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CIF track
De La Salle’s Jaden Jefferson celebrates winning the 100 Meter Dash during the CIF State Track and Field Championships on Friday at Buchanan High in Clovis on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) De La Salle sprinter Jaden Jefferson knew what he had to do, that smashing the California record in […]


De La Salle’s Jaden Jefferson celebrates winning the 100 Meter Dash during the CIF State Track and Field Championships on Friday at Buchanan High in Clovis on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
De La Salle sprinter Jaden Jefferson knew what he had to do, that smashing the California record in the 100 meters during a qualifying heat on Friday would have been spoiled had he not won the state championship Saturday night.
“Without me winning tonight, the record that I broke really means nothing because I didn’t finish,” Jefferson told the Bay Area News Group.
Jefferson made sure he finished.
One day after he ran the 100 in a state-record 10.01 seconds, the junior kept his focus and posted another blistering time at Buchanan High’s Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis.
Jefferson won the state title in 10.27 to edge Servite-Anaheim’s Benjamin Harris (10.31).

The triumph was one of several highlights for Bay Area athletes at the 105th running of the California Interscholastic Federation championships.
Another record
Pittsburg’s Khaliq Muhammad broke the state-meet record in the boys pole vault, winning in 17-10 1/2. Davis’ Sondre Guttormsen had held the record of 17-10 since 2019.
St. Mary’s-Berkeley’s Kira Gant Hatcher shared first place in the girls triple jump with Jurupa Valley’s AB Hernandez, an openly transgender athlete whose presence at the state meet led to last-minute rule changes that prevented Hernandez from displacing a biological female student-athlete on the medal stand.
Hatcher jumped 40-5 to Hernandez’s 42-2 ¾, but they both received first-place medals.
The girls high jump had a similar outcome as Hernandez would have finished alone in first without the rule change. She cleared 5-7 in her first attempt. Lelani Laruelle of Monta Vista in Cupertino and Long Beach Wilson’s Jillene Wetteland hit the mark in their second try. But the three shared first place.
Hernandez split second place in the girls long jump with River City’s Brooke White despite jumping 20-8 ¾ to White’s 19-4 ¼.
St. Ignatius’ Prince Buchango-Babalola won the boys 200 in 20.79. Jefferson finished fourth in a personal-best 20.86, capping a meet that also included him running the second leg on De La Salle’s 4×100 relay, which finished fourth in 40.80.
Jefferson’s maturation
Jefferson arrived at De La Salle as an ultra-talented athlete, so gifted that he made the storied varsity football team as a freshman, but he was far from refined.
As he put it Saturday night, he has grown up.
“With De La Salle, they really teach you to become a man and be mature,” said Jefferson, who orally committed in January to play football for Bill Belichick at North Carolina. “I am focused on being more mature, focused on what I have to do in life for me to succeed.”
On Friday night, as he watched video of Jefferson breaking the state record in the 100, De La Salle football coach Justin Alumbaugh said he was brought to tears.
He knows how far Jefferson has come since his early years at De La Salle and to see it rewarded is something to behold.
“He has grown so much as an athlete and as a young man, I am so proud of him,” Alumbaugh said Saturday morning. “I really am. It’s one of the best success stories in De La Salle. To be that talented when you show up as a freshman and to accept humble pie, if I might speak freely, and commit to work, commit to being better, commit to being a better human, commit to the weight room, commit to everything, I can’t give the kid enough credit.”
Jefferson has also experienced loss at De La Salle, the sudden death of assistant football coach Steve Jacoby during the 2023 season and the passing of head track coach John Harvey in late April.
Harvey’s words that he once preached to Jefferson remained loud and clear this weekend.
“It’s been very emotional, very motivational to see him looking over us, him pushing us,” Jefferson said. “It was very great for me to win this. I honestly did it all for him.”
Other highlights
In the boys 110 high hurdles, San Diego’s Jasir Fontenot broke his own meet record from Friday, winning in 13.21 after running 13.31 in the prelims. Buchango-Babalola finished second in 13.59.
Montgomery-Santa Rosa’s Hanne Thomsen finished first in the girls 3,200 in a meet-record 9:48.98.
In the girls 400, St. Mary’s Academy’s Madison Mosby wins the gold in 53.52. Mountain View’s Hannah Rutherford takes the silver in 54.27.
Menlo School’s Landon Pretre took second in the boys 3,200 in 8:54.25. Woodcrest Christian’s Eyan Turk won in 8:51.62.
In the boys 1,600, Clovis North’s Conor Lott wins in 4:03.32. Crystal Springs Upland’s Benjamin Bouie finishes second in 4:04.84 and Los Gatos’ Aydon Stefanopoulos takes fourth in 4:06.68.
Archbishop Mitty’s Maya Ifo Desai won the silver medal in the girls discus with a throw of 154-3. Jaslene Massey of the Southern Section’s Aliso Niguel took first in 163-9.
In the girls 1,600, Santiago-Corona’s Braelyn Combe wins in 4:35.64. Kinga Czajkowska of Palo Alto finishes fourth in 4:42.91.
Temecula Valley’s Jack Stadlman won the boys 1,600 in 46.02. Woodside’s Mattheo LaCasia was fourth in 47.14.
In the girls 800, Carlsbad’s Makenna Herbst finished first in 2:02.28. St. Francis’ Sabrina Zanetto was third in 2:09.22.
Santiago-Corona won the girls 4×800 in a meet-record 8:49.01. St. Francis took third in 8:57.49.
San Ramon Valley’s Kaleb Pleis finished fourth in the boys long jump in 23-9 ½. Santa Margarita’s Leo Francis won in 25-0 ¾.
Bellarmine’s Joshua Haven placed sixth in the boys 300 hurdles in 37.87, a race that Carson-Los Angeles’ Jayden Rendon won in 36.50.
Clovis North’s McKay Madsen easily won the boys discus in 210-8. Nobody else cleared 190-0. Woodside’s Evan Usher took fifth in 179-11 and San Mateo’s Emmanuel Fitzgerald was sixth in 177-10.
Madsen also won the boys shot put in 69-11. Serra’s Luke Lewis took third in 58-6 ¾ and Woodside’s Evan Usher was fifth in 58-4 ¾.
High School Sports
Florida high school softball
High school softball on the First Coast has produced highlights by the hundreds throughout the 21st century. During the seasons from 2000-01 to 2024-25, Northeast Florida high school softball has crowned several state champions, produced countless future college standouts and paved the path for an Olympian to Team USA. The next question: Which of these […]

High school softball on the First Coast has produced highlights by the hundreds throughout the 21st century.
During the seasons from 2000-01 to 2024-25, Northeast Florida high school softball has crowned several state champions, produced countless future college standouts and paved the path for an Olympian to Team USA.
The next question: Which of these players is the best of the quarter-century across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida?
Here’s your chance to vote for the top high school softball player in Northeast Florida from 2000-01 to 2024-25. Participants can vote once per hour. The poll will remain open until 10 a.m. Saturday, July 12.
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South Dakota Junior Golf highlights from Mitchell and Watertown
MITCHELL — Gabi Olson, who will be a junior this fall at Watertown High School, put herself in the state record book on the way to winning the South Dakota Golf Association-Sanford International Series event at the Lakeview Golf Course on Monday, July 7, 2025. Olson of Watertown fired a 3-under par 68 to win […]

MITCHELL — Gabi Olson, who will be a junior this fall at Watertown High School, put herself in the state record book on the way to winning the South Dakota Golf Association-Sanford International Series event at the Lakeview Golf Course on Monday, July 7, 2025.
Olson of Watertown fired a 3-under par 68 to win the girls division title by five shots.
She made her mark on the back nine at Lakeview, shooting a 7-under par 28. According to SDGA officials, it’s certainly the lowest nine-hole score in South Dakota Junior Golf history and maybe in the entire history of South Dakota golf. Olson birdied the first six holes and added another birdie and two pars down the stretch.
Chloe Attema of Harrisburg took second with a 73. Aberdeen golfers Olivia Braun (tied for third at 74) and Claire Crawford (tied for fifth at 75) each added top 5 finishes in the girls division.
Asher Dannenbring of Mitchell won a one-hole playoff over Tyson Blom of Sioux Falls to win the boys division. They each shot 4-under 67s.
Jaden Solheim of Watertown and Jonathan DeBoer of Twin Brooks each tied for sixth with 69s.
The tourney inluded 28 girls and 66 boys.
SDGA Junior Tour
WATERTOWN — Ninety-seven golfers (21 girls and 76 boys) competed on Monday, July 7, and 96 (24 girls, 72 boys) on Tuesday, July 8, in South Dakota Golf Association 2025 Junior Tour events at Watertown’s two courses.
The golfers played Monday at the Prairie Winds Golf Club and Tuesday at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in SDGA Junior Tour Northeast Division tournaments.
The 9-and-under and 10-11 divisions featured nine holes of play each day. The 12-13, 14-15 and 16-18 divisions included 18 holes each day.
The final Northeast Division event of the 2025 SDGA Junior Tour is scheduled for Monday, July 14, at the Lake Region Golf Course at Lake Poinsett. The SDGA Adult Junior Championship is slated for Sunday, July 20 and the SDGA Junior Championship Monday through Wednesday, July 21-23 at the Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell,
The SDGA Junior Tour Cup will be held Monday, Aug. 4 at the Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre. It features the top two points leaders (boys and girls) in each age group, except 9-and-under), for the Southeast, Northeast and West Divisions of the SDGA Junior Tour.Prairie Winds Golf Club (July 7)9-and-Under Girls — 1. Zoey Zeigler, Winner, 51 (15-over par); 2. Anna Lunzman, Watertown, 58.9-and-Under Boys — 1. Lowen Kulesa, Pierre, 43 (7-over); 2. Sean Lockner, Brandon, 45; 3. Ethan Stein, Watertown, 50; 4. Theodore Weischedel, Elk Point, 51; 5. Camdyn Phillips, Watertown, 53; 6. (Tie) Ian Hansen, Brookings, and Otto Weischedel, Elk Point, 54; 8. Andrew Stein, Watertown, 55; 9. Ryker Walder, Watertown, 56; 10. Carson Wahl, Watertown, 60; 11. Luke VanLaecken, Watertown, 63.10-11 Girls — 1. Paisley Neale, Watertown, 47 (11-over); 2. Lydia Schafer, Watertown, 53; 3. Riley Jacobson, Bryant, 56.10-11 Boys — 1. Braxton Merideth, Vermillion, 38 (2-over); 2. Nick Brown, Sioux Falls, 44; 3. Madden Stein, Watertown, 45; 4. (Tie) Luke Snyder, Aberdeen, and Logan Baszler, Brookings, 47; 6. Gunnar Lesnar, Webster, 48; 7. Lincoln Zeigler, Winner, 59; 8. Sam VanLaecken, Watertown, 53; 9. Brody Palmquist, Watertown, 54; 10. Reid Melius, Brookings, 55; 11. Sam Gulsvig, Sioux Falls, 65; 12. Brody Sternhagen, Watertown, 68; 13. Cole Neal, Aberdeen, 72.12-13 Girls — 1. Genevieve Golz, Aberdeen, 83 (11-over); 2. Carli Withers, Aberdeen 99; 3. Kinzley Ronne, Goodwin, 113; 4. Maria Enderson, Brookings, 114; 5. Reese Jacobson, Bryant, 116.12-13 Boys — 1. Jack Baszler, Brookings, 74 (2-over); 2. Logan Borns, Clark, 79; 3. Braylen Liebl, Aberdeen, 85; 4. Adam Hettick, Roscoe, 90; 5. (Tie) Ty Sylliaasen and Matthew Darling, Aberdeen, 92; 7. (Tie) Brady Baumann, Selby, and Eli Bradley, Aberdeen, 99; 9. (Tie) Oliver Steffensen, De Smet, and Cade Ritter, Sioux Falls, 100; 11. Sam Knox, Doland, 106; 12. Hudson Dunsmoor, Watertown, 108. (Holden Remmers, Sioux Falls, WD).14-15 Girls — 1. Mackenzie Wegehaupt, Aberdeen, 83 (11-over); 2. Sage Gaikowski, Waubay, 85; 3. (Tie) Taylor Bastian, Volga, and Emma Olson, Watertown, 96; 5. Ava Bain, Sioux Falls, 97; 6. Ava Crooks, Astoria, 101; 7. Sienna Boyden, Hartford, 113.14-15 Boys — 1. Seth Lesnar, Webster, 80 (8-over); 2. (Tie) Jack Johnson, Vermillion; Drew Easter Sioux Falls; and Kaden Wookey, Clark, 81; 5. Riley Randall, Watertown, 84; 6. Rigley Kulesa, Pierre, 85; 7. (Tie) Luke Nielsen, Sisseton; Brecken Jungen, Watertown; and Landon Krzmarzick, Sioux Falls, 86; 10. Atticus Eyjolfson, Hendricks, 87; 11. (Tie) Hayden Liebl, Aberdeen; Hunter Bushkofsky, Egan; and Lincoln McInerney, Brandon, 88; 14. Kooper Wookey, Clark, 90; 15. Judah Fargher, Eureka, 91; 16. Max Schumaker, Howard, 94; 17. (Tie) Jackson Ahmann, Watertown; Skylar Thielbar, Huron; Braxton Yackley, Selby; and Blake Bjorgaard, Aberdeen, 96; 21. Kroix Larson, Brandon, 97; 22. (Tie) Ridgly Wasem, Aberdeen, and Braxton Tronbak, Brookings, 102; 24. Westyn Kizer, Howard, 106; 25. Noah Hansen, Brookings, 115.16-18 Girls — 1. Olivia Knox, Doland, 96 (14-over); 2. Gracelyn Boyden, Hartford, 89; 3. Kreu Johnson, Watertown, 100; 4. Madeline Enderson, Brookings, 106.16-18 Boys — 1. (Tie) Seth Hettick, Roscoe, and Drake Mueller, Faulkton, 77 (5-over); 3. (Tie) Kalen Larson, Aberdeen, and Will Lockner, Brandon, 81; 5. Emmett Schwiesow, Clear Lake, 84; 6. Harrison Beyers, Roscoe, 85; 7. Trent Beyers, Roscoe, 90; 8. Jace Johnson, Groton, 92; 9. (Tie) Jace Byram and Wyatt Kiesz, Aberdeen, 95; 11. Jayden Schwan, Groton, 96; 12. Joshua Fargher, Eureka, 97; 13. Grayson Rehder, Aberdeen, 99; 14. Wyatt Rahm, Turton, 102.
Cattail Crossing Golf Course (July 8)9-and-Under Girls —1. Merrick Boyden, Hartford, 44 (8-over); 2. Anna Lunzman, Watertown, 48; 3. Zoey Zeigler, Winner, 54;9-and-Under Boys — 1. Brodie Winn, Marshall, MN, 44 (8-over); 2. Lowen Kulesa, Pierre, 45; 3. Sean Lockner, Brandon, 46; 4. Ian Hansen, Brookings, 47; 5. Ethan Stein, Watertown, 50; 6. Carson Wahl, Watertown, 51; 7. Andrew Stein, Watertown, 53; 8. Ryker Walder, Watertown, 58; 9. Luke VanLaecken, Watertown, 65.10-11 Girls — 1. Paisley Neale, Watertown, 49 (13-over); 2. Lydia Schafer, Watertown, 50; 3. Riley Jacobson, Bryant, 53.10-11 Boys — 1. Lincoln Zeigler, Winner, 39 (3-over); 2. Madden Stein, Watertown, 50; 3. Boedy Gatzke, Volga, 41; 4. Gunnar Lesnar, Webster, 43; 5. (Tie) Luke Snyder, Aberdeen, and Brody Palmquist, Watertown, 56; 7. Sam Gulsvig, Sioux Falls, 50; 8. Sam VanLaecken, Watertown, 51; 9. Brody Sternhagen, Watertown, 55.12-13 Girls — 1. Genevieve Golz, Aberdeen, 93 (21-over); 2. Emma Reineisch, Mitchell, 102; 3. Kinsley Ronne, Goodwin, 104; 4. Reese Jacobson, Bryant, 105.12-13 Boys — 1. Logan Borns, Clark, 78 (6-over); 2. Rigley Kulesa, Pierre, 79; 3. Braylen Liebl, Aberdeen, 82; 4. Hudson Prunty, Fort Pierre, 83; 5. Ty Sylliaasen, Sioux Falls, 87; 6. (Tie) Matthew Darlihng, Aberdeen, and Adam Hettick, Roscoe, 92; 8. (Tie) Arie Olson, Onida, and Brady Baumann, Selby, 99; 10. Parker Serr, Aberdeen, 105; 11. Sam Knox, Doland, 107; 12. Eli Bradley, Aberdeen, 109; 13. Hudson Dunsmoor, Watertown, 115; 14. Jacob Hofer, Doland, 129.14-15 Girls — 1. Mackenzie Wegehaupt, Aberdeen, 84; 2. Carley Roiger, Dell Rapids, 88; 3. Taylor Bastian, Volga, 92; 4. Emma Olson, Watertown, 93; 5. Addyson Weidenbach, Sioux Falls, 95; 6. Lauren Roerig, Sioux Falls, 106; 7. (Tie) Ava Bain, Sioux Falls, and Sienna Boyden, Hartford, 110.2025 STATE B BOYS-GIRLS GOLF: Clark-Willow Lake golf’s Brynn Roehrich repeats as Class B state champion
- 14-15 Boys — 1. Braxton Holland, Siou Falls, 72 (even par); 2. Jack Johnson, Vermillion, 73; 3. Seth Lesnar, Webster, 75; 4. Tate Stoeser, Fort Pierre, 76; 5. Jeran Carr, Vermillion, 77; 6. (Tie) Brecken Jungen, Watertown, and Lincoln McInerney, Brandon, 81; 8. (Tie) Hayden Liebl, Aberdeen; Riley Randall, Watertown; and Aiden Hernandez, Abrerdeen, 84; 11. Kooper Wookey, Clark, 85; 12. Matthew Gerlach, Aberdeen, 86; 13. (Tie) Jackson Ahmann, Watertown; Braxton Yackley, Selby; and Kaden Wookey, Clark, 87; 16. Ridgly Wasem, Aberdeen, 88; 17. Liam Heiberger, Brookings, 89; 18. Huntre Bushkofsky, Egan, 90; 19. Blake Bjorgaard, Aberdeen, 91; 20. (Tie) Hudson Palmquist, Watertown, and Owen Dravland, Harrisburg, 93; 22. Judah Fargher, Eureka, 97; 23. Lincoln Olson, Onida, 100; 24. Kroix Larson, Brandon, 101; 25. Noah Hansen, Brookings, 103; 26. Gus Mack, Watertown, 106.
- 16-18 Girls — 1. Josephine Bertrand, Brookings, 80; 2. Aryn Roering, Sioux Falls, 84; 3. Olivia Knox, Doland, 87; 4. Abbie Westra, Sioux Falls, 92; 5. Addison Kaltved, Sioux Falls, 93; 6. Carmen Bertrand, Willow Lake, 107.
- 16-18 Boys — 1. (Tie) Will Lockner, Brandon, and Quinton Hollan, Sioux Falls, 78 (6-over); 3. (Tie) Seth Hettick, Roscoe, and Kaiden Weinreis, Doland, 81; 5. (Tie) Easton Schelhaas, Yankton; Max Kees, De Smet; and Jesse Hernandez, Aberdeen, 82; 8. (Tie) Joshua Fargher, Eureka and Grayson Rehder, Aberdeen, 86; 10. Keegan Fossum, Marshall, MN, 87; 11. Sam Baruth, Alpena, 90; 12. Wyatt Kiesz, Aberdeen, 93; 13. Wyatt Rahm, Turton, 101; 14. Jayden Schwan, Groton, 104.
Follow Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam on X (formerly known as Twitter) @PO_Sports or email: rmerriam@thepublicopinion.com
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