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The Tesoro High School Varsity football team beat Western High School in 2004 to capture their first division title. In 2005, the Titans became Back-To-Back Division IX CIF Champions after beating Northwood High School for the second time that season.
Tesoro was moved into the more competitive South Coast League for sports in the 2006 school year. Although the 2004 and 2005 football teams had beaten several teams from upper division schools, including Dana Hills, Foothill, Kennedy, and Laguna Hills, and the '04 and '05 teams were ranked among the top 10 high school football teams in Orange County,,, the team placed last in the league in 2006, after losing key players including Aaron Wilcox, Donald Miller, Josh Williams, Sean Calcagnie, Todd Sciacqua, Jason Johnson, Trevor Lozon, Sam Smith, Garrett Beck and Josh Mitchell from the CIF Championship teams.
However, in its second season in Division I the Titan football team captured the South Coast League Championship, going undefeated in league play in 2007, and defeating both Mission Viejo and San Clemente.
2007 - Official Tesoro High School Baseball Website In Baseball, Tesoro finished 2nd after Capo Valley in the South Coast League with a 17-10 record and 10-5 in league. Tesoro lost in the first round of CIF playoffs to Mater Dei. For the 2007 season,
2007 - In Track and Field, Tesoro set a school record in the number of contestants who qualified for the CIF Championships. Seniors Brian Kopczynski (3200m), Katie Westland (High Jump), and Ashley Siletto (Long Jump), as well as sophomore Megan Meyer (3200m), qualified. Brian went on to become the first athlete to qualify for the CIF Master's Meet. Tesoro Track and Field Official Website
Girl's Tennis won South Coast in 2006 and ended the season ranked in the OC top ten.
In 2004, The Tesoro Women's soccer team captured their first CIF victory with a 1-0 win over Buena High School. Again In 2006, the Tesoro High School Girls Varsity Soccer team tied with San Marcos High School to split the Division II Championship.
Tesoro High School Aquatics also has a trophy-winning Swim Team and Men's and Women's Water Polo as part of its water sports program. Girl’s water polo made it to the 2007 SS-CIF playoffs in division II. This was the first year Tesoro Girls water polo team has made it to CIF.
The men's cross country team placed 5th in league in the 2007 season. The girl's cross country team was more successful than the boys, placing third in league and qualifying for CIF and having one runner, Megan Meyer, in the top ten. They missed qualifying for CIF finals by one place.
The girl's volleyball team placed fifth in league in the 2007 season going 3-7.
The girl's tennis team continued to be a top team, placing second in league for the 2007 season.
The 2008-2009 school year brought many returns for sports teams at Tesoro. Varsity football became the South Coast League champions, for the second year in the row. To get there, they had to beat their rivals from Mission Viejo High School for the second year in a row. They went on to make it to the CIF Southern Section championship game at the Angel Stadium of Anaheim, and lost to Long Beach Polytechnic High School.
In 2009, Tesoro High School saw probably their best freshmen class ever. The team went 10-0 and won the South Coast League Title for freshmen. A highlight of that season is their 56-6 win over San Clemente High School.
The 2009 season also brought in many freshman for the Girls Varsity Cross Country Team. The freshman team won the Laguna Hills Invitational and placed second to Great Oak High School. The varsity team also placed first at Woodbridge and Mt. Sac. For the first time in the school's history, the team advanced on to CIF prelims with an at large spot and qualified for CIF finals.
The 2009 varsity basketball team also had an amazing season. They became the South Coast League champions, and also went to the CIF Southern Section championship game at the Honda Center where they beat Ventura High School. They went on to the second round of the state championship where they lost to Martin Luther King High School.
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