FHS Soccer Girls Coach Jose Luis Lomeli Jr., M. Ed.

December 1, 2023, Fillmore vs. Saint Bonaventure High School
Saint Bonaventure 0 - Fillmore 1
Goal: Ashley Hernandez
Assist: Marlene Gonzalez
Shutout: Gabriela Martinez
Overall record: 1-1-0

Courtesy FHS Girls Basketball Kimberly Tafoya
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 – Fillmore High vs. La Reina Reagents
Varsity: Fillmore 36 - La Reina 24
Fillmore Highlights: Aryanne Munoz- 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists; Yaneli Landin- 8 points, 2 rebounds; Andrea Ramirez- 7 points, 4 rebounds; Jacqui Ordonez- 2 points, 10 steals.
Fillmore Overall Record: 1-1

FHS Soccer Girls Coach Jose Luis Lomeli Jr., M. Ed.
November, 27, 2023, Fillmore vs. Oxnard High School
Varsity Girls Soccer: Oxnard High School 1 - Fillmore 0
Overall record: 0-1-0
League Record: 0-0-0
Fillmore Game Stats:
Goals: NONE
Assist: NONE
Shutout: NONE
Goalkeeper saves: Gabriela Martinez 5
Shots of Goal: 9

Courtesy FHS Boys Soccer Coach Javier Alcaraz
Tuesday, November 28, 2023, Fillmore vs. Foothill Tech
Varsity: Fillmore 1 - Foothill 1
Goal: Jesus Angel Avila
Assist: Leroy Medina
Overall Record: 2-0-2
JV: Fillmore 3 - Foothill 1
Goals: Christian Ramirez 2; Eduardo Caldero 1
Assist: Diego Magana 1; Emmanuel Hernandez 1

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023, Fillmore vs. Buena High School
Varsity: Fillmore 1 – Buena 1
Goal: Jared Ramos
Assist: Alejandro Ayala
Overall Record: 2-0-1
JV: Fillmore 2 – Buena 1
Goals: Diego Magana 1; Johnny Tapia 1
Overall Record: 1-2

Courtesy FHS Soccer Coach Javier Alcaraz

Wednesday, November 15 - Fillmore vs. Camarillo

Varsity: Fillmore 3-0 Camarillo

Goals: Jesus Canchola 1, Jesus Angel Avila 1, Danny Medina 1

Assist: Hector Hernandez 1, Danny Medina 1

Shutout by Goalkeepers Elias Manzano & Julian Medina

JV: Fillmore 2-3 Camarillo

On Saturday, November 11, Fillmore Flashes Boys & Girls Cross Country teams competed in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 Prelims at Mt. San Antonio College. Above are the Varsity Girls who ran at the CIF Prelims; (l-r) Miley Tello, Nataly Vigil, Joseline Orozco, Alexandra Martinez, Diana Santa Rosa, Jessica Orozco, Leah Barragan, and Niza Laureano. Inset, from the boys’ team is Eduardo Vigil who Qualified to also compete as an individual. Both will compete in the CIF Finals Meet to Qualify for State Finals. Photo credit Coach Anthony Chavez.
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Above is the Flashes Cross Country Boys Varsity at CIF Prelims at Mt. San Antonio College this past weekend. Pictured (l-r) are Diego Ramirez, Omar Heredia, Eduardo Vigil, Martin Manzo, Angel Laureano, Angel Garcia, and Vicente Lopez. Photo credit Coach Anthony Chavez.
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Written By Epi Torres

On Saturday, November 11, 2023, the Fillmore boys and girls varsity cross country teams traveled to Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut to compete in the CIF Southern Section Division 4 Prelims meet. This meet is held over a 2.93-mile challenging course with three major climbs.

The Varsity Boys were the first team to line up at the starting line for the Flashes. Eduardo Vigil was the lead runner for Fillmore as he has been all season with the exception of one meet. Eddie captured 3rd place with his front running. He crossed the finish line in a personal best time on the Mt. SAC course of 16:22.3. He was followed by Diego Ramirez 33rd in 17:26.4, Angel Laureano 42nd in 17:55.1, Martin Manzo 43rd in 17:57.9, Angel Garcia 51st in18:15.6, Vicente Lopez 67th in 19:06.8, and Omar Heredia 78th in 19:39.3. Unfortunately, the Varsity Boys missed qualifying by one place in their heat, and 17 seconds over team time. As a result of Eddie’s 3rd place finish, he has qualified to compete as an individual in the CIF Division 4 Southern Section Finals.

The Varsity Girls toed the line next. Nataly Vigil and Niza Laureano exchanged the lead for the first mile and a half. After the dust settled, Nataly finished in 4th place in a time of 19:29.8, Niza followed in 7th in a time of 19:29.8. Next to cross the finish was Diana Santa Rosa 21st in 21:12.4, followed by Leah Barragan 26th in 21:18.6, Jessica Orozco 28th in 21:20.6, Alexandra Martinez 56th in 23:44.6, and Joseline Orozco 78th in 26:36.3. In their heat, the Varsity Girls captured 2nd place and thus qualified for CIF Division 4 Southern Section Finals.

The Fillmore Cross Country athletes will now prepare for the CIF Southern Section Division 4 Finals meet. This meet is also held at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut on Saturday, November 18, 2023. Eddie will run his race at 9:45, and the girls team will run at 11:00. Eddie and the girls team will now attempt to qualify for the California State Finals.

Written by Epi Torres

On Thursday, November 2nd, the Fillmore High School Cross Country teams traveled to Ojai to compete in the Citrus Coast League Final. This meet will determine Citrus Coast Champions in 4 divisions and CIF Southern Section Prelim representatives in the Varsity races. Team competing were Carpinteria, Channel Islands, Fillmore, Hueneme, Malibu, Nordhoff, and Santa Paula.

The Junior Varsity Boys ran to a fourth place finish in their race. They were led by Vicente Lopez who finished in 6th place in a time of 19:40.66. He was followed by Juan Cumatz 11th in 19:52.27, Nicholas Cabrales 19th in 21:25.30, Juan Castro 38th in 23:04.46, Aaron Cordero 52nd in 25:03.37, Alexander Diaz 53rd in 25:35.86, and Philip Jimenez 56th in 26:01.84.

In the Varsity Girls race, Nataly Vigil once again led the Fillmore girls by running to a win, in a time of 19:50.50. Her teammates followed closely, capturing 7 of the top 9 places. Niza Laureano was second in 20:17.68, Leah Barragan 4th in 21:36.22, Diana Santa Rosa 6th in 21:46.66, Alexandra Martinez 7th in 21:47.38, Jessica Orozco 8th in 22:06.49, and Jacqueline Olivares 9th in 22:55.45. Nataly Vigil was undefeated this season, and was Citrus Coast League Champion.

The Varsity Boys finished in third place. Eddie Vigil led the Fillmore 7 with his 5th place finish in a time of 16:35.51. He was followed by Angel Garcia 7th in 16:58.64, Martin Manzo 11th in 17:39.68, Joshua Estrada 13th in 17:45.26, Diego Ramirez 14th in 17:48.29, Omar Heredia 23rd in 18:35.3, and Angel Laureano 32nd in 19:02.3.

The Junior Varsity girls were the most dominant Fillmore team to race on this day. They ran impressively, capturing the top 6 places and the Citrus Coast League Team Championship. Joseline Orozco ran to an individual league championship, posting a time of 24:42.68. She was followed by Miley Tello 2nd in 25:01.98, Luz Castaneda 3rd in 25:33.32, Michelle Setty 4th in 26:00.38, Natalie Perez 5th in 26:10.34, Jannet Vega 6th in 26:47.48, Cassandra Mendoza 8th in 27:51.47, and Xitlaly Guerrero 11th in 28:16.97.

This meet determined Citrus Coast final team standings, and individual all league selections. Both the Girls Junior Varsity and the Girls Varsity were undefeated in League competition, and thus captured Citrus Coast League Championships. The Junior Varsity Boys team finished in fourth for the season and the Varsity Boys finished in the 2nd.

The boys and girls Varsity team will prepare for postseason competition. All League qualifiers will head to Mt. San Antonio College and compete in their respective Divisional race with the goal of qualifying for the Southern Section Divisional Championship the follow weekend. Both of Fillmore’s Varsity teams will component November 11th. The boys will race at 11:10, and the girls will follow at 12:22.

By Epi Torres

On October 20th, the Flashes Cross Country teams traveled to Walnut, California to compete in the 75th running of the Mt. San Antonio College Invitational. This is the biggest cross country meet in the Nation, and is run over a challenging, 2.93 mile hilly course. This course is also the venue for Southern Section Division Prelims and Finals.

The sophomore’s girls were the first race of the day. This race was shortened to a distance of 1.8 miles due to excessive heat. Miley Tello led the girls with a 14th place finish in a time of 14:15. She was followed by Jannet Vega 38th in 15:31, Michelle Setty 39th in 15:31, Xitlali Guerrero 67th in 17:17, and Patzy Orozco 76th in 17:44. Miley Tello was a medal winner in this race. In the team competition the girls finished in 6th place.

The varsity boys followed. Eddie Vigil led this team with a second place finish in a time of 16:24. He was followed by Angel Garcia 5th in 17:01; Diego Ramirez 18th in 17:42; Joshua Estrada 27th in 18:04; Martin Manzo 52nd in 18:51; Omar Heredia 59th in 19:08; and Angel Laureano 70th in 19:25. Eddie Vigil and Angel Garcia were medal winners in this 2.93 mile race. In the team competition, the varsity boys finished in second, and were awarded a team plaque and 7 team medals.

In the sophomore boys race, Philip Jimenez was the lone competitor. Philip finished in 191st in 26:47.

Joseline Orozco was the first finisher for the Junior Varsity girls. Joseline finished in 36th place in a time of 23:44. She was followed by teammate Natalie Perez, who finished in 113th place in 27:10.

The junior varsity boys were led by Juan Cumatz. Juan finished in 50th place in a time of 19:34. He was followed by Vicente Lopez 66th in 19:57, Nick Cabrales 118th in 21:32; Damian Castaneda 154th in 22:50; Juan Castro 156th in 23:08; and Alex Diaz 182nd in 27:29. In the team competition, they finished in 15th place.

The Girls Varsity Sweepstake race, showcased a wealth of ranked teams from Divisions 3, 4, and 5. Nataly Vigil led the Fillmore girls with a 18th place finish in 19:25. She was followed by Niza Laureano 45th in 20:26; Leah Barragan 75th in 21:22; Diana Santa Rosa 77th in 21:29; Jessica Orozco 79th in 21:32; Alexandra Martinez 104th in 22:57; and Jacqueline Olivares 106th in 23:17. Nataly Vigil was a medal winner in this race. In the team competition, Fillmore was 14th.

The Fillmore Cross Country teams will now prepare for the Citrus Coast League Finals. Teams competing in this meet are Carpinteria, Channel Islands, Fillmore, Malibu, and Nordhoff. This meet is on November 2nd and is run over the challenging Lake Casitas course in Ojai. This meet will determine League Champions at all 4 levels, and also, who will represent the Citrus Coast League in the postseason Southern Section Division Prelims and Finals.