Undefeated Lady Falcons Lacrosse takes a tie Undefeated Lady Falcons Lacrosse takes a tie (March 26, 2004)

Dons Tennis crushes Foothill in 7-2 win
by Heidi Massie

Foothill's girls lacrosse team has enjoyed an incredible season so far, winning their first six games. Making it seven straight wins was not in the cards for the Lady Falcons on Tuesday night when they met Miramonte and battled it out for a 5-5 tie. Nonetheless, the Foothill girls are ranked No. 1 in Northern California.

Leading the scoring for Foothill in Tuesday's game were Cristen Andrews and Sarah Rachmiel with two goals apiece, and a single by Kristen Brophy. Jackie Pugh had one assist for the Falcons, and goalie Shari Brokowsky had six saves.

Amador's girls lacrosse stormed Menlo-Atherton 12-2 on Tuesday. After a 4-0 first half, the Dons exploded with 8 goals while Menlo scored only 2, late in the game. Rebekah Cunningham led the Dons with 3 goals, Heather Chin and Whitney Metz scored twice, and Joanna LaFrancesca, Emma Bijesse, Jessica Leung, Stephanie Flowers and Kristen Lerch each added a score. Goalie Hannah Winter had five saves.
Boys Tennis

The Amador boys tennis team knew the match was theirs after winning five of the six singles matches and two of the three doubles matches against Foothill Tuesday. With the win over cross-town rival Foothill, the Dons improved their league record to 4-2, while Foothill's record stands at 1-4.

Amador's No. 1 singles player Adam Wagner defeated Foothill's Trey Astbury in two straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. Nick Quintana, No. 2 singles, also put it away in two straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, outplaying Foothill's Tim Tan.

Foothill's Chris Syinerlin defeated Ali Amini, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, while Amador's Billy Warm, No. 4 singles, played a very exciting match against Foothill's Tyler Saxton, winning in three sets.

Luke Gatten and partner Will Wang, No. 1 doubles, met their match against Foothill's Bharat Sunkavaly and partner Karun Vijayraghavan, 3-6,1-6.
Boys Volleyball

In their first league game, Foothill's varsity team fought a tough battle against San Ramon Valley, who shared the league title with the Falcons last year. After five games, the Wolves got the win over Foothill despite the Falcons winning two late in the match.

Leading the charge for Foothill were Joey Ballesteros with 10 kills, seven digs; Cameron Stewart with four kills and nine digs; and Pat Young with nine kills. Dustin May had a huge 24 assists.

The Dons varsity volleyball team defeated Livermore, 22-25, 25-19, 25-10, 25-22, in their league opener. The Dons overall record improved to an impressive 6-0, 1-0 in the East Bay Athletic League.

Top contributors for Amador included Logan Daniels with five kills, 10 digs and five aces; Greg Ballard with nine kills and four blocks; and Sean Estes with 12 kills and six blocks.
Swimming

The Amador swimmers were swept by San Ramon Valley High last Friday in a meet dominated by false starts and disqualifications. Despite the loss, several Amador swimmers turned in strong times. Varsity girls team member Kristin Walovitch took first in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 58.38, and the 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:05.04.
Boys Golf

Amador's golfers continued their winning ways Tuesday, defeating Granada 203-224 at Las Positas. With the win, the Dons EBAL record improved to 3-1.

Leading the way once again for the Dons was Jeff Thomas with a 1 over par 37.

"Jeff has the hot hand right now," commented coach Eric Thiel. Jeff also medalled for the Dons in Monday's tournament at Discovery Bay.

Following Jeff for the Dons was Tony Guerrero with a 39. Brad Botelho carded a 41, followed by Mike Ortega and Ryan Manning who rounded out the field with 43's.
Amador/Foothill Coaches: We need your team's game results for all levels. E-mail results and highlights to heidi@massassinc.com by midnight Tuesday for the Friday issue.
Games scheduled 3/26- 4/2
Friday Softball Foothill at Walter Wood Tournament, James Logan; TBA
Boys Lacrosse Amador vs. San Ramon Valley; 7 p.m. Foothill vs. California; JV 5:30 p.m., Var. 7 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse Foothill at California, Var. 5:30 p.m., JV follows Amador at San Ramon Valley; 5:30 p.m.
Saturday Baseball Amador vs. College Park, 12 p.m. Foothill vs. Antioch; 11 a.m.
Softball Foothill at Walter Wood Tournament, James Logan; TBA
Track and Field Amador at Martinez Relays, 8 a.m.
Boys Volleyball Amador at Davis Tournamnet, UC Davis, 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday Softball Foothill at San Ramon Valley; 3:45 p.m. Amador vs. Livermore; 3:30 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse Amador at De La Salle; 7 p.m. Foothill at Piedmont; JV 6 p.m., Var. 7:30 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse Foothill vs. Piedmont, Var. 5:30 p.m., JV follows Amador at Berkeley; 6:30 p.m.
Boys Golf Amador vs. Foothill, Castlewood, 3 p.m.
Boys Volleyball Amador vs. Monte Vista, 6 p.m.
Boys Tennis Foothill vs. Monte Vista; 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday Baseball Amador vs. Livermore, 3:30 p.m. Foothill at San Ramon Valley; 3:45 p.m.
Boys Golf Amador vs. Monte Vista, Ruby Hills; 3 p.m.
Thursday Softball Foothill at Monte Vista; 3:45 p.m.
Track and Field Amador at Livermore, 4 p.m.
Boys Golf Amador at Livermore, Las Positas; 3 p.m.
Boys Volleyball Amador at San Ramon Valley, 6 p.m.
Boys Tennis Amador at Monte Vista, 3:30 p.m.

Friday Baseball Amador Frosh at Berkeley, 7 p.m. Foothill at Monte Vista; 3:45 p.m.
Boys Lacrosse Amador at Foothill; JV 5:30 p.m. Var. 7:15 p.m.
Girls Lacrosse Foothill at Amador; Var. 5:30 p.m., JV follows

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