San Marin HS Sports Update March 4-9

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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