CHINO - The checks have been filled out and signed for some time now, sitting at the bottom of Coach Jan McKendrick-Harold's briefcase just waiting to pay for Canyon's trip to the CIF girls golf State Championship tournament.

And the postseason has just barely begun.

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For the past couple of years, Torrance has been the team to beat come CIF tournament time. This season, though, thanks to two extremely talented freshmen Jessica Vasilic and Elisabeth Bernabe - Canyon is proving it should definitely be among the favorites when the CIF Team Championship competition begins later this week.

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HEMET - The longest putt was the only one to go one to go in during the sudden-death playoff at Landmark Golf Club, and when the 20-foot downhill right-to-left breaker dropped to the bottom of the cup, Ani Gulugian had a birdie on the par-5 No. 10 and her second consecutive victory in the CIF SS Individual girls golf Southern Regional.

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HEMET - It happened on the ninth hole here at Seven Hills Golf Club, the shot that turned Santa Margrita's Amy Alston into the Trinity League champion.

She rolled in an eagle on the 438-yard, par-five and that helped her leap ahead of Victoria Nguyen to claim a 1-stroke victory over the Mater Dei junior on Thursday.

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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA - She is one of the top junior golfers in the country, a teenager who played against the top pros inthe world at the U.S. Open, but only once during her high school career has she qualified for the CIF State championship.

And Ani Gulugian has only got one more chance to win the most coveted prize in girls high school golf.

"That (winning state) is the only thing that matters to me as far as high school golf is concerned," Gulugian said.

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All six players from the top-ranked University golf team made it to the final round of the Pacific Coast League individual tournament which will completed today at Tijeras Creek.

Uni senior Ani Gulugian, one of the top junior golfers in the nation, wasn't the Trojans leader in the clubhouse. She played through some pretty bad flu-like symptoms and  shot a 3-0ver 75 at El Prado in Chino Hills. Her sophomore teammate, Melissa Wattana posted a 73 to lead Uni, which saw four of its six players break 80.

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After posting victories against Marina, Corona del Mar and Edison last week, the Newport Harbor girls golf team reached a milestone that they hoped would be theirs last year: a perfect season.

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When the Mater Dei girls golf team lost Desiree Debreuil to the University of Texas, the Monarchs were looking for a leader, someone who could consistently post low scores as they tried to win the championship in the very competitive Trinity League.

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How the Top 5 fared:

1. University - Beat Irvine, 193-239

2. Cypress - Beat Kennedy, 207-279; Beat Pacifica, 181-255; Beat Diamond Bar, 215-225

3. Newport Harbor - Beat Marina, 231-250; Beat Corona del Mar 202-229; Beat Edison, 199-238

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Amy Alston and Kelsey Hummer both shot a 1-over 37 on Wednesday at El Prado as Trinity League champion Santa Margarita defeated Orange Lutheran, 201-235.

It was the fifth consecutive victory for the Eagles, who improve to 10-3 and 7-1.

In other girls golf:

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Two strokes. That's all that separated No. 7 Santa Margarita and No. 8 Mater Dei in Tuesday's crucial girls golf match at Tijeras Creek, and thanks to Kelsey Hummer's 2-over 38, the Eagles edged their league rival, 206-208, and won their second consecutive Trinity League title.

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Ani Gulugian is set to return to the University girls golf team this week when the Trojans wrap up the regular season with matches against Pacific Coast League rivals Irvine and Beckman.

Gulugian took some time off to compete in the prestigious AJGA PING Invitational at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla. She finished in a tie for eighth in the three-round tournament, 10 strokes behind Rachel Morris of Carlsbad.

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