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Cate downs CHS 16-6 in girls water polo BY PETER DUGRÉ
Cate School and Carpinteria High School girls water polo teams may have traded places in the upper-echelon of Tri-Valley League play. Their first headto-head of the season, played Jan. 21 at Carpinteria Community Pool, had Cate on top by 10 goals, 16-6, and climbing to 3-1 in TVL while dropping CHS to 0-3. Cate is in second place in TVL, while the Warriors, who enjoyed a couple of seasons near the top of league, are still seeking their first league win of the season. The game remained tight through one quarter with a score of 2-1. The Warriors benefited from a penalty shot awarded to Allison Wagner, but Cate’s Sophia Soriano sank two opportunities in transition at close range that would set the tone for the remainder of the match. Wagner finished the game with four goals. According to Warrior coach Bryan Swarm, Cate might just be the fastest team in TVL. “We’re giving up a lot of speed,” Swarm said. “They basically got fast breaks whenever they wanted.” Cate coach Nathan Alldredge attributes the team’s success to its versatility, from Soriano at the 2-meter position, to speed in transition, to Chloe King and Carolyn Montgomery’s sharp shooting. After a Brenda Rodriguez goal by the Warriors brought the score to 3-2 Rams with 5:40 remaining in the second quarter, the Rams rattled off a 10-2 run to put the game out of reach. “We’ve been building for a little while, and every year we get better,” commented Alldredge of the successful stretch the Rams have enjoyed thus far. “The real difference about us this year is the different ways we can score. Someone different steps up every game and has
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Cate’s Chloe King zeroes in to sink one of her three goals in a 16-6 Ram victory. Cate girls water polo has positioned itself to make a run at Tri-Valley League. four or five goals.” Senior Sophia Soriano led the scoring attack for the Rams with four goals, including both of the first quarter points and one in the second quarter during a five-goal run. Fellow Cate senior Caroline Montgomery sank two outside bul-
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Girls basketball
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Jan. 15 – Cate girls basketball collected its first Condor League victory, 41-15, at Dunn School. Erika Noble had 14 points, and Delaney Mayfield scored 12 while grabbing eight rebounds. The Rams applied a full court press for the first time this season and caused many turnovers that led to points. Elan Halpern continued to make contributions in many ways with two points, eight assists, four rebounds, four steals and three blocks. Jan. 17 – In what coaches called the team’s “most complete game of the season,” Cate School girls basketball defeated Nordhoff High School 52-47 at home. Brittany Newsome had 12 points, 10 rebounds and three assists. Elan Halpern again made contributions all over the court with 10 points, five rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocks. The Rams traded baskets with Nordhoff from the beginning, and matched the Rangers when they escalated their play in the second half, according to coaches Jay Dorion and Amy Venditta. Erika Noble also hit double digits with 10 points to go along with five assists and five rebounds.
Girls soccer
Jan. 15 – At Orcutt Academy, Cate girls soccer turned it on in the second half to pick up a 2-1 victory. Eight minutes into the second half, Charlotte Monke took a break away to the end line before feeding a cross to Jasmine Paz who got a piece of the ball before Cydney Pierce sank the shot for her first varsity goal. To put the Rams ahead 2-0, Monke again broke ahead on the defense and sent a cross to Paz, who tucked the ball into the net. Orcutt later scored on a penalty kick, but Cate preserved the victory.
lets in the second quarter and finished with three goals. Chloe King also had three goals for the Rams. For the Warriors, goalie Joanna Hipple had 11 saves including two big stops on penalty shots. “She kept us in the game early,” Swarm said.
Cate will play Oaks Christian on Jan. 22 after press time and would solidify second place in league behind Malibu High School with a win. The Rams dropped a heart-breaker 9-8 to Malibu on Jan. 10, and will get another shot to take down the Sharks on Jan. 29 in Malibu.
Jan. 17 – A strong squad from Santa Clarita Christian defeated Cate girls soccer 4-0 in Carpinteria. SCC had scored more than 10 goals three times this season, which gave coach Lisa Holmes a little solace in the team only giving up four. The Rams trailed just 1-0 at halftime, but fatigue set in, commented Holmes. The Rams had scoring opportunities but could not push the ball into the net. Cate’s Makena Fetzer clamped down on her difficult defensive assignment, and “Brenna Geiger, Sarah Martin, Ellen Lempres, and Maddie Becker were all over the field today,” commented Holmes.
Girls water polo
Jan. 15 – At Nordhoff High School, Cate girls water polo pulled off its first TriValley League victory by a score of 5-3. The Rams pulled away at the end of the defensive battle on goals by Sophie Maes, who totaled three in the game, and Chloe King, who scored two. Junior Bella Shealy had a busy day in the cage, keeping out 11 Nordhoff shots and denying the hosts down the stretch with some fine saves. The Rams clamped down in the final period to preserve the win in a physical game. Jan. 17 – Cate girls water polo jumped out to a big lead and never looked back in a 18-4 home Tri-Valley League victory over Villanova Prep. Sophia Soriano tallied six goals, and Caroline Montgomery had five goals. Cate coach Nathan Alldredge called the team’s performance balanced and commended players up and down the roster for big contributions in a key TVL victory. The Rams improved to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in TVL. The team’s only loss was by one point to Malibu High School.
Boys basketball
Jan. 15 – Hosting Besant Hill, a hungry Cate boys basketball team fought for a 62-57 victory. Seniors Spencer Whiteman and Ryan Baird scored 17 of Cate’s 23 first-half points to give the Rams a five-point advantage at the break. Whiteman finished with 17 points The game was all tied up after the first period, but a strong second period for the Rams put them up at half, 23 to 17. Whiteman finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Baird had 17 points and 13 rebounds. John Basar, who scored 15 points in the game, had four 3-pointers and provided a second-half spark. The Rams improved to 3-5 overall and 2-1 in Condor League.
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