CCOP 8th grade girls advances to final round
The Catholic Community of Pleasanton (CCOP) eighth grade girls (team 8001) had the first place berth going into the playoffs last Sunday. CCOP faced the 4th place team SM/SC (team 8006) who played a very tough game. CCOP struggled throughout the first three quarters and their play was uncharacteristically flat, with the ball not falling in the hoop. Tough defense was key to keeping them in the game with Nicole Torquato, Kelly Parsons (four points), Brittany Bicomong (one point), Nicole Ponzini (two points, four rebounds) and Sydney Okumura (five rebounds) working the press. Jessica Woodruff (two points) played tough with eight rebounds, two steals and two assists. Down by five points at the start of the fourth quarter, CCOP was determined. CCOP sparked in the fourth quarter outscoring SM/SC 16-8. Top scorers Lauren MacDonnell’s (10 points) run of six points and Jessica Morselli’s three-pointer (eight points) put CCOP back in the game. For the second time this season, CCOP fans had knots in their stomach as Morselli’s free throw rounded the rim and dropped to tie the game. It was Lyndsay Godwin’s three-point shot, with seven seconds left that finished the game with a win for CCOP 32-29. Godwin finished with five points and nine rebounds. The win advanced them to the final round of playoffs. West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy girls compete in SF This past weekend, the West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy Girls Team competed at The Gold Country Classic in San Francisco.Patricia Aubel(Level 8) finished first all-around and Katelyn Kleinheinz (Level 7) finished fourth all-around.
Other scores included: Level 8: Patricia Aubel, vault 9.125 (third), bars 9.325 (first), beam 9.0 (first), floor 9.025 (sixth), AA 36.475 (first); Level 7 Katelyn Kleinheinz, vault 8.75 (fourth), bars 8.975 (third), beam 9.25 (second), floor 9.075 (fourth), AA 36.06 (fourth).
BUSC soccer registration now open
Ballistic United Soccer Club 2008 soccer registration is now open.Online registration for the 2008-2009 season is available at www.BUSC.org
for fees and instructions on how to register.
Walk-in registration dates are from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Feb. 26 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 1, at Hart Middle School, 4433 Willow Road, Pleasanton.
12 Seahawks swimmers selected to compete in Nevada meet
Twelve Pleasanton Seahawks swimmers were selected to Zone 2 All Start team. They will represent Zone 2 to compete against other zones of the Pacific swimming in Carson City, Nev. on March 2. The all-star swimmers are:Emma Kauffeld (8, alternate), Adrien Rooney (8), Aaron Li (8, alternate), Katie Woods (10), Eva Chung (10, alternate), Jonathon Ong (10), Maxime Rooney (10), Maggie Woods (12), Bridget Moran (14, alternate), Tim McLaughlin (14),
Edward Zhang (14) and Pete Huang (14).
At the Feb. 9 Pacific Zone 2 Championship meet held at Campolindo High School in Moraga, several swimmers achieved 90 to 100 percent best time, including: Joshua Nuzzo (17), Tingrui Zhang (15), James Ding (15), Edward Zhang (14), Ryan Foley (14), Victor Todor (12), Catlin Macgregor (11), He Zhang (10), Kyle Oslund (10),Jonathan Ong (10) and Margaret Kauffeld (10).
Fifty-one swimmers, ages from eight to 17, represented the Seahawks.
Frosh Falcons finish with 9-5 EBAL record
The Foothill High School boys freshman basketball team finished their season on a positive note by beating Amador Valley High School to earn Best of Pleasanton bragging rights.Falcon defense smothered the Dons in the first quarter as they held Amador to only two first-quarter points, opening up a 10-2 lead. The Dons mounted a rally in the third quarter, managing to cut the lead to seven points (27-20) midway through the third, but the Falcons closed out the quarter on a 5-2 run, leading by 10 heading in to the final quarter.
Amador continued its rally in the fourth quarter, getting as close as five points but Chad Bianchi drilled a three-pointer from the corner off a nice assist from Stephen Ferrel, thwarting the Dons’ rally attempt. They closed the game with a 44-36 victory.
Bianchi led the team in scoring with 13 points, while Ferrel contributed eight points and pulled a team-high eight rebounds. Michael Udinski dropped in six points and Dejon Peirson pulled five rebounds.
In sweeping the two-game series against Amador, the victory gave the Falcons a final EBAL record of 9-5, putting them in the mix for second or third place with Granada High School in Livermore and/or Monte Vista High School in Danville. Foothill finished with an overall season record of 15-11 and recorded a 6-6 record in pre-season action.
The freshman boys, coached by first-year head coach Mike Duarte and first-year assistant coach Andrew Kruzner, include: Chad Bianchi, Brad Buenz, Rees Curtis, Zakee Darius, Matt Falcone, Stephen Ferrel, Adal Malik, Stephan Mojaher, Dejon Peirson, Zach Piona, Jimmy Rhoades, John Rigor, Nick Roby, Ranjit Sidhu, Jack Sieverding and Michael Vdinski.
–Andy and Moira Vdinski
