March 27, 2008

SPORTS

Chargers and Mustangs split; Leland hammers Sobrato

Pioneer drew first blood in the rivalry of the two schools on the baseball field Mar. 12 at Leland. The Mustangs handled the Chargers 8-3 behind the solid complete game pitching from Don Medlinger, who managed to frustrate the Leland batters for the better part of the game.

Senior Cam O’Halleran connects on one of two hits on the day.

Medlinger set the Chargers down one, two, three for five innings of the seven-inning game. Not until the bottom of the sixth did Leland figure him out when a string of base hits resulted in the only runs they would score. Nate Jones doubled to right center and was driven in by Trevor Dyer’s base hit. Dyer was knocked in by Spencer Lanoue’s hit. Lanoue eventually scored and that was all they would get.

It was a reversal of fortune on Friday, Mar. 14 at Pioneer when Leland defeated Pioneer 6-1 on their home field. Sophomore Sean Buchanan pitched admirably for the win with Cam O’Halleran coming on for the save starting in the fifth inning.

Sophomore Sean Buchanan gets victory over Pioneer. Photos by Kevin Jones of www.Johub.com

“Defensively, the play of the game occurred in the fifth, up 4-1 with bases loaded with one out when Cam came in to pitch with Lefeber at the plate. He hit the ball to Drew Marino, who knew exactly where he was going with the ball and we turned a double play to get out of that jam,” said head coach Tim Thompson.

Kevin Krail had two doubles and scored three runs to help the Charger’s cause. O’Halleran had a couple of hits and Will Boring and Dyer contributed to the scoring.

Saturday, March 15, it was back out to the field for their third game in four days to play a non- league contest with the Sobrato Bulldogs. Sobrato is tied for first place in the Santa Teresa league with Lincoln but proved no match for the Chargers who put them away early with a 10-1 win.

Pioneer’s Don Medlinger puts the tag on sophomore Trevor Dyer.

There was plenty of offensive firepower on display with Marino and Dyer both going deep for homeruns. It was Marino’s fifth and Dyer’s first homeruns of the season. Nate Jones went 3 for 3 with a triple and two stolen bases. Nick Armand, Matt McDonald, RJ Aiken and Wes Deimling came up with hits and nice plays in the field. Junior Greg Hipwell got his first pitching win of the season by throwing five solid innings before Deimling came on in relief to register the save. Kevin Krail continued his assault on the stolen base record with a couple more base thefts. He is currently at 16 stolen bases on the year and only 13 off the record of 29.

“Overall it was a good week for Leland Baseball with three games and two wins. It would have been nice to have had three but with tough league weeks still to come, it was good to get the split with one being our first league road win.” said Thompson.

San Jose Vipers Lacrosse Club vandalized, robbed

Last weekend, the San Jose Vipers’ brown equipment box and all of its contents at the Campbell Union School District field where they play was stolen. It had its lock and chain cut off, and the box was carried away. The vandals also sliced all four of the goal nets, which will have to be repaired or replaced. It is estimated that the club lost approximately $2,200 in equipment.

The theft has been reported to the SJPD under case #08-084-0812 and the Campbell Union School District has been notified.

Some of the items that were kept in the box included two cases of field paint; one field painting machine; one field lining string, roll and marker; 30 reversable tank top pennies; three game boxes; 10 game timers; eight game horns; 10 mouthguards; three dozen balls; 16 orange cones; two game score boards, and four goal nets.

“This is a very unfortunate circumstance since these items have no replacement insurance, and the field rental contract with the Campbell Union School District has a ‘no liability’ clause,” said Ron Holcomb, Vipers president. “The club's budget did not have a provision that covered this kind of loss. Hopefully, we can absorb some of the additional costs and make do without a few of the stolen items. We have replacements to some of these items already that we can use, but we will have to purchase those that we cannot live without.”

Lacrosse is the fastest growing youth sport in the United States and the Vipers are San Jose's newest club, having only played two full seasons.

If you have any of these items to loan to the club for the rest of the season, or if you would consider donating them to the club, please contact Patti Holcomb at 832.2022.

High School Sports Schedule March 31 – April 3

Leland

Week of March 31—Golf vs. Westmont at Westmont

Tuesday—Tennis vs. Yerba Buena at 3:15 at Yerba Buena
Tuesday—Boys' volleyball vs. Pioneer, F/S at 6, Varsity at 7 at Pioneer
Tuesday—Badminton vs. Silver Creek at 3:30 at Silver Creek

Wednesday—Baseball vs. Westmont at 3:30 at Leland (JV at opposite field)
Wednesday—Swimming vs. Pioneer at 3 at Pioneer
Wednesday—Softball vs. Leigh at 3:30 at Leigh

Thursday—Tennis vs. Westmont, at 3:30 at Leland
Thursday—Boys' volleyball vs. Westmont at Leland with Varsity at 7, F/S at 6
Thursday—Baseball vs. Live Oak at 3:30 at Leland (JV on opposite field)
Thursday—Track vs. Westmont at 3:30 at Leland
Thursday—Badminton vs. Oak Grove at Leland

Pioneer

Week of March 31—Golf vs. Live Oak at Pioneer

Tuesday—Baseball vs. Willow Glen at 3:15 at Pioneer (JV on opposite field)
Tuesday—Boys' Volleyball vs. Leland at 3:15 at Pioneer, F/S at 6, Varsity at 7
Tuesday—Badminton vs. Branham at 3:30 at Pioneer

Wednesday—Baseball vs. Piedmont Hills at 3:30 at Pioneer (JV on opposite field)
Wednesday—Swimming vs. Leland at 3 at Pioneer
Wednesday—Softball vs. Evergreen at 3:30 at Evergreen

Thursday—Volleyball vs. Leigh—Varsity at 3:30 at Pioneer
Thursday—Track vs. Sobrato at 3:30 at Pioneer
Thursday—Badminton vs. Gilroy at 3:30 at Gilroy

For more information about Leland and Pioneer sporting events, go to:

Pioneer Athletics: www.phsathletics.com
Leland Athletics: www.lelandathletics.com
Blossom Valley Athletic League: www.bval.org

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Presentation High School’s 23rd Annual Golf Tournament
This annual fundraising event is scheduled for May 9 at the Cinnabar Hills Golf Club. Lunch is set for 11:30 a.m. followed by a 12:30 p.m. Tee Off. The $225 cost includes golf fee, tee prize, lunch, course refreshments and the awards dinner. All proceeds benefit academic programs at Presentation High School. For additional information, contact Jane Jeziorski at 264-5110 x2428 or jjeziorski@pres-net.com.

Walk For Life / Charged Up For Life 5K Run
Community Pregnancy Centers will hold its annual fundraising “Walk For Life & Charged Up For Life” 5K Run at Almaden Lake Park, Arroyo Picnic Site in San Jose on Saturday, April 26.  Take a beautiful walk around Almaden Lake or Run on the Los Alamitos Creek Trail. This year’s event will offer exciting activities for the whole family, including a light continental breakfast, kid’s zone, bingo, and a raffle. The event is being sponsored by C28 and KLOVE.

All proceeds from this event benefit the Community Pregnancy Centers, and will help to make the community aware of the many important services offered at CPC’s throughout Silicon Valley. All services are available to the community without charge and are confidential. You may register, or download a registration brochure on-line at www.mycpc.org or you may register on site at 8:30 a.m. The walk/run begins at 9 a.m. For additional information please contact Paula at 229-9836 or at paula@mycpc.org.

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