Dons defeat Hayward, Washington at Val Vista Dons defeat Hayward, Washington at Val Vista (December 02, 2005)

Non-league play shows team set for three-peat in EBAL
by Jeb Bing

The Amador Valley varsity boys soccer Dons, the two time defending EBAL champions, opened their quest for a three-peat EBAL title as they were the hosts in non-league soccer action last week at Val Vista Soccer Park.

In the first game, the Dons scored first in the game with Hayward at the 15:00 minute mark of the first half as Ross Smith sent a long ball to forward Evan Sherwood, who took the pass and did the rest as he planted the ball into the back of the net for a 1-0 lead.

Hayward came back at 19:21 and used one-touch passing to tie the score at 1-1. At the 25th minute of the match, Amador was called for a trip in the box and Hayward was awarded a penalty kick. Goalkeeper Jesse Takens played the kick perfectly and stopped the ball from going into the net, keeping the score tied. The score remained 1-1 until late in the second half when at 71:23 Carson Kvaternik one-touched a loose ball and slammed it past the stunned Hayward keeper and put the Dons up 2-1. The Dons defense held for the last 8 minutes and Amador came away with a hard fought victory.

Later, the Dons returned to the fabled pitch as Zac Ulher took a one-touch pass from Jeff Squier to lead the Dons to a 1-0 victory over Washington High.

Both teams had great opportunities to score in the evening but each time the defenses stood tall and prevented the ball from crashing the net. In the second half, the Amador offense mounted run after run but were turned back by the strong Washington's defense. Finally at 70:19, the Dons broke through, with Ulher putting the ball into the back of the net. From there the Dons defense, led by goalkeepers Ross Smith and Takens, shut down the Huskie offense, for a 2-0 performance in non-league play.
Pleasanton CYO defeats St. Ignatius 33-17

Catholic Community of Pleasanton (CCOP) 8th grade girls defeated St. Ignatius #2 33-17 in CYO basketball last week.

CCOP's deft outside shooting played an important role as Chelsea Luther hit two three-point baskets on her way to the team high of eight points. Jessica Infald, Courtney Wagner and Jessica Mickelson each had shot three-point baskets. - Bob Douglas
Red Sox U-14s take 2nd place at Modesto tourney

The Pleasanton Red Sox U-14 team captured second place in Pony baseball's Super Series Winter Qualifier tournament at Modesto, leaving them undefeated in their first four games.

The Red Sox defense combined to generate 28 runs on 38 hits. Red Sox offense was led by Andrew Wells with 5 hits - 2 doubles, 1 triple and a three-run homer. Also strong on defense were Michael Miller, with 6 hits and 2 doubles; Greg Richards with a triple), and Joey Eiras, Nicolas Lagorio, Kevin Wilson, and Carter Loud.

Just about every Red Sox player delivered during this tournament, said team spokeswoman Julie Mignano, giving the team an overall batting average of .397 for the tournament.

"Red Sox pitchers Tyler Sharp, Anthony Mignano, Kevin Wilson, Jordan Quinzon, Michael Miller and Carter Loud all combined to only allow nine runs in the first four games of play." She said." - Jeb Bing

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