Section Sixth: Westmont's Ashley Mamola capped an outstanding junior season with a sixth in the 100 hurdles.
Photograph by Jeff Kearns
Campbell athletes place at CCS meet
Bonvechio wins MVP honors for baseball
By Dick Sparrer
They were going for the gold at the Central Coast Section track and field finals at San José City College last Friday night.
And while Campbell area athletes may not have struck gold in the prestigious meet, there were a few who finished among the leaders at the section's toughest track and field event.
Del Mar's Stevie Odie and Alan Potter, Prospect's Ferman Smith and Westmont's Chris Aimonetti and Ashley Mamola were all placers at the CCS championships.
Odie and Potter were each fourth in the pole vault competition, a specialty at Del Mar. Odie flew 10-6 to finish fourth in the girls pole vault, and Potter went 13-6 to get fourth in the boys vault.
Smith soared to a fourth-place finish in the boys high jump. The junior topped the bar at 6-4 to nail fourth.
Westmont ended up with a pair of placers at the section finals, with seniors Aimonetti and Mamola each finishing among the leaders.
Aimonetti was fifth in the boys discus with a toss of 153-8, and Mamola sprinted to a sixth in the 100 hurdles in 15.78.
Baseball
Kyle Bonvechio and the Prospect Panthers dominated baseball play in the Santa Teresa Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League (BVAL) this spring. So it came as little surprise to see Bonvechio and company dominating the all-league team at the season's end.
Bonvechio, a hard-hitting junior shortstop for the Panthers, was named the division's most valuable player after leading his club to the division championship.
The junior won the most coveted spot on the all-league list, and he was joined by seven teammates and his coach as honorees on this year's squad.
Senior outfielder Kevin McPeck was named the division's senior of the year and junior pitcher Steven Vidal was picked as the junior of the year. Prospect manager Carlos Boles was selected as the coach of the year.
Seniors Brent Maselli and J.D. Mazzuca were named to the all-league first team along with junior Aaron Jacks. Winning second-team honors were junior catcher Ted Piggins and junior second sacker Steven Kong.
Del Mar placed four players on the division's all-league list. Seniors Eric Martin and Greg Myers won first-team spots, and senior Seth Williams and junior Marc Steeves were second-team picks.
Westmont's Mike Gorski and Matt Mills won all-league honors in the Mt. Hamilton Division. Gorski, a junior, was tagged to the first team for the Warriors, and Mills, a senior, was a second-team selection.
Softball
In girls softball action, Westmont won a couple of awards at opposite ends of the class structure in the Mt. Hamilton Division of the BVAL.
Westmont senior shortstop Jennifer Brown was named the senior of the year in the tough division, and freshman hurler Breanna Kuhny was picked the freshman of the year.
Junior first sacker Katherine Bamford and junior catcher Michelle Salmiery were each named to the all-league first team, and sophomore outfielder Danielle Chapman and junior outfielder Victoria Alexander were picked for the second team.
Over in the Santa Teresa Division, freshman second baseman Madison Sales of Del Mar was picked as the freshman of the year on the all-league list.
Del Mar sophomore shortstop Jehnna Koch won a first-team berth, with sophomore catcher Rena Rodriguez and Sales both winning second-team honors.
Sophomore pitcher Cassie Gilford of Prospect won an all-league first-team spot, with sophomore catcher Stephanie Nichols claiming second-team honors.
Volleyball
Prospect's Danny Okasaki was named the freshman of the year in the Mt. Hamilton Division for boys volleyball. The freshman outside hitter was joined on the all-league squad by junior middle blocker Bryan Ronalter, who won first-team honors.
Westmont junior middle blocker Chris McGraw was named to the all-league second team.
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