Sports Digest Sports Digest (October 01, 2004)

Tri-Valley Sea Devils

Individual first, second and third place results from the Tri-Valley Sea Devils meet held at Alameda Island Aquatics Sept. 25-26 are:
8-under girls: Madison Matthies: 100-yard free, 1:43.46, 2nd place; 25-yard back, 29.27, 3rd place; 50-yard breast, 1:02.27, 3rd place; 25-yard free, 21.41, 3rd place; 25-yard fly, 26.11, 3rd place. Shelby Diehl: 50-yard breast, 1:10.86, 1st place.
9-10 girls: Talia Chopelas: 50-yard breast, 52.57, 1st place; 50-yard free, 37.65, 2nd place.
11-12 girls: Rebekak Wada: 50-yard fly, 36.84, 2nd place.
13-14 girls: Katie Roberts: 200-yard free, 2:43.83, 3rd place; 100-yard breast, 1:44.55, 2nd place; 500-yard free, 7:25.97, 2nd place; 100-yard free, 1:22.72, 1st place; 50-yard free, 34.87, 2nd place; 200-yard breast, 3:42.21, 2nd place.
15-16 boys: Jeremy Wada: 100-yard fly, 1:11.00, 2nd place; 50-yard free, 29.01, 1st place. Michael Roberts: 200-yard IM, 2:39.79, 2nd place; 200-yard breast, 3:16.92, 2nd place.
Ballistic United U14 takes two ties and a loss in tourney

The Ballistic United Under-14 boys came away with two ties and loss in FC Fremont Celtic Harvest competition held Sept. 25-26.

In their first match, Ballistic tied 2-2 with the MDSL Cruz-Azul.

Shauwn Daut scored the game's first goal unassisted, and Stefan Rabrenovich assisted by Aaron Lek added another goal.

The second game pit Ballistic against DeAnza Earthquakes Blue, with the game ending in another 2-2 tie. Kenny Hunt and Dillon Mullaney both scored goals, assisted by Daut and David Vega.

In the third and final bout, Ballistic did not fair well, soundly losing the game 7-1 to Novato Explosion.

Assisted by Hunt, George Mayer netted Ballistic's only goal, avoiding a shutout victory for Novato Explosion, who come into the game shutting out the other teams in pool play.
Ballistic Black 89 takes second in Ballistic Fall Classic Tournament

The Ballistic United Under-16 Black 89 team finished second in last weekend's Ballistic Fall Classic Tournament.

The Black 89 opened up against Burlingame, taking the game 4-0. Black 89's first goal came on a solid header by Min-Joon Oh on a crossing pass from Kurt Lenamon.

Ballistic added a second unassisted goal by Nestor Negrete, followed by a David Norton goal on an assist from Stefano Corbosiero.

Corbosiero notched the final goal on an unassisted effort with a rocket into the upper left corner as the team posted a 4-0 victory.

The next game found the team pitted against Castro Valley. Ballistic gave up an early goal and quickly found themselves trailing 1-0 at halftime.

Negrete converted a penalty kick at the two-minute mark of the second half, tying the game.

The game remained tight with back and forth play until Barry Moore scored on a full-extension header after Norton's pass, enabling Ballistic to post the 2-1 win.

The Black 89 advanced to the final round with a 3-0 win against the Danville Mustang on Sunday.

Solid offense play included goals by Matt Dronkers, Norton and Oh, while good defense effort came from Jeff Squier, Brent Cambra, Evan Sherwood and Lenamon. Combined, the team held the Mustang offense in check.

The championship match found Black 89 facing Ballistic Black 88 in a formidable struggle.

The Black 89 defense, lead by Lenamon, Dronkers, Sherwood and Carson Kvaternik, kept the opponents in check.

Anoop Takhar played strong, making several big saves in the second half to keep their competitors scoreless.

Norton kept up offensive pressure with his excellent ball-handling and effort.

As game time ended scoreless for both teams, the game went into sudden death overtime, and Black 88, scoring the winning goal, claimed the victory.
Rage U13 falls short of championship battle

After allowing one goal in their three qualifying games in the WESCO Apple Classic, the Pleasanton Rage Under-13 Division 3 girls fell short of playing in the championship or consolation game last weekend.

With a final record of 1-1-1, the Rage finished two points away from qualifying to play in one of the tournament's final games.

The Rage started the weekend with a 3-0 victory over WESCO host Blue Lightening.

Christine Gilbert scored once and Julia Frizzell notched up two more goals.

In their second game on Saturday, the Rage battled a strong Mill Valley team, Fusion, to within 90 seconds of a 0-0 tie.

A last minute goal by the Fusion handed the Rage their only defeat of the weekend.

The third game, played on Sunday against the Rohnert Park Heat, ended in a 0-0 tie.

The Rage played strong defense throughout the weekend. Offensively, the Rage out shot their competition 20 to 9; however, only three of the shots resulted in goals.
Pleasanton Rage U15 D3 girls stumble at Soc-Com tourney

The Pleasanton Rage Under-15 Division 3 team started out strong, but could not finish and dropped two of three games in the Hanford Soc-ComTournament last weekend.

Taking on the host in the opener, the Rage did not play the part of a polite guest and dominated Hanford in a 3-0 win.

In spite of putting the pressure on Hanford early, the Rage struggled for solid play and could not finish their chances throughout the first half and three plus minutes into the second half.

The Rage finally broke through when Ashley Royer converted a penalty kick following a handball in the box.

Alicia Fraticelli started the action on Pleasanton's second goal, when she intercepted a goal kick and passed it to Jamie Thurman.

Angie Macaulay converted Thurman's pass into a goal and a 2-0 Rage lead.

Megan Gomez capped the scoring, taking a Fraticelli corner kick and putting it into the net.

The team got only an hour's rest before being put to the test again, facing a tough Lemoore competitor, who proved to be more than the Rage could handle as the team fell 3-0.

Although, the Rage had the bulk of the opportunities in its final game against Livermore on Sunday, the team could not find the net, with the game ending 1-0.
PJFL play highlights

Pleasanton Junior Football League Scores and Highlights for Sept. 25. PJFL Jaguars 32, Chiefs 8: Highlights: rushing: Oscar Harris 222 yards and 2 TDs; Patrick Lynch 102 yards and 1 TD; Matt Banahan 46 yards and 2 TDs; Justin Blonigan 2 point after conversions. Tackles: Sean Brophy 6, Cody Hohl 5, Pat Banahan and Logan Wheatley 4 each. Strong defensive pressure by Raymond Burke.
Broncos 26 Raiders 0: Highlights: Broncos offensive line ruled the day. Guerrieri 5 for 120 yards, 2 TD's. Isabel 4 for 61 yards, 1 TD. Shoemaker 61 yard TD pass, Camarean 5/6 73 yards 1 TD. Guerrieri and Miller interceptions. Tackles: Miller 6, Larson 4, Cosio 4, Kissinger 4.
Colts 22 Panthers 0: Highlights: The Colts rolled to a 22-0 win over the Panthers in Intermediate Contact division of the PJFL. The defense has been solid throughout the season and Saturday was no exception as the Colts were all over the Panthers offense. Alex Osterholt picked off a pair of passes, the second of which was an incredible one-handed grab. OâNiell, Sieverding and Benson all scored.
Redskins 20 Titans 0: Highlights: The Titans lost a hard fought battle against the Redskins this week 20-0. Great defensive efforts by Kevin Cederquist, Tyler Isquirdo and Casey Ellgas were evident. Nacho Montez, Tony Olguin and Chris Wolfinger had good days on the offensive side.
Bucaneers 24, Dolphins 0: Highlights: The senior contact Bucaneers dominated the Dolphins on both sides of the football to take a 24-0 win. The tone of the victory was set by the defense, which limited the Dolphin offense to just three first downs on the day. Halfback Christopher Cruz scored twice on touchdown runs of 3 and 24 yards, totaling 63 yards on 10 carries for the day. Wingback David Kluj also caught an 11-yard touchdown pass. Interceptions by Ryan Helms and Scott David, a fumble recovery by Ryan Busby, a safety by Harrison Wood and a blocked punt by John Richmann were the defensive highlights.

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