Page 15 Foothills Sentry MARCH 2025 COMMUNITY SPORTS BY CLIFF ROBBINS AND CHAD CLINE Mark Hernandez-Chino takes the inbound pass in the key against Duarte. Mark Hernandez-Chino out-hustles the Duarte player for the rebound. Ivan Kim from Orange High School blocks the Duarte player in the CIFSS boys basketball game. Vic Ceja from Orange High School steps in to block the pass in the playoff game. Mark Hernandez-Chino (32) scores from the top of the key in the first round of playoffs. Orange beat Duarte, 49-26, to advance to the second round. The Santiago Canyon College basketball team, 23-5, wraps up the OEC Conference Tournament to determine seeding in the CCCAA Championship. Santiago posted a 62-51 win over Riverside in the first round of the conference tournament. On the last game of the regular season, Santiago came away with a victory over Riverside to secure a co-league title with Fullerton. Mojab named head coach for women’s beach volleyball SCC basketball Santiago Canyon College announced Niloofar Mojab will guide the Hawks in beach volleyball. Mojab brings prep and collegiate experience to the program. She initially began competing in the high jump, and, at age 14, became the youngest athlete in the history of Iran’s Track and Field to qualify for the national team. She was ranked among the top five high jumpers in the Asian Indoor Athletics Championship and No. 2 in the Middle East by age 15. Mojab transitioned to volleyball at age 17, and immigrated to the U.S., but returned to Iran to play on its national team for two years. Upon returning to the United States, she became certified to officiate club, prep and college Division I conferences.
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