LJ track @ Cerveny VII, Mission Bay 3/22

Photos by Ed Piper

Sophia Biaforde (soph) and Emily Lanzel

(sr) of La Jolla both cleared 7'1"

and finished tied for 10th place

in the vault.

LJ freshman Angela Shen takes off

in the 300m hurdles. She ran 59.33.

Janae Stanley-Castillo (with the medals around

her neck) with family and a friend. The LJ soph

went second in both seeded discus with 68'11.5"

and seeded shot put with 32'2".

Stanley-Castillo (left) on the podium.

Chris Adamson (left) of Mission

Bay, with his guide David

Cervantes, is still a trailblazer

as a junior.

A blind athlete, he was first

in 100 meters, second in

200 meters, and fifth in shot put. 

LJ swim v. Patrick Henry 3/21

Photos by Ed Piper

LJ b golf: Are we the most athletic team?

Justin Woods hits out of the sand trap

at Riverwalk in warmups for a match

against St. Augustine Thurs., March 20.

(Photo by Ed Piper)

By Ed Piper

Someone, I think Trevor Kula, asked La Jolla coach Christie Quinn, "Are we the most athletic team you've ever had?"

Quinn, a veteran links coach, didn't even wait. "Not even close," she said. "On my best team, every guy could dead-lift 200 (plus) pounds."

Kula: "But that doesn't make you athletic. We've got guys who play football (Carson Diehl), soccer (Tate Phillips), lacrosse (Seigo Lavinsky)..."

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Kula, a junior, the talkative one this day, Thurs., March 20, at Riverwalk, when everyone else was deep into their game preparation driving and chipping balls, asked: "Who do you have in March Madness?"

I said, "Moorpark Junior College, where I played basketball." Trevor: "They're playing in the JC championships." Me: "They didn't win much--we weren't in the playoffs when I went there."

I asked the water polo player who he was going for. "Are you for Michigan? I've seen a lot of Michigan bandwagoners, especially among middle school boys I sub with." I can't remember who he said.

LJ badminton v. Morse 3/20

Photos by Ed Piper

LJ b golf v. Saints 3/20

Photos by Ed Piper

Junior Tate Phillips practices a shot

from the sand trap.

From left, on the driving range:

junior Trevor Kula, senior Gabe Vargas

(following through on drive), and

senior Seigo Lavinsky (partially hidden,

behind Vargas).

LJ b lax 2, Cherokee Trail (Aurora, CO) 11 - 4th quarter - 3/19

Photos by Ed Piper

LJ baseball: Trio off to hot start at the plate

By Ed Piper

In the Vikings' first six games--despite a 2-4 record--three starters have gotten off to a hot start at the plate. Senior Hank Hansen and sophomores Zach "Snacks" Gergurich and Carter Strauss are all hitting the ball at a .300 clip or better.

Hansen, the four-year starter who should end up putting up some pretty good career numbers, has a .526 OBP to go along with a .438 average in five games played. He leads the infield this season at shortstop, moving over from third base.

The likeable "Snacks", who earned the moniker for his proclivity for imbibing said food items, and carries the heft to prove it, goes .389, equalling Hansen's seven hits, with a .476 OBP. "Gerg" is holding down Coach Gary Frank's DH duties.

Meanwhile, Strauss is catching, leading off in Saturday's game Feb. 15 against Madison, and hitting an even .300. His OBP at this early point is .500.

On the mound, starter Travis Lancaster has faced, by far, the most batters (65) of any hurler on pitching coach Koa Scott's staff. The senior right-hander has started two games, has a 1-2 record, and has struck out 12 in 15 innings.

Hansen leads the Vikings with three stolen bases.