Rage U16D3 end season with victory
The Rage U16D3 Orange team capped off a strong league season with a hard-fought 3-1 victory over their fellow Rage U16D3 White Nov. 8 at Val Vista.
The White got on the board first with Nayo Clinchard receiving a free kick at about 40 yards and beating the Orange defense for the initial goal. Katey Cloonan answered five minutes later, driving home a rebound. Although much of the game was played on the White’s side of the field, White goalie Tara Shreve did an excellent job denying the Orange who took over 30 shots on goal including 17 in the first half as the period came to a close with a 1-1 score. Strong defense by the Orange, led by stalwarts Megan Smart, Madison Nethery, and Autumn Whitney limited the White offense for the remainder of the game. With about 10 minutes remianing, midfielder Mary Gruen lofted a shot from a crowd 15 yards out that just squeezed under the crossbar for the winning goal. Cloonan scored her second goal several minutes later using her speed to take a ball at the mid-line and split the White defense before deftly finishing against an outstretched goalie.
First place for third consecutive year for Rage U19
The Pleasanton Rage U19 division 3 team took first in league for the third consecutive season.
It was an impressive season of outstanding accomplishments. Undefeated in league with a record of nine wins, no losses and one tie, their season wrapped up with six shutout victories, 31 goals while only allowing six goals against. In addition to first in league the RAGE U19 team also took first in the Benicia Fall Classic in September where they served up three more shutout victories.
All Valley Divers take home six 1st place medals
The All Valley Divers competed in the Sherman Fun Meet in Lafayette last Saturday, taking home six first place medals, five second place and two third place medals along with other numerous accomplishments in the 1 meter springboard meet.
The team took home In the Future Champions (Novice) division, AVD divers scored extremely well, some participating in their first meet: Level 1: AnneMaria Hancock (82.30 pts) – 7th place, Darby Culver (80.60 pts)– 9th place, Allison NG (50.50 pts) – 10th place. Level 2: Isabelle Norton (137.00 pts) – 1st place, Kelsie Ballas (105.00 pts) – 6th place. Level 4: Tory Kruger (152.45 pts) – 2nd place, Jaime Gray (142.00 pts) – 3rd place.
In the JO (Junior Olympics) events, divers scored well in their respective age groups: Age 9 and under: Jaydin Briggs (94.45 pts) – 2nd place. Age 10-11: Lottie Goddard (169.90 pts) – 1st place, Anatoly Nazarov (154.80 pts) – 1st place, Natasha Sondeno (162.40 pts) – 2nd place. Age 12-13: Anthony Epshteyn (207.30 pts) – 1st place. Age 14-15: Haley Brott (233.40 pts) – 3rd place. Age 16-18: Cody Huntington (316.30 pts) – 1st place, Melissa Parker (298.40 pts) – 1st place, Lauren Jesse (256.80 pts) – 2nd place.
West Coast Olympic Gymnastics continues winning streak
The gymnasts of West Coast Olympic Gymnastics Academy competed in the Zone 6 Championships in Livermore Nov. 7-8, where the level 6 team captured first place, capping off an undefeated season where they won first place in all five of their meets. This continues their winning streak from last year where they won first in all six of their meets as level 5 gymnasts. Carly Israel had the highest score of the entire meet with 37.675, followed by Lauren Kobayashi — 36.250, Anna Siebel — 35.850 and Loren Couture — 35.525.
Jaala Downes, a level 5 gymnast, also won first place all around with a score of 36.425, followed by Megan Quinton with a 34.775. The level 4 team also completed and won second place against strong competition. Alexandra Kim captured first place with a score of 37.025, followed by Alicia Powers — 36.950, Shayne Estill — 36.675, Chasia Wong-36.625, Sara Ling — 36.175, Sabrina Kheirolomoom — 35.875, Natalie Boyle — 35.775, Adrienne Kwee — 35.500, Abigail McKeag — 35.10 and Rebecca Silva-34.075. The level 4 team has also had a remarkable year, winning first place in the previous five meets.
All the gymnasts qualified to compete in the Northern California State Championships later this month. The team is coached by Charlene Chen, Joshua Ruby, Ashley Spooner and Lynsi Teixeira.
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