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2008 Summary

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What a great fall season the school has had.  Teams that competed in CCS included Field Hockey, Girls Volleyball, Girls Tennis, and Girls & Boys Cross Country.  Tennis went further to CIF-NorCal to win the Finalist title, while Katie Nast and Karen Wai reached the Cross Country State Championship.  Scroll down to read the entire summary.


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Varsity Football - Head Coach: Tim Lugo

Record: 2-4 (league), 4-6 (overall)

Standing: 5th Place in De Anza Division

Frosh-Soph Football - Head Coach: Shelley Smith

Record: 3-3 (league) 5-5 (overall)

Standings: 4th Place in De Anza Division
 

All League Selections--Varsity

            Jasper Loren

            Most Valuable Defensive Lineman

 

            Joseph Walters

            Sophomore of the Year

 

First Team Selections--Varsity

Offense

            Matt Spencer RB

            Scott Thoren OL

 

Defense

            Jens Karren DL

            Tim Yen OLB

            Derek Emerson LB

            Michael Beam DB

            Casey Farmer Utility

 

Second Team Selection -- Varsity

            Adam Oreglia DL

 

All League Selections—Frosh/Soph

First-Team- Offense

Steven Leslie

Chris Guengerich

Kevin Smith

Marcus Hoffman

 

First Team Defense

Alex Polcyn

 

Second- Team

Troy Doles

Brandon Oliveri-O’Conner

 

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Field Hockey - Head Coach: Amber Wilson

Record:  14-3-3

Standings:   2nd Place in Mt. Hamilton League

                   2nd Place in CCS

1st Team All-CCS Awards:
Kelly Darchuk (senior, forward)
Stephanie Douglass (senior, goalie)

Anna Schroeder (junior, defense)
 
2nd Team All-CCS Awards:
Claire Marsh (senior, forward)
Samantha Li (junior, midfield)
 
Honorable Mention All-CCS Awards:
Katie Marsh (senior, forward)
Laura Ruddy (senior, defense)
 
Mt Hamilton Senior of the Year Award:
Stephanie Douglass (senior, goalie)
 
Mt Hamilton 1st Team all-League Award:
Kelly Darchuk (senior, forward)
Laura Ruddy (senior, defense)
Anna Schroeder (junior, defense)
 
Mt Hamilton 2nd Team all-League Award:
Ren Norris (sophomore, midfield)
Vanessa Block (sophomore, midfield)
 
MVP Offense Award:
Kelly Darchuk (senior, forward)
 
MVP Defense Award:
Anna Schroeder (junior, defense)
 
Most Improved Player Award:
Ren Norris (sophomore, midfield)

Note: 7 seniors graduating and 15 varsity players returning.

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Cross Country Boys - Head Coach: Jerry Banks

League Finish: 1st (Division III)

CCS Championships:    5th (Division III)

All League - Varsity

Kian Banks

Kyle Borch

Kyle Fukui

Cross Country Girls - Head Coach: Danny Moon

 

League Finish: 1st Place (Division III)

CCS Championships: 8th Place (Division III);  Katie Nast: 7th overall

State Championships Participants: Katie Nast (198); Karen Wai (83)

 

All-League 2nd Team Award: Katie Nast

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Tennis (Girls) - Head Coach: Tom Uyehara

League Record: 13-1

Overall Record: 24-4

League Finish: 1st Place

 

3rd Place Peach Tree Tennis Classic (96 Teams from throughout the State Participated)

SCVAL De Anza Division Champions

CCS Team Tennis Finalists

CIF-USTA Nor Cal Team Tennis Finalists

 

Individual Accomplishments:

 

Catherine Nguyen:  Finished the season with an outstanding individual record of 23-4 playing the #2 singles position for the team. A finalist in the SCVAL Individual League Championship.

 

Kara Wang:  Finished the season with an individual record of 23-4. Teamed up with Lindsey Marsh to capture 2nd place in the SCVAL Doubles Championship. Given a bid to the CCS Doubles Championship, the team placed 3rd.

 

Lindsey Marsh:  Played the #1 singles position all season and became noticed with big wins over many top players.  Lindsey was an emotional leader off the court providing support and motivation before, during, and after every match.  Teamed up with Kara Wang to place 2nd in the SCVAL Doubles Championship and 3rd in the CCS Doubles Championship.

 

Lisa Asai and Mary Edman:  Played the #2 and #3 doubles position for the season. Finished the season with a record 19-2 when playing together. Highlight of the season was a comeback from 3-5 down in the 3rd set to win 7-5 and capture the league title for Saratoga. Unseeded in the SCVAL Doubles Championships, the team was able to upset two teams on their way to a 3rd place finish. Competed in the CCS Doubles Championship, losing in the quarterfinals.

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Volleyball (Girls) - De Anza Division

Varsity - Head Coach: Brad Frederickson

League Finish:   6th Place

League Record:   1-11

Season Record:  18-16

 

All League First Team:

            Kiersten Dolbec MB

 

All League Second Team:

            Hannah Nielson OP

 

All League Honorable Mention:

            Nicole Gragnola OH

 

Junior Varsity - Head Coach: Jila Malek

League Finish:   7

League Record:  0-12

 

 

 

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Girls Water Polo Varsity - Head Coach: Courtney Crase

 

De Anza Division League Record:  6-7

Overall Record:  17-10

League Finish:   5th

Tourney Finish: 5th

 

First Team Selections Ali Norris

Honorable Mention:  Lauren Opatrny

 

Team Awards:

Most Outstanding Offense: Lauren Opatrny

Most Outstanding Defense: McKenzi Crase

Most Improved: Stephanie Borsum and Sammi Lotti

 

Note: Beat Palo Alto (16-7) for the first time in about 15 years. 

 

Boys Water Polo - Head Coach: Christian Bonner

 

El Camino Division

League Finish:   1st

Tourney Finish: 4th

 

First Team Selections:  Jonathan Chen

                                   Nick Mortazabi

                                   Justin Winnington

Honorable Mention    Arian Mihiri

 

 

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Girls Golf - Peninsula Athletic League - Head Coach: Casey Hall

Peninsula Athletic League

League Record:  6-10

League Finish:  6th

All League:  Uttarra Sivaram