Del Oro netters can?t match Lady Hillmen

Local Roundup, By Journal Sports StaffLoomis ? The Placer tennis team stayed perfect in Sierra Foothill League play, topping Del Oro 8-1 Tuesday at Del Oro. The Lady Eagles fell to 3-4, while the Lady Hillmen moved to 7-0. Placer won without its top player, Susi Teicher. Senior Kristen Davenport had little trouble filling in at No. 1 singles, winning 6-0, 6-1. Ashley Ottman also had a great match for Placer, pulling out a three-set victory.Del Oro picked up its lone victory at No. 3 doubles, where Valerie Middleton and Cody Hunter teamed up to win in two sets.SINGLES: No. 1 Kristen Davenport (P) def. Rachelle Veeck 6-0, 6-1. No. 2 Ashley Ottman (P) def. Mackenzie Johnson 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. No. 3 Whitney Sugg (P) def. Allison Porter 6-0, 6-4. No. 4 Chayla Furlong (P) def. Jane Richardson 6-0, 6-1. No. 5 Anna Ottman def. Heather Holt 7-5, 6-1. No. 6 Audrey Langhorn def. Natalie Patton 6-1, 6-1. DOUBLES: NO. 1 Cari Potter-Brittney Fitzpatrick (P) def. Nancy Colwell-Rupi Chima 7-5, 7-6 (7-4). No. 2 Leah Lambuth-Lauren Milton (P) def. Krissy Colwell Ali Nelson 6-1, 6-1. No. 3 Valerie Middleton-Cody Hunter (DO) def. Danielle Gerlchardt-Laura Loffler 6-0, 6-2.PLACER GOLF 263, BEAR RIVER 277 at Lake of the Pines ? The Lady Hillmen topped the Lady Bruins despite Allyson Harvie?s medalist round of 5-over par 39.Placer senior Cirbie Sheppard was nearly as good as Harvie, firing a 41 to lead the Lady Hillmen. Carly Matson shot a 54, Beth Sawallisch shot a 55, Christian Lum had a 56 and Brianna Furlong carded a 57 for Placer.For Bear River, Helen Huggins fired a 54, Jessica Benzler and Sarah Nelson each had 60?s and Liz Maurer had a 64.The Lady Bruins dropped to 0-6 in SFL play while the Lady Hillmen improved to 5-3. ROCKLIN SOCCER 4, PLACER 0 ? The Hillmen struggled at home, falling behind 2-0 in the first 10 minutes and never recovering. Placer dropped to 2-2 in SFL play.Placer missed the strong midfield play of Casey Tomasi, who suffered a knee injury last week and is out indefinitely. Senior Ian Russell played well in Tomasi?s absence.The Placer JV played to a 0-0 tie against the Thunder. Goalkeeper Mike Kirk had a great match, turning away several tough shots to preserve the shutout.Defenders Shawn Sanchez and Dexter Dong also came up big along with midfielder Daniel Jackson. The Placer JV moved to 2-1-1 in SFL play.GRANITE BAY VOLLEYBALL 3, PLACER 0 ? The Lady Hillmen were swept at home by the powerful Lady Grizzlies, 15-6, 15-13, 15-5. Placer senior Jenny Pierce had a solid match with 11 kills and five blocks while Carly Sipherd had 10 kills and six blocks. Kari Uno dished out 14 assists and Tara Bedwell contributed with two kills.The Placer JV team lost to Granite Bay 15-10, 15-7 despite six kills and three blocks from Kris Trowbridge and three kills from Kelly Rose.The Placer freshmen won a thriller over Granite Bay to improve to 7-1 overall. The Lady Hillmen won 15-13, 15-12. Placer was down 10-1 in Game 1 and trailed 10-4 in Game 2, but came back in both games to win it.Sarah Kraynick had a great night offensively for Placer while Liz Ovieda led the defense.BEAR RIVER VOLLEYBALL 3, OAKMONT 0 at Lake of the Pines ? The Lady Bruins stayed remained perfect in SFL play, sweeping the Lady Vikings 15-12, 17-15, 15-11.In Game 2, Bear River dug itself out of a 14-7 hole to take the game and take control of the match.?They had us, but we came back,? said coach Keith Hart. ?The momentum got on our side and we just took off with it.?Sheena Atwood led the Lady Bruins with 13 kills, while Sabrina Zauner and Andie King added eight kills apiece.Bear River upped its SFL mark to 3-0.The Bear River JV squad fell to Oakmont in two games.The Bear River freshmen defeated Oakmont 15-1, 13-15, 15-5.WOODCREEK VOLLEYBALL 3, DEL ORO O at Loomis ? The Lady Timberwolves took the decisive first and third games to sweep the Lady Eagles 16-14, 15-10, 16-14.?They just played the bigger points better than we did,? said Del Oro coach Stu Kageta. ?We had opportunities to win the first and third games, but we couldn?t put them away.?Shannon Roland picked up 14 kills and two blocks on the night, while Cassidy Haskell had 10 kills and 10 digs to go with 12 service points and one ace. Amanda Stone went 16-for-17 at the service line with 10 points served and an ace.Del Oro (1-2, 4-4) will travel to Oakmont on Thursday.The Del Oro JV beat Woodcreek 9-15, 15-8, 16-14, improving to 3-0 in the SFL and 7-1 overall. Freshman Katie Dougherty came up big with six kills, 10 digs and a block.The Del Oro freshmen fell to Woodcreek 15-6, 15-3, falling to 0-3 in SFL play despite a solid offensive night from Alicia Meteer.FOREST LAKE VOLLEYBALL 3, WOODLAND CHRISTIAN 0 at Woodland ? The Lady Falcons had little trouble despite the long bus ride to Woodland, defeating the home team 15-2, 15-11, 15-10.?We went in pumped up and pounded them in the first game,? said Forest Lake coach Travis Smith. ?Then we settled down a little bit. We played a good match. We knew they would be good league competition.?Brynne Edwards pounded 13 kills and had an ace while Katelyn Gilfillan came up with nine big kills and two blocks. Ashley Pogue had six kills and Amber Donovan handed out 37 assists and had one kill.Forest Lake improved to 3-0 in Sacramento Valley Christian League play and 4-3 overall.DEL ORO GIRLS WATER POLO 7, ROSEVILLE 4 at Loomis ? The Lady Eagles ended up 3-3 after the first half of SFL play, defeating the Lady Tigers at home.Jessica Carroll scored three goals for Del Oro while Stephanie White tossed in two. Chelsea Yarnell had one goal and Danielle Duke added one.The Del Oro JV tied Roseville 4-4, getting two goals from Crystal Gelbuda and one apiece from Jenna Sauer and Rochelle Mahar.DEL ORO BOYS WATER POLO 10, ROSEVILLE 9 at Loomis ? Mike Warm and Mike Valkoski each fired in four goals as the Eagles edged the Tigers.Kyle Rapoza added two big goals and Adam Phillipe?s aggressive goalkeeping helped Del Oro improve to 2-2 in SFL play.FOREST LAKE SOCCER 9, WOODLAND CHRISTIAN 0 at Woodland ? The Falcons took a relatively small 2-0 lead at the half, before blowing out the hosts to improve to 3-1 in SVCL play.?We increased our intensity because we did not want to let them get into the game,? said Forest Lake coach Thad Kopec of the second-half surge.The Falcons scored twice in the first two minutes of the second half and put the game away. Steffen Hilke had a hat trick with three goals, while Sam Koopmans had two goals and an assist. Matt Boatman also had two goals. Jay Hobbs had one goal and Josh Keyes had one.The Falcons (6-5) will host Sacramento Waldorf on Friday.