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As I talked about last week, Friday night was the official dedication of the “Randy Isaacs Court” in the gym at Foothill.
Isaacs, a legendary basketball coach at Foothill and a much beloved friend and teacher on the campus, passed away April 6 while hiking with his wife and another couple.
After we heard about the passing, I was joined by former football coach Matt Sweeney, current volleyball coach Dusty Collins, and former Foothill basketball coach and former athletic director Tom Hansen in coming up with the renaming of the court after our friend.
Last Friday before the Falcons’ opener with Granada, Sweeney, Collins and myself spoke to the crowd about Isaacs for the official dedication.
It also gave us a chance to thank Foothill principal Sebastian Bull for taking our idea and getting it done in record time for something in the Pleasanton Unified School District!
Along with the “Randy Isaacs Court” on the floor, there is a quote Isaacs would always say, “How Great Was That”. I must give credit to my wife Coni for the suggestion to add the quote.
At the end of our talk, I had the crowd stand and asked them on three to yell, “How Great Was That”.
It was awesome, and it was a special moment to see the parents, players and coaches from Granada participate.
A big thank you to the Granada group for that, as well as indulging us to have the ceremony.
One more thing: I was asked by several people Friday night if there were provisions when the new Foothill gym comes to life in the next couple of years to carry over the dedication to the new floor and was assured the plans had already been made.
Amador Valley girls’ soccer
The Dons got a 3-0, non-league win over Livermore back on Dec. 11.
Freshman Addison Stout got it going for Amador, scoring an unassisted goal. The Dons made it 2-0 when sophomore Mira Garuda scored off an assist from Stout. The final Amador goal came on an own goal by the Cowboys off an Amador corner kick.
On Jan. 9, the Dons opened East Bay Athletic League play with a 3-1 win over California.
Senior Maylen Montoya scored twice, one of an assist came from Julie Wanis, with the other one unassisted. Senior Alden Hofstede blazed down the left side to put in goal number 3 for Amador, with the assist from Junior Kailee Walker.
Amador Valley boys’ basketball
The Dons dropped their EBAL opener 57-44 to California on Jan. 10.
Cade Krueger had 20 points for the Dons, with his brother Kasen adding eight.
Get on the results train!
The results from our winter sports have been sketchy so far, with one exception.
The Amador boys’ basketball team has turned in every game this season — win or lose. A big pat on the back goes out to Amador parent Scott McMillin for sending in all Amador results.
And he does it the way I have recommended: takes a picture of the scorebook at the end of the game and texts it to me right away. It allows me to get the results each night.
It’s that easy but we have not gotten anything from the other three Foothill and Amador Valley basketball teams. The scorekeeper can do it in less than 10 minutes — just total the book, take a picture and text to me — win or lose.
This week Amador girls’ soccer reached out, which makes sense as the Dons have only played a couple games.
Let’s see if we can consistently get all the soccer results. Even if you get shut out, there has to be some of the players who had good games and we can get them some recognition!
Has wrestling started yet? If it has, you would not know it as it has been crickets thus far.
Once again, I need the results every Sunday at noon. My contact information is acesmag@aol.com and 925-200-0719.
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.
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