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6 highlights from SLO County's high school girls basketball season

Stories by The Tribune journalists, with AI summarization San Luis Obispo County’s girls basketball season delivered many memorable moments. San Luis Obispo High celebrated a historic year with its first league title in 22 years and a record-setting win total, led by dynamic junior Bailey Hartford and a strong, unified roster. Mission Prep broke a […]

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6 highlights from SLO County's high school girls basketball season

Stories by The Tribune journalists, with AI summarization

San Luis Obispo County’s girls basketball season delivered many memorable moments. San Luis Obispo High celebrated a historic year with its first league title in 22 years and a record-setting win total, led by dynamic junior Bailey Hartford and a strong, unified roster. Mission Prep broke a five-year drought by beating Arroyo Grande head-to-head and advanced to the CIF playoffs, thanks to clutch performances from players like Gwen Nelson and twins KK and Maka Guy.

Arroyo Grande made a surprising playoff run, knocking off Bullard and ending St. Joseph’s long winning streak, while standout Diana Sorrondo earned recognition as Mountain League Defensive MVP. Additionally, Morro Bay and Atascadero both battled through tough leagues, with Morro Bay’s Zoe Fitzwater and Atascadero’s squad also reaching playoff rounds and earning individual league honors.

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.

Sisters KK Guy, left, and Maka Guy are four-year varsity players for Mission Prep’s girls basketball team. The Royals beat Morro Bay 46-23 on Friday. Maka Guy had 16 points. By Nick Wilson

NO. 1: SENIOR TWINS STAR AS MISSION PREP GIRLS SECURE LOPSIDED WIN OVER MORRO BAY

The Royals jumped out to a 17-0 lead led by the Guy twins. | Published January 29, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Wilson

Diana Sorrondo shoots as Lillie Parish defends. Mission Prep girl’s basketball team beat Arroyo Grande 55-51 on Feb. 11, 2025. By David Middlecamp

NO. 2: MISSION PREP GIRLS BEAT ARROYO GRANDE FOR FIRST HEAD-TO-HEAD WIN IN 5 YEARS

The Royals avenged an earlier narrow loss to the Eagles on Tuesday night. | Published February 12, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Wilson

San Luis Obispo High School girls basketball team has had their best season in at least three decades, going undefeated in the Sunset League and posting 25 wins.

NO. 3: SLO HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL CELEBRATES BEST SEASON IN AT LEAST 3 DECADES

The SLO girls basketball team completed an undefeated league season. | Published February 12, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Wilson

The Arroyo Grande Eagles beat Bullard to move on in Division 1 CIF-Central Section playoffs. By Scott Robertson

NO. 4: FIVE SLO COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS MOVE ON TO CIF SECOND ROUND

See how local teams did in the first round of the playoffs. | Published February 16, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Wilson

Mission Prep won in double overtime 63-59 over Central to capture the Division 2 CIF-Central Section title at Selland Arena in Fresno on Feb. 28, 2025. By Anthony Galaviz

NO. 5: MISSION PREP WINS CIF BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN DOUBLE-OVERTIME THRILLER: ‘SO MUCH GRIT’

The Royals earned their first CIF sectional title under Coach Terrance Harris in his sixth try. | Published March 1, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Wilson

NO. 6: HOW SLO COUNTY’S STANDOUT TEAMS AND ATHLETES DID IN THIS YEAR’S WINTER SPORTS

All kinds of local student-athletes starred in basketball, soccer and wrestling. | Published March 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Wilson

This report was produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists in our News division.

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2025 Home Run Derby Highlights

MLB All-Star festivities continued Monday evening with the 2025 Home Run Derby at Truist Park in Atlanta. Raleigh, 28, is the first Mariners player to win the derby since Ken Griffey Jr. won it back-to-back in 1998-99. Live Coverage for this has ended 10:53p ET Finals 10:29p ET Semifinals 9:55p ET First Round 8:16p ET […]

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MLB All-Star festivities continued Monday evening with the 2025 Home Run Derby at Truist Park in Atlanta.

Raleigh, 28, is the first Mariners player to win the derby since Ken Griffey Jr. won it back-to-back in 1998-99.

Live Coverage for this has ended

10:53p ET

Finals

10:29p ET

Semifinals

9:55p ET

First Round

8:16p ET

Participants and odds

6:55p ET

A family affair for Cal Raleigh

Live Coverage for this began on 10:56p ET

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Ntekpere Selected Second Team Academic All

Story Links AUSTIN, Texas – Central Washington University sophomore track and field athlete and three-time national champion Emy Ntekpere has been named Second Team Academic All-American selected by the College Sports Communicators, recognizing her exceptional achievements both on the track and in the classroom. “A mentor of mine used to say that these two awards (All-American, […]

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Ntekpere Selected Second Team Academic All

AUSTIN, Texas – Central Washington University sophomore track and field athlete and three-time national champion Emy Ntekpere has been named Second Team Academic All-American selected by the College Sports Communicators, recognizing her exceptional achievements both on the track and in the classroom.

“A mentor of mine used to say that these two awards (All-American, Academic All-American) are what we should all pursue,” CWU Head Track & Field Coach Jonathan Hill said. “These are the highest recognitions of our job as a coach. Great students, great athletes, great people. These awards represent excellence. To be the top of her field in athletics and academics is a tremendous accomplishment. Special people do special things and Emy is as special as they come. She works hard to achieve her goals and it’s wonderful to see her recognized for her efforts.”

Ntekpere, a sophomore from Vancouver, Washington, owns a 3.55 GPA in Biochemistry. She’s had a season for the ages during 2024-25 earning three national championships: indoor triple jump, outdoor high jump, and outdoor triple jump, becoming the first woman in GNAC history to win multiple national championships in field events. She earned four First Team All-Americans and won six GNAC Championship events this year on top of beign named the GNAC Indoor and Outdoor Championships Athlete of the Year and the GNAC Female Athlete of the Year.

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WNBA 2025 Highlights

July 15, 2025 07:59 AM Catch up on all the best moments from Monday’s WNBA games, where the Mercury fended off the hungry Valkyries down to the wire, and Napheesa Collier’s 29 points lifted the Lynx over the Sky. 1

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July 15, 2025 07:59 AM

Catch up on all the best moments from Monday’s WNBA games, where the Mercury fended off the hungry Valkyries down to the wire, and Napheesa Collier’s 29 points lifted the Lynx over the Sky.

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Highlight

July 15, 2025 11:19 AM On the strength of Ava Stryker’s six goals, the U.S. women’s water polo team remained unbeaten through group play at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships thanks for a dominant 26-3 drubbing of Argentina. 0

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July 15, 2025 11:19 AM

On the strength of Ava Stryker’s six goals, the U.S. women’s water polo team remained unbeaten through group play at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships thanks for a dominant 26-3 drubbing of Argentina.

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Looking Back

WEST MICHIGAN – After highlights from the WMC Lakes division were posted on our website here, it’s time to look back at some of the results, best games, all-conference players, and final standings from the WMC Rivers division. Final Standings North Muskegon (11-1, 6-0) Mason County Central (8-2, 4-1) Ravenna (4-5, 4-2) Hart (4-5, 2-3) […]

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WEST MICHIGAN – After highlights from the WMC Lakes division were posted on our website here, it’s time to look back at some of the results, best games, all-conference players, and final standings from the WMC Rivers division.

Final Standings

North Muskegon (11-1, 6-0)
Mason County Central (8-2, 4-1)
Ravenna (4-5, 4-2)
Hart (4-5, 2-3)
Shelby (3-6, 2-4)
Hesperia (2-7, 0-5)

It was clear after the season, but maybe even before the season, that North Muskegon was going to run the WMC Rivers division once again. Right behind them, however, was Mason County Central which put together a respectable 8-2 season and just one conference loss.

The bottom half was run by Ravenna, who beat Hart, Shelby, and Hesperia but lost to both North Muskegon and Mason County Central.

North Muskegon defeated the Spartans in week three, 36-20, and it happened to be one of the Norse’s toughest games in the regular season.

First Team All-Conference

FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE

Quarterback

Bryce Colbert (North Muskegon), Jr.

Running Back

Payton Merz (Mason County Central), Sr.

Hunter Wilder (North Muskegon), Jr.

Skylar Stalbaum (Hesperia), Sr.

Blocking Back

Drake McKay (Mason County Central), Sr.

Wide Receiver

TJ Byard (North Muskegon), Sr.

Quentin Lange (Mason County Central), Sr.

Ian Fox (Hesperia), Sr.

Tight End

Drew Bartos (North Muskegon), Sr.

Tackle

Gradyn Wilson (Mason County Central), Sr.

Jaxon Bean (North Muskegon), Sr.

Guard

Kyle Peters (Mason County Central), Jr.

Henry Husmann (North Muskegon), Sr.

Center

Hollis Rockwell (Hart), Jr.

FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE

Defensive End

Nash Hoffman (Ravenna), Sr.

Payton Merz (Mason County Central), Sr.

Defensive Line

Gradyn Wilson (Mason County Central), Sr.

Noah Walker (Hesperia), Jr.

Isaac Korson (Ravenna), Sr.

Ethan Viterna (Shelby), Jr.

Linebackers

Derek Findlay (Ravenna), Sr.

Chuck Meyers (North Muskegon), Sr.

Alex Hicks (Hart), Sr.

Defensive Backs

Cullen Bartos (North Muskegon), So.

Kyle Greiner (Hart), Jr.

Jaden Villalpando (North Muskegon), Sr.

Venlan Garcia, Sr.

FIRST-TEAM SPECIAL TEAMS

Kicker

Owen Booth (North Muskegon), Sr.

Punter

Blake Sayer (Hesperia), Sr.

Kick Return Specialist

Landen Grimm (North Muskegon), Sr.

FIRST-TEAM AT-LARGE

Eman Hertzler (Hart), Sr.

For the full all-conference selections, including honorable mentions, click this link 2024 All-Conference Football Team WMC Rivers Division – CatchMark Sports

Games of the Year

North Muskegon 23, Menominee 0

Mason County Central 50, Ludington 43

Shelby 30, Hesperia 25

Rivalries

Hart 30, Shelby 6

Oakridge 24, Ravenna 0

Pewamo-Westphalia 8, North Muskegon 7

Playoff Teams

North Muskegon – 56-7 win over Evart, 27-7 win over McBain, 23-0 win over Menominee, 35-28 loss to Millington

Mason County Central – 50-32 loss to Standish-Sterling

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Myles Welch joined CatchMark in February 2024 as a CatchMark SportsNet Intern. He would like to become a sports broadcaster or analyst. He currently attends Whitehall High School and will graduate in 2025.