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Two 2014 Eagle grads each collect 10 Clayton Valley varsity letters JAY BEDECARRÉ Clayton Pioneer
Ben Linzey and Danny Condon entered Clayton Valley High School in the fall of 2010 and ended up spending a lot of time together as they lettered all four years together in cross country and track. The 2014 grads each earned two other varsity letters and thus qualified for the prestigious blue CV by earning 10 letters during their prep careers. Athletic director Amber Lineweaver says these “two superstar athletes and individuals” were the only boys or girls from the Class of 2014 to be honored with the blue CV. Both were also involved with Boy Scouts earning senior patrol leader status with different troops. Condon lettered in wrestling twice while Linzey, who played club soccer with Diablo FC 96 throughout high school, was a two-time soccer letter winner. Linzey will begin his college career this fall at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, CO on a leadership scholarship studying sports medicine. Condon is headed for Northeastern University in Boston as a mechanical engineering student with a merit scholarship. Both intend on continuing to compete as runners on the
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CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL 2014 GRADS BEN LINZEY (LEFT) AND DANNY CONDON spent four years together on the Eagles varsity cross country and track teams and they each earned two other varsity letters to qualify for the prestigious blue CV by earning 10 letters during their prep careers. Linzey will begin his college career this fall at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, CO while Condon is headed for Northeastern University in Boston.
collegiate level. Condon competed in North Coast Section championships 10 times. He was the Eagles team MVP twice and Most Inspirational and team captain once. Condon won Diablo Valley Athletic League championships this spring in the 1600 and 3200 meter runs, critical to CVCHS earning the
first boys league track and field championship since 1996. This year he went on to the NCS Meet of Champions. In cross country Condon led the boys team to second place last fall and was captain of cross country once. He graduated from CVCHS with a 4.14 grade point average. Linzey played three sports
a year plus his Diablo FC club soccer duties during his entire high school career. He was co-captain of the cross country team and was awarded the Eagle Award for track this year. A distance runner his first three years in track, as a senior he discovered a flair for hurdling, competing in the 300M hurdles, 4 x 400M relay and 400 meter races up through NCS. He was 2014 CVCHS Leadership Altair. As their parents said, “Ben and Danny have truly enjoyed their years at Clayton Valley Charter High School and the great friends they made over the years. In many ways it has been magical. The support of the teachers, coaches and staff at CVCHS as well as the support from their Boy Scout troops have encouraged and cheered on both Ben and Danny to set high goals and work to achieve them. Ben and Danny have much to thank the community of Clayton for.” Both boys feel their scouting experiences were important in their development as young men, teaching them life lessons in confidence, teamwork, leadership, responsibility and tenacity. Linzey was in Troop 484 and Condon Troop 262.
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CV football’s Honor Bowl game restored JAY BEDECARRÉ Clayton Pioneer
Clayton Valley Charter High School has had its full schedule of football games restored after the controversy surrounding some June pre-season practices which were mistakenly held before the summer window allowed by the North Coast Section. The Diablo Valley Athletic League had originally ruled that the Eagles would have to give up six practice days in August, which would have made them ineligible to play in the Honor Bowl Aug. 30 in Loomis against Carson High of Carson City,
NV. Schools are required to have a minimum of 14 practice dates prior to their first official game. Head coach Tim Murphy and the school went back to DVAL commissioner Craig Lee and the league hearing panel requesting that the six disallowed practice days be split between August and Sept. The league agreed and the Eagles will not be allowed to practice Aug. 11-13 and on three consecutive Mondays, Sept. 8-15-22. In addition Murphy will not be allowed to coach or attend the school’s first two games, the Honor Bowl and the home opener Sept. 5 against Tracy. Murphy stated, “It wasn’t the
players that messed up. I’ll pay the price. It was 100 per cent my fault.” Clayton Valley Charter was also in the news this month when defensive tackle transfer Kahlil McKenzie announced he will be following in the footsteps of his dad and uncle and playing for the University of Tennessee next fall. The 330pound McKenzie recently transferred to CVCHS along with his sophomore brother Jalen. He is rated as one of the top 10 recruits in the country and potentially No. 1 before the season is over. His immediate playing eligibility is in the hands of the NCS office, which typically rules on all transfers at the
MDSA Arsenal cap season with AYSO National Games U10 title JAY BEDECARRÉ Clayton Pioneer
The 50th anniversary of American Youth Soccer Organization was celebrated at its birthplace of Torrance in Southern California with the National Games that drew 7000 players and nearly 500 teams. MDSA Arsenal under 10 boys outdid 23 other teams to win seven consecutive games for their age group championship at the National Games earlier this month. Arsenal began the competition by beating squads from Rancho Cucamonga 3-0 and Maui 7-0, to finish atop its initial pool. The local boys then advanced to the winner’s bracket, beating San Pedro 5-0 and Key West, FL, 2-1.
The third day of action saw Arsenal defeating Bullhead City, AZ 4-0 and then its first taste of international competition, blanking a side from the Caribbean nation of Trinidad & Tobago 4-0. Arsenal went into the final day of competition first in the field and met Arcadia, also undefeated throughout the tournament. Alex Braginsky got the scoring started in the final match with a long shot from the top corner of the penalty area however Arcadia tied the score minutes later. After halftime, Arsenal keeper Noah Paschall started the next scoring sequence with a long outlet pass to Ryan Morimoto, who switched the ball to Ryan Ross, who got it past a couple Arcadia defenders to
Braginsky, who beat the keeper at the far post. Moments later, Garrett Alton sealed the Arsenal victory by making a long shot off a free kick from Adam Rychtecky. Arsenal’s back three of Alton, Logan Gonzales and Luke Maynard then played stifling defense to keep Arcadia from answering back to preserve the final 3-1 margin. Defender Dominick Rodriguez and Keegan Boustead played roles for the champions. Earlier in the year Arsenal was second in Bakersfield at the AYSO California State Cup and won Comstock Shootout and Concord Cup XXI. Coach K. C. Ross and Zbysek Rychtecky were in charge of Arsenal.
beginning of August, Murphy explained. It’s conceivable NCS will rule that McKenzie must sit out one or more games before becoming eligible for his senior season. McKenzie made his college announcement on national TV at “The Opening.” The event at Nike headquarters in Oregon presented by Student Sports is four days of competition for the nation’s most elite high school football prospects. McKenzie was the defensive line MVP at The Opening. Clayton Valley hopes to have renovations to Gonsalves Stadium completed before the Tracy game. Additional bleachers, paving and a snack shack are funded by Measure C and targeted for a Sept. 1 completion date.
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