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The Student News Site of Sunny Hills High School

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Senior rusher Sydney Kim runs with the ball in her hand to pass the opposing team’s attempt at removing her flag during the game against Whitney High School on Monday, Sept. 8.

GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Lady Lancers build on their first year and set sights on CIF stage

Emily Lee, Social Media Team & Staff Reporter • September 10, 2025

Coaches: Troy Nelson (head coach), Chablis Bates (assistant coach, JV head coach), Dylan Kuhn (assistant coach) Top Returners: Solaio Arredondo (10), Julia Cabrera (11), Annalise Glynn (11), Elly Sweeney...

Varsity girls golf player then-junior Jaelyn Yeon hits a golf ball at the golf match against California High School held after school on Thursday, Aug. 29 of the 2024-2025 school year, at the La Mirada golf course.

GIRLS GOLF PREVIEW: Lady Lancers tee up for fourth consecutive league title

Yena Oh, Entertainment Editor • September 2, 2025

Coaches: Scott Enrico (head coach) Top Returners: Nana Kim (10), Lindsay Shin (11), Jaelyn Yeon (12)   Top Newcomers: Siyoon Jang (9), Isabelle Kim (9), Madison Kim (9), Miya Siregar (9) Last...

Former coaches Ralph Trigstead (left of jersey) and Tim Devaney (right of jersey) hold up former Lancer football player Jim Karsatos’ jersey from Ohio State University in commemoration of his achievements. This event took place during the halftime of football’s first home game of the season on Friday, Aug. 29, at the Buena Park High School Stadium.

SH athletic department honors football alum at first home game

Lauren Kang, Managing Editor • September 1, 2025

On the night of the Lancers’ first home football game, a bright red and white jersey gleamed under the Friday night lights. The framed outfit was held up by former football and golf coach Tim Devaney,...

Junior Samuel Hong prepares to dive into the Sunny Hills pool on Wednesday, Feb. 19, during swim practice after school.

SPORTS RECAP: Swim and dive remains undefeated throughout entire league season; girls place first, boys place second

Katelyn Ahn, Business Manager & Spotlight Team Reporter • May 30, 2025

After a six-year consecutive win streak, the Lady Lancers went undefeated in the new, revamped Freeway League, qualifying for CIF-SS preliminaries and finals with a 4-0 league record and a 7-0 season record...

The Sunny Hills boys volleyball team wins the Division 5 CIF-SS championship title May 14 after sweeping Carpinteria High School 3-0 at Long Beach City College.

It all started with a yellow index card: Win CIF

Henry Lee, Web Editor-in-Chief • May 27, 2022

I remember writing down my personal and team goals on a yellow index card four months ago in January before practice as instructed by my volleyball coach – something we had never done before. I wrote,...

Opposite hitter junior Nathan Casasola (left) joins middle blocker senior Sebastian Bonca in an attempt to stop Arroyo Grande’s outside hitter, senior Josh McCune, from scoring a point during the first round of the state CIF tournament Tuesday, May 18, in the SH gym.

After taking first CIF-SS Division 5 title, boys volleyball keeps momentum going with first round state CIF win Tuesday, May 17

Grace Min, Sports Editor • May 18, 2022

After claiming the CIF-SS Division 5 Championship this past weekend, the boys volleyball team blew past the Arroyo Grande Eagles in straight sets in its first round of the CIF-SS Division 3 SoCal Championship...

Junior point guard Chad Nguyen dribbles toward a Garden Grove player Feb 22. Even though the Lancers lost their semifinal CIF-Southern Section Division 4 game, the team won its first state CIF playoff game, since 2004, on March 1.

13th-seeded Sunny Hills boys basketball team upsets 4th-seeded Monte Vista 68-51 in first round of CIF state playoffs

Henry Lee, Web Editor-in-Chief • March 2, 2022

Despite falling short of reaching the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 championship round last week, the 13th-seeded Sunny Hills boys basketball team upset fourth-seeded Monte Vista 68-51 in the first round...

After accepting the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 championship plaque, the Sunny Hills Boys soccer players and the coaching staff gather Saturday, Feb. 26, for a team photo. The Lancers defeated Norte Vista 1-0 in overtime at Ramona High School in Riverside to claim a second CIF title since 2016.

OT OPERA: Sunny Hills boys soccer team wins CIF title, defeating Norte Vista 1-0 – the Lancers’ third straight victory in overtime since the quarterfinals

Grace Johnson and Alex Lee • February 28, 2022

Overtime opera. Those are the words to describe the last three CIF playoff games that the Sunny Hills boys soccer team competed in – culminating in the Saturday, Feb. 26, 1-0 OT victory against Norte...

Wrestler junior Jenna Park (left), who qualified for Masters, applauds wrestler junior Kylie Yang, who qualified for State during a Feb. 22 rally on the Sunny Hills quad stage. Students and coaches gathered to celebrate the boys soccer team, boys basketball team and advancing wrestlers.

Photo Gallery: Feb. 22 CIF Quad Rally

Summer Sueki, Photographer • February 23, 2022

Point guard junior Chad Nguyen dribbles the ball in front of a sparse crowd as a result of the indoor audi- ence limit at a home game against Buena Park on Wednesday.

Omicron forces limit to indoor sports spectators to 500

Kate Yang, Editor-in-Chief • February 1, 2022

Victory chants from the student section echoed across the gym floor. Students dressed in white spirit wear spilled out from the bleachers as the buzzer signaled the end of the fourth quarter — Sunny...

The Lancer Regiment performs a drumline sequence in honor of the various Sunny Hills sports teams in their CIF championship title run on Nov. 5 in the quad.

Photo Gallery: Fall Sports Rally

Audrey Seo and Sheila Neri • November 6, 2021

Cross country runner sophomore Jaden Wiggs jogs down the SH parking lot during an Aug. 10 morning cross country practice.

CROSS COUNTRY PREVIEW: Second-year cross country coach looks for Freeway League success in the upcoming season

Kristima Aryal, Web Editor-in-Chief • August 31, 2021

Coach: Jacob Holloway (head coach) Top Returning Runners: Noah Flores (12), Zachary Gomez (12), Esther Kim (10), Katelyn Marin (10), Silas Procaccini (10) Top Newcomers: Lauren Angelus (12), Zach...

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