senior season

The senior season being put together by quarterback Luke Fahey of Mission Viejo High can be described as nothing less than sensational.

In his latest performance on Thursday night against Los Alamitos, the Ohio State commit passed for a school-record 570 yards in a 76-49 victory. According to Mission Viejo’s official statistics, he completed 24 of 31 passes for 569 yards and five touchdowns with one interception.

He has led Mission Viejo (9-1) to wins over six teams that have been ranked in the state‘s top 25 going into the release of Sunday’s Southern Section playoff pairings. Mission Viejo will be part of the Division 1 playoffs that are expected to have an eight-team field.

Receiver Jack Junker was Fahey’s favorite target on Thursday, catching 10 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns.

On the season after 10 games, Fahey has completed 75% of his passes for 3,108 yards and 25 touchdowns with just two interceptions. He has turned in MVP performances for much of the 2025 season.

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Four years ago, after seeing freshman outfielder Kai Minor for the first time during the first softball practice, Orange Lutheran High coach Steve Miklos remembers arriving at home and telling his wife, “This girl is special.” And she was.

Minor, headed to Oklahoma after four spectacular seasons at Orange Lutheran, saved her best for her senior season, exceeding even the highest of expectations with 44 hits, a .500 batting average, 34 RBIs and 17 doubles for the Trinity League championship team. Defensively, she was a wizard with her glove.

“She makes plays routine that others wouldn’t make,” Miklos said.

Kai Minor when she was a 15-year-old freshman.

(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

For a season of exceptional performances, Minor has been selected The Times’ player of the year in softball.

“It was a joy to see her develop not only as a great player but as a mentor to younger players,” Miklos said.

He called Minor “the best player” in his 28 seasons of coaching.

Her speed was used on the bases and on defense. Opposing coaches who had never seen her play always came away impressed.

“People watch her and they’re amazed,” Miklos said. “They go, ‘Who’s that?’”

She’s a five-tool player in the world of softball.

“She hits for power, she’s a line-drive hitter, a great baserunner. She’s complete,” Miklos said.