Congrats to senior Reese Holley of the @jserra.tfxc Girls Cross Country team, who has been selected as the Orange County Register’s Girls Athlete of the Week.

The Register’s Dan Albano had this to say about Holley:

"Holley won the girls 3-mile sweepstakes race at the Orange County Championships in a time of 16 minutes, 18.3 seconds at Oak Canyon Park. She became the first JSerra girl to win the race at the meet.

Holley led the Lions to their fourth team title in five years. She recently committed to the University of North Carolina for Cross Country and Track and Field." ...

The @jserra.girlsgolf team competed against its league peers on Monday at the Trinity League Finals at Los Serranos Golf Course in Chino Hills.

Senior Christine Walker shot a team-best score of 80, which included birdies on the par-5 first hole, the par-5 13th hole, and the par-5 18th hole.

Sophomore Charlotte Smith totaled a score of 86 for her round, highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 13th hole and a birdie on the par-5 14th hole.

Freshman Reagan DiPrima shot a 91, with birdies on the par-4 fourth hole and the par-3 17th hole.

Sophomore Kerington Muro birdied the par-3 sixth hole and the par-3 17th hole and also produced a score of 91.

Junior Samantha Robles also totaled a score of 91. ...

The @jserra_boys_water_polo team earned a fourth-place tournament finish this weekend at the North vs. South Challenge at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton.

JSerra began the two-day tournament with a 15-8 victory over the De La Salle Spartans on Friday.

Junior Christian Yonker sparked the Lions with a team-best four goals, while adding two steals.

Sophomore Sasha Bjelica added three goals.

Senior Joe Wraith and sophomore William Anderson each produced two goals.

Seniors Casey Cardenas and Cayden Taylor, along with junior Ronan Keane, and sophomore Christopher Koo also found the back of the net.

JSerra closed out Friday’s action with an 11-10 triumph over the Redwood Giants.

Yonker, Keane, Koo, and Bjelica each scored two goals.

Wraith and juniors Cal Ulicny and Dylan Park each produced individual scores.

Junior goalie Stefan Vukojevic added six saves.

The Lions went head-to-head with the Miramonte Matadors in semifinals action on Saturday.

JSerra trailed 7-3 at halftime, but outscored the Matadors 5-1 in a nine-minute span of the third period and early into the fourth period, tying the game at 8-8 on a goal by Bjelica with 5:15 remaining.

But Miramonte tallied the final three goals of the game to pull out an 11-8 victory.

Bjelica, Park, and junior Lars Knepper each scored two goals, with Yonker and Keane also adding individual scoring strikes.

JSerra squared off with archrival Newport Harbor in the third-place game, with the Sailors defeating the Lions by a score of 12-7.

Yonker recorded a hat trick with three goals, while Bjelica added two scores.

Taylor and junior Andrew Schneider also found the back of the net.

The Lions are now 16-6 overall and will close out the regular season on Wednesday night, when they host Servite on Senior Night.

The game is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.

With a win, JSerra will officially clinch the Trinity League title.

📸: @dylanstw__ ...