Local track members place at state meet
La Jolla High’s Dana Hoolko placed ninth in the girls pole vault at the State Track and Field Championships held June 3-4 at Cerritos College in Norwalk.
To break a tie in order to go into the finals, Hoolko had to clear 10’9″ three times in the process of the tie-breaking rule. That 10’9″ equaled her previous record.
Bishop’s School junior Aubrey Doede, a junior and captain of the track and field team, finished 10th at state in the high jump.
She was the repeat Coastal Conference champion this year and took first place at CIF Prelims, jumping 5’4″. Doede placed third at CIF Finals, qualifying her for the state championship meet.

LJ High baseball holds banquet
The La Jolla High varsity baseball team held its end-of-the-season banquet recently to wrap up a successful 13-13 season.
Outfielder/pitcher Robert Sprong earned most improved player. Shortstop Trent Jemmett was given the gold glove award as the top defensive player. Junior Billy Bright won the Cy Young award as the best pitcher on the team, while senior Matt Wiegand was awarded the team’s most valuable player award for the second straight season. Alex Van Zant was named the Viking warrior coach’s award recipient.
Wiegand was named first-team all Western League, and Bright made second-team all Western League.
According to La Jolla High Head Coach Gary Frank, the Vikings look poised to build off of their strong season as they return 12 players to next year’s team.