J.V. Flashes defeat Desert H.S. 48,6
Fillmore hit the road as they traveled out to Edwards Air Force base for their contest vs. the home team of Desert High school. The Flashes were led by Joseph Magana who scored 3 touchdowns that day, Also scoring for the Flashes was Michael Luna, Dominick Gonzalez, Jorge Andrade who had 2 touchdowns one on defense. The defense played a solid game led by Daniel Flores, Michael Castro, and Rafael Hernandez. The Flashes travel to Carpenteria next week.

Alexis Tafoya
The FHS Varsity Girl XC athlete of the week is Alexis Tafoya. Alexis has shown much improvement from the 2011 season to now. She has become a key scorer for the Lady Flashes. She was second to cross the line at Seaside Invitational, and led the Flashes to a 4th place finish at Tri Valley league number one with a 5k time of 21:31. Alexis Tafoya is a sophomore. There is more success to come! Keep it up Alexis!

Adrian Mejia
The FHS Varsity Boys XC athlete of the week is Adrian Mejia. Adrian Mejia has come a long way since his freshman varsity year. Adrian was an instant impact to the Fillmore Cross Country program as a freshman boy. Flash forward three years later and he is still leading the races, Adrian was the top finisher in an amazing group effort at League Meet 1. Adrian is a 4 year varsity and CIF runner. Amazing work Adrian!

Amber Wilmot
The FHS JV Girls’ XC athlete of the week is Amber Wilmot. Amber Wilmot has been leading the JV flashes for the past couple weeks. She has shown experience and leadership. She went out like a veteran and led for most of the race. She has had a consistent cross country career. She is a senior and a three year runner. Way to go Amber!

Javier Rodriguez
Javier Rodriguez is the JV Boys’ XC athlete of the week because of his great racing in the first of 3 TVL meets. He was the sixth scorer for the flashes and ran a time of 18:48 for the flat and fast 5k race. His three mile time was roughly around 18:00. Javier is also part of the 4x400 team during track season. He is a 4 year veteran. Great work Javier!

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Following his 2nd place finish in Calgary Canada two weeks ago, Christian Conaway flew to Eastern Canada to compete in the Prince Edward County Gravity Fest, which was held in Picton Canada on Sept 15 & 16. PEC was the 6th race in the IGSA NorAM Series. The race was promoted by Classic Luge Canadian Champion Kolby Parks. Parks and his entire family organized a wonderful race which was held in the middle of town. According to Conaway, “it seemed like the entire town came out to help set up the race course, move hay bales and help run the event”. It was great to see so many people watching and encouraging the racers on both days”.

Conaway broke the track record by over 4 seconds with his qualifying time of 1:23.548 besting Louis Bouchard’s 2011 record by over 4 seconds.

On race day most of the racers participated in a Flag Run, with each rider displaying their native flag.

“Part of the course was recently repaved which resulted in faster speeds over last year due to the smooth grippy road surface” said Christian.

On this course the start was critical due to a long flat roll-in prior to the first steep drop on the road. Conaway used his ability to gain advantage at the top of the run. Nick Kinnish said, “The man has the most insane push, he was miles in front of the pack”. Conaway advanced through the race heats to the Street Luge Finals. When asked how the race went he said “The race was fun, my runs felt smooth and clean from the beginning to the finish line”.

Christian will next complete in the IGSA NorAm Championship in San Dimas California on October 6 & 7. Last year Conaway won the event and claimed the title of US National Champion. He is also working to earn the IGSA North American Street Luge National Championship which will be award based on the top 5 finishes in the NorAm series. After the NorAm Championship Christian will take a two year leave from racing to serve an LDS Mission in Bogota Columbia beginning in November.

Irma Torres placed 7th in her race with a time of 18:57 becoming Fillmore High School's fastest freshman on the Seaside Invitational course.

(l-r) Kimberly Vasquez and Briana Segoviano.
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In an amazing season opener at the Ventura State Beach on Friday the Cross Country team powered their way over the 3 mile course to earn high accolades. Several freshmen had break out first races while the old grizzled veterans strutted their stuff and bettered themselves on the blistering course to earn personal records (PR), medals, and placings.

Freshman Irma Torres started the day off right with her impressive 7th place finish to earn her the first medal of the day. There were 271 freshman athletes in the women’s race. In the women’s sophomore race Sofia Gallardo and Alexis Tafoya both set personal bests with a 1:15 second improvement from last year for Sofia and a 1:56 reduction for Alexis. In addition to the biggest female improvement on the day, Alexis also snagged some hardware in the form of a medal with her 28th place finish. There were 279 sophomores in the women’s race. In the women’s junior race Jordyn Vassaur ran a 53 second improvement narrowly missing a medal with her 52nd place finish. There were 236 junior women in the race. The top five women ran a respectable team time of 1:02:35.
On the men’s side of the gender divide, sophomore Isai “EZ” Bolanos had a breakout race with a 4:14 improvement from last year. He must have eaten his Wheaties. Also making an impression for the sophomore men was Jorge Hurtado. Jorge placed 49th out of 364 to earn a medal. Juniors Mario Gaspar and Nico Frias also hit big PR’s with Mario obtaining a 2:58 second bettering and Nico hitting a 2:28 improvement. Nico also finished 28th out of 320 to earn the right to a medal around his neck as well.

But it was the men’s seniors who distinguished themselves at the Seaside Invitational. They took 2nd place overall as a senior group out of 30 senior teams and 6th best overall as a team. The veteran and vastly experienced varsity team had all 5 scorers under 15:34 and a 5 man time spread of 6.79 seconds, virtually unheard of in a cross country race. 6 of the boys earned medals. Isaac Gomez was 19th. Hugo Valdovinos was 20th while Adrian Mejia was 21st. Alexander Frias was 25th and Anthony Rivas was 29th. Jose Almaguer placed 39th. Their combined efforts resulted in a 4:56 team time improvement over last year to finish in a combined 77:29. This places the team as tied for 14th on the all-time best boys list for the meet. In addition for the 2nd week in a row the boys are ranked #1 in CIF Division 4 Southern Section.

Varsity Flashes defeat Boscoe Tech 49, 6. According to Coach Matt Dollar, “It was a great team effort, the offensive line did a great job, our backups that got in the game played very well.” Collin Farrar had 23 carries for 192 yards, Andrey Sanchez had 15 carries for 125 yards and an interception, Carson McLain was 3 for 3 for 60 yards and one touchdown, Tyler Esquivel had a 25 yard touchdown reception, and an interception, Jeremy Martinez and Joseph De La Mora played tough defense. Fillmore vs. Santa Paula this Friday at home! JV 4:30 p.m. & Varsity 7:30 p.m.

JV Flashes defeat Bosco Tech 35, 0. Fillmore Flashes JV Held the Bosco Tech Scoreless for their second shutout in as many games. They held the Tigers to no 1st downs and negative yards from scrimmage for the entire game. The defense was led by Daniel Flores, Michael Castro, Chad Petouglu, Rafael Hernandez, and Carlos Briceno. On Offense the Flashes had touchdowns by Hayden Wright, Joseph Magana, Damien Gonzalez, Bryce Farrar, and Jorge Andrade.

Friday, September 14th will mark the 102nd meeting between both schools which will be hosted by Fillmore. In acticipating a large number in attendance, both schools will be selling “Pre-Sale” tickets from their Student Stores until 12PM (Noon) on Friday. Stadium Way and 2nd Street, near the stadium will be “closed” to traffic. Fillmore High School stadium parking will only be available for handicap guests (that display placards) and guests that have purchase VIP Parking ($10.00) through FHS. Additional parking will be available at Fillmore Middle School as well as Fillmore High School and all surrounding side streets. For questions or any additional information, please feel free to contact the Fillmore High School Athletic Department at (805) 524-8491.

Palo Alto, CA - The USA Water Polo 2012 Jr Olympics - On July 28 through August 1, 2012, Fillmore resident Kyle Popp participated with the Buena Club Water Polo team in capturing 2nd place in the Bronze Division of the 14U Boys. The team played 7 games with the outcome of 1 tie, 4 wins, 2 losses. San Diego Shores 13-13 tie, SoCal Gold 15-9 loss, Sleepy Hollow 6-7 win, 680 2-13 win, Santa Barbara 11-12 win, Sleepy Hollow 7-8 win, Shores Solana 15-11 loss.

Also participating for Buena Club Polo were the Boys 18U and Girls 16U teams.

Congratulations to this outstanding group of young athletes!

Believe it or not it’s that time again “FILLMORE FLASHES FOOTBALL AND FALL SPORTS”. This is the time of year when we start to look to our community to help us make this a successful year for the Sports Program at Fillmore High School. The Fillmore High School Athletic Boosters is an organization run completely by unpaid volunteers, which include board members, parents, coaches and many other adults who donate their time. Everyone is dedicated to the advancement of Fillmore High School Sports at all levels of play.

We are starting early this year on the Football Program and that is why we need your help. We are seeking local businesses that would be interested in placing an “AD” in this years “FILLMORE FLASHES FALL SPORTS PROGRAM”.
If you are interested in advertising please contact Susan Golson at 805-216-4013.