Ceres High’s and Central Valley’s boys volleyball programs faced two of the top three teams in the Western Athletic Conference last week.

The fifth-place Hawks dropped to 4-17 overall and 2-7 in the WAC standings after falling 3-0 (25-11, 25-7, 25-11) at third-place Lathrop on April 8.

The Spartans improved to 19-6 and 6-4.

“Lathrop earned the win,” Central Valley head coach Julio Madrigal said. “They have a better program. They have kids that have played together for some time. They live volleyball year-round. That’s what it takes to build good programs.”

Central Valley compiled an 0-2 record against Lathrop this season.

The Hawks lost 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-12) to the Spartans on March 13 in Ceres.

“The first time we played, we fared better,” Madrigal said. “We were more aggressive. We competed more.”

The fourth-place Bulldogs dropped to 3-7 overall and 3-5 in the WAC standings after losing 3-0 (25-12, 25-8, 25-15) to second-place Beyer on April 8 at Phil de la Porte Gymnasium.

The Patriots improved to 22-5 and 9-1 in league.

TRACK & FIELD

Ceres High’s boys track and field team improved to 4-0 in the Western Athletic Conference earlier this month.

Ceres High’s girls team dropped to 1-3 in the WAC standings.

The Bulldogs collected wins against Lathrop (78-63) and host Beyer (97-43) during the boys competition on April 1.

Ceres High’s 4x100 relay team of Adrian Huesca, Cashton Almeida, Leo Baez and Estevan Diaz took first.

Ceres High’s 4x400 relay team of Almeida, Julian Barrera, Jamesdean Robertson and Jesus Torrez took first.

Ceres High’s 4x800 relay team of Robertson, Barrera, Sergio Torres and Andrew Alfaro took first.

Cashton Almeida took first in the 400 and high jump.

Josiah Martinez took first in the pole vault, second in the long jump, third in the high jump and fourth in the triple jump.

David Rodriguez-Ochoa took first in the 110 hurdles, second in the 300 hurdles and triple jump, and 12th in the discus.

Estevan Diaz took first in the 100 and 16th in the 200.

Jamesdean Robertson took second in the 200.

Adrian Huesca took second in the 100 and third in the 200.

Leonardo Ayala took third in the 110 hurdles, fourth in the 300 hurdles and 20th in the 100.

Aashish Julka took third in the pole vault, fourth in the high jump, seventh in the 300 hurdles and 10th in the 110 hurdles.

Sam Nieto took third in the shot put and fifth in the discus.

The Bulldogs lost to Lathrop (102-39) and Beyer (90-43) during the girls meet.

Jayden Garcia took first in the 400 and 300 hurdles, and second in the 100 hurdles.

Isabella Ochoa took second in the triple jump and eighth in the long jump.

Ceres High’s 4x100 relay team of Brooke Kiser, Camila Rubio, Alexia Arreola and Emily Howey took second.

Brooke Kiser took third in the 100 and 200.

Abigail Schultz took third in the pole vault, seventh in the triple jump and 10th in the long jump.

Mixed results CV

Central Valley’s girls improved to 2-2 in the WAC this past week.

Central Valley’s boys dropped improved to 1-3 in the conference standings.

The Hawks beat Pacheco (64-53) and lost to host Lathrop (130-10) during the girls meet on March 25.

Lilyanna Madrigal took first in the discus and second in the shot put.

Central Valley’s 4x100 relay team of Kylee Lane, Kassandra Torres, Ayleen Apreza and Andrea Tejeda took second.

Central Valley’s 4x400 relay team of Kassandra Munoz, Alexyia Garcia, Camila Urena and Mia Muniz took second.

Central Valley’s 4x800 relay team of Urena, Lourdes Gutierrez, Sophia Hernandez and Vivian Jimenez took second.

Kylee Lane took third in the 300 hurdles and fourth in the 100.

The Hawks beat Pacheco (71-53) and lost to Lathrop (111-30) during the boys competition.

Central Valley’s 4x100 relay team of Ernesto Martinez, Massimo Catalano, Daniel Leon and Allen Sanchez took first.

Central Valley’s 4x400 relay team of Martinez, Leon, Sanchez and Steve Duran took first.

Massimo Catalano took first in the 100 and sixth in the 200.

Central Valley’s 4x800 relay team of Jante Smith, Adam Victorino, Israel Lopez and Enoc Reyes took second.

Frankie Klino took second in the 1,600 and sixth in the 800.

Blake Silva took second in the high jump, sixth in the 400 and 11th in the 200.

David Alvarado took second in the discus and 16th in the shot put.

Central Valley’s 4x400 relay team of Jaycob Casias, Diego Garcia, Blake Silva and Daniel Gonzalez took third.

Daniel Leon took third in the 300 hurdles and fourth in the 400.

Ivan Quezada took third in the 200, sixth in the 100 and 10th in the long jump.