ON DECK

Thursday, May 4

Carpinteria Swimming at CIF Div. 3 Prelims (Riverside), TBA

Friday, May 5

Carpinteria Boys Tennis in CIF Postseason, 3 p.m.

Carpinteria Baseball at Desert Christian, 3:15 p.m.

Carpinteria Swimming at CIF Div. 3 Finals (Riverside), TBA

Saturday, May 6

Carpinteria Swimming at CIF Div. 3 Finals (Riverside), TBA

*Carpinteria Track & Field hosts CIF Prelims, 11 a.m. search the sports archives

Carpinteria girls track & field claims league title

After an undefeated season in all dual meets, the Carpinteria girls claimed the outright Citrus Coast League title with a dominant performance at the league championships last week.

The Warriors girls grabbed the top spot in the Citrus Coast League Finals, hosted at Carpinteria Valley Memorial Stadium, with a team total of 132 points. The Warriors boys took third place with 87 points, while Fillmore took the top spot in boys varsity with 147 points.

Senior Ainslee Alexander won the triple jump and pole vault, along with a secondplace finish in the long jump and third in the shot put; she will advance to the CIF Prelims this week.

Junior Mika Mullikin won the league title in the 300 hurdles with a time of 54.01, and junior multi-sport star Amarisse Camargo won the shot put with a toss of 29’5’’. Both will advance to the CIF Prelims.

Joining them at the prelims will be junior Lela Roberts, who took second in the 100-meter hurdles; sophomore Averi Alexander, who took third in the long jump and second in the triple jump; sophomore Anna Morrison, who advanced with third in the triple jump; and Ariana Lounsbury and Danna Mora, who placed third and fourth, respectively, in the discus.

On the boys side, seniors Chris Ceja and Ivan Vargas took home the only event wins on the day. Ceja took first in the 400 with a time of 53.91 and Vargas placed first in the long jump and pole vault, both advanced to the CIF Prelims.

Joining them will be junior Wes Chung (second place, 110 and 300 hurdles), senior Erick Trejo (third place, 110 hurdles), senior Israel Samaguey (second place, pole vault) and senior Juan Vargas (second place and new personal record, discus).

“I was proud of the entire team today. The girls had another solid meet. Their prowess in the field events showed through once again,” said Carpinteria coach Van Latham. “It was a great accomplishment to win our second league title in the last three years. Although the boys were few in numbers at the league meet, they performed very well to finish third in the league.”

The CIF Division 4 Prelims will be hosted in Carpinteria on May 6 at 11 a.m.

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Underclassmen lead the way for Carpinteria golf

The Warriors boys golf team is led by a group of underclassmen, and has been improving each week as Carpinteria navigates the league match season.

Carpinteria competed in back-to-back Citrus Coast League matches, where the Warriors placed in fourth and fifth place, behind league leaders Nordhoff (#1) and Malibu (#2).

Junior Carter Cox continues to be the top performer for the Warriors, and he finished with scores of 45 and 44 in the two conference matches. Closely behind him is sophomore Sawyer Kelly – who scored 47 and 48 – and freshman Taylor Lenci, who finished with a 51 and 50 in the conference matches.

Carpinteria swimmers break records at league finals

The Warriors swim program continues to break records, as Carpinteria’s boys and girls swim teams had great showings over two days at the Citrus Coast League Championships at Malibu High School.

Leading the way for the Warriors once again was junior team co-captain Jackson Melton, who crushed the school record in the 200 individual medley by almost five seconds during the prelims. He then broke his own school record in the 100 breaststroke for the sixth time this season.

In the 50 freestyle, the Warriors claimed the top four spots in the finals with Justin Main, Jacob Otsuki, Asher Smith and Jacob Taff all setting new personal records. The Warriors also took the top three spots in the 100 freestyle and the top four in the 100 backstroke with Smith, Matthew Endow, Jake Ehlers and Chase Glasgow in that order.

On the girls side, senior captain Erin Otsuki led the way with the top spots in both the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke – both CIF automatic qualifying and season-best times.

Sophomore Giulia Piccoletti qualified fourth in the 50 freestyle and second in the 100 breaststroke; Lilli Nemetz earned second in both the 200 individual medley and 500 free; and senior Taylor Classen qualified first in the 100 butterfly and third in the 100 backstroke.

On Finals Day, the Warriors returned ready for all-time career performances. On the day, the Warriors finished with four new school records, 10 CIF Division 3 automatic qualifying times, a boys team title and a girls team runner up. Cumulatively the Warriors boys and girls score 690, outscoring second-place Nordhoff (525) and Malibu (495) in third.

The girls relay kicked off the record-setting day with a CIF-qualifying and school record time in the 200-medley relay.

Not to be outdone, Main claimed first place in all four of his swims, including a school-record-breaking performance in the 50 freestyle.

Melton improved on his times from the prelims, breaking his records in the 200 individual medley and the 100 breaststroke – for the seventh time this season – and earning automatic CIF-qualifying times in both.

For the girls, Otsuki was the only double-winner of the day, claiming the top spots in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke. Classen took first place in the 100 butterfly and third in the 100 backstroke, while Nemetz took second with a lifetime best in the 200 individual medley, along with a second-place in the 500 freestyle.

Warriors with consideration, automatic times or members of relays will continue on with their season at the CIF Prelims in Riverside this week.

Warriors softball closes season with three wins

Carpinteria closed out its softball season with three straight wins to finish at 8-16-1 overall and 6-11 in the Citrus Coast League.

The Warriors ended the season on a high note, starting with a 12-2 win over Malibu on Senior Day, where the team honored its seven seniors: Brenda Lemus, Giordan Garcia, Sofie Olvera, Lesly Tinajero, Yarely Vivero, Renata Martinez and Natalie Vilchez.

In the win, Carpinteria pitchers Ashlee Mora and Martinez combined for a no-hitter.

The next day, the Warriors hosted Hueneme for a league matchup, where Mora earned her sixth win of the year, pitching through six innings and allowing only five hits and two runs.

“Mora was on fire in the circle yesterday and picked up right where she left off today,” said Carpinteria coach Matt Mora.

Carpinteria tallied 10 hits on the way to a 5-2 win, led by the bats of Martinez, Mora, and junior Amarisse Camargo, who all collected multiple hits in the game. “These three ladies have been our number 1, 2, and 3 hitters all season and have been seeing the ball really well,” Coach Mora said.

Two days later, the Warriors closed out the season with one final game at home against Valley Christian.

In the final game, Carpinteria was solid all around, led by Mora in the circle, pitching six innings and allowing only two runs while striking out a career-high 14 batters.

In the batter’s box, Mora went three-for-four with a triple, two singles, an RBI and two runs scored.

Martinez added two hits in her final game, along with Vilchez, who capped off her career with a threefor-four batting performance.

Carpinteria would total 14 hits in the game and seal the victory, 8-2. At 6-11 in league play, the Warriors just missed the cutoff for the postseason.

“I’m very proud of how our players finished the season and look to carry this into next season as we will have seven starters returning,” Coach Mora said.

Warriors tennis prepares for postseason

Carpinteria boys tennis wrapped up its regular season with strong showings at the Citrus Coast League Boys Tennis Tournament hosted by Channel Islands and in the Warriors’ final Citrus Coast League match of the season against Hueneme.

At the league tournament, junior Max Stone continued an impressive season by claiming the singles title over Nordhoff’s Eric Schmidt.

“Max had to work hard but was just relentless in not giving up any easy points,” said Carpinteria coach Charles Bryant. “He had many 20-ball rallies and literally wore down his opponent with a variety of patterns. Max reads the game so well and was able to get a jump on every ball and dictate much of the set.”

In doubles, the Warriors duo of junior Troy Zimmerman and senior Connor Gralewsli were narrowly defeated by Nordhoff’s duo of Tenzin Jamyang and Robbie Holdsworth.

“This was tight all the way through, highlighted by some great net play by both teams," Bryant said. “I was really happy with how Troy and Connor competed these past two days. They are new to playing with each other but quickly became a force out together out there.”

In the final league match of the regular season, the Warriors were able to hold on 11-7 over Hueneme. “We adjusted our lineup a little and after a slow start I started to get a bit nervous,” Bryant said. “But the boys gradually amped up their games and with it, the team win, earning them second place in league and cementing their position for the CIF playoffs, which will begin next week.”

With the win, Carpinteria is now 9-7 overall and 7-4 in the Citrus Coast League and will face Westminster in the CIF Division 4 Wild Card matchup.