July 25, 2008
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Swimmers, from page 13
Bite, from page 1
before the Pentathlon, their oldest son Matt, now swimming for Ford Tucson Aquatics and the University of Arizona, competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. The Clayton resident and alumnus of the Otters and Concord Terrapins qualified for the Trials in the 400m and 1500m freestyle, where he finished 27th
Hospital and had just taken care of a rattlesnake bite victim in ICU two weeks before. She knew that getting to the hospital quickly was critical. “We just jumped in the car and drove,” she said. “By the time we got to the hospital, she had numbness and tingling in her mouth. Her toe had turned black, and her foot was swelling.” While seldom fatal to humans, bites are extremely painful and can lead to severe medical trauma if not treated in a timely manner, often resulting in massive swelling of the bitten areas. Talia spent the next four days at John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek. It took seven vials of the anti-venom to clear the toxins from her body. Rattlesnakes are a common threat in the Clayton area. Scores of snakes are seen each year, and the Dana Hills/Dana Ridge development seems to be a particularly favorite hangout of the vipers. Much of that area backs up to the Mt. Diablo open space. The garden hoses and swimming pools of the
& 28th, respectively, against the fastest swimmers in the country. To make the story even better, his younger brother Garrett, also a Dana Hills alum, was preparing to go to Little Rock, Ark., with his Diablo FC Black Pearl 90 Under 17 soccer team to compete in the USYSA National Championships Final Four July 23-27.
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TWELVE-YEAR-OLD SARA ABELE of Dana Hills Otters took second in the 11-12 A Division at 14th annual Devil Mountain Pentathlon. Her teammate Megan Schussman won the division.
TEAM SCORING Ygnacio Wood 78.5, Pleasant Hill Dolphins 75, Springwood 69, Pleasant Hill Aquatics 25, Forest Hills 23, Walnut Country 18, Vista Diablo Dolphins 12.5, Oakhurst and Bishop Estates 4, Martinez Community 1. Age 11-12
Age 6 & Under Girls A Division 1. Sarah Hamilton WC 5. Ali Bamberger DH 7. Julia Deely DH Girls B Division 1. Courtney Silva PHD 7. Logan Sherman DH Boys A Division 1. Anthony Vizental WC Boys B Division 1. Terrell Murphy Hopson OAK 3. Jason Woodling DH 4. Gavin Azevedo DH 7. Colby Newton DH 8. Jack Skow DH
Age 7-8 Girls A Division 1. Emily Farrell PHD 2. Lily Stagner DH Girls B Division 1. Camille Cline DH 2. Alyssa Dern DH 3. Maya Stellini DH Boys A Division 1. Niklas Weigelt DH Boys B Division 1. Ross Gruen DH 5. Dusty Mitchell DH 6. Ryan Roo OAK 7. David McNulty DH
Age 9-10 Girls A Division 1. Alexandra Humann YW 2. Alina Weigelt DH 4. Melissa Schoell DH 7. Ellie Ralston DH 8. Kimberly Dennis OAK Girls B Division 1. Kylie Alberts WC 3. Aubrie Russo DH Boys A Division 1. Jordan Fetterman PHA 2. Liam Calkins DH 6. Mitchell Longman OAK Boys B Division 1. Jared Siegrist DH 3. Masimius Watson DH 5. Jonathan Sullivan DH 6. Anthony Friedman DH
Girls A Division 1. Megan Schussman DH 2. Sara Abele DH 3. Justine Trimble DH 5. Taylor Ryle DH 7. Gabby Brown DH Girls B Division 1. Marisa Delizo WC 3. Rachel Shamblin OAK 5. Katie Goodshaw DH 6. Ashlynn Adams DH 8. Kristina Schoell DH Boys A Division 1. Tristan Tarpey PHA 3. Carter Newton DH Boys B Division 1. Mason Haymes WC 4. Ryan Calkins DH 7. Alex Jennings DH 8. Arthur Chiok DH
Age 13-14 Girls A Division 1. Allyson Hansen SP 2. Nikki Palmer DH 5. Jenna Stelzner DH 8. Katie Goodspeed DH Girls B Division 1. Julia Silverberg OAK 5. Cherilyn Brock DH Boys A Division 1. Derek Anderson DH 2. Josh Harmon DH 4. T.J. Brassil DH 5. Kenny Johnson DH 8. Jared Deely DH Boys B Division 1. Diego Tambazidis PHD 6. Michael Bare DH
Age 15-18 Girls A Division 1. Ashley Jennings DH 6. Dana Hill DH Girls B Division 1. Charlotte Scott SP 7. Ashley Richman DH Boys A Division 1. Brett Lowe SP 2. Mike Peevler DH Boys B Division 1. Ryan McConnell FH
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suburban development provide welcome water and shade. They feed on small rodents, which are plentiful in suburban habitats. Rattlesnakes often move into a yard after the sun goes down and the temperatures drop, making them hard to see. They will frequently hide under trashcans, porches and lawn furniture. Discourage their visits by clearing brush and debris from your property and removing any potential hiding places. Talia is fully recovered, but her mother says she still has a bit of numbness in her toe. She isn’t sure if this will be permanent. Talia is vacationing with relatives in the South Bay, but we spoke to her by phone. Asked what she would tell her friends about rattlesnakes, she had this to say: “Stay away from them.” Oh yeah, “and wear shoes.”
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in May before losing the championship game. Diablo FC 94 is also a combination from tryouts of DVSC Black 94 and MDSL Azzurri, who each took part in U13 play this past season. Diablo FC 95’s roster for Regionals included Clayton residents Michael Guerrero in defense and midfielder John Ballard. The team faced two Washington and a hometown Boise team in pool play before beating Boise Nationals Premier in the semi-finals and meeting a fellow NorCal team in the finale. While the Diablo FC 94 boys are small and very skilled, White says his U13 players are strong and physical. The roster for Boise included defenders Kellen Simons, Sean Walker and Austin Gamm, all of Clayton. White explained his team’s title run as an “entire team effort, and every kid on the trip contributed to capturing the trophy. The biggest accomplish of the tournament was in the final game of pool play when we went down to 10 players just five minutes into the game because of a red card. The boys went on to dominate a very impressive Washington team, which was tied with us in points. We needed a result and, for me, this 2-0 victory showed the character of this team. I was very proud of the boys.”
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Soccer, from page 13 from Washington and one from Oregon) in the USCS Regional in Boise, outscoring their opponents 15-1 to claim the championship. Badger also saw his Diablo FC Black Pearl 90 U17 boys win their third straight State Cup this spring. Recently, they went on to capture the club’s first ever USYSA Far West Regional championship in Hawaii. The U17 boys are in North Little Rock, Ark., this week for the USYSA National Final Four. “The players were exceptional,” said Badger in describing his team’s first tournament against their own age group. Diablo FC 95 has been playing against older teams in Super YLeague this spring and summer, in the same age group as Diablo FC 94. “Even though our team is small among its own age group, and many of the teams in Boise were much larger than us, the experience the boys have had playing up in Super Y helped tremendously at Regionals. I was very pleased with everyone’s play, and the team was successful because all the boys played positive soccer. The challenge will be to continue improving and not become satisfied.” For Marquis White, who serves as technical director of the local club, it’s been a busy and successful year. His Diablo FC Black Pearl 89 boys made it to the State Cup finals
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