Dominic Massimino

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Dominic MassiminoRoyal High baseball head coach Daniel Maye celebrates with his team after the Highlanders defeated host Moorpark 5-3 to secure Maye's 600th career win on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. DOMINIC MASSIMINO/THE STARRoyal High pitcher Dustin Dunwoody gets to ready to fire a pitch during a 5-3 win over Moorpark on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Moorpark High. The victory was the 600th for Royal head coach Daniel Maye.

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Davis Benson had already become part of the Moorpark High track and field royalty last season when he set a school record in the high jump as a freshman, clearing 6 feet, 8 inches. But the sophomore’s 6-10 clearance at the Don Green Invitational March 8 on his home track — a remarkable early season performance — made Benson not just one of the best high jumpers in Moorpark history, but one of the top high jumpers in California. “I blew my expectations out of the water,” Benson said.

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Dominic MassiminoNewbury Park High graduate Tara McKeown chases down a pass during the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's 2-0 win over Brazil in an international friendly on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. DOMINIC MASSIMINO/THE STARNewbury Park High graduate Tara McKeown battles for the ball during the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's 2-0 win over Brazil in an international friendly on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

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The Taj Mahal of Ventura County ballparks has been built on the campus of Fillmore High School. Booty Sanchez Varsity Baseball Field’s towering support beams, painted bright Fillmore blue, are visible from blocks away. Manicured grass stretches out 365 feet from home plate to the center-field fence, while the carefully raked infield dirt looks almost like carpet.

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Dominic MassiminoA schematic shows the locations of each room in Fillmore High School's planned $27 million athletic complex, which Fillmore Unified School District officials estimate will break ground in the summer of 2025, with an expected completion time of 18 months.