Pleasanton Valley routs Rhonewood in close races
The Pleasanton Valley Swim Club was host to the Rhonewood Sharks of Livermore June 27. It was an exciting meet as there were many hotly contested, close events. The final score was PVC – 982; Rhonewood – 685.
Eight team records were shattered by PVC swimmers: 13-14 Girls Medley with a time of 2:05.45- Ali Gonsman, Lissi Knell, Karoline Vanderzee and Claire McLaggen.
Pictured: Hannah Thoe of PVC in the Girls’ 7-8 swims the 25-yard butterfly.
Seahawks heat it up at Orinda
As the scorching temperature soared, the Pleasanton Seahawks (PLS) blazed through the water at the Orinda Aquatics swim meet June 27-28. While the Seahawks continued to re-write the PLS All Time Top Ten list, three new team records were achieved in addition to multiple additions to the Top Ten list. Their sizzling performance included many new cuts and Lifetime Best Times (LTB).
Pre Senior Highlights include the following: 11-12 Girls – Eva Chung – 7/8 LTB, new Pacific Recognition Time (PRT) 100/200 breast; Maggie Kauffeld – 7/8 LTB, new Junior Olympic (JO) 50/100 Fly; Rachel Knowles – 7/8 LTB, new Team Records 100/200 free/100 Fly; Cate MacGregor – 5/7 LTB, new Far Western (FW) 100 fly, new JO 100 back; Lillian Sun – 7/8 LTB, new FW 200 free; Katie Woods – 4 LTB, new FW 100 free; Moriah Simonds – 100 percent LTB; 11-12 boys – Maxime Rooney – new FW 100/200 free; 13-14 girls – Bridget Booe – 7/7 LTB, new “A” 100 breast; Elise Cox – LTB 100 free/100 fly; 13-14 boys – Nick Johnston – 7/7 LTB, new PRT 100 back, new FW 100 free; Brian Lee – 6/8 LTB.
The Junior, Pre Junior and Novice groups were also ablaze at Orinda. RJ Scott, Maya Gilchrist, Aaron Li, Wolf Lachance, Kayla Lindsay, Analese Chinn, Alex Gilchrist, Anna Parker and Robert Shi all had outstanding swims, resulting in many huge drops in time. Resha Panda established LTB in 8 & Under Girls 100 free/50 back. Audrik Antonio achieved a new “A” time in 8 & Under boys 50 free.
Briarhill gets first win of season, topping Sharks
The Briarhill Barracudas swim team of Dublin hosted Pleasanton Meadows Sharks at the Pleasanton Meadows swim club July 11. In the first win of the season for Briarhill, the Barracudas prevailed over the Sharks, final score 573-409.
There were many hard fought races with the following multiple race winners from both teams:
For Pleasanton Meadows: Nick Tucker Boys 11-12, Perry Cheney Boys 11-12
For Briarhill: Brett Melloch Boys 13-14, Crystal Fisher Girls 15-18, Brandon Lind Boy 15-18, Brittney Achziger Girls 11-12, Whitney Dishman Girls 7-8, Joey Grywczynski Boys 7-8, Ann Kenney Girls 15-18, Brent Reed Boys 15-18, Kristin Horrillo Girls 13-14
Pleasanton Phantom 10B takes Oakland Metro Championship
Winning all games, taking the girls to the championship game, Pleasanton Phantom played strong defense as well as bringing strong hitting to the game June 27 and 28. Strong defensive plays were made by Alana Mendez throwing several runners out stealing second base, Kyra Sexton playing excellent shortstop and Haley Wesenberg staying strong at first base. Great cutoffs by 2nd base, Taylor Campbell kept runners from getting on base. Flawless pitching by Jillian Pluschkell, Nalani Scates and Danielle Williams put hitters to rest early. Putting runs on the board, power hitting from Madalyn Warren, Ragan Lacy, Megan Shackley and Jenyce Dutcher kept defense on their toes. Pleasanton Phantom 10B will be headed to ASA Nationals in Salem, Oregon later this month.
Tidal Waves steamroll Pleasanton Meadows Sharks
The Sharks gave it their all at the last of the night meets against Club Sport July 7 but couldn’t match up, losing 622-330.
The Reef Sharks (6 & Under) had McKenna Harris place second in Fly and Luke Scanlon place second in Breast. The Mako Sharks (7-8) are on track. The girls had Meredith Kelly swim up first to the wall in Fly. The boys had Cody Vaeth taking second in Free. David Azuma placed first in back.
The Thresher Sharks (9-10) had another great week. On the girls’ side, the Medley Relay team of Alex Landry, Talia Florio, Sidney Vaeth and Madison Burke placed first. Sidney Vaeth picked up first in Fly. Talia Florio placed second in Breast. In the IM race, Sidney Vaeth and Talia Florio got to the wall 1-2. Tara Joshi picked up second in Back. On the boys’ Nick Tucker placed second in Fly. In Breast race Tyler Rhoads and Daniel Newman finished 1 and 2. The Sharks swept the back race with Daniel Newman, Tyler Rhoads and Caleb Harris 1-2-3.
The Tiger Sharks girls’ medley relay team of Ellen Casad, Kamryn Brown, Kendall Ciesielski and Denise Long came in first. Alyson Isaacs came in second place in Free, Fly and IM. Monique Davidson came in second in Breast. On the boys’ side, Nick Tucker came in second in Fly. In Breast Sean Burke got to the wall first. In the IM race Perry Cheney and Nick Tucker swam up first and second to the wall. Colin Burke picked up first in Back.
The Hammerhead Sharks (13-14) held their own. Shelby Craig came in second in Free. Kaala Cheney placed first in Fly and second in Back. On the boys’ side, Christopher Azuma came in second in Free. In the Fly race Parker Brown and Connor Green finished 1-2. Chris Bush came in first in Breast and second in IM.
The Great White Sharks (15-18) are on track. Elsa Schwaninger came in second Fly and Joey Silva came in second in Free.
Piranhas drop meet to Stingrays 521-475
The DBAC Piranhas hosted the Del Prado Stingrays July 11 at the Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center. The final score for the meet was Del Prado 521.5, DBAC 475.5.
The top female swimmers for the DBAC Piranhas were Emily Tincher (8), Hannah Tsui (10), and Iris Chang (15). The top male swimmers for the DBAC Piranhas were Alex Ren (6), Brian Li (8), Zachary Corbishley (10), Andrew Silva (10) and Justin Pasquale (14). The top female swimmers for the Del Prado Stingrays were Lauren Graham (6), Elaina Gates (14), Megan Doi (11), Stephanie Doi (14), and Niki Doi (17). The top male swimmers for the Del Prado Stingrays were Jake Newman (11), Ryan Hogue (12) and Eric Gates (16).
Tidal Waves seal victory over Gators
In the fifth round of the Tri Valley Swim League season the match between the Club Sport Pleasanton Tidal Waves and the Dublin Green Gators was virtually tied going into the last event of the day July 11 with Club Sport on top by only four points.
If Club Sport won the last event, 200-yard 15-18 men’s free relay, they’d win the meet by a mere eight points. If Dublin won, the meet would end in a tie.
In the end, the Club Sport men’s free relay team pulled away to win the event and sealed a Tidal Waves victory over the Gators 501-493.
Stingrays overpower Dolphins, 686-288
The Del Prado Stingrays swam past the FAST Dolphins 686-288 on July 8. The Dolphin girls were led by a very strong performance from Paige Heacox (10). For the 9-10 girls, she finished first in the freestyle, IM, backstroke, and anchored the freestyle relay team. Teammates Alison Smith (8), McKenna Moura (10), Elizabeth Brown (10), Katie Maloney (6), and Janice Chase (10), also had strong swims. For the boys, Joshua Tabaracci (6), Scott Fitzgerald (17), Max McGee (6), Trevor Ross (16), and Timmy Wu (10), were tops. For the Stingrays, Stephanie Doi (14), also rose to the occasion, with all first-place finishes. She placed first in the freestyle, breaststroke, IM, and in the 200 Yard Medley Relay.
Teammates, Niki Doi (17), Isla Griston (6), Molly Griston (8), Madeline Foster (8), and Madeline Marotto (12), also turned in top performances. The Stingray boys, Taylor Smith (10), and Eric Crispell (14), also placed first in all of their events. They were supported by very strong performances from Jake Newman (11), Tommy Juarez (9), Ryan Hogue (12), Eric Gates (16) and Steven Reimer (8).
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