MUHSD Sports Roundup: El Capitan’s Jain wins CCC singles championship
El Capitan High’s Anisha Jain won the Central California Conference singles championship this week at Merced High School. Jain went a perfect 4-0 through the single-elimination tournament to claim the championship.
Jain, who was the No. 2 seed in the tournament, defeated top seed Gabby Romo of Los Banos in the finals to earn the title.
Los Banos’ Julianne Gurgen and Melissa Fernandez won the doubles championship. The Tigers duo defeated Merced’s Vasudha Shyam and Sadie Del Real in the finals. Buhach Colony’s team of Sophia Vang and Serena Vang finished third.
Girls Golf
Merced High’s Maya Rodriguez qualified for the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Golf Championship after winning a playoff at the SJS Division III Championships at Paradise Valley Golf Course in Fairfield this week.
Rodriguez was one of six individuals to qualify for Masters after winning the first playoff hole. The Bears just missed qualifying as a team with a third-place finish. Merced finished with a team score of 513. Oakdale finished first with 459 and Rodriguez earned the No. 2 bid with 503.
Rodriguez’s Angelina Santiago finished as the low medalist with a round of 75. Buhach Colony finished ninth as a team with a team score of 586.
Water Polo Playoffs
Five MUHSD boys water polo teams qualified for the playoffs led by Merced, which earned the No. 1 seed in Division II and will be trying to win back-to-back blue banners. The Bears (27-1) will host No. 16 Pacheco on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
The Buhach Colony boys are the No. 8 seed and will host No. 9 Whitney on Wednesday. Atwater boys earned the No. 10 seed in Division II and will travel to No. 7 St. Mary’s in Stockton. El Capitan is the No. 13 seed and will open at No. 4 Lodi. Western Athletic Conference champions Livingston earned the No. 7 seed in Division III and will host No. 10 Del Campo on Tuesday.
Five MUHSD girls water polo teams will also begin postseason play next week. Merced was elevated to Division I this season after winning back-to-back Division II championships. The Bears (24-3) are the No. 2 seed and will host No. 15 Downey on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
Buhach Colony will host a play-in game on Monay against Beyer at 5:30 p.m. El Capitan earned the No. 3 seed in Division II and will open at home against No. 14 Pitman on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Atwater is the No. 9 seed and will travel to No. 8 St. Francis for a first-round matchup. In Division III, Livingston is the No. 13 seed and will open at No. 4 Ripon.
Shawn Jansen is the MUHSD Program Manager Digital Media. He can be reached at Sjansen@muhsd.org.