

Hemet cross-country finishes first at invitational
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The Hemet High School Boys’ freshman cross-country team finished first, against 14 other teams, in last week’s Mt. San Jacinto Invitational. Here, from left, are Jayden Emerson, Tanner Torrez and Chad Schelly. Tanner finished first, Jayden was eighth and Chad was 20th, competing against 168 other freshman runners. Photo by Jessica Priefer

The Hemet High School Junior Varsity soccer team poses after finishing third in Banning tournament this weekend. Idyllwild members (all in the back row) are Kyra Espinosa (4), Allie Hitchcock (7) and Mallory Marcus (12). Hemet won the final game when Allie made the winning penalty kick.
The inaugural Brendan Steele Award was presented to Cesar Cruz (center). Grandfathers for Golf President Tony Viola (left) and Advanced Head Coach Frank McCollum (right), himself a former PGA Tour professional, made the presentation.
For those you who might be able and willing to go to Del Mar and support the Hemet High School Girls Volleyball team in its quest for the state championship. The game will be 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 22 and here are directions to the game: Cathedral Catholic High School Address: 5555 Del Mar Heights…
In four years, the Idyllwild Middle School cross-country team has grown from 10 runners to 32, said coach Lee Arnson. He and Misty Hitchcock, both volunteer coaches, have built a thriving sport in Idyllwild that few other Hemet Unified middle schools have. “Every year, the team is bigger and bigger. It makes it more fun,”…