Pleasanton junior golfer to play tournament at Pebble Beach
Kirk Laffins of Pleasanton shot a 70 at Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore, which was good enough to finish first out of a field of 90 junior golfers, and qualify for The Wal-Mart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Golf Club. The tournament will take place over Labor Day weekend.The 10 junior qualifiers from California will join a field of 78 others, they will play along side 78 Champions Tour professionals as well as 78 amateurs.
The First Tee is going to be hosting a selection process to determine which 60 juniors will get the spots. The qualifier will be held July 17-25, at Kansas State University and Colbert Hills Golf Course. The First Tee has introduced golf to over 1.5 million junior golfers in 47 states and five countries. The honorary chairman of the program is former United States President George H. W. Bush.
Pleasanton Meadows falls short of Barracudas
The Briarhill Barracudas beat the Pleasanton Meadows Sharks swim team at Pleasanton Meadows Pool with a final score of 572 to 391.Emily Tincher and Nicholas Tucker had a pair of wins for The Pleasanton Meadows Sharks, but it was not enough to hold off the Barracudas. Tincher snagged her wins in the U6 butterfly competition and the breaststroke. Tucker won the boys 9-10 butterfly competition, and the individual medley. Both Emily and Nicholas had siblings that also placed first, Blake Tucker claimed the boy’s 7-8 backstroke, and Mary Tincher won the U6 girls backstroke.
Also finishing first in the freestyle competition for the Sharks were Perry Cheney, 9-10, Madeline Bush, 13-14 girls, and Joey Silva, 13-14 boys. In the butterfly event Elsa Schwaninger, 13-14 girls, took first and both Jack Geasa, 9-10 boys, and Chris Bush, 11-12 boys, won their races in the breaststroke competition.
Briarhill had three swimmers that all placed first in their three individual events.
Matthew Grywczynski, 7-8 boys, finished first in the 25-yard freestyle, the 25-yard butterfly and the 25-yard breaststroke; Brittney Achziger, 9-10 girls, finished first in the 25-yard butterfly, the 25-yard breaststroke and the 100-yard individual medley; Brett Melloch, 11-12 boys, finished first in the 50-yard freestyle, the 50-yard butterfly and the 100-yard individual medley.
Wrestling camp open for registration
Summer Wrestling Camp is currently open for registration, and will take place Monday through Friday, July 16-20. The camp is for both boys and girls, and will offer three separate sessions for the different age groups. Harvest Park Middle School wrestling coach Dale Hazen will be hosting the camp. No experience is needed.Session one is for grades 3-5 and will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. with a fee of $50 for Pleasanton residents and $55 for non-residents. Session two is for grades 5-6 and will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Session three is for grades 6-9 and will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. The fees for both session two and three are $70 for Pleasanton residents and $77 for non-residents.
All sessions will be held in the Harvest Park Middle School multi-purpose room. Grades are based as of fall 2007. Registration forms are available at the Pleasanton Tennis Complex, 5801 Valley Ave. For more information, call 931-3447.
Play lacrosse this summer
The Pleasanton Lacrosse Club Summer Program is open for registration. Programs are available for all boys entering grades 1-12. No experience is required, but full equipment is necessary for all participants. The program begins on July 9 and runs for six weeks.Boys’ grades 1-8 program includes one clinic-style practice per week, and pickup games on Saturday mornings. Boys’ grades 9-12 play pick-up games only, on Thursday evenings. Registration costs $50 per player.
All games and practices take place at Thomas Hart Middle School. To register and/or obtain more information on the program see the website at www.pleasantonlacrosse.com or contact Bryon Hay at 998-5550 or byron.hay@comcast.net
–Byron Hay
