Junior All-Stars take championship
Pleasanton National Little League’s Junior All-Stars went undefeated to win the District 57 Tournament this season.
The tournament, hosted by Canyon Creek Little League in San Ramon, included 13 Tri-Valley teams from Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon and Danville. Pleasanton National went undefeated in the double-elimination tournament, going 4-0 against Danville, Livermore National and twice v. Dublin.
The team was led by great pitching performances from David Hank (2–0), who pitched a complete game no-hit shutout, and Brian Murphy (2–0). Relief pitching was also key from Ben Rydell, Carter Ridgway and Josh Cerri, who came in and shut the door in the championship game against Dublin.
The team batting average for the tournament was over .400, which included a huge home run from Mike DeVivo against Danville in the first game of the tournament. The entire team contributed defensively with Brian Murphy, Carter Ridgway, Ben Rydell David Hank, Brandon Chun, Mike DeVivo, and Matt Gandy playing infield. Catchers Peter Wrenn and Keoni Sanchez, along with outfielders Josh Cerri, Dane Shaffar and Michael Bump also helped their pitchers by playing stellar defense. This year’s Pleasanton National All-Star team was managed by Tim Murphy and Coach Dan Shaffar. Pleasanton National will represent the entire Tri-Valley at the sectionals, hosted by Redwood City Little League and District 52.
Barracudas top of the Hill
The Briarhill Barracudas of Dublin held their meet against Ruby Hill of Pleasanton last Saturday, beating the Ruby Hill Killer Whales with a final score of 507-407.
Several swimmers on both teams had outstanding performances, winning all four events they were entered into. For Ruby Hill, those swimmers were Nick Johnston (13), Tom Sornsen (9), Alec Psinakis (14) and Lindsay Baxter (15). For Briarhill they were, Callan Jackman (8), Andrew Voit (8), Sherman Vuong (12), Brent Reed (16) and Joey Grywczynski (7).
Other swimmers with one or more wins in each of their events include, for Rubyhill, Camille Lusher (13), Lindsey Maddalon(6), Christopher Yang (5), Hannah McGillivary (10), Brianna Nicholas (12), Jessica Choi (14), Michelle Schirle(16), Chase Psinakis (10), Annalise Stevenson (10) and Kirsten Hewitt (9). Swimmers with one or more wins for Briarhill include Fiona Somerville (10), Matthew Grywczynski (9), Haley Lukas (12), Lauren Leahy (15), Christopher Leahy (12), Meghan Van Lare (6), Jacob Allman (5), Kevina Vuong (8), Crystal Fisher (14), Shannon Corrigan (15), Brandon Lind (16), Brittney Achziger (11), Bella Mairs (8), Kristin Horrillo (12), Clark Jackman (12).
2nd Tri-For-Fun race is Saturday
On Your Mark Event’s Tri-For-Fun Triathlon Series’ second leg (of four) will be held at 7 a.m. Saturday at Shadow Cliffs Regional Park. There are still some spots open.
The remaining 2008 Tri-For-Fun Series dates are Aug. 16 for the Tri-For-Fun No. 3 and Sept. 21 for the Tri-For-Real. All races start at 7 a.m., at Shadow Cliffs Regional Park, 2500 Stanley Blvd. Entry fee for the three Tri-For-Funs is $55 each in advance and $65 day of. Cost is $65 advance, and $75 day of for the Tri-For-Real, which also includes trophies and medals. Check-in and registration begins at 5 a.m. To register or for more information, call 209-795-7832 or visit www.onyourmarkevents.com.
Stingrays beat Green Gators
The Green Gators were snapping at the tails of the Stingrays, but fell just short of catching them in their home pool. Del Prado managed to eke out a victory, with only a 70-point margin as the final score came in Stingrays 534.5, Gators 464.5.
Both teams turned in some great performances, with many swimmers lowering their best times. The Green Gators top performers were Stephanie Chiu (12), Nicolette Randle (10), Makenna Toney (5), Maya Cipriano (12) and Claire Suen (6), for the girls. For the boys, Brenden Warren (6), Reece Toney (8), Jorell Toney (11), Jason Van Dorn (14) and Jimmy Bowen (12) were tops.
The Stingrays top girls were Isabella Foster (6), Meghan Hogue (8), Colleen Mayes (16) and Jaclyn Strom (14). Top Stingray boys were Trevor Landas (17), Cole Payan (18), Max Jorgenson (6), Eric Crispell (13) and Eric Gates (15). Other strong performances by Dublin were turned in by Olivia Cano (8), Mary E. Brillante (12), Matty Banks (14), Alexandra Torrez (10), Kristen Warren (10), Stefen Dillon (10), Ren Bennett (8), Christopher Fernainy (12), Jeff Van Dorn (17) and Jack Behm (8). Del Prado’s other top contributors include Alyssa Bardakos (8), Niki Doi (16), Megan Doi(10), Stephanie Doi (13), Taylor Peterson (18), Michael McMasters(6), Cameron Kurotori (12), Christopher Nespor (14), Matthew Sun (14) and Jake Newman (10).
Sharks drown Dolphins
After two close calls, the Pleasanton Meadows Sharks finally got over the hump and got a win, defeating the FAST Dolphins 529-420. The Sharks had lost their past two meets by 30 points or less.
The Sharks started the meet by sweeping the medley relay and never trailed during the evening. Several Pleasanton Meadows swimmers posted multiple first place finishes including, Sidney Vaeth (7-8 Fly, Breast) Blake Tucker (7-8 Free, Back), Nick Tucker (9-10 IM, Fly), Annie Geasa (11-12 Fly, IM) and Joe Geasa (7-8 Fly, Breast).
Also getting first place finishes were Brent Werder (6U Back), Aaron Zheng (6U Breast), the sister duo of Alyson (9-10 IM) and Haley Isaacs (9-10 breast), Gill Noor (9-10 Back) Chris Bush (11-12 Breast), Madison Aquilina (13-14 breast), Alec Kron (13-14 Breast), another sister act of Kyra (11-12 Free) and Elsa Schwaninger (13-14 IM), Colin Burke (11-12 back) Katey Cloonan (13-14 back), Kaala Cheney (13-14 Fly), Parker Brown (13-14 Fly), Melissa Wee (15-18 IM), Chelsea King (15-18 free) and Joey Silva (15-18 free).
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