in the state in the boys’ 113 class by The California Wrestler, Ramirez had a dominant run through the Southern Section as just a sophomore, winning the sectional, Masters and state championships.Lauren Steele, Orange Lutheran, Water Polo
A clutch stopper in the cage for the Open Division champion Lancers, the UCLA commit enhanced a loaded Orange Lutheran program by giving the offense breathing room “to take more risks,” coach Brenda Villa said.Phelps is high school soccer’s version of the “five-tool player” in baseball, if you ask coach Brett Croft.
Stanford commit Maurer delivered a time of 4:12:70 in the 500 at the May Division 1 Southern Section finals, breaking former Santa Margarita standout Grant Shoults’ 2016 national record.A UCLA commit and sure-fire MLB prospect, Lee rode a 95-mph heater and much-improved command to a breakout senior season on the mound for Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, going 9-0 with a 1.06 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 66 innings.
DeAnda capped her freshman season with a dominant performance at the Southern Section swim finals, winning the girls’ 200 in Division 2 and breaking the sectional D2 record in the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.85.The queen of the 400-meter in 2023, Luckey notched the fastest time in the nation in the one-lap with a mark of 52.71 at the Southern Section Masters, then took home the state crown at 53.26 the following week while leading a stacked Wilson program to a girls’ team state championship.