LIONS TAKE CENTER STAGE: The @jserra.tfxc Girls and Boys Track and Field teams saw some noteworthy individual efforts on Saturday in action at both the Redondo Track Festival and the Irvine Invitational.

Senior Chloe Elbaz produced the highest individual finish of the day for the Lions in the headline invitational heat of the 800m at the Redondo Track Festival at Redondo Union High School.

Elbaz was third entering the bell-lap and briefly seized a small lead with less than 250 meters to go before eventually placing second in a time of 2:14.13.

Senior Mireya Hardman (2:22.15) was a top 20 finisher overall amongst 89 runners that competed across five heats.

Junior Reese Holley was involved in a tight battle in the spotlight heat of the invitational 1600m race that saw four runners clock sub-5:00 minute performances.

Holley surged into the lead on the second lap and held the advantage through nearly the halfway point of the bell lap before her final racing strides brought her across the finish line in third place with a time of 4:56.71.

Freshman Maya Pawlowicz clocked a heat-winning time of 5:01.45, the fifth fastest time overall amongst all 1600m runners across all five heats and the best among all freshman harriers.

Senior Maya Woolforde registered a time of 56.71 in the 400m, finishing fifth in the spotlight heat and eighth overall amongst all one-lap competitors.

Woolforde, Elbaz, Hardman, and sophomore Morgan Woolforde joined forces to produce a time of 3:57.61 and a fifth-place effort in the 4x400m relay.

One day after setting a new school record in the 4x100m relay, the team of junior Will Fredericksen, junior Josiah Blackwell, sophomore Sam Fredericksen, and senior Zacarias Nickerson recorded a time of 42.13 to place third in their heat and 10th overall amongst 44 relay teams.

Junior Adi Rusin soared to victory in the pole vault competition at the Irvine Invitational at Irvine High School.

Rusin sealed her individual triumph with a second attempt clearance of 11 feet, 6 inches.

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LIONS POWER PAST OAKS CHRISTIAN: The @jserra.softball team used the long ball to fuel a victorious road performance on Saturday, as the Lions defeated Oaks Christian 6-1 in a nonleague game at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village.

JSerra is now 11-1 overall on the season.

After two scoreless innings, the Lions jumped ahead in the top of the third inning.

Senior Ava Geoghegan led off the frame with a walk and was sacrificed to second on a bunt by freshman Ava Born.

Sophomore Annabel Raftery followed by hitting a searing line drive shot well over the fence in center field to give JSerra a 2-0 lead.

Oaks Christian cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the third inning.

Raftery struck again with another powerful swing in the fifth inning.

On the first pitch inning, she blasted another booming shot deep over the wall in center field for her second home run of the game and fourth of the season.

Two batters later, junior Brooklyn Lamb connected on a soaring blast over the fence in right center field for her first home run of the season.

Oaks Christian threatened in the bottom of the sixth inning by loading the bases with no outs.

But junior Abby Ford escaped the jam without allowing a run.

Freshman Magenta De Arte capped the Lions’ power show in the top of the seventh inning when she launched a deep drive over the wall in right center for a two-run home run.

Senior Liliana Escobar started in the circle and pitched three innings, allowing one earned run and two hits, while striking out five.

Ford allowed three hits in four scoreless innings, striking out four, to earn the victory.

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