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Spring is a busy sports season for Lamorinda high schools. The boys’ programs had strong showings this year. No fewer than two Lamorinda boys' programs earned berths in the North Coast Section postseason for each sport. Outstanding individual athletes were honored for their hard work and impressive feats by the Diablo Foothill Athletic League. All three baseball teams qualified for the NCS playoffs. Campolindo (20-4) earned the No. 1 seed in the Division II tournament. After dominating the postseason in the past years, the Cougars were shocked by No. 16 Casa Grande, losing in the opening round 0-1. In the Division III playoffs, No. 6 Miramonte (14-11) defeated Albany 4-3 in a two-day, 18 inning affair. The Mats fell in the next round. Acalanes (16-10) made some noise as the No. 7 seed. The Dons upset the No. 2 seed to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to the eventual champions. Most Valuable Player: Denis Karas Campolindo Most Valuable Pitcher: Matt Ladrech Campolindo First Team: Matt Tuan Campolindo James Vaccaro Miramonte Connor McNally Campolindo Logan Boersma Miramonte Austin Fisher Acalanes Max Flower Campolindo Scott Singh Campolindo Drew Anderson Miramonte Andrew Rosenzweig Miramonte Adam Remotto Campolindo Second Team: Doug Nimura Acalanes Zach Stromberg Acalanes Bear Smith Campolindo Matt Metheny Miramonte Max Diaz Acalanes Bennett Stehr Miramonte Daniel Kim Acalanes Grant Henderson Acalanes Honorable Mention: Dominic Paoletti Miramonte Matt Jorgensen Acalanes Ben Skinner Campolindo Gold Glove: Ben Skinner Campolindo Austin Fisher Acalanes Matt Metheny Miramonte All three teams placed at the NCS golf tournament. Campolindo led Lamorinda, earning a third place finish with a score of 386. Acalanes finished in seventh overall. Miramonte followed close behind finishing in eighth place. At the Tournament of Champions, Campolindo earned a second place finish and qualified for the Nor Cal regional tournament. The Cougars finished fourth overall. Will Brueckner of Acalanes qualified as an individual for the Nor Cal regional and then earned a spot at the State finals. Brueckner finished in fourth place in the state. Most Valuable Player: Will Brueckner Acalanes First Team: Henry Cassriel Miramonte Manny Manzone Campolindo Second Team: Robert Young Campolindo Jim Coon Campolindo Kent Kao Miramonte Kennedy Kim Acalanes Austin Fisher Campolindo All three teams qualified for the NCS lacrosse tournament. At 12-7, Campolindo earned the No. 10 spot and lost in the first round. Miramonte (8-7) earned the No. 8 spot and lost in the opening round to No. 9 St. Mary’s of Stockton in overtime 6-7. Acalanes (20-3) earned the No. 1 spot. They faced No. 2 Marin Catholic in the finals. The Dons lost a heartbreaker, falling 6-7 in overtime. First Team: Adrian Jeffries Acalanes Robbie Stern Acalanes Jack Mariani Acalanes Peter Mitchell Acalanes Jack Deveny Acalanes Brian Maiken Acalanes Marshall Morse Acalanes Vinnie Gladden Acalanes Cam Bosshart Acalanes Second Team: Nathan Brickman Acalanes Drew Cirelli Campolindo Sam deRoque Acalanes Kevin Hull Campolindo Will Rack Campolindo Sam Tuttle Miramonte Joshua Chen Miramonte Matt Moran Miramonte Spencer Hardwick Miramonte Honorable Mention: Austin Mello Campolindo Sam Essabhoy Miramonte Tyler Henderson Acalanes Chris Lane Acalanes Alex Wahl Campolindo The Lamorinda swim teams finished in the Top 20 at the NCS meet. Campolindo finished in third place with 187 points. Miramonte took 12th place and Acalanes took 16th place. First Team: Austin Wentzel Acalanes Alex Shieman Campolindo Peter Brassigna Campolindo Jolen Griffin Campolindo Grant Sivesind Campolindo Gabe Ostler Miramonte Tommy Laresen Miramonte Tyler Kirchberg Miramonte Trevor Whitsitt Miramonte Second Team: Henry Baer Acalanes Jack Peterson Acalanes Nick Inserra Acalanes Nicky Erickson Campolindo Weston Carpenter Acalanes Honorable Mention: Brad Robison Acalanes Jack Avery Acalanes Jordan Hoover Miramonte Miles Kalbus Miramonte Both Miramonte and Acalanes qualified for the NCS tennis tournament. Acalanes (16-5) earned the No. 3 seed and Miramonte (13-5) earned the No. 6 seed. The Mats and Dons faced off in the second round and Miramonte upset its crosstown rival, winning 4-3. The Mats won in the semifinals and advanced to face undefeated No. 1 Dougherty Valley in the finals, where they lost 6-1. Acalanes’ Cardiff brothers reached the NCS finals in doubles play. Dan and Ryan were seeded No. 2 and faced the No. 1 seed from Redwood in the finals. The Dons fell 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. First Team (single/double): Dan Cardiff Acalanes Kyle Everly Acalanes Peter Martin Miramonte Kyle Rechnitz/Bryce Hummer Miramonte Dylan Brodsky/Bailey Wu Campolindo Second Team (single/double): Isaiah Bird Acalanes Ryan Cardiff Acalanes Alex Hwang Miramonte Tilden Oliver Campolindo Neil Weikert Miramonte Jacob Goldsmith/Zach Taylor Campolindo Nikita Lilichenko/Jack D’Melveny Miramonte Honorable Mention (singles): Nico Brightbill Acalanes Zach Cole Campolindo Liam Kelly Miramonte Lamorinda teams finished in the Top 20 at the NCS track and field meet. Acalanes finished in fifth place to lead Lamorinda. Camplindo took ninth place, and Miramonte followed in 12th place. Lamorinda athletes also qualified for the finals at the CIF State Championships in their respective events. Campolindo’s Aidan Goltra competed in the 3200 meter run. He finished in 11th place. Acalanes’ Matt Thomas competed in the discus, finishing in 10th place. First Team: Michael Wang Acalanes Marcus Harland-DunawayCampolindo Alex Hennis Acalanes Dan Cardiff Acalanes Nathan Downey Miramonte Aidan Goltra Campolindo Calvin Saribay Acalanes Will Fuller Miramonte Matt Thomas Acalanes Charles O’Brien Miramonte Luke Lundstrom Miramonte Scott Rein Miramonte Second Team: Nick Comly Acalanes Cameron Gaskell Acalanes Andrew Bertics Acalanes Jack Shurtz Campolindo Tiaki Chiba Acalanes Sid Vitale Acalanes Honorable Mention: Parker Lothamer Campolindo Justin Pfaff Campolindo Jonathan Rowland Campolindo Niki Moore Campolindo Jonathan Hughes Campolindo Both Miramonte and Campolindo qualified for the NCS volleyball tournament. Miramonte (6-8) earned the No. 9 seed and lost a heartbreaker in the first round. The Mats were up two games before dropping three straight to Livermore for the loss. Going undefeated in league play, Campolindo (32-2) earned the No. 1 seed. Campo swept through the NCS tournament to earn its fourth straight title. Campo then advanced to the Nor-Cal tournament. The Cougars again swept through the tournament to earn the Nor-Cal title for the second straight year. Most Valuable Player: Yize Dong Campolindo First Team: Stephen Buhl Campolindo Ryan First Campolindo Joe Worsley Campolindo Griffin Bell Campolindo Mitch Brooks Miramonte Second Team: Michael Standring Campolindo Jack Eisner Campolindo Gage Worsley Campolindo Mitchell Tang Miramonte Tommy Graham Acalanes Honorable Mention: Seth Strumwasser Acalanes Luke Hoyle Campolindo Elliot Alper Miramonte

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