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Junior Alex Rivera (left) and sophomore Ronin Nguyen practice for distance running Friday, Feb. 16, after school on the Sunny Hills track.

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD PREVIEW: Lancers focus on improving underclassman runners’ performance

Justin Pak, Web Managing Editor • March 13, 2024

Coaches: Jacob Holloway (head coach), Ashley Bordy (distance), Chris Collodel (throws), Andrew Guevara (hurdles), Ricky Holloway (throws and jumps), Gideon Pichardo (distance) Top Returning Players:...

Freshman Dom Tenazas competes in a singles 3 during a home match against Bolsa Grande High School on Tuesday, March 5. Tenazas won 6-8, helping the Lancers to a 14-4 victory.

BOYS TENNIS PREVIEW: Coach wants Lancers’ doubles to be team’s ‘shining spot’

Pricilla Escobedo, Data Team Leader • March 11, 2024

Coach: Chris Ghareebo (head coach) Top Returning Players: Richard Lu (11), Nevin McCann (12), Calvin Yoo (12) Top Newcomer: Dom Tenazas (9) Last Season: The boys tennis team (14-3; 8-2 in the...

Setter sophomore Parker Mesnik gets the ball ready for middle blocker senior Boa Hwang to spike it during the boys volleyball practice on Monday, Feb. 26, in the Sunny Hills gym.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW: Boys volleyball sets out to remain dominant in the last season of Freeway League play

Christine Yoo, Managing Editor • March 10, 2024

Coaches: Albert Soliguen (head coach), Victoria Guillory (assistant coach)  Top Returning Players: Augustine Cho (11), Ryan Mesnik (12), Lucas Saab (11), Jake Sueki (10) Top Newcomers: Christian...

Defensive specialist freshman Isabelle Kim serves the ball on Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Troy High School gym in a match against Troy. Sunny Hills and Troy will not compete in the same league for the 2024-2025 season..

Freeway League faces disbandment after 40 years

Aashna Dialani, Opinion Editor • March 8, 2024

Goodbye Buena Park High School and Fullerton High School. A one-and-a-half-year-long decision broke a tradition of four decades: the Freeway League. On Tuesday, Jan. 30, 77 schools participated in...

Junior Angelina Jeong tees off on the first hole at La Mirada Golf Course on Tuesday, Sept. 26, during a Freeway League match against Troy High School.

Releaguing opens door to new opportunities and positive challenges

Angelina Jeong, Spotlight Specialty Magazine Editor • March 3, 2024

Overwhelmed. That’s how I felt when I first learned of the end of the Freeway League as we athletes at Sunny Hills know it. The final vote in favor of releaguing across all schools in Orange County...

Girls tennis player junior Daniela Borruel (center) received her certificate of recognition alongside her two Sunny Hills classmates, who were also in attendance to receive their own certificates for being Adopt-A-Park volunteers, from the Fullerton City Council in City Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 16.

GAME BALL: Girls tennis co-captain earns Fullerton City Council award after finishing 58-0 in high school singles matches last fall

Dareen Hagekhalil, Staff Reporter • February 18, 2024

In honor of girls tennis co-captain junior Daniela Borruel’s recent success in keeping her unbeaten streak alive in singles and claiming her second CIF-SS Division 2 title along the way, the Fullerton...

Utility player senior Eden Buell (left) maintains a defensive position, while utility player sophomore Lauren Jacobsen finds an opening to split to the ball and double team one of Agoura’s top shooters in the second quarter during a Wednesday, Feb. 15, Division 2 CIF-SS semi-finals matches at Mt. San Antonio College.

Lady Lancers return to CIF title match Saturday, Feb. 17, after 12-11 OT win over No. 1-seeded Agoura

Nathan Lee, Layout Editor • February 17, 2024

They’re back. After bumping up a level from Division 3 last season to Division 2 this school year, the girls water polo players (25-6) will return to the championship round Saturday, Feb. 17, and...

The Lady Lancers – with sophomore Emily Kim in the front row fourth from the left – hold their second-place plaque, qualifying for nationals, from their first cheer competition at Agoura High School on Saturday, Jan. 13.

COLUMN: Lady Lancers’ first ever national cheer competition – a big jump for me, literally and figuratively

Emily Kim, Staff Reporter • January 29, 2024

Transitioning from being an amateur in cheerleading to having participated in the first Sunny Hills cheer competition on Saturday, Jan. 13 was a big jump for me. I mean that figuratively and literally. Many...

Sophomore Charlise Tolentino (center) lifts her left leg up as part of the pyramid that her teammates are working on during the Lady Lancers’ period six practice behind the Sunny Hills PE locker rooms on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The team will compete in its first competition on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Agoura High School.

CHEER PREVIEW: Lady Lancers compete in CIF for the first time in history

Christine Yoo, Managing Editor • January 12, 2024

Coaches: Patrice France (head coach), Jessica Bias (assistant coach), Monet Favreau (assistant coach) Top Returning Cheerleaders: London Channel (12), Elena Hernandez (12), Mackenzy Jung (11), Silvia...

Senior Yurang Li swings a golf wedge earlier this summer in the Girls Junior Americas Cup at Nk’Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course in British Columbia, Canada. Li has committed to play for the University of Illinois women’s golf team.

GAME BALL: Senior golfer wins 4th straight Freeway League MVP title; graduates early to play for Illinois in spring semester

Kyuwon Han, Spotlight Team Reporter • December 22, 2023

Girls golf became an official Freeway League sport in the 2015-2016 school year. Since then, rival Troy High School's athletes had won a majority of the league MVPs in this sport. But that all changed...

Power forward senior Natalie Do prepares to dribble the ball during an after school practice on Tuesday, Dec. 12, in the Sunny Hills gym. The Lady Lancers will start Freeway League play on Thursday, Dec. 21, at home against the Sonora Raiders.

GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Despite their height disadvantage, Lady Lancers focus on bringing more victories in tournaments and CIF

Jenna Kim, Entertainment Editor • December 20, 2023

Coaches: Jae Byun (head coach), Janice Kim (assistant coach), Ronald Quedec (assistant coach), John Wooldridge (assistant coach) Top Returning Players: Erin Choi (12), Natalie Do (12), Rebecca Fruto...

Cutline: Post player Kingsley Ashley lays up the balls against the backboard on Monday, Dec. 11 during a home game session at SH gym at 5-7 p.m. amongst different players.

BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW: With new talents, the Lancers seek to place Top 3 in the Freeway League

Nathan Lee, Layout Editor • December 20, 2023

Coaches: Joe Ok (head coach), Don Shaw (assistant coach)  Top Returning Players: Kingsley Ashley (12), Nathan Sanchez (12), Justin Shim (12), Ze Brien Watkins (11)  Top Newcomers: Raeden Bobadilla...

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