White Sox take D57 championship in majors division
In the Majors division of the PFLL, during playoffs week on June 10, the White Sox caught lightening in a bottle and turned it into a league championship.
After finishing third in the regular season, the Sox swept through their three playoff games to bring home the District 57 title. The run started on June 8 with a game against the second seeded A’s and won 9-2. Nate Gipson kept the A’s bats quiet through four innings and Morgan Johnston closed out the last two innings. Noah Pacheco led the offense with two key doubles. On June 10, the Sox took on the fourth-seeded Giants and came away with a 7-1 victory. The game was tied 1-1 after four innings, but Ryan Probst lead off the fifth with a home run and the Sox were off to the races, scoring six runs in the frame. Ryan also pitched a great game and again, Morgan Johnston closed it out. In the championship game Sat, the Sox took on the top-seeded Angels. Again is the pitcher/hitter combination as Gipson controlled the mound and hit a homerun in the top of the fifth to break a 1-1 tie.
Morgan Johnston got his third save of the playoffs pitching the last three innings and preserving a 3-1 Sox win. Jacob Davidson and Kevin Lin also had some big hits for the Sox and the defense was lead by Kane Millerstrom and Dylan Frades.
PFLL 10-year-olds drop game to Granada
The 10-year-old Granada Little League all stars defeated the Pleasanton Foothill Little League 10-year-old all stars 7-1 on June 27 in the first round of District 57 tournament play. Matt Gates scored the lone run for Foothill when he led off the fourth inning with a walk. Gates advanced to second on Brett Gates single. Gates then stole third base and scored on William Hammer’s infield ground out. Giovanni Caponigro and Matt Villena also had singles for Foothill.
Joshua Ott pitched four innings for Foothill giving up only three hits, two walks and two unearned runs, while striking out seven Granada batters. William Hammer and Brett Derham also pitched well for Foothill. Defensively for Foothill, Giovanni Caponigro, Joshua Ott, Tanner Calcagno, Timmy Wu, William Hammer, Matt Gates and Raymond Abels made great plays. The top offensive players were Matt Gates, Brett Derham and William Hammer; the top defensive players were Joshua Ott, Timmy Wu and Matt Gates.
Sharks overpower FAST Dolphins 567-372
The Sharks had a great win against the FAST Dophins in the first night meet of the season July 1. The Sharks broke another club record, the Boys 11-12 Freestyle Relay team of Sean Burke, Perry Cheney, Jack Geasa, and Nicholas Tucker replaced the 1994 record with a time of 2:04.60.
The Thresher Sharks (9-10) had another great week. On the girls’ side, Sidney Vaeth picked up first in Fly. Talia Florio got to the wall first in Breast then second in IM. On the boys side the Medley Relay team of Blake Tucker, Tyler Rhoads, Noor Gill and Joseph Geasa grabbed the first place win. Blake Tucker, Caleb Harris and Youri Benadjaoud got the finish 1-2-3. Noor Gill and Tyler Rhoads got to the call 1-2 in fly. Daniel Newman and Joseph Geasa finished breast 1-2. Noor Gill and Tyler Rhoads finished 1-2 in IM. In back, Blake Tucker, Daniel Newman and Joseph Geasa smashed the wall 1-2-3.
The Tiger Sharks (11-12) had an outstanding night. The girls medley relay team of Ellen Casad, Haley Isaacs, Alyson Isaacs and Denise Long came in first. Adiana Harris came in first place in free and back. Alyson Isaacs came in first in fly. Monique Davidson and Kamryn Brown got to the wall 1-2 in breast. In OM Alyson Isaacs, Jordan Landrey and Kamryn had a strong finish with 1-2-3. The free relay team of Denise Long, Jordan Landrey, Kendall Ciesielski and Alyson Isaacs came in first. On the boys´ side, the Medley Relay team of Colin Burke, Jack Geasa, Nick Tucker and Perry Cheney came in first place. Taking the 1-2 finishes in free were Perry Cheney and Sean Burke. In the Fly race the finish was Nick Tucker, Perry Cheney and Colin Burke, 1-2-3. In breast Jack Geasa came in first. In IM Nick Tucker blew it away and finished first. Colin Burke also blew it out in back and finished in the top spot of first. And what a way to finish off the meet with a club record breaking free relay race, the team of Sean Burke, Jack Geasa, Nick Tucker and Perry Cheney finished first.
Piranhas top 2008 champion Tidalwaves
The DBAC Piranhas beat the 2008 Tri-Valley Swim League Champions Club Sport Tidalwaves 511-459 July 4.
The top DBAC swimmers were Emily Tincher (8), Katie Tsui (11), Alex Ren (6), Zachary Corbishley (10), Andrew Silva (10), Vincent Chang (12), and Jeffrey Liebman (13). The Top Club Sport Swimmers were Mackenzie Lee (6), Bailey Craig (9), Cayla Jetter (14), Arin Miller(14), and Alyse Bateman (18), Collin Miller (12) and Scotty Arellano (18).The win follows another victory June 27 against the Briarhill Barracudas, 544-444. The top female swimmers for the DBAC Piranhas were Grace Tuttle (6), Hanna Fleshman (8), Emily Hickey (10), Shawn Kim (10), Katie Tsui (11), and Iris Chang (15). The top male swimmer for the DBAC Piranhas was Alex Ren (6). The top female swimmers for the Briarhill Barracudas were Brittney Achziger (12), Kristin Horrillo (13), and Ladan Khandel (14). The top male swimmers for the Briarhill Barracudas were Joey Grywczynski (8), Matthew Grywczynski (10), Christopher Malek (12), Corey Dickson (12), Brian Standart (14), Brent Reed (17) and Brandon Lind (17).
Green Gators fall to Stingrays
The Del Prado Stingrays swam away from the bite of the Dublin Green Gators, by the score, 556-419 July 1 in the Tri-Valley Swim League. Congratulations go to Del Prado’s Stephanie Doi for bettering her own 13-14 fly record with a time of 29.36 and to the 6&u medley relay team of Isla Griston, Stella Kruschke, Lauren Graham, and Shelby Hicks, who broke a nine-year-old team record. Stingray girls top finishers also included, Niki Doi, Megan Doi, Lindsey Dewilde, Nicole White, Stella Kruschke, Heather Waldear, Elaina Gates, Meghan Hogue, Colleen Mayes, and Madeline Foster. For the boys, the top finishers include, Steven Reimer, Jake Newman, Eric Crispell, John Lester, Eric Gates, Cameron Kurotori, Chris Cousens, Jack Payan, Matt Loeffler, and Michael McMasters.
The Dublin Green Gators also had outstanding performances from Makenna Toney, Sofia Gluck, Alexandra Torrez, Crystal Hung, Olivia Cano, Abigail Maguire, Madeline Maguire, Alison Jones, Cassidy Hearne, and Stephanie Chiu, for the girls. The Gator boys to performers where, Matthew Zamudio, Reece Toney, Andrew Wang, Jorell Toney, Cole Ryken, Kagan Wilkinson, Cristopher Fernainy, Tristan Keyser, Sean Coakley, and Jeff Van Dorn.
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