Caden Raines
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- Hometown:
- Ventura, CA
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- High School:
- St. Bonaventure
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- Team:
- A
News mentions
The Pirate golf team took full advantage of playing close to home Monday, placing third as a team in the 3C2A Southern California Regionals, earning a berth to next weeks state championships. Freddie Carcamo tied for medalist honors in the 36-hole event, but came up short in the first playoff hole to earn runner-up honors. The third place team finish ties for the program's best finish ever in a regional, matching the team result in 2009.
The Pirate golf team finished a close third on Monday at the Western State Conference event at Ojai's Soule Park Golf Course hosted by College of the Canyons. Ventura posted a team score of 304, four shots behind Santa Barbara and three behind the hosts. Freddie Carcamo again led VC with a 1-over 73, good for third place individually, a stroke off the medalist total. Nathan Schultz shot a 3-over 75 which tied him for fifth place overall.
The Pirates' men's golf team finished a disappointing sixth in the Western State Conference event hosted by Antelope Valley College at Rancho Vista Golf Course in Palmdale. Freddie Carcamo fired an even par 72 to lead Ventura on the day, finishing in a tie for fourth place individually.
With new rules governing 3C2A golf in 2026, event standings have tightened up. In the first Western State Conference meet of the season, the Pirates' golf team finished fifth of eight teams, grouped in a bunch of five teams all within two strokes of each other. Bradley Humphrey led Ventura with a 3-over 75 at Oakmont Country Club in Glendale as VC posted a team score of 316.