04/30/2010 - The Independent

PAGE 6 - The Independent, APRIL 29, 2010It’ll be rodeo time again in six short weeks. June 12 and 13 are thedates for the 92 nd Annual Livermore Rodeo. Check out the websitewww.livermorerodeo.org for all the event information, tickets andhost hotel information. For early birds, tickets will be on sale atthe Rodeo booth in front of Baughman’s during the Livermore WineCountry Festival May 1 and 2. Buy your tickets early for the bestseats in the shade.The Rodeo Week’s events are as follows (all but the parade areheld at Robertson Park):• Wednesday, June 9 is Local Team Penning and Mixer. Ticketsare $20. They will be sold at Baughman’s. This is an age 21 and overevent. It includes team penning, tri-tip bbq, and dancing to live musicfrom Whiskey Dawn. Check out the band at www.whiskeydawn.com.If you like good food, good music and a really good party you needto come. This event is limited to 1,000 and usually sells out.• Thursday, June 10, 6pm, is Family Night. It includes local teamroping, The Nestle Nesquik Wild Cow Milking, $1 hot dogs, $1sodas, Nesquik and Juicy Juice. This is a free event. Bring the kidsand their friends and enjoy some good, clean family fun. You won’tfind a free event like this anywhere else. Wild Cow Milking is trulyand literally a kick in the pants. The kids will love it.• Friday, June 11 is Professional Slack at 8am. This is where thepro cowboys and cowgirls compete for a spot in the weekend rodeo.This is also free to anyone who wants to see the nation’s best proscompete for a spot in the weekend rodeo.• Saturday, June 12 is the Livermore Rodeo Parade at 10am. Theparade is hosted by The Livermore Rotary Club. It runs along 2 ndStreet in downtown Livermore. Get there early for a spot on the curb.Each year the parade draws more and more people so give yourselfa few extra minutes for parking and getting to 2 nd Street.• Saturday, June 12 and Sunday, June 13 are the dates for the 92 ndAnnual Livermore Professional Rodeo. Both shows start at 2pm andinclude the awesome majesty of the Grand Entry, the presentation ofthe Country’s Flag and Military’s Colors by the Veteran’s of ForeignWars, the speed of all the timed events and of course all the buckingaction of the broncs and bulls. The Riatta Ranch Cowboy Girls trickriding team is back as is the US Army Mounted Unit. Both dayspromise to be full of exciting action and great family fun.The 2010 Queen contest was the closest in many years. In fact,the judges took over 2 hours to decide who would be crowned MissLivermore Rodeo 2010. It was that close. The judges selected BaileyCastello to represent the Livermore Rodeo up and down the state forthe 2010 rodeo season. Bailey is a long-time horse enthusiast and hasbeen part of the rodeo family for many years. “She will do Livermoreproud. Get your girls a picture with Miss Livermore Rodeo 2010 atthe rodeo. Congrats Bailey.”The time is getting close for one of this town’s biggest weekends.Come out and support your Livermore Rodeo. This event isa significant part of this town’s heritage and kids will love it. Sowill friends and family. We’ve partnered with the Doubletree Hotelto offer out-of-towners 2 free tickets if they stay at the Host Hotel.Give the Doubletree a call and ask for the Rodeo Promo and they’lltake good care of you.Similarly, if you purchase some Wrangler products at Baughman’syou’ll receive a ticket voucher for either Saturday or Sunday. So pickup a new pair of jeans or a fancy new shirt and you’re in.The organizers are looking forward to welcoming everyone June12 and 13, and remind people not to forget about Family Night orthe Mixer. Just come and relax, have a few laughs, grab a bite toeat and enjoy some true western fun. Everyone can be a cowboyfor a day.Good Year for BlueDevils Ice HockeyThe 2009-2010 season marked the 40thanniversary of the Tri-Valley Blue Devils, ayouth ice hockey club based at Dublin Iceland.The club was founded by the Merrickand Long families in the East Bay in 1970and initially played at Southland Mall's icerink in Hayward.The sons and grandsons of the foundersare coaching and playing with the clubtoday.The Blue Devils had a successful 40thanniversary season, with multiple tournamenttitles, four teams advanced to the statechampionships and one traveled across thecountry to compete in the USA Hockey TierII Nationals in New York.In January, Tri-Valley's PeeWee B (under12) team won the International SilverStick Championship, an honor known asthe Stanley Cup of youth hockey. The teamname will be engraved on the Silver Sticktrophy in the Hockey Hall of Fame for thenext year. The same team won their divisionat the Norcal championships and finishedsecond in the state championships in SanJose on April on 11.The Midget AA (under 18) team playedwell at the state championships in Valencia inmid-March, earning a return trip to the USAHockey Tier II Nationals. They traveled toRochester, New York in early April to playteams from New Mexico, Illinois, Delawareand Tennessee. The team advanced to thequarter-finals and then to the semi-finalswhere they were defeated in overtime by ateam from Oklahoma that ultimately wonthe national title. Last year, the Blue Devil'sfirst-ever AA team made it to Nationals andwas eliminated in the second round.The Blue Devils' Squirt B (under 10)team was undefeated, 14-0, in the regularseason and won the Norcal championshipin late March by scoring 27 goals while allowingonly five during the championshiptournament. The team finished second inthe state championships that took place inSan Jose April 9-11.The Squirt A team finished the regularseason in first place and advanced to boththe Norcal and state championships, wherethey finished second.The Midget A (under 18) team completedthe regular season in second placeand played in both the Norcal and statechampionships.Over President's Day weekend, the Mite(under 6) team captured the title at the WineCountry Face Off in Santa Rosa and theBantam A (under 14) team was undefeatedat the Polar Bear Invitational Tournamentin Phoenix. They beat a Bantam team fromCalgary, Alberta for the championship.The Tri-Valley Blue Devils offer bothtravel and in-house ice hockey teams forboys and girls ages 4 to 18. Currently, thereare more than 300 kids in the program andthey come to Dublin from as far away asElk Grove, Corte Madera and Stockton toplay. The 2009-2010 season was the veryfirst for the Blue Devils High School teamsthat play in the Bay Area league run by theSan Jose Sharks. Tri-Valley fielded three JVteams and a Varsity team.For more information, please visit theTri-Valley Blue Devils web site at www.trivalleyminorhockey.comPleasanton American LLPleasanton American Little Leaguehighlights:Farm B: Yankees vs. White Sox: TheYankees and the White Sox were fired up toplay their baseball game. Thomas Babati hada huge hit into the field and ran the baseswith ease. Eric Millar fielded the ball andthrew like a pro. Caleb Lammie swung thebat and connected with a slamming hit to thefield. The boys enjoyed playing and seemedto work together as a team.Farm A: Angels vs. Athletics: Angelsplayed the A’s in a spectacular game thatlooked like it took place more in the air than onthe ground. Nolan Jetter’s hitting—includingthe innings during which he experimentedwith batting as a lefty—made spectators wishthey had brought their binoculars: tall, arcinghits momentarily lost in the white cloudsthen descend on the grass with disarmingspeed. Mike Rodriguez sent the balls flyingeach time he was up to bat. Brett Ciraulo asthird baseman consistently fielded groundersand sent them air mail to first base. After agood single, Connor Schmidt leapt aroundthe bases as his teammates’ hits successivelysent him bouncing into home with a grin thatlit up the field.Minors AA: White Sox vs. Yankees: TheWhite Sox scored 3 runs, and the Yankeesscored 7 runs. Jake Gebb hit an outstandingtriple for the White Sox. Great job Jake.Matthew Greenup hit an awesome doublefor the White Sox too.Minors AAA: White Sox 2, Angels 6:The White Sox were having one of their bestgames of the season leading 2-1 going intothe fourth inning. Pitcher Braxton Henleyhad many strikeouts in both the secondand third innings and great infielding byCameron Hennings and Dylan Barker keptthe Angels off the scoreboard. The WhiteSox were also hitting well with a double byRadley Rel in the second inning. Barkerhad a Single RBI; Jake Wilner and DanielCoyle hit singles. With the score at 2-2 inthe fifth inning, the pressure was on WhiteSox pitcher Noah Moreno. Moreno andthe team again allowed no runs in the finaltwo innings. With the score tied, an extraseventh inning was played. Key bunting andsteals allowed the Angels to make 4 runs inthe seventh inning.Majors: A's 10, Indians 9: The Indiansjumped out to a 5-0 lead, but it wasn't enoughto put away the first-place A's, who answeredevery Indians rally and clawed back to wina 10-9 battle. The Indians opened the gameby sending 10 batters to the plate and scoredfive runs on four singles from Brett de Geus,Nolan Burton, Michael Schwanhausser andFabian Placencia, a walk and two hit-batters.But the A's responded immediately with afirst-pitch liner, a double and a three-runhomer on a two-out, 3-2 pitch that closed thegap to 5-4. In the second inning, the Indiansstretched their lead to 7-4 as Nick Martindoubled to right-center, de Geus rippedhis second single, and Patrick Loughnanepounded a grounder between third and short.But the A's knotted the score at 7-7 in thethird with three singles and two walks andan errant overthrow to the pitcher that set offa wild 2-4-2-3-2 play that allowed the tyingrun but ended with the second A's runner outat the plate as he tried to score when the firstthrow home caromed back toward first base.The Indians scratched out a 9-7 lead in thefourth by loading the bases on three one-outwalks, with de Geus scoring on a wild pitchand Burton on an infield grounder by DustinDukleth. The resilient A's closed the gap to9-8 in the bottom of the inning, then took a10-9 lead -- their first of the game -- in thefifth and held on.Studios of Self DefenseMartial artists from United Studios ofSelf Defense in Livermore competed in amartial arts tournament recently in SouthSan Francisco. The event, attended by 802competitors from the Bay Area and restof California, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona,Washington and Utah, comprised of threeevents: sparring, forms (classically called"katas"), and kata with weapons. The eventsaw competitors from over 25 schools compete,and was open to all of United Studiosof Self Defense’s 200-plus schools.Team Livermore had 18 representativesranging all the way from white to black beltsin various age and rank categories, althoughUSSD does not allow people under theage of 16 to receive a full level black belt.Competitions are separated by both age andrank to ensure fairness.Placing in various events included:1st place: Alex Flegel-Jr. Pee WeeKata, Orange Belts; Alaric Hileman-JuniorKata, Green Belts; Roger Hileman-Sr. Menand Women's Kata, Green Belts; KaeliseHileman-Women's Sparring, Green Belts2nd place: Justin Kundert-Boys Sparring,Green Belts; Alaric Hileman-Jr. Men'sSparring, Green Belts; Carla Kochmann-Sr.Women Sparring, Brown and Black Belts;Skyler Goddard-Mens Sparring, Brown andBlack Belts3rd place: Nick Anderson-Jr. Mens Sparring,White through Orange Belts; KaeliseHileman-Men and Women's Kata, GreenBelts; Brian McKee-Mens Sparring, Brownand Black Belts4th place: Jason DeSantis-Pee Wee BoysSparring, Green Belts; Tyler Felgenhauer-Boys Sparring, Green Belts; Hannah Peacock-JrWomen's Sparring, Purple and BlueBelts; Roger Hileman-Sr. Men and Women'sKata, Brown and Black Belts (competing asgreen belt); Roger Hileman-Men's Sparring,Green BeltsFighting Spirit Awards: Jasmine Geyer-Pee Wee Girls Sparring and Kata, Blue Belts;Michael Butterfield-Boys Sparring and Kata,Brown and Black Belts; Adam Heinke-PeeWee Boys Sparring and Kata, White andYellow Belts; Mattea Maroney-Junior Kata,Brown and Black Belts; Gabrielle Drewes-Pee Wee Kata, Green BeltsFor more information about tournamentsand other events at United Studios of SelfDefense, call 925-449-1746 or stop by 44291st Street in Livermore.Pleasanton National LLPleasanton National Little Leaguehighlights:Single A: Giants vs. Dodgers: TheDodgers put up a tough game for the visitingGiants. Logan Seitz led the way by going4-4 and scoring a run for the Home team.Tanner Fehrmann helped the cause withsome nice play in the field and also went2-3 at the plate. Aidan McCarthy hit theball well and scored a run for the Dodgers.The play of the game was Garrett Alsup’squick thinking on the mound with the basesloaded. His fielding of a grounder and a nicethrow to catcher Logan Seitz saved a run inthe final inning of the game.Nick Costellowas the MVP for the Giants. He crushed acouple of the hardest hit balls we’ve seenthis season. He was equally tough in thefield, not letting anything get past him a 3 rdbase. Robby Perkins Arango was the otherstar for the visitors, showing great range atshortstop and proving to be a really toughout at the plate.Dodgers vs Mets: The Dodgers and Metsplayed a great game this Saturday. The scorewent back and forth right to the end. Just agreat day for baseball. JT Fulmer and DeclanAlsup started the game off for the Dodgerswith back to back singles, leading to the first2 runs of the game. Garrett Alsup also had ahot bat for the visitors, going 2-3 including abig double in the 4 th inning. Benjamin Woldcame up with the big plays in the field againfor the Dodgers. Fielding a hard hit ball intoright field, Ben made a great pickup and throwto 1 st for the out. He also made a spectaculargrab to end the game, catching a hard shot tothe outfield that would’ve easily been extrabases and scored the two baserunners. TheMets had a terrific game themselves. JustinRasmussen led the way for the home teamgoing 4-5 with a huge double to centerfieldin the 2 nd inning bringing in two runs. KevinSantero was solid for the Mets on offense anddefense, going 2-3 at the plate. Kyle Mannlooked great behind the plate. Nothing gotpast the Mets catcher. He also went 2-4 atbat and scored a run for the Mets.Granada Little LeagueGranada Little League highlights:Granada Junior 90's: Granada 11,Pleasanton American 11: The Granada Junior90's squared off against Pleasanton Americanthis past Friday in Livermore. After trailingfor most of the game, Granada scored6 runs in the bottom of the 7th to tie thegame. Brandon Self led the Granada attackwith 3 hits. Jose Gonzalez finished with 2hits, including a double and 2 RBI's. MattyProetel, Logan VanSchaack, Tyler Offill andNick Campiotti all had a hit to go along withan RBI. The pitching for Granada struggledmost of the game as once again walks keptthem in trouble throughout. Seldom usedpitchers Campiotti & Self were able to shutdown the potent Pleasanton offense in the 6thand 7th innings to allow Granada to comeback and tie the game.Granada 10, Valley White 0: JT Storti gotthe call on the mound for Granada and in turnpitched 5 scoreless innings while allowing1 hit with 0 walks and 3 strikeouts. Storti,Jose Gonzalez ans Logan Vanschaack allturned in a solid offensive showing as theyfinished with 6 hits, 2 doubles and 5 RBI's.Tyler Offill, Nick Campiotti, John Madrugaand Jacob Benavidez each had a base hit forGranada. Defensive standouts for Granadawere Shortstop Ryan Dearborn and secondbasemen Brandon Self.Granada 12, Valley White 2: The GranadaJunior 90's were able to take home a win inthe second game of the double header this pastSaturday as Logan VanSchaack pitched 6 inningsto earn the win. VanSchaack completedhis strong game by allowing 5 hits, 2 runs (0earned), and 6 strikeouts. Once again, JoseGonzalez and JT Storti were the offensivespark for Granada as they each had 2 hitswith 3 RBI's. VanSchaack, Ryan Dearborn,and Matty Proetel all hit safely with 2 hitsof their own. Brandon Self and Tyler Offilleach had a single. For the game, Granadafinished with 11 hits in 24 at bats, 12 runsand 7 stolen bases.Majors - Dodgers 6, Mariners 4. Tophitters Dodgers - AJ McMillan - 3 run HR,3 RBI, 1R; Kyle Moylan - 2H, 1 RBI, 1R;Kyle Emrich - double, 1R; Mariners - AdamPadilla - triple, 1R; Gregory Moreland- single, double, RBI; Jason Frost - double,1R. Top pitchers Dodgers - Nick Lind - 4IP,2H, 1R, 6K; Mariners - Anthony Miller - 4IP,2H, 3R, 3K. The Dodgers' AJ McMillan hita three run homer in the bottom of the firstto tie the game at 3, and Nick Lind and AnthonyMiller dueled for 4 innings each. TheDodgers broke through in the bottom of thefifth, scoring 3 times to come from behindand win their fourth straight.D-Backs 8, A's 7. Top Hitters D-Backs- Stanley 1B, 1B, 2B, 2RBIs, 2 runs scored;Reeves 2B, 1RBI, 2 runs scored; Rasmussen2B, 2 runs scored. Top Hitters A's - Hinds1B, 2B, 1 run scored; Swadener 1B, 1B, 2runs scored; Bricker 1B, 2B, 2RBIs. TopPitcher D-Backs - Steim 3.5IP, 0R, 3H, 1K.Top Pitcher A's Lesky 4.5IP, 4R, 7H, 3K.A close game between the D-Backs and A'scame down to the wire. The A's came frombehind to go ahead by one run in the fifth. TheD-Backs then took the lead by one run in thesixth, but with two men in scoring positionthe A's were unable to convert in the sixthand the D-Backs held on for the win.Minor AAA - A's 16, Red Sox 4. TopHitters Red Sox – Michael Thaete 2 hits, 1RBI. Top Hitters A's – JJ Sailors 1 BB, 1run scored Mitchell Rocereto 2 hits, 2 RBI,1 run scored; RJ Wright 2 hits, 2 RBI, 2 runsscored. Top Pitchers Red Sox – Jack Kath2 IP, 3H, 3R, 4 K's. Top Pitchers A's – SethStreet 1 IP, 1 H, 0R, 2 K's.A's 14, Phillies 8. Top Hitters Phillies- Jason Van Bladel 2 hits, 2 RBI. Top HittersA's - Alex Hattori 3 hits 1 RBI; Troy Forward3 hits, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored. Top PitchersPhillies - Reid Heffron 1 1/3 IP, 2H, 1R, 4K's. Top Pitchers A's - Blake Downey 2 2/3IP, 2 H, 2R, 5 K's.Dodgers 11, A’s 5. Top Hitters Dodgers– Andrew Walker 2 hits, 1 RBI, 3 runsscored; Mark Silverthorn 1 single & 1 triple,3 RBI. Top Pitchers A’s – Joe Murphy 2 2/3IP, 2 hits, 1 R, 7 K’s. Top Pitchers Dodgers– Drew Kujacich 4 IP, 2 hits, 3 R, 5 K’s.Great game that went back and forth untilthe 6th inning. The A’s took the lead 5-3 inthe 4th inning when RJ Wright crushed atriple to the left field wall and scored on thethrowing error. The Dodgers manufactured 2runs in the 5th to tie the game. After AndrewWalker came in for relief and held the A’sin the 5th, the Dodgers exploded for 6 runsin the top of the 6th inning to take the leadfor good led by Mark Silverthorn’s massivebases loaded triple and then scored on thethrowing error.A's 13, Giants 11 - The A's steal a winover the Giants in a back and forth battle.With strong offense from Malini Tia withtwo singles, one RBI and two runs scoredand from Emory Larson with two singles,two RBI's and one run scored the Giantswere strong. The A's answered back withhits of their own including a single, an RBIand 3 runs scored from Albert Amavizcawho reached base 4 times and RJ Wrightwith one RBI and 2 runs scored who alsoreached base 4 times. The pitchers for bothteams dueled with strong performances forthe Giants from Woody Stultz for 3 inningsand 4 strikeouts and Cameron Geyer for3 innings. Joe Murphy put together threestrikeouts in two innings for the A's followedby 3 strong innings by Blake Downey with7 strikeouts. The Giants took the lead in thebottom of the fifth with a double from Stultzscoring two runs but the A's answered backwith a huge triple from Mitchell Roceretothat put two more runs across. The A's heldthe lead in the bottom of the sixth to finishthe game with a 13 to 11 win.Diamondbacks 8, Dodgers 7. Top Hitters:DBacks - Dillon Martinez-1 x 1B, 2 x2B; Lucas Anninos-3 x 1B, 2 runs scored;Grant Riddiough- 3 x 1B, 1 run scoredDodgers-Morgan Kelly- 2 x 1B, 2B; MarkSilverthorn-2 x 1B, 2 runs scored; DrewKujacich-2B, 1 run scored. Top Pitchers:DBacks- Lucas Anninos-3IP, 6H, 4R, 3K.Dodgers- Drew Kujacich-5IP, 7H,7R,1K;Andrew Walker-3IP, 2H,1R,2K. What agreat hard fought battle by both teams! Thegame was tied 6-6 after the sixth inning. TheDBacks came back strong with a run in thetop of the 7th and their defense held off theDodgers. There were lots of great hits anddefensive plays by both teams throughoutthe game.Minor AA - Phillies 6, D-Backs 6. TopPitchers: Cameron Stephenson, Coby Cortez,Johnny Geyer and Justin Watson. Top Hitters:Morgan Labrucherie, Coby Cortez, DanielGranados, Johnny Geyer and Justin Watson.Offense: Kinar Desai, Ethan Dreger, JacobKeeler, Max O’conner, Harry Rose, DevinShah. Great game and a close match up.Diamondbacks 15, Dodgers 10. Top HittersD-backs - Scott McPherson 1B, TravisSilva 2B, 3 RBI, Colby Smith 1B. Top HittersDodgers - PJ Kalcic 2B, Thomas Vi 2B.Top Pitchers D-backs - Zach Parodi, NoahWiesner. Top Pitchers Dodgers - JonathanNguyen, Michael Nowaczyk. A tight battlewas broken open when Travis Silva hit a laserinto left center field with the bases loaded.Kyle Correia played an active game behindthe dish for the Dodgers.Minor A - Mariners (Offense) ColtonOsborn, Colton Trudeau, Dylan Corker.Defense: Peyton Stultz, Tyler Marks,Vijay Memula. Pirates (Offense) MasonEastman, Zach Gooby, Matthew Gomes;(Defense) Ryan Wenzel, Vincent Dixon,Daniel Becerra.Phillies: (Offense) Logan Hartrum,Matthew Kronmal, Ty Bothwell-Mitlitsky;(Defense) Aidan Ackerman, Alec Faith,Logan Finch. Red Sox: (Offense) ShlockBansal, Skyler Ferguson-Rosa, Cody Ward;(Defense) Malik Merchant, Luke Moylan,Chris Perez.Farm - Team Mariners (Offense) ConnorPerkins, Samuel German, Andrew Bates;(Defense) Justin Gilliam, Joshua Henninger,Jordan Fritz. Team Pirates (Offense) BenWigginton, Sam Morrisroe, Wesley Short;(Defense) Landon Jansen, Will Wentworth,Jake Fields.Giants (offense) Sam Carbonaro, ConnorWaklee, Hayden Williams (defense) DaleSpence, Noah Thompson, Stephen Geyer:A's (offense) Colin McConnell, Ryan Macintire,Neil Shah (defense) Benjamin Sears,Claire March, Donovan HolmesA's: Neil Shah, Ben Sears, AugieMascari. Red Sox: Joshua Johnson, AidanBuenrostro, Christian Silva.Diamondbacks (defense) Ryan Tafoya,Zachary Van Huis, Ryan Stear (offense) BenO'Connor, Ben Wiesner, Grant Thrailkill:Pirates (defense) Wil Wentworth, Jake Fields,Nicholas Hall (offense) Garett Robb, WesleyShort, Garrett RiddioughYankess- (offense) Michael Anolin,Tate Magindale, Skyler Steele- (defense)Jake Addington, Shawn Walker, HudsonSteele- Phillies (offense) Austin Machedo,Mark Bennet, Michael Straus - (defense)Cooper Meyer, Hunter Houghton, IsiahGarrido- RamariezTeeBall - Phillies (Offense) Tanner Parker,Jared Di Paola, Ryan Martin (Defense)William Eccles, Sean Nadeau, Elena Woolsey:Yankees - (Offense) Braden Vash, LuthorHart, Reggie Wade (Defense) Tyler Trudeau,Daphney Lux, Andrew McAlindenLivermore American LLLivermore American Little Leaguehighlights:Junior 80's: Pleasanton AmericanPirates 13, Livermore American A's 2: TopPirates players: Cole Goeta, Nick Soldati;Top A's players: Thomas Brown, AaronArndt, Christian Morris. Goeta hit a baseclearing triple; Soldati played great defense.For Livermore, Brown, RBI single; Arndt,on base 3 for 3; Morris, 2 for 2, 4 K's aspitcherMajors: Giants 13, A's 3: The A's andGiants played an exciting game, with theGiant's taking an early lead. Oustandingpitching by Garrett Cordisco, with 10 strikeouts, kept the A's scoreless until the 5th, whenSam Bothwell started a rally with a doubleand Austin Birdwell with an RBI. Greatdefense by the A's Brandon Pierra with 2great catches in center field. The Giant's offensewas solid with Jake Ledbetter (singler,RBI) and Cole Jacobs (2 singles, 3 stolenbases) securing the win for the Giants. Topplayers Giants: Garrett Cordisco (3 for 4,3 RBI's), Jake Ledbetter, Cole Jacobs; Topplayers A's; Sam Bothwell, Brandon Pierra,Austin BirdwellAAA Division: Padres 19, Mariners 3:The Padres came out swinging Saturday, bestingthe Mariners 19-3. While every memberof the Padre team got at least 1 run, highlightswere Noah Reno (home run, 3 RBI's, 3 runs)and Adam Lebish (3B, 3 RBI's). CameronPriest played great defense at shortstop. Onthe Mariner's side, Dominic Bartoni lookedvery good in the field, aggressive base runningby Jose Mariscal turned a single into ahomerun, and Sam Ogunfunmi got a single& an RBI.AA Division: Astros 6, Cardinals 4: TheAstros and the Cardinals faced off in theirsecond game of the season. Both teamsstarted strong; the Cardinals scored a run inthe top of the 1st, Branden Trevethan hit a linedrive double and scored on a single by RyanCarlson. The Astros' Carson King answeredback with an awesome in-the-park home runin the bottom of the 1st. The Astros turned upthe heat in the 3rd inning. Jack Volponi hit asolid single to right-center and then workedhis way to third with two stolen bases. GavinNapier and Daulton Johnston each doubledand Carson King tripled, bringing the Astrosrun total to 4 at the end of three. The Cardinalsthreatened in the 4th inning but were shutdown by a fantastic catch in left field madeby Astro Nick Hermann. The Cardinalswould not trail for long however; they tiedit up in the top of the 5th on hits by RyanCarlson, Joe Hager, and a well-hit double byJames Duperly. Astro Shane Grimes had astrong single in the bottom of the 5th butthe Astros could not bring him around. Yetthe Astros refused to let go - Gavin Napierpitched three straight strike-outs in the top ofthe 6th and then singled in the bottom of the6th to get the rally going. Daulton Johnstonsingled and the winning runs then scored ona powershot double hit by Carson King wholed the Astros to victory.Tigers 8, Reds 1: The Tigers startedthe game with a giant roar. In the top of the1st inning Nolan Smith caught 2 high fliesand made a double play with Joseph Fieldsto keep the Reds at 0. In the bottom of theinning, Smith, Ian Partridge, Mason Arnold,and Grand Hrdlicka all made hits, and theTigers scored 4. The Reds pitching buckleddown and prevented further runs until the4th inning. In the bottom of the 4th, theTigers scored 4 more, with Ian Toland, DrewBrauderick, and Cameron Songey each earningRBIs. Songey also stole 2nd base. TheReds defense clamped down, with WilliamSteinberg, Xavier Pelican, and Julian Stroudmaking an outstanding play to tag a runnerout at home. In the fifth inning, the Reds'bats started to heat up. Mike Viscaino hit aTri-Valley Blue Devils Squirt B team won the Norcal Championship.Team members are from Pleasanton - Sarah Takahashi, Ian Montesanti,Dylan Dilger, Gavin Wallace; Livermore - Zach Acton; Dublin - PeytonWisch; Danville - Erich and Henrick Lang, Mason Evans; Alamo - ColeMadzey; San Ramon - Gabe Buckles, Sage Zonner, Justin Morkin;Castro Valley - Ethan Stibich; San Lorenzo - Christian Wong-Ramos;Brentwood - Alex Barclay, Ethan Dodd; Tracy - Kyle Corliss; Stockton- Jered Stevenson. The head coach is Andrew Barclay (Brentwood),assistant coaches are Greg Acton (Livermore), Thomas Corliss (Tracy)and Jason Wisch (Dublin)Pleasanton Ballistic United Soccer Club U14 Premier reached thesemifinals of the CYSA-North State Cup tournament at the MorganHill Soccer Complex last weekend. The boys won their 4-team bracketin the preliminary round in Rio Linda in early April, then advanced tothe Sweet 16 round, where they defeated Heritage Manchester 5-2.They then advanced to the quarterfinals, where they bested AlmadenStorm 4-2. Premier then met Santa Clara Sporting in the semifinal gamewhere, despite playing some of their best soccer all season, they fellshort 0-1 but finished in the top 4 of the 47 U14 teams entered. Picturedare (front, left to right) Marco Neves, Kamron Crow, Scott Simpson,Jackson Adams, Rob Rowenhorst, Tommy Thompson, Connor Clark,coach Todd Higley; (back) coach Pablo Espinosa, Nathan Howald,Michael Paiva, Collin Blaney, Aaron Trujillo, Thomas Lee, Nate Grixti,Max Molz, Brenden Inchauspe, and Pablo Espinosa.