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4 Class photographs The graduating class of 2012 from Pescadero and Half Moon Bay High Schools 10 scholarships and colleges Take a look at where the recent graduates may be bound for next year and a list of scholarship winners

18 star athletes Top athletes from Pescadero and Half Moon Bay High Schools

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11 six students who aim high we highlight the achievements and goals of a few talented students who are emblematic of their class.

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Barbara Amezcua-Morales

Jovany Arias-Escalona

MaryMar Barriga

Daniel Castro-Chavez

Jessica De Haro-Ortega

Benjamin O. Duarte

Bernardo Flores-Rosas

Rowan T. Friday

Jacob M. Gomes

Joseph P. Krempetz

Ana Victoria Lopez-Vasquez

Luis F. Lopez-Zamora

Angel J. Lopez

Brenda Lopez

Nestor E. Marin-Macias

Jeannie L. McDermott

Javier Morales

Lauren Orloff

Omar Ortega-Zepeda

Jose Resendiz

Jovany S. Rios

Not Pictured: Trevor J. Crespo Molly Ortega Miguel Vazquez-Guzman Laura M. Rodriguez

Anna-Lesa Sukkestad

Andrew R. Turner

Israel Vargas-Negrete

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Cesar Aguilar

Carmen Altamirano

Lillyette Alves

Teresa Anderson

Rosa Aquino

Emanuel Arellanes

Paige Arnett

Tania Arroyo

Katrina Asomatianos

Lacey Avila

Emma Ball

Savannah Ball

Juancarlos Barajas

Natasha Bass

Rebecca Beardsley

Brittany Benton

Emily Bernstein

Maya Blackwell

India Bolding

Anthony Brazil

Brendan Budan

Stevnae Butts

Marissa Cagle

Eduardo Camarena

Gabriel Carhart

SandivelCasillas-Cisneros

Ashley Chimienti

Kyle Cilia

Frank Conrad

Blaine Conroy

Alberto Contreras

Sean Correa

Anthony Cortes

Shannon Cosgrave

Carly Crosland

Bryan Dahl

Ana Davila

Amy Day

Alexander Debaets

William Dexter

Elijah Diaz

Sofia Doria-Quesada

Nicole Draper

Adriana Estrada

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Mischa Fernandez

Rachael Ferrari

Anna Fitting

David Flores

William Floyd

Emily Fountain-Larsen

Maggie Galle

Kimberly Garcia

Leila Garrison

Jacqueline Gatson

Maria Gaytan

Alyssa Giannini

Carlos Gonzalez

Luis Gonzalez

Laura Gray

Hannah Greenberg

Tyler Gregg

Eric Gutierrez

Miguel Gutierrez

Claire Haines

Katelyn Hallgren

Jarrett Hamilton

Olga Haro

Amado Hernandez

Catalina Hernandez

Jasmine Hernandez

Maria Hernandez

Jacob Hines

Holden Hix

Maxwell Hoad

Shelly Holland

Jesus Huerta

Alex Jenkins

Daicy Jimenez

Jesus Jimenez

Nicole Kalabolas

Audrey Kim

Kaleb Klee

Marina Koloamatangi

Jessica Lehane

Hunter Lemke

Janelle Lopez

Mayra Lopez

Sophia Mack

Cathlene Madriaga

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Katelynn Marshall

Mitchell Martin

Brian Martinez

Alan Mata

Giuseppe Mazzarosa

Kevin Mccurdy

Devin Mcpherson

Erik Mendez

Jenna Merrilees

Brent Messina

Patrick Meyers

Hallie Michaels

Kianna Miller

Jordan Moldovan

Mathew Monteverde

Joanna Moore

Adriana Morales

Ashley Morford

Daniel Morton

Elisabeth Moules

Eva Munoz

Felipe Nah

Zakary Nauslar

Gabriel Navarrete

Adriana Nelson

Chelsey Nelson

Lacey Nelson

Abraham Noriega

Jovana Nuevo

Nicholas O’donnell

Patrick Ollerton

Alexander Ortiz

Pedro Ortiz

Kyle Owens

Darian Pacini

Stephanie Paoli

Miranda Payne

Eric Pedersen

Rual Peng

Brooke Penner

Danielle Peranich

Michael Perkins

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Alejandro Preciado

Joanne Probert

Gabrielle Pyle

Nia Querubin

Alison Rausa

Miranda Reimche

Mauricio Reyes

Andrea Rico

Tyler Riddell

Maria Rivas

Anthony Rivera

Ryan Roberts

Carlos Ronquillo

Sonia Ronquillo

Carlos Ronquillo-Ponce

Marisa Rovai

Shana Rubin

Jose Ruiz

Mauricio Ruiz

Cecilia Sahagun

Yesenia Sarabia

Michael Sare

Kimberly Sarmiento

Rhiana Schafer

Jeremy Schmit

Nathan Seaton

Irving Segura

Yesenia Serna

Daniel Shafir-Schorr

Joseph Silva

Andrew Simanek

Devon Smith

William Smith

Jacob Spaeth

Christine St Charles

Laura Sullivan

Laura Sumano-Diaz

Jesse Thomas

Jose Uribe

Tyler Utz

Liliana Valencia

Lucy Valencia

Christopher Valle

Ramiro Vasquez

Hannah Vaughn

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Aundrea Vega

Kevin Velasco

Nancy Velasco

Maritza Velasquez

Julio Vidrio-Vasquez

Sarai Villegas

Joseph Wenzell

Carter White

Spencer White

Dominique Williams

Ryan Wilson

David Young

Matthew Young

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Scholarships & Colleges

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A partial list of the colleges and universities that HMB High School graduates will attend Art Institute San Francisco Butte College Cal Poly San Luis Obisbo Cañada College College of San Mateo Cornell Univesity California State, Chico DeVry Foothill College Humboldt State University Indiana University of Pennsylvania Menlo College Montana State University New York University Northern Arizona University ROP California State Sacramento San Francisco City College San Francisco State University San Jose State University Santa Clara University Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Barbara City College Sacramento City College Skyline College Sonoma State University Stanford UC Berkeley UC Irvine UC Los Angeles UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Cruz UC Santa Barbara University of Arizona University of Mississippi University of Oregon University of Southern California Wesleyan University

Local scholarships bestowed on high school students First Name Carmen Altamirano Teresa Anderson Emanuel Arellanes

Paige Arnett Tania Arroyo Katrina Asomatianos Savannah Ball Juan Carlos Barajas Rebecca Beardsley Brittany Benton Emily Bernstein Marissa Cagle Gabriel Carhart Sandivel Casillas Kyle Cilia Alberto Contreras Anthony Cortes Shannon Cosgrave

Bryan Dahl Ana Davila Alexander De Baets

Adriana Estrada Rachael Ferrari Anna Fitting Emily Fountain Larsen Maggie Galle

Kimberly Garcia Leila Garrison

Name of Scholarship Bradley Royer Memorial CSEA Fire John Francis Memorial Fire PAC: Overcoming Adversity Steve Imamura HMB Brewing Company Cañada Cove Oddfellows OLP Oddfellows Lions Club HMB Brewing Company Coastside Women’s Club FOCIC PAC-Exceptional Student HMB Brewing Company HMB Brewing Company HMB Beautification (DMMS) Cañada Cove Nancy Kinghorn HMB Airport Pilots Assoc. HMB Brewing Company PAC: Work Ethic IDES Female Scholar Athlete Swim Seth Koller Coastside Women’s Club Cabrillo Unified Teachers Assoc. CSM: Maria I. Cardenas HMB Beautification (BCS) HMB Airport Pilots Assoc. PAC: Comm. Service HMB Brewing Company PAC: Most Improved IDES HMB Brewing Company HMB Beautification (MMMS) Oddfellows Female Scholar Athlete Coastside Running Club Art Club Coastal Arts League HMB Brewing Company Gymnastics Coastal Arts League

First Name Hannah Greenberg Claire Haines Jarrett Hamilton Jasmine Hernandez Jacob Hines Shelly Holland Alexander Jenkins Daicy Jimenez Marina Koloamatangi Jessica Lehane Sophia Mack Cathlene Madriaga Kion Mahrouzadeh Mitchell Martin Alan Mata Kevin McCurdy Devin McPherson Brent Messino Hallie Michaels Kianna Miller Mathew Monteverde Joanna Moore Adriana Morales Elisabeth Moules Eva Munoz Chelsey Nelson Lacey Nelson Abraham Noriega

Jovanna Nuevo Nicholas O’Donnell

Cameron Palmer

Name of Scholarship Bob Breen Science Scholarship Seth Koller Nancy Kinghorn HMB Brewing Company PAC: Comm. Service HMB Airport Pilots Assoc. FOCIC PAC: Work Ethic Pirates Woodlake/Marta Drury Jennifer Borges Memorial Female Scholar Athlete Helen Tyler Gammon Coastside Women’s Club Coastside Women’s Club Leadership Cañada Cove Coastside Running Club Cañada Cove OLP Bradley Royer Memorial Art Club Woodlake/Marta Drury HMB Brewing Company HMB Beautification (PDMS) PAC: Academic PAC: Academic HMB Swim HMB Brewing Company HMB Brewing Company Woodlake/Marta Drury IDES Woodlake/Marta Drury CSM: Massole-Schroter Gymnastics Spanish Immer. Parents Assoc. Porkys Underground Oddfellows: Industrial Arts Oddfellows Ted Bregy Lions Club Seth Koller Art Club Oddfellows Blue Blanket Improv HMB Beautification (CSS)

Congratulations to our graduates! Leila Garrison • Lacey Nelson • Brigette Perreault

First Name Stephanie Paoli Eric Pedersen

Tania Peregrino Janette Perez-Rubio Brigette Perreault Joanne Probert Gabrielle Pyle Nia Querubin Miranda Reimche Andrea Rico Maria Rivas Anthony Rivera Sonia Ronquillo Shana Rubin Kimberly Sarmiento Rhiana Schafer Nathan Seaton Daniel Shafir-Schorr

Joseph Silva Andrew Simanek William Smith Devon Smith Jacob Spaeth Laura Sullivan Laura Sumano-Diaz Liliana Valencia Miguel Vazquez Sarai Villegas Carter White Spencer White Dominique Williams Ryan Wilson

Name of Scholarship HMB Brewing Company HMB Beautification (CSS), Women’s Club HMB Airport Pilots Assoc. Swim Chamber of Commerce Milagro Maureen Elliot Gymnastics Gymnastics HMB Beautification (CSS) Nancy Kinghorn PAC: Overcoming Adversity HMB Beautification (LVMS) HMB Brewing Co. Chamber of Commerce CSM: ASCSM HMB Brewing Company Steve Imamura PAC: Exceptional Student Woodlake/Marta Drury Woodlake/Marta Drury Cabrillo Unified Teachers Assoc. HMB Brewing Company Coastal Community Action Seth Koller Nancy Kinghorn HMB Airport Pilots Assoc. PAC: Exceptional Student Joe & Judy Zilber Bob Breen Science Scholarship Joe & Judy Zilber HMB Brewing Co. California School Employees Assoc. Fire CSM: Friends of CSM PAC: Most Improved Sarah Boddinghouse PAC: Academic Lori O’Connell Coastside Women’s Club PAC: Academic PAC: Exceptional Student

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Coastside graduates aim high Six students are representative of classes

hese days, successful high school students rarely go home when the final bell rings. There are sports commitments, class leadership projects and the kinds of community service work that has set this generation apart. Students on the Coastside are no exception. As we have the past few years, the Review profiled several of the most outstanding graduating seniors at Pescadero and Half Moon Bay high

schools. There is nothing scientific about the exercise; it is merely an opportunity to highlight the achievements and plans of a few talented students who are emblematic of their larger classes. On a personal note, this is one of the few stories each year that I simply refuse to delegate. It is wonderful to spend some time with teenagers who are pointed in the right direction. The privilege is all mine. — Clay Lambert

“I saw the military as a great opportunity because of the scholarship I could get, but also because of the life experience.”

Anna-Lesa Sukkestad

Career in nursing awaits top student Valedictorian’s plans include Navy

with a Review reporter, Sukkestad was wearing a red sweater with the words “Cancer Sucks” emblazoned across the front. She chose Norwich University in Vermont because, first and foremost, it offers a world-class nursing education. The idea of enlisting in the Navy is a relatively new development. “I originally applied to the school because it has one of the top nursing

schools in the country,” she said. “I saw the military as a great opportunity because of the scholarship I could get, but also because of the life experience.” Sukkestad shouldn’t have any trouble keeping up with her studies at Norwich. She has proven she can juggle a host of responsibilities. She has played nearly every sport offered at Pescadero, including softball and soc-

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nna-Lesa Sukkestad is at the top of her class with dreams to match. Pescadero High School’s valedictorian is headed to college in the fall and plans to serve her country as a nurse in PHS the U.S. Navy. She said she has wanted to be a nurse for some time. She has an interest in medical science and currently works for a charity called “Pennies for Patients” that helps fund research into childhood leukemia. When she visited

cer at the same time. Like many of her classmates, she credits the unique atmosphere at Pescadero for her success. “Definitely. The teachers here really care about how well their students do in the class and in life in general,” she said. “They definitely work one-on-one with the students, and I don’t think I would have had as much of that at another high school. “My peers here are not judgmental at all. And pretty much everyone is friends,” she said. “We all respect each other.” Is she sad to be leaving the Coastside after a lifetime among friends? “I’m too excited to have time to be sad,” she said. “It’s another big step in my future, and I’m ready to take on all the challenges.”

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SPENCER WHITE

White brings bit of home to college Heads to UCLA with brother, big dreams

participated on the swim team. Spencer says he doesn’t plan on competing at the collegiate level. He plans to concentrate on his studies. He says UCLA sold itself. “First of all, it’s in California, and it’s not too far away from home. It’s a prestigious school, it’s wellknown, I feel like I can get a good education there, and I visited the campus and absolutely loved it.” White has mostly received A’s in high school. He has been chosen as the boys Cougar of the Year. Still, he says he wishes he had gotten serious even earlier than he did. His advice to incoming freshmen? “I would say, come in ready, right off the bat, no

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messing around at all,” he said. “It’s setting a precedent.” White says grades are important to him. He knows potential schools and employers are watching. “If you have fantastic grades, almost nobody is going to say no to you,” he said. “It’s about keeping your doors open.” He will follow those doors wherever they lead, including back home, if that is what fate has in store. “You know what, that isn’t even on my radar right now,” he said. “If it works out that way, then why not?”

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pencer White is going away to college after his graduation from Half Moon Bay High School, but he’s bringing a little bit of home along with him in the form of twin brother Carter. The White brothers are going to the University of California, Los Angeles — Spencer to study political science with an eye HMB toward a career in law and Carter on a pre-medical school track. “I’ve roomed with him for 18 years, so it’s going to be more of the same,” he said. “We both really like it, so I wouldn’t see why not.” The Whites were known as fine athletes in high school, having played water polo, basketball and

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Turner had good chemistry with Pescadero Fine student-athlete has engineering on his mind

in his senior year. He plans to take the things he has learned to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in the fall. He will study chemical engineering. “I got out of chemistry class and I thought, I love chemistry, but I had my heart set on engineering from a young age,” he said. Where will his studies lead him? “That’s a good question,” he said. “I don’t know.” Turner grew up in La Honda and has a brother, Matt, who is a freshman at Pescadero. He

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says the supportive, small-town environment at Pescadero was key to his success. “There’s not a lot of people here,” he said, as he surveyed the open field in front of his school on a sunny afternoon. “That leaves more opportunities for a person. I’ve been able to play sports — both baseball and basketball. I’ve been (student government) treasurer. I’ve been in drama. I’ve been able to work a lot of programs that I might not be able to at another school.”

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ndrew Turner is both a big man on campus and a man of few words. Senior class treasurer and a member of Pescadero High School’s playoff-caliber baseball team, Turner is not one to brag about his accomplishments. When told he should be proud that PHS school officials chose him to be highlighted as an exemplary student, he answered simply, “Yep.” Turner pulled down a 3.56 grade-point average

Jessica lahane

Lahane takes lessons of determination with her Graduate set for new adventure in South

essica Lahane credits years on the sports fields of Half Moon Bay for her success in school. “I’ve been through all the athletic programs at Cunha (Intermediate School) and Half Moon Bay,” she said. For the record, that includes volleyball, basketball and softball. “I’m busy all year-round. I think it is the key to being successful,” she said, “because you are always doing something, and you are always motivated. I’m driven and determined to surpass a goal.” Lahane, who is this year’s girls Cougar of the Year, will take that determination with her when she goes to college in the fall – and Lahane is going away in more ways than one, all the way to the University of Mississippi. “I just wanted something completely different from California,” she HMB said. “Ultimately, in the end, it was kind of the more risky path. I thought, why not? It’s college.” Lahane would like to walk on to the Mississippi softball team. She would miss competitive sports. “I know my whole life I’ll be involved in some kind of sports,” she said. “I get bored really easy, so I would get crazy if I wasn’t doing something.”

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Congratulations Pescadero High School Class of 2012

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Lahane will major in accounting in Mississippi. “I enjoy math. It comes easily to me,” she said. Lahane credits her teacher Amy Treanor with pushing her to greater mathematical heights. “She doesn’t give us the easiest problems.” Looking back, Lahane doesn’t have many regrets about her high school experience. She does wish she had started the college process earlier, adding that she didn’t take the SAT college admissions test until the end of her junior year. If she were to make a suggestion to new high school students it would be to stay positive and true to yourself. “A lot of my friends around me have problems (with peer pressure),” she said. “It’s hard, as a friend, because you can see it breaking them down.” Lahane is very excited about the next chapter in her life, but there are things about her lifetime Coastside home she will miss. “I will definitely miss the water,” she said. “Whenever I go anywhere, I always like to get home to the fresh air. I know that sounds weird, but it’s my home.”

“I hope your dreams take you... to the corners of your smiles, to the highest of your hopes, to the windows of your opportunities, and to the most special places your heart has ever known.”

JOSE RESENDIZ

Resendiz travels from comfort zone Heads to New York to study engineering

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ose Resendiz describes himself as “a part-time cowboy.” That may be true, but he is developing grand plans well beyond the South Coast cattle ranch where he works after school. Resendiz is the Pescadero High School salutatorian. He is headed to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., in the fall to study mechanical engineering. And he has been thinking about his future. “Well, I want an internship in my sophomore year, so I probably won’t get back here but a couple times a year — for Christmas and some other occasion,” he said. He says he found a career path when he excelled in math at Pescadero. PHS “And I went on to mechanical things,” he said. “I like cars. I like the physics of how things work.” Resendiz speaks lovingly of the small coastal town that has always been home, a place that loved him right back. But he also recognizes the perils of growing up in a place like Pescadero. “You definitely get comfortable here,” he said. “It’s good that you are comfortable, but you need to be exposed to different things. I try to take any opportunity I can get to try new things, things I wouldn’t do here. “I know I need to get out of my comfort zone,” he said. Resendiz thinks things would have been different had he gone to a larger school. He appreciates the personal attention he’s gotten and isn’t sure that would have happened elsewhere. “I definitely would have gotten lost with all the students. I don’t think teachers would have noticed me.” Resendiz is hoping to spend his remaining weeks in Pescadero with South Coast friends and family that mean so much to him. “They are definitely all family,” he said.

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LILIANA VALENCIA

Valencia learned to speak up for herself Formerly shy student blossoms in Leadership

when it all started. I joined Leadership,” she said of the group that helps to plan many school events. She is now senior class president and was Homecoming chair. She is also recognized this year with the Cougar Spirit Award. “It was hard at times, trying to do everything, but it’s worth it,” she said. In addition to Leadership, Valencia said participation in Future Farmers of America helped her with public speaking and getting beyond her shyness. She had public speaking responsibilities with the agricultural club as a freshman and learned quickly there was nothing to be afraid of. Now, her younger brother is watching — and learning. “He’ll wear my FFA jacket and ask where I’m al-

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ways going,” she said. Valencia has taken full advantage of high school’s extracurricular life. She says she particularly enjoyed going to football and basketball games. She recommends new students at the high school get involved. These days, Valencia even lets her feelings be known at the school’s highest levels. In May, she spoke passionately before the Cabrillo Unified School District board, arguing that the high school needed to keep all three counselors despite ongoing funding challenges. “I basically told them that two of our counselors can barely handle me, so I don’t think one counselor can handle a thousand students,” she said.

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ther people watch television to relax or kill some time, but Liliana Valencia saw a career on the screen before her on shows like the popular CSI series. “Watching shows on TV, I thought I want to do that,” she said. “I try to solve the crimes while the show is going on.” Soon, Valencia will be headed to Skyline College to study criminal justice. She HMB wants to be a police officer or a crime scene investigator. She brings a formidable background in organizational skills she has learned as a member of the Leadership class at Half Moon Bay High School. “I was not really involved before, but junior year is

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Star athletes

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Galle got support while recovering HMB athlete hurt back prior to junior year

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aggie Galle always displayed the potential to be a great athlete. From cross-country to soccer to track and field, Galle was very good in all three sports. Based on what happened in her sophomore year, she was on her way to having a strong junior year in those sports and a better year by the time her senior year concluded. The fact that she is the Half Moon Bay High School CoGirls Athlete of the Year shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. However, considering she hurt her lower back, after being involved in a car accident a few weeks prior to her junior year, the honor demonstrates how far she came back. In the last two years, she hardly ran for the cross-country team because of the back pain. But she was still a part of the team and one of the team’s co-captains this season. Meanwhile, she made her mark in the other sports. She was a first-team all-league player in soccer and won the Peninsula Athletic League high jump title. Through those tough times of seeing the chiropractor and acupuncturist almost more than her teammates in practice, Galle got support from her friends, family and track and cross-country coach Paul Farnsworth. “After races, I would let myself get defeated easily, and he would tell me to keep my head up,” Galle said about Farnsworth. “He’s been one of the best coaches I had in any sport.” Her parents provided her with constant support. “My mom believed in me more than anyone,” Galle said. “My dad really cares about doing everything he can to help me.”

HONORABLE MENTIONS: It’s always a challenge to pick the Half Moon Bay High School Athletes of the Year. There were several quality athletes who were all good enough to be considered. Here’s that list. Boys Wes Walters, football: A standout running back, Walters made his biggest contributions on defense. He twice knocked down fourth-down passes to preserve 1-point wins for the Cougars. Half Moon Bay won the Peninsula Athletic League Ocean Division title with a 5-0 record. He was the Ocean Division’s Offensive Player of the Year. Carter and Spencer White, water polo and basketball: Both were all-league selections for the water polo team as they paced the Cougars at both ends of the pool. They both played key roles in the basketball team’s deep playoff run. Andy Simanek, basketball and golf: Simanek was a fierce rebounder for the basketball team. He was named to several all-tournament teams. Girls Jessica Lehane, volleyball, basketball, softball: An all-league athlete in two sports, Lehane brought lots of energy and excitement to the teams. She recorded lots of key hits for the softball team as it qualified for the playoffs. Miranda Reimche, volleyball, basketball: Using her height to her advantage, she was a solid outside hitter and good low post player. Lacey Nelson, gymnastics: Though the floor exercise requires the same sort of concentration as the vault, beam and bars, Nelson showed a pure joy and love for tumbling while doing her floor routines. —Mark Foyer

Peranich successful in volleyball, track HMB grad key player on championship team

he moment Danielle Peranich wound up her arm and prepared to hit a cross-court shot, there was intimidation felt on the other side of the court. Peranich was as fierce a hitter as there could be. There was a time when Peranich was the intimidated one. It was the first time she stepped on a volleyball court. She attended a volleyball camp as a first-grader. She was in a gym at Stanford University with lots of other girls her age. She got support from the Stanford players working the camp. “They were very nice,” Peranich said. “The players made us feel at ease.” It also helped that she comes from a family of volleyball players. Add track and field to the resume and one has the makings of a very good athlete. Peranich is a very good athlete. She was a first-team all-league selection for volleyball a year after helping the Cougars win the league co-title and qualify for the playoffs. She shared the league player-of-the-year honors. After taking a year off from track, Peranich returned and finished second at the Peninsula Athletic League championships in both the long and triple jump. She’s the co-Half Moon Bay High School Girls Athlete of the Year. Peranich took up track and field when she attended Sea Crest School. “My mom told me it was a good cross-training sport for volleyball,” Peranich said. She stuck with both volleyball and track at Half Moon Bay. She had participated in the high jump at Cunha, but at Half Moon Bay she took up the long and triple jump. She won her first triple jump, though she didn’t have much practice. Frank Lima taught her the triple jump a few minutes before the competition. Now, the high school athletic career is over. It’s especially hard to leave volleyball after putting lots of years into the sport. “I do miss it,” Peranich said. “I did get to experience my senior year to its fullest.”

Martin loves relay races

itch Martin is more than a very talented runner. Thanks to his ability and desire, he owns several Peninsula Athletic League titles, including last fall’s PAL cross-country championship. He was second in the 1,600 and 800 meters at this year’s PAL Track and Field Championships. He trailed Woodside’s Chris Waschura in those races. Waschura, a talented runner in his own right, will take his ability to Stanford University. Not to be outdone, Martin recently decided on attending Cornell University, to study biology while running on the track team. Martin also ran a leg on the 4x400 relay team that finished second at the PAL Championships and qualified for CCS.

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HMB athlete won PAL titles

For all those efforts, he is the Half Moon Bay Boys Athlete of the Year. Martin was one of the top runners in the PAL since first stepping on the Half Moon Bay High School campus. He qualified for the Central Coast Section track and field championships the last three years. He was the league’s 3,200-meter champion his sophomore year. His greatest joy is running on a relay team. But being a long distance runner limits the amount of times he can run in a relay. Early in the season, Half Moon Bay participates in meets where distance medley relays are held. Those races are not contested at dual meets and at the league championships or beyond. But, 4x400 relays close out duals and league championships. This year, coach Paul Farnsworth formed a 4x400 relay team, much to the delight of Martin. “Relays are the best,” Martin said. “That’s when you get to deal with your teammates.” Martin’s best memory occurred two years ago at the Easter Relays in Santa Barbara, where he anchored two winning relay teams. During the course of the day, Martin and his relay teammates met former world champion Maurice Greene.

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Pisani, Calvillo share honor Pescadero juniors play all three sports

sabella Pisani planned to either share the Pescadero High School Girl Athlete of the Year honor with Lorena Calvillo or give her fellow junior the honor. She didn’t want the honor by herself. “She works harder than anyone else,” Pisani said. “She has a big passion for sports.” Pisani was quite relieved to learn she and

Calvillo were named co-Girls Athletes of the Year. “She has worked very hard to get that good,” Pisani said. “It’s also fun to play with her.” It was hard to separate the two. Both played all three sports for the Vikings this year. Both juniors received plenty of kudos to get the honor. Most importantly, both have a great time playing sports. “I didn’t think I would get this,” Calvillo said. “I just love playing basketball. That is my favorite sport.” She is so committed to the sport that she made plenty of phone calls to Pescadero graduates to get them to play in the alumni game. She was named Most Improved Player for basketball. Pisani, whose favorite sport is volleyball, earned the Coaches Award for both basketball and volleyball. With their versatility, both can play many positions for all three teams. “I am looking forward to next year,” Calvillo said. “It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

White presented with challenges Junior also excelled in baseball, soccer

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onnor White presented Casey Norton with the type of problem that every coach of every high school sport would love to have. Norton, the basketball coach at Pescadero High School, presented White with a challenge. Within a few days, if that many, White surmounted the challenge, forcing Norton to present White with another challenge. Norton was up to the task, enjoying White reaching one goal after another. “He was our fastest learner, constantly getting better and better,” Norton said. White was that way in the other sports as well, challenging the coaches to make him better. White earned the ultimate honor, being named the Pescadero High School Boys Athlete of the Year. The greatest challenge White faced was moving from center to point guard. White, instead of waiting for a pass from the top of the key, brought the ball, harassed by every defender. “That’s the most demanding position mentally,” Norton said. “Connor controlled his emotions and played hard all the time.” A key member of the soccer and baseball teams as well, White, a junior, went out for the basketball team with one year of experience. He was never afraid of the challenges presented to him from Norton. Now, he is getting ready for his senior year. “Senior year in sports is always the best,” White said.

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