JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers INCREDIBLE—Rio Mesa High School senior Javier Marquez (11) celebrates with his teammates on the Spartans boys' soccer team after scoring his second—and game-winning—goal during the CIF Southern Section Div. IV championship game at Pacifica High School in Oxnard March 6. Rio Mesa defeated Channel Islands High School, 2-1, to take the section title, a first for the program. The high school's last CIF championship was won by its track team in 1991. The soccer team qualified for the CIF Southern California Division II Regional Championships. They defeated Porterville High School, 4-2, March 10 at home to advance to the next round. The team played last night against top-seeded Cathedral Catholic in San Diego in the semifinal round. Results were unavailable at press time. See page 12 for a picture of the entire team.
More...