Vista Murrieta volleyball swept Murrieta Mesa at all three levels on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The frosh, JV and varsity wins gave the Broncos a clean rivalry sweep heading into the regular season's final week.
The frosh and JV squads each won 2-0. The varsity squad took the match 3-1 on Pink Night, according to Vista Murrieta Athletics and confirmed by MaxPreps.
The Oct. 7 sweep capped a strong midweek stretch. Two days earlier, on Oct. 5, the frosh and JV teams also defeated Murrieta Valley 2-0 apiece. The varsity team fell to the Nighthawks 3-0 in that match.
Vista Murrieta's varsity squad sat at 10-10 overall and No. 74 in the CIF Southern Section (CIF-SS) computer rankings released Tuesday, Oct. 6. Murrieta Mesa was No. 46 at 19-9, and Murrieta Valley led the city at No. 13 with a 22-6 record, according to Sports Illustrated's rankings report.
The Broncos' varsity traveled to the SoCal Invitational in San Diego on Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10, losing all five matches. MaxPreps listed losses to Westview (1-2), Cardinal Newman (0-2), West Ranch (0-2) and Highland (1-2) on Oct. 9, with one additional loss on Oct. 10.
The CIF-SS regular season ends Wednesday, Oct. 14. Playoffs open Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Girls golf posts two wins behind Chen and Saithong
Vista Murrieta girls golf won twice during the week, beating Murrieta Valley 224-295 on Tuesday, Oct. 6, and Murrieta Mesa 246-298 on Thursday, Oct. 8.
Wren Saithong, a Vista Murrieta varsity golfer, posted the low round of 38 against Murrieta Valley. She followed that with a 36 against Murrieta Mesa. Iri Chen led the field with a 33.
Girls tennis splits week, tops Murrieta Valley
Vista Murrieta's girls tennis program split its two matches during the week. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, the JV squad beat Great Oak while the varsity fell 6-12 at Great Oak.
Both levels won Thursday, Oct. 8, against Murrieta Valley. The JV team won 17-1 on the road, and the varsity won 12-6 at home. The CIF-SS girls tennis calendar lists Wednesday, Oct. 28, as the last league contest, with team preliminaries beginning Wednesday, Nov. 4.
