Author: xcboosters

YLHS will be hosting physicals for both our incoming 8th graders as well as our current athletes. It will be held on Wednesday, May 18th from 4-8pm (doors close at 7pm) in the gym. The cost is $35 but the nice thing is all the money will go back into athletics. This is always a busy evening but a great way for our athletes to get their physicals done for the Summer and next school year.

I would like to ask that every team have at least 1 volunteer to help with the evening. It takes a lot of people to help this evening run smoothly. If you could reach out to your boosters and ask them if at least 1 parent could volunteer, it would be a huge help. They can contact me directly and i will explain what needs to be done.

Again, I appreciate all that you do. Have a great day and GO MUSTANGS!

Jeff Platt

Athletic Director

Yorba Linda High School

714-986-7500 Ext. 14012

jplatt@pylusd.org

Sydney Rome crushed the Eastbay West Regional Race Saturday, winning the 3.1 mile junior class race by conquering the foggy hills in 18:56. You can watch the MileSplit interview HERE and watch for the appearance of a special guest just prior to the one minute mark in the interview.

The Varsity Girls closed out their season this past Saturday at the CIF Southern Section Finals. All seven runners beat their race times from the semifinals race the previous week. Sydney Rome placed third overall and earned a spot in the State Championship next week. Sydney LeBrun, Victoria Campbell, Lexi Broadwater and Makenna Farley set course PRs. Despite the improvements and PRs the girls were not able to qualify as a team. They will be ready to come back strong next year. Good luck to Sydney at state next week!

It was a great day of racing at the CIF Southern Section Prelims. Shay Savalia started the day off strong, running a 16:26 and finishing 15th overall. He topped his previous best Mt SAC time by more than 30 seconds. 

The Varsity Girls were up next. Sydney Rome placed second and Sydney LeBrun tenth to pace the team. The pack of Carissa Teran, Victoria Campbell, Danielle Huizar, Lexi Broadwater and Makenna Farley ran as a strong group and helped to secure third place overall for the team and earn a spot in the CIF Southern Section Finals next week. They will race Saturday, November 20th at 8:25AM at Mt SAC. The top seven teams will advance to the State Championship Saturday, November 27th. 

It was a great day of racing at League Finals. It was a strong performance by the entire team. The JV Boys finished first paced by David Van Dyke in first place, Brandon Nowland third, Mark Jorgensen fifth, Tas Sebestyen sixth and Kayden Goto tenth. The Frosh/Soph Girls finished second with Sarina Patel in fifth, Penelope Fournier sixth, Rory Hartzheim eighth and Naomi Peralta tenth. 

The Varsity Girls and Shay Savalia qualified for the CIF Southern Section Prelims next Saturday with strong performances. 

The day’s top performers…

JV Girls: Dhamar Hernandez (13)

JV Boys: David Van Dyke (1), Brandon Nowland (3), Mark Jorgensen (5), Tas Sebestyen (6), Kayden Goto (10) 

Frosh/Soph Girls: Sarina Patel (5), Penelope Fournier (6), Rory Hartzheim (8) and Naomi Peralta (10) 

Frosh/Soph Boys: Taylor Stivers (12)

Varsity Girls: Sydney Rome (2)

Varsity Boys: Shay Savalia (3)

Personal Records (PRs)

Girls

Boys

It was a great day of racing at the Mt Sac Invitational. It was a strong performance by the entire team led by the Mt Sac Coach of the Year Vidal Arista. The JV Boys and Varsity Girls each won their races paced by the second-place finishes of Alex MacFarlane and Sydney Rome. The Sophomore Girls finished second as a team led by Sarina Patel in fourth. 

The days top performers…

Freshman Girls: Penelope Fournier (21) and Rory Hartzheim (22) 

Freshman Boys: Jack Vento (32) and Jack Karcher (35)

Sophomore Girls: Sarina Patel (4) and Naomi Peralta (19)

Sophomore Boys: Taylor Stivers (28)

JV Girls: Dhamar Hernandez (27) 

JV Boys: Alex MacFarlane (2), Mark Jorgensen (7), Brandon Nowland (11), Kayden Goto (13), Tas Sebestyen (14) and Ivan Flores (15)

Varsity Boys: Shay Savalia (15) 

Varsity Girls: Sydney Rome (2) Sydney Le Brun (18) 

It was a great day at the Clovis Invitational Saturday as the girls’ team finished 7th led by race overall winner Sydney Rome with a time of 18:26 on the 3.1 mile course. Sydney Le Brun also medaled finishing 25th with a time of 20:05. The boys had a good day too and were led by Shay Savalia with a time of 16:34. The next race for both teams will be at the Mt Sac Invitational on October 22nd. 

It was a great evening at the Temecula Twilight! Sydney Rome led the way winning the Girls Sundown Showdown race in 17:22. Sophomore girls finished 4th, with Sarina finishing 8th place. There were 13 girls and 11 boys with PRs. Well done!

Top performers: 

PRs:

It was a great evening at the Woodbridge Invitational! There were many runners who had their first three mile race and 8 returning runners set personal records (PRs). The girls varsity team finished seventh in their race. 

Top performers: 

Girls 

Freshman Penelope Fournier

Sophomore Sarina Patel

JV Dhamar Hernandez

Varsity Sydney Rome (3rd place overall)

Boys

Freshman Jacob Ortillano

Sophomore Matthew Arrieta

Junior Alex MacFarlane

Senior Mark Jorgensen

Varsity Shay Savalia

PRs

Mark Jorgensen 18:23

Aidan Palicke 17:32 

Shay Savalia 16:07

Tas Sebestyen 18:42

Tyler Yang 17:16

Lexi Broadwater 20:23 

Dhamar Hernandez 22:53

Sydney Rome: 17:35