LIONS ACHIEVE HISTORIC DOUBLE STATE TITLES: The jserra.txc Boys and Girls Cross Country teams stamped a season of unprecedented success on Saturday, as both teams brought home Division 4 state titles at the 2025 CIF State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. JSerra becomes the first team program to win both titles in Division 4 since 2016. The Lions historic double began with the boys’ race, where JSerra’s packing swarm overwhelmed their state competitors. Their scoring quintet of seniors Alden Morales, Jack Burnett, Cole Carlson, and Luke Friedl, along with junior Zac O’Leary forged a lead at the mile marker and was separated by only eight seconds at the 2.1-mile mark, helping the Lions build a nine-point advantage. Morales was the first runner to cross the finish line in a time of 15:20.8, followed by Burnett (15:29), Carlson (15:35.1), Friedl (15:35.4), and O’Leary (15:46.6). JSerra’s 26-second scoring compression fueled a 69-79 victory over runner-up Sage Cr...