Sunday, September 27, 2009

7th Grade Scots Volleyball - Week of Sept. 21

The small but mighty 7th Grade Piedmont Scots Volleyball team is off to a strong start with the first 3 games of the season. They beat Willard easily 25 -10 in both games on September 22. They were not able to overcome El Sobrante's strong hits and lost 18 - 25 and 17 - 25. While they lost the first game to Dorris Eaton 15 - 25, the Scots fought for a thrilling victory 25 - 23 in the second game, and lost the third game after a valiant effort 10 - 15, with a run of 8 points in a row. Taylor Chow and Reina Lowe had many strong serves and assists, while Brina Vasaures and Clare Keating were strong hitters defensively. Katherine Caldwell and Rachel Hodgson had some critical serves to assist the team, and Nicole Cosares played strong offense.

Cross Country Team Opens Season at Golden Gate Fields Race Track

On Monday, September 21, the 2009 PMS Cross Country Team participated in its first meet of the season. The setting was a unique venue, the infield of the Golden Gate Fields race track. Thirty-five PMS runners participated in the meet and for many of the kids this was their first cross country meet ever. The first race was the 6th grade boys division with Alex Harrison placing 9th, Kyle Bilorusky 10th, and Danny Young finishing in 11th place. A total of twelve PMS 6th grade boys participated in the race, one of the largest squads in the league. The next race was the 6th grade girls division. Leading the way and finishing first by a rather large margin was Maddie Copeland. Other PMS 6th grade girls who competed were Madison Tenney, Alexandra Shoptaugh, Nicole Bilorusky, and Megan Wilensky. The 3rd race run that day was the 7th & 8th grade combined boys division. Kevin Wu finished in 3rd place, while Andrew Jara finished in 9th. The final race of the day was the 7th & 8th grade combined girls division. We were only able to field four girls for this race, but all of them ran well, with Sofia Lautt leading the way, followed by Sarah Ching, Angel Rael, and Chloe Jiang.

7th Grade Highlanders Flag Football v. Seven Hills

Highlanders 22 – Seven Hills 0
On Wednesday, September 23, the Highlanders were victorious over Seven Hills. The powerful running game was led by the offensive line of Matthew Burge, Jack Adams and Julian Cortes. Their blocking allowed Andrew Strauch to score three touchdowns on sweeps. Graham Low made a leaping catch for a two point conversion and Michael Pacult made a sack for a safety to complete the scoring, all in the first half. The defense was led by strong inside line play and interceptions by Skip Hill and Cole Gruendl.

7th Grade Highlanders Flag Football v. Longfellow

Highlanders 6 – Longfellow 0
On Monday, September 21 at San Pablo Park, the Highlanders won their first game of the season by shutting out Longfellow. The defense was led by a fierce pass rush from Hunter Abel, Michael Pacult and Paul Kim. Safety Drew Bonnin made several touchdown-saving tackles to keep Longfellow out of the end zone. On offense, QB Sam Hunt moved the ball efficiently down the field and spread the ball around to a number of receivers. Midway through the first half, tailback Andrew Strauch took a hand-off sweeping left and then threw a touchdown pass to Dylan McBirney for the game’s only score.

8th Grade Highlanders Flag Football v. Joaquin-Moraga

Highlanders 12 – Joaquin Moraga 2
This week the 8th grade Piedmont Highlanders faced the Joaquin-Moraga Marauders. The Highlanders showcased some impressive defense when Grant Gadbois knocked a pass intended for a Marauder out of the air, and when Austin Sun sacked the Joaquin-Moraga quarterback. Ale Chiodo, Matt Baringer and Peter Lally all came up with interceptions for Piedmont. Tied zero to zero at the half, the Marauders came out and started the third quarter with a safety. Not to be outdone, Piedmont’s quarterback Chad Finkel led two separate drives, one ending with a run into the end zone by Finkel, and the other with a bullet pass from Finkel to Matt Baringer.