Tuesday, October 2, 2012

It Was One of Those Days




It was still 'Hot' on Tuesday, well, hot for here, and it had several effects on the local sports scene - from the 'wilting flowers' competing at the VCC, to the medical emergency at Lompoc HS. It did not  seemingly have any direct connection, however, with the loss of electic power at Cabrillo HS - that apparently was the result of a student taking out a utility pole with a vehicle. It was quite a day in the valley ...

Girls Golf

at the Village Country Club
Cabrillo 266, Santa Maria 317

Cabrillo Head Coach Dave Schroeder usually has his cart loaded with goodies for the girls when the Conqs host a match - healthy/semi-healthy snacks (goldfish are a favorite) and water. Most often the snacks disappear rapidly, but Dave has to find someone to take the water at the end of the day. Not so today. Multiple coaches & carts were enlisted to relay water and ice around the course, after his generous supply was wiped out early in the round.

The oddest incident of the day, however, was the Rory McIlroy-like entrance of Cabrillo's Roselei Redrick. She was delayed getting to the course, not as some posited, by eating too much pizza at the NSBCART luncheon on Monday, but by the need to complete a Chemistry Lab assignment that could not be made up. Then there was the massive traffic jam outside the school, the road contruction on Burton Mesa Road, etc. . When she arrived, her group was walking from the 3rd tee to their shots. Fortunately  for Roselei, that was their initial hole in the shotgun start. She sprinted to the tee, threw on some socks and her cleats, yanked a club from her bag, and without any warm-up at all, laced a long drive down the right side of the fairway. Had the group hit their second shots before she hit teed off, she would have had to take a double par for the hole.

As it was, she finished tied with teammate Karen Santamaria for second place with a score of 53. Medalist Honors went to Jacky McDonough, who has seen several players attempt to knock her out of the Conqs #1 spot. Tuesday, she was having none of it. Bolstered, perhaps, by a new bag name label  she carded a 49. Her round included 4 pars, including a nice par putt on the 9th hole. Selina Ybarra's 59 led the Saints.

Both teams are at the 4th LPL Tournament on Thursday. It will be hosted by Santa Maria at Cypress Ridge Golf Course.

Conquistadors [266]: Karen Santamaria 53, Jacky McDonough 49, Roselei Redrick 53, Gaby Baumgardner 54, Kelsie Merrick 64, Christina Sawyer 57. The alternates, Devan McCune (60) and Aidan Badua (68), also played well.
Saints [317]: Selina Ybarra 59, Amee Cuenca 60, Angela Quintero 67, Diana Ordaz 66, April Gomez 67, Sabrina Arcos 65. Both alternates shot double-par rounds of 72.
Five other Conqs and 3 Saints played 4 holes. Some had planned to go the full nine, but were defeated by the heat.

Girls Tennis

Whatever the varsity squads did, it was unlikely to top the JV action, but Lompoc came close.


at Santa Maria
Lompoc 10, Santa Maria 8

The score was even at 6-6 after the 1st two rounds - STORY


Braves (5-2 LPL)Singles (9-0) - Emily Gracyk 3-0 (6-3,6-2,6-0); Marielle Tabin 3-0 (6-1,7-5,6-2); Erica Gracyk 3-0 (6-4,6-3,6-1) . Doubles (1-8) - Jannet Ruiz/Mariana Soto 1-2; Colette Campitelli/Noemi Diaz 0-3, Melanie Esparza/Genesis Garza 0-3.
Saints (3-4 LPL)Singles - Hannah Lindgren 0-3,Caija McNeil 0-3, Rosiele Angkahan 0-3. Doubles - Sussana Reyes/Daisy Lomeli 3-0 (6-1,6-1,6-0); Monica Hernandez/Jade Dodson 3-0 (6-3,6-3,6-0); Elvia Martinez/Shara Natividad 2-1 (7-6[7-2],6-2, 2-6).


Junior Varsity (at the Dave Bickmore Courts)
Lompoc 12, Santa Maria 6

Lompoc Coach Jim Steffey decided to try something different. Instead of beginning the match with his  usual bunch, he started a large group of reserves and then subbed in some of his 'starters', although not all at their usual places. The Saints took advantage of the opportunity with a 4-2 1st round, which included a singles sweep that featured two tiebreaker wins. The 'regulars' quickly restored order, however, out-pointing the visitors 10-2 in the final 2 rounds.


BravesSingles (5-4) - Melissa Valadez 0-1 (4-6), Edith Elenes 2-0 (6-3,6-1); Gessell Lopez 0-1 (6-7[5-7]), Karina Cervantes 2-0 (6-4,6-2); Tammy Meijer 0-1 (6-7[5-7]), Sofia Carrillo 1-1 (6-7[2-7],6-2). Doubles (7-2) - Alyssa [Eckles]/Dani Villa 2-1 (3-6,6-4,6-0); Aubry Malcom/Stephany Gutierrez 1-0 (6-3), Carmen Chavez/Ofelia Chavez 1-1 (6-2,4-6); Eliana Gutierrez/Olivia Gutierrez 3-0 (7-5,6-1,6-1).

SaintsSingles (4-5) - Arley Ramirez 2-1, Jennifer Gonzalez 1-2, Sienna Alarcon 1-2. Doubles (2-7) - Gladys Antonio/Berenice Maldanado 2-1, Gineli Devera/Anahi Sanchez 0-3, Naomi Miramontes/Alicia Patricia 0-3.



at Santa Ynez
Santa Ynez 12, Cabrillo 6

Pirates (7-0 LPL, 10-2): Singles (7-2) - Katie Voorhis 3-0 (6-1, 4-6, 6-4); Kat Rocha 2-0 (6-0,6-0), Gillian Barba 1-0 ; Shane Sorenson 1-1, Kameron Mikkelsen 1-0. Doubles - Bree Jensen/Reagan Mroz 3-0 (6-0,6-4,7-6[10-8]); Paige Jensen/Eliza Nash 0-3 (2-6,3-6,6-7[5-7]); Paige Lockhart/Tyler Bunderson 2-1(4-6,6-2,6-3).

Conqs (5-2 LPL): Singles - Kelsey Atkin 0-3, Rikki Patel 2-1, Julie deVonage 0-2, Emily Dodson 0-1. Doubles - Audrianna LaPorte/Kayla Sandoval 1-2, Alex Siefe/Morgan Coffin 2-1, Maddie McDonough/Krystel de los Reyes 1-2.

Junior Varsity (at Cabrillo)
Santa Ynez 9 [84], Cabrillo 9 [80]
No one saw this one coming. Not Conq Coach Doug Meeder, who lost one of his top singles players to the varsity, and hoped his charges would be competitive, nor Pirate chief Steve Gunning who "never thought that my #1 doubles would lose three."  "I've thought of a number of ways we might lose, but this sure wasn't one of them.", Gunning added as he and Meeder watched a final, crucial singles contest go to a tiebreaker. The Conqs needed to win the set for a 10-8 victory, since the Pirates would win if the teams tied. Cabrillo led the match 9-8 in sets, but was looking at a deficit of 3 in games. Unfortunately for the locals, it was not to be.

PiratesSingles (8-1) - Harley Adams 3-0 (6-3,6-2,6-1); Brooke Ridell 2-1(7-6[7-2],2-6,6-2); Shelby Wolf 3-0 (6-3,6-1,6-0) . Doubles (1-8) - Avery Blackman/Devon Lewis 0-3 (3-6,5-7,5-7); Courtney Welker/Riley Cluckman 2-1 (4-6,2-6,7-6[8-6]); Reese Raffo/Nicole DeMarcus 0-1 (0-6), Sierra Willingham/Chloe Michaud 0-2 (3-6,6-4).
ConqsSingles - Krista Trigueiro 0-3; Crissy Hedges 1-1, Anne Heath 0-1; Jade Fuller 0-2, Sherretta Ayers 0-1. Doubles - Emma Fienga/Ashley Ledgerwood 3-0, Olivia Gore/Isabelle Sherman 3-0, Sharlynn Kisner/Casey Almodovar 2-1.

Other LPL Teams
Morro Bay 12, Templeton 6
[Partial]
Pirates (2-5 LPL, 3-6): (Partial) Singles - Sierra Wilcox 3-0; Tess Badrigan 2-1 (3-6,6-2,6-0). Doubles - Allison Lamb/Lia Korisheli 2-1 (6-2,6-3,4-6).

Nipomo 11, Coast Union 7
[Partial]
Titans: Singles (6-3) - Kelly Springford 2-1 (6-3,6-1,2-6); Diana Krichevsky 2-0 (6-3,6-1); Nicole Johnson 2-1 (6-4,6-0,2-6). Doubles - Gianna Abatti/Bekah Archanbeault 2-0 (6-2,6-2), Gianna Abatti/Monica Guerrero 1-0 (6-1); Kelly Barrett/Molly Slaven 2-0 (6-2,7-5).
Broncos: Singles - Alex Zaragoza 3-0 (6-2,6-0,6-0). Doubles - Kylie Castle/Naomi Hernandez 2-1 (2-6,6-2,6-2).

Girls Volleyball

at Lompoc
Nipomo 3, Lompoc 0
[25-18, 25-13, 25-23]

The Braves came out with some verve, but quickly fell into the Titans mode of play, dropping the initial pair of games in relatively easy fashion. Part of that pattern was to funnel the ball to Taylor Nevitt, a big, tall, strong, athletic Titan with a left arm capable of thunderous, crushing kills. For much of the match, the junior functioned as the visitors 'eraser' - whenever they got in a bind, she would pound one past, over, and occasionally through a defender. The Braves finally did play MUCH better defense in game 3, against the same group of girls that had them on the run earlier in the contest.

The most serious event of the evening was the need for medical personnel to be called for a woman who apparently collapsed due to the heat. She was transported to the hospital, but was reportedly in good condition.

Titans (4-1 LPL, 12-1): Taylor Nevitt 13 kills; Cristina Ozzimo 24 assists, 7 kills, 3 aces; Kiana Worth 7 kills; Sarah Stahl 23 digs.

Braves: Chyanne Thomas 7 kills, 4 aces; Heidi Chavez 14 assists; Brittany Bolusan 5 kills.


Read more here: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/10/02/2249835/prep-roundup-arroyo-grande-still.html#storylink=cpy
Junior Varsity
Nipomo 2, Lompoc 1
[20-25, 27-25,15-13]

Freshmen
Nipomo 2, Lompoc 1
[25-11, 23-25, 15-11]


at Cabrillo
The Santa Maria Saints were supposed to come a-callin' on Tuesday, but the match was postponed to Wednesday due to the lack of poer on the CHS campus.

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