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The new high school season is upon us, but before we start creating new stories, let’s look back at the athletes honored last year by TV30’s Outstanding High School Athletic Awards.
Each week throughout the 2017-18 school season, a standout varsity high school athlete was selected and highlighted on TV30’s weekly sports program, “Tri-Valley Sports Final.”
Those student-athletes and their families were invited to attend the recent awards ceremony and reception. Over 300 people attended, including Pleasanton Mayor Jerry Thorne, Dublin Mayor David Haubert and LVJUSD board president Craig Bueno. Tri-Valley school superintendents, principals, athletic directors and coaches from Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore high schools were also present.
The fourth annual Coach of the Year award was presented to varsity boys water polo coach John Newkirk from Granada High. The Coach of the Year was picked by popular vote throughout the Tri-Valley. Coach Newkirk’s team qualified for the NCS playoffs this past year.
The Athlete of the Week award winners, by school, were:
Amador Valley
Mitch Benson, baseball; Colton Brooks, volleyball; Mahlia Jackson, volleyball; Justin Kim, volleyball; Tommy Kramer, football; Dominick Mazotti, football; Molly Murphy, soccer; Chinyere Okoro, track and field; Nick Proctor, baseball; Jason Severance, football; Valeria Torres-Colon, softball; Demetrius Williams, basketball; Danielle Williams, softball; and Helen Xiao, volleyball.
Foothill
Hope Alley, softball; Madison Baxter, basketball; Jonah Cooper, swimming; Ramon Cristwell, basketball; Matthew Dotson, water polo; Brett Hansen, baseball; Jake Jackson, football; Jeremy Lea, baseball; Nicole May, softball; JT McDermott, basketball; Emily McElroy, water polo; Sarah Mirr, soccer; Sam Novitske, baseball; Andreea Paduraru, volleyball; Roman Sahagun, football; and Ben Wooldridge, football.
Dublin
Breyan Ashley, volleyball; Robby Beasley, basketball; Naomi Chin, track and field; Jayden Clark, football; Lesila Finau, basketball; Sophia Garza, soccer; Tre Hines, football; Conner Jackson, basketball; Haseeb Khamush, soccer; Jack Nielsen, basketball; and Adrian Schroeder, cross country.
Granada
John Bennett, cross country; Alex Christeson, golf; Jack Kilner, wrestling; Zachary Macintire, football; Colleen McCandless, cross country; Nick McClendon, golf; Jacob Murdoch, basketball; Tommy Reeves, football; Mark Silverthorn, track and field; Zack Stewart, wrestling; and Malini Ti’a, football.
Livermore
Kamryn Farro, soccer; Kade Gomes, baseball; Madison Kahwaty, softball; Mekhi McElroy, football; Scott Ragatz, water polo; Lexi Romero, soccer; Emily Trask, basketball; and Regan Wiedenfeld, basketball.
Charity golf at Castlewood
Castlewood Country Club members Doug and Nicole Murray have organized a charity golf tournament at the Pleasanton club next Monday to support their niece and nephew battling medical conditions and their “Happy Sun Heart Foundation.
At 9 years old, Emily Schiavone is facing four rare medical conditions while her 6-year-old brother Saverio suffers from autism spectrum disorder.
Young Emily battles a unique combination of Gaucher’s disease Type 3, multiple endocrine neoplasia Type 2 (MEN2A), mast cell activation syndrome and amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS).
“I am the only child globally who endures these four unrelated diseases. I have 16 teams of doctors at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and doctors in Fairfax, Va., to manage these rare diseases,” Emily said in a testimonial ahead of the Castlewood fundraiser.
“My healthcare has taken a tremendous toll on my family,” she said. “My parents set up a GoFundMe campaign a few years ago to help them with the medical costs, and many wonderful people have helped us to date. Sadly, we are still in need of help, and due to the extensive medical care, my dream home is in foreclosure.”
To help, the Schiavones’ aunt and uncle set up a golf fundraiser at their home club, an 18-hole scramble tournament with shotgun start on the Hill Course on Monday morning. The $175 entry fee includes breakfast and lunch, golf, cart, range access, tee prizes, on-course competitions, beverages and more, including the chance to win a car with a hole-in-one. There will also be a raffle and silent auction afterward.
For more information contact Nicole Murray at nicolemurraygri@yahoo.com.
Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a contributing sports writer for the Pleasanton Weekly. To contact Miller or submit local high school sports scores, game highlights and photographs for his weekly Pleasanton Preps column, email him at acesmag@aol.com.
Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a contributing sports writer for the Pleasanton Weekly. To contact Miller or submit local high school sports scores, game highlights and photographs for his weekly Pleasanton Preps column, email him at acesmag@aol.com.
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The Coach of the Year award went to Granada varsity boys water polo coach John Newkirk (right), shown here with TV30 sports director Ian Bartholomew. (Photo courtesy of TV30) -
Foothill soccer star Sarah Mirr was one of the high school athletes honored. Here she poses with (from left) TV30 sports director Ian Bartholomew, Pleasanton Mayor Jerry Thorne and keynote speaker Napoleon Kaufman, a local pastor and former Oakland Raiders running back. (Photo courtesy of TV30)
