June 29, 2011 03:06 pm
Holes-in-one
Kevin McElveny, of Ione, made a hole-in-one at Mountain Springs on Sunday.
McElveny smacked a perfect 8-iron approximately 150 yards on hole No. 7.
One day after his magical shot, Junior Lopez, of Sonora, made his fourth career hole-in-one on hole No. 12, also at Mountain Springs.
Lopez used a 9-iron from approximately 125 yards.
He was playing in a foursome including Ron Leedy, Chuck Jett and Russ Truman.
Redskin golf tourney
The 15th annual Calaveras Redskin Golf Tournament will take place on July 30 at La Contenta Golf Course in Valley Springs.
The tournament is hosted by Calaveras Baseball and all proceeds benefit the baseball, softball and football programs at Calaveras High School.
The tournament will utilize a new format this year called a Shamble.
It is a combination of scramble and individual play. All four members will hit a tee shot. The best shot will be chosen and each player then will play their ball into the hole. The best two gross scores of the team will count.
The event will feature long drive and closest to the pin contests, a raffle and dinner.
There are hole sponsorships available. Signing up as a team is not necessary.
For more information,
contact Tom DeLappe at
tdelappe01@ gmail.com.
Local scores/results
Greenhorn Creek
9-Hole Ladies
(June 14)—TICS: 1. Kathy Wilson 15, 2. Elaine Lewis 14, 3. (tie) Charlotte Turnbow/Diane Harrison 12. Closest to the pin: Judith McIlree, No. 3, 5, Marsha Schneider, No. 6, 15.
(June 21)—Scramble: 1. (tie) Turnbow, Schneider, Sheehan/Reinke Chaisson, Wolfe, 2. (tie) Renati, Rohn, Nestor/McIlree, Holt Menary. Closest to the pin: Chaisson, No. 13, 8-10, Schneider, No. 15, 5-8.
(June 28)—Low Net/Low gross: 1. Jacki Menary LN 34. 1. Myrna Drake LG 54. Closest to the pin: Marilyn Herd, No. 3, 36-5, Maryann Brown, No. 6, 29-0.
Mountain Springs
Mountain Niners
(June 14)—Low Net—First Flight: 1. Marie Jobe 38, 2. Kathy Pleck 38, 3. Mary Boone 39, 4. Willa Peay 40. Second Flight: 1. Patty Brooks 38, 2. Mary White 38, 3. Lynn Schuler 42, 4. Audrey Pland 43. Chip-ins: Brooks, No. 1 and No. 7.
(June 21)—Low Net/Closest to the Pin No. 5—First Flight: 1. Sharlene Bertelli 36, 2. Willa Peay 38. Second Flight: 1. Anne Balentine 39, 2. Audrey Pland 39. Closest to the pin: Deana Corsa No. 5. Chip-ins: Betty Rodrigues 4, Millie Forster 4, Pland 6.
(June 28)—Low Net—First flight: 1. Willa Peay 35, 2. Millie Forster 37, 3. Becky Crow 37. Second flight: 1. Mary White 37, 2. Jan Thomason 39, 3. Audrey Pland 40. Chip-ins: Lynn Schuler No. 7, Forster, No. 5.
Greenhorn Creek
Women’s 18-Hole
(June 23)—Two Net Best Ball of Foursome—1. Shannon Myers, Sandra Chaviel, Toni Rossi, Barbar Souza 125, 2. Jan Difu, Betty Hasslouer, Connie Bowser, Billie Sue Lawrence 126, 3. Valerie Kolakowski, Francene Feldbrugge, Slaine Martin, Sharon Sobon 128. Closest to the pin: Chaviel, No. 13, 24-7, Bowser, No. 15, 14-1.5, Sharon Poff, No. 8, 9-3.
Greenhorn Creek Men’s Golf (June 22)—2 Net Balls, 4 Clubs—1. Angelo Archini, Fred Russell, Peter Pesonen 125, 2. Brian Bates, Tom DeGregori, Bert Elings, Conrad Boisvert 127. Closest to the pin: Lance Reinke, No. 13, 4-5, Pesonen, No. 13, 6-9.
(June 17)—Razzle Dazzle: 1. Jim Pisula, Bert Sobon, Larry Feldbrugge, Dan Lewis, 2. Rory Erbeck, Bob Hussmann, Norris Gaultney, Jim Oravec, 3. Bob Trinchero, Ken Helmbacher, Harry Phillips, Charles Martin.
(June 15)—2 BB par 4’s, 3 BB par 5’s and par 3’s—1. Ken Helmbacher, Larry Feldbrugge, Don Pulliam 157, 2. Kalvin Gile, Dennis Schneider, Mickey Zavack, Phil Quinton 163. Closest to the pin: Fred Simpson 17-7, Bill Cloud 18-10.
Phoenix Lake Ladies Golf
(June 21)—Score Minus Putts—First Flight: 1. Charla Francis 38, 2. Ellie Duste 40. Second Flight: 1. Rachel Rosasco 32, 2. Ann Hufford 34. Third Flight: 1. Addie Dotson 33, 2. Glend Dortch 39.
(June 28)—Low net/Aces of Aces—First flight: 1. Sharon Perras 29, 2. Joan Holland 31, 3. Sharon Young 34. Second flight: 1. Annelies Squeri 26, 2. Linda Mohn 31, 3. Elaine Filfer 32. Third flight: 1. Retha Aycock 23, 2. Bonnie Parris 30. Aces of Aces: Aycock 23
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June 29, 2011 03:03 pm
Participating in a national tournament can be daunting, scary and nerve-wracking because, for most participants, they’ve had to travel hundreds, if not thousands, of miles to be there.
Then, this is not your “home” house. You do not know the people bowling on either side of you — some of them are friendly and some are not.
Oh, and let’s not forget the rules, such as no smoking (if it is still allowed at your center), no eating, you must let the monitor know you are going to the restroom and, probably one of the more important ones, be ready to bowl when it is your turn (you do not wait until the anchor on your team has rolled a ball).
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June 28, 2011 11:45 am
Do you remember the 2008 Summerville Bears baseball season? Truth be told, it was a rather forgettable year. But Taylor Gold, then a freshman starting on the varsity, remembers it well. The Bears went 4-18.
“But I can tell you that season felt like we were 2-and-25,” says Gold.
In 2009, Taylor’s father, Larry Gold, took over as head coach and Summerville finished third in the Mother Lode League and played in a first-round playoff contest. The 2010 Bears didn’t qualify for postseason play.
“And this year (2011), during our practices in February, we didn’t seem like we had that great of a team,” said Josh Dunlap, who was named co-captain with Taylor Gold. “I was thinking we could, maybe, make the playoffs.”
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June 28, 2011 11:39 am
With summer camp under way, senior tri-captains Nolan Dambacher, Austin Davis and Shawn Madruga have made strong impressions on Sonora head football coach Bryan Craig.
“All three of those guys make intelligent choices in leading our team on the field and off,” said Craig.
Dambacher is a 6-foot-3, 225-pound fullback and middle linebacker.
“Nolan is that quiet leader that you’re looking for on a football team,” said Craig. “He works hard in the weight room. He does all the important things you’d want to see in a leader. He’s a big, strong kid who never stops working. He is one of our captains because he leads by example.”
Of the 5-8, 160-pound Davis, Craig said, “Austin is not a real tall or heavy guy, but he’s gotten thicker. He’s made himself stronger. We like him at free safety and as our slot running back. We also like that he’s a strong vocal leader. He tells our people where to go and what to do.”
The 6-2, 170-pound Madruga has a new nickname. And he can thank his extra hours in the weight room for it.
“It’s ‘Tarzan,’ “ said Craig. “We’re calling him ‘Tarzan’ for how strong he’s gotten. He’s a real physical football player, too. He’s a very smart kid in the classroom and he’s taken those smarts with him to the football field.”
2011 marks Craig’s third season as Sonora’s head coach. In his first year, 2009, Sonora made it to the Final Four of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV Championships. The Wildcats made the postseason last season as well.
Craig said space for banners are still available at Dunlavy Field for the 2011 season.
For businesses or organizations who wish to sponsor a Dunlavy Field banner that would hang on the temporary fence (put up during home football games), the donation is $350. To have a banner hung on a permanent basis (on the tennis court fence), the donation is $400. For more information, Craig can be reached at 559-1703.
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June 28, 2011 11:34 am
 CLOSE FRIENDS Kendra Bennett (left) and Kelli Keefe (right) are Co-Most Valuable Players on the 2011 Union Democrat All-Area Softball Team. Bennett and Keefe became friends playing softball on Redskin head coach Dominic Vasile's traveling summer softball team. AMY ALONZO-ROZAK/UNION DEMOCRAT
Hold it, you say. What’s going on here? Sonora and Bret Harte never faced off this past spring in softball.
OK, let’s just pretend.
Back to business. It’s Bennett vs. Keefe. Sure, they’re close buddies away from the ballpark. But on the diamond, each is renown for possessing a fiery, never-give-an-inch competitive streak.
There’s Bennett, the area’s top pitcher with her scorching fastball and nasty changeup.
And then there’s Keefe — the area’s top hitter with her picturesque swing and jet-engine wheels.
Bennett vs. Keefe.
So, what happens?
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June 28, 2011 11:25 am
Sonora’s Kelli Keefe is the first female athlete to ever win All-Area Most Valuable Player honors in two sports.
Besides her 2011 softball Co-MVP honors, Keefe was the girls’ basketball 2010 All-Area Most Valuable Player.
“Since Kelli was around 11-years old, she’s probably been the best female athlete in our area — every year, in her age group,” said Bret Harte softball head coach Heath Lane. “In all three sports she’s played — volleyball, basketball and softball — she has excelled. I’m so impressed with her, and I’m glad she’s choosing to play softball in college.”
The first athlete to capture MVP honors in two sports was Summerville’s Zach Roberson (class of 2011) who captured the prestigious prize in both basketball (2011) and football (2008 and 2009).
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June 27, 2011 03:19 pm
By SIM RISSO
For The Union Democrat
The Small-School All-Star game will be held this upcoming Friday, July 1, at Calaveras High School’s Frank Meyer Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 pm.
The game pits the North against the South, with Calaveras head coach Jason Weatherby leading the North squad and Orestimba’s Aaron Souza coaching the South squad.
“I think it’s a great opportunity for me and my staff,” said Weatherby. “We’ve been excited about it for a little over a year. We talked about potentially hosting it last year, but it fell through because they already had it planned at Riverbank. But they guaranteed me that next year we could have it up here.”
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June 21, 2011 04:45 pm
By RUTH ABREO
For The Union Democrat
Scoring at Black Oak Lanes this week took a downturn, with 258 being the high game and nobody turning in a 700 series.
Ralph Caspary (Helakno Full House) found the mark pretty well though with a 258 game and 669 series to best Rick Hidalgo (High Rollers) who rolled a 666, by three pins for the men.
For the women, it was Sandra Lattin, who in two different leagues, had the high game of 227 (High Rollers) and 533 series in Jokers Wild which tied Sharon McThorn (Summer Morning Rollers) with the high total.
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June 20, 2011 11:29 am
By TAYLOR LUCKIE
For The Union Democrat
STOCKTON—The 2011 California Youth Shooting Sports Association held its inaugural state championship shoot over weekend at the Stockton Gun and Bocce Club.
The Summerville Sporting Club, Sonora High Trap Club, Mother Lode Gun Club Nuggets, the Angels Gun Club and the Calaveras High Trap Club were joined by nine other high school teams to compete in the 2-day event.
The scholastic participants included Del Oro, Woodcreek, Truckee, Granite Bay, De La Salle, Lincoln, Oakmont, Quincy and Roseville high schools.
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June 20, 2011 11:24 am
 SONORA WILDCAT outside linebacker Ryan Kelly (55) makes a first-quarter tackle for the North in the 38th annual Lions All-Star Classic Football Game played in Stockton on Saturday night. Kelly, along with Calaveras Redskins Monti Wilson and Chris Ussery, helped lead the North to a 21-6 victory. JASON BUCK/UNION DEMOCRAT
“Monti says to me, ‘Hey, Coach, I’m going for the big hit tonight before going for the ball,’ ” said Perkins. “And I’m thinking that a Monti Wilson hit sure would ignite our football team. But I was also hoping he’d go get a pick, too.”
Mission accomplished. With everything.
Wilson made more big hits than any other All-Star. He had a game-high eight tackles. He also hauled in the sole interception of the contest — a second-half, game-changing pick which ultimately doomed the South.
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