Boys / Girls


North Coast Section
Cross Country Meet of Champions
Saturday November 18, 2000
Ukiah High School

Race Schedule and Preview

by Peter Brewer

 Welcome to the 2000 North Coast SEction Meet of Champions Cross
Country
Championships.  The meet this year is being held on the Ukiah High
School course, the site of the 1997 NCS championships.   Every 3rd
year
the NCS Meet of Champions is held  in a northern site, and Ukaih ha
been
host the last two times the meet has benn held outside of the San
Francisco Bay Area.
 Today we will see 10 exciting races to crown team and Individual
champions in boys' and girls' races in 5 divisions. The best runners
and
best teams in the NCS will be vying for those coveted top two team
spots
in each race that will determine the automatic State Meet qualifiers.
Additionally, this year features the inaugaral season of the at-large
process, where teams with team times that meet pre-determined
standards
can qualify for a few state-wide at-large berths at the State Meet. 
Individuals can also qualify to the State Meet, provided they are the
top 5 in each race not on an automatic qualifying team.
Additionally,
individual qualifiers must also be in the overall top 12 of the race.
 There is much at stake here today, and the excitement of the 2000
season will reach a crescendo here today.  Be prepared to see
outstanding athletes give inspired performances today.

Race Schedule:
9:00 a.m. Division III Boys
9:30 a.m. Division IV Boys
10:00 a.m. Division III Girls
10:30 a.m. Division IV Girls
11:00 a.m. Division V Boys
11:30 a.m. Division I Girls
12:00 p.m. Division II Boys
12::30 p.m. Division V Girls
1:00 p.m. Division I Boys
1:30 p.m. Division II Girls

Awards Schedule:
10:30 a.m. Division III Boys
10:50 a.m. Division III Girls
11:10 a.m. Division IV Boys
11:30 a.m. Division IV Girls
11:50 a.m. Division V Boys
12:20 p.m. Division I Girls
12:55 p.m. Division II Boys
1:25 p.m. Division V Girls
2:00 p.m. Division I Boys
2:20 p.m. Division II Girls

Awards for each race:
1st place team:  Perpetual trophy, banner, 7 medals
2nd place team: banner, 7 medals
3rd place team:  7 medals

Top 5 finishers: medals

Rankings:
Division III Boys: (9:00 a.m.)
1. Redwood
2. Campolindo
3. Acalanes
4. Ygnacio Valley
5. Analy
Also: Liberty

 The Redwood boys are the real deal, as the Giants unveiled another
top-flight runner in Josh Babiak who has improved to #1 on a deep
squad.  They are currently ranked 9th  in the state.  Campolindo,
recently moved from Division III as a result of enrollment increase,
was
a runnenr-up to College Park in the Dablo Foothill league meet.  Jon
Ide-Don is the Cougar's top runner.  Acalanes has consistently shown
in
the lass few years that thye are a force at the end of the season,
were
but a point behind Campolindo at their league finals.  Steve Vetek
leads
the Dons.  Ygnacio Valley  has been quietly gathering momentum of its
own in recent weeks, culminating in respectable runner-up spot to De
La
Salle in the tough Bay Valley League.  ABdullah Jamali and Javier
Rios 
provide a great 1-2 punch for the Warriors.  Analy was edged by
points
by Healdsburg in the Sonoma county League after an undefeated dual
season.  Team leader Rueben Mora is expected to pace the Tigers.  
Liberty finished in the middle of the pack at the BVAL finals, but
features  frontrunner Devin Gallagher who leads the Lions.
 Individuals who might impact this race include Robert Dort of
Irvington, Ryan McGinnis of Las Lomas, and Adam Holdren of Petaluma.

Division IV  Boys: (9:30 a.m.)
1. Piedmont
2. St. Joe's
3. St. Mary's
4. Arcata
5. Drake
Also: Willits

 Piedmont had been the one of the dominant teams in the section, even
with leader Tom Phelps out with a stress fracture.  The Highlnaders
have
exceptional depth and boast a #2 state ranking.  Will Sanford is the
current # 1 for them.   St. Joe's  is a quality program, and were the
only team to break into Piedmont's top 7 at the Bay Shore League
finals.  Ian Mason and Nic Koneffklatt lead the Pilots.  St.  Mary's 
has a good squad.  They were held out of the League meet for
disciplinary reasons, but will be a force today.  Arcata labors under
the double obscurity of remote location (nearly in Oregon) and also
finishing second to Eureka, which is the best team in the section
right
now.  Adam Foote leads the Tigers.   Drake made a run at Redwood in
the
Marin County finals, coming closer than some thought they could.
Rory
Kuykendall is the fine frontrunner for the Pirates. Willits dominated
the Coastal Mountain Conference final with Danny Blake leading 4
Wolverines in the top 5.
 Individuals that could impact this race include Eric Roberts of
Alhambra, Mike DeShazo  of San Marin, Joe Harrigan of  Justin Sienna,
Jose Alvarez of Elsie Allen, and Matt Brady of Windsor.

Division III Girls: (10:00 a.m.)
1. Campolindo
2 Maria Carillo
3 Acalanes
4. Miramonte
5  Irvington
Also.: Petaluma

 Campolindo experienced an enrollment increase and got bumped up a
division.  However, good is good, and so they swapped a #2 State
ranking
in D-IV for a # 6 state ranking in D-III.  They pretty much dominated
the DFAL, with 5 in the top 12.  Melissa Yuhas and Jillian Ochs are
the
current leaders for the Cougars,  Maria Carillo, ranked #10 in the
State, is led by Jenny Aldridge  and Ashlee Drady . As good as they
are,
they could only try to come close to the Montgomery juggernaut in
their
own league.  Acalanes is a bit of a stealth team, closing in on
Alhambra
in the race for third in the strong DFAL.  Valerie Vrandeberg leads
the
Dons.  Miramonte has the strong frontrunning of Jennifer Suara up
front,
but the rest of the team fell off the pace at the DFAL finals to
finish
5th.  Irvington has two good runners in Holly Root and Abigail
Galloway,
and the Vikings placed a respectable 3rd in the Mission Valley League
behind Mission and Logan.  Petaluma won in the Sonoma County League
easily behind the duo of Jacqui Vance-Geofrrian and Natalie Kauk.
 Individuals that look to be a factor here are Bonnie Chalmers of Las
Lomas, Tiffany Vickers of Del Norte, and Whitney Smith of Sonoma
Valley.

Division IV Girls: (10:30 a.m.)
1. Bishop O'Dowd
2. Marin Catholic
3. Piedmont
4. San Marin
5. St. Mary's
Also :  Novato, Arcata, Drake, Alhambra

 # 2 State ranked Bishop O'Dowd, led by Danila Musante, swept through
the the Hayward League easily.  Nani Boone and Anna Purcell are also
top
runners for the Dragons. After O'Dowd, the picture gets really
muddled. 
Novato, ranked as high as # 9 in the state, finished only 3rd in the
Marin County League behind a fired up Marin Catholic and San Marin
teams.  St. Mary's,  after dominating the Bay Shore League all
season,
was upset by the upstart Piedmont team.   Who knows how these teams
will
run today?  Eva Gut still leads the Novato Hornets.  Natalie Joffe is
the lead runner for Marin Catholic.  Karinne Graham  leads the San
Marin
squad.  Piedmont has Allison Jolda leading a pack of 5 within :37. 
Bridget  Duffey is the fine #1 runner for St. Mary's.  Arcata is a
sleeper here, with Erika Rose running up front for the Tigers.  Drake
was second in the dual meet competition in the MCAL, and could easily
resurface behind Morgan Banks.  Alhambra is another lurking presence,
with Samantha Jones the frontrunner.
 Other individuals that could impact the race include the excellent
Kelley Rogers of Healdsburg and Amber Hendrix  of Moreau Catholic.

Division V Boys: (11:00 a.m.)
1. University
2. College Prep
3. Lick-Wilmerding
4. Head-Royce
5.Branson

 University is once again the top of the heap.  The Red Deivls are
surrently ranked # 5 in the state.  Sean Drake and Ben Goode went 1-2
on
the Bay Counties League, outdistancing the good 1-2  combination of
College Prep, Dan Fisher and Dan Berman.  Lick's Todd Rabkin-Goldnen
is
another fine runner.  Head Royce follows the lead running of John
Neely.
Banson finished 4th in the marin County League against much larger
schools.  Alexander VArner leads for them.. Dillon Wyant is a good
runner for South Fork.

Division I Girls:  (11:30 a.m.)
1. Antioch
2. Monte Vista
3. Mission San Jose
4.College Park
5.Granada
Also: Livermore, Castro Valley, Alameda

 This division is the hardest to call.  Early on it appeared that
Antioch was the clear favorite, as Janie Nolan and Emma Perez were
tearing up the local scene.  Then Clayton Valley got by the Panthers
in
the BVAL finals on Antioch's home course.  STill, Antioch should have
more than enough firepower to handle the rest.  Monte Vista, with
Susan
Chan running extremely well and Christi Brown not far behind, are
poised
to make a run at the top.  Mission San Jose, with Jamie Mangiardi and
the Forgo sisters Erna and Edina, looks very solid.  College Park
looked
very creditable chasing after Campolindo in DFAL action, with Ashley
Allen taking the individual crown.  Granada has had some injury
problems, and was not really a factor in the EBAL team race.  Kelli
Crampton is currently the Matadors lead runner.  Livermore had an
excellent Mt. SAC time 3 weeks ago, but was unable to parlay that
into
any impact in the tough EBAL finals.  Ddyani Jones continues as the
Cowboys (why isn't it Cowgirls?) top runner.  Castro Valley is still
seeking to get all top 5 girls healthy on the same day.   Rosie Toney
has emerged as the lead Trojan runner.  Sara Orzell eads the Alameda
Hornets who ran virtually unopposed in the revamped Alameda-Contra
Costa
County League.
 Other individuals that are part  of the picture include Stacy Aurit
of
James Logan and Jill Owyang of San Leandro.

Division II Boys: (12:00 p.m.)
1. Eureka
2. DeLaSalle
3. Granada
4. Montgomery
5. San Ramon Valley
Also: Ukiah, Santa Rosa

 This will most likely be the fastest team race on the day.  The top
4
teams are all state ranked (Eureka # 6, De La Salle # 7, Granada # 8,
and Montgomery # 10.  And San Ramon beat Granada in the EBAL finals. 
Eureka had their way with Arcata in the Humboldt-Del Norte League
finals.  Shaun Lyle powered past teammate Dale Kitt for the
individual
win.  De La Salle ran past the entire BVAL, with Nathan Berner taking
the lead spot for the Spartans.  Granada held out two tweaked runners
from the EBAL finals to rest up for MOC, and could only muster 4th in
the EBAL even with Carl Dambowski and Robbie Boyle going 1-2 on the
league.  Montgomery has a tight and deep pack, but needs to be
inspired
to beat any of the above teams.  San Ramon is a team on the rise, and
the Wolves are led by Anthony Glastein.  Ukiah has Chas Vau and Casey
Chadd and the home course advantage.  Santa Rosa ended up 2nd behind
Montgomery in the tough North Bay League.  Niles VanDeventer is now
#1
for the Panthers.
 Other individuals to wathc out for include Arroyo's  Yong-Sung Leal,
today's favorite to win, John Paul Thyken of Clayton Valley, and Matt
Pearson of California.
 

Division V Girls: (12:30 p.m.)
1. University
2. Lick-Wilmerding
3.Convent
4.College Prep
5. St. Vincent
Also: Kelseyville
 
 This is one of the divisions where the NCS is most dominant
state-wide.
# 2 state ranked  University, behind top runner Yfa Kretschmar,
raced
to yet another BVL title. # 6 state ranked Lick took 2nd behind the
tandem of Isa Barth-Rogers and Diane Best.  # 9 state-ranked Convent
agains relies on its duo of Siobhan Uniacke and Megan McNabola.
College
Prep also features a top pair in Kirsten Lundgren and Claire Landy.
St.
Vincent's had to hold off an inspired Kelseyville finish to take the
Coastal Mountain Conference title on the tie-breaker.  Ashley
Burton-Smith and Mary Vegher went 1-2 for the Mustangs.
Kelseyville's 
valiant run at St. Vincent in the CMCwas led by  Jennifer Keithly.
 The Individual race is sure to be led by Head-Royce's Clara Horowitz
who is one of the top runners in the state, regradless of division. 
Cassandra Nowinsky of Lower Lake is another top runner.

Division I Boys:(1:00 p.m.)
1. College Park
2. Amador Valley
3. Castro Valley
4. Alameda
5. Mission San Jose
Also: San Leandro, Deer Valley, James Logan

 College Park rampagged through the DFAL this year.  Matt Owen was
the
individual league champion for the Falcons.  Amador Valley has
improved
drmatically throough the last half of the season, and took a narrow
EBAL
title over San Ramon Valley.  The Dons are led by Jason Owalt.
Castro
Valley  won the HAAL title over a scrappy San Leandro team.  Beau
Bettinger and Alex Cardiasmenos lead the Trojans. Alameda, with a
healthy Nate Brassmassery, took their D-I race at Mt. SAC and also
won
the rearranged ACCAL title.  Mission, always dangerous, appears to
have
Dan rodriguez now as the lead runner, at least over the tough hilly
Coyote Hills course.  The Warriors took the MVAL title.  San Leandro
is
never out of the picture with their fine tnadem of Efeson Yosief and
Luke Sigmon.  Deer Valley took a tough 3rd in the BVAl and feature
Devin
Almarinez.  Logan was 2nd to Mission in the MVAL, and the Colts have
the
excelelnt Gilliat Ghabray as their # 1.

Division II Girls: (1:30 p.m.)
1. Montgomery
2. San Ramon Valley
3. Clayton Valley
4. Carondelet
5. Eureka
Also: Santa Rosa

 This is perhaps the fastest  team race, with #1 state ranked
Montgomery
and #3 state ranked San Ramon Valley squaring off to decide NCS
glory. 
Montgomeory has 3-time state champ Sara Bei, and San Ramon counters
with
Katie Murphy.  The race will come down to a better display of team
depth.  Clayton Valley is fresh off its upset of Antioch in the BVAL,
on
Antioch's home course no less.  Hilary Oppido and Talita Wells are
the
Eagles top runners.  Carondelet, 3rd in the BVAL, features Jennifer
Randazzo as the top runner.  Eureka stacked 3of the top 4 places in
the
HDNL Finals to holdoff a plucky Arcata team.  Jillian Yerby won the
league title for the Loggers.  Santa Rosa, freshly bumped up from
D-III,
has the services of Anna Shaver.
 Individuals to notice include Angela Kabanuk of Casa Grande,  Jenny
Esser of Foothill,  and the amazing Amber Trotter of Ukiah.

And How Did They All Get Here?  A Summary of All the League Results
Around the NCS:

Alameda-Contra Costa League
Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland
3.15 miles
Thursday, November 9

Boys:
Team Scores:
Alameda 15
Berkeley 50
El Cerrito incomplete

Individuals:
1.  Nathan Brassmassery 12 Alameda 18:22
2. Kota Reichert 12 Alameda 18:59
3. Nicolas Bell 11 Alameda 19:10
4. Yoji Reichert 10 Alameda 19:17
5. Peter Lim 11 Alameda 21:27
6.  Chris Lonsdale 12 Alameda 21:39
7. Daniel arellano 11 Alameda 22:02
8. Alex Enscoe 9 Berkeley 22:09
9. Nic Riley 9 Berkeley 22:21
10. Bradley Johnson 9 Berkeley 22:27

It is nice to Bassmassery in full health,  even though this league
offered less than token resistance.  The Alameda squad ran what
amojunted to a time trial to gear up for NCS.

Girls:
Team Scores:
1. Alameda  15
 Berkeley  incomplete

 Individuals:
1.  Sarah Orzell 11 Alameda 23:18
2.  Sarah Walker 12 Alameda 24:11
3. Lara Burenin 11 Alameda 25:08
4. Corinne Roberts 10 Alameda 25:16
5. Grace Lee 11 Alameda 25:20
6. Olivia Haesloop  Berkeley 25:45
7. Alicja Jac  Alameda 28:12
8. Jennifer Komar  Alameda 30:29

 The reorganization of this split  it up into two smaller leagues. 
Apparently football/basktball considerations were primary, as thi sis
not a cross country league.  Not to take away form Alameda's fine
program, but they essentially showed up, ran a workout, and won two
league titles.

 
Bay Counties League
Golden Gate Park
Firday, November  10
3.O miles

Boys:
Team Scores;
1. University 32
2. College Prep 59
3. Lick-Wilmerding 89
4. Head-Royce 103
5. Berean Christian 120
6. Urban 160
7. Marin Academy 167
8. Crystal Springs 178
9 Athenian 274
10. Gateway 277
11. Stuart Hall 304
 CA School for Deaf incomplete
 Waldorf incomplete

Individuals:
1. Sean Drake University 16:06
2. Ben Good University 16:41
3. Dan Fisher College Prep 16:52
4. Dan Berman College Prep 16:57
5. Todd Rabkin-Golden Lick-Wilmerding 17:04
6. Aron Walker University 17:16
7. Brian Mauldin Berean Christian 17:19
8. John Heywood Head Royce 17:22
9. Nick Neely Crystal Springs 17:31
10. jamie Timbrell University 17:33

Despite the confusion over a split chute and separate scoring, the
overall race results confirmed that once again University is the
power
here.  College Prep tried to get close, but couldn't get the rest of
the
pack to close the gap.  Sean Drake took another league title.

Girls:
1. University 48
2. Lick-Wilmerding 69
3. Convent 101
4. College Prep 103
5. Head-Royce 122
6. Urban 163
7. Crystal Springs 164
8. marn Academy 173
9. Berean Christian 206
10. Athenian 247
11. Gateway 322
 CA Schol for Deaf incomplete
 Waldorf incomplete
 Conta Costa Christian incomplete

Individuals:
1.  Clara Horowitcz Head Royce 18:14
2. Yfa Kretschmer University 19:15
3. Isa Bath Rogers Lick-Wilmerding 20:12
4. Siobhan Uniacke Convent 20:25
5. Megan McNabola Convent 20:38
6. Diane Best Lick-Wilmerding 20:46
7. Kirsten Lundgren College Prep 20:49
8. Claire Landy College Prep 20:50
9. Sally  Tracy University 20:57
10. Carolyn Kapncik University 20:59

This league is also undegoing restructuring, fated to be split into
two
separate leagues.  The meet management attempted a joint race with
split
chutes, leading to the inevitable confusion.  After it was all sorted
out a day or two later, the usual pattern emerged.  University
continues
to prevail, with Yfa Kretschmer leding the Red Devil  pack.  Clara
Horowitz won very easily, and is on another plane.  Lick is hoping to
earn a trip to the state meet behind University.

Bay Shore Athletic League
Tilden Park, 3.0  miles
Thursday, November 2

Boys:
Team Scores:
1. Piedmont 21
2. St. Joe's 39
3. Albany 99
4. Salesian 101
5. St. Pat's-St. vVncent's 105

Invdividuals:
1.   Will Sanford   12 Piedmont 16:52
2.  rosby Freeman 11 Piedmont 16:52
3. Ian Mason 12 St. Joe's 17:01
4. Nic Knoeffklatt 11 St. Joe's 17:08
5. Mike Sullivan 11 Piedmont 17:22
6. Graeme Joeck 12 Piedmont 17:34
7. Nathan Cox 12 Piedmont 17:41
8. Tavis Mason 11 St. Joe's 17:56
9. Greg Moore 12 Piedmont 18:08
10. Andrew Williams 12 St. Joe's 18:27

Even without the injured Tom Phelps, the Highlanders toyed with the
rest
of the league.  Disciplinary reasons kept the St. Mary's team home
for
this race.  St. Joe's is also an excellent team. Will Sandford and
Crosby Freeman were able to outdistance the St. Joe duo of Ian Mason
and
Nic Koneffklatt to lead the Piedmont cause.

Girls:
Team Scores:
Piedmont  36
St. Mary's  45
St. Joes's  88
Salesain  101
Holy Names 120

Individuals:
1. Bridget Duffey 11 St. Mary's 2):16
2. Nahomi Miura 12 St. Joes-Notre Dame 21:41
3. Chelsea Torgensen-Bell  St. Mary's 21:54
4. CaitlinSmith 11 St. Joes-Notre Dame 22:06
5. Allison Jolda 11 Piedmont 22:14
6. Marie Lindquist 9 Piedmont 22:20
7. Allison Rowe 9 Piedmont 22:24
8. Erica Simpson 10 Piedmont 22:34
9. Danielle Vincent 10 Salesian 22:45
10. Carrie Rowe 11 Piedmont 22:51

Defending league and NCS champ Bridget Suffey has her way with the
field, but it was the superior depth of Piedmont on a tough and hilly
Tilden Park that carried the Highlanders to the upset of the
defending
D-IV  Panthers. Piedmont packed 5 within :37 to do it.

Bay Valley Athletic League
Conta Loma Park, Antioch, 3.0 miles
Saturday, November 4

Boys:
Team Scores:
1. De La Salle 34
2. Ygnacio Valley 52
3. Deer Valley 70
4. Antioch 122
5. Liberty 129
6. Clayton Valley 137
7. Pittsburg 196
 Freedom incomplete

Individuals:
1. Abdullah Jamali 10 Ygnacio Valley 16:45
2. Stewart Harwell 11 De La Salle 16:58
3. Nathan Berner 12 De La Salle 17:04
4. Mike Randazzo 12 De La Salle 17:07
5. John Paul Thyken 11 Clayton Valley 17:12
6. Harvey Rios 12 Ygnacio Valley 17:15
7. Devon Almarinez  Deer Valley 17:17
8. Devon Gallagher  Liberty 17:18
9. Tyler Renshaw  Deer Valley 17:32
10. Daniel Walker  Ygnacio Valley 17:35

 In the end it was just too much DLS depth, as usual, the won the
meet. 
Ygnacio made a good run at them but didn'thave the back of the pack. 
Sophomore Abdullah Jamali broke the course record in route to a 
convincing individual win.

Girls:
Team Scores:
1. Clayton Valley 40
2. Antioch 45
3. Carondelet 68
4. Deer Valley 102
5. Ygnacio Valley 113
6. Liberty 135
7. Pittsburg 196
 Freedom incomplete

Individuals:
1. Janie Nolan Antioch 19:22
2. Christine Perez Antioch 20:11
3. Hilary Oppido Clayton Valley 20:32
4. Talita Wells Clayton Valley 20:35
5. Angela Flood Antioch 20:49
6. Melissa Daley Deer Valley 20:56
7. Jennifer Randazzo Carondelet 21:12
8. Andria Craig Clayton Valley 21:25
9. Mindy Eastman Ygnacio Valley 21:28
10. Katie Grover Clayton Valley 21:36

Clayton Valley pulled an upset here in nipping the host Antioch
Panthers.  Janie Nolan and Christine Perez provided a 1-2 finish for
Antioch, but the Eagles  were able to bring home a better cluster
behind
their  top tandem of Hilary Oppido and Talita Wells.

Coastal Mountain Conference
Highland Springs, 3.1 miles
Wednesday, November 8

Boys:
Team Scores:
1. Willits 28
2. Kelseyville 65
3. Lower Lake 88
4. Fort Bragg  90
5. Clear Lake 118
6. Santa Rosa Christian 130
7. St. Vincent 173
8. Cloverdale 256
 Geyserville incomplete
 Middletown incomplete
 Mendocino incomplete

individuals:
1. Danny Blake  Willits 18:37
2. Elliot Moffat  Kelseyvill 19:07
3. Wes SAnford  Willits 19:15
4. ian Brooke  Willits 19:31
5. Matt Goines  Willits 19:34
6. Ian Hoff  Kelseyville 19:38
7. Jonathoan Lazarus  Fort Bragg 19:39
8. AJ Hudson  Lower Lake 19:48
9. Casey Colby  Lower Lake 19:51
10. Nick Hamilton  Kelseyville 20:04

There was no surprise to the outcome in this race, as Willits
continued
the league domination they had exercised all season.  Danny Blake was
an
easy winner.  The real battle was the chase for third place, with
Lower
Lake eking out a narrow  margin over Fort Bragg.

Girls:
Team Scores:
1.  St. Vincent 53 (28)
2. Kelseyville 53 (33)
3. Lower Lake 60
4. Willits 90
5. Frot Bragg  124
6. Cloverdale 142
7. Santa Rosa Christian 144
 Clear Lake incomplete
 Geyserville incomplete
 Middletown incomplete

Individuals:
1. Ashley Burton-Smith  St. Vincent 22:09
2. Mary Vegher  St. Vincent 22:41
3. Cassandra Nowinsky  Lower Lake 22:54
4. Michelle McMullen  Lower Lake 23:07
5. Jennifer Keithly  Kelseyville 23:09
6. Liz Rangel  Geyserville 23:43
7. Jennifer Diertick  Lower Lake 23:53
8. Merissa Andre  Kelseyville 23:56
9. Carly Stockman  Kelseyville 24:03
10. Merredith Duvardo  Santa Rosa Christian 24:36

With the St. Vincent duo going 1-2 on the league,  it looked like an
easy win.  Kelseyville pulled in a tight enough cluster to tie the
score
but lost on the heartbreak tie-breaker to give the CMC crown to St.
Vincent. Burton-Smith and Vegher duplicated their 1-2 finish of last
year, but reversed the order this year.

Diablo-Foothill Athletic League
Hidden Valley Park,  Martinez, 3.0 miles
Saturday, November 4

Boys
Team Scores:
1. College Park 39
2. Campolindo 68
3. Acalanes 69
4. Dublin 133
5. Northgate 139
6. Miramonte 145
7. Alhambra 174
8. Las Lomas 174
 Concord incomplete
 Mt. Diablo incomplete

Individuals:
1. Matt Owen  College Park 16:07
2. Eric Roberts  Alhambra 16:18
3. Steve Vetek  Acalanes 16:43
4. Ryan McGinnis  Las Lomas 16:44
5. John Harper  Dublin 16:46
6. Walter Lezama  College Park 16:53
7. Jon Ide-Don  Campolindo 17:01
8. Bryce Pinkham   Campolindo 17:11
9. Shawn Farr  College Park 17:15
10. Michael Strongman  College park 17:16

In a strong move over the last hill Matt Owens pulled away from a
resurgant Erick Roberts.  After the top individuals sorted it out,
the
superior depth of College Park asserted itself and the Falcons had
the
easy win.  Campo had to battle to hold off Acalanes for the runner-up
spot.

East Bay Athletic League
Oakhill Park, Danville 3.0 miles
Saturday, November 11

Boys:
Team Scores:
1.  Amador Valley 55
2. San Ramon Valley 58
3. Granada 87
4. Livermore 93
5. Foothill 116
6. Monte Vista 117
7. California 156

Individuals:
1.  Carl Dambowski 11 Granada 15:45
2. Robbie Boyle 12 Granada 16:05
3. Jason Oswalt 12 Amador Valley 16:12
4. Matt Pearson 11 California 16:42
5. David Piekarski 11 Amadro Valley 16:51
6. Matt See 11 Amador Valley 16:54
7. Anthony Gladstein 11 San Ramon Valley 17:04
8. Ian Wolfe 11 Granada 17:05
9.  Chas Pratt 12 San Ramon Valley 17:08
10. Ryan Bantz 12 San Ramon Valley 17:10

Granada pulled 2 of its top 5 out of the race to rest up for NCS and
so
was not the expected factor int he team picture.  Amador, on a roll
lately, used good upfront groupng to hold off the very deep San Ramon
team.  It took the Granada duo most of the race to run down Amador's
Oswalt, as those three took the race out strong early.

Girls:
Team Scores
1.  SAn Ramon Valley 31
2. Monte Vista 53
3. Granada 82
4. Livermore 95
5. Foothill 106
6. Amador Valley 150
7. California ?

Individuals:
1.  Susan Chan 12 Monte Vista 18:34
2. Katie Murphy 12 San Ramon Valley 18:49
3. Jeannine Regalia 9 San Ramon Valley 19:01
4. Jennie Esser 11 Foothill 19:08
5. Christi Brown 10 Monte Vista 19:20
6. Kelli Crampton 10 Granada 19:30
7. Jinny Galvin 11 San Ramon Valley 19:35
8. Kirsten Regalia 11 San Ramon Valley 19:39
9. Dyani Jones 12 Livermore 19:41
10. Lisa Crampton 12 Granada 19:41

The San Ramon Valley girls clearly lived up to their # 3 State
ranking,
as they ran past the rest of the league.  Monte Vista is a very good
team in its own right, with a fine frontrunner in Susan Chan.

Hayward Area Athletic League
Hayward High School, 3.0 miles
Thursday, November 2

Boys:
Team Scores:
1.  Castro Valley 27
2. San Leandro 47
3. Moreau Catholic 68
4. Hayward 93
5. Mt. Eden 124
 Arroyo incomplete
 Bishop O'Dowd incomplete

Individuals:
1.  Yong-Sung Leal 10 Arroyo 15:05
2. Beau Bettinger 11 Castro Valley 15:18
3. Efeson Yosief 12 San Leandro 15:20
4. Luke Sigmon 12 San Leandro 15:48
5. Alex Cardiasmenos 12 Castro Valley 15:58
6. Brina Reynolds 11 San Leandro 16:31
7. Chris Wong 11 Castro Valley 16:36
8. Dave Stadelman 11 Castro Valley 16:37
9. Tayor Graham 10 Moreau Catholic 16:39
10. Castro Valley 12 Bobby Puppione 16:44

Castro Valley took the title with 5 in the top 10.  The individual
battle was a scorcher with Arroyo's Leal taking Bettinger and Yosief
over the last 3/4 miles.  Leal is one of the favorites for the D-II
race
today.

Girls:
Team Scores:
1. Bishop O'Dowd 28
2. Castro Valley 44
3. Moreau Catholic 78
4. San Leandro 94
5. Hayward 136
6. Arroyo 138
7. Mt. Eden 169

Individuals:
1. Danila Musante 11 Bishop O'Dowd 18:52
2. Jill Owyand 12 San Leandro 19:12
3. Rose Toney 11 Castro Valley 19:28
4. Nani Boone 9 Bishop O'Dowd 19:37
5. Anna Purcell 9 Bishop O'Dowd 19:46
6. Emily Powell 12 Bishop O'Dowd 19:58
7. Beth Phillips 9 San Leandro 20:11
8. Colleen McGrellis 12 Castro Valley 20:15
9. Kristen Boon-Nitoff 12 Castro Valley 20:35
10. Kedlsey Barale 11 Bishop O'Dowd 20:28

Bishop O'Dowd flexed its strength, showcasing its # 2 state ranking
in
walking away with the league crown. Castor Valley was able to muster
only a token challenge to the Dragons.  Danila Musante took an easy
individual win.

Humboldt Del-Norte League
Patrick's Point State Park, 3.05 miles
Saturday, November 11

Boys:
Team Scores:
1. Eureka 19
2. Arcata 38
3. McKinleyville 92
4. Southern Trinity 97
 South Fork incomplete
 Fortuna incomplete
 Del Norte incomplete

Individuals:
1. Shaun Lyle 11 Eureka 15:13
2. Dale Kitt 11 Eureka 15:42
3. Travis Moe 12 Eureka 16:07
4. Adam Foote 12 Arcata 16:13
5. Dillon Wyant 11 South Fork 16:15
6. Chris Woodcock 11 Eureka 16:25
7. Joe Aschmeier 11 Eureka 16:41
8. Nike  Klein  Arcata 16:53
9. Owen Moore  Arcata 17:21
10. Yuma Lynch  Arcata 17:24

The Loggers  are truly a great team, especially with the return of
Shaun
Lyle from a layoff.  The Eureka teams appears to be every bit as
ready
as they wer last year when they took the state title in D-II.  Arcata
is
also a good team, but hidden by the Logger presence.  Lyle's margin
of
victory represents his tremendous finish surge over the last half
mile.

Girls:
Team Scores:
1. Eureka 27
2. Arcata 44
3. Fortuna 59
 Del Norte  incomplete
 Ferndale incomplete

Individuals:
1. Jilllian Yerby 12 Eureka 19:32
2. Tiffany Vickers 12 Del Norte 19:36
3. SAra Kelley-DAy 11 Eureka 20:33
4. Sara Botkin 9 Eureka 20:37
5. Erika Rose 12 Arcata 21:06
6. Sahnnon Welch 10 Fortuna 21:14
7. Megan Yarnall 12 Eureka 21:15
8. Jessica Sanders  Fortuna 21:36
9. Katie Azevedo  Arcata 21:42
10. Mo Muldering  Arcata 21:43

Every year Eureka and Arcata stage a tussle for the league crown, and
Eureka had the upper hand this year.  The Loggers featured Yerby
barely
holding off defending legue champ Vickers for the individual  title. 
Arcata has considerable depth, but weren't able to bring their pack
close enough to the front of the race today.

Marin Country Athletic League
Indian Valley College, Novato,  3.1 miles
Friday, November 10

Boys:
Team Scores:
1. Redwood 28
2. Drake 47
3. Terra Linda 121
4. Branson 141
5. Justin Siena 152
6. Marin Catholic 164 (48)
7. San Marin 164 (57)
8. Tamalpais 176
9. San Rafael 199
10. Novato 241

Individuals:
1. Josh Babiak 12 Redwood 17:32
2. Chris Kuntz 12 Redwood 17:36
3. Rory Kuykendall 11 Drake 17:43
4. Chris Johnson 12 Redwood 17:53
5. Matt DeShazo 12 San Marin 17:56
6. Joe Harrigan 12 Justin Siena 18:14
7. Will Brett 12 Drake 18:16
8. Anton Jain 10 Terra Linda 18:18
9. Jeff Gehringer 11 Redwood 18:19
10. Steve O'Mara 12 Drake 18:20

The Redwood Giants and the Drake Pirates turned the league meet into
a
dual meet between the two.  Redwood unveiled a new # 1 this year in
Babiak, but otherwise it was business as usual as they took another
league crown.  Drake is much improved over last year, and could pose
a
threat today.

Girls:
Team Scores:
1.  Marin Catholic 53
2. San Marin 71
3. Novato 77
4. Drake 100
5. Redwood 104
6. Tamalpais 150
7. Justin Siena 167
8. Terra Linda 203
9. Branson 204
 San Rafael incomplete

Individuals:
1.  Morgan Banks 11 Drake 20:54
2. Eva Gut 12 Novato 21:00
3. Natalie Joffe 9 Marn Catholic 21:05
4. Karine Graham 12 San Marin 21:38
5. Nicci Fish 10 Marin Catholic 21:49
6. Emily Van Buskirk 10 Marin Catholic 21:58
7. Virgina Grillo 11 Novato 22:00
8. Megaan Goedewaagen 10 Justin Siena 22:10
9. Maargaux Joffe 12 Redwood 22:22
10. Courtney Dowdall 9 San Marin 22:29

This was an upset, as state-ranked Novato, undefeated inthe dual
season,  was outraced by Marin Cathic and San Marin in inspired
races. 
Individually, middle distance star Morgan Banks finished first over
Novato's fine vertean Eva Gut and  upstart frosh Natalie Joffe of
Marin
Catholic.

Mission Valley Athletic League
Coyote Hills, Fremont, 3.35 miles
Thursday, November 9

Boys:
Team Scores:
1.  Mission San Jose 29
2. James Logan 37
3. Newark-Memorial 67
4. Irvington 97
5. Washington 109
 American  incomplete
 Kennedy incomplete

individuals:
1.  Gillliat Ghebray 11 James Logan 17:46
2. Dan Rodriguez 12 Mission San Jose 17:59
3. Jeff Squires 12 Mission San Jose 18:18
4. Tov Fisher-Kirschner 11 Mission San Jose 18:31
5. Robert Dort  Irvington 18:45
6. Ryan MvPheeters  Mission San Jose 19:15
7. Mark Mirigaim  James Logan 19:29
8. Landon Key  James Logan 19:37
9. Logan Prysbyla  Newark-Memorial 19:40
10. Andy Holguin  American 19:45

Mission outdualed Logan for the title. Mission had too much up-front
firepower for Logan's better depth to overcome.  Gilliat Ghebray
showed
why he is one of the finer runners in the section with a good win on
a
very tough course.

Girls:
Team Scores:
1.  Mission San Jose 38
2.  James Logan 48
3. Irvington 53
4. Washington 102
5. American 115
 Newark-Memorial incomplete
 Kennedy incomplete

Individuals:
1.  Jamie Mangiardi 11 Mission San Jose 21:25
2. Holly Root  Irvington 21:36
3. Stacy Aruit 12 James Logan 21:52
4. Abigail Galloway 12 Irvington 22:23
5. Erna Forgo  Mission San Jose 22:38
6. Lindsay Meyers   Irvington 22:46
7. Edina Frogo  Mission San Jose 23:35
8. Bahati Bodden  James Logan 23:49
9. Melissa Aurit  James Logan 23:50
10. Anne Schultz  Washington 24:07

Mission has to battle to earn this title, as Logan and Irvington were
fired up.  Each team place three individuals high up in the race, so
the
difference was inthe 4 and 5 runners.  Mission has the depth today to
ease past the Colts and the Vikings.  Jamie Mangiardi  ran to her 2nd
league title.

North Bay League
Spring Lake, Santa Rosa  2.97 miles
Friday, November 3

Boys:
Team Scores:
1.  Montgomery 25
2. Santa Rosa 51
3. Ukiah 68
4. Cardinal Newman 113
5. Rancho Cotate 134
6. Maria Carillo 143
7. Elsie Allen 177
 Piner incomplete

Individuals:
1. Nick Millar 12 Montgomery 15:51
2. Zac Fitch 12 Montgomery 15:56
3. Jon Fitch 12 Montgomery 16:02
4. Chase Vau 11 Ukiah 16:14
5. Niles VanDeventer 11 Santa Rosa 16:18
6. Steven Nopola 10 Santa Rosa 16:26
7. Drew Fagent 12 Montgomery 16:26
8. Jose Alvarez 10 Elsie Allen 16:29
9. Joe Tonna 12 Santa Rosa 16:30
10. Kirk Brandt 11 Cardinal Newman 16:32

Montgomery keeps on rolling.  Featuring what appears to be an
interchangeable cast, the Vikings easily took the title on the
strengthof a 1-2-3 league finish.  Santa Rosa beste Ukiah for the
runner
up spot.

Girls:
Team Scores:
1. Montgomery 27
2. Maria Carillo 51
3. Santa Rosa 80
4. Ukiah 107
5. Rancho Cotate 126
6. Ursuline 146
7. Piner  158

Individuals:
1.  Amber Trotter 11 Ukiah 17:00
2. Sara Bei 12 Montgomery 17:12
3. Jenny Aldridge 11 Maria Carillo 17:52
4. Sarah Bashel 12 Montgomery 18:59
5. Ashlee Drady 10 Maria Carillo 19:01
6. Elisa Pederson 11 Montgomery 19:05
7. Christy Sweany 9 Montgomery 19:06
8. Kim Conley 9 Montgomery 19:08
9. Phyliss Blanchard 9 Rancho Cotate 19:10
10. Megan Boes 9 Maria Carillo 19:38

The big news was Amber Trotter beating Sara Bei in a wire-to-wire
victory, handing the Montgomery  ace and three-time State champ her
only
league league loss ever. The old news was that Montgomery is still
ranked #1 in the state, and after the pace-setting fireworks of the
top
three runners, the Viking horde swept across the finish line to seal
a
dominant win.

Sonoma County League
Spring Lake Parlk, Santa Rosa, 2.97 miles
Wednesday, November 8

Boys:
Team Scores:
1. Healdsburg 56
2. Analy 59
3. Petaluma 59
4. Windsor 88
5. El Molino 110
6. Casa Grande 125
 Sonoma Valley incomplete

Individuals:
1. Matt Brady 12 Windsor 16:17
2. Sean Harrell 12 Healdsburg 16:29
3. Adam Holdren 12 Petaluma 16:42
4. Steve Cozzaq 10 Petaluma 16:56
5. Will Atkinson 11 El Molino 17:02
6. Brendon Holve 12 Analy 17:17
7. Tim Fertil  Healdsburg 17:21
8. Bill Tuohy 11 Analy 17:26
9. NickThompson 11 Healdsburg 17:28
10. Brian o'Grady 10 Petaluma 17:28

Matt Brady of Windsor won a tough individual battle to take the
overall
win, but it was Healdsburg nipping Analy and Petaluma in a tight
race. 
Analy retains the overall league title combined with a undefeated
dual
meet record.

Girls:
Team Scores
1.  Petaluma 45
2. Sonoma 80
3. healsdburg 90
4. Analy 94
5. Windsor 98
6. El Molino 115
7. Casa Grande 115

Individuals:
1.  Kelly Rogers 10 Healdsburg 18:24
2. Angela Kabanuck 10 Casa Grande 19:27
3. Jacqui Vance-Geoffrion 10 Petaluma 19:55
4. Bailey Kennedy 11 Windsor 20:10
5. Natalie Kauk 10 Petaluma 20:22
6. Whitney Smith  Sonoma 20:31
7. Emily Merriman 12 Petaluma 20:47
8. laurel Weil 12 El Molino 21:05
9. Bonnie Brudie 11 Healdsburg 21:10
10. Julia Beers 11 Analy 21:11

Kelly Rogers showed why she is one of the top runners in the state,
easly beating runnerup Angela Kabanuck.  Petaluma took the easy win
for
the title.






Saturday, November 18, 2000