Softball played a fantastic first round of CIF last Thursday. With homeruns by Hannah Lyons and Jenna Henry, the panthers won a 10-2 game and are moving on to the second round of CIF. Pitcher Madison Denton pitched a great game and made a double play. Other great hits by Nicole Hay, Jasmine Nguyen, and Trisha Valukonis to score more runs. Clutch baserunning by Claire Bogosian. Overall, it was a great game for the panthers and they can't wait to play again next Tuesday. 

Tuesday our girls will hist Fullerton in the second round of CIF. 
 

On Thursday, our Baseball sluggers hit the field to take on Warren in  the first round of the CIF playoffs.  Our Boys took an early 4-1 first inning lead.  Stellar fielding and ace pitching held our lead and helped us earn a 6-2 victory.  Our bays will look to keep their magical season alive as they face off against Crean Lutheran at home this Tuesday.


Congratulations to our CIF swimmers, Matthew Amano, Brooke Geske, Ida Due, Siena Lucido, Christine Lee, Yuma Sato, Bryce Snaguski, Brennan Preyer, Ike Shirakata Mie Due and Lily Garcia . Ten of our swimmers qualified for finals in their events!

Ike Shirakata finished 3rd in the 100 Breaststroke and 5th in the 200 IM qualifying for CIF State Championship in both events!

It was a great season for Peninsula Swimming. We appreciate all of the posters that decorated the swim deck for our Bay League Championship meet and we especially appreciate the support from the students and teachers who came out and cheered us on. 

 

On Monday, our Mighty Panthers defeated Corona Del Mar, making quick work of Last years # 1 team.  On Thursday the 12-4 team form San Marino gave Peninsula a true test but fell 12-6.  As a result of a successful week  our Panthers get an opportunity to play for a second consecutive CIF title.  Today at noon they will face off against Harvard-Westlake.   Harvard-Westlake come into the match with an overall record of 22-2, one of the two losses was a tightly contested match against Peninsula.   

The 2017 men's Tennis CIF finals will go down in history as one of the best matches of all time.  Peninsula and Harvard-Westlake both left it all on the Claremont Tennis Club. In the first round both teams battled to a three all tie.  The second round ended with Harvard-Westlake leading 7-5.  The round was capped off two marathon matches one going to each school.  Round three came down to our # 1 and 2 singles players.  Both battled fierce but in the end our Panthers fell just short, loosing the Harvard-Westlake 10-8.  Congratulations on another great CIF run and an amazing season!!  By making it to the CIF playoffs our Panthers will move on to the state championships that will begin early next week.
 
 
The Boys golf season ended this week with the CIF Central Team Divisional at Lakewood CC on Monday.  Matt Lim shot even par 72 and Cole Yoshida, after a rough start, salvaged a 2 over 74.  The team finished 9th and failed to move on.  On Thursday, at Rancho San Marcos GC, Matt Lim failed to make the cut in the Southern Section Individual Final.  His round of 79 was 1 stroke away from a playoff.
  
WELL DONE PANTHERS! #PantherPride