Several qualified Track and Field athletes traveled to Sacramento April 28 to compete in the Meet of Champions. They had to face many of the top athletes in the state. Sophomore Matt Yankowski finished fifth in the 1600-meter race and broke Foothill’s Frosh/Soph record and his own personal record with a time of 4:34.53. The record was held for 32 years, since 1975, by Bruce Rogers with a time of 4:36.40.
David Norton finished second in the 200-meter race with a time of 23.05, his personal record. Senior Tony McCan was in eighth place in the 800-meter race with a time of 1:56.92. Jim Heppner competed in the 3200-meter race with a finishing time of 10:14, while Will Loewenhardt ran the 800-meter race with a time of 2:09.25. The Frosh/Soph 4×400-meter relay team consisting of Norton, Davis Rajs, Tyler Stetson, and anchored by Loewenhardt finished with a time of 3.42.87.
Monte Vista takes second game of freshman baseball series
For the second game in a row the Monte Vista Mustang pitching stymied the Foothill Falcon bats, holding the boys in blue to only two hits over seven innings. The day got off to a good start as lead-off hitter Garrett Moore singled in his first at bat, but that would be all the offense until the last inning. In the seventh, Austin Mann reached first on a Mustang throwing error. With the fleet footed Spencer Miller taking over the running duties, Ryan Mende crushed a triple to the left center, scoring Miller for the only Falcon run of the game.Foothill girls lacrosse loses to Cal High in sudden death
Freshman Goalie Andrea Renton picked off nine Grizzly shots on the night, effectively keeping her team in the game. While Renton was the force in goal, Tracy Pham matched her on the field, time and again swooping into a crowd to pick up loose ground balls. Pham’s (almost) coast-to-coast sprint to score a goal in the second half tied the game at the time.
The Falcons came out strong scoring the first two goals of the game. But the Grizzlies came roaring back with five straight of their own. The Falcons battled back before half coming within one at 8-7.
The battle continued in the second half, and came down to Kelsey Adamson’s goal with seconds left in regulation, tying the game at 11-11, and sending it into overtime.
The overtime procedure calls for the teams to play two 3-minute halves, then, if neither team has a lead, start a 3-minute sudden-death period. The 11-11 tie continued into the sudden-death period, where the Grizzlies found an opening and put one into the net for the win.
Falcons scorers: Lyssia Porter, 5; Brigitte Brierley, 3; Alicia Roe, 1; Tracy Pham, 1; Kelsey Adamson, 1.
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Once again the Falcon bats came alive when they delivered 13 runs on 12 hits. Taylor Schoonover, Jennifer Ong, Allie Straub, Jennifer Flaming, and Jenica Holt each had a pair of hits. Straub, Flaming, Haley Piona and Schoonover each hit a triple.
Blizzard lacrosse remains undefeated
The Pleasanton girls lacrosse Blizzard team remains undefeated with victories over the Burlingame Coyotes and Ross Valley Grizzlies April 28 at Rheem Elementary School in Moraga.The Blizzard beat the Coyotes with a score of 7-3.Cambi Cukar, Kira Ewanich, Kirsten Jensen, McKalee Mooney and Evan Murphy scored the goals for the Blizzard. Andrea Arden had a stunning interception and assists were made by Lindsey Kail. Excellent ground balls were fielded by McKalee Mooney. Goalie Haley Brodnick blocked the Coyotes’ speeding shots.
For the second game, the Blizzard beat the Grizzlies with a score of 5-3. Cukar, Ewanich, Jensen, Tori Larsen and Mooney scored the goals for the Blizzard. Outstanding plays were made by Jenny Gubner, Sarah Monday and Madison Steele. Excellent ground balls were fielded by Kail. Goalie Meghan Serrano stayed tough against the Grizzlies’ shots.
–Kim Cukar
