Kevin Kohigashi, Author at Wiseburn Da Vinci Athletics

Boys and Girls Swim Competing in CIF Swim Playoffs

We’re excited to share that Tuesday began the playoffs for both Boys and Girls Swim teams and they have been finding success since the first day. ALL swimmers from both boys and girls teams have made it to the finals for their respective divisions!

The boys will be competing in the Division 4 Finals today (May 2nd) at 4:00pm at Mt. San Antonio College (1100 Grand Ave, Walnut, CA 91789).

The girls will be competing in the Division 3 Finals tomorrow (May 3rd) at 10:00am at Mt. San Antonio College (1100 Grand Ave, Walnut, CA 91789).

Boys Team Girls Team

Rayan Engineer Kaia Henty-Dodd

Zirak Engineer Tanaz Engineer

Alex Zakrzewski Taylor Jackson

Apollo Ivins Andrea Cornejo

Adam Flores

Cannon Mosteller

Good luck to our Swim teams!! GO WOLVES!!

By Kevin Kohigashi|2024-05-02T13:46:17-07:00May 2nd, 2024|Swimming|Comments Off

WDV Boys Volleyball Advances to Quarterfinals, Matchup on May 1st on Home Turf

We are thrilled to share that the WDV Boys Volleyball team secured a spot in the Quarterfinals after defeating Mission Viejo 3-1 (32-30, 22-25, 26-24, 25-19) on Saturday night.

WDV will be hosting the Tartans of St. Margaret’s this Wednesday, May 1st, at 6:00pm in the WDV Gym (201 N. Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90245)

We hope you will come out and support our WDV Wolves in this Quarterfinal matchup. Please purchase your tickets on GoFan!

If attending, PLEASE WEAR BLUE!!

Go Wolves!! We are so proud of you!!

By Kevin Kohigashi|2024-04-29T09:50:37-07:00April 29th, 2024|Volleyball|Comments Off

WDV Boys and Girls Track Teams Dominate Pioneer League Finals
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WDV Boys and Girls Track Teams Dominate Pioneer League Finals

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WDV Boys and Girls Track Teams Dominate Pioneer League Finals

Congratulations to our WDV Track Team that had an amazing showing in the Pioneer League Finals last Thursday (April 25th) at West Torrance. We are Pioneer League 4×100, 4×400, 100m, 200m, 100H, 300H, and 400m Champions!! We are so proud of our student-athletes who excel both on and off the field!!

The following athletes became League Champs in their respective events:

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Girls 4×100 relay Nancy Douala (12) Liya Nartey (10) Alana Frelow (11) Olivia Griffin (11)
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Boys 4×400 relay Michael Woodhams, Damian Espino, Rashaan Smith, Peyton Tate
LEAGUE CHAMPION Girls 100H Olivia Griffin (11)
LEAGUE CHAMPION Girls 100m Jasmine Veal (9)
LEAGUE CHAMPION Girls 200m Jasmine Veal (9)
LEAGUE CHAMPION Girls 300H Olivia Griffin (10)
LEAGUE CHAMPION Girls 400m Madison Griffin (9)

Our Wolves, Nancy Douala, Liya Nartey, Alana Frelow, Olivia Griffin, Michael Woodhams, Damian Espino, Rashaan Smith, and Peyton Tate will travel to Ontario High School on Saturday, May 4th to compete in California’s Varsity Division 2 Regional Preliminaries.

In addition, these athletes achieved greatness in their respective events:

Finals 2nd place Girls 4×100 relay Auria Moore, Jasmine Veal, Courtnie Tracey, Madison Griffin
Finals 2nd place Girls 200m Liya Nartey (10)
Finals 2nd place Girls 200m Madison Griffin (9)
Finals 2nd place Boys 4×400 relay Jeffrey Smith, Jamie Salizar, George Loketi, Bruno Torres
Finals 2nd place Boys 200m Bruno Torres (9)
Finals 3rd place Girls 400m Liya Nartey (10)
Finals 3rd place Girls Long Jump Karen Cisneros (12)
Finals 3rd place Boys 4×100 relay Jeffrey Smith, Arshad Muhammad, George Loketi, Bruno Torres
Finals 3rd place Boys 200m Jeffrey Smith (10)
Finals 4th place Boys 4×100 relay Logan Lewis, Rashaan Smith, Jacob Dorantes, Peyton Tate
Finals 4th place Girls 100H Alana Frelow (11)
Finals 4th place Girls 100H Courtnie Tracey (10)
Finals 4th place Girls 300H Alana Frelow (11)
Finals 4th place Girls 300H Courtnie Tracey (10)
Finals 4th place Boys 100m Jeffery Smith (10)
Finals 4th place Boys 400m George Loketi (10)
Finals 5th place Boys 100m Peyton Tate (11)
Finals 6th place Boys 800m Jareth Cisneros (10)
Finals 6th place Boys 800m Matthew Escalante (11)
Finals 6th place Boys 400m Rashaan Smith (11)
Finals 8th place Boys 400m Xavier Ross (10)
Finals 8th place Girls 200m Nancy Douala (12)
Finals 9th place Boys 800m Giovanni Ponciano (9)
Finals 9th place Girls 800m Sadie Owens (9)
Finals 10th place Boys 800m Michael Woodhams (11)

By Kevin Kohigashi|2024-04-29T14:57:41-07:00April 29th, 2024|Track & Field|Comments Off

WDV Boys Volleyball moves on to the Second Round

After a shaky start against Cerritos High School, the boys volleyball team was able to overcome an 0-2 start (21-25, 29-31) and won the final three sets (25-14, 25-11, 15,11) to move onto the Second Round of playoffs.

They will be facing the Diablos from Mission Viejo, who won their game against Elsinore High School, Saturday, April 27th at 6:00pm at home in the WDV Gym (201 North Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90249).

If interested in coming to the game Saturday night, please purchase your tickets here!

By Kevin Kohigashi|2024-04-26T11:52:33-07:00April 26th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off

Boys Volleyball looking to repeat as CIF Champs

WDV Boys Volleyball will kick off the 2024 CIF playoffs on familiar territory this week, on the road.

Last year’s squad played 6 of their 7 playoff contests on either the road or at a neutral site, driving over 1,400 miles across Southern California, on their way to winning the Division 5 CIF Volleyball Championship.

This year’s team posted a record of 25-7 and are currently ranked 30th in California and 57th in the nation.

This year, they will be traveling to Cerritos High School (12500 183rd Street, Cerritos, CA 90703) to compete against the Dons on Thursday, April 25th at 6:00pm.

If you are interested in attending, please purchase your tickets on GoFan!

Go Wolves!!

By Kevin Kohigashi|2024-04-22T14:52:15-07:00April 22nd, 2024|Volleyball|Comments Off

Malakai Tu’akoi Selected to Join U.S. Boys Volleyball National Team
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Malakai Tu’akoi Selected to Join U.S. Boys Volleyball National Team

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Malakai Tu’akoi Selected to Join U.S. Boys Volleyball National Team

WDV’s Malakai Tu’akoi is a member of an exclusive club.

Malakai was selected as one of 20 boys volleyball standouts to join the 2024 U.S. Boys U19 National Team, as announced by USA Volleyball on Thursday. The team will train in Anaheim from May 3-11.

During that time, 12 athletes out of the 20 will be selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Boys U19 NORCECA Continental Championship on May 12-20 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. This new group aims to continue the success of previous teams, which won consecutive Pan American Cup tournaments in 2022 and 2023 and achieved a fourth-place finish at the 2023 World Championship.

Malakai joined the WDV Boys Volleyball Varsity team as a freshman in 2022-23. He is a formidable student-athlete with a high volleyball IQ, playing on both the boys indoor and beach (club) teams. As a freshman for the indoor team, he was a starting setter with a high number of assists that helped his team reach the playoffs. Offensively, he is a gifted tactician as he is able to read the other teams’ vulnerabilities, setting our hitters for the best possible outcomes. Malakai is also a talented hitter and blocker, where he boasts high numbers for kill and block percentages. On the defensive end, he is able to dig hard driven balls and pick up shots that most players would not be able to pick up. With his high skill set, Malakai was able to help our boys team win the CIF-SS Division 5 Championship and earn a Third place at the CIF State Division 3 level.

Awards/Honors

2022-2023

Venice, Culver City and Golden State tournaments, Malakai earned a spot on the All-Tournament team
Pioneer League – First Team
California SS-Division 5 – listed as a top rated Player
CIF Academic Team Honorable Mention

2023-2024

Wolves Classic – Malakai earned a spot on the All-Tournament team
CIF Academic Team Honorable Mention

We are enormously proud of Malakai for representing the WDV Wolves on a national team!! We will be cheering him on now and for years to come.

By Kevin Kohigashi|2024-04-09T16:51:12-07:00April 9th, 2024|Volleyball|Comments Off

WDV Girls Volleyball Tryouts

Spring is here, but before you know it, it will be fall aka Girl’s Volleyball Season! If you are interested in playing for the WDV Girl’s Volleyball program next school year, click here!

If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out to Coach Wessels at mwessels@davincischools.org

By Kevin Kohigashi|2024-03-26T13:12:35-07:00March 26th, 2024|Volleyball|Comments Off

Gonzalez to Participate in South Bay All-Star Game

Wiseburn-Da Vinci’s very own Alonzo Gonzalez will be participating in the South Bay All-Star Boys Basketball Classic this Friday night at El Camino College at 7:30pm.

Alonzo was a 3 year starter for Da Vinci, and a part of league champion teams during his sophomore (Mullholland) and senior (Pioneer) years. This season he was one of the team’s captains. He was a part of teams that went a combined 60-28 at the Varsity level which symbolized his reputation as a winner.

This season he averaged 8 pts, 5 rbs, 2 assists per game. He lead the team in 3pt shooting percentage at 35% and a 3-1 assist to turnover ratio. For his efforts he was named 2nd team all Pioneer team.

Alonzo will be attending LMU on a full academic scholarship and plans to study Kinesiology and hopes to be an Athletic Trainer in the future.

Please come out this Friday night and show Alonzo some much deserved support in the South Bay’s most prestigious All-Star game!

By Kevin Kohigashi|2024-03-20T13:09:15-07:00March 20th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off

WDV Girls Basketball Tryouts

Girls basketball will be hosting a tryout during the spring to prepare for summer workouts.

The information for the tryouts are below:

Where: WDV GYM

When: April 9th and 10th

What Time: 4:15pm to 6:15pm

What to Bring: Basketball shoes, Active attire, and Water

If you are interested in trying out and have questions, feel free to reach out to Coach Faust at dfaustmtg@hotmail.com

By Kevin Kohigashi|2024-03-20T12:45:54-07:00March 20th, 2024|Basketball|Comments Off

BOYS SOCCER ADVANCES TO THE QUARTERFINALS!!

Our boys soccer team has advanced to the quarter finals after defeating Santa Paula High School 3-2 on Wednesday (2/7/24) and beating Santiago High School in Garden Grove by the score of 4-2 on Friday (2/9/24).

Up next for the Wolves will be Paramount High School on Tuesday February 13th at El Segundo High School at 6pm. Winner will move on to the Semifinals on Friday February 16th. Site will be determined at a later time.

By Kevin Kohigashi|2024-02-12T09:51:10-08:00February 12th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off

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