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Los Angeles Times
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep talk: Receiver Darren Haggerty of Viewpoint shows off his athleticsm
You can go ask any college football recruiter whether they'd be more impressed with a high school player who spends the majority of time in offseason seven-on-seven competitions or working on other skills in track and field? They'd always say track. Darren Haggerty of Viewpoint High is an example of a football player who's going to benefit from showing what he can do in track and field. On Saturday, he pulled off career-best performances to win the Division 4 high jump at 6 feet, 6 inches and the long jump at 22-8 at the Southern Section championships at Moorpark High. He helped Viewpoint share the Division 4 title with Gardena Serra. He was a little shocked afterward, not knowing he had it in him. He was considered Viewpoint's best football player last fall as a sophomore, leading the team in receiving with 39 receptions for 674 yards and five touchdowns. He also had 37 tackles on defense. … Quarterback Luke Fahey led Mission Viejo to the championship of the Millikan seven-on-seven tournament, beating San Diego Lincoln in the final. San Juan Hills won the tournament at Dana Hills and Charter Oak took its own tournament title. … The semifinals are set for City Section Division I baseball on Wednesday at Stengel Field in Glendale. It will be No. 5 Verdugo Hills vs. No. 1 Banning at 6 p.m. and No. 11 Taft vs No. 2 Carson at 3 p.m. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Prep talk: Southern Section track and field prelims are Saturday
It's the time of year in high school track and field for athletes to start entering peak form and take the first major step on the road to the state championships May 30-31 at Buchanan High School in Clovis. The Southern Section prelims will be held on Saturday at four sites. Division 1 will be at Trabuco Hills, Divison 2 at Ontario, Division 3 at Yorba Linda and Division 4 at Carpinteria. Field events begin at 11 a.m. and running events at noon. Advertisement The qualifiers advance to the Southern Section championships May 17 at Moorpark. For the relay competitions, this is the time of year coaches get real nervous about dropped batons and being disqualified for lane violations. The fastest 4x100 relay team in the state is Servite, which will compete in Division 3. Coach Brandon Thomas has his fingers crossed that his young team is ready to keep running fast times. "We're trying to end with a bang," he said. . . . The Southern Section swimming championships are Friday and Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College. The City Section swimming championships are Saturday at L.A. Valley College. Advertisement This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep talk: Southern Section track and field prelims are Saturday
Servite's 4x100 relay team set a state record at 40.00 seconds at the Arcadia Invitational. It's the time of year in high school track and field for athletes to start entering peak form and take the first major step on the road to the state championships May 30-31 at Buchanan High School in Clovis. The Southern Section prelims will be held on Saturday at four sites. Division 1 will be at Trabuco Hills, Divison 2 at Ontario, Division 3 at Yorba Linda and Division 4 at Carpinteria. Field events begin at 11 a.m. and running events at noon. The qualifiers advance to the Southern Section championships May 17 at Moorpark. For the relay competitions, this is the time of year coaches get real nervous about dropped batons and being disqualified for lane violations. The fastest 4x100 relay team in the state is Servite, which will compete in Division 3. Coach Brandon Thomas has his fingers crossed that his young team is ready to keep running fast times. 'We're trying to end with a bang,' he said. . . . The Southern Section swimming championships are Friday and Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College. The City Section swimming championships are Saturday at L.A. Valley College. This is a daily look at the positive happenings in high school sports. To submit any news, please email
