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Catherdral Catholic’s Kai Welch (16) hits the ball as Torrey Pines’ Greta Pennock (11) attempts to block during the CIF San Diego girls beach volleyball championship at Mesa College on Saturday, May 10, 2025. (Kristian Carreon / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Catherdral Catholic’s Kai Welch (16) hits the ball as Torrey Pines’ Greta Pennock (11) attempts to block during the CIF San Diego girls beach volleyball championship at Mesa College on Saturday, May 10, 2025. (Kristian Carreon / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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Catherrine Rowe (Catherine Rowe)
Catherrine Rowe (Catherine Rowe)

Catherine Rowe

Mt. Carmel

Girls swimming

Rowe broke the section 100-yard backstroke record twice, clocking a time of 54.37 seconds in the prelims, then improving to 53.44 in the Division 2 finals. The previous record was 54.55.


Ilias Bouzoubaa (Ilias Bouzoubaa)
Ilias Bouzoubaa (Ilias Bouzoubaa)

Ilias Bouzoubaa

Francis Parker

Boys tennis

The sophomore was dominant in the heat at the Balboa Tennis Center, winning 6-2, 6-1 to capture the CIF San Diego Section singles championship.


Kayla Pham (Kayla Pham)
Kayla Pham (Kayla Pham)

Kayla Pham

Patrick Henry

Bton

Playing on the girls’ doubles (21-10, 21-17) and mixed doubles (21-11, 21-12) teams, Pham led the Patriots to a pair of two straight-set victories on the way to a 10-7 team title triumph over Del Norte.


Aya Ferguson (Aya Ferguson)
Aya Ferguson (Aya Ferguson)

Aya Ferguson

Torrey Pines

Girls swimming

Capturing the 100- and 200-yard freestyle races was only half of the story as the junior led the Falcons to section records in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:34.16) and 400 freestyle relay (3:26.09).


Julien Rousseau (Julien Rousseau)
Julien Rousseau (Julien Rousseau)

Julien Rousseau

Del Norte

Boys swimming

Sweeping the two long freestyle races, Rousseau just missed the section record in the 500-yard freestyle event at the section meet. The Nighthawks senior’s time of 4:21.27 was just off Tim Siciliano’s 1998 standard of 4:21.10.


Kai Welch (Kai Welch)
Kai Welch (Kai Welch)

Kai Welch

Cathedral Catholic

Beach volleyball

Welch and her partner Ava Hanna won their match 21-17, 21-17 and the Dons beat Torrey Pines 3-2 to capture the school’s fourth straight Open Division title.

 

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