High School Sports

6 highlights from SLO County’s high school girls basketball season

Stories by The Tribune journalists, with AI summarization

San Luis Obispo County's girls basketball season delivered many memorable moments. San Luis Obispo High celebrated a historic year with its first league title in 22 years and a record-setting win total, led by dynamic junior Bailey Hartford and a strong, unified roster. Mission Prep broke a five-year drought by beating Arroyo Grande head-to-head and advanced to the CIF playoffs, thanks to clutch performances from players like Gwen Nelson and twins KK and Maka Guy.

Arroyo Grande made a surprising playoff run, knocking off Bullard and ending St. Joseph’s long winning streak, while standout Diana Sorrondo earned recognition as Mountain League Defensive MVP. Additionally, Morro Bay and Atascadero both battled through tough leagues, with Morro Bay’s Zoe Fitzwater and Atascadero’s squad also reaching playoff rounds and earning individual league honors.

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Sisters KK Guy, left, and Maka Guy are four-year varsity players for Mission Prep’s girls basketball team. The Royals beat Morro Bay 46-23 on Friday. Maka Guy had 16 points. By Nick Wilson

NO. 1: SENIOR TWINS STAR AS MISSION PREP GIRLS SECURE LOPSIDED WIN OVER MORRO BAY

The Royals jumped out to a 17-0 lead led by the Guy twins. | Published January 29, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Wilson

Diana Sorrondo shoots as Lillie Parish defends. Mission Prep girl’s basketball team beat Arroyo Grande 55-51 on Feb. 11, 2025. By David Middlecamp

NO. 2: MISSION PREP GIRLS BEAT ARROYO GRANDE FOR FIRST HEAD-TO-HEAD WIN IN 5 YEARS

The Royals avenged an earlier narrow loss to the Eagles on Tuesday night. | Published February 12, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Wilson

San Luis Obispo High School girls basketball team has had their best season in at least three decades, going undefeated in the Sunset League and posting 25 wins.

NO. 3: SLO HIGH GIRLS BASKETBALL CELEBRATES BEST SEASON IN AT LEAST 3 DECADES

The SLO girls basketball team completed an undefeated league season. | Published February 12, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Wilson

The Arroyo Grande Eagles beat Bullard to move on in Division 1 CIF-Central Section playoffs. By Scott Robertson

NO. 4: FIVE SLO COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS MOVE ON TO CIF SECOND ROUND

See how local teams did in the first round of the playoffs. | Published February 16, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Wilson

Mission Prep won in double overtime 63-59 over Central to capture the Division 2 CIF-Central Section title at Selland Arena in Fresno on Feb. 28, 2025. By Anthony Galaviz

NO. 5: MISSION PREP WINS CIF BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN DOUBLE-OVERTIME THRILLER: ‘SO MUCH GRIT’

The Royals earned their first CIF sectional title under Coach Terrance Harris in his sixth try. | Published March 1, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Wilson

San Luis Obispo High School girls basketball team has had their best season in at least three decades, going undefeated in the Sunset League and posting 25 wins.

NO. 6: HOW SLO COUNTY’S STANDOUT TEAMS AND ATHLETES DID IN THIS YEAR’S WINTER SPORTS

All kinds of local student-athletes starred in basketball, soccer and wrestling. | Published March 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Nick Wilson

This report was produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists in our News division.