Boulder Creek tennis netting big victories

DVUSD - Like many teams at Boulder Creek, somebody forgot to tell the Jaguars' girls tennis team that it's supposed to play like a first year school.

The Jaguars are in the midst of their first full season at varsity, but you'd never know it by their 11 1 start. Boulder Creek swept Trevor Browne and Goldwater last week to win their seventh and eighth straight matches.

The Jaguars won 9 0 over Goldwater and only lost one forfeited match against Trevor Browne when No. 2 doubles player Megan Flittie couldn't continue because of back spasms. Vanessa Green, Hannah Townsend, Daishawna Matthews, Meredith Clark, Kalyn Schmidt and Flittie all earned wins last week.

As a team, Boulder Creek's only loss this season came Feb. 23 to Desert Mountain, the No. 1 ranked team in 5A Division II.

The Jaguars' boys also did their parts last week, winning both of their matches to even their record at 6 6. Winners included Nick Smillie, Kenny Wong, Eddie Taylor, Brad Pinckney, Michael Marston, Kyle Kelly, Tom DeMott and Carl Dewberry.

Both teams were expected to play Mountain Ridge April 6, but the girls match may be for the Northwest Region championship. Each team played prior matches April 4, but results were unavailable at press time.

FAST LITTLE FRESHMAN

Give it up to Cactus Shadows freshman runner Natalie Omundson, who won the Outstanding Performer Award at the Freshman Showcase last week on campus. Omundson earned the honor at the prestigious freshman meet by taking first in the 3,200 meters with a time of 12 minutes, 30 seconds, second in the 1,600 at 5:36 and third in the 800 in 2:33.

Other point scorers for the Falcons were Lacey Modzeleski, who took sixth in the high jump, and Kyle Short, a fifth place finisher in the 3,200.
"The weather was ideal and the volunteers were phenomenal," Cactus Shadows coach Patty Egan wrote in about the April 1 event. "It was truly a community event, and the coaching staff would like to thank everyone who made it possible."

LITTLE LEAGUE SUPPORT

The High Desert Little League will host an event to honor its sponsor, the Daisy Mountain Veterans, April 6 at the Boulder Creek High School
library.

League coach Ed Barans said sponsorship is key for the league because it has to pay to use fields owned by Pulte Homes, unlike many little leagues, which use their own fields.

"A lot of people think Del Webb (Pulte) gives us the use of the fields from the goodness of their hearts," Barans said. "We have to rent those fields, so we want the Daisy Mountain Veterans to know how much we appreciate them."

Activities will begin at 7 p.m.

NICE PICKS, BUDDY

Not that anybody was checking, but I got absolutely one Final Four pick correct. Then again, that might be one more than most people after this tournament that was truly "madness." I picked UCLA to go all the way, and the Bruins almost did. Florida? Um, let's just say I didn't have them lasting very long in the tournament.