Fall Recap Winter 1 January 3, 2015 LOS ALTOS ATHLETIC HIGHLIGHTS A Season of Champions! The Fall Season was a memorable one for many of our programs and students. Three of our programs were crowned Hacienda League Champions and two of our programs made appearances in the CIF Finals. In addition, we had many of our students earn All-League and All-San Gabriel Valley Honors. The Boys Water Polo and Football teams extended their seasons and had many memorable moments en route to their magical runs to the CIF Finals. Boys Water Polo won their 3rd straight Hacienda League Title and made their second consecutive CIF Finals appearance. The team enjoyed big wins against Glendora, Xavier Prep & La Serna before going up against a talented Claremont team that proved to much to handle in the Finals. The Conquerors had a great season and were led by SGV Player of the Year Justin Contreras, who finished his career in 3rd place all-time on the CIF-SS scoring list. The Football team maneuvered many obstacles throughout the season to finish their season as the Central Division Runner-Up. The Conquerors had playoff wins against South Hills, Monrovia & Bonita before taking on Colony in the Finals. Thousands of Los Altos alumni and supporters came out to watch our boys participate in an exciting championship game. Although our boys came up short in the finals, the experience and memories made along the way will be something all involved with the program will cherish forever. The Girls Volleyball program had another strong season with all three levels of play earning Hacienda League Titles. Varsity took on Bonita in the first round of the CIF playoffs, but lost in 5 sets. The Lady Conquerors finished the season 18-13 and were led by Hacienda League MVP Mireya Rojo, who also earned 2nd team All-SGV honors. The Boys Cross Country team ran through the competition en route to a league championship and rounded out our fall season dominance of the Hacienda League. The girls team finished in second place in the Hacienda league while many of our students took home All-League honors. The Boys were led by Jonathan Mijares and Danny Venegas, who earned All-SGV 2nd Team honors. Fall/Winter Sports 1 Fall Recap Winter 1 January 3, 2015 Basketball Season Highlights! The Conqueror Basketball programs are off to a hot start with both the boys and girls varsity teams sporting a 9-3 record heading into league play. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune has the girls ranked as the #2 team in the valley while the boys are holding down the #4 spot. The Varsity Boys team is coming off of a great showing in the Covina Tournament where they defeated league foe Walnut to capture the tournament title. The Conquerors defeated Northview, Bishop Amat and Cajon en route to the championship. Christian Espinoza was named the tournament MVP as he totaled 100 points throughout four games in the tournament. Jayson Jones was named to the AllTournament team, scoring 16 points in each of the last two games with his punishing inside game. Michael Barrera and David Tolmachoff have also contributed significant minutes in the first half of the season. The JV team is also coming off of a championship run as they went 3-1 in the Los Altos JV Tournament, only losing to a very good Damien team. The team has shown dominance in the early half of the year, boasting a 30 point victory over Mountain View and a 50 point victory over Northview. The team has received standout performances from Art Vargas, Andrew Manuele and Andru Galvan. The Freshmen squad won the Baldwin Park Tournament where Julian Lopez was named tournament MVP as he scored 34 points in the second half of the championship game. Jordan Ramirez has also been a huge contributor for the team as he posted 45 points in an early season win against Diamond Bar. The Lady Conquerors have also had their share of success in tournaments this season. The Varsity squad won the Alhambra tournament by defeating Gabrielino in overtime and finished second to the Tribune’s #1 ranked team, South Hills, in the Garden Grove Santiago Tournament. The girls have good wins against Immaculate Heart, Gabrielino and San Gabriel. Coach Nakamura says they have been playing great team basketball on both ends of the floor with different players stepping up to lead the team throughout the first half of the season. The JV team is also off to a strong 8-4 start and won the Bronze division of Los Altos Winter Classic. Girls Water Polo Highlights! The Lady Conquerors Water Polo team is off to a 5-2 start to their season. They have big wins early this season against perennial powers La Serna and Cerritos. The team is led offensively by seniors Vicotoria Mezack and Kaitlyn Eng and defensively by sophomore Brooke Contreras. The 2014 CIF Semi-Finalists are looking primed for a Hacienda League title and a CIF playoff run as they still have 22 games left to play in a 30 day period. The lower levels have only played two games thus far but are excited to play the remaining games on their schedule. ! Fall/Winter Sports 2 Fall Recap Winter 1 January 3, 2015 Soccer Season Highlights! The Lady Conqueror Soccer Team is currently ranked #7 in the SGV Tribune’s latest ranking with a 5-4 record. The team has battled through various injuries early this season which has allowed many young players to get experience. The team looks to get healthy and be in top form when league play begins. They had a solid win over Corona Del Mar in the Sunny Hills Invitational championship game and close losses to Bonita and top ranked South Hills. Jazzmyn Esquivel has been a defensive standout while Natalia Elizarraras has been the teams rock in the midfield and is leading the team with 5 goals. They have also received strong play from rookies Dinah Arredondo in goal and Camryn Verduco on defense. Conqueror Alum & All-CIF Goalkeeper Justine Padilla begins her first year as head JV coach and has the team off to a strong start. The led off the season by winning the La Sierra Tournament Championship and followed that up with a 4th place finish in the Sunny Hills Tournament. Key contributors for the JV team have been Savannah Bustillos at forward and Wendy Simental in the goal. After a slow start to their non-league season, the Varsity Boys Soccer team heads into league play looking to get back on track. The team has performed well and battled to two ties and several close losses. They have performed well under the leadership of senior Amir Avery and junior Alex Murillo. Sophomore Victor De La Cruz has led the offense as the teams leading goal scorer. The JV squad has begun the season 4-6-1 and are led by leading scorer Joseph Fuentes. Wrestling Highlights! The Conqueror Wrestling program is making great strides in its second year of reestablishment. The team has competed well in many dual matches and tournaments while getting prepared for league & CIF. The team has put in hours of hard work and practice this season and there have been a few standout performers thus far. Senior Andrew Perez,138-pounder, has an overall record of13-3 with 6 pins and finished 3rd at Sierra Vista duals team tournament and 2nd place at the Northview individual tournament. Efrain Baez, 120 pounder, has an overall record of 17-4 with 8 pins. Efrain placed 1st at the Sierra Vista duals tournament and 3rd at Northview individual tournament. Noah Vidrio,106 pounder, has an overall record of 12-5 with 5 pins. Noah finished in 3rd place at the Sierra Vista team duals and 4th at the Northview individual tournament. Baseball! Los Altos Baseball got into the holiday spirit by participating in the Pico Rivera Toys for Tots Drive. Our student-athletes participated in some community service by joining the mayor of Pico Rivera and the El Rancho High School baseball team to donate over 80 toys for those less fortunate. We are proud of our boys for seeing the big picture and giving back to those in need. Fall/Winter Sports 3 Fall Recap Winter 1 January 3, 2015 Post Season Honors Football All-SGV 1st Team Tyler Nevens David Tomalchoff Tevita Sina All-SGV 2nd Team Steven Magallanes Eric Castillo Carlos Mejia 1st Team All-League David Tomalchoff-Co-MVP Tyler Nevens Eric Castillo Steve Magallanes Bryan Curiel Tevita Sina Carlos Mejia Daniel Valdez 2nd Team All-League Tevita Sina Steve Magallanes Brian Perez Nicholas-Noah Raya Bryan Curiel Academic All-League David Gonzalez David Tomalchoff Robert Garcia Scholar Athlete Gustavo Rodriguez Matthew Hayashi Geno Camacho Lester Paz Richard Gonzalez Amir Avery Anthony Torres Carlos Paz ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Fall/Winter Sports Boys Water Polo All-CIF 1st Team Justin Contreras George Millard Matthew Perez All-SGV 1st Team George Millard Matthew Perez All-SGV 2nd Team Guillermo Ocacio 1st Team All-League Justin Contreras- MVP George Millard Matthew Perez Guillermo Ocacio 2nd Team All-League Chris Bonilla Academic All-League Austin Rosza Patrick Young George Millard Nigel Dao Matthew Nazaroff ! Volleyball All-SGV 2nd Team Mireya Rojo 1st Team All-League Mireya Rojo-MVP Tanya Metchkoff Haley Brownwood Esmeralda Reynoso 2nd Team All-League Danielle Hernandez Academic All-League Danielle Hernandez Tanya Metchkoff Scholar Athlete Ariana Onga Evelyn Reyes Bianca Sanchez ! ! ! 4 Fall Recap Winter 1 January 3, 2015 Cross Country All-SGV 2nd Team Danny Venegas Boys 1st Team All-League Jonathan Mijares Adam Preston Danny Venegas Boys 2nd Team All-League Eric Francis Santiago Torres Girls 1st Team All-League Josie Keener Wednesday Osuna Audrey Ochoa Academic All-League Miguel Castellanos Eric Francis Pascal Kingman Joseph Fitzgerald Laura Manrique Girls Golf Academic All-League Jessica Chang Hillary Hermawan Connie Pung ! Girls Tennis Academic All-League Kimberly Wong Helen Khu Scholar Athlete Caroline Torres Bonnie Lu Maya Castillo Airi Fukashima Sabrina Guzman ! ! ! ! ! Fall/Winter Sports 5
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