In what has become an intense rivalry, the Foothill Falcons girlís varsity tennis team took on the Monte Vista Mustangs in the finals of the North Coast Section (NCS) for the third-straight year. Foothill (23-2) swept all four singles matches and won the No. 1 doubles match on its way to a 5-2 win. No. 3 singles player Amanda Arthur was first off the court after she defeated Sheena Chaudhuri 6-3, 6-3. Amandaís sister Melissa was next to post a win with a surprisingly easy 6-1, 6-1 win in the No. 2 singles match. Lauren Guerdat, who suffered from leg cramps throughout her match, was able to come out with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 win in her No. 4 singles match.
In the marquee match-up, three-time EBAL singles champion Kerri Kummer defeated Mia Giovanetti 6-2, 6-3 to clinch the Foothill victory. Foothillís No. 1 doubles team of Steph Csongor and Tegan Benson added the fifth point for the Falcons.
The Falcons now move to the NorCal team tennis tournament that begins today at the Fremont Tennis Center.
Foothill Goes to NCS Playoffs Undefeated
While all games, in all sports, between the cross-city rivals are special, last weekís football game between Pleasantonís two high schools was more extraordinary than most for Foothillís Head Coach Matt Sweeney. With his first undefeated and untied regular season on the line on the road at Amador Valley, Sweeney directed his student athletes to a hard-fought 23-7 victory over the Dons (7-3 overall, 3-3 EBAL). In a game that was indicative of Sweeneyís football philosophy, the Falcons out gained the Dons 348 to 120, with 235 of the yards coming on 50 punishing rushing attempts. Rob Andrews followed the beef up front for 145 yards and 3 TDs.The Falcons (10-0, 6-0) are now ranked 10th in the state by MaxPreps.com. The Falcons have been seeded second behind USA Todayís nationally ranked No. 1 team, De La Salle, for the NCS Class 4A playoff tournament.
The NCS Seedings for the Class 4A playoffs are: 1. De La Salle, 2. Foothill, 3. Deer Valley, 4. San Ramon Valley, 5. Monte Vista, 6. Pittsburg, 7. James Logan, 8. College Park.
In the first round of the 4A championships, Foothill will host 8-2 James Logan from Union City tonight at 7 p.m. at home. Foothill and James Logan have played three common opponents this season. Both teams scored impressive wins over Skyline and Washington High Schools. However, in a very early season non-league game Logan fell to Monte Vista 41-14 while Foothill defeated the Mustangs in perhaps their toughest game of the season, 28-21 back in late September.
Pleasanton Seahawks Seniors Swim Outstanding Times
The Senior Group traveled to Concord last weekend and nearly set the pool on fire. As a result of some outstanding performances, the Seahawks qualified a Girls 400 free relay for Spring Nationals in Long Island, NY. There are now five Seahawks swimmers qualified for Spring Nationals: Catherine Breed, Lisa Narum, Karen Wang and Kayleigh Foley. They join Brandon Fischer, who qualified to swim the individual breaststroke events while also looking to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Trials.In addition, Catherine Breed, 13, swam terrific times in the 500 free (5:11.79) and 1650 freestyle (17:41.22) to earn her first sectional cuts. Katrina Anderson, 15, swam the 200 backstroke in 2:11.16 to also win a sectional slot. And finally, Christopher Guido, 14, swam to another sectional position in the 1650 freestyle (16:57.76).
CYO girls’ basketball season begins
The Catholic Community of Pleasanton (CCOP) seventh-grade girls (team 7005) were defeated by SM/SC (team 7007) 12-16 in their first basketball league play. CCOP had the lead at the first period but trailed the remainder of the game. CCOP was never far behind and pulled within three points when Lyndsay Godwin sunk a three pointer. SM/SC was able to hold off CCOP for the win. CCOP’s top scorers were Nicole Ponzini with 7 points and Godwin with 5. Steals and assists from Jessica Morosoli and Lauren MacDonnell, 2 each, sparked the CCOP offense. The game was kept close due to great defensive plays by Sydney Okumura (5 rebounds, 1 steal), Ponzini (8 rebounds) and Godwin (7 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 steals).
CCOP team 7009 played their first game of the season with great enthusiasm and team effort. Excellent rebounding action was provided by Keri Butler, Rachel Orpina and Stephanie Hogan. High scoring CCOP players were Jessica Rumsey with 4 shots and Rachel Orpina with 4 freethrows.
Pleasanton Phantom Girls Softball League Winter Ball 2006Registration for Winter Softball for girls in grades 9-12 is open. See the PGSL Web site at www.pleasantonsoftball.org for information.
