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Athlete
Name: Camille Condit
Age: 17
Sport: Volleyball
Team: CVHS Volleyball
Camille Condit has always enjoyed
music and the Clayton Valley High senior
has been in the school choir for four years.
However her biggest notoriety in high
school has come on the volleyball court.
She was introduced to the sport when older
5K run,
from page 1
CVHS athletic director Pat
Middendorf, who chairs
UMDAF, said that the $75,000
exceeded the group’s projections.
“All in all, we thought it was a
very fantastic event,” she said. “It
was pretty evident that the athletes
themselves showed up in
great number to support this
event.”
Following Clayton Valley
with the most registered participants
were College Park,
Northgate, Concord, Mt. Diablo
and Ygnacio Valley high schools.
CVHS coach Michelle
Howisey’s Eagles cross country
team was well-represented in the
15-19 and 10-14 age groups. “All
my athletes participated in the
5K. They weren’t racing, but all
ran,” Howisey said. “They were
very organized and dressed in a
jungle theme, which included
them meeting in advance to
make costumes together. We
even had quite a few parents
run.”
Six of the top 10 girls in the
15-19 age group are on the
CVHS cross-country team.
Sarah Litwiller (1st), Alexandra
Tate (2nd), Megan Mayhew
(4th), Melissa Del Bene (5th),
Brigitte Leblow (7th) and Ning
Ning Hu (10th) all placed in the
top 10. Rachel Preeg was second
in the 10-14 age group.
On the boys’ side, Clayton
freshmen Danny Condon and
Taylor Linzey placed among the
top six in the 10-14 age group.
Sean Wanket of Concord was
first. Clayton’s Johnny McCluhan
and Braden Hart were leaders in
the boys 9 and under race.
Litwiller, now at Sacramento
State, ran both races and then
said he needed to run six more
miles for his team workout. He
hoped to make it back before the
awards ceremony was over. Of
course, he did.
“An outstanding runner and
person, we are really proud he
represented CV again this time
as an alumnus,” Middendorf said
of Litwiller.
In the adult categories, Katie
of the
Week
Clayton Sports
Wanket of Pleasant Hill was the
first overall woman in a time of
19:28.65. Shannon Carr and
Patricia Sackett were Concord
runners in the top six of women
20-29. Ursula Reynosa of
Concord was first in women 30-
39, Mary Trumble of Concord
and Carina Fryer of Clayton
were in the top five 40-49;
Kimberly Tank of Concord and
Jennifer Roe of Clayton were top
six in 50-59.
On the men’s side, local runners
Aaron Takahashi, Tapinder
Singh, Kevin Dixon and Shaneel
Kumar were top 20-29 finishers.
Abel Vanegas of Concord was
third in men 30-39, while Kevin
White, Dan Wanket, Tim
Llacuna and Mark Catalano
were top 8 at 40-49. The men’s
50-59 group was dominated by
local runners with Thom
Trimble, Chris Ware, Bill
Hermens, Michael Smidebush,
Bob Hermens, Keith
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sister Amanda signed up for club volleyball
and the girl’s mom enrolled younger sister
Camille too. The Condit sisters played
together for one year at CVHS when
Camille was just a freshman and made the
varsity squad. Four years later she leads the
Christensen, Bill Svoboda and
Stan Roe all in the top 10. In
men 60-69, Fortwnato Perez,
Rex Takahashi, Rees Markham
and Tony Pawlowicz posted top
times. Bryan Holmes was the
No. 1 70-79 runner.
“Our second annual Save
Our Sports 5K run was a magical
morning of our community
coming together to support athletics
in our high schools,” said
event co-chair Marci Finley. “We
had a total of 110 volunteers
coming from all of the six high
schools, including 30 provided
by Diablo Futbol Club.”
According to Finley, the
sense of urgency created by the
initial announcement of the
school board cutting the funding
of sports has waned.
“What the public is missing is
that we are in the exact same
position as we were last year. We
need to raise $1.2 million to continue
athletics in MDUSD or the
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team in kills, is second in blocks and third in
aces and digs. She’s also “one of the first
players in the gym for practice or back from
water breaks, and can be found hitting or
serving extra balls,” according to her coach
Lisa Barbieri Hobson, herself a former
Eagle standout. Camille was first-team all-
DVAL last year and has hopes of attending
the US Naval Academy next year.
Sport Chalet congratulates Camille Condit
and rewards her achievement with a Sport Chalet
gift card.
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should be recognized? Perhaps he or
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or remarkable improvement,
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Photo by Mike Dunn
THE BROTHER-SISTER COMBO OF SARAH AND NATHANAEL LITWILLER was all smiles after posting top
times at the second annual 5K Run benefiting the United Mt. Diablo Athletic Foundation in
Newhall Park. Nathanael Litwiller, who now runs for Sacramento State and is an alumnus of
Clayton Valley High School, repeated as the fastest overall runner in the 5K race with a time of
16:31.46. Sister Sarah Litwiller, a CVHS senior, was the top 15-19 female runner with her
20:47.58 time, which barely edged her Eagle teammate Alexandra Tate.
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board will cancel sports,” Finley
noted.
“Sunday’s 5K was a success.
The six high schools and the
community came together to
make a difference and we did.
Now we just have to keep at it.”
Adding to the color and festivities
at Newhall Park were San
Francisco radio station KMEL
blasting music while cheerleaders
and school mascots from several
schools, including the CVHS
Eagles, were dancing and playing
with the crowd. The Mt. Diablo
High Tahitian dancers made a
repeat appearance. The school
mascots led off the kiddie race
and had a dance contest to conclude
the morning’s festivities.
“We had more sponsors this
year, but had about 600 fewer
runners,” said Middendorf, who
was still reviewing figures. “It
appears the adult runners were
the category that dropped the
most.”
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CVHS ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION OCT. 30
The second Clayton Valley High School Athletic Hall of Fame
induction ceremony and dinner will be Saturday, Oct. 30, at Centre
Concord. The event will honor athletes, coaches, teams and community
leaders from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s.
Tickets are $50 and may be purchased at mdusd.k12.ca.us/claytonvalley
(click on Web store) or send a check to CVHS HofF, P.O.
Box 203, Clayton CA 94517.
For more information, call Dee Billeter at 672-6379 or Bill Nelson
at 672-4092.
YOUTH FUTSAL, OTHER TEAMS FORMING AT
CLAYTON GYM
Indoor soccer, aka futsal, is coming to Clayton Community Gym
this winter. Boys teams in the under 10, 12 and 14 age groups are
forming a league for the five-a-side game. The league will run Nov.
6-Dec. 30. There will also be an under 14 girls tournament at the
gym Nov. 27-28.
Other November events at the Clayton gym include a youth winter
basketball academy for boys and girls second to ninth grades, an
adult winter volleyball league and total body fitness for adults.
For more information or to register, visit their website at
alloutsportsleague-clayton.com.
DIABLO FC WINTER SOCCER ACADEMY STARTS JAN. 6
Diablo FC is holding its 10th annual Winter Soccer Academy
Jan. 6-Feb. 17, 5-6 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays at Willow Pass Park
No. 5, adjacent to the Willow Pass tennis courts in Concord.
The renowned Diablo FC professional coaching staff will teach
boys and girls 5-12 basic dribbling and juggling skills, passing and
receiving the ball and ball striking. Youth of all skill levels from
novice to those ready for competitive soccer are invited to attend.
There are no tryouts; sign up at diablofc.org.
DIABLO FC U8-U11 COMPETITIVE TRYOUTS IN JANUARY
Diablo FC tryouts for the 2011-’12 season for under 8 through
under 11 competitive teams will be held Jan. 23-30 in Concord. Boys
and girls born between Aug. 1, 2000, and July 31, 2005, are invited
to try out.
There is no charge to try out; pre-register at diablofc.org.
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