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~Saturday, May 17, 2008~
ALL-CITY TRACK ENTRIES
(Revised 5/16-6:00pm)
The AAA/SF Section All-City track meet is set for May 21 (Trials)
and May 24 (Finals) at Kezar Stadium. Check these links for
Event Entries
and Meet Schedule.
Coaches, please check ALL entries and call Athletic Office with any
errors. Seeding will be done May 19 and heat sheets for May 21
Trials will be posted by 5:00pm.
LOWELL COMPLETES UNDEFEATED BADMINTON SEASON
The AAA Girls Badminton team final took place May 16 at Mission HS
with Lowell besting Washington 3-2 in a very exciting match. The
Cardinals victory gives them a perfect 15-0 record for the season and
their sixth title in a row and eleventh overall.
TRANSBAY SOFTBALL UNDERWAY
The annual Transbay Softball series pitting the AAA Champ against
the OAL Champ begins May 16 at Lang Field with Lowell falling to Oakland Tech
17-3. Game two is set for Tuesday, May 20, at Laney College in
Oakland. The third "if necessary" game will be back at Lang Field on
Wednesday, May 21.
LOWELL REPEATS AS BASEBALL CHAMPS
The AAA Varsity Baseball final took place May 15 at AT&T Park with
Lowell battling back from an early deficit to down Washington 8-4, earning
the Cardinals their 14th AAA/SF Section title. The "Birds" now move
on to battle their cross bay rivals Skyline HS in the Transbay Series.
Game one takes place this Saturday, May 17, at the Oakland Coliseum with a
1pm start. Game two is set for May 20 at USF with first pitch set
for 4:30pm. Congratulations to both Lowell and Washington on an
exciting title game and successful season and all the best to the
Cardinals as they strive for the Transbay title!
WALLENBERG TAKES BOYS GOLF TITLE
The AAA Boys Golf Team and Individual Finals took place May 12 at
Lincoln Park GC with Wallenberg grabbing the top spot in both categories.
On the team side, the Bulldogs retained their crown with a victory over Lowell
467-475. In the Individual Tournament, Wallenberg's T.J. Jang carded
the low score with a 76 to claim the gold medal ahead of Galileo's Steven
Camozzi (78) who took silver and Lowell's Edward Chen (85) the bronze.
The Bulldog team along with the Lion's Camozzi head off to the Nor-Cal
Tournament May 19 at the Richmond CC.
LOWELL GRABS 11th STRAIGHT GIRLS SOCCER TITLE
The Girls AAA Soccer Final was contested May 10 at
Boxer Stadium with Lowell completing an undefeated league season, downing
the much improved O'Connell Lady Boilermakers 7-0. The SF Section
champion Lady Cardinals move on to face OAL winner Oakland Tech in the Transbay
best-of-three series beginning May
19 at Oakland Tech. Game two will be back in SF at Boxer Stadium on
May 22, with the "if needed" match in SF on May 23 at Boxer.
Congratulations to both Lowell and O'Connell on successful league seasons,
and best wishes to the Lady Cardinals as they battle for the Transbay
crown!
FREE SAT PREP COURSES FOR AAA ATHLETES
SFUSD Administrator Jean Bell will be holding FREE SAT Prep courses
at Burton HS for any SFUSD High School student athlete. Dates are
all Wednesdays and Thursdays in May from 4:30-6:30pm. Call Ms. Bell
at Burton HS (469-4550) for information or to sign up.
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CIF Federated Council held a special banquet at the end of its May 2
meeting in Oakland at which they presented Burton's Tyre Ellison
(pictured above with Burton principal Bill Kappenhagen) and four other
students from across the state the CIF Spirit of Sport Award in
recognition of overall character as a student athlete. In
addition to the great honor, each winner also receives a $500
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AAA ATHLETES
EARN JEWISH SPORTS HALL OF FAME SCHOLARSHIPS
The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame presented scholarships to five
AAA member school athletes and recognized another for outstanding
achievement at its recent banquet. The scholarship recipients
are William Bernick and Coleman Rosenberg of Washington, Nathan Gadye
and Max Newman of Lowell, and William Aspelin of Lincoln.
Receiving the Aerial Gilbert Award for outstanding courage and
dedication in sports is Balboa swimmer and SOTA Academy student
athlete Tsipora Prochovnick. Congratulations to each winner and
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UCSF SETS PRE-PARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EXAM DATE
Our UCSF Medical Staff partners have one more Spring
pre-participation
physical exam
date for high school students who plan to participate in athletics during
the Fall and Winter of 2008. It will be held May 17, 2008 at Mission
HS from 9am-2pm. Students who wish to sign up should contact their
Athletic Director ASAP! Cost is $10.00 per student. Check the
above link for further information.
NCGA TO PARTNER WITH CIF SCHOOLS
The Northern California Golf
Association, in conjunction with the California Interscholastic
Federation, has created a new program that will provide FREE membership in
the NCGA to all members of high school golf teams and one coach per team.
Check this link for
more information on this program and instructions on how to become a
member.
SOFTBALL PITCHING CLINIC
Check out this link to information on some upcoming Softball
fast-pitch pitching clinics
for elementary, middle, and high school age girls.
FREE 10K RACE FOR YOUTH
The annual San Francisco Stadium to Stadium run is scheduled for
June 21, 2008. This 10k race and walk is FREE for all those age 17
and under. Check this link for more
information and to register.
UCSF PLAYSAFE SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM
UCSF is once again partnering with the SFUSD Athletic Department to
provide athletic trainers and functioning training rooms at each of the
SFUSD high schools that participate in the AAA. Check out this link
for more
information on this valuable program.
ANNUAL CHAMPIONS POSTED
The updated AAA Annual Champions by Sport are posted on our Sports
page. Being that the AAA dates back to 1924, there are a number of
years in various sports for which we have been unable to determine the
champion. We are, therefore, requesting your assistance in helping
us "fill in the blanks." If you have any information that might shed
some light on those "dark years", please call us at 415-920-5185 or send
an e-mail to John Zlatunich.
Together we can create and build a concise history of the AAA!
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