BRAVES REPORT Winter Sports Review- February 2020
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As the weather was unseasonably warm, it signaled not only the start of Spring Sports, but also the winding down of the Winter Sports season. Currently, our Braves are 4th in the VVAL Commissioner’s Cup. Points are awarded based on where teams finish in the standings so despite being a small school, the Braves have shown to be consistently competitive across all sports and seasons. Outside of league play, our teams remain consistent contenders and qualifiers for North Coast Section postseason play as well. However, the true measure of our teams is their experience, their improvement, and their commitment to each other, and by those metrics we are surely a success. We cannot wait to see what spring sports are up to!
Girls Soccer-The girls continued building this season and were led by a pair of sophomores in first team All-VVAL Tessa Salvestrin and second team All-VVAL Jillian Fischer. Also playing well for the Braves were Anjali Monteverdi and Oliv Janerico, among others. The team has found ways to stick together and improve their camaraderie with one another and have shown great improvement in the second half of the league season.
Wrestling-The Wrestle Brave movement made some big leaps this year as they continue to grow in numbers and spirit! The team took home an impressive 3rd place finish in the NCS Division 3 Team Dual Championships. In the VVAL Postseason meet, Jacob Guiducci, Cooper Cohee, and Ya-Ya Martinez all took home first place medals and senior JP Negueloua, Guiducci; sophomore Cooper Cohee, and freshmen Brandon Guiducci and Kai Hoffmann all qualified for the NCS postseason meet. Other highlights for the team included defeating St. Pat’s of Vallejo in the annual Catholic Cup 78-0; going 3-0 to win the Foundation Cup Duals beating Division 2 Jesse Bethel of Vallejo 36-34; and winning the Vine Cup over Upvalley rival St. Helena 46-28.
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