League champs, playoff berths highlight the week in high school sports

Highlights from high school sports from Tuesday-Thursday, Oct. 13-15: GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Wednesday Olivia Dryden had 17 assists and five aces, Hannah Castellanos had six kills and two aces, and Liz Referente added six digs to lead Rio Mesa to a 25-16, 25-19, 25-9 sweep of Santa Paula in a nonleague ma

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from high school sports from Tuesday-Thursday, Oct. 13-15:

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Wednesday

Olivia Dryden had 17 assists and five aces, Hannah Castellanos had six kills and two aces, and Liz Referente added six digs to lead Rio Mesa to a 25-16, 25-19, 25-9 sweep of Santa Paula in a nonleague match to end the regular season. The Spartans have won three straight heading into the CIF-SS playoffs. The postseason pairings were announced Friday.

Tuesday

Avyn McGugan tied her own program record for assists with 54 as Oak Park (23-9, 8-0) rallied from a two-set deficit to beat Royal 13-25, 24-26, 25-15, 25-22, 15-9 and clinch an unbeaten Coastal Canyon League title. Ella Ragland finished with 22 kills, 15 digs and two aces, Izzy Irvin had six aces and 12 digs, and Brooklyn Handt had 15 digs for the Highlanders (17-7, 6-2), who finished second in league. Both teams are headed to the CIF-SS playoffs.
Mia Howard finished with 10 kills, three blocks and three aces, Hannah Bolton had eight kills, Rossilyn Buchanan amassed 26 assists, and Ireida Robles had 12 digs to lead Ventura (13-9, 7-1) to a 25-14, 27-25, 25-18 sweep of Oxnard to earn a share of the Channel League title. Maya Cunningham had 16 kills, 10 assists, five digs and two blocks, MilaBlue Hernandez finished with 13 assists, and Victoria Villagomez had five kills for the Yellowjackets (13-5, 4-4), which finished third in league to clinch a CIF-SS postseason berth.

Ventura High's Rossilyn Buchanan sets up a teammate during a Channel League match against host Oxnard on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2026.

Rilee Gosselin finished with 27 assists, 12 kills, 12 digs and four aces, Kenna Wilson had 16 kills, 14 digs and two aces, Lynzie Beller had nine digs, six kills and four aces, Kayla Clay had eight digs and five kills, Bella Inda had 13 assists, and Emma Kuske had 12 digs for Buena in its 26-24, 25-22, 18-25, 24-26, 15-11 loss to San Marcos in a Channel League season finale.
Oaks Christian earned a 25-21, 25-23, 25-23 sweep of Westlake (9-12, 3-7) to finish the regular season with a 25-2 overall record and complete an unbeaten Marmonte League title at 10-0. The Lions have won six consecutive league titles and 14 overall.
Newbury Park (30-9, 8-2) secured second place in the Marmonte League and an automatic CIF-SS playoff berth with a 24-26, 25-11, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13 victory over Thousand Oaks. Saylor Halvorsen had 17 kills, four blocks and four aces, Halle Bryce added 14 kills and five aces, Lily Morge contributed seven kills and seven blocks, Gwen Hunnicutt finished with six kills and four blocks, and Aella Keays compiled 30 assists for the Lancers (25-9, 5-5), who finished third in league to qualify for the playoffs.
Calabasas (13-120, 3-7) outlasted Agoura in five sets, 27-25, 25-19, 16-25, 24-26, 15-10, in a Marmonte League finale. Aylee Pizzo racked up 28 kills, Addison Wheeler had 15 kills, Coco Chuthakieo had seven kills, Olivia Bruns had six kills, Harper Schwartz finished with 21 digs, four aces and four assists, McKenna Daly amassed 23 assists, and Payton Redmond had 19 assists for the Chargers (7-16, 1-9).
Kamila Harper finished with nine kills, two digs and two blocks, Isabella Rivera had 12 assists, three digs and an ace, Victoria-Rose Fernandez had 20 digs and three aces, Alena Diaz had nine assists, three aces and two digs, Brooke Prieto had nine assists, and Camila Contreras had 10 digs as Pacifica earned a 25-15, 25-18, 25-13 sweep of Channel Islands to clinch a tie for second place in the Pacific View League and secure an automatic playoff berth.
Emma Luna-Campbell had 13 kills, 11 assists and seven aces, Ayla Rodriguez had 12 assists, two kills and an ace, and Mila Manzano added three digs, two kills and two aces to lead Santa Paula (10-15, 4-4) to a 25-15, 25-20, 25-27, 25-16 victory over Fillmore in a Citrus Coast League match. The Cardinals finished third in league.

GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL

Tuesday

Annabel O’Keefe completed 24 of 35 passes for 310 yards and five touchdowns, Olivia Elsokary had 10 receptions for 149 yards and four TDs and two interceptions on defense, and Summer Davis had six catches for 116 yards and a TD as Westlake (21-3, 10-0) beat Oaks Christian 39-13 to finish the regular season as unbeaten Marmonte League champions. Mia Wright completed 24 of 38 passes for 225 yards and two TD for the Lions (13-8, 5-5). The CIF-SS flag football playoff pairings were announced Friday.
Ellery Lefler passed for 237 yards and five TDs, London Lefler had four receptions for 88 yards and two TDs, Devyn Smith caught two TD passes, and Paige Young had two interceptions to lead Newbury Park to a 32-24 win over Thousand Oaks in a Marmonte League finale.
Agoura defeated Calabasas 38-6 in a Marmonte League finale.

GIRLS GOLF

Thursday

Oak Park took first place in the first round of the Coastal Canyon League Tournament with a 404 team score at Sterling Hills Golf Course. The Eagles will take a 28-shot lead into the second round next week at Olivas Golf Course. Simi Valley was second with a 432 and Royal was third with a 448. Camarillo placed fourth with a 494 and Moorpark was fifth with a 506.

Wednesday

Amanda Rozdial was the match medalist with an even-par 36 as Simi Valley (8-3, 6-2) finished the regular season with a 224-314 win over Moorpark in a Coastal Canyon League match at Moorpark Country Club.
Chloe Lin shot a 40, Alex Dexter had a 46 and Erin Lee had a 49 as Newbury Park finished tied at 241-241 with Thousand Oaks but won the match on a sixth-player tiebreaker at Los Robles Greens Golf Course. Lila Borowiak was the medalist with a 38, Faith Goldfield shot a 43 and Avery Myers had a 45 for the Lancers.

Tuesday

Westlake finished with a team total of 373 to win the fifth Marmonte League tournament at Soule Park Golf Course. Maya Brown shot a 69 to lead second-place Oaks Christian (380). Hailey Zhao fired a 67 to earn medalist honors for third-place Calabasas (446). Marina Safran shot an 86 and Shriya Patel had a 93 for fourth-place Agoura (475). Thousand Oaks (486) was fifth and Newbury Park (539) was sixth,
Bianca Magnifico earned medalist honors by firing a 1-under 33, Nina Xu shot an even-par 34, and Mylei Chairuttanaticech had a 38 as Oak Park (11-1, 8-0) finished as unbeaten regular-season champions of the Coastal Canyon League with a 189-228 win over Royal at Los Robles Greens Golf Course. Maya Martin shot a 36 for the Highlanders.
Emma Modglin earned match medalist honors by firing a 3-under 32 and Amanda Rozdial and Anjali Suresh each shot a 39 to lead Simi Valley (7-3) to a 209-246 victory over Camarillo in a Coastal Canyon League match at Simi Hills Golf Course. Mason Hiete led the Scorpions with a 38.
Tess Borkowski shot a 43, Bella Bradley had a 47 and Joannie Small had a 49 to lead Tri-Valley League champion Foothill Tech (9-2) to a 256-263 win over Carpinteria in a nonleague match at Saticoy Regional Golf Course.

BOYS WATER POLO

Thursday

Jake Lev scored four goals, Noah Conley had three goals and four assists, and Luca Saldain had three goals as Royal (19-05, 8-0) defeated Oak Park 21-12 to finish as undefeated Coastal Canyon League champions.