There was no doubt who was the champion of the competitive East Bay Athletic League on Monday, May 1, at Dollar Ranch Golf Course at Rossmoor in Walnut Creek. Monte Vista golfers all fired low scores to win the EBAL tournament and league championship by 11 shots with a team score of 367. Goeff Gonzalez was the medalist with a score of 69. His hot round included 7 birdies. Teammates Jake Bieber shot 72, Chris Oki 73, Jeff Hamm 75, and Will Schram 78.
Foothill finished second with a team score of 378, and Amador was third, shooting 396. All three teams qualified for the North Coast Section tournament held May 8 at Metropolitan Golf Links in Oakland. San Ramon Valley’s Elliot Arthur also qualified for the NCS tournament as an individual, shooting a score of 73.
“The boys stepped up and played well,” said first-year coach Ron Hirschman. “Geoff was unbelievable, Jake played great, and Chris Oki did what he’s done all year long and that is play huge for us.”
At the NCS qualifier Monday, the Mustangs continued to roll, upsetting top-ranked De La Salle by two strokes with a team score of 362. Hamm led the team and was medalist of the tournament, shooting a 4 under par 68. The top 10 teams, and the top 12 individuals not qualifying on a team, will now advance to the NCS Tournament of Champions that will be held at Redwood Empire Golf Club in Fortuna, Calif., on May 15. San Ramon Valley’s Mike Perchak advanced to the finals as an individual, shooting a 73.
Tennis
At the Discovery Bay Athletic Club on May 6, Monte Vista’s Tim Lantin and Ramsey Lemaich won the NCS tennis doubles championship. They defeated Alameda’s Eric Ramos and Matt Elefant, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4. Teammate Mike Starr lost the singles title in the finals to Alameda’ s Thai Tu, 6-4, 6-1. Starr won the singles title in 2004.
Volleyball
San Ramon Valley High avenged two regular volleyball season losses against Foothill, beating them in the semifinals of the Foothill Classic on May 6 in Pleasanton. The Wolves lost in the finals to De La Salle, 17-25, 25-22, 15-13.
The NCS playoffs begin May 16 and all three teams will compete again.
“The team is doing pretty well,” said San Ramon coach Sean Stratton. “They have all been working really hard, and it is starting to pay off. They are really showing a lot of team support and unity. With this, they are able to play a lot stronger.”
“About two weeks ago, they had a two-hour team meeting, and it really created an amazing outcome,” he added. “They created a mission statement that they are living up to: Play six as one, and we will get the job done.”
Little League
Little League season has finally begun after several rain delays.
“The rain has hopefully stopped and games are being made up to keep the season rolling on schedule,” said Scott Nelson, umpire director for the Danville Little League.
Danville has four leagues with participation by hundreds of youths, ages 5-17. They are Danville Little League, Tassajara Little League (American and National) and San Ramon Little League. The regular season begins the second week of March and ends June 1 followed by playoffs in all the leagues. •
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