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PAGE 6 - The Independent, MAY 16, 2013Nina Hayes: a senior at GranadaHigh School with a weightedGPA of 3.92. She has earnedfour varsity blocks in swimming.Nina was selected First Team All-League as a sophomore in boththe 200IM and the 100 backstroke.She was an NCS finalist in 2010,2011 and 2012 and her team’sMVP in both 2010 and 2012.Nina plans to attend UCLA andwill major in CommunicationsStudies – Television Development/Promotion.Maryann Gong: a senior atGranada High School with aweighted GPA of 4.47. She hasearned four varsity blocks in bothcross country and track. Maryannwas selected Second Team All-League as a freshman in crosscountry and was selected FirstTeam All-League her last threeyears. She is the GHS recordholder in the 3200 meters and wascaptain of both the cross-countryand track teams. Maryann plansto study Computer Science andEngineering at the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology.Yuri Ahn: a senior at GranadaHigh with a weighted GPA of 3.57.She has earned four varsity blocksin golf and was elected to the All-League First Team as well as theAll East Bay first team for the pasttwo years. Yuri placed 5 th in NCS in2011 and placed 3 rd in NCS in 2012.Yuri plans to major in Business atUC Riverside and will play on thewomen’s golf team.Trevor Houghton: a senior atLivermore High School where hehas a weighted GPA of 3.39. Hehas earned three varsity blocks intrack, and two in football. Trevorhas served as the LHS AthleticCommissioner and is the StudentAthletics Club President. Heplans to attend Cal Poly San LuisObispo and major in ConstructionManagement.Mackinley Morgan: a seniorat Livermore High School with aweighted GPA of 3.72. He hasearned three varsity blocks inlacrosse and three varsity blocksin wrestling. Mac was voted MVPof his lacrosse team and receivedan All- League Honorable Mentionhis junior season. Mac obtainedthe rank of Eagle Scout in the BoyScouts and plans to major in SportsMedicine or Sports Managementand pursue playing lacrosse at thecollegiate level next year.Patrick Leary: a senior atLivermore High School where hehas a weighted GPA of 3.38. Hehas earned three varsity blocksin track and one in cross country.Patrick was selected First TeamAll-League in Cross Country andparticipated in the CIF State Meet.Patrick plans to attend ArizonaState University’s W.P. CareySchool of Business.Kyle Campiotti: a seniorat Granada High School witha weighted GPA of 3.14. Hehas earned four varsity blocks inwrestling, two varsity blocks infootball and two varsity blocks inbaseball. Kyle was named FirstTeam All-League in both footballand wrestling and was namedto the 3 rd Team All East Bay infootball and First Team All EastBay in wrestling. Kyle was an NCSwrestling champion. He plans toattend Chabot College and playfootball.Jordan Thrailkill: a seniorat Granada High School witha weighted GPA of 3.92. Hehas earned two varsity blocksin baseball, has won the EBALbatting title and been selected AllLeague First Team. Jordan is thesenior class secretary and plansto attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispowhere he will major in Kinesiology.Ryan Kirby: a senior at GranadaHigh School with a weighted GPAof 3.76. He has earned four varsityblocks in baseball and has madethe EBAL first team and been anEBAL Honorable Mention. TheGHS baseball team is currentlyundefeated and ranked secondin the nation. Ryan was namedto the pre-season All State teamand the pre-season Third AllAmerican Team. Ryan has signeda letter of intent to play baseballfor the University of San Diegowhere he will major in BusinessAdministration.Audreyannna Walke: a seniorat Livermore High School witha weighted GPA of 3.46. Shehas earned four varsity blocks insoccer and will have earned twovarsity blocks in track by year’send. She was an All-LeagueHonorable Mention her freshmanyear and was selected First TeamAll–League her junior and seniorseasons. She was also selected tothe All East Bay team. Audreyannaplans to attend the University ofArizona on a soccer scholarshipand will major in physiology in theCollege of Medicine.Kylee Southwell: a LivermoreHigh senior with a weighted GPA of3.67. She has earned four varsityblocks in soccer and was namedto the EBAL All-League SecondTeam and was also an All-LeagueHonorable Mention. Kylee hasparticipated in home building andworking with orphans in Cambodia.She plans to attend UC San Diegowhere she will continue to playsoccer.Boosters Recognize High School Scholar-AthletesBy Carol GrahamOn Monday, May 20th,the community is invitedto support 12 deservinghigh school seniors at theLivermore-Granada Boostersannual banquet.“The banquet will be theculmination of the Boosters’annual efforts and willfeature the announcementof the 2013 OutstandingScholar-Athletes from bothLivermore and GranadaHigh Schools,” said BoosterMike Morgan. “All 12finalists will be introducedwith anticipation building asthe winners of the Olympianawards are announced.”The four winners, onemale and one female fromeach high school, will eachreceive a $2,000 scholarshipto the college of their choice.The remaining eight finalistswill each receive a $500scholarship.“The finalists and winnersare selected by a committeeof Boosters directors,”said Morgan. Applicationsare distributed earlierin the year, with dozens receivedby the committee.“The selection process islong and detailed, with threeboys and three girls fromeach school becoming finalists.These twelve finalistsrepresent the top studentathletes. They are evaluatedfor scholarship excellence,exceptional athletic skill andperformance, sportsmanship,and academic and civicparticipation.”Several weeks prior tothe banquet, a luncheon washeld at Beeb’s Sports Bar &Grill at the Las Positas GolfCourse during which eachfinalist gave a short presentationsummarizing his orher achievements, elaboratingon sports careers, andspeaking about future plans.“They always do an exceptionaljob,” said Morgan.“The winners are selected bythe committee following theluncheon.”Also during the banquet,Granada and Livermorecoaches will present awardsto the most outstanding maleand female players for allteam sports. Another popularfeature of the banquetwill be the traditional showingof the video “Rivals,” afilm depicting the athleticcompetition between thecross-town high schoolsthroughout the current year.“The banquet is a highlyanticipatedevent each year,”said Morgan. “I can vividlyremember the event as asenior at Livermore High in1965. It was an event thatwe all looked forward to.”The Livermore-GranadaBoosters Club has supportedathletic and academic excellencesince 1949. The clubwas formed by a group of localbusinessmen and headedby Judge Joe Schenone tosupport the athletes of LivermoreHigh School, the onlyhigh school it town. Thefirst Olympian scholarshipwas awarded in 1958. WhenGranada High was establishedin 1966, the Boostersbegan awarding scholarshipsto both schools. As women’ssports gained popularity,scholarships were awardedMaria Carlson: a senior atLivermore High School with aweighted GPA of 4.11. Shehas earned four varsity blocksin swimming and one in waterpolo. Maria qualified for NCSher sophomore year in freestyleand qualified for NCS her seniorseason in breaststroke. She placedin the top 8 at NCS her junioryear. Maria plans to attend TheUniversity of Wisconsin. She willmajor in Chemistry and swim forthe Division I Badgers.to one male and one femalefrom each school in 1978.“Since 1958 the Boostershas awarded approximately$200,000 in scholarships toLivermore athletes,” saidMorgan.The banquet begins at6:30 p.m. and will be held atthe Robert Livermore CommunityCenter. Tickets forthe barbequed tri-tip steakand chicken dinner cost $25.All varsity athletes are invitedto attend free of charge.To donate or purchasetickets, visit www.livermoregranadaboosters.org.This year's finalists arepictured above the story.The Wild U15 competed for their first ever State Cup final.They have been ranked #1 in the state since August of lastyear. Last season the Wild took 2nd place in the NationalChampionship in Chicago Ill and are looking forward togoing to Colorado for the National Finals once again. Wildfaced Diablo FC on Cinco de Mayo for the State Cup Final.Both teams displayed superior skill and athleticism. WestCoast proved too much to handle though as Miciah Madisoncollected a perfect pass from Demi Gonis and slotted a shotpast Diablo FC goalkeeper to put team Wild on the board. Inthe second half, Wild’s tactical formation transition stiffenedthe oppositions attack and Kasidee Wiley took a pass fromMelissa Ellis and struck a perfectly placed shot in the cornerof the net putting the Wild up by two. The Wild’s defense wasled by team captains Megan Amick and Emilie Allum, with theamazing efforts from GK Amanda Valentine, Miciah Madison,Jacey Luzzi and Autumn Smithers who shut down Diablo FCsuper star forwards. The battle in the midfield was dominatedby West Coast players Tori Nicolo, Carleigh Hufana, RachelTungol, Demi Gonis and Sydni Lunt.West Coast SoccerU14 West Coast Wonder shockedModesto Ajax when they came backfrom a 2-0 deficit to take the NorCalPremiere State Cup Championshiptitle in golden goal overtime. DespiteAjax pulling ahead 2-0 early in thefirst half, Wonder continued to digdeep. After working the ball out ofthe back, Michia Madison drove upthe right side beating three defendersto score the Wonder's first goal. Thebeginning of second half brought arecharged Wonder to the field. A cornerkick sent into the six by McKennaButi was buried in the net by Madisonto even the score 2-2 in the 54thminute. While fending off an overlyaggressive defender, Madison againbeat defenders up the right side, cutinside and placed a beautiful shot toput Wonder up 3-2. Soon after Ajaxevened the score at 3-3. Golden Goalovertime brought the best out of WestCoast Wonder as they immediatelypushed forward. A hand ball in the boxprovided a perfect opportunity to sealthe title. Lesley Jimenez stepped up tothe line and placed a beautiful penaltykick in the left corner to bring WestCoast Wonder the first place trophy.West Coast Kryptonite U17played in their 3rd straight State Cup,coming away with the win. After goingdown 1-0 to a strong Alliance team inthe first half, team Kryptonite did notwaiver and drew upon their experienceto pull back a goal scored by BrookRittmann tying it 1-1. Adaurie Dayakwould get the go ahead goal off a cornerassisted by Ebony Ezeji and ReganSmithers. Kryptonite kept threateningin the attack led by Kelly Smith,Stephanie Pawek, Brooke Rittmann,Autumn Smithers and Adaurie Dayak.The midfield responsibilities werehandled by Amber Lennier, MireyaMagana, Madison Souza, Kate Lipmann& Jessica Hufford. Kryptoniteknown for their tough defense wasanchored by captains Grace Cabri &West Coast Kryptonite U17 played in their 3rd straight StateCup, coming away with the title. The team once again in2013 will get the opportunity to represent Northern Californiaas they go back to the National Championship for a thirdstraight year. In 2011 West Coast Kryptonite won the NationalChampionship held in Boise Idaho and finished 2nd in 2012in Waukegan Illinois. Kryptonite will be heading to AuroraColorado in July with their younger sister U15 team WestCoast Wild to try one last time for a National title. Picturedare ( top from left) staff coaches Stuart Rafferty, MarlonFernandez, Katie Poynter, Kate Lipmann, Jessica Hufford,Autumn Smithers, Grace Cabri, Regan Smithers, Ebony Ezeji,Adaurie Dayak, Amber Lennier, Rachel Leonard, MadisonSouza, Head Coach Troy Dayak, Asst Coach Karen Dayak;(bottom) Stephanie Pawek, Mireya Magana, Alison Lau,Tayler Lennier, State Cup, Haley Crook, Kelly Smith, andBrooke Rittmann.Rachel Leonard, Regan Smithers AllieLau and Ebony Ezeji all played greatand Goal Keeper Haley Crook came upwith some big saves. Central Cal Allianceput some pressure on but couldnot keep Mireya Magana from gettingthe game winning goal as she weavedthrough the midfield and blasted a shotover ACC goal keeper in the secondhalf. ACC would get a late goal butwas not enough to defeat the two timestate cup champs. Kryptonite wonState Cup in 2011, Premier State Cupin 2012 and State Cup again in 2013will get the opportunity to representNorthern California as they go backto the National Championship for athird straight year.Pleasanton Girls SoftballPleasanton Girls Softball Leaguescores:T-Ball: Bringhome.Scentsy.usvs. Maverick Networks: The firstcoach-pitched game and Bringhome.Scentsy.us and Maverick Networkswere on fire. For the home team,Saanvi Trivedi was a super pitcher,Kensington Abrew threw the ball to1st, where Bella Ehrlich caught it andmade an official out. Kensington wasalso the team's home run hitter. TaylorCohn rounds out the list of on-fire playersfor Bringhome.Scentsy.us with anout at 1st and a hit to the outfield offthe coach. Top players for the visitingMaverick Networks for fielding andbatting were Sarah Bull, Delaney Leeand Olivia Marcoux.Micro White: Bob Frey RealEstate / Remax vs. Maher EducationalServices: For Bob Frey Real Estate /Remax Keri Maggiora caught a fly ballat shortstop in the first inning. MakennaMelvin had a great turn as pitcher. PiperNothelfer did a good job at 1st base.Top Players: Bob Frey Real Estate /Remax - Keri Maggiora, MakennaMelvin, Paige Nothelfer; Maher EducationalServices - Lena Garuda, GraceGianfortone, Vivian SkeateBob Frey Real Estate / Remaxvs. GFI Stainless: For Bob Frey RealEstate / Remax, Abigail Harmon,Piper Bailey, and Kelly Maggiora allhad great at bats. For GFI Stainless,Hayley Luther made a catch at 2ndbase, Lucey Konnoff did some greatpitching and Sarah Deckinger was apowerful hitter. Top Players: Bob FreyReal Estate / Remax - Piper Bailey,Abigail Harmon, Kelly Maggiora; GFIStainless - Sarah Deckinger, LuceyKonnoff, Hayley LutherMicro Teal: Ohana Bros. IslandStyle Chips & Popcorn vs. LarryDamasar State Farm: Jaymie Gardnerhit a line drive to 2nd base in the 1stinning. Strong hit to outfield by AbigailKops. Kaitlyn Price caught two ballshit towards 1st base and tagged out thebatter. For Larry Damasar State Farm:Alexia Garcia had three nice hits andpitched a fantastic inning. Alexis Volkinghad three hits. Kelsey Harringtonmade an awesome catch at 1st basefor an out and also hit the ball well.Larry Damasar State Farm vs.Brandon McGuire State Farm Agency:The final game of the season betweenLarry Damasar State Farm and BrandonMcGuire State Farm Agency wasa great game with a lot of good playson both sides. For Larry DamasarState Farm Alexis Volking and EmilyHolling each pitched for the first timethis season and did fantastic. MaureWiley pitched a great inning and hadthree nice hits. For Brandon McGuireState Farm Agency, Isabella Collinswas tough and made some great playsat pitcher. Isabella Alvarez made hercleanest play of the season on a playto 1st. Olivia Marquez did a great jobpitching and her practice at home ispaying off.Tri-Valley Swim America vs.Larry Damasar State Farm: ForTri-Valley Swim America, AlyssaLadrillono pitched a fantastic inningand had three nice hits. Maria Gutierrezpitched well and did a great jobcatching and at the plate. MadisonCribbs played well in the field andhad three nice hits. For Larry DamasarState Farm, Alexia Garcia continued tohit the ball well going three for three.Grace Damaser had a nice hit off theopposing pitcher and almost made asensational stretching play at second.Sophia Damaser had three nice hits.Mini Teal: Sonshine Preschool 9,(continued on page 8)