Rebels’ golf shoots under 200
PALMDALE — After shooting 200 in two straight matches last week, the Quartz Hill girls golf team went lower in a Golden League match at Desert Aire Golf Course on Thursday.
The Rebels shot 195, followed by Littlerock (278), Eastside (327) and Lancaster (340).
“It feels amazing,” Quartz Hill senior Madison Schafer said. “We all shot 223 our first league match, so to see all of our progression is amazing.”
Schafer and freshman teammate Kylie Warner led the field of golfers by both shooting 36, on a par-35 nine-hole course. It was a career low score for Schafer.
“I felt pretty good,” Schafer said. “This is the lowest round that I’ve ever played and it feels great. My shots were pretty consistent and I missed an eagle putt on No. 1 from a few inches away.”
It was Warner’s first time playing at Desert Aire and she wasn’t too pleased with her score, saying her second shots were the “weakest” part of her day.
“I feel that I could have done better,” Warner said. “I am not too happy with my score at all.”
Quartz Hill’s Taylor Waters shot 40, followed by Alysha DiJamco with a 41 and Eme Larsen with a 42.
Alayna Sweitzer led Littlerock, which was 2-1 in the match, with a 50, while Kira Kallioma led Eastside (1-2) with a 63 and Anabella Rodriguez led Lancaster (0-3) with a 66.
Girls Volleyball California City 3, Boron 0
BORON — The California City girls volleyball team defeated Boron 25-18, 25-15, 25-17 in a High Desert League match on Thursday.
The Ravens were missing four players due to injury.
“I was happy with the way the girls played today,” Cal City coach Shane Moore said. “We have girls playing different positions and playing different roles than they’re used to, but they all did a really good job.
“I can’t ask for more from these girls, they’re doing a great job.”
Abbey Moore recorded 22 assists for the Ravens (17-9, 4-1 HDL), while Paige Blackmore posted nine kills and 11 digs and Tayte Jones added 32 digs and three aces.
Cal City plays at Rosamond on Tuesday in a match for sole possession of second place in league as they both have just one loss to Frazier Mountain.
Despite all of their injuries, the Ravens are on pace to their second-best season in school history.
“With the adversity they’ve faced, I’m pretty proud of them for that,” Shane Moore said.
Boron (5-14-1, 0-5) will play at Desert on Tuesday.
Desert Christian 3, Lancaster Baptist 0
LANCASTER — The Desert Christian girls volleyball team defeated Lancaster Baptist in three sets, 25-22, 2518, 26-24, in a Heritage League match on Thursday.
The Knights (3-5 HL) were down 2421 in the third set before rattling off five straight points for the win.
“I was really impressed with my girls for being able to close out that game,” Desert Christian coach Matthew Cataldo said.
Cataldo was also impressed with Lancaster Baptist’s team.
“I always love playing Lancaster Baptist,” he said. “I think that the heart their girls have toward their teammates and toward the sport is really impressive to me. So it’s always fun to play them because of that.”
Emma Fleckenstein picked up eight kills and three blocks for the Knights, while Kailee Wallis-Welch added 19 digs.
Desert Christian plays at Santa Clarita Christian on Tuesday, while Lancaster Baptist (5-17, 0-7) plays at Trinity Classical Academy next Thursday.
Girls Tennis Knight 15, Eastside 3
LANCASTER — The Knight girls tennis team defeated Eastside 15-3 in a Golden League match at Antelope Valley High School on Thursday.
The Hawks swept all nine singles sets, led by No. 1 Gayveth Dimas’ 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 sweep.
No. 2 singles player Esther Chamale swept 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 and No. 3 Kaylee Rocha pulled out a 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, 6-2 sweep.
Knight’s No. 1 doubles team of Bianca Gonzalez and Jennifer Avila won two sets, 6-1, 6-3, while No. 2 Perla Lizarraga and Zubaida Morataya also won two sets, 7-5, 6-2.
The No. 3 team of Sabrina Bulsombut and Llajayra Linares picked up two wins of their own, 6-4, 6-2.
Eastside’s No. 1 doubles team of Sarai Boranegra and Juliana Martinez won two sets, 6-4, 7-5, while the No. 2 team of Vanessa Renteria and Anahi Salazar won a 6-3 set.
Vasquez 7, Rosamond 2
ROSAMOND — The Vasquez girls tennis team defeated Rosamond 7-2 in a non-league match on Thursday.
The teams played in the Central Section format where six lines of singles players and three lines of doubles teams compete in a pro-set to eight games, for a total of nine possible team points.
The Mustangs (5-5) won five of six singles sets led by No. 1 player Caroline Fox (24-1), who defeated Rosamond’s Kiara Atwell 8-1. No. 2 Sharon Kroul defeated Rosamond’s Cristina Esparza 9-7, while No. 4 Sarah Hammonds defeated Rosamond’s Melanie Avila 8-2, No. 5 Shelby Spinrad picked up a tiebreaker win, 8-7 (8-6) over Rosamond’s Kaylynn Conway and No. 6 Annabel Becker defeated Rosamond’s Katelin Pengilley 8-6.
In doubles, Fox and Arnold teamed up for an 8-1 win over Ponce and Conway, while Vasquez’s Hammonds and Amy Johnson defeated Rosamond’s Avila and Gwen Pleitez 8-5.
“I am so proud of how far this team has come in a short few weeks,” said Vasquez coach Ashley Litchfield McEachern. “These girls performed like an experienced and mentally tough team today, they were solid.”
Rosamond’s No. 3 singles player Irais Ponce defeated Vasquez’s Ryann Arnold 8-5. The Roadrunners’ other point came at No. 3 doubles where Arlene Roque and Trinity Fordham defeated Vasquez’s Austyn McConnell and Marie Osborn 8-1.