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FOOTBALL

In the month of October the Lancers met some fierce competitors. On October 2nd, the Lancers beat Marina HS 28-21 on a clutch last second touchdown pass from Khan to Shelledy! In 2024, Marina was the League Champions of the Lambda Football League. October 10th, the Lancers hosted the Beckman Patriots, who were league champions with Marina in 2024. The Lancers fell to Beckman 35-14. October 17th, the Lancers traveled to Valencia and beat the Tigers 51-20.  In that game QB and Receiver duo of Khan and Kruz Sandle set records for passing and reception touchdowns and receiving yards. Sandals had 235 yards receiving and 5 touchdowns! Khan had 421 passing yards, 6 TD passes, 25 completions and 41 attempts, all school records. 


October 23rd, the Lancers faced cross town rival, Fullerton. The game went down to the wire with the Lancers losing 35-33 in a heartbreaker. The Homecoming game was October 30th. The Lancers faced Kennedy in another hard fought game. The Lancers fell to the Irish 25-28 closely played game.  The Lancers ended the season 6-4.



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OC Varsity Stat Leaders




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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Girls Volleyball celebrated our 8 wonderful seniors on 10/9 vs Cypress. An eventful night with honoring our dedicated seniors and also battling for the league title (which we won!). Varsity ended the regular season as the Crestview  LEAGUE CHAMPS! This puts us as back to back to back League Champions, what an amazing achievement for these girls and the volleyball program. Varsity wrapped up the regular season going 19-6 and finished ranked #30 in all of CIF-SS. This put us in Division II for CIF playoffs, where we fell short in the first round to Orange Lutheran.



Your lady Lancers had another incredible season including our F/S team who followed Varsity’s footsteps and also came out with a League Championship splitting the title going 7-1 in league and finishing with an overall record of 18-6-2, absolutely incredible! And can’t forget JV who has had the best battles all season and is ready for more! We finished the season with our favorite tradition of the 11th Annual Dress Up Practice.


Instagram: @SunnyHills_volleyball

GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL


The Lancers Flag football team won a league championship in dramatic fashion over Foothill HS in overtime, 6-0! In the Lancers 2nd year of having Flag Football, the Ladies, Coach Nelson and Coach Kuhn won the North Hills League!


The Lancers then moved into the CIF playoffs to battle against Cal High, whom the Lancers defeated 26-12! The Lancers then moved on to the 2nd round to face Moorpark on a Saturday evening, where the Lancers won 20-0! The Lancers season ended in a Quarterfinal CIF game against La Serna, who beat the Lancers 6-0. Coach Kuhn and Coach Nelson made history in the 2nd year of the Flag Football program by winning league and making it to the Quarterfinals in CIF! Be on the lookout for their new banner!


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CROSS COUNTRY

Cross Country had a busy month, competing each weekend on challenging courses from Huntington Beach to Oceanside. Many athletes have crushed their personal bests just in the past month. Varsity competed at OC Championships on October 18, placing 10th for Girls and 16th for Boys D2 schools. For Var Girls, Mia Gonzales placed 14th and AJ Dorris placed 15th. 


League Finals took place on October 29th and the Lancers had a great day of running! 

Frosh Girls finished 1st in League! 


The JV Boys took 2nd place in the North Hills League.


The Varsity Boys finished 3rd in League and automatically qualified for CIF!

From the boys team, Charlie Munoz and Ronin Nguyen finished 3rd and 12th, making them 1st and 2nd team All League.


Mia Gonzales and AJ Dorris qualified for CIF from the girls team! 

Next up CIF! Great job Lancers! 



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GIRLS GOLF

Varsity competed in the Crestview League Prelims at Los Serranos Golf Club on 10/21. Lindsay Shin and Jaelyn Yeon advanced to the Crestview League Finals on 10/22, where Lindsay placed 7th, earned 1st Team All-Crestview honors, and qualified for the CIF Central Regional Individual Tournament on Monday, 10/27.  Lindsay Shin shot +5 at Bear Valley Country Club on 10/27 to qualify for the CIF Individual Championship on Thursday, 11/6 at Temecula Creek Inn. Lindsay had a great season and moved the furthest into CIF for the team.


JV ended the season on 10/23 with a 3rd place finish in the Troy JV Tournament at Birch Hills Golf Course. Angelina Chang won the long drive contest, too. Way to end the season, girls!


 


Instagram: @SHGIRLSGolf


GIRLS TENNIS

Sunny Hills Girls Tennis dominated the competition in September finishing their preseason with an overall record of 8-0. The Lady Lancers were led by Maya Orton, who went undefeated during the preseason with a record of 22-0 in her singles matches. On the doubles side, Ella Ward and Julianne Tubiera also went undefeated during the preseason winning all their doubles matches. The girls tennis team had a wonderful senior night where we were able to celebrate our amazing 8 seniors! 


The Lady Lancers moved on to the CIF playoffs where they faced a tough Arcadia team. The match went back and forth with the Lancers eventually falling to the Arcadia Apache's 11-7.A



Instagram: @SunnyHillsTennis


BOYS WATER POLO

Varsity boys water polo finished 3rd in the North Hills league, securing a spot in the CIF-SS playoffs this season. They entered the first round of playoffs with a record of 15-11. The Lancers played against Mission Viejo in the 1st round of CIF playoffs, losing the game 10-6. The Lancers finished the season 15-12.


JV boys water polo ended the season as the undefeated league champions of the North Hills league!


Instagram: @Sunnyhills_Aquatics


Lancer Legends

Boys Water Polo #LancerLegends Scott Lee & William Ryoo, were selected as Legends for their leadership and character within the Boys Water Polo program, always willing to go the extra mile. Keep up the good work guys!

Gold Mind - Scholar Athletes of The Month

Lancers Scholar Athletes of the Month are selected by earning the top GPA in their respective sport for the month!

Lauren Kang - Girls Cross Country

Jaelyn Yeon - Girls Golf

Clara Tresser - Girls Tennis

Ethan Park - Boys Water Polo

Rachel Buchi - Girls Volleyball

Audrianna Van Lingen - Cheer

Joel Lee - Football

Noehlia Reuter - Flag Football


Gold Status - Athletes of The Month

Congratulations to our October Athletes of The Month who got it done on the Football Field! Our Flag Footballers are League Champs! Our Tackle Footballers broke school records for Touchdown passes, Touchdown receptions, completions and yards! 


Flag Football

Annalise Glynn

Sophia Takaki


Football

Mikael Khan

- Single game passing Touchdowns - 6

- Single game passing yards - 421

- Single game completions - 25

- Single game passing attempts - 41

Kruz Sandle

- Single Game reception Touchdowns- 5

- Single Game reception yards - 235

Alumni Spotlight

Yurang Li '23 - Baylor Golf


Yurang had an unforgettable win at the Ocean Course Hokuala in Hawaii, helping Baylor claim 1st place with an impressive -13 team total, while Yurang dominated the field as the individual champion, finishing -12 overall with a clutch final round at -7. 

Yurang took home the individual title at -12, with a stunning round of 65 the last day!


Lancer legend Yurang Li does it again, 2 starts & 2 wins!


Yurang won the Rainbow Wahine Invitational with a -12 & she just won The Bear Brawl with a -5. Twice in the last five rounds, she tied the school-record with a 65.


Two tournament crowns in as many events. Yurang Li claimed her second straight event title to highlight No. 15 BU's second-place finish at The Bear Brawl at Ridgewood Country Club.

Jeffrey Kang '10 - PGA Golf


Jeff Kang's hard work has paid off as he recently earned a spot on the PGA Tour! Kang started out as one of the best golfers in the state of California, eventually making his way to be a top golfer at USC. Kang’s long and winding road to the PGA Tour culminated last Sunday in French Lick, Indiana, where the 34-year-old prodigy turned journeyman ended the Korn Ferry Tour Championship ranked 14th in points and grabbed one of 20 available cards for 2026. Congratulations Jeff!




How Jeffrey Kang, once nation’s best junior, overcame driver yips to earn long-awaited PGA Tour card

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