San Marin Sports Update March 4-9
The Mustang Boys’ Basketball team concluded an outstanding run bowing out in the CIF State Quarterfinals Saturday night. Spring sports are underway with many teams beginning MCAL play. See all the results below and this week’s matchups.
BASKETBALL – GIRLS & BOYS
Varsity Boys – The Mustangs completed one of the most successful years in program history with a quarterfinal appearance in the CIF State Tournament. They opened up play on Wednesday at home vs Casa Roble from Sacramento. The Mustangs had to contend with the dynamic duo of the Stuteville brothers who both are over 6’9”. The brothers, who combined for an average of 38 points a game going into the contest, were held to 19 by the Mustang defense. The shot blocking presence limited the Mustangs to outside shooting where they connected on 10-27 from the 3 point line. After losing a 12 point lead in the 4th quarter, Calvin Geraci hit a big 3 with just over a minute to go to put Mustangs up 5 and Noah Everly sank 3 of 4 free throws to seal the deal. The Mustangs 58-48 win was only their 2nd CIF State win in school history.
On Saturday, a rough start doomed San Marin from the start as they fell behind 21-7 in the 1st quarter. The Sacred Heart pressure defense forced too many turnovers and when all was done the Mustangs bowed out with a 68-48 loss. Geraci led the Mustangs with 17 points including five 3 pointers.
“I love these boys. What they accomplished this year is incredible. They did something our school and community should truly be proud of,” said Coach Craig Pitti.
Varsity Baseball
The Mustang baseball team split their final non-league games. On Tuesday, they offense just couldn’t get going in a 5-1 loss to Acalanes. The Mustangs came bounced back to beat Alhambra 3-2 on Thursday. Catcher Thomas Leonard, had an excellent day behind the plate. He drove in 1 run and scored the game winner on a basehit by OF Vince Cerruti. OF Travis Roberts made the defensive play of the day as he doubled up a runner at 1st with an excellent throw from center field. SS Marcus Chiu helped the offense out with an impressive double. On the mound, Travis Roberts, Dom Balestrieri and Jimmy Fewell all pitched with Balestrieri getting the win and Fewell the save. The Mustangs now open league play this week with the home opener Tuesday against Marin Catholic at 4:30.
Softball
The Mustang softball team is off to a great start at 2-0 on the year. They started the year with a solid 7-2 win over Windsor. Pitcher Hayley Gazdik threw all 7 innings and recorded 9 strikeouts. Dixie Thompson had a key 2 run hit with 1 out and the bases loaded to break a scoreless tie in the bottom of the 4th. The Mustangs went on to add another 5 on the game.
On Monday, the girls opened MCAL play against Justin Siena. The momentum carried over with a 10-2 victory against the Braves. Hayley Gazdik again recorded the win and struck out 8. Paige McIntosh hit a huge 3-run homerun and scored 4 of our 10 runs. Rebecca Simonetti added 2 RBIs of her own.
Lacrosse
The boys and girls lacrosse teams open up MCAL play this week. The home opener is Tuesday for both teams with the girls taking on Lick Wilmerding and the boys playing Terra Linda. On Thursday, the girls travel to University and the boys go to San Rafael.
Soccer
MCAL play begins for the girls’ soccer team this week. On Tuesday they take on San Rafael, then on Thursday they have their home opener against Drake.
Swimming
The Mustang swim team took on Branson last week. They recorded 16 best times. It was a great meet and the team will continue to look to build off it.
Final Scores: Girls - San Marin 109, Branson 61 Boys - San Marin 113, Branson 40
Double Winners - Girls
Celeste Malatesta (200 IM, 100 Butterfly)
P. Dougherty (50 Free, 100 Free)
Double Winners - Boys
Ryan Campbell (200 Free, 100 Butterfly)
Louis Campbell (200 IM, 100 Breast)
D. Hardman (100 Free, 100 Back)
San Marin won all three relays
Results
Girls
200 IM-2:25.47, Celeste Malatesta
50 Free-26.72, Patty Dougherty
100 Butterfly-1:06.75, Celeste Malatesta
100 Free-59.71, Patty Doughterty
500 Free-5:47.02, Margo Devincenzi
100 Breast- 1:18.71, Kelly McCabe
Boys
200 Free-1:55.36, Ryan Campbell
200 IM-2:08.97, Louis Campbell
50 Free-24.41, William Hardman
100 Butterfly-1:00.16, Ryan Campbell
100 Free-53.27, Daniel Hardman
200 Free Relay-1:41.65, San Marin A
100 Back-1:00.00, Daniel Hardman
100 Breast-1:08.09, Louis Campbell
400 Free Relay-3:52.56, San Marin A
Track & Field
The San Marin Track team began its regular season at home by hosting Redwood and Justin Siena. Rain began to fall half way through the meet, but we were able to complete all the races except one before it became too dark to continue.
Varsity Girls
- Jenna Sudlow took 1st place in the High Jump with a jump of 4 feet 8 inches.
- Michelle Bollinger took 2nd place in the 3200 meter run with a nice time of 12 minutes and 51 seconds.
- Emma Westerlund took 3rd in the Triple Jump with a jump of 29 feet 8 inches
- Melissa Oviedo took 3rd in the Shot Put with a throw of 26 feet 6 inches.
Varsity Boys
- Aaron Kesler took 2nd place in the 110 meter High Hurdles
- Paul Shin took 2nd place in the 300 meter Intermediate Hurdles
- Jason Shannon took 2nd place in the 200 meter dash
- Garrett Sutherland took 3rd place in the 1600 meter run, just missing breaking the 5 minute barrier for the metric mile
- Brian Ho took 2nd place in the Triple Jump with a jump of 38 feet 5 inches.
JV Boys
The JV Boys were able to pick up their first win of the year with a 53-43 win over Redwood, but came up a little short against Justin Siena.
- Bryce Calabrese took 1st place in the 110 meter High Hurdles and 2nd place in the 300 meter Low Hurdles
- David Beach took 2nd in the 400 meter dash and 3rd in the 200 meter dash
- Eddie Ferrigno took 2nd in the Long Jump
- Colin Lane took 3rd in the Shot Put
- Holden Thomas took 3rd in the High Jump.
SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK
Monday, March 11
6:30 PM
Girls Varsity Softball
Drake @ SM
Tuesday, March 12
4:00 PM
Girls Varsity Lacrosse
Lick Wilmerding @ SM
4:00 PM
Boys Varsity Tennis
Terra Linda @ SM
4:00 PM
Girls Varsity Soccer
@ San Rafael
4:30 PM
Boys Varsity Baseball
Marin Catholic @ SM
4:30 PM
Boys JV Baseball
@ Marin Catholic
5:30 PM
Boys Varsity Lacrosse
Terra Linda @ SM
Wednesday, March 13
4:30 PM
Boys Freshman Baseball
@ Marin Catholic
4:30 PM
Girls Varsity Softball
@ Napa
5:00 PM
Boys Varsity Volleyball
El Molino @ SM
Thursday, March 14
4:00 PM
Boys Varsity Tennis
Drake @ SM
4:00 PM
Girls Varsity Soccer
Drake @ SM
4:30 PM
Girls Varsity Lacrosse
@ University
4:30 PM
Boys Varsity Lacrosse
@ San Rafael
4:30 PM
Girls Varsity Softball
@ Redwood
Friday, March 15
4:00 PM
CoEd Varsity Swim & Dive
@ Novato
4:30 PM
Boys Varsity Baseball
@ Tamalpais
4:30 PM
Boys JV Baseball
Tamalpais @ SM
5:00 PM
Boys Varsity Volleyball
Terra Linda @ SM
Saturday, March 16
11:00 AM
Boys Freshman Baseball
Tamalpais @ SM
1:00 PM
Varsity Track & Field
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