Overview
- Top-seeded Santa Margarita beat Cleveland 3-0 in the Division I semifinal, with goals from Felicity Nguyen, freshman Carys Fry and Riley Neves.
- No. 2 Mater Dei topped Oaks Christian 2-0 on goals by Lucy Mendiola and Brook Thies to reach Saturday’s final at Tesoro High at 3 p.m.
- The Division I state championship is scheduled for March 14 at Natomas High in Sacramento at 5:30 p.m., with Buchanan visiting Bishop O’Dowd in the Northern California final Saturday.
- In boys Division I, Mater Dei edged El Camino Real 2-1 and Del Norte advanced past Orange Lutheran on penalties after a 0-0 draw to set a regional final at El Modena High.
- Saturday’s basketball semifinals feature Santa Margarita at Sierra Canyon in the Open Division and Mater Dei at St. John Bosco in Division I after Thursday wins by Mater Dei over JSerra 64-60 and Crean Lutheran over Corona Centennial 71-66.