02/03/2011 - The Independent

The Independent, FEBRUARY 3, 2011 - PAGE 7provided a single conversion.The 2nd game, 15-5, displayed muchhigher levels of execution with 0-0 stillbeing the score at half time. Sierra Foothillraced a 70+ yard Try through the heart ofthe Cavaliers in the start of the 2nd half butthe Cavalier determination came back tomatch them with Michael Balasteri scoringa Try. Once energized the Cavalierssustained 2 more scoring drives from DavidBartolomucci scoring a Try from his fullbackposition and Jacob Felix in his first rugbymatch ever.West Coast GymnasticsWest Coast Olympic GymnasticsAcademy girl's optional team competedat the Byers Roseville Invitational held atSacramento State on Sunday January 23,2011. The team is coached by Mike Lynch. Itis located in Pleasanton. The level 9/10 teamcame home with a 3rd place trophy.Results are as follows:Level 10: Sean Tafuri, Vault 9.000(3rd), Bars 6.850 (5th), Beam 9.200 (3rd),Floor 8.450 (6th), All Around 33.500 (5th,Level 10)Level 9: Whitney Estrada, Vault 8.800(4th), Bars 8.250 (4th), Beam 8.600 (3rd),Floor 9.200 (1st), All Around 34.850 (2nd,older); Katelyn Kleinheinz, Vault 8.850(2nd), Bars 7.450 (5th), Beam 8.800 (2nd),Floor 8.000 (7th), All Around 33.100 (5th,older); Isabella Orecchia, Vault 8.000(6th), Bars 7.150 (5th), Beam 7.850 (5th),Floor 8.200 (5th), All Around 31.200 (6th,younger)Level 7: Anna Siebel, Vault 8.900 (4th),Bars 8.775 (6th), Beam 9.250 (2nd), Floor8.800 (7th), All Around 35.725 (4th, youngerA); Morgan Fiske, Vault 8.700 (7th), Bars8.625 (3rd), Beam 9.000 (4th), Floor 8.800(8th), All Around 35.125 (3rd, older); LorenCouture, Vault 8.550 (10), Bars 7.250 (8),Beam 8.300 (7th), Floor 8.575 (9th), AllAround 32.675 (7th, older)Ernie Rodrigues Softball Complex, 1717 S.Livermore Ave. or Max Baer Softball Field,1310 Murdell Lane.The following leagues are offered thisseason: Sunday, Masters 35+ (intermediate-advanced)& Seniors 50+ (beginnerintermediate);Monday, Men’s D3 (beginner,intermediate, advanced), Men’s Blueand Men’s Gold (intermediate advanced);Tuesday, Business Coed (intermediateadvanced);Wednesday, Men’s D Open, DMajors (intermediate- advanced); Thursday,Men’s D1 and D2 (intermediate- advanced);Friday, Coed D1 (intermediate-advanced),Coed D2 (beginner-immediate).Space is limited for adult softball, thereforeearly registration is advised. Leagues(continued on page 8)Youth SoccerThe Blue Angels came out strong to winthe U8 Girls Indoor Soccer Championshipgame by beating the Kickin' Kittens 14 to 1.All the Blue Angels had an amazing game.Kaeli Tembrevilla started off the scoringwith a strong kick into the goal in the firstminute of the game. Katie DeMillo, EmmaRhodes, Taylor Green, Kyhlie Weed, Vanessavon Sosen, and Autumn DeLange alsoscored goals in the game. Carly Mitchell,McKenna Keowen, Madison Ray, FaithJohnson, Grace Spievak and Emmy Wolfplayed very well at midfield providing greatoffensive and defensive support. The goalies- Vanessa von Sosen, Faith Johnson, KaeliTembrevilla and Grace Spievak had multiplesaves only allowing one goal in the entiregame. The Blue Angels ended the indoorsession undefeated.CYO BasketballIt was a fantastic season closer for theSt. Michael's/St. Charles (SM/SC) 8th gradegirls Wolfpack team with a 23-17 nail-biteragainst St. Joan in CYO basketball action.There was an outstanding defensive effortby forward, Paige Walker, pulling down apersonal best and matching a team record9 rebounds. Running a close second wereCameo Schubert and Kirah Van Trease with 8each. Kirah also had a great offensive gamesinking 40% from the field, plus 3 steals and ablocked shot. Leading the scoring effort waspoint guard, Sarah Partridge, also shooting40% and dropping in half the team's pointswith 11; add to that 4 rebounds, 2 steals and1 assist. Ashley Breyer was 1 for 1 adding 2more points, a rebound and causing a turnoverin the foward position. Liz Fleming, JessicaElfin and Kelly Borden rounded out thescoring with an additional 6 points. An alltime high 42 rebounds by the Pack provedtoo tough for the St. Joan squad.• • •The SM/SC 8th grade girls Wolfpackteam came out with their claws drawnscratching their way toward the top of theleader-board with a 34-28 win over St. Joanfor the second straight week. Sarah Partridgewas on fire with fast breaks, shooting 54%with her second season high game of 17points. Cameo Schubert also recorded apersonal best, team high record 9 rebounds.An excellent job was turned in by Cameo underneath.Ashley Breyer found her strengthdown low snagging 4 rebounds and scoring2 points. Brandi Meyer had a tougher jobup top but pulled in 4 rebounds, 2 steals,shutting down St. Joan’s offensive drive aswell as shooting 33% from the field. KellyBorden finished strong with 9 attempts, 6points, 2 steals, a rebound, a blocked shotand 3 assists. The Pack continues to putforth outstanding efforts each week lookingforward to the playoffs.• • •SM/SC 6th grade Spartans CYO team#604 beat St. Isidore #602 38-23 in CYObasketball play Sunday. The Spartans jumpedto a 10 point lead in the first quarter andnever looked back. Jacob Murdoch playeda great all around game with 18 points,6 rebounds, 6 steals, and 4 assists. FrankGomez was also instrumental in the finaloutcome with 7 points, 6 rebounds, and 2steals. PJ Kalcic chipped in an additional6 points and had 3 rebounds while PatrickSchwartz pulled down 7 rebounds and addedanother 2 points.• • •The SM/SC 5th grade girls Swoosh teamcontinued its winning streak with victory #9beating a very tough St. Isidore team 15-12.Point guard Nicole Bartels shot 50% fromthe field sinking half the Swoosh's points forthe win. Center, Katie Marcel, had a record8 blocked shots as well as 11 attempts andscored 4 points. Emily March shut downthe key with 6 rebounds, 7 attempts and 2points. Katie Gomez rounded out the scorewith 2 more points, a steal and 2 reboundsunderneath. Great hustle by the Swooshteam was just too tough for St. Isidore tohandle.It was another great win by the SM/SCPhoto - Doug JorgensenGranada High School defeated Amador Valley, 67 to 57 in EBALboys varsity basketball action. In the photo, Tyler Pagett (40) ofGranada goes up for a shot over Amador’s Matt Lady (21).5th grade girls Swoosh team with a strongfinish against St. Isidore, 24-10. Everymember of the team participated fully.Chelsea Warner and Emma Zika played atough defensive zone, not allowing St. Isidoreto penetrate the key. They also put up 10attempts, 4 points, with Emma snagging 4rebounds on the day. Maddy Valone put up9 attempts, scored 2 points, snagged a steal,a rebound and caused 2 turnovers. KatieFournier assisted in shutting down the keyup top with a great effort on steals and jumpballs. Katie Marcel came alive offensivelywith 12 attempts, 6 points and a record 10rebounds and 2 blocked shots.* * *SM/SC CYO 4th grade boys' team(#423), aka Club Penguin, was defeated bySt. Joan's (#422), 23-10 in its final game of theseason. Devon Shah scored eight points forthe winning team, while Dutchy Theirman,Carson Griffey, and Anthony Fernandez eachscored four points for St. Joan's. For ClubPenguin, Drew Braudrick, who excelled duringhis time playing point guard, scored sixpoints and Logan Finch and Eric Valdez eachscored two. Defensive praise goes to JasonWiggington for his rebounding efforts.• • •The Pleasanton Orange Crush won ahard fought game against the Lasers 14-5 inCYO basketball. Hope Alley, Ellen Ebbers,Nicy Trucco, Lexi Trucco and Allie Simonwere all stars today for the Orange Crush.For the Lasers, Mallorie Stiner, Kami Farro,Lyndsay Harnish and Jacqueline Arnold allcontributed to a great game.• • •4th grade A team SM/SC Wolverineslost to St. Joan's, 32-19. The Wolverinesplayed well but were not able to recoverfrom a 10-0 run made by St Joan early inthe 2nd quarter. Derek Eijansantos led theWolverines with 6 points.• • •SM/SC 408 Gladiators vs SM/SC 405(8-17): In the Gladiators final game, NathanFindley, RJ Mata and Frankie Silva all scored.Jonathan Nguyen, Rayn Heise and CameronMcGee played outstanding offense,WyattMoseley, Jonathan Mulrooney and JoshFreitas played skillful defense to keep thegame close for three quarters.In the fourthquarter 405's Ian Partridge, Grant Dufek andNathan Hanscom outscored the Gladiatorstaking the game 17-8.• • •The 4th Grade SMSC boys team Ninjacame away with another win on Sundayagainst St. Isidore-411. The Ninjas won30-26 bringing their record for the season to7-2. Jordan Collom led the team in offenseputting up 16 points. Cameron Schraderalso had a strong day on offense with eightpoints. On defense, Collin Eads and BradleyMitchell both contributed with steals. JackMolitoris and Owen Dawson also assistedwith multiple rebounds.• • •The SM/SC CYO 3 rd grade girls’ team,more commonly known as the MightyCagers are nearing in on a perfect season.Most of these girls have come up thru theSM/SC 1 st & 2 nd grade program and a couplehave never played organized before thisyear. Afew girls couldn’t even reach thebasket let alone dribble the ball at the startof the season and now all are scoring andhandling the ball. Players have asked formore practice time to work on shooting.One player always wantedsome clarificationon the rules. Then there’s the player whowanted to make sure she is on time to thegame and the player who never wanted tocome off the court. Sunday’s game will beour final game of the season and whateverthe final score shall be, the Mighty Cagerswill conclude what will always been knownto their coaches as the perfect season. TeamMembers: Jordan Briggs, Lourdes Cacacho,Jillian Collom, Ariel Conley, Emma Hyde,Laura Marshall, Jackie Parker, AmandaPrice, and Carlie Spruiell• • •The 1st/2nd grade CYO SM/SC Monarchsvs. Cobra played an energized lastgame of the season. Monarchs Top Players:Anna Leary, Dakoda Hood, Emma Kello,Erin Schrader, Jadyn Lange, Jayden Thomas,Karlie Geissbuhler, Kylee Black, OliviaTurner, Sonia Fletcher; Team Cobra TopPlayers: Braden Blacklock, Nicholas Carrano,Nathan Lee, Jaxson Mosby, BrandonNorton, Ethan Poe, Payton Spurlock andPeter Storjohan.• • •SMSC 1st/2nd grade girls, The ShootingSharks, played an exciting and energetic finalgame of the season against The ShootingStars. Top players for Shooting Sharks: CamilleWigginton (Defense), Wyatt Nostrand(Offense) Gianna DeMayo and Hannah Whitelock(All Around). Top players for ShootingStars: Mackenzie Hoffman (Defense),Kendall Waugh (Offense) Skylar Jester andJulia Passannante (All Around).Bocce Kits for RentFollowing the debut of two new boccecourts at the freshly renovated BothwellPark, the Livermore Area Recreation andPark District is now making bocce ball kitsavailable for rent to the public.Bocce ball kits can be checked out for aweek at a time from the Robert LivermoreCommunity Center. The kits are available atthe front counter from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Monday through Friday.Rental for one week is $20, plus a $40refundable deposit by credit card or cash – atotal of $60. The $40 deposit is refundable ifequipment is returned in good condition. Kitsare rented on a first-come, first-served basis;reservations are not available in advance.Rental of a bocce ball kit does not guaranteea bocce ball court will be available.The Robert Livermore Community Centeris located at 4444 East Ave., Livermore.Bothwell Park is located at 2466 EighthSt., Livermore. For more information, call925-373-5700.NorCal Grizzlies BaseballNorCal Grizzlies Baseball is currentlyevaluating players ages 9U thru 14U for 2011spring tournament baseball season. Seasonruns through July and includes 13 local tournaments,1 tournament in SoCal, 2x weeklypractices at indoor training facility and outdoorfields, and complete uniform package.Please contact Tom Graham, Head Coach, at925-922-5050 or tomg@norcalgrizzlies.org.Schedule an evaluation at www.norcalgrizzlies.org/2011springballreg.html.Roller Hockey SignupValley Inline Hockey in Livermore isgetting ready for Spring with Youth Leaguesignups. Signups will be Saturday, February6 at the rink 11am-1pm. The rink is locatedbehind Junction Ave. Middle School withparking off Ladd Ave. Leagues includeMites (ages 6 and under) free learn to playand skate class; Squirts (ages 7-8), PeeWees(9-12), and Bantams (13-16). Equipmentcan be borrowed as long as the participantshave skates. Session starts mid-March. Formore details on costs and league call us at925-443-1500 or check the web at www.valleyrollerhockey.netAdult Softball LeaguesThe Livermore Area Recreation and ParkDistrict is offering adult softball leagues forspring 2011.League fees are $795 for men’s, coed andbusiness teams and to $650 for men’s seniorteams. General registration starts Tuesday,Feb. 1, and goes through Monday, Feb. 28.LARPD Spring 2011 adult softballleagues run April 15 to July 10 unlessmake-up games need to played. The leagueteams are based on a 10-game schedule, plusplayoffs for the top four teams. All gamesare in the evening and will be played at