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Weekly Athletics News - May 7, 2018
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Lacrosse Travels to Foothill on Tuesday for NCS First Round Game
The Carondelet varsity lacrosse team was selected as the 12-seed in the 2018 North Coast Section/Les Schwab Tires Division I Girls' Lacrosse Championships. The Cougars' opening round game will be on Tuesday, when they travel to Pleasanton to take on the fifth-seeded Foothill HS Falcons.
Carondelet enters the NCS Playoffs with a 7-13 overall record, and finished tied for fifth in the East Bay Athletic League with a 5-4 record. The Falcons enter the 16-team tournament with a 9-5 overall record, and finished tied for third in the EBAL standings with a 6-3 league record.
The game between Carondelet and Foothill is scheduled to being at 7 pm at Foothill High School on Tuesday, May 8, in Pleasanton. Ticket prices for the game are $10 for adults and $6 for seniors, children ages 4-12, and students with a valid student body card.
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This Week in Carondelet Sports
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* Softball (JV/V) at Amador Valley, 5:30 pm.
2018 NCS Division I Girls' Lacrosse Championships
* #12 Carondelet at #5 Foothill, 7pm
* Softball (V) vs. Las Lomas (Senior Day at WPP), 4 pm.
Out: 2:15 pm
* Diving at NCS Champ. (Las Positas College), Noon.
Out: All Day
* Softball (JV/V) at California, 4/5 pm
* Swimming at NCS Champ. (Las Positas College), 10:30 am.
Out: All Day
Saturday, May 12
* Swimming at NCS Champ. (Las Positas College), 10:30 am.
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Track and Field at EBAL Championships (California HS), 8 am (All Day)
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Softball Senior Day Set for Wednesday, May 9
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When the Carondelet varsity softball team takes the field against Las Lomas HS on Wednesday, it will mark the final regular season home games for six senior student-athletes.
The six Cougars that will be playing in their final home game are: Madi Bellew, Sofia Earle, Allison Fosbery, Sydney King, Makenzie Miller and Keleva Salt.
The game between Carondelet and Las Lomas is scheduled to begin at 4 pm, at Willow Pass Park. The senior recognition ceremony will take place prior to the start of the game, starting at approximately 3:30 pm.
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2018-19 Spirit Team Tryouts
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Spirit team tryouts for incoming freshmen will be held on Monday, May 7, Wednesday, May 9 and Thursday, May 10. Incoming freshman spirit team tryouts will take place in the
Carondelet Gym from 4-6 pm.
To be eligible to tryout for any of the spirit teams, all participants must turn in a signed waiver at the beginning of tryouts. The waiver form is available on the Carondelet Athletics website on the registration page or by CLICKING HERE.
For questions about spirit team tryouts, contact Head Cheer Coach, Morganne Wood at coachmorganne@gmail.com.
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Last Week In Carondelet Sports
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Varsity Lacrosse (7-13, 5-4 EBAL)
- Last week the Carondelet varsity lacrosse team posted a 1-1 record in a pair of EBAL games to close out the 2018 regular season.
- With the Cougars 20-0 win over Granada on Tuesday, they secured a winning record in EBAL play and qualified for the NCS playoffs.
- Carondelet closed the regular season with a home game against California on Wednesday, when the Cougars lost to the Grizzlies, 10-9.
- The game against Cal marked the final regular season home games for seniors Brianna Dunn, Makena Garrehy, Sophia Hartford, Lila Mague, Payton Wallahan, Abbi Young and Lauren Zelnik.
- Carondelet finished the 2018 regular season with a 7-13 overall record, while posting a 5-4 mark against EBAL opponents.
JV Lacrosse
- The 2018 JV lacrosse season came to a close last week, as the Cougars posted two EBAL wins.
- Carondelet defeated Granada 13-1 on Tuesday, before closing the season with an 11-7 victory over California.
- The Carondelet JV lacrosse team finished the season with a 12-6-1 overall record, while collecting a 7-2 record against EBAL opponents.
Varsity Softball (14-6, 10-1 EBAL)
- The Carondelet varsity softball team had a three-game week, posting a 3-0 record against EBAL opponents.
- Carondelet opened the week with a 4-3 win over Monte Vista on Tuesday, before defeating Granada 3-1 on Wednesday.
- The Cougars closed out the perfect week with an 11-1 win over San Ramon Valley on Thursday.
- With its three wins last week, Carondelet has won five straight games and 10 of its last 11 overall.
- The Cougars are currently in first place in the EBAL Mountain Division and have clinched a spot in next week's EBAL Playoffs. Carondelet is one game ahead of California, a team the Cougars play on Thursday.
JV Softball
- The Carondelet JV softball team played three games last week, posting an 0-3 record, suffering losses to Monte Vista, Granada and San Ramon Valley.
- This week, Carondelet plays at Amador Valley and California to close out the 2018 season.
Swimming and Diving
- At last weekend's EBAL Swimming and Diving Championships, Carondelet posted a fourth place finish with 313 total points.
- The Carondelet divers finished first overall, collecting 52 points to contribute to the swimming and diving team total.
- The Carondelet junior varsity swimmers posted a sixth place finish, collecting a total of 284 points.
- Jessica Davis, Sarrah Hamilton and Christy Neufeld had good performances for Carondelet. Davis posted a first place finish in the 100-yard butterfly and a second in the 100-yard freestyle. Hamilton finished seventh in the 50-yard free and the ninth in the 100-yard butterfly. Neufeld had a fourth place finish in the 100-butterfly and a fifth place finish in the 500-yard freestyle.
- In total, Carondelet will send nine swimmers to this week's NCS Championships at Las Positas College. The nine swimmers include: Sophia Anderson, Jessica Davis, Sarah deBack, Sarah Hamilton, Madreena Lee, Samantha Mein, Christy Neufeld, Shaila Santos, and Kaitlyn Sheffield.
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arondelet diving dominated the EBAL Varsity Diving Championships. In a field of 32 student-athletes, Courtney Klausen, Kate Cilley, Shelby Bates, and Elliana Zapata took first, third, fourth and 14th, respectively.
Track and FIeld
- On Saturday, the Carondelet track and field team competed in the EBAL Time Trials at California High School, in preparation for this week's EBAL Championships on Saturday.
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The varsity track team had solid performances across the board and were let by sophmores Jayme Blackard and Aryel Coats.
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Blackard advanced to finals in the long jump, the 400-meters and 4x400-meter relay.
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Aryel advanced in the 100 meters and 200 meters. She will also run on both relays.
- CLICK HERE for complete EBAL Trial results.
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Carondelet Athlete of the Week
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Jessica Davis '21
Swimming
Jessica Davis won the 100-backstroke and finished second in the 100-yard freestyle at last weekend's EBAL Swimming and Diving Championships. She also played a big part of the Carondelet's third place finishes in both the 200-yard medley and the 200-yard freestyle relay races.
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Ella Kirkland '21
JV Softball
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Ella Kirkland was 6-for-9 in last three games last week, and extended her hitting-streak to four games. Ella is hitting .538 for the season. Ella has also been a very good leader not only by example, but also by being more vocal. Great job Ella!
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Jayme Blackard '20
Track and Field
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Jayme Blackard had a third place finish, with a personal best of 16'7" in the long jump. Just performance will advance her to the NCS Tri-Valley Finals on May 19.
She also qualified for the 400-meter finals with a season best time of 60.15.
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Abbi Young '18
Varsity Lacrosse
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Abbi Young had a fantastic game on senior night, as the Cougars played most of the second half of the game with five defenders, due to yellow cards. During that stretch, Abbi was stingy in front of the cage, holding California to just one goal as the Cougars fought off the Grizzlies power plays.
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Makenzie Miller '18
Varsity Softball
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Makenzie Miller had a fantastic game at the plate against San Ramon Valley, going 4-for-4 with three runs scored. She also added a very nice double play at shortstop to help the Cougars' defense in the win over the Wolves.
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Jesse Juinio '21
Varsity Softball
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Jesse Juinio has been the Carondelet starting catcher all season. In the Cougars' 11-1 win against San Ramon Valley, Jesse played a key role in holding runners, while helping the team at the plate, with a single, a home run and three RBI.
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Paris Lisi '21
JV Lacrosse
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Midfielder Paris Lisi has displayed tenacious defense all year, and that didn't change against Granada and California last week, helping the Cougars pick up two league wins. Paris added two goals and was the engineer behind getting the transition going for the Cougars' offense.
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Makena Fernandez '21
Varsity Softball
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In Carondelet's 4-3 win over Monte Vista, Makena Fernandez went 3-for-4 with two singles and a double. She would also score the game-winning run in the eighth inning. Makena also played strong defense in right field and first base to help out the defensive effort in the extra-inning win.
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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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