The inaugural Lompoc High School girls flag football team has evened its season record.
Ava Gallegos ran an interception back for a touchdown, Tara Terrones threw four touchdown passes, and the Braves (2-2) rolled to a 37-7 win at Oxnard Hueneme (2-6) Thursday night.
Tara Terrones tossed TD passes to Tiana Terrones, Giselle Silva, Ava Adams and Gallegos. Meanwhile, the Gallegos interception return highlighted a big night for the Lompoc defense.
The Braves will compete at the Hueneme Tournament Oct. 7 at a time TBD.
The Braves (5-3, 5-2) began their second round of Mountain League play by winning by the same 5-4 count against the Pirates at Lompoc as the Braves won by at Santa Ynez in Lompoc’s season opener.
The reigning Central Section Division 3 champions notched the win they needed to assure themselves of the minimum winning percentage required to apply for entry into the playoffs.
Rianna Stouppe and Mia Jansen, at No. 1 doubles, and Lola Soukup and Ava Velasco, at No. 2, won and gave Lompoc a 2-1 edge going into singles play. The Braves split six singles sets, and that was good enough for them to take the win.
Stouppe, at No. 1 singles and Jansen, at No. 6, both won in straight sets. They dropped five games between them.
Gabi Arias won in straight sets at No. 2 singles for the Braves. Morea Noretto, at No. 3 singles, Kate Mazza at No. 4 and Danielle Hyland at No. 5 all won in straight sets for the Pirates.
Cloe Christianson and Nathaly Medoza scored a 9-7 win at No. 3 to give Santa Ynez its doubles point.
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Belle Simonson racked up 13 kills, and Destinee Vongvone amassed 24 assists and six service aces as the Titans (12-3, 8-1) swept the Panthers (1-13, 0-9) 25-19, 25-11, 25-7 in an Ocean League match at Nipomo.
Nipomo served 17 aces as a team. Besides the six by Vongvone, Stephanie Spicer had four. Brooke Marsden made three solo blocks for the Titans.
The Conquistadores (10-6, 6-3) beat the Warriors (9-7, 6-3) in an Ocean League match at Cabrillo after Righetti beat Cabrillo in five sets at Righetti earlier in the season.
Mia Manko was Cabrillo’s kills leader with 12 Thursday night, and she served one of 18 Conquistadores service aces. Mia Blackburn and Eliana Core each racked up five aces, Rylie Jenkins served four and Lillyanne Klinedinst served three.
Core gave Cabrillo a big all-around match. Besides the five aces, Core made eight solo blocks and had one assist. Evangelia Stoyos had three solo blocks and one assist for the Conqs. Klinedinst made 34 digs, and Jenkins had 19.
In other Ocean League action, Orcutt Academy (3-10, 2-6) edged Santa Maria (4-7, 3-6) 3-2 (25-20, 16-25, 25-19, 18-25, 15-10) at Orcutt Academy.
San Luis Obispo swept Santa Ynez 3-0 in a Mountain League match at San Luis Obispo. Set scores were 25-12, 25-15, 25-13. The Tigers moved to 17-2, 5-0. The Pirates are 7-12, 1-5.
In girls water polo action, San Luis Obispo (5-6) beat Nipomo (9-4) 17-2 at San Luis Obispo. Nipomo defeated St. Joseph 21-9 in a boys non-league game at Nipomo to move to 4-7.
