Seahawks achieve new records
Spring fever was definitely in the air as the Pleasanton Seahawks swim team swam at a frenzied pace at the Orinda A+/JO – Last Chance Swim Meet March 7-8. Many new and best times were achieved, including numerous Far Western and Junior Olympic cuts. Cassidy Booe achieved three new Junior Olympic times in the 100/200/500 free. Chloe Bantock realized a new Far Western time in the 200 breast. Jon Ong burst into the Far Western category achieving his first 11-12 Far Western times in the 100/200 back. Nick Johnston completed a new Far Western cut in the 100 back. Cate MacGregor knocked off two new Far Western times in the 200/500 free. Katie Woods swam her first 11-12 Far Western cut in the 500 free. Kayla Lindsay added two new Far Western times. Chris Dourov exploded through the water, achieving 100 percent best times.
Lady Panthers are No. 1
The Pleasanton Lady Panthers won the 2008-09 Tri Valley Athletic League Girls’ Basketball Championship recently. The last girl’s basketball championship at Pleasanton Middle School was in 2001. The Lady Panthers, coached by John Ehlert, Adrian Cukar and Dave Miller, won all of their regular season games by a large margin. Team members are: Haley Brodnick, Emily Christensen, Chole Connolly, Cambi Cukar, Rebecca Dumanski, Sabrina Ehlert, Kirsten Jensen, Nisha Kale, Rachael Miller, Emily Oakland, Jaime Rinetti, Courtney Seams and Madison Steele.
Swimmers participate at All Star Meet
Six swimmers from Tri Valley Aquatics were selected by Pacific Swimming to participate in an Zone All Star Developmental Meet on March 1 in Burlingame. Tri Valley Aquatics is a USA year round swim team that practices locally at Pleasanton Valley Swim Club. Pictured are: Bottom row (l-r) Claire Suen, Kori Conlon, Catherine Ku, (top) Marissa Bergh, Kali Conlon and Natalie Tang.
Tornados go down in defeat to Scorpions
The Pleasanton Tornados 14-year-old boys lacrosse league lost to the Danville Scorpions March 20-21 by a score of 13-3, with goals scored by Devin Bell, Jake Ackman, and Brent Richwood. On Saturday they played the Santa Cruz Warriors and won 11-4 with three goals scored by Jack Ackman, two by Alex Acosta, and two by Justin Gibson. Finally, on Sunday they played the Berkeley Bears and were mauled 6-7 with two goals by Jake Ackman, three assists by Michael Roeder, and six shots by Jack Ackman.
Ballistic United U-16 off to compete in CYSA State Cup
In preparation for CYSA State Cup, the Ballistic United U-16 team played in the Tenth Annual Diablo Cup in Concord March 14-15. Winning its two Saturday games qualified Ballistic for the semi-finals. Ballistic dominated its second game from start to finish. This game ranks as one of the team’s best performances this season. Its 3-1 victory earned Ballistic a spot in the U-16 championship game.
In the championship game, Ballistic earned second place after conceding to San Juan Lightning 93 Blue for a final score, 0-4. Next up, Ballistic faces Santa Clara Sporting 92 (nationally ranked), Redwood Juventus and Fremont United at the CYSA State Cup, March 28-29 in Morgan Hill.
Amador Valley men’s and women’s swimming updates
The women’s team won eight of 12 events against Cal High on March 13. The eight first place finishes propelled the Dons to a 112-79 win over the Grizzlies. The swim meet started slowly for the Dons Men’s team as Cal took first and third in the medley relay to expand their lead to 17-10. With the score 82-71 and only two events left, things looked good for Amador, but the Grizzlies came on strong in the breast stroke, going 1-2-3 to make the score 85-84 Amador entering the final relay.
Angels defeat the Giants
In the Pleasanton Foothill Little League majors league the Angels defeated the Giants 10-7 Saturday in a well-played and exciting game. In the top of the first inning, Jordan Ott sparked a two-out rally by beating out an infield hit. In the bottom of the first, John Anthon of the Giants hit a two run home run to tie the game at two. Brock Gustafson then doubled to right center field scoring Bush, and Carl Mubarak singled scoring Gustafson. In the top of the fifth inning the Angels were at it again when Stephen Chipman walked and then stole second base with an acrobatic slide to avoid the tag. Brock Gustafson fouled off five pitches before singling to left field driving in Chipman. In the top of the sixth, Jordan Ott led off the inning with a single, his third hit of the day. Luther Little singled Ott to third, who then scored on a wild pitch, advancing Little to third.
Jaxx start season off with win
The PFLL Diamond Jaxx had a great season opener. Tom Stoev came up in the second with a hard hit double for his first hit of the season, going 4 for 4 for the day. Alex Mercado turned a double play in the second to close out the inning. Everyone was hitting in the fourth with big hits by Gabe Bonjiorno, Damien Maloney and Zach Townsend. Ryan Singh closed out the game with a key double in the 5th. The top offensive player was Tom Stoev and the top defensive players were Ryan Singh and Alex Mercado.
Ballistic United U19 Black advances to quarterfinals **PIC
The Ballistic United U19 Black team advanced to the quarter finals in the 2009 CYSA Association Cup after winning their group last weekend at Cherry Island, Sacramento. Ballistic won all three games 4-0, 2-0, and 1-0 over Fruitridge Pumas, Mission Falcons 415, and Oakland Tepa United, respectively. Dorsey, Roberts, and Norton (2) did all the scoring with assists from Gehring, Gomez, and Johnston against the Fruitridge Pumas.
