August Highlights

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August Athletic Highlights

CHAMPIONSHIPS!

The Lancers ended the 25-26 school year with a few Championships!

Varsity boys golf played in the CIF Central Regional Individual Tournament at Bear Valley Country Club on May 11th. Freshman, Jansen Baek (-5) won the tournament, defeating last year’s Orange County player of the year, Brayden Jones from Mater Dei, by 1 stroke. Baek, Andrew Choi (E), Felipe Jikal (-1), Cole Kim (-1), and Brian Koo (+1) finished in the top 20 to advance to the CIF Individual Championships.

On May 19, the boys shot 1-over (361) as a team and finished as the 2026 CIF-SS D1 Team Finalists at El Dorado Park Golf Course. The team was led by Cole Kim (-5), Felipe Jikal (-2), and Brian Koo (-1). The boys advance to the CIF Individual Championships and SCGA Qualifier at River Ridge Golf Course on May 21st.

On May 21, at River Ridge Golf Course in Oxnard, the boys battled and captured one of only four spots to advance to the CIF/SCGA Regional State Qualifier on May 28 where the team can earn one of three spots to play in the CIF State Tournament on June 3rd. The boys edged out Servite, the current CIF D1 champs, by 1 stroke to take the fourth and final entry. Team scoring was led by Cole Kim (-4) and Jansen Baek (-2). The Lancers went on to win the CIF/SCGA Championship, with Cole Kim winning the individual championship!

Boys Volleyball competed in the Division 4 CIF finals against Royal for it’s second CIF finalist appearance in program history. The boys volleyball program has been established for only six years with two CIF finalist appearances and a Division 5 championship in 2022. The 2026 varsity team also qualified for CIF state tournament. Two seniors made program history, Senior Setter, Parker Mesnik, obtained over 2,000 career assists signed at Wentworth Institute of Technology to further pursue his volleyball career and degree in Applied Mathematics, and Senior Libero, Jake Sueki, who obtained over 1,500 career digs signed at McKendree University to further pursue his volleyball career and a doctoral degree in Physical Therapy. Your Sunny Hills Lancers won the division 4 Championship vs. Royal!

FOOTBALL

Sunny Hills gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They came out on top against the Westminster Lions by a score of 20-13. Bryan Inzunza rushed for 56 yards and 1 touchdown, and also picked up 40 receiving yards and 1 score.

Sunny Hills is now 1-0.

There was early excitement for Sunny Hills after they claimed the first score on Thursday, but California ended up winning. The Lancers fell just short of the Condors by a score of 17-14. While the Lancers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Condors 7-0 and 14-0 in the first quarter. Although Sunny Hills took the loss, they still got scores from Ashton Holguin and JD Yang and look forward to bouncing back against Kennedy HS.

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Girls Volleyball finishes August full of W’s from all levels! Started the month off with Summer’s Queens Court Tournament, even though this event didn’t count for our record, Sunny Hills sure showed up! Varsity finished in the Gold Bracket finishing 9th overall over the 2 days proving they have what it takes to be among the best! Varsity ends August with an impressive 9-2 overall record and finishing 2nd place in Gold Bracket at the Tustin Tournament. We wish Varsity luck as they travel to Hawaii this week for the infamous Hawaii Island Labor Day Classic!

JV also with a great start to the season finishing 9th in Gold Bracket at Queens Court and ending August with a 4-1 overall record. They currently have sights set on the Tustin JV Tournament on 9/5 and eager to get League play started the following week!

Frosh/Soph with some epic battles so far this season and improving every day! Competed hard at the Queens Court Tournament and now preparing for their first in season tournament on 9/5 at Oxford Academy!

Your lady Lancers start league play on 9/10 away vs Cypress, looking forward to what is to come!

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FLAG FOOTBALL

Varsity is off to a good start with an overall record of 5-3 so far. With very balanced football so far with the offense exploding for 182 points scored so far while defense has only allowed 114 points against. Junior Solaio Arredondo has already passed for 1340 yards and 19 passing touchdowns. Senior Annalise Glynn has 603 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns caught so far this season.

The stout defense is being led by Senior Annalise Glynn with 42 flag pulls and 4 interceptions so far. Freshman Naia Allain has 12 sacks to start the season and has kept the pressure on opposing quarterbacks. Sophomore Destiny Duff has been on a tear with 28 flag pulls, 2 sacks, and 2 interceptions so far.

The Lancers are looking to improve on their 16-9 record from last year and make another CIF run!

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GIRLS TENNIS

The Girls Tennis team has started the season off strong! The girls have are 3-0! So far the girls have swept Fullerton, with varsity winning 13-5 and JV winning 15-3! The ladies also swept Brea Olinda, Varsity won 17-1 and JV won 11-7! The Lancers also beat Oxford Academy 12-6! The Lancers are off to a great start!

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GIRLS GOLF

Varsity opened the 2026 season on Monday, 8/24 with a crushing 77 stroke victory over Cerritos High School at Lakewood Country Club. Freshman, Hailey Hong, earned the medalist spot with a -4 (33). Lindsay Shin shot even par (37), and Nana Kim came in at +1 (38).

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BOYS WATER POLO

The Boys Water Polo team opened its season with a strong 2-1 record. The Lancers earned decisive victories over Westminster (22-9) and Garden Grove (22-10), while their lone loss was a hard fought 11-10 contest against La Mirada. Samuel Yun leads the team in scoring with 12 goals, while Aiden Yoon has a team high 11 assists. Luke Francisco and Samuel Stoops are tied for the team lead in steals with 6 each, and Stoops also leads the team in earned ejections with 4. The Lancers will compete in the Chris Weisz Tournament at El Dorado this weekend, where they are scheduled to play four more games as they continue their early season campaign.

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CROSS COUNTRY

Cross Country looks forward to attending their season opener on September 4 at The Saddleback Cup Invite at Trabuco Hills HS. They have been training hard since summer and waking up early to beat the heat. Seniors Kory Yan, Fernando Munoz, Samuel Kim, and Keira Kang are excited to begin their final Cross Country season.

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ADIDAS PARTNERSHIP

Sunny Hills was offered a partnership with Adidas in branding for our school and athletics. We have accepted the partnership offer and will begin a 5 year partnership where our varsity teams will begin a transition into Adidas uniforms and gear. Our programs will wear Adidas head to toe. Over the next 5 years we will be transitioning all of our levels to Adidas athletic uniforms. Our school and students are excited to have an official partner like Adidas who partners with professional sports teams and athletes! This is a great opportunity for the Lancer community!

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Athletic Initiatives:

Relocating our varsity softball field, to include a permanent fence and scoreboard.
Relocating our JV baseball field on campus.
Building a 2nd Gym!
Creation of the SHHS Hall of Fame
Coaches Athletic Fund - Paying Coaches in the Off season to work with students and teams.

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