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Weekly Athletics News - May 14, 2018
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Six Carondelet Student-Athletes Qualify for State Swimming and Diving Championship
Following a fifth place finish at the 2018 North Coast Section Swimming and Diving Championships, Carondelet will send six student-athletes to this week's CIF State Swimming and Diving Championships.
The six Cougars that will be competing at the state championships are Courtney Klausen in diving, and Jessica Davis, Sarah Hamilton,
Christy Neufeld, Shaila Santos and Kaitlyn Sheffield in swimming.
Klausen captured her second straight NCS Diving Championship last weekend, and will make her second trip to the state championships on Saturday.
Davis was the NCS individual champion in the 100-yard backstroke and Neufeld qualified for state with a third place NCS finish in the 500-yard freestyle. This will mark the second straight year Neufeld qualified for state in the 500-yard free.
The Cougars also qualified two relay teams for the CIF Swimming and Diving Championships. Davis, Hamilton, Neufeld and Santos qualified for the 200-yard individual medley relay, and Davis, Neufeld, Santos and
Sheffield qualified in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
The 2018 CIF State Swimming and Diving Championships will be held at Clovis West High School in Fresno, Calif., on Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19. Swimming preliminaries will be held on Friday, starting at 2:30 pm, and the swimming finals will begin on Saturday at 2:30 pm. The girls' diving competition will begin at 8:30 am on Saturday.
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This Week in Carondelet Sports
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EBAL Playoffs - Semifinals
* Softball (V) vs. Foothill (at Willow Pass Park), 4 pm. Out: 2:30 pm
EBAL Playoffs - Finals
* Softball (V) vs. TBA (EBAL Playoffs), 4 pm.
CIF State Swimming and Diving Championships (at Clovis West HS)
* Swimming Preliminaries, 2:30 pm
Out: All Day
Saturday, May 19
CIF State Swimming and Diving Championships (at Clovis West HS)
* Girls' Diving Championships, 8:30 am.
* Swimming Finals, 2:30 pm
North Coast Section Tri-Valley Championships (Dublin HS), 8:30 am
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Softball Finishes First in EBAL Mountain Division
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Last week the Carondelet varsity softball team clinched the top spot in the EBAL Mountain Division with a 4-3 win over second place California on Thursday. The Cougars finished the 2018 EBAL schedule with an 11-2 overall record, which was good for second place overall (two games behind Amador Valley) in the league standings.
With the first place finish in the EBAL Mountain Division, the Cougars will host Foothill in the semifinals of the 2018 EBAL Softball Playoffs. The game between Carondelet and Foothill will take place on Tuesday, May 15, at Willow Pass Park (Field 4), at 4 pm. The winner of the Carondelet-Foothill game will play the winner of the Amador Valley-California game on Thursday, with the highest remaining seed hosting that game.
With the post season now underway, admission will be charged for all remaining Carondelet softball games. The admission price for home and away EBAL Playoff games will be $8 for adults and $5 for seniors, children (4-12 years old) and students with a valid school identification card.
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Last Week In Carondelet Sports
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- Last week the Carondelet varsity lacrosse team played in the North Coast Section Division I Girls Lacrosse Championships.
- As the #12 seed, the Cougars posted a victory in the first round game, posting an 11-10 victory at Foothill on Tuesday.
- The Carondelet varsity lacrosse season came to a close with an 11-6 loss to California, in the second round of the NCS Playoffs.
Varsity Softball (15-7, 11-2 EBAL)
- In the final week of the regular season, the Carondelet varsity softball team posted a 2-1 record, with two league games and one non-league game.
- The Cougars opened the week with a 2-0 loss to Amador Valley, before defeating Las Lomas, 11-0, on Senior Day, when Carondelet honored seniors Madi Bellew, Sofia Earle, Allison Fosbery, Sydney King, Makenzie Miller and Keleva Salt.
- Carondelet closed the 2018 regular season with a 4-3 win at California to finish the year with an 11-2 EBAL record and a first place finish in the Mountain Division.
JV Softball
- The Carondelet JV softball team closed the 2018 season with a pair of losses to Amador Valley and California last week.
Swimming and Diving
- At last weekend's NCS Swimming and Diving Championships, Carondelet posted a fifth place overall finish with 141 total points.
- Highlighting the Cougars' performance was the second straight NCS Individual Championship for Courtney Klausen in the girls' diving competition.
- The swimmers were highlighted by freshman Jessica Davis' first place finish in the 100-yard backstroke, as she posted a time of 55.79.
- Christy Neufeld posted a third place finish in the 500-yard freestyle and the Cougars had sixth place finishes in the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard freestyle relay.
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CLICK HERE
for complete results from the 2018 NCS Swimming and Diving Championships.
Track and FIeld
- On Saturday, the Carondelet track and field team competed in the EBAL Championships at California High School.
- The Cougars collected 93 total points and finished second overall, five points behind first place Dublin.
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The varsity track team had solid performances across the board and were let by sophmore Kelly Kern, who won the pole vault, and senior Ariya Chestnut, who won the shot put.
- CLICK HERE for complete EBAL Championship results.
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Carondelet Athlete of the Week
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Courtney Klausen '19
Diving
Courtney Klausen took home the top honors at last week's North Coast Section Swimming and Diving Championships, making her the back-to-back NCS Dive Champion. In the 11-dive competition, Courtney earned a score 461.1, for a five-point margin over the second place finisher. This score lands Courtney in the top-7 all-time for NCS divers. She will represent Carondelet this weekend in the 2018 CIF State Swimming and Diving Championships in Clovis. Good luck, Courtney!
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Bianca Venegas '21
JV Softball
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After coming back from a back injury that kept her out of the lineup for 2 weeks, Bianca Venegas did a phenomenal job pitching the last two games of the season. She struck out two batters in the first inning, and stayed strong the entire game against California High. Also, she did an incredible job pitching the entire season for the JV softball team, which included a no-hitter against Dougherty Valley. Great job this season Bianca!
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Kelly Kern '20
Track and Field - Pole Vault
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Sophomore pole vaulter Kelly Kern posted a first place finish at the 2018 EBAL Championships with a mark of 12'6". The jump was 10 inches higher than the second place finisher.
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Gabby Williams '20
Varsity Softball
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Once again, Gabby Williams pitched and hit our team to a 4-3 win over California. She threw a complete game to get the win as the Cougars secured the EBAL Mountain Division top seed. In addition to her performance in the circle, Gabby hit a pair of home runs and finished the game 3-for-3 at the plate with a walk and scored three of the team's four runs. Congratulations Gabby!
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Jessica Davis '21
Sarah Hamilton '19
Christy Neufeld '19
Shaila Santos '21
Kaitlyn Sheffield '20
Swimming
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At last weekend's NCS Swimming and Diving Championships, Carondelet had a pair of relay teams qualify for the state championships. The 200-yard medley relay team of Jessica Davis, Shaila Santos, Sarah Hamilton and Christy Neufeld finished sixth with a time of 1:47.72. In the 200-yard freestyle relay, the team of Davis, Neufeld, Kaitlyn Sheffield and Hamilton finished sixth with a time of 1:37.31.
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Ariya Chestnut '18
Track and Field - Throws
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At last weekend's EBAL Championships, senior thrower Ariya Chestnut took posted the longest throw in the shot put, to collect first place in the event. Chestnut's throw of 38-08.00 gave her a 7.5-inch victory over the second place finisher.
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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
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