LIONS PREPARE FOR STATE FINALS: Friday’s opening day of the 2026 CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High School in Clovis saw athletes from both the @jserra.tfxc Girls and Boys Track and Field team position themselves for a chance to compete for the state’s top prizes.



Senior Alden Morales earned the best qualifying clocking in the boys’ 800m, as he stepped across the finish line in a Heat 2 winning time of 1:51.41.



Morales, who placed third in the state last year, will be making his second straight appearance in the finals of the 800m.



Junior Reese Holley also supplied a Heat 2 winning effort in the girls 800m, as she clocked a time of 2:09.44 and will compete in the 800m state finals for the first time.



Senior Chloe Elbaz (2:10.15) advanced to the 800m finals for the second straight year.



The Lions’ pole-vaulting duo of junior Adi Rusin and senior Helena Reuter will compete in the finals on Saturday, as both cleared 11 feet, 8 inches in qualifying to advance.



The Lions will also compete in both the Boys and Girls 4x800m relay finals on Saturday.



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LIONS POSTGAME: The @jserra.softball team ascended to the top of the CIF-SS Division 1 mountain on Friday, as the Lions battled past the La Mirada Matadores by a score of 3-2 in the CIF-SS Division 1 Championship Game at Deanna Manning Stadium at Bill Barber Memorial Park in Irvine.

Lions Head Softball Coach Katie Stith outlined the team’s season-long journey for a chance at title-game redemption, seeing two freshman produce in big pressure moments to put the Lions ahead early, an "unsung hero" that played a large role in senior Liliana Escobar’s success in the circle, and what it felt like to become a CIF-SS champion in her eighth season at the helm of the Lions’ program.

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LIONS POSTGAME: Senior Liliana Escobar capped her history-making @jserra.softball career in storybook fashion with a CIF-SS championship on Friday, as Escobar tossed a complete game, 12-strikeout performance to lead the Lions to a 3-2 win over the La Mirada Matadores in the CIF-SS Division 1 Championship Game at Deanna Manning Stadium at Bill Barber Memorial Park in Irvine.

Escobar provided her thoughts on stepping into the circle with an opportunity to bring home the program’s first ever title, the big momentum boost of getting an early lead with big hits from her freshman teammates, and the moment her final pitch of the game brought the Lions their well-earned and historic title.

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LIONS POSTGAME: The freshman duo of Magenta De Arte and Ava Born played large roles in helping the @jserra.softball team become CIF-SS champions for the first time in school history on Friday, as both produced two-out RBI hits to propel the Lions past the La Mirada Matadores 3-2 in the CIF-SS Division 1 Championship Game at Deanna Manning Stadium at Bill Barber Memorial Park in Irvine.

De Arte, who put the Lions on the board in the first inning with a two-out RBI single to right field, detailed her mindset throughout the seven-pitch at-bat and providing run support for starting pitcher Liliana Escobar.

Born, who supplied an RBI double to center in the bottom of the second inning, spoke about looking for her pitch to square up with two-strikes and two outs.

Both girls also describe the feeling of closing out their first seasons with the Lions as champions.

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