Lacrosse team finishes undefeated
Pleasanton Lacrosse Club U11A team, the Avalanche, finished its regular season undefeated; outscoring its opponents 161-29. The team is heading to the first round of playoffs in the number one spot and will play in Redwood City on May 16. The second round of playoffs will take place in Danville on May 30 to determine the top three teams in California.
Team members are (back row, l-r) Trey Cranney, Brandon Beland, Sean Maloney, Nick Brum, Griffin O’Brien, (middle) Sammy Gee, Aaron LaCourse, Mark Gaynor, Seth Marceno, Nathan Tucker, (front) Sean Tomonari, Alex Pappis, Jacob Guzman, Ryan Racer, Bryce Veit, Javon Holland, Cameron Owens and (not pictured) Brody West.
The teams coaches are Mark Cranney, Alan Beland, Charlie Pappis, Rick Tucker and Eric Veit.
Breed posts two all-American times
Catherine Breed posted two Automatic All-American times; leading the Amador Valley Varsity girls Swimming and Diving team to a narrow fourth place finish in the EBAL Championship meet. Breed’s first place finishes in the 200 and 100 free helped give the Dons a 274-248 edge over California High.
Not to be overlooked in the excitement over the swimming portion of championships is the 34-point advantage Amador posted over Cal during the diving event. Varsity divers Alexa Hernandez, Marina Mihov, Emma Rigl, and Nicole George finished third, seventh, eighth, and 12th to give the Dons a large edge coming into the swim meet.
The girls JV team did well too and finished in fourth place in the EBAL Championship meet. Elle Surber led the Amador Valley JV Girls Swimming and Diving team. Surber broke Amador’s JV records in both the 100 IM and the Backstroke, placing third in both events. Erica Efigenio also broke a JV record while finishing fourth in the breaststroke.
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