Check all the boxes — the Otay Ranch High School softball team is currently on a streak of three San Diego Section divisional championships.
Time flies, but not the memories.
The Lady Mustangs captured the Division II title in 2021 and the Open Division championship the following year. Otay Ranch out-maneuvered Metro-Mesa League rival Mater Dei Catholic, 4-3, to win this spring’s Division I banner.
The Lady Mustangs topped off this season of plenty with a trip to the Southern California regional playoffs, reaching the Division III championship game with a runner-up finish to second-seeded Fullerton.
Head coach Jorge Vargas said his team accomplished its latest feat despite a talent drain due to graduation.
“We lost about seven seniors, including Maya Loper, who was the pitcher of the year last year,” Vargas noted. “Nobody really expected anything from us this year, but I knew we had a special bunch of girls. We made it to the final in D3 states but came up short.
“We have an amazing coaching staff as well. Coach Nicky Meyer-Sandez does an amazing job with our pitchers and catchers. She actually pitched for the Mexican National team and SDSU, so she has done it at the highest level. Also, Coach Josh Phillips has years of travel ball experience. We were led by our junior and sophomore classes, so we should be verry good next year as well.”
Otay Ranch, which finished with a final 24-8 record (5-1 in league play as Metro-Mesa champions), had eight players selected to the 2023 All-Mesa League team: Alexa Muñoz, Nat Lozano, Itzel Soto and Isabel Cintron, all on the first team, and Isa Vinluan, Vivi Vargas, Kaylin Phillips and Victoria Resendez, all on the second team.
Lozano was voted Metro-Mesa League Player of the Year while Muñoz voted Metro-Mesa League Pitcher of the Year
Muñoz and Lozano also made all CIF first team.
Names of the games
A total of 570 names were printed on all-league certificates handed out at this year’s spring sports award ceremony at Eastlake High School.
It was a banner year for Metro Conference teams in more ways than one as Eastlake’s boys volleyball team captured the Division II championship to go with Otay Ranch’s Division I girls softball title.
Additionally, Eastlake finished runner-up in the Open Division baseball championship game while San Ysidro placed runner-up in the Division III girls lacrosse final.
Eastlake sophomore Zane Johnson (boys swimming) and San Ysidro senior Andres Sanchez (boys diving) both competed at the state championship meet May 11-13 in Clovis. Johnson placed eighth in the 100-yard butterfly (48.75) Sanchez while 11th placed with 501.85 points in the 28-deep diving card.
Medals were awarded to the top nine place-winners in each event at this year’s state track and field championship meet May 19-20 in Clovis.
Eastlake freshman Jaelyn Williams stole the show with a fourth-place medal in the girls 3200 run (10:11.01). She would go on to compete at the showcase Nike Outdoor Nationals June 15-18 at the University of Oregon, placing seventh in the 3000 run (9:36.12) and eighth in the two-mile event (10:28.92).
The Metro Conference awards ceremony featured trophies and certificates for spring athletes of the year at each school, scholar-athletes of the year for each school and all-league teams and players of the year for each sport.
Baseball All-League Teams
Metro-Mesa League
First Team
Daniel Mora (Eastlake), 12
Jake Davis (Eastlake), 11
Allan Camarillo (Otay Ranch), 12
Jose Mendoza (Montgomery) 12
Khalyl Perez (Montogmery), 11
Isaiah Lane (Eastlake), 12
Matthew Duran (Eastlake), 12
Nico Libed (Eastlake), 12
Luis Torres (Montgomery), 11
Noah Betanco (Eastlake), 11
Second Team
Benjamin Melendrez (Eastlake), 12
Brody Wells (Eastlake), 11
Noah Solano (Montgomery), 10
Ceasar Sepulveda (Otay Ranch), 11
Sebastian Casillas (Otay Ranch), 12
Adiel Torres (Bonita Vista), 12
Luis Sosa (Bonita Vista), 11
Michael Moreno (Bonita Vista), 12
Daniel Alcala (Montgomery), 12
Antonio Serena (Montgomery), 12
Player of the Year
Daniel Mora (Eastlake)
Pitcher of the Year
Jake Davis (Eastlake)
Coach of the Year
David Gallegos (Eastlake)
Team Champion
Eastake High School
Metro-South Bay League
First Team
Andres Johnson (San Ysidro), 12
Eddy Montoya (San Ysidro), 11
Trevor Rector (Mar Vista), 12
Axel Reyes (San Ysidro), 10
Devon King (Mar Vista), 12
Jorge Garcia (Hilltop), 12
Andrew Guevara (Mar Vista), 11
Marco Hernandez (San Ysidro), 10
Carlos Vazquez (Hilltop), 11
Kaij Ordaz (Mater Dei Catholic), 10
Second Team
Armann Robles (San Ysidro), 10
Antonio Soto (San Ysidro), 10
Parker Salts (Hilltop), 12
Lucious Ordaz (Mar Vista), 11
Diego Magallon (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Tyler Kavanagh (Mar Vista), 11
Abraham Medina (San Ysidro), 11
Sergio Garcia (Mar Vista), 12
Richard Rivera (Hilltop), 11
Evan Sahmel (Mater Dei Catholic), 11
Player of the Year
Andres Johnson (San Ysidro)
Pitcher of the Year
Eddy Montoya (San Ysidro)
Team Champion
San Ysidro High School
Metro-Pacific League
First Team
Thomas Martinez (Southwest), 12
Isaac Tovar (Sweetwater), 11
Valentin Navarro (Castle Park), 12
Zeua Medel (Southwest), 12
Guillermo Romero (Chula Vista), 11
Alvaro Arguelles (Southwest), 12
Isaiah Palmer (Sweetwater), 12
Angel Quintero (Sweetwater), 11
Markus Ramirez (Southwest), 11
Antonio Macias (Castle Park), 12
Second Team
Sebastian Martinez (Southwest), 10
Herman Vega (Sweetwater), 11
Aldo Romero (Southwest), 12
Ramon Ramirez (Sweetwater), 10
Adrian Samaniego (Castle Park), 11
Pablo Alvarado (Chula Vista), 10
Isaac Cebreros (Southwest), 12
Adrian Fierro (Sweetwater), 11
Marcelo Vazquez (Castle Park), 12
Ian Morales (Chula Vista), 12
Player of the Year
Isaac Tovar (Sweetwater)
Pitcher of the Year
Zeus Medel (Southwest)
Team Champion
Southwest High School
Softball All-League Teams
Metro-Mesa League
First Team
Natalie Lozano (Otay Ranch), 11
Alexa Munoz (Otay Ranch), 12
Itzel Soto (Otay Ranch), 10
Isabel Cintron (Otay Ranch), 11
Natalie Gonzalez (Bonita Vista), 10
Ariana Magdaleno (Bonita Vista), 9
Bryanna Baca (Bonita Vista), 11
Ayanna Shaw (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Michaella Salvarirra (Mater Dei Catholic), 11
Desiree Gomez (Eastlake), 10
Second Team
Vivi Vargas (Otay Ranch), 11
Isa Vinulan (Otay Ranch), 12
Kaylin Phillips (Otay Ranch), 10
Victoria Resendez (Otay Ranch), 9
Makayla Veglia (Bonita Vista), 12
Aryanna Salazar (Bonita Vista), 9
Alexis Jimenez (Bonita Vista), 11
Michelle Cervantes (Mater Dei Catholic), 11
Analesse Garcia (Mater Dei Catholic), 10
Abby Steffan (Eastlake), 12
Player of the Year
Natalie Lozano (Otay Ranch)
Pitcher of the Year
Alexa Muñoz (Otay Ranch)
Coach of the Year
Jorge Vargas (Otay Ranch)
Team Champion
Otay Ranch High School
Metro-South Bay League
First Team
Gloria Rodriguez (Mar Vista), 12
Lauren Hinzo (Mar Vista), 9
Breanna Wilson (Mar Vista), 11
Breanna Watson (Mar Vista), 11
Arianna Kumar (Olympian), 12
Gabriella Rodriguez (Olympian), 11
Yasmine Clark (Hilltop), 12
Naveah Matos (Hilltop), 10
Tatyana Mosqueda (Sweetwater), 10
Victoria Figueroa (San Ysidro), 11
Second Team
Areanah Acosta (Mar Vista), 12
Viviana Hinojosa (Mar Vista), 12
Destiny Flores (Mar Vista), 12
Sophia Aquino (Olympian), 10
Mariely Duran (Olympian), 12
Ninoshka Castro (Hilltop), 9
Mia Tejada (Hilltop), 12
Isabella Ulloa (San Ysidro), 12
Victoria Nunez (San Ysidro), 12
Avelynah Padilla (Sweetwater), 11
Player of the Year
Arianna Kumar (Olympian)
Pitcher of the Year
Breanna Wilson (Mar Vista)
Coach of the Year
Alex Hinojosa (Mar Vista)
Team Champion
Mar Vista High School
Metro-Pacific League
First Team
Victoria Flores (Montgomery), 12
Alissa Rosales (Montgomery), 11
Sam Ramirez (Southwest), 10
Yessenia Alejandre (Castle Park), 12
Jaylene Duran (Castle Park), 10
Liliana Edwards (Castle Park), 9
Mia Guzman (Chula Vista), 10
Alicia Rubio (Chula Vista), 12
Navaeh Cartwright (Chula Vista), 12
Sequoia Lewis (Chula Vista), 11
Second Team
Natalia Hernandez (Montgomery), 11
Aketzalli Rodriguez (Southwest), 9
Danielia Nieto-Beas (Southwest), 10
Melanie Gutirrez (Castle Park), 11
Diana Lopez (Castle Park), 11
Seleste Luna (Castle Park), 12
Savannah Salon (Chula Vista), 12
Adriana Plascendia (Chula Vista) 10
Eli Hernandez (Chula Vista), 10
Anais Gutierrez (Chula Vista), 10
Player of the Year
Mia Guzman (Chula Vista)
Pitcher of the Year
Alicia Rubio (Chula Vista)
Coach of the Year
Dave Rodriguez (Chula Vista)
Team Champion
Chula Vista High School
Boys Volleyball All-League Teams
Metro-Mesa League
First Team
Troy Fleming (Eastlake), 12
Joshua Alegado (Eastlake), 12
Tyler Toon (Eastlake), 12
Dallin Samson (Eastlake), 12
Richie Ramirez (Otay Ranch), 11
Xavier Wells (Otay Ranch), 12
Jacob Santiago (Otay Ranch), 12
Colin Larson (Bonita Vista), 12
Daniel Robitaille (Bonita Vista), 11
Gabe Anaya (Mar Vista), 12
Second Team
Mason Little (Eastlake), 10
Nicholas Jimenez (Eastlake), 11
Ho Sung Kim (Otay Ranch), 12
Joseph Veraga (Otay Ranch), 12
Max Caguioa (Otay Ranch), 12
Kevin Ituriaga (Bonita Vista), 12
Nathaniel Ramos (Mar Vista), 12
Julien Barrett (Mar Vista), 11
Garren Julian (Olympian), 12
Jadrien De Los Reyes (Olympian), 12
Player of the Year
Troy Fleming (Eastlake)
Libero of the Year
Jacob Santiago (Otay Ranch)
Team Champions
Eastlake High School
Otay Ranch High School
Metro-South Bay League
First Team
Ronald Moore (Chula Vista), 12
Jason Ortiz (Chula Vista), 12
Joshua Aguirre (Chula Vista), 12
Rafael Torres (Hilltop), 12
Oswaldo Valenzuela (Hilltop), 12
Enrique Banuelos (Hilltop), 12
Roman Manigbas (Sweetwater), 12
Jesse Espinoza (Sweetwater), 12
Julian Cruz (Montgomery), 12
Mike Mohr (Montgomery), 11
Second Team
Leonardo Nunez (Chula Vista), 11
Andres Caballero (Chula Vista), 12
Dominic Schmidt (Hilltop), 11
Jaden Carpadakis (Hilltop), 12
Diego Assali (Hilltop), 11
Paul Ednilao (Sweetwater), 11
Jaden Brown (Sweetwater), 10
Alan Ramirez (Sweetwater), 11
Angelo Scott (Montgomery), 12
Jovan Checo (Montgomery), 12
Player of the Year
Ronald Moore (Chula Vista)
Libero of the Year
Jesse Espinoza (Sweetwater)
Team Champion
Hilltop High School
Metro-Pacific League
First Team
Aaron Wood (Mater Dei Catholic), 10
Oskar Manguy-Meza (Mater Dei Catholic), 10
Caetano Geraci-Obregon (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Enrique Molina (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Ethan Bundag (Mater Dei Catholic), 10
Kevin Ruiz (San Ysidro), 12
Aden Hostetler (San Ysidro), 9
Gabriel Salazar (Southwest), 12
Angel De Leon (Southwest), 11
Richard Cuevas (Southwest), 10
Second Team
Tsubasa Koizumi (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Matthew Mata-Valle (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Luis Siordia (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Salvador Lugo (Southwest), 12
Ryan Rodriguez (Southwest), 12
Trung Nguyen (San Ysidro), 12
Victor Armenta (San Ysidro), 12
Jonthan Duong (San Ysidro), 12
Aaron Sanchez Gonzalez (Castle Park), 12
Arturo Estrada (Castle Park), 12
Player of the Year
Enrique Molina (Mater Dei Catholic)
Libero of the Year
Ethan Bundag (Mater Dei Catholic)
Team Champion
Mater Dei Catholic High School
Beach Volleyball All-League Teams
Metro-Mesa League
First Team
Hannah Kim (Otay Ranch)
Dayjah McFadden (Otay Ranch)
Katherine Wallbank (Eastlake), 11
Norma Ramirez (Eastlake), 12
Samantha Bondoc (Eastlake), 11
Abigail Sanchrison (Eastlake), 12
Kylie Smith (Helix), 12
Kisa Sagiao (Helix), 11
Brooke-Lynn Mapa (Olympian), 11
Slyssa Alvarado (Bonita Vista), 12
Second Team
Taylor Albano (Eastlake), 11
Maiseu Boldt (Eastlake), 12
Nichole Corona (Eastlake), 10
Vivianna Narvaza (Otay Ranch)
Rian Huntress (Otay Ranch)
Adyson Smith (Helix)
Tatum Yturralde (Helix)
Sophia Gonzalez (Olympian)
Fatima Estrada (Olympian)
Karen Baeza (Bonita Vista), 10
Pair of the Year
Katherine Wallbank and Samantha Bondoc (Eastlake)
Team Champion
Eastlake High School
Metro-South Bay League
First Team
Laisha Carrillo (Montgomery)
Faye Winston (Montgomery)
Marley Mazzeo (Mar Vista)
Melia Tapia (Mar Vista)
Estefania Leon (Hilltop)
Guillian Arcena (Hilltop)
Taylor Harry (Steele Canyon), 10
Olivia Williams (Steele Canyon), 10
Alexa Chavarria (Hilltop)
Reiana Supiping (Montgomery)
Second Team
Sonia Romero (Preuss)
Vianeth Montano (Preuss)
Leslie Alonso-Castro (Hilltop)
Kiara Young-English (Hilltop)
Sophia Baden (Hilltop)
Isela Morales (Montgomery)
Mary Ibunes (Montgomery)
Faith O’Neil (Mar Vista)
Jimena Barquin (Mar Vista)
Abigail LaChapelle (Mar Vista)
Pair of the Year
Marley Mazzeo and Melia Tapia (Mar Vista)
Team Champions
Hilltop High School
Steele Canyon High School
Metro-Pacific League
First Team
Kimberly Brickett (San Ysidro), 9
Kristine Fadruquela (San Ysidro), 9
Amaya Moreno (San Ysidro), 11
Jilla Maala (San Ysidro), 12
Brenda Valdespino (Southwest)
Isis Medel (Southwest)
Estefania Torres (Southwest), 12
Estefania Toscano (Chula Vista), 12
Idalys Macias (Sweetwater)
Marlen Long (Sweetwater)
Second Team
Alexa Negrete (San Ysidro), 11
Camila Cheang (San Ysidro), 10
Natalie Solorio (Chula Vista), 12
Gretel Davalos (Chula Vista), 11
Angelica Cantu (Southwest)
Josephine Iribe (Southwest)
Emma Barchina (Chula Vista), 12
Selena Gonzalez (Castle Park), 12
Galiana Block (Castle Park), 9
Seffanie Meer (Sweetwater)
Pair of the Year
Jill Maala and Amaya Moreno (San Ysidro)
Team Champion
San Ysidro High School
Boys Lacrosse All-League Teams
Metro Conference
First Team
Caden Ada-Tannehill (Bonita Vista), 11
Damien Nunex (Bonita Vista), 10
Adryen Locke (Bonita Vista), 12
Ethan Mallon (Olympian), 11
Jacob Sallee (Eastlake), 11
Brandon Anderson (Eastlake), 12
Cesar Noguez (Eastlake), 12
Raul Mendoza (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Connor Cox (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Noah Heredia (Hilltop), 12
Alexander Betancur (Hilltop), 12
Second Team
Dante Herrero (Bonita Vista), 12
Aiden Jenkins (Bonita Vista), 10
Sergio Perry (Bonita Vista), 12
William Rindone (Olympian), 10
David Cortes (Olympian), 11
Dylan Martin (Eastlake), 12
Mckyle Brown (Eastlake), 12
Sebastian Corpus (Eastlake), 11
Robin Batiancila (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Isaac Meza (Hilltop), 11
Player of the Year
Jacob Sallee (Eastlake)
Team Champions
Bonita Vista High School
Eastlake High School
Girls Lacrosse All-League Teams
Metro-Mesa League
First Team
Eden Hobson (Eastlake), 11
Aliya Almirol (Eastlake), 12
Sofia McGuire (Eastlake), 12
Isabella Parcel (Eastlake), 12
Janesa Orta (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Izabella Stevens (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Alyssa Mechling (Mater Dei Catholic), 11
Grace Beatty (Olympian), 12
Jada Alyssa Lustina (Olympian), 12
Aruale Vasquez (Hilltop), 12
Chloe Hampton (Hilltop), 12
Isabella Robles (Bonita Vista), 12
Second Team
Natalie Joy Garcia (Eastlake), 12
Nika Woehl (Eastlake), 12
Rosemary Roach (Eastlake), 12
Joslin Obispo (Mater Dei Catholic), 11
Delaney Dalton (Mater Dei Catholic), 10
Madelyn Burgon (Mater Dei Catholic), 10
Isabella Morales (Olympian), 11
Micaela Chavez (Olympian), 12
Elise Soto (Hilltop), 12
Kirsten Flores (Hilltop), 12
Renata Herbst (Bonita Vist), 10
Alejandra Hernandez (Bonita Vista), 11
Player of the Year
Eden Hobson (Eastlake)
Coach of the Year
Rachel Doyle (Mater Dei Catholic)
Team Champion
Eastlake High School
Metro-South Bay League
First Team
Genesis Cota-Luna (San Ysidro) 12
Izabella Soderberg (San Ysidro), 11
Francine Garcia (San Ysidro), 11
Mia Gonzalez (San Ysidro), 9
Sydne Pacheco (Mar Vista), 11
Abigail Macias (Mar Vista), 11
Leila Navarro (Mar Vista), 12
Leilanimana’Olana Roche (Castle Park), 9
Victoria Trujillo (Castle Park), 10
Rayleen Moreno (Montgomery), 12
Susanna Paliza (Montgomery), 11
Keliah Tucker (Otay Ranch), 12
Second Team
Savannah Duenas (San Ysidro), 11
Amaya Moreno (San Ysidro), 11
Fatima Rosales (San Ysidro), 11
Karissa Bojorquez (Mar Vista), 11
Sofia Lozano (Mar Vista), 12
Ariadna Garcia (Mar Vista), 12
Diviana Enjambre (Castle Park), 12
Xiclali Ramirez (Castle Park), 10
Jordan Nannos (Montgomery), 11
Violet Uribe (Montgomery), 11
June Ruiz (Otay Ranch), 10
Chris Garcia (Otay Ranch), 12
Player of the Year
Genesis Cota-Luna (San Ysidro)
Coach of the Year
Adrian Rodriguez (San Ysidro)
Team Champion
San Ysidro High School
Boys Track & Field All-League
Mesa League
Running Events
100m: Dante Scott, 12 (Bonita Vista), 11.10
200m: Joseph Solomon, 11 (Eastlake), 22.32
400m: Gabriel Leyva, 11 (Otay Ranch), 51.17
800m: Angel Cordero, 11 (Olympian), 1:56.35
1600m: Jacob Juden, 12 (Otay Ranch), 4:26.71
3200m: Jacob Juden, 12 (Otay Ranch), 9:40.96
110 HH: Jaden Dorsey, 12 (Olympian), 15.12
300 IH: Jaden Dorsey, 12 (Olympian), 40.74
4×100 relay: Olympian (Ethan Roberts, Andcrew Cadriel, Jaylon Graves, Jaden Dorsey) 42.94
4×400 relay: Olympian (Jaylon Graves, Angel Cordero, Javon Jordan, Jaden Dorsey) 3:27.09
4×800 relay: Olympian (Angel Cordero, Justin Gonzales, Andrew Campell, Anthony Estrella) 8:23.59
Field Events
SP: Christian Ferguson, 12 (Otay Ranch) 50-1
DT: Kaleb Bowler, 12 (Otay Ranch) 149-4
HJ: Gabriel Valles, 12 (Otay Ranch) 5-10
PV: Ryan Rodriguez, 11 (Otay Ranch) 10-6
LJ: A.J. McIlwain, 12 (Otay Ranch) 20-9.25
TJ: A.J. McIlwain, 12 (Otay Ranch) 44-3
Track Athlete of the Year
Jaden Dorsey (Olympian)
Field Athlete of the Year
A.J. McIlwain (Otay Ranch)
Team Champion
Otay Ranch High School
Metro South Bay League
Running Events
100m: Matthew Carr, 10 (Mater Dei Catholic) 11.42
200m: Malachi McCoy, 12 (Hilltop) 22.84
400m: Malachi McCoy, 12 (Hilltop) 48.68
800m: Luis Romero, 10 (San Ysidro) 2:01.34
1600m: Joshua Dunphy, 11 (Mater Dei Catholic) 4:32.26
3200m: Joshua Dunphy, 11 (Mater Dei Catholic) 10:27.57
110 HH: Aldo Martinez, 11 (Hilltop) 16.80
300 IH: Steven Curran, 9 (Mater Dei Catholic) 42.50
4×100 relay: Hilltop (Nickholas Moore, Isaac Nones, Kneko Vazquez, Malachi McCoy) 43.96
4×400 relay: San Ysidro (Emmanuel Cortes, Angel Flores, Javier Lopez, Luis Romero) 3:34.21
4×800 relay: Hilltop (George Hayton, Leonardo Sandoval, Luis Mejia, Brady Sutherland) 10:32.35
Field Events
SP: Tyeron Washington, 12 (Hilltop) 45-2
DT: Tyeron Washington, 12 (Hilltop) 134-2
HJ: Andres Orihuela, 12 (San Ysidro) 5-10
PV: Carlos Navarro, 10 (Mater Dei Catholic) 9-0
LJ: Travon Smith, 12 (Mar Vista) 21-6.5
TJ: Ja’Marcus Jiles, 12 (San Ysidro) 41-0
Track Athlete of the Year
Malachi McCoy (Hilltop)
Field Athlete of the Year
Tyeron Washington (Hilltop)
Team Champion
Mater Dei Catholic High School
Girls Track & Field All-League
Metro-South Bay League
Running Events
100m: Sofia Buck , 10 (Mater Dei Catholic) 13.40
200m: Destinee Jones, 12 (Hilltop) 27.26
400m: Destinee Jones, 12 (Hilltop) 1:04.07
800m: Diana Loredo, 11 (Southwest) 2:27.98
1600m: Diana Loredo, 11 (Southwest) 5:32.29
3200m: Diana Loredo, 11 (Southwest) 12:33.39
110 HH: Tiana Gordon, 10 (Montgomery) 17.53
300 IH: Tiana Gordon, 10 (Montgomery) 48.75
4×100 relay: Hilltop (Dahlia Haidar, Carolina Villalpando, Korina Luna, Destinee Jones) 50.81
4×400 relay: Hilltop (Dahlia Haidar, Carolina Villalpando, Korina Luna, Aidi Simmons) 4:24.64
4×800 relay: Hilltop (Analee Martinez, Melanie Cisneros, Natalia Ramirez, Tamara Cornejo) 11:31.96
Field Events
SP: Zoe Cruz, 11 (Mater Dei Catholic) 30-0
DT: Zoe Cruz, 11 (Mater Dei Catholic) 96-7
HJ: Jordan Brambila, 10 (Mater Dei Catholic) 4-6
LJ: Destinee Jones, 12 (Hilltop) 16-2
TJ: Havana Jacobs, 10 (Mater Dei Catholic) 33-5.5
Track Athlete of the Year
Diana Loredo (Southwest)
Field Athlete of the Year
Zoe Cruz (Mater Dei Catholic)
Team Champion
Hilltop high School
Metro Conference boys tennis season is a slam for Otay duo
The 2023 spring boys tennis season proved highly successful for Metro Conference teams and especially so for Metro Conference individuals.
Eastlake emerged as this year’s Metro-Mesa League champions. “No team in league came close to beating them,” Otay Ranch coach Dan Woodard said.
The San Diego Section team playoffs took place April 18-22, with finals at the Barnes Tennis Center.
Eastlake (third seed) and Bonita Vista (12th seed) were included in the Division I field while Mater Dei Catholic (ninth seed), Olympian (10th seed) and Otay Ranch (11th seed) were included in the Division II field. Montgomery received the No. 9 seed in the Division III bracket.
Eastlake advanced to the Division I semifinals with wins over 14th-seeded San Dieguito Academy (14-4 in the first round) and 11th-seeded San Diego (9-9. 75-74 in games in the quarterfinals). The Titans ended their playoff run with a 10-8 loss to second-seeded Santana, the eventual division champion.
Bonita Vista lost, 11-7, to fifth-seeded San Marcos in the opening round.
Mater Dei Catholic advanced to the Division II semifinals following wins over eighth-seeded Mission Hills (10-8 in the first round) and top-seeded University City (10-8 in the quarterfinals). The Crusaders ended their season with a tiebreaker loss to fifth-seeded Steele Canyon (9-9, 76-70 in games), the eventual division champion.
Otay Ranch was involved in two tiebreaker decisions. The Mustangs edged sixth-seeded Valhalla, 73-59 in games following a 9-9 standoff in the first round and lost a tiebreaker 65-63 in games to third-seeded Francis Parker in the quarterfinals following another 9-9 deadlock.
Olympian ended its season with a 12-6 loss to seventh-seeded Coronado in the first round.
Montgomery lost, 13-5, to eighth-seeded Rancho Buena Vista in the opening round.
In the Mesa League individual tournament, Bonita Vista senior Matthew Garrido captured the singles title while Otay Ranch senior Marlon “M.J.” Abarca and his freshman brother Adrien “A.J.” Abarca won the Mesa doubles title.
The league’s coaches voted M.J Abarca player of the year for the second consecutive year.
That was just the beginning of the brothers’ honor roll as they went on to become CIF doubles champions.
It marked M.J. Abarca’s second CIF championship after winning the mixed doubles championship as a sophomore with Emely Valencia, the 2022 fall individual girls runner-up.
During Abarca’s three years of tennis, he was a Mesa League champion in all three divisions: mixed doubles as sophomore, singles as a junior and doubles this year. His freshman season was cut short because of the COVID pandemic.
Boys Tennis All-League Teams
Metro-Mesa League
First Team
Matthew Garrido (Bonita Vista), 12
Ryan Dinh (Eastlake), 11
Eduardo Hurtado (Bonita Vista), 12\
Marlon Abarca (Otay Ranch), 12
Adrien Abarca (Otay Ranch), 9
Grant Valentine (Eastlake), 11
Miguel Yngson (Eastlake), 12
Thomas Baltz (Eastlake), 12
Ren Nakata (Eastlake), 12
Second Team
Ken Blancarte (Otay Ranch), 12
Isac Olvera (Mater Dei Catholic), 9
Carlo Oropeza (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Nilo Granado (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Miles Tobitt (Bonita Vista), 12
Samuel Evans (Bonita Vista), 12
Kenny Tran (Mater Dei Catholic), 12
Christian Antonio (Mater Dei Catholic), 9
Zach Zarate (Mater Dei Catholic), 9
Athlete of the Year
Marlon Abarca (Otay Ranch)
Coach of the Year
Fernando Mendez (Eastlake)
Team Champions
Eastlake High School
Metro-South Bay League
First Team
Marcos Acosta (Montgomery), 12
Macario Quinajon (Sweetwater), 11
Benjamin Falcom (Hilltop), 12
Isaac Cervantes (Montgomery), 12
Jose Felix (Montgomery), 12
Lenyn Gomez (Chula Vista), 12
Guadalupe Estrada (Chula Vista), 12
Steven Davila Gomez (Mar Vista), 12
Diego Armando Ortega Medina (Mar Vista), 12
Second Team
Arahel Duran (Southwest), 11
Jordan Ochoa (Mar Vista), 11
Josiah Mendoza (Montgomery), 12
Aziel Juarez (Montgomery), 12
Nicholas Dasis (Southwest), 11
Juan Arista (Southwest), 11
Sergio Enriquez (Montgomery), 12
Aaron Ledesma (Montgomery), 10
Salvador Calvillo-Suarez (Montgomery), 12
Athlete of the Year
Marcos Acosta (Montgomery)
Coach of the Year
Adrian Valles (Montgomery)
Team Champion
Montgomery High School
Boys Golf All-League Teams
Metro-Mesa League
First Team
Matt Metcalfe (Bonita Vista), 9
Owen Heath (Eastlake), 12
Jaiden Davis (Olympian), 10
Mickel Hardin (Bonita Vista), 10
Javier Ibarra (Olympian), 9
Andrew Kitchen (Bonita Vista), 9
Second Team
Leo Giron (Olympian), 11
Daniel Haslett (Bonita Vista), 12
Santiago Torres (Eastlake), 9
Alfonso DeAnda (Bonita Vista), 12
Diego Torres (Eastlake), 11
Alex Ibarra (Olympian), 12
Golfer of the Year
Matthew Metcalfe (Bonita Vista)
Team Champion
Bonita Vista High School
League standings: Bonita Vista 7-0, Eastlake 5-3, Olympian 5-3, Mater Dei Catholic 2-5, Otay Ranch 0-8
Metro-South Bay League
First Team
Kyle DePratti (Hilltop), 12
Joseph Olivarria (Hilltop), 12
Aaron Sandoval (Hilltop), 12
Diego Arellano (Montgomery), 11
Ivann Castro (Montgomery), 10
Christian Lizarraga (Montgomery), 11
Second Team
Arnulfo Solis (Montgomery), 10
Isaiah Creer (Hilltop), 12
Tanner Kavanagh (Mar Vista), 9
Jakob DeMara (Hilltop), 11
Nikolas Wojcik (Mar Vista), 9
Alberto Levanant (San Ysidro), 12
Golfer of the Year
Kyle DePratti (Hilltop)
Team Champion
Hilltop High School
League standings: Hilltop 7-1, Montgomery 6-2, Mar Vista 3-5, Sweetwater 0-8
Metro Conference Spring Student-Athletes of the Year
Bonita Vista High School
Female: Sarah Hardin (swim, water polo)
Male: Dorien Geske-Wilson (golf)
Castle Park High School
Female: Alexxa Rodriguez (volleyball, beach volleyball)
Male: Leonardo Chavez (swim, water polo, volleyball)
Chula Vista High School
Female: Savannah Salon (softball)
Male: Jacob Pedroza (baseball)
Eastlake High School
Female: Isabella Parcell (lacrosse)
Male: William Coziahr (swim)
Hilltop High School
Female: Loraine Diosa (beach volleyball)
Male: Robert Foster (baseball)
Mar Vista High School
Female: Leila Navarro (lacrosse)
Male: Trevor Rector (baseball)
Mater Dei Catholic High School
Female: Isabella Chavez Varela (swim)
Male: Caetano Geraci-Obregon (boys volleyball)
Montgomery High School
Female: Jayla Rae Ogleby (track & field)
Male: Marcos Acosta (tennis)
Olympian High School
Female: Arianna Kumar (softball)
Male: Jaden Dorsey (track & field)
Otay Ranch High School
Female: Keliah Tucker (lacrosse)
Male: Kaleb Bowler (track & field)
San Ysidro High School
Female: Genesis Cota Luna (lacrosse)
Male: Andres Johnson (baseball)
Southwest High School
Female: Estefania Torres (beach volleyball)
Male: Ian Pimentel (swim)
Sweetwater High School
Female: Marlen Long (beach volleyball)
Male: Manuel Sosa (track & field)
Spring Athletes of the Year
Female: Arianna Kumar (Olympian)
Male: Trevor Rector (Mar Vista)
High School Sports Association
Metro Conference Scholar-Athletes of the Year
Bonita Vista High School
Female: Kaylyn Buchanon-Lamb (basketball, track & field)
Male: Dante Scott (football, track & field)
Castle Park High School
Female: Alexxa Rodriguez (volleyball, beach volleyball)
Male: Leonardo Chavez (swim, water polo, volleyball
Chula Vista High School
Female: Natalie Solorio (volleyball, basketball, beach volleyball)
Male: Jason Ortiz (basketball, volleyball)
Eastlake High School
Female: Michelle Baumgarten (field hockey, soccer)
Male: Alex Martinez (wrestling)
Hilltop High School
Female: Tamara Cornejo (cross country, soccer, track & field)
Male: Jorge Garcia (football, basketball, baseball)
Mar Vista High School
Female: Kimberly Curran (basketball)
Male: Dylan Hartley (wrestling, water polo)
Mater Dei Catholic High School
Female: Kaylee Muckerman (basketball, lacrosse, track & field)
Male: Larry Tre Edwards (football, baseball)
Montgomery High School
Female: Evelynn Coronado (cheer, wrestling, lacrosse)
Male: Abel Estrada (football, wrestling, tennis)
Olympian High School
Female: Isabella King (wrestling)
Male: Caeleb Collins (water polo, swim)
Otay Ranch High School
Female: Zoe Rachow (volleyball, track & field)
Male: Jacob Juden (cross country, track & field)
San Ysidro High School
Female: Jill Maala (volleyball, beach volleyball)
Male: Angel Zair Flores (soccer, cross country, track & field, volleyball)
Southwest High School
Female: Roxana Aguilera Meza (cross country, water polo, swim)
Male: Andres Silva (cross country, soccer, tennis)
Sweetwater High School
Female: Derell San Agustin (swim, water polo)
Male: Manuel Sosa Jr. (track & field)
METRO CONFERENCE
SPRING SPORTS
TEAM CHAMPIONS
Boys golf
Mesa League: Bonita Vista
South Bay League: Hilltop
Boys Lacrosse
Metro Conference: Bonita Vista, Eastlake
Girls Lacrosse
Mesa League: Eastlake
South Bay League: San Ysidro
Baseball
Mesa League: Eastlake
South Bay League: San Ysidro
Pacific League: Southwest
Softball
Mesa League: Otay Ranch
South Bay League: Mar Vista
Pacific League: Chula Vista
Boys Swimming
Mesa League: Eastlake (duals & finals)
South Bay League: Southwest (finals), Montgtomery (duals)
Girls Swimming
Mesa League: Eastlake (duals & finals)
South Bay League: Southwest (duals & finals)
Boys Track & Field
Mesa League: Otay Ranch
South Bay League: Mater Dei Catholic
Girls Track & Field
Mesa League: Otay Ranch
South Bay League: Hilltop
Boys Volleyball
Mesa League: Eastlake, Otay Ranch
South Bay League: Hilltop
Pacific League: Mater Dei Catholic
Boys Tennis
Mesa League: Eastlake
South Bay League: Montgomery
Beach Volleyball
Mesa League: Eastlake
South Bay League: Hilltop, Steele Canyon
Pacific League: San Ysidro
CIF CHAMPIONS
Boys volleyball: Eastlake (D-II)
Softball: Otay Ranch (D-I)
