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Winter Sports |
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Luke Gevas and Jocelyn Hale |
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The Boys Basketball team welcomes their new coaches this year, Michael Parks and Avery Frank. Many of the players are excited about their coaching abilities. The boys started practice on November 10th and have been working diligently towards a cohesive unit. The boys had their first game on November 26th during the Annual Alumni game. The boys had their first taste of victory when they beat out Rio Lindo Academy on December 1. This year’s team members are very excited and are anticipating the rest of the season. Coach Parks was quoted saying that he’s “feeling confident about the team’s talent and is looking forward to a rewarding year.” The 2008-2009 team consists of: David Hadley, Jesus Zendejas, Tito Diaz, Ryan Fairlee, Diego Gonzalez, Isaac Hale, Sawyer Wilson, Juan Hernandez, and Pedro Bensin |
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The Fall Sports Awards took place on November 14th with the dinner put on by the Boosters. There was a little confusion over the date, which may account for the small attendance. The night started off with Middle School Soccer Awards, the first going to James Brown: Offensive MVP, followed by Tori Rose: Defensive MVP; Tanner Coussens: Most Improved; and Orlando Castro-Perez: MVP. Middle School Girls Basketball followed with Erin Hale and Lily Vasquez receiving the Coaches Award. The Most Improved Player award went to Laura Justo. Great job to all middle school athletes. |
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Fall Sports Awards |
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High School Boy’s Basketball |
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Both teams participated in the Pescadero Hoop Dreams Tournament from December 4-6. The girls played the Point Arena Lady Pirates on Thursday and lost 47-44. The boys played Pacific Collegiate and lost. The next day, the Girls team played Orinda Academy and won while the boys played San Francisco Christians and lost. The final games took place on Saturday. The Boys team played Pescadero and lost while the girls played Kirby and won! The teams also participate in the The 18th annual Geyserville Small School’s Classic will be held on December 18-20. Please see the flyer below along with the bracket for the games. |
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Tournaments |
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Next was the High School Varsity Soccer with Diana Mercado receiving the Coaches Award, Isaac Hale: Most Improved, Offensive MVP: Diego Gonzalez, Defensive MVP: Jesus Zendejas, and Most Valuable Player going to David Hadley. For High School Varsity Volleyball we had awards given to Marcy Flores: Most Inspirational, and Arithzi Rivera: Most Improved. There were two MVPS: Jocelyn Hale and Nikki Stortroen. The night concluded with the High School Junior Varsity Volleyball Awards going to Lindsay Harjak, Most Inspirational, Kacie Morgan, Most Improved and Kelsie Jones MVP. Congrats to a great high school fall sports program. Thanks to the entire Booster staff for all the help and support. |
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Coach Avery watching the boys team warm up for a tough game. |
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Isaac Hale going up for a lay-up with Coach Avery Frank keeping a close eye on him. |
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The Girls Basketball team welcomes back many of its players from last year. This year’s team is made up of seniors Jocelyn Hale, Alice Read, Diana Mercado, Nikki Stortroen, Maricruz Rodriguez, and Arithzi Rivera along with juniors Marcy Flores, Deanna Torres, Alilla Dollar, and Jordan Mackey. Coach Jamie Hale is back along with Misael Olivera and, when asked about the team, stated, “This year, the team is more of a family. I know the girls have talent; it’s just a matter of getting it out of then. I expect we will be very competitive in league.” The team participated in the Alumni Game on November 26th. Although they lost their match by 10 points, the girls played relentlessly and at one point in the game were tied with the alumni girls. The team also played Rio Lindo Academy on December 1. Although they met defeat, the girls played hard and worked together. The team has been practicing rigorously since their first practice began on November l0th. Arithzi Rivera told the Broncho Express that the most detested exercise were the “Liners”. |
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High School Girl’s Basketball |
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Coach Jamie Hale supporting the boys team, awaiting the girls return from getting dressed. |
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Assistant coach Misael “Mis” Olivera is excited for the upcoming game. |
