Central Valley’s boys golf program accomplished its goal at the Western Athletic Conference Championships this past month in Modesto.

Crosstown-rival Ceres High also showed improvement.

The Hawks finished fourth overall at the eight-team tournament staged on April 28 at the par-72 Dryden Park Golf Course.

Central Valley leapfrogged Grace Davis in the WAC standings.

“We were in fifth place behind Davis going into the WAC finals,” head coach Scott Edwards said. “We were chasing Davis for three weeks.”

The Hawks (512) topped the Spartans (537) by 25 strokes at the year-end conference tournament.

“We had a group of guys that played good rounds,” Edwards said. “We peaked at the right time.”

Freshman Adolfo Diaz led Central Valley with a 17-over-par 89 at the WAC Championships.

He didn’t perform like a ninth grader.

“He had a fantastic round,” Edwards said. “Nothing seems to bother him. Whether he’s having a good or bad day, he has fun.”

Juniors William Montes and Emmanuel Campos finished with rounds of 96 and 99, respectively.

“That was expected from William,” Edwards said. “He’s been progressing throughout the season. Emmanuel was steady all year long.”

Junior Guranjan Singh and sophomore Luke Garcia posted identical scores of 114.

“It was one of Guranjan’s better days,” Edwards said. “Luke just started playing golf in November. He has a lot of room for improvement.”

Diaz, Montes, Campos, Singh, Garcia, Javier Medina (Sr.), Kevin Medina (Fr.) and Jamie Tsutui (Fr.) made up Central Valley’s eight-person roster this spring.

“We steadily improved throughout the season,” Edwards said.

Newcomers to the WAC, Central Valley previously competed in the Central California Conference.

“We went into the season blind,” Edwards said. “We didn’t know what the other teams had.”

“The WAC is a better fit for us,” he added. “We’re working with similar kids. We’re where we should be.”

Ceres High finished sixth overall with a team score of 582 at the WAC finals.

Zack Chastain led the Bulldogs with a 101.

Sean Johnson (115), Roy Randaz (115), Alexander Ortega (116) and Michael Krepela (135) rounded out Ceres High’s scorecard.

Chastain, Johnson, Randaz, Ortega, Krepela and Manuel Valencia made up the Bulldogs’ six-person roster.

Montes, Campos, Diaz and Chastain all extended their seasons.

Montes, Campos, Diaz and Chastain earned the WAC’s No. 2, 3, 5 and 6 individual berths, respectively, to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division-IV Tournament.

Johnson was named an alternate.

TRACK & FIELD

Ceres High’s track and field program had a productive outing at the Hal Clements/Bret Harte Invitational on April 26.

Crosstown-rival Central Valley raced at the German Fernandez Distance Carnival on April 25 in Riverbank.

Ceres High’s boys and girls placed second and fifth, respectively, in the team standings at the Bret Harte High School event.

David Rodriguez-Ochoa, Cashton Almeida, Kyle Phongsa, Somil Bansal, Adrian Huesca, Tre Karriem, Reis Smith, Joseluis Arreola, Nathaniel Macias, Alexander Vas Dinis, Adrian Fuentes, Sam Nieto, Mauricio Leon, Josiah Martinez, Andrew Alfaro and Ulisses Ramirez Ochoa represented Ceres High’s boys squad,  which totaled 80.5 points.

Rodriguez-Ochoa took first in the 110 hurdles (15.95) and fourth in the 300 hurdles (43.10).

Almeida took first in the 400 (52.51), third in the high jump (5-5) and eighth in the 200 (23.79).

The Bulldogs’ 4x400 relay team of Almeida, Phongsa, Bansal and Huesca took second (3:38.14).

Phongsa took second in the triple jump (39-93/4) and 10th in the long jump (18-51/2).

Karriem took third in the long jump (20-71/2) and sixth in the 100 (11.28).

The Bulldogs’ 4x100 relay team of Karriem, Smith, Arreola, and Macias took fourth (44.40).

The Bulldogs’ 4x100 throwers relay team of Vas Dinis, Fuentes, Nieto and Leon took fourth (55.27).

Martinez took fourth in the high jump (5-3) and 11th in the pole vault (8-0).

Smith took sixth in the long jump (19-83/4) and seventh in the 200 (23.72).

Bansal took seventh in the 400 (56.24) and pole vault (9-0).

Fuentes took ninth in the discus (120-8).

Alfaro took ninth in the 3,200 (13:23.56), 10th in the 800 (2:26.04) and 16th in the 1,600 (5:48.34).

Leon took ninth in the shot put (38-61/2) and 20th in the discus (103-7).

Nieto took 11th in the shot put (37-51/2).

Huesca took 12th in the triple jump (32-4).

Arreola took 17th in the 100 (11.82)

Macias took 17th in the 200 (25.09) and 18th in the 100 (11.99).

Manuel Serrano took 20th in the 400 (1:02.72).

Ramirez Ochoa took 20th in the shot put (35-3).

Mariah Zamora, Jayden Garcia, Alanize Moreno, Alyssa Rodriguez, Roe Monroe, Marissa Pacheco, Brooke Kiser, Emily Ivey, Dania Gallo, Rhylie Houtchens, Jazmine Rivera, Sovannary Carter, Savannah Weese and Giselle Contreras represented Ceres High’s girls squad, which totaled 55 points.

Zamora took first in the long jump (16-101/2) and triple jump, 34-6), and 14th in the 200 (28.47).

Garcia took second in the 300 hurdles (50.85), third in the 100 hurdles (18.19), sixth in the 400 (1:06.15) and 16th in the 200 (29.01).

Moreno took fourth in the discus (88-6) and  11th in the shot put (25-5).

The Bulldogs’ 4x400 relay team of Rodriguez, Monroe, Pacheco and Kiser took fourth (5:04.07).

The Bulldogs’ 4x100 throwers relay of Moreno, Ivey, Gallo and Houtchens took fifth (1:10.36).

Kiser took seventh in the high jump (4-3), ninth in the 400 (1:08.51) and 17th in the 200 (29.18) and 20th in the 100 (13.96).

Rivera took eighth in the 800 (3:08.96).

Carter took eighth in the 300 hurdles (59.50), 11th in the 100 hurdles (20.36) and triple jump (28-11/2), and 15th in the long jump (12-61/2).

Pacheco took ninth in the 800 (3:10.89).

Weese took ninth in the 300 hurdles (50.85) and 15th in the 100 hurdles (21.63).

Contreras took 11th in the 800 (3:14.32).

Monroe took 16th in the 400 (1:13.17).

Gallo took 24th in the shot put (19-41/2) and 26th in the discus (45-10).

Ivey took 25th in the discus (46-7) and 26th in the shot put (18-7).

Alexis Landa, Ernesto Martinez and Joshua Michelena, led Central Valley’s boys squad at the German Fernandez Distance Carnival at Riverbank High School.

Landa took 12th in the 800 (2:10.29) and 17th in the 1,600 (4:55.61).

Martinez took 23rd in the 800 (2:14.83).

Michelena took 36th in the 800 (2:19.27) and 39th in the 1,600 (5:29.46).

Eliana Tamayo, Jocelyn Rivera, Tarnjot Kaur and Emma Webster led Central Valley’s girls squad in Riverbank.

Tamayo took 16th in the 800 (2:45.03).

Rivera took 30th in the 800 (3:00.09).

Kaur took 35th in the 800 (3:01.85).

Webster took 37th in the 800 (3:05.22).