Valencia High graduate Max Homa won the NCAA individual golf championship by shooting a 4-under 66 in the final round in Milton, Ga.

Homa, a senior at UC Berkeley, was two shots off the lead entering the final round of the NCAA golf championship. He birdied three of the first five holes to take the lead.

Cal earned the top seed in the team match play portion of the tournament behind Homa’s strong effort.

Five track and field athletes from the Foothill League qualified for the CIF state finals at the Masters Meet at Cerritos College over the weekend.

Saugus sophomore Sabrina Janes won the 800 meters and will move on to the CIF state championship meet in Clovis this weekend.

Two other athletes from Saugus qualified for the state meet. Samantha Ortega will compete in the 3,200 after finishing in fifth place at the Masters Meet in a personal best 10 minutes, 30.68 seconds.

The West Ranch softball team lost to Santiago from Corona, 6-3, in the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs.

The Wildcats ended their deepest playoff run in school history to a familiar foe. The two teams have played four times this season with Santiago winning all four games.

Lauren Lombardi hit a solo home run for the Wildcats in the second inning to tie the score, 1-1. Kylie Sorenson hit a two-run double in the fifth inning to tie the score again, 3-3.

The West Ranch softball team is the last team standing from the Foothill League in the CIF playoffs.

The Wildcats play Foothill in the second round of the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs today. Foothill upset second-seeded Mater Dei in the first round.

West Ranch beat Rancho Cucamonga, 4-1, in its first-round playoff game.