{"id":324288,"date":"2026-05-20T08:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/324288\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T08:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:19:07","slug":"servite-boys-golf-unites-for-cif-ss-division-1-championship-orange-county-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/324288\/","title":{"rendered":"Servite boys golf unites for CIF-SS Division 1 championship \u2013 Orange County Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/checkout.ocregister.com\/subscriptionpanel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Servite boys golf coach Dane Jako forecasted early in the spring that he might have one of his strongest teams.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the Friars proved their veteran leader correct.<\/p>\n<p>Servite united to card a 1-under-par 359 to claim the CIF-SS Division 1 title by two strokes over Sunny Hills at El Dorado Park Golf Course in Long Beach.<\/p>\n<p>In leading Servite to its eighth section team title, junior Eason Chen and freshman Jasper Zhou each shot 2-under-par 70 and junior Eamon Chen added an even-par 72. Seniors Hanks Wang and Noah Cardenas completed a tight pack with scores of 73 and 74, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday,\u201d Jako said, \u201cthey played for one another, never wanting to let other teammate down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people do not think of golf as a team sport but at Servite, it is always about the team and your teammate first and any personal stuff second.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Servite outdistanced Sunny Hills (1-over-par 361) and 2025 champion La Serna (362) at the top of the leaderboard for its first section title since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The top-10 teams in Division 1 earned automatic spots in Thursday\u2019s CIF-SCGA qualifying tournament at River Ridge Golf Club in Oxnard.<\/p>\n<p>The other teams earning spots were Mater Dei (369), Portola (373), San Marcos (374), Crespi (374), Los Alamitos (375), El Segundo (377) and Corona del Mar (377).<\/p>\n<p>Mater Dei\u2019s Brayden Jones shot an 8-under-par 64 with seven birdies and an eagle to earn medalist honors.<\/p>\n<p>The reigning O.C. player of the year recorded an eagle on the par-5, 520-yard fourth hole.<\/p>\n<p>Sunny Hills senior Cole Kim finished second at 67 with five birdies.<\/p>\n<p>Undefeated Santa Margarita finished just outside the Top 10.<\/p>\n<p>Servite lost twice Santa Margarita in the Trinity League.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocregister.com\/2025\/05\/12\/co-champion-of-the-trinity-league-servite-boys-golf-misses-division-finals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Friars missed the playoffs<\/a> after being co-champion with Santa Margarita in league. They lost the league tiebreaker for an automatic spot and didn\u2019t receive an at-large berth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey started this journey back in September with a 6 a.m. workouts,\u201d Jako said of his players. \u201cThis is when they bonded and came together as a team. They have had their share of disappointments but also have done a lot of great things this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never been prouder of one of my teams as I was today,\u201d added the coach, who is in his 26th season.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Crean Lutheran claimed the Division 3 with a score of 388 at Los Serranos Golf Club. 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