A Memorable Year in Cubs Athletics

from Postscripts 2020

A Second Homecoming

Unforgettable moments from an unusual year

It was a year of oddities, and Mayfield’s athletic program was no exception. The spring season started off promisingly, with track and field poised to win their sixth consecutive league title, swim and dive positioned to claim their first league title in seven years, and softball aiming to secure their second title in three years. All that came to a halt when the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) canceled the season in early April. Despite the sports year being cut short, there was no shortage of great moments in Cubs athletics. Continuing our “tradition” that we began last year, I’ve listed my top three from 2019-20.

While it was hard to say goodbye to the Class of 2020 so abruptly, the future looks very bright for Cubs athletics. We look forward to seeing you out at a game, meet or match in 2020-21.

Go Cubs!

Steve Bergen

Athletic Director

#3

**The four graduating seniors on the Varsity Basketball team**

At the end of an up-and-down season beset by injuries, the Varsity basketball team hosted Rio Hondo Prep on Senior Night in February 2020. The CIF #4-ranked Kares had defeated the team by 20 points just a couple of weeks earlier, and the Cubs were simply playing for pride to honor our four graduating seniors (pictured above). Led by the stellar play of Jessie Zovak ’20 (bottom right), the Cubs battled throughout and eventually took the lead in the third quarter. Clutch shooting in the final quarter gave the Cubs a thrilling 46-43 upset victory, ending the season on a high note.

“Despite the sports year being cut short, there was no shortage of great moments in Cubs athletics.”

— STEVE BERGEN

#2

Mayfield and Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy enjoy a healthy athletic rivalry, but few wins have been more exciting than this memorable early-season tennis match-up in September 2019. The Varsity team traveled to take on FSHA and, heading into the final match of the day, Mayfield led the Tologs 9-8. Then our number three player, Sammi Kennedy ’20, fell ill. Michelle Cheng ’22 stepped in as a replacement and stepped up her game. Cheng battled her Tolog opponent in a gutsy performance and won the match 6-4, sealing a 10-8 victory for the Cubs.

#1

**Audrey Suarez ’21**
Photo by Chuck Utash

In what has become a career of top moments, runner Audrey Suarez ’21 was once again truly dominant in 2019-20. In late November 2019, she led the Cubs Varsity cross country team into the CIF Finals at the three-mile Riverside course. The defending state champion proved she was still the runner to beat.

Audrey took the lead early and outpaced the competition to win her first CIF division championship in a time of 17:24.7. A week later, she guided the Cubs to a sixth-place team finish at the state championships—the Cubs’ sixth consecutive top-10 finish. Despite their abbreviated spring track and field season, Audrey and her fellow distance runners gave the Mayfield community inspiring performances to remember throughout the year.

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