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Padre Athletics News Archives
Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013
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.
Click here to view updated C.C.S. Division I bracket!
Posted Saturday, May 18, 2013
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!
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013
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.
Come out and support the Padres!
Posted Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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.
Posted Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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:
Link to Story
Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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!
Posted Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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.
Posted Monday, May 13, 2013
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!
Posted Monday, May 13, 2013
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.
Click here for Division I Bracket!
Admission will be charged and prices are as follows:
General admission (adults) - $5
Students WITH Student ID - $5
Senior Citizens (age 60 and over) - $5
Child tickets-(age 12 and under) - free
Posted Friday, May 10, 2013
Congratulations to the Serra varsity tennis team who beat Saratoga in the C.C.S semi-finals by the score of 12-6 to advance to the CCS final round today against Menlo High School for the C.C.S. championship. Click below to read an article posted in the San Jose Mercury News about today's match:
Serra Tennis-Mercury News
Posted Friday, May 10, 2013
Junior Callum Syme and sophomore Erik Clark had a strong showing at the 2013 WCAL Diving Championships. After only two months of diving experience, Callum placed a respectable fifth place with a score of 249.85. This narrowly missed the CCS qualifying score of 280. In a very close competition, Erik won the meet with a score of 303.90. It came down to the last dive and Erik squeaked past Valley Christian's top diver by two points. In only his second year of diving, Erik will compete at the CCS Championships on May 11.
Posted Friday, May 10, 2013
On Wednesday May 8th, the Serra Track and Field team competed at the WCAL Trials hosted by St. Francis High School. The throwers led the team with 3 qualifiers in the varsity shot put (Jon Beering - 59-0.5, Arnie Sambel - 53-2.5, Louis Langi - 43-5.5) and 5 qualifiers in the varsity discus (Arnie Sambel - 136-7, Albert Hurrell - 133-11, Billy Sapp - 131-3, Nick Cabuco - 130-3, and Jon Beering - 125-8). Joey Berriatua was the top qualifier in the 800m (1:58.45). Zach Mitchell was the top qualifier in the 300m hurdles (39.98) and was the 2nd fastest qualifier in the 110 high hurdles (15.09). Kyle Orloff qualified in both the 400m (51.80) and the 200m (22.72). Tyler Ruso also qualified in both hurdle races (110 HH - 18.00; 300IH - 44.46). Sophomore Marcus Alvarez qualified in the triple jump (40-6.5) and freshman Jeremiah Testa qualified in the 400m (53.78).
For the Frosh/Soph team, Stefan Seul had the top mark in discus (126-8) and the second best mark in shot put (47-4.5). Jordan Kenison heads into Friday's final with the top qualifying mark in the triple jump (40-4) while teammate VJ Obiajulu is second (39-9). Other qualifiers are: Nick Colabianchi (shot put - 43-8), Nick Jones (400m - 53..49), Stephon Nettles (400m - 55.41) and Nate Jones (discus - 103-10).
Posted Thursday, May 9, 2013
The Serra varsity baseball team defeated the Valley Christian Warriors of San Jose last night at Santa Clara University by the score of 6-5. Senior catcher Michael Tinsley collected three hits as he doubled in the third inning and singled in the first and seventh innings. Matt Blais got the win for the Serra Padres Varsity. He allowed one run over 4 2/3 innings. He struck out four, walked two and surrendered four hits. Down 5-2 in the bottom of the 7th, the Padres scored 4 runs, including the game winning RBI by senior third baseman Christian Conci to advance to the championship game. Look for the Padres in action tonight as they take on the Bellarmine Bells of San Jose in the WCAL playoff championship game at Santa Clara University. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
Posted Thursday, May 9, 2013
The Serra varsity baseball team defeated Sacred Heart Cathedral of San Francisco by the score of 5-0. Neil Sterling went 2-3, with a singledin the second inning and a double in the third inning.Pitcher Orlando Razo kept SHC off the scoreboard for all seven innings he was on the hill. He pitched a shutout, allowing no opposing players to cross the plate on four hits while ringing up five. The game was never in doubt after the second, as the Padres scored two runs on a fielder's choice and an RBI single by Michael Tinsley. Serra also posted runs in each of the third, fourth and sixth. In the third, the Serra Padres Varsity scored on an RBI double by Sterling, bringing home Jordan Paroubeck. Look for the Padres in action again as they take on Valley Christian in the WCAL semi-finals at Santa Clara University at 4:30 p.m.
Posted Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Watch the W.C.A.L Champion Serra Padre baseball team live online as they take on the Sacred Heart Cathedral Irish in the opening round of the W.C.A.L playoffs today at Frisella Field, and admission will be charged. Click the link below to watch live:
Serra vs. SHC-Live Online
Admission will be charged, and prices are as follows:
General Admission: $7.00
Senior Citizens (65 and older): $3.00
HS Students (with ASB card):$3.00
Children (12 & under): $2.00
Go Padres!
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