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The Amador Valley girls soccer team kicked off its preseason in style with three straight wins in the Tri-Valley Classic soccer tournament, sponsored by Monte Vista and San Ramon Valley high schools.
The Dons opened the tournament last Friday night in a very dense fog and took down Bishop O’Dowd 2-0, with both goals coming from forward Kennedy Mayo.
On Saturday the Dons recorded two victories within hours of each other. In the first game, the Dons defeated Westview from San Diego 2-1 in a physical battle with goals supplied by Noelle Marceno and Emma Fuller.
The final matchup had the Dons going up against Maria Carillo of Santa Rosa. The Dons fell behind 2-0 early but kept their composure and rallied back with three unanswered goals to win the game in dramatic fashion 3-2. The first two goals came from midfielder Penny Murphy and Julia Gonsman, with the late gamewinner coming again from Fuller.
The Dons started their East Bay Athletic League season before the tournament, with a scoreless draw against Dublin. Gonsman and Bella Mayo anchored a stout Dons defense.
Foothill wrestling
Three Foothill wrestlers competed in the Liberty Tournament on Saturday, with all three finishing in the top four.
Ruby Duncan took first place, pinning all four of her opponents. Sam Wade finished second and James Parisi was fourth.
Amador wrestling
The Dons’ varsity team went 3-2 at the Drew Esquivel Dual Meet Tournament is Healdsburg.
In going 3-2, the Dons beat Drake, Napa, and Corning, while losing to Ukiah and Casa Grande. The results gave the team a third-place finish.
Here is how the Amador wrestlers fared: Julius Ramos (106 lbs., 2-1), Noah Thames (113 lbs., 4-1), Kurt Mirador (120 lbs., 4-1, All-Tournament), Luke Neely (126 lbs., 4-0, All-Tournament), Demetrio Lozares (126-132 lbs., 3-1), Schon Gonzales (132-138 lbs., 3-2), Owen Boyce (138 lbs., 1-1), Noah Marek (145 lbs., 2-3), Andrew Saah (152 lbs., 4-1), Lucas Chiu (160-170 lbs., 1-2), Jackson Navarette (160-170 lbs., 1-2), Horatio Wolfe (160-170 lbs., 2-1), Nathaniel Cabrales (182-195 lbs., 3-2), Blake Kenney (182-195 lbs., 2-0), Ryan Bailey (220 lbs., 3-2) and Nathan Boyce (285 lbs., 3-2).
Highlights included freshman Noah Thames just missing out on qualifying for 106-pound category (by 0.2 lbs.), having him wrestle kids up a weight class. He found a lot of success going 4-1 with two pins.
Freshman Schon Gonzales and junior Nathaniel Cabrales came back from well behind to pin their opponents during the Napa dual meet and ensure a victory for Amador.
In a potential North Coast Section Finals matchup, Amador’s No. 3-ranked Ryan Bailey wrestled Ukiah’s No. 1, Frankie Pomilla, ending with Bailey getting pinned in the third.
The Amador girls competed at the Brittany David Invitational at Liberty. Here is how the Dons finished: Peyton Boone (101 lbs., 1-3), Mikayla Gueverra (106 lbs., 3-1, second place), Megan Rovira (116 lbs., 1-2), Izzy Harrison (143 lbs., 2-3, eighth place) and Sophia Jetton (150 lbs., 3-1, seventh place).
Foothill boys basketball
The Falcons split a pair of games last week.
First, they traveled to Mountain House and came away with a 48-45 win. Josh Valentine had 12 points to lead the Foothill scorers, with Garret Hill adding nine and Anirudh Murugesan putting home eight.
The following game was a 47-46 loss to Northgate at Foothill. Valentine and Hill had 12 each with Nick High adding 11.
Foothill boys soccer
The Foothill varsity boys had a nice run last week, beating all four of their opponents — Campolindo, Livermore, Granada and Newark by a combined 14-1.
Jensen McMillan, Davis Wollesen, Pablo Gill, Michael Kachkouche, and Jonah Shirakura all scored goals. Adam Harbourne (2) and Cam Pena (1) combined for three shutouts in goal.
The Foothill junior varsity boys split their two games. They beat Livermore 1-0 on a Leo Koempel penalty kick. They lost to Granada 3-1 with Ben Harbourne scoring the lone goal.
Foothill’s JV girls played two defense games, tying Livermore 0-0 and losing 2-0 to Granada.
Amador girls basketball
The Dons played in the Windsor Basketball Tournament the weekend of Dec. 12, going 1-2 in the event.
In the opener that Thursday, the Dons fell to Vanden, playing well but running out of gas late. The Dons led by seven at the half and two heading into the fourth quarter but ended up losing by 25. Isabella Mauricio led the team in scoring with 17 and Jenny Yang had 15.
That Friday, Amador fell to Montgomery, losing by 10. Mauricio led scoring with 15 with Yang adding 11.
In the final game of the tournament, the Dons beat McKinleyville by three. Yang had 19 and Mady Sweeney had nine. Mauricio made the All-Tournament Team.
Hart girls basketball
The Hart Middle School eighth-grade girls team took the Tri-Valley Athletic League championship, beating Harvest Park 48-25 in the finals.
The team, which finished the season 11-1, consisted of coaches Terri McMorrow and Gina Lyng, and players Paige Bennett, Abi Arunachalam, Emily Schuchardt, Natalie Piergrossi, Sasha Jones, Riley Young, Beti Terpstra, Katie Salonga, Shayna Humphrey and Jillian Barth.
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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