City finishes in 5th place at the Big 8 Tournament #9; one tournament remains before the Nor-Cal Championships
Custodio (85) and Krum (89) pace the Panthers at the Big 8 Tournament #8 in Napa
City finished 3rd at the Big 8 Tournament #7; Williams shoots her season best in the win at Butte Creek CC
Panthers take 4th at the Big 8 Tournament #6; Custodio shoots her season low (72) for City
Gonsales shoots her season best 95 to help lead the Panthers to a 5th place finish at Big 8 Tourney #5
Krum and Herrera account for 41 points at the Jan High Memorial Tournament, which uses the Stableford scoring
City takes 5th at the Big 8/CVC Tournament at Kings River CC; Custodio shoots a 78 in her round
The Panthers finish 10th at the North/South Invitational; Custodio shoots a 166 (80 and 86) over the two days
The Panthers open up play at Morro Bay ion the North/South Invitational
Custodio shoots a 77 and the Panthers take 3rd place at Whitney Oaks and Big 8 Tournament #3
Female (October) Athlete of the Month - Maritza Tellez (Women's Cross Country)
Sophomore, Maritza Tellez has been running with the leaders all season long, and she finally came out on top with a 1st place finish at the Pat Ryan Invitational. She finished 50 seconds ahead of the 2nd place finisher in that race to wrap up her October schedule. Earlier in the month, Tellez competed locally at the Urban Cow held at William Land Park. In that race she finished 16th overall, was 4th place in the female division and the 1st female finisher in her age group. Post-season competition begins next month as Tellez will compete in the Big 8 Championship, Nor-Cal Championship and hopes to earn a berth in the State Championship.
Male (October) Athlete of the Month - Jacob Hiller (Wrestling)
Jacob Hiller, a sophomore from Chico, started the month of October off with a 4th place finish at 133 pounds at the Santa Ana Tournament. Hiller would lose by decision at 125 lbs. against Lassen in his next match before bouncing back to rattle off 5 straight wins. Four of those 5 wins came at the Simpson Duals against 4-year competition. Jacob recorded to WBF wins over Grays Harbor College and Team X. He then won by decision against Eastern Oregon University and another WBF in his match against Warner Pacific University. Hiller wrapped up the month with another WBF in his match against Sierra, as he helped the Panthers win their 9th consecutive Big 8 Championship.Photos Credited to: Dianne Rose - SCC Sports Photographer
Student-Athlete Spotlight
Congratulations to Ryan Costeiu for committing to the University of Arkansas to continue his baseball career. Costeiu committed on September 28th (during the early signing period) as he is preparing for his sophomore season with the Panthers!
