East Union’s girls golf team placed second in the year-end Valley Oak League Championship on Thursday at Micke Grove Golf Links.
The finish put the Lancers in second place in the overall season standings and advances them to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III Tournament. Oakdale tallied a 441 in the league finale and repeats as champion. Mountain House (606), Manteca (611), Patterson (624), Sierra (669) and Central Catholic followed East Union’s 535 runner-up score.
East Union senior Arianna Pale took third individually with an 85. Oakdale freshman Amelia Bradshaw was low medalist with an 8-over 80, and teammate Isabella Cortes trailed by a stroke. Oakdale’s five scorers ended up with the top six.
East Union’s Kaylee Brown (102) and Alizae Farias (108) came in eighth and ninth, respectively. Eva Diaz added a 115 for the Lancers, and Vivi Bonetti a 125.
Sophomore Ganiyah Giron paced Manteca with a 110, which rounds out the individual top-10 leaderboard. Layla Flannigan (115), Dannica Branco (116), Neriah Flores (130) and Deziree Valladeerez (140) were the Buffaloes’ other scorers.
Sierra’s Noah Ingua took seventh with a 99. Chipping for the Timberwolves were Ella Williamson (133), Pragya Tyagi (134), Abbey Villalovos (149) and Carolina Garcia (154).
The divisional tournament is on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at Paradise Valley Golf Course in Fairfield.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
River Islands 3, Hughes Academy 0
The Riptide (8-1, 11-12 overall) won its final regular-season road match Thursday against a spirited Hughes Academy (2-5, 5-5) club, 25-9, 25-14, 24-20.
They got to feature their depth in the Central California Athletic Alliance victory led by sophomores Corley Simoni (nine kills, 18 assists, five aces) and Leighann Ruiz (14 kills, assist).
Niamae Devera added five kills to the attack, freshman Skylar Ellis had five kills and two aces, Makayla Samoranos contributed six assists, two kills and an ace, Jaselle Cliatt chipped in three kills, three assists and four aces, and Shreeya Rajpure registered three assists and an ace.
Isabella Carrillo and Isabella Shepherd led the back row with six and five digs, respectively.
River Islands hosts Hughson on Monday for a big non-league test before taking on Holt Academy on Thursday, Oct. 22 for a first-place battle.
FLAG FOOTBALL
Lathrop 38, Lincoln 0
The Spartans (18-3) had their way with the visiting Trojans (3-14) from Stockton in the non-league contest on Thursday.
Ja’Leiyah Ray racked up 142 receiving yards, 74 rushing yards and three total touchdowns — a 4-yard reception, a 21-yard reception and 33-yard run. The senior standout also completed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Aaliyah Thompson.
Aviahna Calderon passed for 190 yards and three touchdowns. Tianna Gonzalez caught one for a 6-yard score.
Madilynn Nungaray led the defense with six flag pulls, three for losses and two sacks.
The Western Athletic Conference champions face Central Valley on the road next Monday.
