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The Amador Valley High boys’ water polo started the season off in style, going 4-0 and winning the MVAL Labor Day Tournament title.
The Dons started the tournament with a 14-9 win over Castro Valley, paced by five goals each from Landon Kenney and Bryce O’Nesky. Eli Morris added two goals, with Tyler Kaste and TJ Chandler scoring one each to round out the scoring. O’Nesky added a pair of assists.
The second match saw Amador beat Mission San Jose 13-6. Kenney and O’Nesky scored four goals each, with Anthony Sowul adding three goals. Evan Shackleford and Will Campbell added one goal each to round out the scoring.
In the semifinals, the Dons met Newark Memorial and rolled on with a 14-6 win.
Kenney led the way with four goals, with O’Nesky adding three. Sowul added a pair of goals, with Kaste, Chandler, Jake DeMichiel, Campbell and Brandon Maschel rounding out the goal scorers with one each.
Kenney had three assists and O’Nesky, Chandler, and Morris got two each.
In the championship, the roll continued with a 12-6 win over James Logan.
Kenney again led the scoring assault with five goals. O’Nesky added three goals and DeMichiel added two. Kaste and Morris got in on the scoring with one goal each.
O’Nesky had three assists and Morris two to help power the offense.
Crow nominated for U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame
Kevin Crow, a 1979 graduate of Amador Valley and former U.S. National Team member, which included two stints on the U.S. Olympic team, has been named a semifinalist for the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame.
Crow, the current executive director of the Ballistic United Soccer Club, is one of 21 semifinalists culled from an initial list of 105 nominees.
A nine-person Veteran Voting Committee will narrow the list to 10 finalists. Then, a group of 24-person Veteran Voting Committee will determine by vote and the finalist who receives the most votes will be selected. A second finalist may be elected if they receive at least 75% of the votes.
The class will be inducted May 3 of 2025 in Frisco, Texas.
Joining Crow as 2025 Veteran Ballot Semifinalists are Chris Armas, David Beckham, Chico Borja, Sean Bowers, Francis Farberoff, Lorrie Fair, Mary Harvey, Frankie Hejduk, Lori Henry, Zak Ibsen, Eddie Lewis, Carlos Llamosa, Clint Mathis, Shep Messing, Heather Mitts, JC Russo, Tony Sanneh, Lindsay Tarpley, Tatu and Aly Wagner.
Playbook is now running!
Tri-Valley Preps Playbook — the popular look at all East Bay Athletic League action — released its first edition for the 2024-25 prep season earlier this week.
The Playbook is a free e-newsletter but must be subscribed to for a delivery to your inbox each Tuesday afternoon.
The first issue of the season featured the power rankings for the EBAL football teams following the first week of the season. Next week will see the EBAL girls’ volleyball rankings make its debut as most teams get into action this week.
The Big Picture takes a quick look at the first week of football for EBAL teams. Is it too quick to jump to conclusions after only one game?
The What to Watch segment each will focus on a few big matches/games each week.
We will also be bringing back the Fast Five, a segment that allows readers to get to know EBAL athletes a bit better as they answer pop culture questions. This week we visited with Amador Valley flag football quarterback Riley Harrington!
The Playbook is hands down, the best was to stay current with the EBAL athletic season, and once again, it is free. All you need to do is subscribe and you are set to have a front row seat for EBAL action.
To subscribe to the Playbook, please go to pleasantonweekly.com/sports, then scroll down to the box to subscribe to the Tri-Valley Preps Playbook!
All you must do is enter your email address and you are good to go for the entire season.
Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a contributing sports writer for Embarcadero Media Foundation’s East Bay Division. To contact him about his Pleasanton Preps column, email acesmag@aol.com.
