SPRING SPORTS: Balanced PHS golf team impressive in two wins

Boys golf

Petaluma was impressive in a 214-320 win over Piner.

Playing at Bodega Harbour, all five Trojan counting golfers shot in the 40s. Kyle Mederios and James O’Hanlon each shot 40, Shannon Stoll 43, Whitaker Ellis 44 and Charlie Winter 47. Derek Stephenson led Piner with a 52.

Petaluma was similarly strong in a 218-256 win over Analy at Rooster Run.

Medeiros was just three over par at 39, while Adam Bernardi shot a 40. O’Hanlon had a 44, Stoll a 47 and Whitaker a 48.

Tennis

The Casa Grande boys tennis team had little trouble defeating Ukiah in a North Bay League match, winning 6-1.

Casa’s only loss came at No. 2 singles, where Ukiah’s Blake Hosmer defeated Shreyas Kompalli in a tough match, 7-6 (7), 6-4. The Gauchos swept everything else with Nico Carballal, Jason Goldblat and Justin Marion winning singles matches without losing a set. Mason Chiang combined with Sai Nadendla to win the No. 1 doubles match, and Ukiah forfeited the other two doubles matches.

Casa Grande followed up that win with a 6-1 defeat of Rancho Cotate.

Casa’s loss in that match came when Rancho Cotate’s outstanding No. 1 singles player, Joshua Wong, beat Carballal, 6-3, 6-0. Kompalli, Athreya Rangevalhula and Jason Goldblatt were all singles winners for the Gauchos. Justin Marion and Mason Chiang; and Manas Varma and Sam Fuller won doubles matches.

St. Vincent’s co-ed team lost to Anderson Valley, 3-2. Grace Hosbein, at No. 1 singles, had a great match with Anderson Valley’s Mathis Wegrick, pulling out a 6-0, 2-6, 7-5 win. Her teammate, Jonathon Carlson, at No. 2 singles, also earned a tough win, defeating Anderson Valley’s Cozette Ellis, 1-6, 7-6, 6-0. Anderson Valley won at No. 3 singles and swept the doubles competition for the team win.

The Mustangs followed up with a 4-1 loss to Rincon Valley Christian. Highlight for the Mustangs was Hosbein’s 6-3, 6-4 win over RVC’s No. 1 Andrew Cantrell.

Swimming

Maria Carrillo won both boys and girls competition from Casa Grande in a North Bay League dual meet.

The Maria Carrillo girls swam first in all events to top the Lady Gauchos, 133-31.

Carlo Grini took the 200 IM for the Gaucho boys in 2:04.65, and Casa won both the 200 medley relay (1:59.58) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:58.83), but it wasn’t enough as the Pumas won, 81-73.