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Weekly Athletics News - October 30 , 2017
Carondelet Wins 2017 NCS Div. I Girls' Golf Championships
The Carondelet golf team posted a score of 387 (+27) to win the North Coast Section/Les Schwab Tires Division I Girl s ' Championship on Monday. The Cougars posted an eight-shot victory over second place Dougherty Valley at the 5,586-yard, par 72 Lone Tree Golf Course in Antioch, Calif.
 
In ro ute to the school ' s second NCS championship in three years, as all six players for Carondelet shot a score of 80 or better. Leading the Cougars, who won an NCS Championship in 2015, were senior Annika Borrelli and freshman Madelyn Gamble, who both carded 18-hole scores of 76 (+4).
 
Freshman Madison Wu posted a score of 77 (+5) and senior Angela Bagasbas also shot in the 70s, with a round of 78 (+6). Rounding out the Cougars scoring were junior Courtney Gaoiran and sophomore Carissa Wu with rounds of 80 (+8).
 
With the victory, Carondelet qualifies for next week ' s CIF/NCGA NorCal State Championships, which will be played at Sierra View Country Club in Roseville, Calif. The NorCal girls ' golf championship will be played on Monday, Nov. 6.
Water Polo and Volleyball Selected for NCS Championships
 
On Sunday, Oct. 29, the Carondelet High School water polo and volleyball teams were selected to compete in the North Coast Section playoffs, as announced by the NCS office.
 
The Cougars earned the No. 1 seed in the NCS/Les Schwab Tires Division II Girls' Water Polo Championships, while the Carondelet volleyball team earned the No. 5 seed in the NCS Division II Girls' Volleyball Championships.

 
The top-seeded Carondelet (15-6) water polo team will host St. Patrick-St. Vincent (15-11) on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 7:30 pm at De La Salle High School. The winner of the Carondelet versus St. Patrick-St. Vincent game will play the winner of the No. 8 Northgate versus No. 9 Bishop O'Dowd game on Saturday.
 
The Carondelet volleyball team (18-15) will host Casa Grande High School (8-10) on Wednesday, Nov. 1, with first serve scheduled for 7 pm at the Carondelet Gym. The winner of the Carondelet versus Casa Grande game will play the winner of the Northgate versus Washington game.
 
Ticket prices for all NCS Playoff games are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors, students and children. The Carondelet All-Sports Season Pass is not valid for any NCS Playoff games. 

Tshimbalanga Selected as CHS Heisman Award Recipient
 
Carondelet senior soccer player Cassidy Tshimbalanga was selected as Carondelet's Wendy's High School Heisman Award recipient for the 2017-18 school year. In receiving this award, Cassidy is now eligible for selection as the California Wendy's High School Heisman Award recipient.

Since 1994, Wendy's and the Heisman Trophy Trust have been running the same play to perfection: honoring more than 600,000 of the nation's most esteemed students. This year, Wendy's will celebrate the accomplishments of thousands of the best high school seniors, awarding winners in five phases.

School winners receive a school winner certificate and a Wendy's High School Heisman Patch. State Finalists will receive a bronze medal, a Wendy's High School Heisman State Finalist patch and a $25 gift card. From the group of State Finalists announced October 18, 2017, one senior male and female will be selected from each state and announced as State Winners on October 19, 2017.
This Week in Carondelet Sports
Monday, October 30
* Golf at NCS Championships, All Day (Out: All Day)
* Tennis (V) at California, 4 pm (Out: 2:30 pm)
* Tennis (JV) vs. California, 4 pm 

Wednesday, November 1
* Volleyball vs. Casa Grande (NCS First Round) at 7 pm - Carondelet Gym
* Water Polo vs. St. Patrick-St. Vincent (NCS First Round) at 7:30 pm  - De La Salle

Thursday, November 2
* Tennis (V) at EBAL Championships (Out: 10:30 am)

Saturday, November 4
* TBA - Water Polo (V) at NCS Second Round
* TBA - Volleyball at NCS Second Round
* Cross Country at EBAL Championships
Winter Tryout Schedules
 
Soccer Tryouts
The Carondelet soccer program will hold tryouts the week of Nov. 6-10 at Arbolado Park in Walnut Creek. Tryouts on Monday and Tuesday will be for the varsity level only. These two specific days are for players wanting to tryout for the varsity team. There are no class restrictions for these tryouts. Freshman and junior varsity tryouts will start on Wednesday, while the third day of varsity tryouts will take place on Wednesday. Tryouts will continue on Thursday for all levels, and Friday will conclude tryouts for the freshman and JV teams. Friday will be a day off for the varsity team.
 
Day/Date
Level Time Location
Monday, Nov. 6 Varsity Only 3:15-5:30 pm Arbolado Park
Tuesday, Nov. 7 Varsity Only 3:15-5:30 pm Arbolado Park
Wednesday, Nov. 8 All Levels 3:15-5:30 pm Arbolado Park
Thursday, Nov. 9 All Levels 3:15-5:30 pm Arbolado Park
Friday, Nov. 10 JV & Freshman 2:45-5 pm Arbolado Park

Basketball Tryouts

The Carondelet basketball program will hold tryouts the week of Nov. 6-10 at the Carondelet Gym. Tryouts for ninth and 10th graders will run from 3:30-5 pm, with tryouts for 11th and 12th graders, and invitees from 5-6:45 pm, each day.


 

Day/Date Levels Time Location
Monday, Nov. 6 9th & 10th grade
11th & 12th grade & Invites		 3-30-5 pm
5-6:45 pm		 Carondelet Gym
Tuesday, Nov. 7 9th & 10th grade
11th & 12th grade & Invites		 3-30-5 pm
5-6:45 pm		 Carondelet Gym
Wednesday, Nov. 8 9th & 10th grade
11th & 12th grade & Invites		 3-30-5 pm
5-6:45 pm
 Carondelet Gym
Thursday, Nov. 9 TBA TBA TBA
Friday, Nov. 10 TBA TBA TBA

Winter Registration
 
The winter sports seasons for basketball and soccer are just a week away. The Athletic Department would like to remind all student-athletes wanting to tryout for either sport, that they must complete the online registration process before tryouts start. If you do not complete the online registration on  SportsWare , you will not be allowed to participate until your file is complete.

All registraion files that are completed correctly by Oct. 30, will be processed in time for the beginning of tryouts on Nov. 6. If you fail to meet the Oct. 30 deadline, your registration file may not be processed in time for tryouts. If you have any questions regarding the registration process, please contact Head Athletic Trainer, Stephanie Buika at sbuika@carondeleths.org.  
Last Week In Carondelet Sports
Cross Country
  • Last week the lone event for the cross country team was the annual Beat-A-Boy/Senior Day run. Carondelet beat De La Salle in the friendly competition between the two schools. 
  • Beat-A-Boy also serves as Senior Day for the Cougars, as Carondelet recognized seniors Giuliana Alioto, Madison Arndt, Lauren Cademartori, Kasey DeMaria, Kelsey Dempsey, Allison Munden, Annie Raines, Mateya Rettig, Liza Richards, Clare Schumann and Kathleen Stein before the start of the race.
Golf (16-2, 16-2 EBAL)
  • The Carondelet golf team had last week of to prepare for the 2017 North Coast Section Girls' Golf Championships at Lone Tree Golf Course, which is being held on Monday, Oct. 30. 
Varsity Tennis (10-13, 7-12 EBAL)
  • The Carondelet varsity tennis team posted an 0-2 record last week, that included EBAL losses to Dougherty Valley and Monte Vista. 
  • Carondelet will travel to California on Monday for its final regular season game of the season. The Cougars will compete in the EBAL Championships on Thursday afternoon, at the Crow Canyon Country Club. 
JV Tennis
  • The Carondelet junior varsity tennis team posted an 0-2 record last week, suffering losses to Dougherty Valley and Monte Vista. 
  • The JV tennis team will wrap up the 2017 season with a home match against California on Monday. 
Varsity Volleyball (18-15, 6-12 EBAL)
  • The Carondelet varsity volleyball team posted an 0-3 record in the final week of the regular season. 
  • Playing all three matches against EBAL opponents, Carondelet opened the week with a 3-0 road loss at Monte Vista. After losing to Foothill at home in five sets on Wednesday, Carondelet closed the regular season with a straight-sets loss at California on Thursday. 
  • With Sunday's announcement of the 2017 NCS/Les Schwab Tires Division II Girls' Volleyball Championship brackets, the Cougars earned the No. 5 seed and will host Casa Grande on Wednesday night. First serve is scheduled for 7 pm at Carondelet High School.
JV Volleyball
  • The Carondelet JV volleyball team closed the 2017 season with a 2-1 record last week, that included three EBAL matches. 
  • The Cougars opened the week with a 2-0 loss at Monte Vista, before returning home to defeat Foothill, 2-1, on Wednesday. In the final match of the season, Carondelet defeated California in straight sets, on the road. 
  • The Carondelet JV volleyball team finished the 2017 season with a 24-10 overall record, while posting a 10-8 mark in EBAL matches. 
Freshman Volleyball
  • The Carondelet freshman volleyball team closed the 2017 season with a 1-2 record last week, in three EBAL matches.
  • The Cougars opened the week with a 2-1 loss at Monte Vista, before returning home to defeat Foothill, 2-0, on Wednesday. 
  • In the final match of the season, Carondelet went on the road, where it suffered a three-set loss to California.
  • The Carondelet freshman volleyball team finished the 2017 season with a 14-12 overall record, while posting a 9-9 mark against EBAL opponents. 
Varsity Water Polo (15-6, 5-3 EBAL)
  • The Carondelet varsity water polo team played six games last week, posting a 5-1 record to improve to 15-6 overall and 5-3 in EBAL play. 
  • The Cougars opened the week with a 7-1 win at Northgate, before falling to California, 6-4, in the league game of the season. 
  • Carondelet closed the 2017 regular season at the Julian Szmidt Invitational, where it posted a runner-up finish with a 3-1 record. 
  • The Cougars opened the tournament with wins over Woodcreek (11-4), Lodi (11-2) and St. Mary's (11-5), before losing to Clovis East (4-8) in the tournament championship game. 
  • With the announcement of the 2017 NCS/Les Schwab Tires Division II Girls Water Polo Championship field on Sunday, the Cougars earned the top overall seed and will host St. Patrick-St. Vincent on Wednesday, at 7:30 pm, at the De La Salle pool. 
JV Water Polo
  • Last week was the final week of the season for the Carondelet JV water polo team, as the Cougars posted a 2-0 record. 
  • Carondelet opened the week with a non-league win at Northgate, defeating the Broncos 7-5 on Monday. 
  • In the final game of the EBAL and regular season schedule, the Cougars defeatedt California, 6-3, at home. 
  • The Carondelet JV water polo team finished the 2017 season with a 15-6 overall record, while posting a 7-2 mark against EBAL opponents. 
Carondelet Athlete of the Week
 
Catherine Helgeson '19
Varsity Volleyball

Catherine Helgeson played outstanding defense for the Cougars last week, collecting a total of 71 digs to average 6.45 digs per set. After posting 10 digs against Monte Vista, she had 32 digs in a five-set loss to Foothill. In the final regular season match, she collected 29 digs in three sets against California, to average 9.67 digs per set against the Grizzlies. 
Cougar Top Performers
 
Jenna Klein '19
Varsity Water Polo

Junior Jenna Klein has continued to develop her water polo skills all season and provided a strong effort for Carondelet in the Julian Szmidt Memorial Invitational Championship game. Although the Cougars lost to Clovis East, 8-4, Jenna played tough on the defensive end and scored a goal to help jump start a late rally, but is wasn't enough as the Cougars ultimately lost by four. 

Katarina Rodgers '20
JV Volleyball

The junior varsity volleyball player of the week was Katarina Rodgers. Kat has eight aces, 34 service points  and 25 assists as starting setter, helping the team close the 2017 season with a 2-1 record last week.

Jenna Clune '21
Freshman Volleyball

With her rocket serve, Jenna Clune led the team in aces in three close matches last week. More importantly, she brought an infectious smile to every game and practice session throughout the season.

Contact Us!

Caitlin Main '05
Director of Athletics
cmain@carondeleths.org
925.686.5353 x168

Rich Davi
Associate Athletics Director
rdavi@carondeleths.org
925.686.5353 x382