GILROY — Monta Vista’s Ryan Shen was nothing out of the ordinary last year as a sophomore jumper. Monta Vista’s Ryan Shen during the long jump event at the Central Coast Section ...

She cleared 5-7 in her first attempt. Lelani Laruelle of Monta Vista in Cupertino and Long Beach Wilson’s Jillene Wetteland hit the mark in their second try. But the three shared first place.

a junior at Monta Vista in Cupertino, both missed their first attempts, then cleared on their second. Hernandez was second in the long jump behind Long Beach Wilson senior Loren Webster.

Born in Taipei, Chen grew up in Cupertino and started piano lessons ... but he didn’t start studying jazz until he was at Monta Vista High School. He remembers minimal instruction, with the ...