Mustangs, Wolves girls end soccer season as co-champions

The Monte Vista and San Ramon girls soccer teams battled Feb. 9 for the East Bay Athletic League championship and the game ended in a 1-1 tie. As a result, both teams were crowned co-champions of the competitive EBAL.

Coming into the game the teams were tied for first place with the Mustangs overall record being 17-3-4 and 9-0-3 in the league and San Ramon having a 20-2-2 overall record and 10-1-1 in the league. Melissa Buich scored for the Mustangs and Heather Vandevanier converted a penalty kick for the Wolves with nine minutes to play to secure the tie and co-championship.

The teams could meet again in the North Coast Section 3A playoffs that began Wednesday. Monte Vista was named the No. 1 seed in the tournament and will play the winner of Clayton Valley/Livermore on Feb. 18 at Monte Vista. San Ramon received the No. 3 seed and will play the winner of Castro Valley/Hayward on Feb. 18 at San Ramon.

Boys soccer

On Feb. 10, the Monte Vista boys soccer team beat San Ramon 3-1 to win its first league championship since 2000. This was the eighth straight win for the 18-4-1 Mustangs to finish 9-2-1 in the league and claim first place. The Wolves led the league for most of the season but with this loss finished with an 8-2-2 league record and 16-5-2 overall.

Jack Griffin led the Mustangs with one goal and two assists for the Mustangs. Both teams will now advance to the North Coast Section playoffs that began Feb. 15. No. 3-seeded Monte Vista will face the winner of Livermore/Hayward on Feb. 18 at Monte Vista. No. 5-seeded San Ramon was to play College Park on Feb. 15 at San Ramon.

Boys basketball

On Feb. 8, the San Ramon boys basketball team lost to Granada 61-55 to shake up the league standings. San Ramon is now 16-6 overall and 6-2 in the league. They are tied with Foothill in second place, one game behind Monte Vista.

Brandon Adams led the Wolves with 20 points. On Feb. 10, the Wolves rebounded with a victory over Livermore 71-38. They are now 7-2 in the EBAL. Brandon Adams led all scorers with 18 points.

Monte Vista remained in first place with a win over Livermore 72-38. Its overall record is 16-6 and 7-1 in the EBAL. Corey Higgins led the Mustangs with 15 points.

Girls basketball

On Feb. 7, the Lady Wolves basketball team lost to Granada 68-63 and is now 6-2 in the EBAL. Meghan Yetman led the Wolves with 19 points. The Wolves rebounded with a victory Feb. 10 over Livermore 61-27 to run their record in the league to 7-2. Yetman led all scorers with 13 points.

The Lady Mustangs beat Livermore 51-33 to go 6-2 in the EBAL. The Mustangs are one-half game behind San Ramon, in second place.

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