsity boy’s competition, Abel Villela placed 5th in 17’11”, Jasiah Patterson was 12th. in 17’00”, Josiah Cruz was 17th, recording a jump of 16’08”, and Saul Fraga-Sandoval was 19th in 16’0.5”.

In the JV girls triple jump, Delilah Cervantez placed 6th in 22’03”. In the Varsity girls triple jump competition, Sarah Cedillos was 5th in 29’0.5”, Abigail Magana 11th in a jump of 27’1.75”, and Julissa Mendoza 12th in 25’04”. In the Varsity boys, Saul Fraga-Sandoval was 4th in 36’08”, and Mauricio Ocegueda 5th in 35’11.5”.

In the Varsity girls high jump, Yaneli Landin was 9th clearing 3’11”. In the Varsity boys high jump, John Jimenez was 3rd clearing 5’02”.

In the JV girls discus, Valerie Rodriguez was 3rd with a toss of 72’19”, Emma Torres 6th in 60’05”, Jazmin Magana 60’04”, Yesenia Robles 11th in 48’03”, and Destiny Tellez 12th in 47’04”. In the Varsity girls competition, Aerin Garciia was 7th with a throw of 76’04”. She was followed by Angeline Hernandez 8th in 68’02”, and Emily Soltero 9th in 67’03”. In the F/S boys, Carlos Cabral was 2nd in 102’04”, Isaac Rivera was 3rd with a toss of 102’04”, Valentin Garcia 7th in 72’09”, and Emanuel Velazquez 8th in 70’08”. In the Varsity boys, Anthony Tafoya was 1st with a toss of 147’05”, and Daniel Viveros was 4th in 124’03”.

In the JV girls shot put, Emma Torres was 3rd in 23’4.25”, Valerie Rodriguez was 7th in 21’6.75”, Andrea Ramirez 9th in 21’02”, Jazmin Magana 10th in 20’02”, and Destiny Tellez 11th in 20’00”. In the Varsity girls, Emily Soltero was 3rd in 27’10.5”, and Daniela Curiel 8th in 25’02”. Genaro Villela won the boys F/S boys shot put with a heave of 40’04”, Carlos Cabral was a close second in 39’11.5”, and Isaac Rivera 5th in 33’6.5”. Tony Tafoya claimed 4th in the Varsity boys shot put with a toss of 40’5.75”, Daniel Viveros was 7th with a put of 37’11.25”,

The following Fillmore Track and Field Athletes were Citrus Coast Champions in their respective event:

Xitlaly Guerrero Mejia. Junior Varsity 400 Meters
Miley Tello. Junior Varsity 800 Meters
Nataly Vigil Varsity Girls 1600 Meters and Varsity Girls 3200 Meters
Girls JV 4x100 Relay. Team members: Cristal Martinez, Jaiden Peacock, Maribel Ruiz, and Andrea Gamez
Girls Varsity 4x100 Relay. Team Members: Janessa Corona, Mia Munoz, Sarah Cedillos, and Karinna Magana
Girls JV 4x400 Relay. Team members: Patzy Orozco, Xitlaly Guerrero Mejia, Jaiden Peacock, and Andrea Gamez
Boys F/S Shot Put. Genaro Villela
Boys Varsity Discus Anthony Tafoya

The following athletes qualified to compete at the CIF Division 3 Southern Section Prelims on Saturday, May 4th at Yorba Linda High School. Field Events commence at 11:00 a.m. and running events at noon.

Anthony Tafoya- Discus
Emily Soltero- Shot Put
Nataly Vigil-1600m, 3200m
Omar Heredia-1600m
Eduardo Vigil- 3200m
Jessica Orozco-3200m
4x100m
Janessa Corona
Mia Munoz
Sarah Cedillos
Karinna Magana
4x400m
Omar Heredia
Angel Laureano
Eduardo Vigil
Sebastian Torres

Article by Brandy Hollis/Pic collaboration with FLL & FLL IG.
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Gio “G-Money” Avila is this week’s player of the week at Fillmore Little League (FLL).
Coach Rudy Murrillo praised Gio with, “It has been a pleasure having Gio on our team. He always has the best attitude, gives it his all, and never gives up.” Last Saturday, going into the last inning, down by one, Gio told the coach if he got to the plate, he was going to get a hit and bring Santi and Kash in. He did just that to win the game! Gio went 4/4 Saturday, his best at bat this season!

Dinger hats are still being awarded from Lemon Tree Embroidery as the kids grow as players with the season moving forward. Thank you, Rob Lemons, you are appreciated.

Extra special shout out to the Minor B Yankees team; they sent a care package to their opposing team player on the Angels who got a bad hit by a pitch that broke his nose. What a class act, and great sportsmanship shown by the Yankees team.
Another special shout out to San Cayetano teacher Rory Maus, the community’s safety is his number one priority at the ballfield. He has been instrumental in getting lighted slow-down sign and other signage in the ballpark area to promote pedestrian safety for all the FLL kids, including his own. Please remember that when you drive on 2nd Street foul balls are being hit and kids may go into the street to retrieve them. Slowing down when driving by is just the right thing to do!
Remember FLL merchandise along with those yummy french fries will continue to be sold near the snack bar. FLL spirit is always in style!

Article by Brandy Hollis. Photos Brandy Hollis/FLL IG.
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It was another great week for Fillmore Little League (FLL) despite the rain. New home runs got added to the Dingers Club and they received a Dingers hat from Lemon Tree Embroidery to celebrate their accomplishments.
Jaxson Meyers is this week’s Player of the Week for the league.

Coach Gabe had this to say, “Jaxson is our little leader, he consistently works hard and leads by example. Jaxson shows up to practice with a great attitude towards coaches and teammates and won’t hesitate to remind others to pay attention. This last week I had a player that wanted to play 1st base, Jaxson without hesitation gave up his position, caught a pop fly at shortstop and made a triple play! He also went 3-3 at bat including a triple.”

Way to go Jaxson, way to be a positive leader! Thanks for some great baseball and outstanding leadership.
Also, Little League board members, players, coaches, family and friends headed to Dodger Stadium on Sunday for some Major League fun! Dodger rep Jamie worked diligently with FLL’s Erika Vargas to coordinate this very special event. Thank you, Jamie, for always coming through for our little town and an especially big thank you to Erika for being the heart of this process and making it as smooth as possible!

Well folks, that’s this week’s baseball highlights. Remember your coaches and umpires are volunteering their time, and doing their best! I encourage everyone to be of some sort of service to our community. It takes the community to keep these programs running. Let’s keep being the best little small town out there!

Make sure to tag Fillmore Little League Baseball so your picture can make it into next week’s article.

By Epi Torres
“On Thursday, the Fillmore track teams hosted their second home meet of the season, competing against the Carpinteria Warriors.

The girls JV 4 X 100-meter relay team started off the day with a victory in a time of 57.17. Team members were Andrea Gamez, Jaiden Peacock, Maribel Ruiz, and D’andra Amezcua. The Varsity Girls 4 X 100-meter relay team finished in 2nd in a time of 52.60. Team runners were Sarah Cedillos, Mia Munoz, Karinna Magana, and Emelie Magana. Both Fillmore girl teams ran personal best times.

The Varsity boys finished 1st in a time of 46.51. This was a season personal best time. Team members were Josiah Cruz, Saul Fraga-Sandoval, Christopher Perez, and Angel Martinez.

In the JV girls 1600 meters, Jacqueline Olivares finished in 4th in a time of 6:44.06. She was followed by Jannet Vega 6th in 6:44.35, Miley Tello 7th in 6:49.44, Jaelyn Castro 8th in 7:11.93, Natalie Perez 9th in 7:18.30, Cassandra Mendoza 10th in 7:28.15, Isabel Arredondo 11th in 7:28.80, Jessica Aparicio 14th in 7:40.98, Elena Magana 15th in 7:58.89, Nancy Anguiano 16th in 8:28.8, and Andrea Rojas 17th in 10:12.09. Cassandra, Isabel, and Jessica all ran personal bests. In the Varsity girls, Jessica Orozco finished 3rd. in 6:08.11. Niza Laureano was 4th in 6:14.78, and Alexandrea Martinez was 5th. in 6:32.14. In the F/S boys 1600-meter race, Alexander Nunez was 3rd in 5:45.72. He was followed by Jordan Hernandez 4th in 7:04.40, and Vincent Alonso 5th in 7:11.89. Jordan Hernandez established a personal best time. The In the Varsity boys, Joshua Estrada was 1st in 4:53.38, Martin Manzo 3rd in 4:58.19, Kobi Lizarraga 4th in 5:00.07, Vicente Lopez 6th in 5:20,64, Juan Cumatz 7th in 5:21.08, Nick Cabrales 8th in 5:34.21, Damian Castaneda 9th in 5:38.46, Andres Moreno 10th in 6:03.38, Juan Castro 11th in 6:13.98, and Alexander Diaz 12th in 6:23.72. Josh, Martin, Vicente, Andres, and Juan Castro ran personal bests.

In the Varsity girls 100-meter hurdles, Emelie Magana claimed 3rd place in 21.07. She was followed by Yaneli Landin 4th 21.19, and Michelle Setty 5th in 21.37. In the 300-meter hurdles, Yaneli Landin was 3rd in 60.70, Michele Setty finished 4th in 61.96. Emelie and Yaneli ran personal best times. In the Varsity boys 300 hurdles, Mauricio Ocegueda captured 3rd in a personal best time of 50.19.

In the JV girls 400 meters, leading the group was Xitlaly G. Mejia 1st in 1:10.09. In the Varsity girls 400, Fillmore’s top finisher was Leah Barragan 2nd in 1:05.40, Emily Soltero placed 5th in 1:11.96. In the Varsity boys, Angel Laureano placed 1st. in 55.44. He was followed by Sebastian Torres 2nd. in 55.49,

In the JV girls 100 meters, Fillmore captured the first 3 places. Andrea Gamez led the way in 14.76. Following were Jaiden Peacock 2nd in 14.79, Cristal Martinez 3rd in 15.33, and Maribel Ruiz 5th in 15:40. In the Varsity girl’s competition, Karinna Magana ran first in 13:40. She was followed by Janessa Corona 3rd in 13.68, Mia Munoz 4th in 13.87, and Sarah Cedillos 6th in 14:10. Janessa and Sarah ran personal best times. In F/S boys Joshua Felix was 1st in 12.91. Isaac Rivera place 2nd in 12.94, and Anthony Magana 4th in 13.57. Both Isaac and Joshua ran personal bests. In the Varsity boys race, Angel Martinez was 1st in 12:02, Chris Perez 4th in 12:34, Josiah Cruz 5th in 12:36, Angel Gonzalez 6th in 12.47, and Jasiah Patterson 8th in 12.69,

In the JV girls 800 meters, Jaelyn Castro finished 1st in 3:02.40. She was followed by Jannet Vega 4th in 3:07.72, Natalie Perez 5th in 3:17.03, Elena Magana 7th in 3:28.56, Isabel Arredondo 8th in 3:28.80, Cassandra Mendoza 9th in 3:31.13, Jessica Aparicio 11th in 3:34.09, Nancy Anguiano 6th in 3:39.26, and Andrea Rojas 14th in 4:13.60. Andrea ran a personal best time. In the Varsity girls, Diana Santa Rosa was the top finisher running a time of 2:37.07, and Joseline Orozco was 3rd in 2:44.72. This was a personal best time for Diana. In the boys F/S 800, Alexander Nunez was 3rd in 2:42.49, Vincent Alonso was 4th in 3:08.96. Omar Heredia was 1st. in the Varsity boys 800 in 2:05.52, Angel Garcia was 2nd in 2:09.88, Kobe Lizarraga 3rd in 2:09.97, Diego Ramirez 4th in 2:12.00, Nicholas Cabrales 5th in 2:38.05, Vicente Lopez 6th in 2:34.05, Damien Castaneda 7th in 2:38.05, Andres Moreno 8th in 2:41.70, Alexander Diaz 9th in 2:53.27, and Juan Castro in 2:53.66. Omar, Angel, Diego, Damian, Andres, and Juan ran personal best times.

In the JV girls 200 meters, Fillmore athletes captured the first 4 places. Jaiden Peacock was first in 30.35. She was followed by Xitlaly G. Mejia 2nd in 30.91, Andrea Gamez 3rd in 31.06, Cristal Martinez 4th in 32.36, and Madelynn Gonzalez 6th in 32.60. In the Varsity girls 200, Mia Munoz claimed 4th place in a time of 29.18. Sarah Cedillos was 6th in 29.69, and Emelie Magana 7th in 30.37. Mia and Sarah posted personal best times. In the F/S boys 200 meters, Joshua Felix placed 2nd. in 26.87. In the Varsity boys, Angel Martinez was 2nd in 24.87. Josiah Cruz placed 3rd in 25.15, Angel Gonzalez 4th in 25.37, Sebastian Torres 5th in 25.51, Christopher Perez 6th in 25.68, and Angel Laureano 7th in 26.04. Angel Martinez, Josiah, and Sebastian ran personal best times.

In the Varsity 3200 meters, Fillmore’s Niza Laureano was 2nd in 13:08.99, and Jessica Orozco 3rd in 13:25.70, and Alexandrea Martinez 4th in 14:19.88. In the boys F/S, Alexander Nunez was 2nd in 14:11.51. Jordan Hernandez was 3rd in 15:42.17. Alexander and Jordan established personal best times. In the boys Varsity, Joshua Estrada was 1st. in 11:08.24, Martin Manzo 2nd in 10:55.79, Juan Cumatz 4th in 11:49.31, Vicente Lopez 5th in 11:49.48, Kobe Lizarraga 6th in 12:13.33, and Juan Castro 9th in 14:38.35. Vicente ran a personal best time.

In the JV girls 4 X 400-meter relay, Fillmore athletes finished 1st in 4:51.09. The winning team consisted of Patzy Orozco, Xitlaly G. Mejia, Jaiden Peacock, and Andrea Gamez. The Varsity girls team placed 2nd in a time of 4:37.27. Team runners were Leah Barragan, Nataly Vigil, Emily Soltero, and Joseline Orozco. The Varsity boys also placed 1st in 3:39.90. Team members were Sebastian Torres, Angel Laureano, Eduardo Vigil, and Omar Heredia. All three teams ran a personal best time.

In the JV girls long jump, Delilah Cervantez finished in 2nd, leaping 11’07”, and Maribel Ruiz was 5th in 10’10”. In the Varsity girls long jump, Julissa Mendoza placed 4th with a jump of 13’03”, Abigail Magana 5th in 12’02.5”, Julissa and Abigail jumped personal best. Janessa Corona 8th in 11’09.5”. In the Varsity boy’s competition, Josiah Cruz was 1st. in 18’11”, Jasiah Patterson was 2nd recording a jump of 17’08.5”, and Christopher Perez 5th in 12’08”. Josiah and Chis jumped personal bests.

In the JV girls triple jump, Delilah Cervantez finished in 2nd in a personal best of 24’03”. In the Varsity girls triple jump competition, Sarah Cedillos was 4th in 29’01”, Julissa Mendoza 5th in 28’10”, Michelle Setty was 7th in a jump of 27’01”. and Abigail Magana was 8th in 27’00”. Julissa’s jump was a personal best. In the Varsity boys, Mauricio Ocegueda was 1st in 35’06”, and Saul Fraga-Sandoval 2nd in 34’01.5”.

In the Varsity boys high jump, John Jimenez was 1st, clearing 5’02”, and Mauricio Ocegueda was 3rd in a jump of 4’10”.

In the JV girls discus, Valerie Rodriguez was 4th, tossing the discus 60’09”, Yesenia Robles was 5th in 45’05”, Andrea Cordero 7th in 43’08”, and Megan Robles 8th in 34’01”. In the Varsity girls competition, Aerin Garciia was 4th with a throw of 80’01”. She was followed by Emily Soltero 7th in 74’03”, Angeline Hernandez 8th in 63’06”, Emma Torres 9th in 61’04”, Destiny Tellez 10th in 55’03”, Jazmin Magana 11th in 54’11”. In the F/S boys, Carlos Cabral finished 1st in 105’06”, Isaac Rivera was 2nd in 105’03”, Valentin Garcia finished 4th in the event with a launch of 79’11”, Emanuel Velazquez 6th in 71’02”, Genaro Villela 8th in 56’10”. Anthony Tafoya won the Varsity boys discus in a personal best toss of 154’06”. Anthony Tafoya also surpassed the previous school record mark set by Justin Coert in 2015 of 149’09”. Daniel Viveros was 2nd in 115’02”, John Jimenez 5th in 77’11”, and Aiden Bankowski 7th in 47’11”.

In the JV girls shot put, Valerie Rodriguez was 4th with a heave of 20’05”, Yesenia Robles was 5th in 18’09”, Andrea Cordero 6th in 18’02”, and Megan Robles 8th in 14’10”. Valerie and Yesenia had personal best. Emily Soltero was 3rd in the Varsity girls shot put with a throw of 28’00.5”, Emma Torres 7th in 22’10”, Jazmin Magana 8th in 22’06.5”, Aerin Garcia 9th in 22’04”, Angeline Hernandez 10th in 22’03.5”, and Destiny Tellez 11th in 21’09”. Emma Torres and Destiny had personal best. In the F/S boys, Carlos Cabral was 2nd in 39’08”, Isaac Rivera was 3rd with a put of 37’10”, Genaro Villela 4th in 37’07”, Emanuel Velazquez 6th in 29’10”, and Valentin Garcia 7th in 28’03”. Carlos, lsaac, Genaro, Emanuel, and Valentin had personal bests. Daniel Viveros was 1st in the Varsity boys shot put, with a personal best of 45’06”, Tony Tafoya claimed 2nd in toss of 40’05”, John Jimenez was 4th in 32’04”, and Aiden Bankowski 6th in 16’02.5”. John and Aiden also had personal bests.

On Friday, April 5th, several athletes traveled to South Pasadena and competed in the Tiger Invitational.

First to race was Nataly Vigil. In the second heat of the varsity 1600-meter race. Nataly set a personal best time of 5:26.23. Nataly doubled up, coming back to race the 800 meters, where she also posted a personal best time of 2:31.51. Teammate Leah Barragan also competed in the Rising Star 800 meters. In this race Leah posted a personal best time of 2:32.34. Diana Santa Rosa also ran in the 1600 meters and ran her best time ever of 5:43.60. First year runner Joseline Orozco ran one of her better times this season, posting a 5:58.38 in the 1600 meters.

Omar Heredia was the top finisher for the boys in the 1600 meters. Omar posted a time of 4:37.26. He was closely followed by teammate Eduardo Vigil who finished in 4:37.37. In another heat, Angel Garcia finished in 4:42.53. All three athletes ran personal best times.

Two members of the sprint corps competed in the Rising Stars 100 meters. Karina Magana posted a time of 13.08. Teammate Mia Munoz ran a time of 13.61. Both athletes posted personal best times.

In the discus, 3 athletes competed. In the Rising Stars competition Isaac Rivera threw 99’11”, and Carlos Cabral threw 93’05”. In the Varsity boys, Anthony Tafoya captured first place with a toss of 146’08”. Anthony was the lone medal winner on the day for the Flashes. Several of these athletes also competed in the shot put, Isaac Rivera put the shot 39’03”, teammate Carlos Cabral followed closely with a put of 39’01.5”. In the Varsity shot put competition, Daniel Viveros was the top finisher for Fillmore with a put of 43’04”.

Newcomer Mauricio Ocegueda competed in the Rising Star division and lept 35’06” in the triple jump.

The Flashes will next compete on Tuesday, April 9th. They will host the Malibu Sharks for the last home meet of the season. Meet start time is 3:30 PM.

FILLMORE TRACK TEAMS HOST CARPINTERIA WARRIORS

“On Thursday, the Fillmore track teams hosted their second home meet of the season, competing against the Carpinteria Warriors

The girls JV 4 X 100 meter relay team started off the day with a victory in a time of 57.17. Team members were Andrea Gamez, Jaiden Peacock, Maribel Ruiz, and D’andra Amezcua. The Varsity Girls 4 X 100 meter relay team finished in 2nd in a time of 52.60. Team runners were Sarah Cedillos, Mia Munoz, Karinna Magana, and Emelie Magana. Both Fillmore girl teams ran personal best times.
The Varsity boys finished 1st in a time of 46.51. This was a season personal best time. Team members were Josiah Cruz, Saul Fraga-Sandoval, Christopher Perez, and Angel Martinez.

In the JV girls 1600 meters, Jacqueline Olivares finished in 4th in a time of 6:44.06. She was followed by Jannet Vega 6th in 6:44.35, Miley Tello 7th in 6:49.44, Jaelyn Castro 8th in 7:11.93, Natalie Perez 9th in 7:18.30, Cassandra Mendoza 10th in 7:28.15, Isabel Arredondo 11th in 7:28.80, Jessica Aparicio 14th in 7:40.98, Elena Magana 15th in 7:58.89, Nancy Anguiano 16th in 8:28.8, and Andrea Rojas 17th in 10:12.09. Cassandra, Isabel, and Jessica all ran personal bests. In the Varsity girls, Jessica Orozco finished 3rd. in 6:08.11. Niza Laureano was 4th in 6:14.78, and Alexandrea Martinez was 5th. in 6:32.14. In the F/S boys 1600 meter race, Alexander Nunez was 3rd in 5:45.72. He was followed by Jordan Hernandez 4th in 7:04.40, and Vincent Alonso 5th in 7:11.89. Jordan Hernandez established a personal best time. The In the Varsity boys, Joshua Estrada was 1st in 4:53.38, Martin Manzo 3rd in 4:58.19, Kobi Lizarraga 4th in 5:00.07, Vicente Lopez 6th in 5:20,64, Juan Cumatz 7th in 5:21.08, Nick Cabrales 8th in 5:34.21, Damian Castaneda 9th in 5:38.46, Andres Moreno 10th in 6:03.38, Juan Castro 11th in 6:13.98, and Alexander Diaz 12th in 6:23.72. Josh, Martin, Vicente, Andres, and Juan Castro ran personal bests.

In the Varsity girls 100 meter hurdles, Emelie Magana claimed 3rd place in 21.07. She was followed by Yaneli Landin 4th 21.19, and Michelle Setty 5th in 21.37. In the 300 meter hurdles, Yaneli Landin was 3rd in 60.70, Michele Setty finished 4th in 61.96. Emelie and Yaneli ran personal best times. In the Varsity boys 300 hurdles, Mauricio Ocegueda captured 3rd in a personal best time of 50.19.

In the JV girls 400 meters, leading the group was Xitlaly G. Mejia 1st in 1:10.09. In the Varsity girls 400, Fillmore’s top finisher was Leah Barragan 2nd in 1:05.40, Emily Soltero placed 5th in 1:11.96. In the Varsity boys, Angel Laureano placed 1st. in 55.44. He was followed by Sebastian Torres 2nd. in 55.49,

In the JV girls 100 meters, Fillmore captured the first 3 places. Andrea Gamez led the way in 14.76. Following were Jaiden Peacock 2nd in 14.79, Cristal Martinez 3rd in 15.33, and Maribel Ruiz 5th in 15:40. In the Varsity girl’s competition, Karinna Magana ran first in 13:40. She was followed by Janessa Corona 3rd in 13.68, Mia Munoz 4th in 13.87, and Sarah Cedillos 6th in 14:10. Janessa and Sarah ran personal best times. In F/S boys Joshua Felix was 1st in 12.91. Isaac Rivera place 2nd in 12.94, and Anthony Magana 4th in 13.57. Both Isaac and Joshua ran personal bests. In the Varsity boys race, Angel Martinez was 1st in 12:02, Chris Perez 4th in 12:34, Josiah Cruz 5th in 12:36, Angel Gonzalez 6th in 12.47, and Jasiah Patterson 8th in 12.69,

In the JV girls 800 meters, Jaelyn Castro finished 1st in 3:02.40. She was followed by Jannet Vega 4th in 3:07.72, Natalie Perez 5th in 3:17.03, Elena Magana 7th in 3:28.56, Isabel Arredondo 8th in 3:28.80, Cassandra Mendoza 9th in 3:31.13, Jessica Aparicio 11th in 3:34.09, Nancy Anguiano 6th in 3:39.26, and Andrea Rojas 14th in 4:13.60. Andrea ran a personal best time. In the Varsity girls, Diana Santa Rosa was the top finisher running a time of 2:37.07, and Joseline Orozco was 3rd in 2:44.72. This was a personal best time for Diana . In the boys F/S 800, Alexander Nunez was 3rd in 2:42.49, Vincent Alonso was 4th in 3:08.96. Omar Heredia was 1st. in the Varsity boys 800 in 2:05.52, Angel Garcia was 2nd in 2:09.88, Kobe Lizarraga 3rd in 2:09.97, Diego Ramirez 4th in 2:12.00, Nicholas Cabrales 5th in 2:38.05, Vicente Lopez 6th in 2:34.05, Damien Castaneda 7th in 2:38.05, Andres Moreno 8th in 2:41.70, Alexander Diaz 9th in 2:53.27, and Juan Castro in 2:53.66. Omar, Angel, Diego, Damian, Andres, and Juan ran personal best times.

In the JV girls 200 meters, Fillmore athletes captured the first 4 places. Jaiden Peacock was first in 30.35. She was followed by Xitlaly G. Mejia 2nd in 30.91, Andrea Gamez 3rd in 31.06, Cristal Martinez 4th in 32.36, and Madelynn Gonzalez 6th in 32.60. In the Varsity girls 200, Mia Munoz claimed 4th place in a time of 29.18. Sarah Cedillos was 6th in 29.69, and Emelie Magana 7th in 30.37. Mia and Sarah posted personal best times. In the F/S boys 200 meters, Joshua Felix placed 2nd. in 26.87. In the Varsity boys, Angel Martinez was 2nd in 24.87. Josiah Cruz placed 3rd in 25.15, Angel Gonzalez 4th in 25.37, Sebastian Torres 5th in 25.51, Christopher Perez 6th in 25.68, and Angel Laureano 7th in 26.04. Angel Martinez, Josiah, and Sebastian ran personal best times.

In the Varsity 3200 meters, Fillmore’s Niza Laureano was 2nd in 13:08.99, and Jessica Orozco 3rd in 13:25.70, and Alexandrea Martinez 4th in 14:19.88. In the boys F/S, Alexander Nunez was 2nd in 14:11.51. Jordan Hernandez was 3rd in 15:42.17. Alexander and Jordan established personal best times. In the boys Varsity, Joshua Estrada was 1st. in 11:08.24, Martin Manzo 2nd in 10:55.79, Juan Cumatz 4th in 11:49.31, Vicente Lopez 5th in 11:49.48, Kobe Lizarraga 6th in 12:13.33, and Juan Castro 9th in 14:38.35. Vicente ran a personal best time.

In the JV girls 4 X 400 meter relay, Fillmore athletes finished 1st in 4:51.09. The winning team consisted of Patzy Orozco, Xitlaly G. Mejia, Jaiden Peacock, and Andrea Gamez. The Varsity girls team placed 2nd in a time of 4:37.27. Team runners were Leah Barragan, Nataly Vigil, Emily Soltero, and Joseline Orozco. The Varsity boys also placed 1st in 3:39.90. Team members were Sebastian Torres, Angel Laureano, Eduardo Vigil, and Omar Heredia. All three teams ran a personal best time.

In the JV girls long jump, Delilah Cervantez finished in 2nd, leaping 11’07”, and Maribel Ruiz was 5th in 10’10”. In the Varsity girls long jump, Julissa Mendoza placed 4th with a jump of 13’03”, Abigail Magana 5th in 12’02.5”, Julissa and Abigail jumped personal best. Janessa Corona 8th in 11’09.5”. In the Varsity boy’s competition, Josiah Cruz was 1st. in 18’11”, Jasiah Patterson was 2nd recording a jump of 17’08.5”, and Christopher Perez 5th in 12’08”. Josiah and Chis jumped personal bests.

In the JV girls triple jump, Delilah Cervantez finished in 2nd in a personal best of 24’03”. In the Varsity girls triple jump competition, Sarah Cedillos was 4th in 29’01”, Julissa Mendoza 5th in 28’10”, Michelle Setty was 7th in a jump of 27’01”. and Abigail Magana was 8th in 27’00”. Julissa’s jump was a personal best . In the Varsity boys, Mauricio Ocegueda was 1st in 35’06”, and Saul Fraga-Sandoval 2nd in 34’01.5”.

In the Varsity boys high jump, John Jimenez was 1st, clearing 5’02””, and Mauricio Ocegueda was 3rd in a jump of 4’10”.

In the JV girls discus, Valerie Rodriguez was 4th, tossing the discus 60’09”, Yesenia Robles was 5th in 45’05”, Andrea Cordero 7th in 43’08”, and Megan Robles 8th in 34’01”. In the Varsity girls competition, Aerin Garciia was 4th with a throw of 80’01”. She was followed by Emily Soltero 7th in 74’03”, Angeline Hernandez 8th in 63’06”, Emma Torres 9th in 61’04”, Destiny Tellez 10th in 55’03”, Jazmin Magana 11th in 54’11”. In the F/S boys, Carlos Cabral finished 1st in 105’06”, Isaac Rivera was 2nd in 105’03”, Valentin Garcia finished 4th in the event with a launch of 79’11”, Emanuel Velazquez 6th in 71’02”, Genaro Villela 8th in 56’10”. Anthony Tafoya won the Varsity boys discus in a personal best toss of 154’06”. Anthony Tafoya also surpassed the previous school record mark set by Justin Coert in 2015 of 149’09”. Daniel Viveros was 2nd in 115’02”, John Jimenez 5th in 77’11”, and Aiden Bankowski 7th in 47’11”.

In the JV girls shot put, Valerie Rodriguez was 4th with a heave of 20’05”, Yesenia Robles was 5th in 18’09”, Andrea Cordero 6th in 18’02”, and Megan Robles 8th in 14’10”. Valerie and Yesenia had personal best. Emily Soltero was 3rd in the Varsity girls shot put with a throw of 28’00.5”, Emma Torres 7th in 22’10”, Jazmin Magana 8th in 22’06.5”, Aerin Garcia 9th in 22’04”, Angeline Hernandez 10th in 22’03.5”, and Destiny Tellez 11th in 21’09”. Emma Torres and Destiny had personal best. In the F/S boys, Carlos Cabral was 2nd in 39’08”, Isaac Rivera was 3rd with a put of 37’10”, Genaro Villela 4th in 37’07”, Emanuel Velazquez 6th in 29’10”, and Valentin Garcia 7th in 28’03”. Carlos, lsaac, Genaro, Emanuel, and Valentin had personal bests. Daniel Viveros was 1st in the Varsity boys shot put, with a personal best of 45’06”, Tony Tafoya claimed 2nd in toss of 40’05”, John Jimenez was 4th in 32’04”, and Aiden Bankowski 6th in 16’02.5”. John and Aiden also had personal bests.

On Friday, April 5th,, several athletes traveled to South Pasadena and competed in the Tiger Invitational.

First to race was Nataly Vigil. In the second heat of the varsity 1600 meter race. Nataly set a personal best time of 5:26.23. Nataly doubled up, coming back to race the 800 meters, where she also posted a personal best time of 2:31.51. Teammate Leah Barragan also competed in the Rising Star 800 meters. In this race Leah posted a personal best time of 2:32.34. Diana Santa Rosa also ran in the 1600 meters and ran her best time ever of 5:43.60. First year runner Joseline Orozco ran one of her better times this season, posting a 5:58.38 in the 1600 meters.

Omar Heredia was the top finisher for the boys in the 1600 meters. Omar posted a time of 4:37.26. He was closely followed by teammate Eduardo Vigil who finished in 4:37.37. In another heat, Angel Garcia finished in 4:42.53. All three athletes ran personal best times.

Two members of the sprint corps competed in the Rising Stars 100 meters. Karina Magana posted a time of 13.08. Teammate Mia Munoz ran a time of 13.61. Both athletes posted personal best times.

In the discus, 3 athletes competed. In the Rising Stars competition Isaac Rivera threw 99’11”, and Carlos Cabral threw 93’05”. In the Varsity boys, Anthony Tafoya captured first place with a toss of 146’08”. Anthony was the lone medal winner on the day for the Flashes. Several of these athletes also competed in the shot put, Isaac Rivera put the shot 39’03”, teammate Carlos Cabral followed closely with a put of 39’01.5”. In the Varsity shot put competition, Daniel Viveros was the top finisher for Fillmore with a put of 43’04”.

Newcomer Mauricio Ocegueda competed in the Rising Star division and lept 35’06” in the triple jump.

The Flashes will next compete on Tuesday, April 9th. They will host the Malibu Sharks for the last home meet of the season. Meet start time is 3:30 PM.

Baseball is in full swing and you can watch Fillmore Little League’s social media for all the great tags and amazing plays caught by family and friends!

This week there was a recommendation for Gabriel Torres of the Minor B Angels team to be the Player of the Week. Gabriel made his pitching debut on April 6th. This was his first time ever pitching, and had several strikeouts.
“This ball player always has a positive attitude, positive sportsmanship,” said Jax of Fillmore Little League, “and is an all-around great player.”

Umpire Ivan Becerra has been lending a hand umpiring. He grew up with the league and still offers his assistance.
Santa Paula and Fillmore got the chance to duke it out with lots of great sportsmanship and competitive play. Great hits, great pitching and Roman Cervantez for Majors Angels got THE game ball on Tuesday and Saturday’s game. Way to go Little Leaguers!!

If you’re feeling really hungry, I can attest to the fact the french fries are on fire this year! Come on down to the snack bar when League President Anthony Albanez is working and ask for the Anthony Special--chili fries--I hear it’s worth the drive even if you don’t have anyone playing.

As a momma and former coach, I love watching my son and all the kids play, learn, and grow. Remember recreational sports is more than learning an athletic skill; it lets kids be comfortable being coached, learn to be a team player, and builds a sense of accomplishment and good sportsmanship that can last a lifetime.

Of course, all the leagues in town are made up of bodies of volunteers. Consider giving a little of your time to help organizations keep running. Umpires are always needed! See Fillmore Little League’s board members or social media for more information.

By Epi Torres

On Thursday, March 21, 2024, the Fillmore track teams hosted their first home meet of the season, competing against the Nordhoff Rangers.

The girls JV 4 X 100-meter relay team started off the day with a victory in a time of 57.79. Team members were Andrea Gamez, Jaiden Peacock, Maribel Ruiz, and D’andra Amezcua. The Varsity Girls 4 X 100-meter relay team also finished in 1st but were disqualified due to an exchange violation. Team runners were Sarah Cedillos, Mia Munoz, Kimberly Magana, Janessa Corona, and Karinna Magana. The Varsity boys finished 2nd in a time of 46.70. Team members were Josiah Cruz, Saul Fraga-Sandoval, Christopher Perez, and Angel Martinez.

In the JV girls 1600 meters, Miley Tello captured the top spot in a time of 6:39.22, she was followed by Jannet Vega 2nd in 6:40.94, Jaelyn Castro 3rd in 6:58.21, Elena Magana 4th in 7:49.15, Jessica Aparicio 5th in 7:51.65, Nancy Anguiano 9th in 7:55.43, and Andrea Rojas 8th in 10:17.73. Jannet, Jaelyn, Elena, and Jessica all ran personal bests. In the Varsity girls, Nataly Vigil returned to the top spot finishing in 5:33.08. Joseline Orozco finished 3rd in 5:49.37, Diana Santa Rosa was 4th in 6:01.91, Niza Laureano 5th in 6:06.88, and Alexandrea Martinez 6th in 6:17.43. In the F/S boys 1600-meter race, Philip Jimenez was 3rd in 6:25.14. He was followed by Vincent Alonso 4th in 6:57.54, In the Varsity boys, Omar Heredia was 1st in 4:43.14, Angel Garcia 2nd in 4:48.40, Diego Ramirez 3rd in 4:54.28, Kobi Lizarraga 4th in 4:58.07, Joshua Estrada 5th in 4:58.95, Nick Cabrales 6th in 5:18.74, Juan Cumatz 7th in 5:20.53, Vicente Lopez 8th in 5:25.11, Damian Castaneda 10th. in 5:31.74, Juan Castro 11th in 6:14.05, Alexander Diaz 12th in 6:14.07, and Nathan Velasco 24th in 6:41.58. Omar, Damien, Juan Castro, and Alexander ran personal bests.

In the Varsity girls 100-meter hurdles, Michele Setty claimed 1st place in 21.20.
In the 300-meter hurdles, Michele Setty finished 2nd in 1:01.54. In the Varsity boys, Mauricio Ocegueda captured 1st in a personal best time of 50.22.

In the JV girls 400 meters, leading the group was Xitlaly G. Mejia 1st in 1:09.88, a personal best. She was followed by Patsy Orozco 2nd in 1:12.12, Melanie Flores 3rd in 1:14.41, Madelynn Gonzalez 4th in 1:15.37, and Alexandrea Gonzalez 5th in 1:18.57. In the Varsity girls 400, Fillmore’s top finisher was Leah Barragan 1st in 1:04.70, Emily Soltero placed 2nd in 1:09.54, Sarah Cedillos 3rd in 1:10.36. In the boys F/S, Valente Garcia placed 3rd in 1:04.86. In the Varsity boys, Sebastian Torres placed 2nd in 54.88. He was followed by Angel Laureano 3rd in 57.11, This was a personal best record for Sebastian.

In the JV girls 100 meters, Fillmore captured the first 3 places. Andrea Gamez led the way in 14.46. Following were Jaiden Peacock 2nd in 14.50, Cristal Martinez 3rd in 15.01, D’andra Amezcua 5th in 15.22, and Maribel Ruiz 6th in 15:40. In the Varsity girl’s competition, Karinna Magana ran first in 13:50, Mia Munoz 2nd in 13.85. She was followed by Janessa Corona 3rd in 13.87, Emelie Magana 6th in 14:26, and Abigail Magana 10th in 15.95. In F/S boys Joshua Felix was 1st in 12.95. In the Varsity boys race, Angel Martinez was 1st in 11.96, a personal record. Abel Villela was 3rd in 12.23, Chris Perez 4th in 12:32, Josiah Cruz 5th in 12:43, Jasiah Patterson 7th in 12.68, and Saul Fraga-Sandoval 10th in 12.93.

In the JV girls 800 meters, Jaelyn Castro finished 1st in 3:00.26. Miley Tello was second in 3:00.41. She was followed by Jannet Vega 3rd in 3:04.58, Jessica Aparicio 4th in 3:22.22, Elena Magana 7th in 3:27.68, Nancy Anguiano 6th in 3:27.20, and Andrea Rojas 8th in 4:17.29. In the Varsity girls, Nataly Vigil was the top finisher running a time of 2:35.69, and Joseline Orozco was 2nd in 2:42.44. In the boys F/S 800, Vincent Alonso was 2nd in 3:07.03. Omar Heredia was 1st. in the Varsity boys 800 in 2:10.70, Angel Garcia was 2nd in 2:11.30, Nicholas Cabrales 4th in 2:21.69, Damien Castaneda 5th in 2:38.59, and Alexander Diaz 6th in 2:51.60.

In the JV girls 200 meters, Fillmore athletes captured the first 7 places. Jaiden Peacock was first in 30.35. She was followed by Andrea Gamez 2nd in 30.47, Xitlaly G. Mejia 3rd in 31.01, Patzy Orozco 4th in 32.46, Cristal Martinez 5th in 32.78, Madelynn Gonzalez 6th in 33.51, and Alexandrea Gonzalez 7th in 33.78. In the Varsity girls 200, Leah Barragan was first in 28.62, Mia Munoz claimed 4th place in a time of 29.39, Emelie Magana 5th in 30.26, and Karinna Magana 9th in 34.41. In the F/S boys 200 meters, Joshua Felix placed 1st. in 26.70, and Valente Garcia placed 6th in 29.05. In the Varsity boys, Josiah Cruz placed 3rd in 25.27, Christopher Perez was 4th in 25.68.

In the Varsity 3200 meters, Fillmore’s Nataly Vigil was 1st. at 12:53.18, Niza Laureano was 2nd in 13:00.07, and Diana Santa Rosa 3rd in 13:08.62. In the boys Varsity, Angel Garcia was 1st in 10:31.58, Diego Ramirez 2nd in 10:38.78, Joshua Estrada 4th in 10:52.64, Martin Manzo 5th in 10:55.79, Juan Cumatz 6th in 11:48.00, Vicente Lopez 7th in 12:00.76, Juan Castro 8th in 13:48.41, and Philip Jimenez 9th in 14:20.26.

In the JV girls 4 X 400-meter relay, Fillmore athletes finished 1st in 4:46.54. The winning team consisted of Patzy Orozco, Xitlaly G. Mejia, Jaiden Peacock, and Andrea Gamez. The Varsity girls team placed 2nd in a time of 4:37.27. Team runners were Leah Barragan, Nataly Vigil, Emily Soltero, and Joseline Orozco. The Varsity boys also placed 2nd in 3:44.33. Team members were Sebastian Torres, Kobe Lizarraga, Mauricio Ocegueda, and Omar Heredia.

In the JV girls long jump, D’andra Amezcua finished in first, leaping 12’01”, and Maribel Ruiz was 2nd in 11’10”. In the Varsity girls long jump, Janessa Corona was 1st. in 14’02.5”, and Abigail Magana 4th in 12’02.5”. In the Varsity boy’s competition, Josiah Cruz was 1st. in 17’09”, and Jasiah Patterson was 2nd recording a jump of 16’06.5”.

In the JV girls triple jump, D’andra Amezcua finished in 1st in 26”10”. In the Varsity girls triple jump competition, Sarah Cedillos was 1st in 29’10”, Abigail Magana was 2nd in 28’01”, and Michelle Setty was 3rd in a jump of 24’05”. In the Varsity boys, Mauricio Ocegueda was 1st in 36 ‘09”, and Saul Fraga-Sandoval 2nd in 36’ 04.5”.

In the Varsity girls high jump. Michelle Setty was 4th, clearing 3’10”. In the Varsity boys high jump, John Jimenez was 1st, clearing 5’02””, and Mauricio Ocegueda was 4th in 4’10”.

In the JV girls discus, Valerie Rodriguez was 1st, tossing the discus 59’06”, Andrea Ramirez 2nd in 54’04”, Yesenia Robles was 3rd in 52’04”, Melanie Flores 9th in 44’08”, Andrea Cordero 8th in 43’01”, and Megan Robles 9th in 31’08”. In the Varsity girls competition, Aerin Garcia was 2nd with a throw of 78’02”. She was followed by Emily Soltero 3rd in 72’07”, Daniela Curiel 4th in 63’01”, Sofia Peredo 4th in 63”01”, Angeline Hernandez 7th in 62’03”, Emma Torres 7th in 58’02”, Jocelyn Jimenez 8th in 54’02”, Jazmin Magana 6th in 51’03”, Jazmin Magana 9th in 51’03”, and Daniela Vidal 10th in 49’10”. In the F/S boys, Valentin Garcia finished 2nd in the event with a launch of 73’10”, Emanuel Velazquez 5th in 62’00”, Genaro Villela 6th in 60’00”, and Eddie Padilla 6th in 34’00.5”. Anthony Tafoya won the Varsity boys discus in a personal best toss of 141’03”, Daniel Viveros was 3rd in 112’01”, Carlos Cabral 4th in 106’00”, Isaac Rivera 7th in 99’07”, John Jimenez 13th in 68’02”, and Aiden Bankowski 15th in 15’09”.

In the JV girls shot put, Andrea Ramirez was 1st with a heave of 21’02”, Andrea Cordero 2nd in 18’07”, Yesenia Robles 3rd in 18’01”, Melanie Flores 5th in 17’09”, Valerie Rodriguez 6th in 17’07”, and Megan Robles 8th in 16’03”. Emily Soltero won the Varsity girls shot put with a throw of 27’06”, Daniela Curiel 3rd in 25’00”, Aerin Garcia 4th in 22’08”, Emma Torres 5th in 22’01”, Jazmin Magana 6th in 21’08”, Angeline Hernandez 7th in 21’06”, Sofia Peredo 8th in 21’01”, Destiny Tellez 9th in 22’06.85”, and Daniela Vidal 11th in 18’02.5”. In the F/S boys, Genaro Villela won the event with a put of 30’10”, Emanuel Velazquez 4th in 27’03”, Eddie Padilla 5th in 26’11”, and Valentin Garcia 6th in 25’10”. Daniel Viveros was 1st in the Varsity boys shot put, with a personal best of 43’06”, Tony Tafoya claimed 2nd in toss of 40’05”, Carlos Cabral 3rd in 34’00”, Isaac Rivera 8th in 32’05”, John Jimenez was 9th in 31’04”, and Aiden Bankowski 8th in 15’09”.

On Friday, March 22nd, several athletes traveled to Simi, and participated in the Simi Valley Invitational.

In the Rated triple jump, Mauricio Ocegueda finished in 2nd, jumping 35 ‘11.5”. In the Rated long jump, Josiah Cruz lept 17 ‘8.5 “ and placed 8th. In the Rated discus, Isaac Rivera was 10th with a throw of 100 ‘00”, and Carlos Cabral placed 12 in 98’ 08”. In the Seeded discus event, Daniel Viveros placed 7th with a throw of 114 ‘06”. In the Invitational division, Anthony Tafoya was 5th in 132 ‘05”. Daniel Viveros also competed in the shot put. He captured 3rd place with a put of 42’ 09”.

In the Seeded triple jump, Sarah Cedillos jumped 30’ 02.5”. In Seeded girls discus, Aerin Garcia was 14th sending the discus 72’ 02”. Teammate Emily Soltero was 21st with a toss of 57’ 07”.

Two Fillmore sprinters completed in the Rated 100 meters. Karinna Magana ran the 100 meters in 13.36, and Mia Munoz ran 13.67.

On Thursday, March 21, 2204, Fillmore Flashes traveled to the Santa Paula Cardinals for a Citrus Coast League matchup.

Fillmore-6 vs. Santa Paula-0
Highlights: Emma Estrella- 11 strikeouts, 0 walks and only 1 hit over 7 innings.
Great defensive game by the Lady Flashes.
Flashes Hitting:
Erika Sanchez- Double and Single
Alexa Escamilla- Double
Sofia Aviles- Single
Makayla Balboa- Single
Viviana Posadas- Single
Record: Citrus Coast League: 4-0; Overall: 8-4-2