Sports
Sponsored by: Seahawks make waves at Nationals The Seahawks Winter Nationals 2012 Team (l-r) Jason Chen, Iris Brand, Celina Li and Nick Silverthorn competed at University of Texas, Austin, from Nov. 29-Dec. 1. Li was national champion in the 200 IM and Silverthorn set a new 15-16 Pacific swimming record in the 100 breast (54.58). At right, Maxime Rooney and Moriah Simonds of the Pleasanton Seahawks 2012 Swim Team competed last month at the Junior Nationals held at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Rooney set a national age group record in the 200 free (1:38.4) and two Pacific swimming records in the 200 fly and 200 back. He was the seventh 13-14 boy in history to break 1:40 in the 200 Free. Simonds placed 11th overall in the 1650 free, earning her first “national time” in that event and improving her times in all four events.
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Hooray for Cheerleaders Championship win makes four in a row The RAGE U13 Premier team defeated the MVLA Monsoon over the weekend of Dec. 15-16 to once again claim the NorCal Premier League title. The girls have now won four consecutive NorCal Spring and Fall League Championships. Next up is the State Cup tournament. Team members are (back row, l-r) Coach Stephanie Wieger, Samantha Dukes, G’Ana Losson, Claire Wong, Sydney DeVor, Makenzie Farro, Kathryn Lee, Lilly Ryan, Lauren Russell, (middle) Mary Clifford, Tami Kwong, Taylor Noval, Molly Murphy, Nikki Lee, Sayler Bagnall, Natasa Copic, (front) Sophia Pearson and Terra McHone.
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The Pleasanton Middle School Cheerleading squad took second place in the Junior High Show Cheer Novice-Large Squad Division at the USA Regional Competition in Tracy on Dec. 8. The PMS Cheerleading squad also qualified for USA Junior Nationals to be held at Disneyland on March 3. Members of the squad are (front row, l-r) Patricia Galvez, Julia Tolari, Lizzie Beer, Mary Hinek, Taylor Sowers, Maci Manos, Katie Heckart, Rachel Sowers, Kimberly Wang, (middle) assistant coach Sabrina Manning, Paige Quinton, Megan Olson, Amaris Campos, Amy Cavallo, Ashley Boxberger, Lauren Johnson, Olivia Morgenroth, coach Courtney Chipman, (back) Melissa Simonds, Amy Schoendienst, Morgan Leone, Caroline Recupero, Noelle McNamara and Allie Powers. Not pictured: Valeria Blanco, Kya Millerstrom, Bailey Musto and Julia Wood.
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