The Pleasanton Seahawks earned their stripes in Stockton the weekend of Feb. 4, swimming the TIGR Short Course meet. Several swimmers placed and swam to new best times:
Jonathan Ong, 8, took second place in the 50 Back (49.22) and 25 Breast (24.40). Jonathan also earned fourth place in the 25 Free (17.41). Ryan Zhang, 8, swam to first place in the 50 Free. Bridget Booe, 10, took second place in the 100 Free (1:33.23).
Rachel Knowles, 9, was awarded third place in the 100 Fly (1:50.71). Nick Silverthorn, 10, had a great meet, swimming to second place in the 100 Free (1:02.08), 100 Fly (1:15.34), and 100 IM (1:18.51); third place in the 200 IM (2:40.95), and fourth place in the 50 Breast (42.72). Jacob Wooldridge, 9, also had a great weekend, taking first place in the 100 Fly (1:17.28) and 200 IM (2:45.59), second place in the 50 Breast (39.87) and 50 Fly (33.40), and third place in the 50 Back (36.46) and 100 Breast (1:26.49).
Catherine Breed, 12, was on fire as she swam to first place and a new team record in the 100 Free (56.61) and 100 Back (1:10.08). She also placed second in the 200 Free (2:02.60) and 200 Back (2:22.18). Natalie Wong, 12, ramped it up to place first in the 100 Breast (1:16.54) and 200 Breast (2:40.05). She also placed second in the 400 IM (5:03.79).
Andrew Seitz, 12, placed second with new team records in the 100 Back (1:07.10) and 400 IM (5:14.13). Nicole Calcagno, 13, swam to first place in the 200 Back and third in the 100 Free (1:29.11). Kayleigh Foley, 15, took first place in the 50 Free (25.68) and 100 Back. Javon Velacruz-Rahmaan, 14, placed second in the 100 Free (58.35).
Victory for CYO 6th grade girls
In a game that started out with CCOP held scoreless until the second quarter, and only three points at the half, the team rallied in the second half to beat opponents SM/SC by one point. At the start of the third quarter, CCOP beat a fast break and passed the ball to Lindsey Godwin for a layup, which then started a series of scoring that added 10 points on the board for CCOP. CCOP tied the score at 13-13, then lost the lead going into the fourth quarter, and was down by five points. CCOP defense did a phenomenal job of holding SM/SC scoreless in the final quarter by beating their press while the team put six additional points on the board, in a nail-biting fight to the finish. Scoring for CCOP was Elena Victor, with four baskets, Lindsey Godwin with three and a free throw, and Nicole Torquato and Rachel Orpina with one each.
The CYO team’s final score:
CCOP #6012 — 19
SM/SC # 6010 — 18
Playoffs begin tomorrow.
Tied for first place
CCOP eighth grade girls finished league play tied for first place. Playing one of its most complete games of the year, the CCOP eighth Grade girl’s basketball team defeated Santa Maria of Orinda by the score of 34-20. This was an inter-league game involving a quality team and a member of the West Diablo CYO league that was undefeated in its league play. The game was played in Pleasant Hill at the Christ the King parish gym. With the victory, CCOP finished league play with a 9-wins and 1-loss record, tying for first in the Tri-Valley CYO league.
A tight defense was the key to this game as CCOP forced many Santa Maria turnovers, many which led to CCOP scoring opportunities. The tenacious team defense held Santa Maria to a mere six points in the second half while CCOP tallied 21 points. Britannia Bloom led all scorers with 13 points followed by Kendra Hessel’s 10 points while Alana D’Onofrio added six more. Hessel again added another “double-double” to her resume by pulling down 10 rebounds.
