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Memorial Day program – best in the Bay Area By staff writer The annual 2015 Memorial Day Remembrance Program was the first project undertaken by the VietNam Veterans of Diablo Valley (VNVDV), and is one of the most well attended traditional Memorial Day Celebrations in the East Bay. Coordinated with the Town of Danville and with the cooperation of the All Wars Memorial Foundation, the event traditionally draws more than a thousand community members who recognize Memorial Day not as just than a three-day holiday weekend to have a BBQ or picnic, but as a day to remember all those who have served in our armed forces and died for our country. The VNVDV invites the community to take some time on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th to bring their families to Danville’s beautiful Oak Hill Park on Stone Valley Road, next to Monte Vista High School in Danville, and join
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San Ramon Valley Wolves right after winning the CIF Division 1 State Championship on March 27, 2015. FRONT ROW (Left to right) Coach Tappin, Trainer Brooke Stevens, Trainer Karly Baker, Head Coach Botteen, Keith Smith, CJ Feickert, Jared Miller, Kyle Spackman, Alex Goodman, Gregg Polosky, Austin Henderson, Drew Kunde, Sean Rimar, Zack Medley, Coach Olson, Coach Correa, Coach Koury, Coach Shrewsbury. BOTTOM ROW (Left to right) Christian Fuca, Jake Don Sing, JJ Koski, Tatum Kapulica, Jake Lloyd, Trevor Alexander, Mitch Allan.
Wolves Complete Storybook Season By Kyle Spackman, Senior, San Ramon Valley High School When it comes to men’s high school basketball it has been a remarkable twelve months for the town of Danville. The Monte Vista Mustangs celebrated their schools first ever-state championship in 2014. Now, the other local high school can stake the same claim. On March 27, the San Ramon Valley Wolves defeated the Huskies of Chino Hills in a thrilling double overtime victory, 79-71. This marks the first time in school history that the Wolves have achieved this great honor. In a period where individual talent and recognition is the consistent theme, the
Wolves accomplished this feat by doing it the old fashioned way, through team play and a strong bond. A good example of this was seen in the second and final overtime of the championship contest. The Wolves had five different scorers in the final four minutes, showing that this was much more than a oneman team. The season, although historic, was not without its share of adversity. The Wolves completed the EBAL season in third place and were knocked out of the NCS semifinals to league opponent De La Salle. The team also
had several players that had to deal with the loss of a beloved coach, Todd French (lacrosse and football). He lost his battle to cancer this past winter and the basketball squad dedicated the remainder of the season in his honor. If you attended a game you would hear the players come out of a huddle by saying “French”. Some might say that the road to the state championship started months before the actual game. On the evening of December 23rd the Wolves defeated Berkeley High on the road. After the game the team took a side route to the front steps of Haas
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pavilion where first-year coach Brian Botteen told the team that this was where they would be playing in March. “After that evening I knew that our team could make it to Haas and play for the state title”, said senior Mitch Allan. It was one thing to dream big but it is another to turn the dream into a reality. The Wolves got hot when it mattered most, defeating some of the top teams in northern California on its way to the state title game. Led by seniors Keith Smith, Chrsitian Fuca, Gregg Polosky, Kyle Spackman, JJ Koski, and Drew Kunde the Wolves played a complete team game and closed out their high school careers as state champions!
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