The Amador Valley varsity baseball team headed into spring break on a roll, standing at 7-1 overall this year.
Highlights from the last week started with a 10-3 win over California on March 30.
Oliver de la Torre got the start for Amador on the bump and took control, allowing two hits and one run over four innings, striking out six.
Tyler Kubo and Brady Lederer rounded out the game allowing only two runs, and four hits combined. The Dons racked up 13 hits with Ross Kobayashi and Kyle Barbera each getting three. Barbera drove in half the runs, crushing two doubles and a single.
The Dons were back in action the next day, pulling out a 3-2 win over College Park. Amador took the lead late in the game, then held on for the win.
Matthew Foley pitched the full seven innings, allowing two runs and striking out eight. Kubo and Riley Borges each had two hits. Borges started the rally with a blistered single down third base line to score Foley for Amador’s first run.
Amador boys’ volleyball
The Dons ran through a week without dropping a set, winning two East Bay Athletic League games as well as taking the title of the East County Classic at Deer Valley High School.
The Dons opened their week with a win over De La Salle in a tight 25-15, 27-25, 26-24 win.
Leading the way were Nate Clinton (13 kills, 9 digs, 3 aces), Nick Nayak (8 kills), Colin Bowers (team-high 7 service points, 7 digs, 14 assists) and Bryce Nohava (23 assists).
Amador followed this up with another sweep, this one over Granada, posting a 25-14, 25-15, 31-29 win.
On Saturday, the Dons rolled to the tournament title.
In the championship, Amador beat Foothill 2-0 to capture the crown. Bowers led the way from his setter spot, also leading the team in blocks. Clinton, Tyler Homes and Max Riter provided plenty of offense.
Foothill boys’ volleyball
The Falcons had a busy week, playing and winning three matches during the week, then going 4-1 and finishing second in the East County Classic.
The week started with a 25-20, 25-19, 25-17 win over Monte Vista. Highlights came from Landen Meonske (15 assists, 7 kills, 7 service points), Zach Seraj (11 service points, 6 kills) and Micah Gawel (6 kills).
The next night brought a non-league win 25-16, 25-19, 25-20 over Piedmont. Tyler Keala (14 kills, 8 digs), Meonske (23 assists, 10 digs) and Kayan Vohra (6 kills, 3 blocks) led the way.
Next was a 25-18, 25-17, 25-21 win over Cal. Jack Caudill (6 kills, 2 blocks), Ian Neuman (7 digs, 3 kills), Noah Mitzenmacher (23 receptions, 9 service points) were top performers.
In the tournament Keala led the way with 42 kills while Meonske had 62 assists and 20 kills, and Caudill finished with 21 kills
Foothill boys’ lacrosse
The Falcons had a big week, winning three games.
In the first game they pulled out a 9-8 win on the road over Las Lomas. Darrin Lau had five goals, with Wyatt Lam adding two. Tyler Walsh and Jack May had one each. Jake Morgan won 12 faceoffs, and goalie Mikey Paulson had five saves.
The next night Foothill took on Clayton Valley and rallied for the 9-8 win in bad weather.
Trailing 8-3, the Falcons came flying back for the win.
Lau scored four goals, with AJ Becker scoring three, including the game-winner. Jagger Sakamoto added two big goals. Morgan won 15 faceoffs and Paulson had seven saves. Graham Zander and Josh Taylor turned in big games on defense.
The next game saw the Falcons roll to an 18-2 win over Dublin. Walsh, Lam and Lau scored four goals each. Freshman Mateo Murphy scored his first two varsity goals, and Morgan, May, Becker and Sean Flanagin had one each.
Amador boys’ lacrosse
The Dons dropped both of their games last week, falling to California and De La Salle.
Cal grabbed the 17-7 win, but the Dons turned in some strong performances. Owen Heck led the offense with five points (3 goals, 2 assists), while also collecting three ground balls and forcing one turnover.
Sebastien Diligent (2 goals) and Will Coultrip (2 goals, 1 assist) also contributed on offense. Grant Thompson and Braden O’Donnell did great on faceoffs.
In the 18-3 loss to De La Salle, Tommy Balestreri was all over the field, scoring a goal, collecting five ground balls and forcing two turnovers. Goalie Alexander Michail made 13 saves while facing 39 shots.
Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a contributing sports writer for the Pleasanton Weekly. To contact him about his Pleasanton Preps column, email acesmag@aol.com.
