On Saturday May 20th, all 6 Padres competing at the CCS Semi-finals qualified for this Friday's CCS Finals. Jon Beering was the top qualifier in the boys' shot put (58-2.25) and Arnie Sambel was 3rd (52-8.5). Unfortunately, neither qualified in the discus. On the track, three athletes each qualified in three events. Kyle Orloff ran under 49 seconds for the first time, running the fastest qualifying time in the meet (48.84). He also ran just off his personal best in the 200m (22.24), to qualify with the 5th fastest qualifying time. Seniors Joey Berriatua and Zach Mitchell continued their impressive seasons as well. Berriatua cruised with a lead pack in his heat of the 1600m, running just off his personal best and easily qualifying with the 5th fastest time (4:21.76). He came back in the 800m with a decisive heat victory (1:56.91). Mitchell ran the 4th fastest times in both hurdle races (110HH - 14.98; 300IH - 38.93), winning his heat in the short hurdles and coming in a close second in the 300's. Berriatua, Mitchell and Orloff all ran well, along with freshman lead off runner, Jeremiah Testa, to make the finals in the 1600m Relay with the 3rd fastest qualifying time of 3:25.81.
The boys' shot put starts at 6:25 and the boys' 1600m will begin at 6:30 this coming Friday night at Gilroy High School for the CCS Finals. The top three athletes and relay teams in each event qualify for the CIF State Championships May 31 and June 1 in Clovis.
The Serra varsity baseball team beat the Homestead Mustangs in the C.C.S. quarter-finals today at Sacred Heart Prep by the score of 11-1. With eight runs in the first three innings, the Padres left no doubt about the eventual outcome. A two-run double by Jordan Paroubeck and an RBI single by Neil Sterling in the first inning and a solo home run by Michael Tinsley during the second inning supplied the early offense for Serra. Paul Murray racked up three RBIs on four hits as he doubled in the third inning and singled in the first, second, and fifth innings. The Padres increased their lead with four runs in the third. A clutch sacrifice fly scored Sterling to open the scoring in the frame. That was followed up by Mickey McDonald's double, plating John Murray. The Padres added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth. The inning got off to a hot start when Paul Murray singled, bringing home Dalvin Martin. Look for the Padres in action again in the C.C.S semi-finals as they take on San Benito High School at San Jose Municipal Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
The Serra varsity tennis team had an oustanding showing in the Northern California State Tennis Championships this weekend in Gold River, Ca. On Friday May 17th, the Padres opened up with a 5-2 victory in the quarter-finals against Davis High School to advance to the semis on Saturday. The Padres then faced Miramonte in the semi-finals on Saturday morning and won by in a thrilling 4-3 win to advance to the finals. In the championship match, the Padres lost to Menlo School but finished strong, completing the best tennis season in Serra history. Congratulations to Coach Marcus Charles and all varsity tennis athletes. We are proud of you!
The Serra varsity baseball team will take on the Homestead Mustangs of Cupertino on Saturday May 18th at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Prep High School in Atherton. Admission will be charged and C.C.S. playoff prices are as follows:
General Admission- $8.00
Senior Citizens (60 and older)- $4.00
Students (w/SB card)- $3.00
Children (12 and under) $2.00
Parking will be available off Elena Rd. down the long parking lot that goes down to the baseball stadium, not at the main entrance of the school.
In the opening round of the C.C.S. Playoffs, the Serra varsity baseball team beat the Sequoia Cherokees of Redwood City today by the score of 11-0 in five innings. Senior pitcher Matt Gorgolinski pitched a five-inning no hitter, while junior Neil Sterling led the Padres with 2 HRs and a double. Look for the Padres in action again as they will play in the C.C.S. quarterfinals against Homestead High School on Saturday May 18th. Stay tuned as location and time are TBA.
Sophomore Isaiah Salinda's 3 under par 68 was good enough to win the CCS Golf Individual Tournament on Tuesday. Salinda becomes the 2nd Padre to win the tournament, and the first since Gerald Gutnecht in 1978. Click here for the San Jose Mercury News Story:
Congratulations to the Serra varsity golf team, who finished 4th today in the C.C.S. finals in Carmel at the Rancho Canada East Golf Course. Sophomore Isaiah Salinda led the Padres with a 3 under 68, which qualified him for the Northern California Golf Championship on Monday May 20th in Patterson, Ca. Go Padres!
On Friday May 10th, the Serra Track and Field team competed at the WCAL Championships held at St. Francis High School. Jon Beering extended his undefeated streak versus WCAL throwers by throwing over 59 feet for the second time in three days. Beering's throw of 59-10.5 improved upon his school record by another 10 inches from the WCAL Trials and was off the meet record by 1 inch. Beering also finished 3rd in the discus with a personal best (143-7) that was good enough to achieve the CCS at large qualifying mark. Arnie Sambel made it a sweep for the Padres in the throwing events with his winning throw of 156-11 in the discus. Earlier in the meet, Sambel threw a personal best of 54-0.5 to finish 2nd in the shot put behind Beering. On the track, the Padres were paced by 2nd place finishes from 3 athletes. Joey Berriatua showed for a second year in a row that he is a top level distance runner. He raced to a 4 second personal best in the 1600m (4:19.01) then followed it up by a 2 second best in the 800m (1:56.27). Zach Mitchell broke the 15 second barrier in the 110 High Hurdles with his time of 14.87. Mitchell then ran a 38.96 in the 300m hurdles for another 2nd place finish. Kyle Orloff also secured two spots at CCS semi-finals with his 2nd place finish in the 400m (49.86) and his 3rd place finish in the 200m (22.39) which was under the CCS at-large qualifying time of 22.60. Berriatua, Mitchell and Orloff, along with freshman leadoff runner Jeremiah Testa, closed the meet of in style with a win in the 1600m Relay. Their time of 3:25.34 is the 3rd fastest time of the year in the CCS.
Other top 6 finishers for the Padres were Tyler Ruso (300IH - 44.77), Billy Sapp (Discus - 132-3) and Nick Cabuco (Discus - 122-3). Overall, the Padres finished 3rd as a team.
The Frosh Soph Team, despite losing several key contributors to the varsity team, still managed to have several impressive performances. Freshman Jordan Kenison won the triple jump in a very close competition (40-11.75). Teammate VJ Obiajulu was third in the competition (39-8.75). Stefan Seul (4th place - 44-5.5) and Nick Colabianchi (5th place - 42-4.5) both scored in the shot put while Seul (2nd place - 127-3) and Nate Jones (6th place - 115-3) placed in the discus. Nick Jones dipped under 53 seconds for the first time en route to his 3rd place finish in the 400m (52.82). After a 4 second personal best in the mile on Wednesday, freshman Jonathan Garcia had a 20 second improvement in the 3200m (10:18.80) and finished 4th overall as the top freshman in the race.
Beering, Sambel, Berriatua, Mitchell, Orloff and Testa compete this Saturday at Gilroy High School in the CCS Semi-Finals.
On Fri May 10th at the Courtside Club in Los Gatos, the Serra Padre varsity tennis fought hard but lost to Menlo School by the score of 13-5 in round robin format. The score doesn't describe the intensity of this battle as Serra fought hard against the 4-time consecutive C.C.S. defending champs even after their ace player Sean Talmadge went down with a injury early in the match. Congratulations to the Serra varsity tennis team who as a C.C.S. finalist automatically qualified for the Northern California Tennis Championship which begins on Friday May 17th at the Gold River Racquet Club in Gold River, Ca. Good luck and Go Padres!
Congratulations to the Serra varsity baseball team who received the #2 seed in the Division I C.C.S. baseball championship. They will play Sequoia High School of Redwood City at Frisella Field on Wednesday May 15th. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. Click below for the full bracket.
