The Eagles Swim Well as Pitman

A new season, a new sport, and a new set of blogs:-) The swim team has grown a whapping 57% in members for last year's team of 7. 9 swam at the meet on Friday and did great as they faced the Hilmar Yellow Jackets and the Pitman Pride.

Halie, Simone, Molly and Super-Fan Ashlee cheer on a team mate.

The team has had a few other meets but the Zulkster did not attend due to the TC Lady Eagles basketball team going to the California State Basketball Tourny. Way to go girls:)

Outstanding performances were swam by all and included:

200 Medley Relay
Boys (Nick, Daniel, Colin, and Lars) 2:01.84
Girls (Simone, Halie, Molly, Kenzie) 2:14.17

200 Free (Boys)
Nick 2:43.22
Kurt 2:46.34

200 Free (Girls)
Simone 2:03.83 PR (Personal Record)
Molly 2:31.57 PR

50 Free (Boys)
Daniel 27.78
Lars 25.64
Collin 22.93

Kenzie Snacks on Her Goggles

Returning from last year's squad are Johanna and Becca Muller, Colin Russell, Molly Zuhlke and Daniel Braden

Round Two: Are These Teams Getting Worst?

The TC Eagles faced the Sacramento Adventist Capitols on Thursday night and pounded them into the hardwood at the Eagles Nest (Calvary Gym) 70-18. Earlier in the season someone wrote a leader to the editor of the Journal and said that they had heard from someone who was "close" to the team that the goal of the TC girls was to score 100 points in a game. Well if that "someone" who is "close" to the team is reading this I'd like to say that you are not close to the team and you do not know what you are talking about. If TC wanted to score 100 points then they could have easily against their first two opponents in the play-offs. The press was taken off in the 2nd quarter against Lutheran High and before the end of the 1st quarter against Sacramento Adventist. Coach Santiago and the Lady Eagles are not just a good team they are a classy team. So much for the rant.

Amy Wright Runs By The Capitols

The game was decided in the first few minutes on Thursday as the Capitols couldn't get the ball up the courts against the press and when TC went to a half court defense they couldn't get the ball over the top of the key without getting it stolen. One of the TC players told me that she thought that Sac Adventist was worse then Lutheran High.

Today's game will be at Galt High School in Galt. The girls played there last year in the semi-finals and had a great game despite a loss to Bradshaw Christian.

Here is what the Modesto Bee said about the game:

GIRLS
Division 5/Semifinals
No. 11 RIPON CHRISTIAN (12-14) vs. No. 2 TURLOCK CHRISTIAN (25-4) — RC has upset two higher seeds, but hasn't met a team of TC's ability. Imagine how powerful TC would be if Halie Bergman (24 ppg) were not sidelined by a knee injury. ... When these two met last year in the quarterfinals, TC won 37-27. TC also won by 20 in December, when Bergman was still playing. To avoid a similar result, 5-10 Kelsey Tillema (13 ppg, 10 rpg) needs scoring support from her struggling teammates. ... TC took on an underdog's mentality after losing Bergman, winning 16 of its last 17. TC will spread the scoring with 6-foot Kaysa Spycher, and the 5-9 duo of Molly Farrar and Amy Wright (combined 30 ppg).
KEY: TC averages 56 rebounds a night — the section's No. 2 team gets 46 a game — led by Spycher (11 rpg) and 6-2 soph Marly Burton (9.1 rpg). If TC continues that dominance, it is headin to the title game.
— RICHARD T. ESTRADA

Right after my rant, which I posted after the 1st play-off game, the Bee writes something nice.

See you all at the game.

Let's Go Eagles:-)