Dominic Massimino

Sonora

Sports Reporter at Ventura County Star

Old Bay enthusiast. Covering sports and breaking news for @uniondemocrat in Sonora, CA. Bylines in @sporttechie and @blvdsentinel. @occidentalnews alumni 🐅

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Articles

See Newbury Park High's wellness center

6 days ago | vcstar.com | Dominic Massimino

Dominic MassiminoCampus mental health clinician Tracey McTigue outlines the functions of the wellness center at Newbury Park High School May 9, 2025. DOMINIC MASSIMINO/THE STARFramed pictures with positive messages hang on the wall behind Newbury Park High School senior Harper Wilson, 18, as she talks about the benefits of the campus wellness center during a tour May 9. 2025. Wilson is also the president of the Wellness Club.
GALLERY: Newbury Park sweeps Oak Park in CIF-SS boys volleyball quarterfinals

1 week ago | vcstar.com | Dominic Massimino

Dominic MassiminoNewbury Park High hitter Caleb Eschenberg goes for the kill during the Panthers' straight-set victory over Oak Park in a CIF-Southern Section Division 5 quarterfinal match on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at Newbury Park. DOMINIC MASSIMINO/THE STARNewbury Park High setter Ryker Daniels celebrates a kill during the Panthers' straight-set victory over Oak Park in a CIF-Southern Section Division 5 quarterfinal match on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at Newbury Park.
Check out photos from Oxnard High's legendary baseball coach Al Tarazon's final game

1 week ago | vcstar.com | Dominic Massimino

Dominic MassiminoOxnard High Principal Ted Lawrence (right) hugs Al Tarazon during a ceremony honoring Tarazon before his final game as head coach on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Oxnard High. Tarazon is retiring after 41 years of coaching, including the last 23 at Oxnard. The Yellowjackets beat Canyon, 5-3.
Check out photos from the Coastal Canyon League track and field finals

1 week ago | vcstar.com | Dominic Massimino

Dominic MassiminoMoorpark's Davis Benson leaps to a winning mark of 20 feet, 7.5 inches in the boys long jump at the Coastal Canyon League track and field championships on Friday, May 2, 2025, at Moorpark High. The sophomore also won titles in the high jump, 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles.
Check out photos from the 2025 Channel League track and field championships

2 weeks ago | vcstar.com | Dominic Massimino

Dominic MassiminoVentura High's Myles Russell stretches across the finish line to win the boys 100-meter dash in 10.82 seconds at the Channel League track and field championships on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Ventura High. DOMINIC MASSIMINO/THE STARVentura's Luke Carnaghe flies through the air the boys long jump competition at the Channel League track and field championships on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Ventura High. Carnaghe won the title with a leap of 21 feet, 2.25 inches.
Local football players celebrate college commitments

2 weeks ago | vcstar.com | Dominic Massimino

Dominic MassiminoFillmore High lineman Daniel Viveros laughs through tears after thanking his father, Fidel, while speaking at the Ventura County Football Coaches Association luncheon celebrating local college football signees on April 30, 2025, at the Palm Garden Hotel in Thousand Oaks. Viveros will attend Western Colorado.
GALLERY: Pacifica baseball falls to visiting Santa Barbara in Channel League showdown

2 weeks ago | vcstar.com | Dominic Massimino

Dominic MassiminoPacifica High catcher JJ Carmona braces for a throw to home plate during the Tritons' 9-3 loss to Santa Barbara in a Channel League game on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Pacifica High. DOMINIC MASSIMINO/THE STARPacifica's Devon Wilkes connects on a pitch for a double during the Tritons' 9-3 loss to Santa Barbara in a Channel League game on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Pacifica High.
Scenes from U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff's visit to Port of Hueneme

3 weeks ago | vcstar.com | Dominic Massimino

Dominic MassiminoGiles Pettifor, Port of Hueneme director of environment and sustainability, from left, explains the features of the port to U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, and his wife Eve Schiff during a boat tour April 23, 2025. DOMINIC MASSIMINO/THE STARPort of Hueneme Commissioner Jess Herrera, from left, chats with U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, D- California, before a short presentation on the port's functions and current status April 23, 2025.
GALLERY: Daniel Maye earns 600th win as Royal High baseball coach

1 month ago | vcstar.com | Dominic Massimino

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.
Moorpark high-flier Davis Benson soars into sophomore track an field campaign

1 month ago | vcstar.com | Dominic Massimino

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.