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Cougars vs. Tritons, San Clemente High School May 13, 3:15 p.m.
Eagles vs. Tritons San Clemente High School May 13, 7 p.m.
Toronto FC vs. LA Galaxy, Home Depot Center May 15, 7:30 p.m.
SOCCER
One more regular season game for San Clemente before the team begins an arduous journey through the postseason.
After dismantling Beckman in four games in the first round of CIF, the No. 3 Tritons move on to host No. 5 Santa Margarita.
Info: www.sctritons.com
Info: www.sctritons.com
Fresh off destroying the Seattle Sounders FC, the undefeated LA Galaxy return home ready to keep their impressive win streak alive.
BASEBALL
BASKETBALL
A’s vs. Angels, Angel Stadium May 16, 12:35 p.m.
Suns vs. Lakers, Staples Center May 17, 6 p.m.
The slumping Angels are set for a rivalry showdown as they host the red-hot Oakland A’s in the final game of this series. Info: www.losange-
Just one series away from the finals, the Lakers host the Phoenix Suns in the first game of the Western Conference Finals. Info: www.nba.com/lakers
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Info: www.lagalaxy.com
S a n C le m e n te
Triton Report By David Zimmerle
BASEBALL • The Tritons (8-5 South Coast League, 16-9) beat Tesoro 6-2 April 30, romped Dana Hills in a 12-2 win May 3, but lost 4-3 to Mission Viejo May 5. In the win against the Titans, both Taylor Cook and Eamon Sullivan each led with two RBI each. Stomping Dana, the Tritons had two players go yard as both Aaron Jones and Aaron Payne each had home runs. In the loss to Mission Viejo, Cook led the team with two RBI, while Christian Knauer also had a double. On May 7, San Clemente looked for a little redemption against Mission Viejo and found it, beating the Diablos in a lopsided 10-3 win. Joel Atkinson went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and three RBI. On May 11 the boys traveled to take on Capo Valley and remained tied with Aliso Niguel for first place in league. Next 7 days: May 13 vs. Capo Valley, 3:15 p.m. SOFTBALL • The Lady Tritons (2-5 SCL, 9-5-1) handed Capo Valley a 6-2 loss May 1, but dropped their next two games losing 2-1 Tesoro May 4 and 9-1 to Mission Viejo May 6. In the win against the Cougars, Summer Secrest got the win from the circle while Rachel Stephens dominated at the plate hitting a three-run homer in the third inning and another solo blast in the fi fth. The loss to Tesoro went 11 innings and ended on a game-winning homerun by a Tesoro batter. The defeat to Mission Viejo was tough as San Clemente found its lone run in the second inning off a solo jack by Kailey McCasland. The girls hosted Capo Valley May 10 and then took on Aliso Niguel at home May 12. Next 7 days: n/a BOYS LACROSSE • San Clemente (9-1 SCL, 15-3) made it out of the first round of the Division I Southern Section Championship playoffs beating JSerra Catholic 10-7 May 4 while at St. Margaret’s High. On offense, Jonathan Kassity led with four goals and an assist, Max Satossky had three goals and two assists and Bennett Jonas had two goals and an assist. At goalie, Thomas Ahola totaled 13 saves. However, the team closed its 2010 campaign with a tough 16-2 loss to Foothill on the road May 6. Overall, it was a solid season for the Tritons as they claimed their second straight South Coast League title—one shared with Tesoro—by beating Mission Viejo 12-8 on May 1. “We are excited about the progress San Page 24 • San Clemente Times • May 13–19, 2010
Clemente Lacrosse has made over the past three years since the high school program began,” head coach Glen Miles said. “We are very focused on becoming one of the most competitive programs in Orange County and plan to compete at the very highest levels in California. We had a great group of seniors this year and I’m happy they were able to bring another SCL Championship back to the school.” Next 7 days: n/a
GIRLS LACROSSE • The Lady Tritons (8-2 SCL, 14-4) closed the 2010 season with a 6-4 loss to Newport Harbor in the first round of the Division 1 Southern Section Championship playoffs May 6 at Los Alisos Middle School. It was a tough go from the onset as San Clemente gave up all six goals in the first, netting two goals in both the first and second half. San Clemente closed the season with a second place finish in the South Coast League behind Tesoro. Next 7 days: n/a BOYS AND GIRLS SWIMMING • For the boys, the following swimmers had CIF times in individual times or relays at the league finals May 7: Chad Yu in the 100 free (CIF automatic standard), Chase Yu in 100 free (CIF consideration), Chad Yu, Chase Yu, Cole Lennon and Peter Hays in the 200 free final (fourth place, CIF consideration), Chad Yu, Chase Yu, Peter Hays and Reilly Gorman in the 400 free final (fi fth place, CIF consideration). During the South Coast League Finals May 7, Lady Triton junior Silken Jones defended her title as South Coast League champion for the second year in a row in the 50 free with a personal best time of 23.80. Jones also tied for second in the 100 free with a personal best 52:32. Senior Jenny Stiefel was a league finalist in the 100 free (56.65) and in the 50 free (25.96). Junior Kimmy Jaramillo was a finalist in the 500 free and swam a personal best 6:26.63. Though the varsity squad placed last in league, Jones and sophomore Taylor Smith qualified to participate at Division-1 CIF Championships at Belmont Plaza May 12. Smith qualified in the 100 back, while Jones will be swimming to defend her first place finishes last year in the 200 and 500 freestyles. Next 7 days: May 14 at CIF Finals (boys and girls) at Belmont Plaza, TBA BOYS AND GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD • For the boys track team at the
A group of Triton defensemen attack the ball against Foothill High. Photo by Nicki Blanchard
South Coast League Final May 7, the 4x100 relay team finished in second, Joe Wright took third in the 110 hurdles, Eddie Wallace took second in the 100, Zach Veenemam took third in the discus, Tyler Stoll took third in the high jump, and Jordan Micalef took second in the long jump. The girls track team finished up the regular season May 7 at Thalassa Stadium competing in the South Coast League Finals. Junior Triston Brown took fi fth in the 100, senior Christina Twicken placed second in the 200 and first in the 400, sophomore Salona Wallace took fi fth in the 400, junior Tatum Ohana placed fi fth in the 800, senior Sarah Darby finished first in the 1600, junior Katy Smith took third in the 3200, while sophomore Molly Mann finished in fi fth, the 4x100 relay team finished in third, the 4x400 relay team finished in first, and in the Discus junior Emma Hutchinson finished in first. The top three placing finishers along with several at large qualifiers for both teams moved on to the CIF Prelims set for May 15. Next 7 days: May 15 at CIF Prelims at Trabuco Hills, TBA
BOYS GOLF • The Tritons (6-4 SCL) could not make it out of the South Coast League Finals May 3-4, finishing tied for third place with Mission Viejo at the close of the regular season. The 2010 season was the first time in three years the team could not repeat as league champs. Mission Viejo advanced to the South Coast Team Divisional May 10 at Talega Golf Club as they beat the Tritons twice during the regular season.
However, the Tritons finished the South Coast League finals with the top two individuals golfers in league. Matt Duralde took the title as South Coast League individual champion with a round one two under par 70 at San Luis Rey Downs, and a round two four under par 68 at Pala Mesa, winning by eight shots. Kevin Allen finished in second place individually at the finals with a round one score of 71, and a round two score of 75. Both will advance to the CIF Individual Regionals next week. Next 7 days: May 17 at CIF Individual Regionals at Skylinks in Long Beach, 7 a.m.
BOYS TENNIS • San Clemente earned the No. 2 seed in the South Coast League and went on to face Irvine (Pacific Coast No. 3-seed) in the CIF Division 1 draw on May 12. Next 7 days: n/a BOYS VOLLEYBALL • The Tritons (8-3 SCL, 19-9) finished the season just shy of their ninth straight league championship, tying for second place with Tesoro. However, the boys ended the regular schedule with a four-match win streak including a 3-0 sweep of South Coast League champion Dana Hills on May 5, and a 3-1 win against Aliso Niguel May 6 to end the regular season. The Tritons got the No. 3 seed in the playoffs due to the fact that they lost both matches to Tesoro this season. The boys traveled to play Beckman High School May 11 in the first round of CIF. Should they have won they would play Santa Margarita at home May 13. Next 7 days: n/a www.sanclementetimes.com