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August 28, 2015
NFL season right around the corner
Terrapins place 3rd at Long Course Far Western Swim Championships
With only two games left in the NFL preseason, both the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers are making adjustments and scheme tweaks to prepare for their season openers. The Raiders open the season at home against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sept. 13. The 49ers open the season at Levi’s Stadium the next day against the Minnesota Vikings in a Monday night game. Here is a brief outlook on each team: Raiders – The Raiders are finally starting to look like a competitive team. GM Reggie McKenzie has had his ups and downs, but he’s assembled a roster with a lot of young, talented players that he expects will satisfy diehard Raider Nation at O.co and on the road. Derek Carr has been surrounded with weapons in his second season as the Raiders signal caller. Despite a historically bad running game and weak receiving corps last season, Carr still put up respectable numbers with 21 touchdown passes and 3,270 yards through the air. Carr’s growth this year is going to be pivotal. He now has the No. 4 overall draft pick Amari
The Terrapins of Concord earned their highest team placing—-third—-in many years at the Long Course Far Western USA Swimming Championship at the beginning of the month. The host Santa Clara Swim Club and Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics finished 1-2, each with a roster much larger than the Terrapins. Terrapins at Far Westerns set 117 personal lifetime best swims during the meet. TERA swimmers and relays won 25 events set two Far Western and Pacific records in the process led by high point age group swimmers AJ Fong (10 & under boys), Emily Lo (13-14 girls) and Andrew “Arod” Rodriguez (13-14 boys). The 13-14 boys swimmers Robert Mitchell, Cal Brown, Rodriguez, Garrick Coloma, Andrei Minakov and Matt Fetterman combined to win all five relays in their age group. The swimmers broke FWST and Pacific records in both the 400 medley and 400 free relays. The Terrapins last month hosted the Pacific Swimming Long Course Junior Olympic Championships at the Concord Community Pool with over 890 swimmers representing 57 teams from northern California and Reno competing in 106 individual events. The Terrapins were led by two boys who each won
Cooper, Michael Crabtree and rookie tight end Clive Walford as targets. On the defensive side of the ball new coach Jack Del Rio hopes Khalil Mack is a terror for opposing teams after beefing up 20 pounds in the off-season and moving to defensive end. 49ers – The 49ers have a lot to prove coming into this season. The majority of the coaching staff turned over and owner Jed York promised the San Francisco faithful that his changes will equate to a winning team. New head coach Jim Tomsula was given the short end of the stick to start his tenure. The 49ers lost Mike Iupati, Frank Gore, Crabtree, Dan Skuta and Perish Cox in free agency. Linebackers Patrick Willis and Chris Borland retired, as well as offensive tackle Anthony Davis. On top of all this, the 49ers released troubled linebacker Aldon Smith a few weeks ago and then wide receiver was suspended six games by the NFL. If the 49ers are going to have any chance of being competitive this year, Colin Kaepernick has to step up and become a consistent quarterback. Free agent Torrey Smith will be a
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Forest Park, from page 11 Popino, Kaylee Whitmer, Cameron Reinig, Vince Della Santina, Koen Vanhoven, Rachel Clark, Gabby Duran. Gehringer Park: Daniel Vale, Austin Fiene, Lilly Weires, Hannah Jacobs, Haylie Jacobs, Kaylee Pond, Damien Donado, Anthony Johnson, Emily Monroe, Quincy Sewell, Samuel Wofse, Elisa Vale, Amelia Chaix, Zay Brisson, Nicole Dodge, Kateri Alvarez, Cameron Pappas, Casey Flores, Ralphy Beltran, Isabella Jimenez, Daniel Butticci, Marina Delaluna, Garland Miller, Andrew Platt, Leilani Mestas. Springwood: Tyler Swenson, Mateo Gonzalez, Shawn Canada, Damik Van Fanos, Grace Pugh, Makena Cooper, Amelia Bascom, Mia Van Fanos, Abbi Cooper, Mary Richard, Dominic York, Ronnie David, Karlee Kronquist, Emily Wagner, Gabriella Caputi, Enric Winters. Vista Diablo: Ryan Stagmier, Diego Montesinos, Nathan Stagmier, Zach Malmstrom. Walnut Country: Anja Perreira, Mason Wendler, Jacob Soderlund, Theodore Wu, Daniel Lewis, Nathaniel Wu, Olivia Wirig, Grace Soderlund, Troy Beckon, Benjamin Rodriguez, Brody McNally, Dylan Washmera, Mason Wendler, Marco Tredinnick, Aiden Huckestein, Joaquin Hernandez, Kai Perreira, Aynsley Byrd, Armando Martinez, Josh Sandy. Ygnacio Wood: Katelyn Smith, Maddie King, Olivia Patterson, Lindsey Tellefsen, Jayla Kluver, Logan Schaefer, Tommy Meriam, Maddy Jarrett, Ariana Davis, Vernon Smith, Kaleigh Diaz, Sophia Castillo, Ainsley Castillo, Marcus Manuel, Kaya Andresen, Robbie O’Sullivan, Becca Marin, Clara Decker, Andrey Pristinsky, Nicole McNab, Michelle House.
Photo courtesy Terrapin Swim Team
THREE MEMBERS OF THE TERRAPINS SWIM TEAM earned highpoint honors in their age group at the Long Course Far Western USA Swimming Championship at the beginning of the month in Santa Clara. TERA high point age swimmers were, from left, Andrew “Arod” Rodriguez (13-14 boys), Emily Lo (13-14 girls) and AJ Fong (10 & under boys). The two boys are from Concord.
seven events, 10-year-old AJ Fong and Adrian Dulay, 12. Other Terrapins winning multiple events were Rodriguez (14), Minakov (13), Mitchell (14) and Fetterman (14). Terrapin Junior Olympic champs in one event were
Michal Zlya (18), Sasha Liu (14), Samantha Coloma (17), Max Bottene (17), Jessica Larson (14), Toshiki Takahashi (17), Emily House (16), Coloma (13) and Devin Masongsong (12).
Sports Shorts DIABLO FC FALL REC SEASON TAKING SIGNUPS
Diablo FC is holding its fall rec league Sept. 1 through Oct. 20 in Concord at Newhall Park. Training for boys and girls under five, U7 and U9 age groups with parent coaches and professional Diablo FC staff is on Tuesdays with games on Saturdays Sept. 12-Oct. 24. For more information and schedule visit diablofc.org.
CONCORD AMERICAN FALL BASEBALL TAKING SIGNUPS
Concord American Little League is taking signups for its fall league programs. There will be four skills clinics for boys and girls 4-7 years of age in Sept. Baseball and softball leagues for boys and girls 8-12 will begin with practice in August and games on Saturday afternoons in Sept. and Oct. For more information email Danny Wallace coachdanny14@gmail.com. Registration is open now at callbaseball.org.
ST. AGNES CYO BASKETBALL SIGNUPS END SEPT. 5 Registration for St. Agnes CYO basketball is now being accepted online and at walk-in registration day on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Cauchi Hall on the school campus in Concord. Girls and boys in second through eighth grades who live within the St. Agnes boundaries are eligible to play. Player evaluations will be held in September. Email Charlie Cunningham at crc22369@gmail.com with questions or visit stagnescyo.com.
CLAYTON VALLEY LITTLE LEAGUE FALL BALL COMING SOON
through Friday. Concord softball’s fall league is a seven-game season with playoffs in September and running through early November. Registration and information packets are available online at teamsideline.com/concord or call 671-3423.
TERRAPINS FALL CLINIC, YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM TAKING SIGNUPS
The renowned Terrapins Swim Team will be hosting its annual Fall Stoke Improvement Program from Sept. 14 to Dec. 11 at Concord Community Pool. The program offers rec swimmers six-year-olds through high school the opportunity to train under the professional Terrapin staff for three months. Limited clinic registration is now being taken online at terrapinswim.com. The Terrapins year-round USA Swimming program is also accepting applications now for its fall season that begins Aug. 31. Call 680-8372 for more info or visit the club website.
ST. BONAVENTURE CYO CROSS COUNTRY NOW TRAINING St. Bonaventure CYO cross country begins its season training Monday. The program is open to boys and girls in 2nd-8th grades in the St. Bonaventure attendance area. Cross country is a short, family-oriented season with practices Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5:30 p.m. Parents are highly encouraged to run too. Meets begin in late September on Friday evenings with the Oakland Diocese meet in mid-October. The team meets at Newhall Park near children’s play area. Signups will be taken at practice or visit stbonaventurecyo.com for more info.
Clayton Valley Little League Fall Ball proSHUFFLE THE CARDS FOR gram is accepting boys and girls for baseball (8CVCHS FOOTBALL BENEFIT OCT. 3 12 years old) and softball (12 and under). The Clayton Valley Charter football is hosting its three-month program starts this month and will fourth annual Texas Hold ‘Em Poker Tournainclude 11 practices and 13 games with a focus ment and dinner on Saturday, Oct. 3, benefiting on fundamentals. For more information and to Ugly Eagles football program. Prize money of register visit cvll.org. up to $500 for first place will be offered for the tournament. Tickets for poker and dinner or FALL, WINTER PROGRAMS OPEN dinner only are available now. Dinner begins at AT ALL OUT SPORTS LEAGUES Fall and winter programs for youth and 5:30 p.m. with poker tournament at 8 o’clock at adults are now open in Clayton offered by All Shadelands Arts Center in Walnut Creek. DinOut Sports Leagues. Youth basketball and vol- ner is catered by Lisa V and Dee-Licious. Tickleyball begins at the end of September. Thanks- ets available at claytonvalleyfootball.com. Call giving and Christmas break basketball clinics 348-3452 or 260-8304 for more information. for boys and girls in first through 10th grades ST. BONAVENTURE CYO BASKETBALL are accepting signups. There’s a basketball TAKING SIGNUPS UNTIL SEPT. 18 shooting lab every Sunday from 9-10 a.m. at Online registration will be active until Sept. Clayton Community Gym. For complete infor18 for St. Bonaventure CYO basketball for boys mation on All Out Sports programs, visit and girls grades two through eight. Player fees alloutsportsleague.com. go up $10 after Aug. 31. If you have any questions or would like to coach or volunteer, please FINAL CONCORD ADULT SOFTBALL contact Tim O’Hara at 672-5774. The season LEAGUE REGISTRATION OPEN Team registrations are being accepted for runs from September through February with Concord fall adult softball leagues. Men’s, postseason playoffs. All registration is being women’s and co-ed divisions are offered on done online at stbonaventurecyo.com. various nights throughout the week, Sunday