Local Talent Wins State Championship in Tennis

0:00It's April 24th. Welcome to California News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Five years back, Joe Cassione ditched baseball coaching to launch a women's tennis program and mission college. And on Wednesday, they just snagged the state championship. The squad potted off using all local talent from high schools, like Kennedy, Grenada Hills, Silmar, Birmingham, Golden Valley, West Ranch, and more. Cassione calls it a team effort fueled by the player's straight-up passion and daily grind, turning raw high school skill into state level fire. Standouts like Amy Nikkeem, Priscilla Grinner, and America Freggoso from Grenada Hills, plus Jalen Rivera from Birmingham and others from Kennedy, kept. The momentum rolling strong, local roots making state champs. This is the kind of homegrown win that lights up high school sports across the board.