Briefs: Tarbut V’ Torah makes history
The Tarbut V’Torah boys’ soccer team defeated Saddleback Valley Christian, 4-0, on Tuesday, capping an undefeated San Joaquin League season and claiming the first outright league crown in program history.
Dan Friedman and Zev Gollis each scored twice for the Lions, who finished 12-0-2 in league. Friedman’s second goal was assisted by freshman Aaron Berdy. Friedman has a league-best 33 goals this season.
Gollis’ second goal came midway through the second half on a breakaway, putting the game out of reach. He has 22 goals this season.
Jordan Leberman, Julius Herzlinger and goalie Jonas Hassan anchored Tarbut’s defense. Evan Bozanic, Amit Silverstein and Gollis controlled the center midfield area.
“I’m very proud of the boys,” first-year Coach Darren Spicer said after the victory. “They showed a lot of character today, playing hard in tough conditions after a difficult game [Monday] at Avalon. But they deserve this league title and every player on the team has contributed to our success. I’m looking forward to seeing what we can do in CIF.”
Tarbut V’Torah will learn its first-round playoff opponent Monday, with the CIF Southern Section Division VI playoff brackets are released.
— From staff reports
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Baldoni is Player of Week
Corona del Mar High alumna Kate Baldoni has been named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Player of the Week after leading Stanford women’s water polo to its third straight Stanford Invitational title.
Baldoni, a junior goalie, had 15 saves as the top-ranked Cardinal defeated UCLA, 9-5, in the tournament title match Sunday. She made a total of 36 saves in Stanford’s four wins in the tournament.
It is the first MPSF Player of the Week honor for Baldoni, who split time in goal last year for the defending national champion Cardinal.
— Matt Szabo
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UCI’s Cardey honored
UC Irvine junior Jessy Cardey has been named Big West Conference Player of the Week in women’s water polo.
Cardey, an attacker, posted nine goals in two weekend matches, including a six-goal game to open the Cal Baptist tournament against Hartwick.
Through Wednesday, she leads the Anteaters with 19 goals and has scored in 23 straight games, dating back to last season.
UCI opens the UC San Diego tournament Saturday against Marist at 8 a.m.
— From staff reports
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Alumni game coming
The Corona del Mar High Alumni Baseball game is scheduled to take place Saturday at the school’s varsity diamond.
Batting practice and a lunch provided by current baseball players’ parents will take place at noon. The game is at 1 p.m. when a team made up of players from 1999 and before take on a squad of players from 2000-2011.
More information can before on the Corona del Mar High School Baseball Alumni/Foundation Facebook page or by contacting head coach John Emme at jemme@nmusd.us.
— From staff reports
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Needham to UCI
Karleene Needham, a senior at Rim of the World High, is the latest signee announced by the UC Irvine women’s soccer program.
Needham had 28 goals and 14 assists in the 2010-11 season, when the three-time all-league performer was also All-CIF Southern Section.
Needham played club soccer at Legends FC (2008-10), West Coast FC (2010-11), and is currently with Platinum FC .
“[Needham] is a player who I saw for the first time from a distance across two fields,” UCI Coach Scott Juniper said. “She fired a shot from 30 yards into the top corner of the net and it was such a well-taken shot I scribbled an “URGENT” note in my book to find out who she was. Since then, I have seen Kalene develop into a fearsome forward who has the potential to become a prolific goal-scorer at the D-I level.”
UCI won back-to-back Big West Conference regular-season titles and went to the NCAA Tournament in 2010 and 2011, advancing to the Sweet 16 in 2010.
— From staff reports