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Athletic News Articles fromWomen’s Soccer WOMEN’S SOCCER ROLLS TO GATEWAY WIN Demonstrating an offensive barrage and another solid defensive effort in yesterday’s home game against Gateway, Puma Women’s Soccer remains undefeated after three games with a 7-1 victory against the Geckos. Hosting Gateway for the first time this season, the following Pumas directly contributed to PVCC’s third-straight win: Offense: 6th minute: Goal by Alyssa Flores; Assist by Michelle Martin 19th minute: Goal by Caiti Currey; Assist by Alyssa Flores 47th minute: Goal by Nicole Acosta; Assist by Tayler Ross 65th minute: Goal by Amy Eyden; Assist by Ashlee Hayes 67th minute: Goal by Ashlee Hayes; Assist by Caiti Currey 74th minute: Goal by Amy Eyden; Assist by Sami Palmer 79th minute: Goal by Kayla McClain; Assist by Jess Kettelkamp Defense: Michelle Hoekstra in goal for 1st half: 1 save; 1 goal against Rielee Reed in goal for 2nd half: 1 save; no goals against “We are very happy with the overall team effort,” said Coach Kacey Bingham of team’s dominant win. “Every player on our team contributed to this win and our attack did a good job of executing in the final third.” Riding their current wave of momentum, the Pumas will continue their season this Wednesday (Sept. 9) at Pima Community College at 1:00 pm.
ACOSTA NAMED ACCAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Puma sophomore and Women’s Soccer Captain, Nicole Acosta, was named last week’s ACCAC Player of the Week. Currently leading teammates Alyssa Flores & Caiti Currey in the ACCAC overall point standings with 7 (with the aid of 3 goals and 1 assist), Acosta’s Chandler-Gilbert and Cochise performances greatly impacted the Pumas’ wins in each game -- and deservingly so -- did not go unnoticed from the Conference. “Nicole has been a big part of our success so far this season,” said Coach Bingham of Acosta. “As a captain this year, she has really stepped up as a leader. She is very hardworking and will no doubt continue to be a contributor.” PVCC would like to congratulate Acosta for receiving this honor. * View the below link for more information about her Player of the Week award from the ACCAC: ACCAC Player of the Week http://www.pc.maricopa.edu/athletics/ACCAC/soccerw/2009/pow.html#01 Men’s Soccer MEN’S SOCCER WINS FIRST OF THE YEAR AGAINST GATEWAY Pumas Men’s Soccer recorded their first victory of the young season with a solid 3-1 win over Gateway Comm. College at home yesterday. Losing their first two games of the season against Chandler-Gilbert, 0-5, and the NJCAA’s No. 1 ranked Yavapai squad, 0-6, Coach Steven Green feels his team is finally beginning to round into form. “There’s no doubt the boys were green to college play against Chandler-Gilbert (in their first game) and I knew it would just take us a few games to adjust and get to know each other in full during games,” said Coach Green. “But, we have a positive group and players who work hard at practice and it’s just a matter of time as we continue to improve.” “As for the game against Yavapai, they’re ranked No. 1 in the country and that game let us know exactly where we need to be,” he continued. “The boys came out strong, but innocent, and gave Yavapai too much room to play which led up to early goals. But, yesterday (against Gateway), we came out strong and hungry, and scored three goals in a matter of the first 15 minutes of the 1st half." “Allen Cooley scored the first goal of the season off of a cross from Claudio De Porzzi and that helped us on the rest of the way.” Now 1-2 on the year, Men’s Soccer will continue their season Wednesday (September 9) with an away game at Pima Community College at 3:30 pm. Women’s Soccer WOMEN’S SOCCER 2-0 AFTER COCHISE WIN Hosting Cochise Community College in their home opener yesterday, the Puma Women’s Soccer team remains undefeated through two games of the season after a solid 5-0 victory against the Apaches. Recording goals from Caiti Currey (10th & 44th minutes) and Nicole Acosta (21st, 71st, & 87th minutes), Acosta also accounted for an assist along with Kayla McClain, Alyssa Flores, and Meghan Mooney. Defensively, Michelle Hoekstra once again played in goal for the first half, recording 2 saves, and Rielee Reed made her season debut in goal in the second half, recording 2 saves as well. "We were very pleased that we were able to play hard for a full 90 minutes,” said Coach Kacey Bingham of her squad’s performance. “Our team did a great job moving the ball around and creating scoring opportunities, and our defense was solid with our first shutout of the season." Women’s Soccer will continue their season Monday (Sept. 7th) with a home game against Gateway Community College at 9:30 am. Women’s Soccer WOMEN'S SOCCER WINS CLOSE ONE IN SEASON OPENER The Puma Women’s Soccer team began their season in fine fashion yesterday with a 3-2 defeat over Chandler-Gilbert on the Coyotes’ home turf in their season-opener. Starting with Alyssa Flores’ goal in the 12th minute aided by an assist from Caiti Currey, the Pumas went up 2-0 with a 33rd-minute goal from Holly Bensen off of a free kick and then scored again from Flores’ second goal of the game at the 52nd-minute mark -- aided by an assist from Tayler Ross -- to put the Pumas up 3-0 and seemingly in full control of the game. That was, until CGCC scored in the 56th and 86th minutes to make things interesting. “This was a big game for us to win,” said Coach Kacey Bingham of her squad’s victory. “Overall, we were happy with our performance but disappointed to go up 3-0 and then let in two goals against us.” “We knew CGCC was a good team and we would have to play a full ninety minutes,” she continued. “I think we lost some momentum in the end of the game that we can’t afford to do in the future.” Goalkeeper, Michelle Hoekstra, played the full 90 minutes for the Pumas, saving an impressive four shots on goal to keep her team ahead of the charging Coyotes and contribute towards the team's 1-0 start. Women’s Soccer will continue their season with their opening home game this Saturday, September 5 with a 12:00pm start against Cochise.
MEN CAPTURE ACCAC TITLE; WOMEN 4th Shining brightly this past Friday at the ACCAC Cross Country Championships in Tucson, the PVCC Men’s & Women’s Cross Country teams placed 1st & 4th place, respectively, to repeat an almost exact duplication of 2008’s Championships and account for some impressive performances from each squad. Continuing to dominate the conference, the Puma men scored just 20 points compared to runner-up Central Arizona’s 65 and placed eight runners in the top 9 overall, with ten landing in the top 12. That’s even one point better than last year’s Championship where the Pumas scored 21 points and placed seven in the top 10, with eight in the top 12. “Our men did a great job of following their race plan, running together in a pack, and looked great,” said Coach David Barney. The Pumas were led by a pack of six athletes who tied for 2nd place in the race. Race officials could not score the group as a tie, so they randomly assigned positions to each of the runners placing George Alex (25:59) in 2nd, Aaron Sherf (25:59) in 3rd, Tailhar Hasson (25:59) in 4th, Denis Patrick (25:59) in 5th, Kyle Glass (25:59) in 6th and Solomon Bennett (25:59) in 7th. Following Bennett were Robert Evans (26:18) in 8th, Luis Figueroa (26:43) in 9th, Jaime Gonzalez (27:09) in 11th and Alex Evans (27:13) in 12th. Rounding out the Puma team were Andrew Mathias (30:12) and Tracy Tenequer (31:18), who placed 44th and 49th, respectively. Paradise Valley’s first ten were selected to the ACCAC “All-Conference” team. Fifteen athletes total receive that award. “As I’ve said before, our focus right now is on working hard, not racing, but it’s always nice to win meets and it’s an honor for our guys to receive those awards!” commented Barney. On the Women’s side, PVCC scored 75 points to bring home their 4th place finish behind winner Central Arizona (26 points), Mesa and Pima. The Pumas were led by sophomore Erin Sesemann’s 10th place finish (20:06) and followed by Katrina Lee (20:22) in 12th, Natalie Robinson (20:23) in 13th, Amanda Burton (20:39) in 18th and Bobbi Ann Cooley (22:09) in 27th. Sesemann, Lee and Robinson were all named to the All-Conference team. “Our women are coming along, we just need to keep believing in ourselves!” stated Barney. “They’ll be fine by the time we need them to be really racing.” The PVCC Men’s & Women’s Cross Country teams will each see action again this Friday, October 2nd at the ASU Invite in Gilbert (Toka Sticks GC; 4:00 pm). To see pictures from Friday's meet please click on the link below. ACCAC Cross Country Championships Women’s Soccer PUMAS GARNER SECOND-STRAIGHT SHUTOUT WIN AGAINST GLENDALE Taking their fourth-straight win on Saturday by way of a 2-0 shutout against Glendale Community College, PVCC Women’s Soccer moves to a solid 7-2 record at the halfway mark of their 18-game regular season. This latest triumph -- coming from a game total of 12 shots on goal against the Gauchos --played out scoreless until the 56th minute of the game when Jess Kettelkamp finally scored off of a header from a corner kick by Michelle Martin. Kayla McClain then scored again for the Pumas in the 75th minute from another header via a cross by Nicole Acosta to complete PVCC’s offensive effort, while Mimi Salazar & Rielee Reed played in goal for the Pumas during the 1st & 2nd halves, respectively -- saving one shot each -- to account for solid defensive efforts by the team as well. “We created more opportunities in the first half but both of our goals didn’t come until the second half,” said Coach Kacey Bingham. “We scored both of our goals off of headers which we were very happy about and defensively, (Salazar) made a great diving save in the first half from a great shot by Glendale.” “We were very pleased to get another shutout,” added Bingham. The Pumas will play again this Wednesday with a home game against Chandler-Gilbert at 1:00 pm. Women’s Soccer WOMEN'S SOCCER WINS THIRD STRAIGHT WITH SOUTH MTN. SHUTOUT PVCC Women’s Soccer won their third-straight game Wednesday with a 3-0 shutout against South Mountain Community College. Taking down the Cougars at home, Nicole Acosta started things off for the Pumas with a 13th minute goal, assisted by Alyssa Flores. Caiti Curry then scored in the 46th minute from a second assist by Flores to put PV up 2-0, before Flores finished the Pumas’ offensive assault by scoring in the 66th minute from an assist by Amy Eyden. PVCC accounted for an amazing total of 44 shots on goal for the game, while only allowing 2 against. Successfully saving those two efforts by the Cougars were Rielee Reed, who played in goal for the 1st half, with one save, and Michelle Hoekstra, who played in goal for the 2nd half, with one save also. “We had a good win but we really struggled to finish in this game,” said Coach Kacey Bingham. “We played well and created many opportunities, but we need to do a better job of scoring goals. The team did a great job defending all over the field for the entire game.” Now 6-2, Women's Soccer will continue their season Saturday (September 26th; 10:00 am) at Glendale Comm. College.
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY KICKS OFF SEASON Competing in their first meet of the year, the 2008 NJCAA National Champion Puma Men’s Cross Country team got off to a solid start Friday with a 4th place showing at the University of Arizona’s Dave Murray XC Invitational. Accruing 77 points, the Pumas trailed UCLA’s winning mark of 32, Arizona’s 54 and Arizona State’s 55 points. PVCC handily beat Pima CC (166 points), Mesa CC (191 points) and Gateway CC (195 points) to garner a good gauging of where the defending National champs stand against their peers as they move ahead in the season. “Our men ran very strong,” said Coach Dave Barney. “I have them run as a pack for the first two miles, so that kind of puts them in a hole early, but then it’s fun watching how they react to that situation and seeing how well they still perform. Our focus is the national meet and we’re doing the things that we need to do to be ready for that day.” PVCC Individual results: 13th - George Alex: 21:56 19th - Humberto Gonzales: 22:12 20th - Tailhar Hasson: 22:14 24th - Solomon Bennett: 22:18 26th - Aaron Sherf: 22:21 33rd - Kyle Glass: 22:54 34th - Bobby Evans: 22:55 43rd - Luis Figueroa: 23:26 46th - Jaime Gonzales 23:36 The Puma Men’s Cross Country team will compete next at the ACCAC Conference Cross Country Championship (hosted by Pima CC at Crooked Tree Golf Course) this Friday (September 25th; 9:45 am) in Tucson, AZ.
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY SEASON BEGINS The PVCC Women’s Cross Country team kicked off their season along side the men last Friday at the Dave Murray XC Invitational in Tucson. Running well but placing 6th in an elite field of six teams, Coach Dave Barney isn’t so much concerned as to how his team placed in their first meet, but rather where his runners stand at this point in the season and what they need to do to improve as the year moves on. “The women showed a lot of promise, with Erin Sesmann and Amanda Burton running particularly strong races,” said Barney. “This is very early season for us, so we don’t really focus on this meet, both in terms of training specifically for it or in resting for it. It’s primarily a good measuring stick for us. It helps us gauge where we’re at right now and it gives me, as a coach, a little more information about some of the new athletes on the team, as well as lets me know where we are in terms of our fitness.” PVCC Individual Results: 41st - Erin Sesemann: 20:03 48th - Katrina Lee: 20:24 52nd - Amanda Burton: 20:31 53rd - Natalie Robinson: 20:32 62nd - Kaycee Corbell: 21:25 63rd - Marina Trent: 21:41 65th - Bobbi Ann Cooley: 21:46 The Puma Women’s Cross Country team will compete next at the ACCAC Conference Cross Country Championship (hosted by Pima CC at Crooked Tree Golf Course) this Friday (September 25th; 9:45 am) in Tucson, AZ. Women’s Soccer WOMEN’S SOCCER BEATS SCOTTSDALE Solidly getting back to their winning ways, Women’s Soccer notched their second-straight victory on Saturday with a 5-1 win against Scottsdale Community College. Offensively, Holly Benson kicked things off for the Pumas by scoring in the 9th minute off an assist from Alyssa Flores. Flores then scored in the 15th minute from an assist by Amy Eyden and then again in the 54th minute from an assist by Caiti Curry to put the Pumas up 3-0. Continuing the offensive barrage, Eyden then notched a goal in the 69th minute from an assist by Kayla McClain and McClain finally scored from an assist by Nelly Reynoso in the 76th minute. Defensively, SCC scored their lone goal of the game in the 88th minute against the Pumas’ Rielee Reed, who played in goal all 90 minutes and made an impressive five saves. “We played well right from the beginning of the game,” said Coach Kacey Bingham of her fifth win of the season. “We combined well and were able to find the back of the net. We weren’t very happy to give up a goal in the last minute of the game but over all we were really solid defensively.” The Pumas will continue their season with a home game against South Mountain Community College Wednesday (September 26th) at 1:00 pm.
Flores & Salazar Receive ACCAC Honors PVCC Women's Soccer players Alyssa Flores and Mimi Salazar have received the ACCAC Women's "Player of the Week" and "Keeper of the week" honors for their solid conference play last week. With four shots on goal and one score against Phoenix college in the Pumas' 2-0 win on Wednesday, Flores notched two more goals from seven shots on goal against Scottsdale Comm. College on Saturday, as well as one assist, in the 5-1 win over the Fighting Artichokes. On the defensive end, Salazar’s honor comes from a solid shut-out performance against Phoenix College on Wednesday with three saves and no goals against. The “Player of the Week” and “Keeper of the Week” honors are Flores’ & Salazar’s first of the season.
KRESTA ROGERS NAMED FIRST FEMALE NJCAA LEADER FOR LIFE Track & Field student-athlete, Kresta Rogers has been selected as the first female NJCAA Leaders for Life Student-Athlete of the Week. Each week the NJCAA will recognize two student-athletes from across the country as Leaders for Life. The criteria for selection is based on: leadership, community service, academic excellence, sportsmanship, athletic ability and achievement and other activities within the college and community. Kresta is featured in the first episode of NJCAA 360, their new online video magazine. You can watch this episode by clicking the link below. Congratulations Kresta! NJCAA 360 Women’s Soccer WOMEN'S SOCCER TAKES DOWN PHOENIX COLLEGE With a convincing 2-0 win against Phoenix College yesterday, PVCC Women's Soccer is back to their winning ways and a 4-2 record on the season. Offensively, from an impressive 17 total shots on goal, the Pumas saw Nicole Acosta score in the 10th minute (Pk) and Alyssa Flores score in the 48th minute after an assist by Amy Eyden. Defensively, Mimi Salazar played in goal for all 90 minutes, saving three shots with no goals against. "We really focused on finishing the game with a good defensive effort," said Coach Kacey Bingham. "The team worked hard as a whole and we were able to get the result we wanted." The Pumas will play again Saturday (Sept. 19th) with a home game against Scottsdale Community College at 9:30 am.
PUMA CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT A ROARING GOOD TIME On behalf of the Athletic Department at Paradise Valley Community College as well as our student-athletes and teams, we would like to thank everyone for their participation and support of the 5th Annual PUMA CLASSIC Golf Tournament held at Rancho Mañana Golf Club on September 12, 2009. We had a great day for the tournament with 120 players teeing it up in the event. The staff and course at Rancho were exceptional. We are grateful to those that were able to join us in support of our student-athletes and programs. Through everyones participation, support and generous contributions the funds that were raised will be used to purchase textbooks and award tuition dollars in direct support of the academic endeavors of our PVCC student-athletes. We look forward to seeing you at next year’s tournament! 2009 Puma Classic Photo Gallery Women’s Soccer WOMEN'S SOCCER LOSES TO MESA Suffering their second-straight loss of the season in a tightly contested game, PVCC Women's Soccer lost to Mesa Comm. College on Saturday, 1-0. As it played out, the Thunderbirds -- on their home turf -- struck first, and last, with a 26th minute goal against the Pumas to account for the only scoring of the game. Defensively, Rielee Reed played in goal for 45 minutes with 1 save & 1 goal against, and Michelle Hoekstra played in goal for 45 minutes with 1 save and no goals against. Offensively, the Pumas were impressively able to launch 20 shots on goal against Mesa compared to their 2 against the Pumas, but still couldn't get anything to cross the goal line. "It only takes one goal to win a soccer game and Mesa was able to do that," said Coach Kacey Bingham of the game's outcome. "Although we had several opportunities to score, we were unable to find the back of the net. We need to do a better job executing in the final third if we want to get back to winning again." Now 3-2 on the season, the Pumas will face Phoenix College next with an away game on Wednesday at 4:30 pm. Women’s Soccer WOMEN'S SOCCER LOSES TO PIMA After demonstrating an offensive barrage in their big win against Gateway on Monday, PVCC Women's Soccer lost their first game of the year yesterday against Pima Community College, 2-1. The Pumas started off the match strongly on the Aztecs' home turf with a corner kick goal by Kayla McClain in the 9th minute of the game, but unfortunately couldn't score for the remaining 81 minutes while letting in two goals during the 29th and 40th minutes. Defensively, Michelle Hoekstra played 45 minutes in goal for the Pumas with 2 saves and 2 goals against, and Mimi Salazar played 45 minutes in goal with 1 save and no goals against. "This was a disappointing loss for us," said Coach Kacey Bingham of the game. "We made a couple of key mistakes in the back in the 1st half that Pima capitalized on and although we made a hard push in the 2nd half to score, we were unsuccessful." Women's Soccer, now 3-1, will continue their season this Saturday (Sept. 12th - 4:30 pm) at Mesa Community College.
PUMAS TAKE BIG WIN WITH PIMA SHUTOUT Ranked No. 15 in the nation, PVCC Women’s Soccer beat No. 9, Pima Community College, 1-0 on Wednesday. A defensive battle between the two ACCAC powerhouses, Nicole Acosta scored the only goal of the game in the 35th minute, assisted by Alyssa Flores, to give the Pumas the winning edge against their Tucson rivals. Defensively, Mimi Salazar played in goal for all 90 minutes with three saves and no goals against, including an amazing diving save in the last two minutes of the game. The Pumas took 17 total shots on goal compared to the Aztec’s 8. “We knew this was going to be a tough game and the girls came out hard in the first half,” said Coach Kacey Bingham. “We created most of our dangerous scoring opportunities in the first half with thirteen shots on goal but were only able to put one away. The game was won with great defending by all eleven players on the field.” Women’s Soccer will take their now 10-3 record and three game winning streak into tomorrow’s home game vs. Mesa at 12:00pm.
**TIME CHANGES FOR SATURDAY, 10/10, SOCCER GAMES** Game times for this Saturday's men's and women's soccer matches against visiting Mesa Community College have been changed. The women will face off against the Thunderbirds at 12:00pm with the men's game following at 2:30pm. Come enjoy a beautiful day at the PVCC soccer field and root on your Pumas!
PVCC TAKES SHUTOUT WIN AGAINST GATEWAY Moving to 9-3 on the season after a convincing 4-0 shutout against Gateway on Monday, Women’s Soccer now runs with a two-game winning streak heading into the final six games of the season. Specifically, Alyssa Flores kicked things off in the Pumas’ defeat against the Geckos with an 8th minute goal, assisted by Nicole Acosta. Acosta then scored in the 14th minute from an assist by Kayla McClain before Amy Eyden scored in the 35th minute (PK) and Flores scored a second goal in the 39th minute, assisted by Eyden. Defensively, Rielee Reed played in goal for the first half with two saves and no goals against, and Mimi Salazar played in goal for the second half with one save and no goals against. “The girls came out to play today,” said Coach Kacey Bingham of the game. “The coaching staff was very pleased about their ball possession, teamwork and desire to put the game away early with three first half goals. They competed well in the second half as well to finish a solid ninety minutes of play.” Women’s Soccer continues their season with a home game today (October 7th) against Pima Community College at 1:00 pm. Women’s Soccer PUMAS WIN CLOSE ONE AGAINST COCHISE Winning their eighth game of the season against Cochise on Saturday, Women’s Soccer (8-3) notched a tight 4-3 victory against the 3-6-2 Apaches on their home turf. PV scored goals in the 47th minute (Caiti Curry; assist by Amy Eyden), 57th minute (Mimi Salazar; assist by Nicole Acosta), 64th minute (Alyssa Flores; assist by Caiti Curry) and 65th minute (Kayla McClain; assist by Cara Morlack) to fend off a charging Apache squad that held a 1-0 advantage at halftime. Defensively, Michelle Hoekstra played in goal for the first half with two saves and one goal against and Rielee Reed played in goal for the second half with one save and two goals against. “We came out very flat in the first half and had a hard time moving the ball and creating opportunities,” said Coach Kacey Bingham. “But the second half was a huge improvement with ball movement and team work. Overall though, we had a very poor game defensively.” Women’s soccer continues their season today with an away game at Gateway Community College (4:30pm at Rose Mofford Park).
PUMAS WIN REGION I SEMIFINAL; ADVANCE TO FINALS! Winning their 16th game of the season in a 2-1 thriller over Chandler-Gilbert CC on Wednesday, Women’s Soccer has advanced to the Region I Finals and will now face Phoenix College on Saturday for the NJCAA Region I crown. The Pumas stellar 15-3 regular-season record allowed them to come into the Playoffs seeded No. 2, good for a 1st round bye, but as top-seeded Pima proved by losing to No. 5 seed, Phoenix in their Semifinal game, no record is safe when it comes to the post-season. Thus, seeing the reality of a similar fate after Chandler-Gilbert scored an early goal in the 4th minute of the game to take a 1-0 lead, the Pumas quickly found their footing and saw a 21st minute goal by Nicole Acosta, assisted by Alyssa Flores, and an 88th minute header by Jess Kettlekamp, assisted by Flores from a corner kick, that gave the Pumas the needed edge against the Coyotes in the final few minutes of the game. Defensively, Mimi Salazar played all 90 minutes in goal with 3 saves and 1 goal against. “We came out flat and nervous in the first five minutes and went down a goal,” said Coach Bingham of their start. “But, after that, we kicked in high gear and started playing how we should. We started dominating the possession of the ball and found a goal soon after.” “The second half was a good battle between both teams,” continued Bingham. “Our defenders did a good job of not letting off any dangerous shots. We pulled it out in the last two minutes with a great team effort off of a corner kick.” Women’s Soccer will vie for ACCAC/Region I Championship honors at home tomorrow (October 31st) at 2:00pm. Good luck, Pumas!
PUMAS FINISH CONFERENCE SEASON WITH EIGHT STRAIGHT Taking a 1-0 win against Glendale Community College at home on Saturday, Women's Soccer finished their ACCAC schedule with a stellar eighth-straight victories, eight shutouts on the season and a 2nd place conference record behind Pima Community College (16-2). This final regular season “W” came from an impressive 22 shots on goal from the Pumas compared to Glendale’s 5, even though the 26th minute goal by Ashlee Hayes, assisted by Alyssa Flores, was the only shot to find the net. Nevertheless, it was another solid game on both sides of the ball that saw PV come out on top with some serious momentum heading into the playoffs. Defensively, Mimi Salazar played in goal for the 1st half with one save and no goals against and Rielee Reed played in goal for the 2nd half with one save and no goals against as well. “This was a good game to finish up conference play,” said Coach Kacey Bingham of the win. “I felt our girls played well. We created many attacking opportunities throughout the game and we also played solid defense to keep GCC scoreless.” The nationally ranked No. 12 Pumas play in the semi-finals of the Region I playoffs today (October 28th) at home against Chandler-Gilbert C.C. at 2:00pm. Good luck to Coach Bingham and her squad!
FOUR PUMAS GARNER ACCAC HONORS With their regular season complete and an impressive 15-3 record heading into the Region I playoffs Wednesday, four Puma Women’s Soccer players have received “All-ACCAC” honors for their season-long play. Garnering “All-Conference 1st Team” selections were Nicole Acosta (MF), who narrowly missed the ACCAC “Player of the Year” award with a 2nd place standing in the voting, and Alyssa Flores (F), who ranked 4th in the elite eleven-player list. Sami Palmer (D) was also awarded an ACCAC "All-Conference 2nd Team” selection and Holly Benson (MF) was awarded an “All-Conference Honorable Mention” award. Also, along with their ACCAC honors, Acosta and Flores have been awarded “All-Region 1st Team” awards and will be “All-American” nominees as well. Congratulations to the above Pumas for their outstanding season-long play and best of luck to Women's Soccer in the post-season!
PUMAS WIN TWO MORE TO STRETCH WINNING STREAK TO SEVEN With just one game remaining on their ACCAC schedule, Women’s Soccer has now impressively won their last seven-straight games with their two most recent victories coming against Scottsdale C.C. and South Mountain C.C. this past week. Starting with the 1-0 victory against the Fighting Artichokes on Saturday, Nicole Acosta scored the lone goal of the game for the Pumas in the 35th minute while Mimi Salazar played in goal for all 90 minutes with four saves and no goals against. “We had a slow start to the game, but found a great goal at the end of the first half,” said Coach Kacey Bingham of the game. “In the second half we started to possess the ball more but struggled getting on the end of anything.” Continuing with their 5-1 rout against the Cougars on Wednesday, the Pumas seemed to have found their offensive groove again with a 16th minute goal by Caiti Currey (assisted by Nicole Acosta), three-straight goals by Amy Eyden in the 19th, 47th and 80th minutes (assisted by Tayler Ross, Nicole Acosta & Holly Benson) and a goal by Alyssa Flores in the 88th minute, assisted by Nicole Acosta. In goal for the Pumas, Mimi Salazar had one save and no goals against, Rielee Reed had no saves and no goals against and Michelle Martin had no saves and one goal against. “We did a good job dominating the play of the game,” continued Bingham of the SMCC win. “We created several opportunities throughout the game and finished five great goals. Amy Eyden had a standout game with three goals and two of those scored with her head.” “We got caught flat in the back and were unprepared for SMCC’s attack when the scored their goal,” added Bingham. “But, overall, we had a solid game with contributions from the entire team.” Now 14-3 on the season, the Pumas will see ACCAC action one final time tomorrow (October 24th) with a home game against Glendale at 9:30 am.
CHANDLER-GILBERT SNAPS PV’S WINNING STREAK Women’s Soccer lost a close battle against Chandler-Gilbert Community College on Wednesday to end their winning streak at four games. Suffering a 2-1 defeat, the Pumas took an early lead with a goal by Holly Benson in the 7th minute (assisted by Alyssa Flores), but could not score for the remainder of the game while letting in two goals by Chandler-Gilbert in the 11th and 18th minutes. Defensively, Rielee Reed played in goal for all 90 minutes with five saves and two goals against. “We had a great start to the game and found an early goal,” said Coach Kacey Bingham of the game, “but Chandler-Gilbert scored on their first shot on goal off of a corner kick and I think we then lost a little momentum in the first half. We came out hard in the second half, but we were unable to find another goal.” Now 7-3 on the season and looking to start a new winning streak, the Pumas will face Cochise on Saturday (October 3rd) at 12:00 pm. Game Pictures
SOPHOMORE ALL-STAR GAME The PVCC baseball team was well represented at this year’s ACCAC Sophomore All-Star Game. Twelve Pumas were appointed to the all-star team. PVCC Head Coach and ACCAC Baseball Coach of the Year, Victor Solis, skippered one of the two Division II teams along with PVCC assistant coach Troy Gerlach. The game was held at the Peoria Sports Complex on Saturday, October 17. This year’s Puma all-stars were: Eric Bond, Selby Brummett, Mario Carrasco, Michael Ciombor, Tim DeVito, Ben Dorman, Jake Saylor, Greg Solomon, Jake Swift, Devin Thaut, Kyle Weber and Payden Yarmer. Congratulations! 2009 All-Star Game
PUMAS WIN FIFTH STRAIGHT AGAINST PHOENIX COLLEGE Taking a solid 3-1 win against Phoenix College on Wednesday, Women's Soccer has extended their winning streak to five games straight. As with most of their victorious games, PV made the first strike with Alyssa Flores' goal in the 20th minute, assisted by Amy Eyden. Flores then scored again in the 37th minute, assisted by Michelle Martin, before Holly Benson scored the final goal for the Pumas in the 73rd minute, assisted by Michelle Martin. Defensively, Phoenix College's lone goal against the Pumas was from a PK in the 42nd minute. Mimi Salazar played in goal for all 90 minutes, with 2 saves and no goals against. "It was as good, tough physical game," said Coach Kacey Bingham. "The girls came out and played hard and we finished some nice goals early on in the game. It was unfortunate to give up a PK, but our overall defending was pretty good." Women's Soccer plays again today (October 17th; 4:30 pm) against the Fighting Artichokes of Scottsdale Community College.
MEN WIN SECOND-STRAIGHT MEET; WOMEN RUN WELL AT BORDER WARS CHAMPIONSHIP With a decisive 25-point winning margin over the University of Central Missouri (20-45), the Pumas’ Men’s Cross Country team won their second-straight meet on Saturday at the 2009 Illinois/Missouri Border Wars Championship. The event -- hosted by Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville in Edwardsville, IL -- was nearly cancelled due to heavy rains for several days prior to the race that caused flooding on the course. But, using their ability to adapt to variable conditions, the PV runners stepped up and placed an impressive five in the top six of the race. As Coach Dave Barney admits, it was a great performance despite the less than ideal conditions and disappointment of several other teams pulling out of the race because of the soggy setup. “I was a little disappointed that we didn’t have more teams in the race, but our men went out and did a great job,” said Barney of the defending NJCAA National Champs. “We came here to run hard and that’s just what we did.” “The course was muddy and the ground was really soft, so I’m very happy with the times we ran,” he added. “We put five runners ahead of Central Missouri’s second man and three more ahead of their number three. We’re happy with that, because they came into the meet ranked 13th in the latest NCAA Division II poll.” The results of the 2009 Border Wars Championship (Men) were as follows: 1 Sialo, Laban FR U. Central Mo. 25:08.34 2 Alex, George SO P.V.C.C. 25:20.95 3 Hasson, Tailhar SO P.V.C.C. 25:26.54 4 Bennett, Solomon FR P.V.C.C. 25:36.29 5 Gonzales, Humberto FR P.V.C.C. 25:58.49 6 Glass, Kyle FR P.V.C.C. 26:05.76 7 Fuchs, David UN Unattached X26:08.75 8 Moberly, Dalton SO U. Central Mo. 26:19.58 9 Sherf, Aaron SO P.V.C.C. 26:24.23 10 Patrick, Denis SO P.V.C.C. 26:30.24 11 Evans, Robert FR P.V.C.C. 26:30.52 12 Denny, Kevin SO U. Central Mo. 26:39.11 13 McClure, Kyle JR U. Central Mo. 26:42.50 14 Amarillas, Marc SO S.I.U.E. 26:43.27 15 Wieser, Andrew JR Bradley University 26:44.37 16 Greene, Patrick SR Bradley University 26:47.84 17 Werths, Steve SR S.I.U.E. 26:50.60 18 Schulz, Josh SO U. Central Mo. 26:59.09 19 Stuber, Tyler FR U. Central Mo. 27:03.41 20 Gosewisch, Sean SR S.I.U.E. 27:08.23 21 Evans, Alex FR P.V.C.C. 27:10.54 Facing the same wet conditions as the Men, the Pumas' Women's Cross Country team also competed at the meet in Illinois. Coach Barney only took the top three Puma runners to the meet so they didn't score as a team, but he felt each of the three ran well in their individual pursuits, nevertheless. "We only took our top three women and similar to the men, they all ran well in the tough conditions," said Barney. "It was a good experience for them and they are continuing to improve." The results of the 2009 Border Wars Championship (Women) were as follows: 1 Benson, Nicole FR Bradley University 17:30.91 2 Brown, Kayla SR S.I.U.E. 17:46.08 3 Gustafson, Emily FR Bradley University 18:20.12 4 Hudson, Meagan SR Mo. Baptist 18:20.81 5 Noon, Aftan SO S.I.U.E. 18:36.19 6 Switzer, Amanda SR Bradley University 18:41.65 7 Buerky, Brooke FR U.Central Mo. 18:46.62 8 Roberts, Carrie SO U.Central Mo. 18:46.88 9 Brubaker, Rachel SR Bradley University 18:52.50 10 Murphy, Leann JR Bradley University 19:21.42 11 Hession, Kacy FR U.Central Mo. 19:32.28 12 Lee, Katrina SO P.V.C.C. 19:46.10 13 Sesemann, Erin SO P.V.C.C. 19:46.25 14 Seyller, Shannon SR Bradley University 19:49.90 15 Fog, Lauren JR Bradley University 19:56.87 16 Simpkins, Brittany JR U.Central Mo. 20:05.81 17 Blakeman, Alyssa FR U.Central Mo. 20:11.25 18 Burton, Amanda FR P.V.C.C. 20:14.29 The Pumas' Men's and Women's Cross Country teams have a 10 day hiatus before resuming their seasons at the Mesa Thunderbird Invitational on Thursday, October 22nd (9:00 am) at Riverview Park in Mesa.
WINNING STREAK NOW TO FOUR GAMES WITH MESA BLOWOUT Winning their fourth-straight game and moving to an overall 11-3 record on the season, Women’s Soccer blew out Mesa Community College, 5-1, at home on Saturday. It took 25 minutes for the Pumas to make their first strike of the game, but after Jess Kettelkamp’s goal from an assist by Michelle Martin, Amy Eyden scored again in the 33rd minute (assisted by Nicole Acosta), Holly Benson scored in the 36th minute (assisted by Sami Palmer), Mimi Salazar scored in the 80th minute (assisted by Michelle Martin) and Alyssa Flores delivered the final blow in the game’s final few minutes (assisted by Caiti Currey) to put an exclamation point on their dominance against the Thunderbirds. The Pumas also once again looked strong defensively with Mimi Salazar playing in goal for the first half with one save and no goals against and Rielee Reed playing in goal for the second half with one save and one goal against. “It took us a little while to find the flow of the game but once we did we started playing well as a team,” said Coach Kacey Bingham of the performance. “We had some different players step up and help with the scoring efforts which we were very pleased with.” Women’s Soccer will vie for a fifth-straight victory on Wednesday (October 14th) with a home game against Phoenix College at 1:00 pm.
EYDEN & SALAZAR GARNER ACCAC HONORS In the midst of a four-game winning streak, two Puma Women’s Soccer players have been recognized by the ACCAC for their stellar efforts. Garnering the ACCAC “Player of the Week” honors for the first time this year after a total of five goals and five assists on the season, Amy Eyden’s solid play and goals against Gateway and Mesa, along with an assist in the Gateway game, has netted her the accolade from the conference for the week ending October 10th. Likewise, Salazar, with her shutout efforts in the games against Gateway, Pima and Mesa, has earned the “Keeper of the Week” award from the ACCAC for her impressive efforts in goal. This is the second “Keeper of the Week” award Salazar has received this season after 360 minutes in goal for the Pumas this year with no goals against. Congratulations to both Pumas for these elite honors! Click the below link to the ACCAC website to view their official recognition: ACCAC
NATIONAL TOURNAMENT BOUND! The Pumas defeated Western Texas College 1-0 today in Dallas, Texas to earn their first ever trip to the NJCAA National Championship tournament! Today's District A Championship game featured Region Champions from AZ and West Texas. In a very hard fought and physical contest, Jessica Kettelkamp converted a penalty kick in the 81st minute to score the game's only goal. Though the Pumas (18-3) controlled the ball and play for much of the contest, they were unable to find the net until Kettelkamp's game winner. "Our girls played hard, played well and kept their composure exceptionally well," coach Kacey Bingham noted, "this was a tremendous win and we are looking forward to the national tournament!" With today's victory, Bingham's 2009 club notched its 11th straight win and tied the record for most wins in a season with 18. The Pumas punched their ticket for a return trip to Texas in just 10 days. This time the trip will be to Tyler, TX and Tyler Junior College, the host of the 2009 national championships. The 8 team tournament begins on Thursday, November 19th and runs through Sunday the 22nd. The Pumas first round opponent and game time will be determined once the participating teams have been seeded early next week. District Playoff Pictures National tournament information may be found at both of the following sites: National Tournament Info NJCAA Tournament Info Women’s Soccer Puma Women Advance to National Championship Tournament The PVCC Women's Soccer team won theIr District Playoff game today beating Western Texas College 1-0. They will play in the NJCAA DI National Championship Tournament in Tyler, TX November 19-22. More to come when the team returns! Cross Country PV teams qualify for NATIONALS - MEN dominate PV's men's and women's Cross Country teams have both qualified for this year's National Championships! PV's men, the defending national champions, dominated the 2009 Region I meet in Casa Grande today and claimed the Region I Championship! The Pumas team total of 20 (low 5 finishers) was far ahead of runner up Central Arizona (66) in the 7 team race. PV's 7 men finished 2nd - 8th out of 51 competitors in the race. A pack of 6 Pumas, Aaron Sherf, George Alex, Luis Figueroa, Denis Patrick, Solomon Bennett and Tailhar Hasson crossed the finish line together, covering the 8K course (5 miles) in just over 26:16. PV's 7th and final runner, Bobby Evans, finished just 6 seconds later in 8th place. All seven Puma men earned All-Region honors. PV's women finished 4th in today's race, out of 8 competing teams, but qualified for nationals by virtue of their #15 national ranking. Erin Sesemann led the way for the Puma women and finished 9th overall. Sesemann covered the 5K (3.1 miles) course in 19:11.5. Katrina Lee was the second Puma across the line and finished in 11th place at 19:44.9. Both women earned spots on All-Region teams. Amanda Burton (22nd), Kaycee Korbel (32nd) and Bobbi Ann Cooley (35th) competed for the Pumas among the 46 runners entered.
PV WINS REGION I CHAMPIONSHIP!! With their thrilling 1-0 victory against Phoenix College on Saturday, Women’s Soccer has won the NJCAA Region I Championship! Spurred on by a total of 20 shots on goal against a mere 7 for Phoenix College, Caiti Currey netted the lone goal of the game, assisted by Nicole Acosta, in the 64th minute while Mimi Salazar recorded another shutout after playing all 90 minutes in goal with two saves. The Pumas’ latest victory comes after a strong win against Chandler-Gilbert in the Semi-Finals and accounts for an amazing tenth-straight win on the season. “We played a great game on Saturday,” said Coach Kacey Bingham of her squad’s performance. “We had a lot of great looks to score goals throughout the game, but PC’s keeper did a great job and came up big for them. Our defense was fantastic throughout the game as well, though, to keep them scoreless with very few scoring opportunities. I’m very proud of all the girls on the team.” “Nicole Acosta was the MVP of the game,” continued Bingham. “She made an amazing run to PC’s end line to catch the ball before it went out of bounds and served it back across the goal to (Currey) to score.” Women’s Soccer will now face Western Texas College in the District Playoffs on November 7th in Dallas, TX. Way to go, Pumas, and best of luck at the Districts!
MEN COME UP JUST SHY IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP; WOMEN 18th Following a stellar fall season, the PV Men’s Cross Country team finally got their chance to defend their ‘08 National Championship title on Saturday as they competed at the 2009 NJCAA Cross Country National Championships in Peoria, IL. After a thrilling race that left the final results in doubt for 45 minutes following the finish, officials made a long-awaited decision placing the Pumas in 2nd place, leaving them just two points shy of Rend Lake College in their bid for back-to-back national championships. “There were two different instances where they had to review the race video to decide who beat who”, said Coach Dave Barney, who was voted as the NJCAA “Coach of the Year” by his peers. “It was between our number two and their number two, and our number four and their number four.” Rend Lake got the nod on both calls, giving them the 66-68 victory. Relishing the accomplishment of finishing 2nd in the nation, nevertheless, the Pumas are proud of their race and season even though the feeling remains bittersweet as they ultimately came up short in their quest for another national championship. “It’s frustrating, of course, to be that close and not win, but the guys ran great races,” stated Barney. “Rend Lake was just a little better today. They’re a great team and we congratulate them on their victory.” “I always tell the team that we’ve got to be good enough to win on our worst day,” Barney continued. “We lost our number three man (Solomon Bennett) to the flu and still came awful close, but didn’t win. So where do we go from here? Back to work. We can be better than this, and we will be!” PV impressively placed three runners in the Top 15, meaning each garnered NJCAA ‘All American’ status, while another three placed within the Top 15 U.S. citizens of the 308-runner field to account for a total of six Pumas earning ‘All-American’ awards from the NJCAA Cross Country/Track Coaches Association. The final results of the Puma Men’s Cross Country runners with their 8k times are as follows: 4th - George Alex: 24:50 12th - Talihar Hasson: 25:21 15th - Aaron Sherf: 25:35 18th - Humberto Gonzales: 25:47 19th - Kyle Glass: 25:57 21st - Denis Patrick: 26:03 62nd - Solomon Bennett: 27:28 The top five team results for the 35-team National Championship field are as follows: 1st - Rend Lake: 1 11 13 17 24 (37) = 66 2nd - Paradise Valley: 4 12 15 18 19 (21) (62) = 68 3rd - Garden City CC: 7 9 23 28 34 (36) (58) = 101 4th - South Plains: 8 14 16 47 51 (96) = 136 5th - Cowley County CC: 25 26 33 39 43 (71) (103) = 166 “You know, it was there for the taking but it just didn’t go our way,” remarked Barney in some closing comments about the emotional finish to the season. “That’s the frustrating thing, we were less than one second away from winning the whole thing again. These guys worked so hard all season and they ran great when they had to. (Rend Lake) just beat us. On that day, they ran better than us and we have to take our hats off to them for that.” Aside from the men’s excitement, PV took a nationally ranked 15th place women’s team to compete for the NJCAA Women’s Cross Country National Championship as well. And, although they took some positive momentum into their National Championship bid similar to the men, the women accounted for just a ‘less than spectacular’ race and ultimately finished 18th in the 35-team field. Regardless, Coach Barney was proud of his runners for a hard-fought season. “The women had an okay race, I guess there’s not much to say except they had a rough day,” stated Barney. “They didn’t run as well as we had hoped they would, but I’m still very proud of our women for a solid season.” The final results of the Puma Women’s Cross Country runners with their 5k times in the 224-runner field are as follows: 55th - Katrina Lee: 20:05 62nd - Erin Sesemann: 20:12 74th - Amanda Burton: 20:34 106th - Natalie Robinson: 21:05 143rd - Bobbi Cooley: 21:50 PVCC would like to congratulate both Puma Cross Country teams for their accomplishments and an exciting season of running! And, kudos also to Coach Barney for garnering the NJCAA ‘National Coach of the Year’ award! For the complete and official race results, view the below link: Cross Country Nationals Results Track & Field Pumas Have Big Weekend in La Jolla The Paradise Valley Community College track and field teams traveled to La Jolla, California, this past weekend to compete in the UCSD Triton Invitational track and field meet. Both teams competed well as several Pumas came away with season best marks: Nicole Butenschoen in the 100m (14.39), Marissa Maki in the 200m (26.67), Erin Sesemann in the 1500m (4:59.60), Kacee Hildebrandt (12:08.62) and Stephanie Wilson (12:50.11) in the 3000m steeplechase, Kresta Rogers in the javelin (118' 4"- 36.06m), Nicholas Vidaurreta in the 400m (50.41), George Alex (1:59.36), Chad Standifer(1:59.55) and Jordan Hunke (2:01.83) in the 800m, Solomon Bennett in the 800m (1:56.39) and 1500m (4:02.93), Cory Lymer (4:08.52) and Monroe Tahmahkera (4:29.16) in the 1500m, Aaron Sherf (15:19.81) and Luis Figueroa (15:51.04) in the 5000m, Jose Olague in the 110m High Hurdles (16.52), Kyle Wentzel (57.88) in the 400m Intermediate Hurdles, Eric Harasyn (9:11.06) and Tailhar Hasson (9:17.56) in the 3000m steeplechase, the men’s 1600 meter relay (3:24.62). Hildebrandt, Sesemann, Sherf, Harasyn and Hasson’s marks were national meet qualifying marks, and left Hildebrandt ranked seventh, Harasyn, first and Hasson, second, nationally on the NJCAA Division I Outdoor Performance List. The Pumas track and field teams will resume competition this week with the Region I Championship meet at Mesa Community College. The multi-events will be contested on May 4th and 5th, with the rest of the meet following on May 12th and 14th.
Saturday Night Fever The Pumas beat Mesa 2 games to 1 to advance to the second round of playoffs this weekend. PV lost the first game on Thursday, 4-3, but came back with a decisive win on Friday, 9-2. Saturday’s game was a nail biter right down to the wire. With Mesa already on the board 1-0, PV third baseman Vince Barreda put one up for the Pumas in the 4th with a homerun hit to straightaway center. Mesa scored in the top of the 6th and PV answered with one in the bottom of the 6th. The 7th inning was a repeat with both teams scoring one to end the inning with a score of 3-3. In what seems to have become somewhat customary for PV this season, the Pumas brought home the win in dramatic fashion. Still tied at 3 heading in to the bottom of the 9th, leadoff hitter Isaiah Brown was hit by a pitch. Shortstop Mike Ciombor reached 1st on a bunt that was bobbled by Mesa’s 3rd baseman. Next, the runners advanced to 2nd and 3rd on a perfectly placed sacrifice bunt by Tim Devito. With only 1 out, Mesa decided to intentionally walk Devin Thaut to load the bases. The next batter, Vince Barreda, didn’t need a homerun this time around as Mesa walked in PV’s winning run. Round 2 of the Region I - Division II baseball tournament begins Thursday with the top seeded PVCC Pumas, 23-15 ACCAC play, hosting Scottsdale, the #2 seed (21-17). This series will be a best of 3 games affair, with games Thursday and Friday at 3pm and Saturday, if necessary, at noon. Admission will be charged, adults are $5, students with ID are $3 and children under 12 are free. The winner will advance to the NJCAA Division II National Tournament in Enid, OK held May 23-29.
Puma Track Teams blow into Kansas PV's Men's and Women's track teams took advantage of three atypically windless days in Hutchinson, Kansas last week to post stellar performances at the 2009 NJCAA National Track and Field Championships. Led by pole vault national champion Ryan Schneider and a strong cadre of distance performers, the Puma men's team took 5th place overall. Lauren Cruzan (2nd pole vault) and Kacee Hildebrandt (3rd steeplechase) paced PV's women to a 14th place team finish. Eric Harasyn (3rd steeplechase) joined the above three Pumas in earning NJCAA All-American honors as a top 3 finisher at the national meet. No less 12 individual PV student athletes and 1 relay team scored points in the meet by finishing in the top 8 in their respective events. Those 12 were: Ryan Schneider - Nat. Champ in PV 16' 9 3/4". Lauren Cruzan - Runner-up in PV 11' 8 1/2". Kacee Hildebrandt - 3rd in Steeplechase. Eric Harasyn - 3rd in Steeplechase. Tailhar Hasson - 4th in Steeplechase. Kresta Rogers - 4th in Heptathlon (8th in HJ). Seth Compton - 4th in PV. Tyson Rigby - 5th in Javelin. George Alex - 5th in 5000 meters. Jeremy Sudbury - 6th in Steeplechase (8th in 5K). Jose Olague - 7th in PV. Kennis Kirkpatrick - 8th in Discus. 4 x 800 relay men - 8th. (Angel Sanchez, Denis Patrick, Chad Standifer, Alan Thomas) Of particular note were performances: - by the trio of Harasyn, Hasson and Sudbury in the steeplechase as they finished 3, 4, 6. - featuring the resilience and competitiveness of Hasson who recovered after a fall into the water with 600 meters left in the steeplechase. - by Kresta Rogers who finished 4th in the heptathlon after not having competed since April 4. - including a 17 jump effort by Cruzan in the pole vault, including a 10 jump effort in a jump off. - of a smart and stealthy race by Hildebrandt to stalk the field and finish 3rd in the steeplechase. - of a 1, 4, 7 finish in the men's pole vault. "The end of the meet was bitter-sweet as this group was so much fun to watch compete," said coach Todd Lehman, "they will go down as one of the favorites." Coach Dave Barney lauded an even longer list of Pumas who earned distinction as NJCAA Coaches Association All American. "The coaches association recognizes kids only from the United States and ours, all 20 of them, are deserving or recognition," he noted. NJCAA Coaches All-Americans: Ryan Schneider - 1st PV Lauren Cruzan - 2nd PV Kacee Hildebrandt - 3rd Steeple Eric Harasyn - 3rd Steeple Tailhar Hasson - 4th in Steeplechase. Kresta Rogers - 4th in Heptathlon Kresta Rogers - 8th in HJ Seth Compton - 4th in PV Tyson Rigby - 5th in Javelin. George Alex - 5th in 5000 meters Jeremy Sudbury - 6th in Steeplechase Jose Olague - 7th in PV Jose Olague - 8th American in Decathlon Kennis Kirkpatrick - 8th in Discus 4 x 800m Relay 8th (Angel Sanchez, Denis Patrick, Chad Standifer, Alan Thomas) Aaron Sherf - 16th in 10000m Eric Harasyn - 13th in 5000m Solomon Bennett - 12th in 1500m Erin Sesemann - 13th in 1500m Jeremy Sudbury - 8th in the 5000m
Baseball Open Tryouts for 09/10 Coach Victor Solis has announced that information for open tryouts for the 2009-10 Puma baseball team has been finalized. Tryouts will be held June 2nd at Paradise Valley High School at 9AM. Those interested in trying out should contact Solis via email: victor.solis@pvmail.maricopa.edu or by telephone 602.787.7031, for the required forms prior to June 2nd. Registration is required. Check in will begin at 8:30AM. PVCC will provide Baum bats, baseballs and other equipment needed for use during the tryout. Each player must provide his own work out clothes, baseball spikes and glove. There will be a $5 fee to tryout.
Tennis at National Championship Tournament Wednesday, May 13, 2009 The National Tournament came to an end for the men's tennis team today. #5 Eric Wojtcuk and #6 Scott Carter both lost their matches in singles. Doubles didn't provide any wins either as #1 Brian Thieme/Shaun Rade, #2 Kamo Danielian/Feroz Rast, and #3 Eric Wojtcuk/Scott Carter all lost. Head coach Jim Paajanen said, "To play in the National Tournament was our goal for the year. To have a good showing was our second goal. I believe we accomplished both. And the opportunity to play against the best players has been a good experience for everyone, especially the freshmen." Tuesday, May 12, 2009 The second day at the tennis nationals began like the first -- rain. Play was held up for two hours today, four hours shorter than yesterday. Brian Thieme was on court first and played the number one for the #1 singles flight and was beaten 6-0, 6-0. Kamo Danielian also played a number one seed at the #3 singles and lost 6-1, 6-1. #4 Feroz Rast played next and moved into the quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-3 win. #5 Eric Wojtcuk also saw action in singles but came up on the losing end of the score 6-3, 6-2. And #6 Scott Carter lost 6-0, 6-0. In a backdraw match Shaun Rade lost 6-4, 6-1. "Whether playing in the main draw or the backdraw the guys have faced some stiff competition," said head coach Jim Paajanen. Monday, May 11, 2009 Today the men's tennis team began play in the NJCAA National Tennis Tournament in Plano, Texas. After a six hour rain delay #1 Brian Thieme was first on and first off the court with a 6-4, 6-2 victory. Later in the day #3 Kamo Danielian prevailed in a three set match winning 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. Shaun Rade in the #2 flight lost his first round match 2-6, 0-6, 2-6. Doubles wasn't kind with all three teams losing: #1 Brian Thieme/Shaun Rade 4-6, 0-6, #2 Feroz Rast/Kamo Danielian 4-6, 0-6, and #3 Eric Wojtcuk/Scott Carter 3-6, 2-6. Head coach jim Paajanen said, "Nerves were evident today in the players. To have to battle nervousness really makes it difficult to play because there are alot of very good players in this tournament." Men’s Tennis Pumas' bats come alive PV's bats were hot in a weekend conference series sweep over GateWay CC. The Pumas (12-10/7-7) posted 12-6 and 11-1 wins over the Geckos in the Friday/Saturday series. The two wins pushed the Pumas' record against Division II foes to 7-5 and evened their overall conference record. Six Pumas had multiple hits in Friday's game as PV tallied 15 total hits. Joe Cuttone went 3/4 with 2 RBI to lead the offense. Kyle Webber went 2/3 and knocked in 4 runs. Colton Farnsworth added 2 hits and 2 RBI. Efrain Felix earned the win with 4.2 innings of relief and is now 5-0 out of the pen. Weber added 3 more hits and 2 RBI in Saturday's win. Tim DeVito had 2 hits in 4 trips and plated 4 runs. Five other Puma batsmen added single RBI's. Selby Brummett (2-4) went the distance yielding just 4 hits in 7 innings. "Selby pitched well again," noted coach Victor Solis, "it was nice to see get him a win, he has pitched well and perhaps deserved better than he's gotten in a couple of his prior outings." Six non-conference games await the Pumas this week after 14 consecutive ACCAC contests. This week PV hosts Springfield College (IL) on Tuesday and Thursday at 3PM. Neosho CC (KS) and Jefferson CC (MO) come to PV for 1 PM doubleheaders Friday and Saturday respectively. Softball Tough week for Pumas The Lady Pumas played the top 2 teams in the ACCAC last week in Yavapai College and Phoenix College. Though the game results were hard to take there were some positives for the Pumas to take away. Kat Wardian hit her first HR of the season against Phoenix College. Kirstin Enos belted her 2nd round tripper of the year against Yavapai. "Our defense has to get better for us to compete at this level," said coach Nick Candrea, "we are simply giving up too many unearned runs, particularly against the 2 teams we played this past week." The Pumas will have plenty of chances to improve this week with 10 games on the schedue. Arizona Wetern comes to PV for 2 games on Tuesday at 2pm. Mott CC (MI) comes in for 2 games on Thursday, also at 2pm. The Pumas then play in the Phoenix College tournament Friday through Sunday. Game scores were: PC 17 PVCC 1 PC 13 PVCC 3 YCC 10 PVCC 2 YCC 12 PVCC 0.
Pumas End Four Game Skid It wasn’t until the bottom of the sixth inning that the Pumas got on the board, but that was all it took. The Pumas (10-10/5-7) beat the Fighting Artichokes of Scottsdale at home Wednesday, 1-0. PV starter Jake Swift notched his fourth win (4-1), throwing seven innings of four-hit ball. In the bottom of the sixth, leadoff hitter Devin Thaut singled. With Payden Yarmer at the plate, Thaut advanced to second on an error at short and Yarmer reached first. Thaut was thrown out at third on an attempted hit-and-run by Eric Bond but Yarmer was able to reach second. Bond followed with a triple to right knocking in Yarmer and the only RBI of the game. Up Next PV takes on GateWay twice this weekend… Friday PV @ GWay - 3PM (Gene Autry Park) Saturday vs GWay - 12PM
Going back to Cali The men’s tennis team made their annual trip to Southern California this weekend for matches against Imperial Valley College, Southwestern College, and San Diego City College. Their weekend began with a win against Imperial Valley College 9-0 on Thursday, March 26. The men swept all three doubles matches as well as their six singles matches. On Saturday, after breakfast at the beach, the Pumas travelled to Chula Vista for a match against Southwestern College and came away with a 5-4 win. The match came down to the last match on court – Kamo Danielian. While some matches had finished, Kamo was just closing out a long first set tiebreak win. In the second set, his consistency proved to be the deciding factor for the win. Brian Thieme celebrated his birthday on Saturday with wins in singles and doubles.
PVCC Outdoor Meet Information For information the PVCC Outdoor meet being held April 4 please click on the following link. http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/athletics/docs/apriloutdoorinvite09.pdf
Pumas sweep CG, go 4-0 last week The PV Pumas added 2 more conference wins on Saturday by defeating Chandler-Gilbert by scores of 14-2 and 2-0. Two complete game pitching efforts and stellar defense keyed the Pumas' victories. PV (13-24-1) completed an undefeated week with conference series wins over CG and Scottsdale. Game 1 PV 14 CG 2 Ad Abril tossed a complete game, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 7 hits. The offense scored 14 runs on 17 hits. Kim Galindo led the way on offense with 4 hits, 2 RBI and 3 runs scored. Lindsay Vollmer aded 3 hits, 2 runs and 6 RBI. Tori Munhall added 4RBI on 2 hits and scored a run. Jessica Dinielli had 2 hits, 3 runs scored and knocked in a run. Kimmie Simons had 2 hits and scored twice. The team committed 1 defensive error. Game 2 PV 2 CG 0 Marissa Smith was the winning pitcher in a complete game shut-out. Smith allowed only 5 hits. The offense was not as potent as game 1 however but timely hitting by Kirstin Enos, Kat Wardian and Amanda Brimie contributed to the 2 runs needed for the victory. The Pumas were error free on defense in the game. "It was a great defensive game for us," said coach Nick Candrea, "our kids have played much better and with much more confidence of late." PV continues ACCAC play on Tuesday, when they host South Mountain. The twin bill begins at 2PM.
Another road Split The Pumas ended their week on the road Saturday with a split of a twin bill in Yuma against Arizona Western. PV (21-16/11-11) had been in Prescott on Tuesday and split with Yavapai as well. Selby Brummett (4-5) notched his 3rd straight win in a 3-1 decision in the day's first game. Brummett pitched 5 and a third innings of 4 hit ball to earn the victory. Efrain Felix and Mike Ciombor closed out the win. Ciombor earned his 8th save of the season. Ciombor, Eric Bond and Kyle Webber had RBI's as the Puma tallied a pair of 5th inning runs to break a 1-1 tie. Southpaw Mario Carrasco was solid through 4.2 innings, as the Pumas held a 2-1 lead through 6 and a half innings. The Matadors got to the usually steady reliever, Efrain Felix, for 3 runs in the 7th. Felix absorbed the loss, his first of the year (4-1). Fernando Ochoa and Michael Voight had 2 hits each as PV mustered only 7 in the game. The Gila Monsters of Eastern Arizona come to PV for a noon doubleheader on Tuesday. Just 16 games and 4 weeks remain of the inauagural season schedule for PV's Pumas.
Pumas sweep 'Chokes The Pumas posted an ACCAC double header sweep of host Scottsdale on Tuesday. They defeated SCC 13-2 and 19-4 on Tuesday, March 24th at SCC. After a rocky start, the Pumas have won 9 of their last 16 games and stand at 11-24-1 overall. Wining pitcher Ad Abril threw a complete game in the opener, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 8 hits. The Pumas committed just 1 error in support of Abril. Leading the offense were Tori Munhall with 2 HR's and 6 RBI's, Lindsay Vollmer (3 hits, 3 RBI's) and Jessica Dinielli (2 hits, 3 RBI's). The team scored 19 runs on 14 hits with 17 RBI's in game 2. Marissa Smith also threw a complete game to earn the win. She allowed 4 runs on 5 hits with 3 earned runs, striking out 6. Again the team was solid on defense with just 1 error. The offense was lead again by Munhall (2 HR's and 3 RBI's), Vollmer (4 RBI's), Kirstin Enos (3 hits, 3 RBI's) and AD Abril with 3 hits. The 2 game PV totals were impressive - 32 runs on 30 hits and 30 RBI's with only 2 defensive errors. The team travels on Saturday to Chandler-Gilbert for a doubleheader against the Coyotes. Games are at 12PM and 2PM. Softball Pumas win opener vs Yavapai The first year Pumas (20-15/10-10) posted their 20th win of their inaugural season in a 4-3 victory over Yavapai College in the first game of today's doubleheader in Prescott. Freshman hurler Jake Swift (6-0) notched the win despite not having his best stuff. "He battled and competed his backside off today," said coach Victor Solis. Mike Ciombor drew praise for his all-around efforts. He had 2 hits and pitched the 7th inning to close out the victory, earning his 7th save of the season. Yavapai's Roughriders (32-6), the #2 ranked Division 1 team in the country bounced back in the second game to post a 12-2 win. "We swung it as well as we have all year today," noted Solis,"but Yavapai swung it very well obviously as well." "They showed why they are one of the better teams in the country," said Solis. Matt Galterio and Cory Perreault each had 3 hits in the nightcap, Greg Solomon and Devin Thaut each added a pair of safeties. The Pumas tallied15 second game hits but could produce only 2 runs. Ben Dorman (3-4) started and was tagged with the loss. Overall, Solis was happy with his team's efforts. "Any time you can come away from Yavapai with a victory, you have to feel good about it," he said, "they are an awfully good ball club." The Pumas are off until Saturday when they'll hit the road again, this time to Yuma. The Matadors or Arizona Western College await for a noon doubleheader. Men’s Tennis Men's Tennis Team Hosts High School Doubles Tournament The men's tennis team hosted the fourth annual High School Doubles Tournament on Friday, March 13th. Eleven schools competed in the doubles only tournament. This year a round robin format was used, placing teams in two separate pools. The top two teams from each pool then played the second place finisher for the semifinal. This culminated with a final match to determine the champion. For the girls, Notre Dame played Deer Valley and Shadow Mt. played Horizon in the semifinals. In the final Notre Dame (#1 Andy Londen/Jackie Chang, #2 Gina Losole/Kelsie Sanborn, and #3 Caroline Eversman/Zuleika Zaragoza)won all three matches against Shadow Mt. (#1 Ashley Brunk/Hallie Liu, #2 Alana Bierbaun/Katie Salgado, and #3 Paige Baker/Jeannie Sorenson) in a very close and well played match. The boys final was played between Horizon and North Canyon. Horizon beat Notre Dame in one semifinal and North Canyon beat Sahuarita. In the final Horizon (#1 Nicholas Montoya/Adam Waltz, #2 Josh Bochner/Sam Shi, and #3 Kevin Morris/Jeremy Johnson) swept North Canyon (#1 Sean Sehorn/Ranjit Kapoor, #2 Mark Beal/Dakota Adams, and #3 Raj Shah/Arjun Bassin) for the championship.
Track & Field Twice as nice for Track and Field teams PV's track and field teams posted excellent marks in a pair of competitions this past weekend in preparation for this Saturday's ACCAC 'super' meet. While the Pumas distance runners were in Tucson for the UA Willie Williams Invitational, the rest of the squad was at the Glendale CC Invite at GCC. There were numerous highlights for PV's student athletes, a trio of school records were set and a Puma won a spirited distance duel. Perhaps the highlight of the UA meet was Eric Harasyn's win the 1500 meters. Harasyn won in dramatic fashion putting two seconds on second place runner Jordan Chipingama of Kenya, and CAC, within last forty meters. Chipingama was fourth at last year's NJCAA Track and Field Championships in the 1500m and was second in this past fall's NJCAA Cross Country Championships. Harasyn's time of 3:53.56 was a national qualifier for 1500m but was not his season best. Harasyn placed second to Chipingama in the 800m in season's best (and national qualifier) of 1:54.50. Watch Eric Harasyn win the 1500 meters - George Alex broke the school record and finished second overall at UA in his debut 5000m. Alex' time of 14:46.48 bettered Daniel Kanyaruhuru's (NCAA DII Indoor National 5000m Champion in 2008) mark of 14:47.31 set in 2005. - Kenis Kirckpatrick threw the discus 42.42 meters at Glendale for her record and a national qualifying spot. - Tyson Rigby threw the javelin 182-05 for a season best and school record effort, though not a personal best. He too qualified for the outdoor national meet. - At GCC, a pair of PV teams in both the men's 4x1 and 4x4 posted victories. Erin Sesseman and Arona Spader claimed wins in their races. Throwers Kirckpatrick, Rigby and Kresta Rogers also notched event wins. Of the distance runners, coach Dave Barney had this to say, "We had another great meet! These guys just keep cranking - we're having a lot of fun!" Of the Glendale meet, coach Todd Lehman said, "it was a low key meet but it was great to get us ready for the conference meet at CAC Saturday." Other national qualifying marks from the weekend: Arona Spader 400H 1:07.36 Sarah Stemm 400H 1:08.28 Ryan Schneider PV 4.80m Seth Compton PV 4.65m Brittany Warren PV 3.01m Jeremy Sudbury 5000m 14:57.82 Tailhar Hasson 5000m 15:06.17 Puma PR's from the weekend: Daniel Escobar 200m Patrick McHugh PV Kyle Wentzel 400H John Weaver 400H Track & Field Pumas 7th inning rally leads to split The Pumas scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning in the first game of today's twin bill against the visiting Aztecs from Pima. Vince Barreda tripled home the tying run with 2 outs, then scored the winning after a runner's interference to give the Pumas the 3-2 victory. PV's overall season record moves to 19-14 and stays at .500 in conference play at 9-9. Selby Brummett (3-5) scattered 5 hits in the complete game victory to earn his 3rd win of the year. "It was nice to see him get the iwn, he's been derserving in other games he hasn't gotten the win," noted coach Victor Solis. Aztec right hander Tim Reed shut down the Pumas in the nightcap, an 8-1 Pima win. Reed notched 11 strikouts in 8 innings of work. Eric Bond was the only Puma with 2 hits in the game. PV hits the road for a pair of doubleheaders next week. Tuesday, they travel to Prescott to play Yavapai College. Saturday, Yuma is the destination for a pair against Arizona Western. Both twin bills begin at 12noon. Softball Pumas improving The Pumas had a better weekend on the diamond but were still haunted by defensive errors which led to opponents scoring too many unearned runs. PV fell in both ends of a doubleheader to host Glendale on Saturday by scores of 5-3 and 10-8. "Our games with GCC were were close but once again we hurt ourselves with costly errors," said coach Nick Candrea. "Our pitchers are throwing strikes, we need to start making the routine plays and not giving up additional outs to our opponents," he added. Kim Galindo paced the PV offense on Saturday and for the week as well going 6 for 9 with 2 doubles. Jessica Dinielli (6 for 12) and Lindsay Vollmer (4 for 8 with 2 HR's and 6 RBI) also posted stellar offensive numbers on the week. Tori Munhall added a 3 run HR against GCC. "We'll continue to work hard no matter what," Candrea added, "we are still in the hunt and have a chance if we can continue to improve." The Pumas will get their first chance on Tuesday against Phoenix College in a noon doubleheader. Softball Pumas struggle to score at CAC It could perhaps be said that to this point in the season, the growing pains for PV's first year baseball Pumas haven't been as severe as might be expected. The Pumas (9-9/4-6) did however experience some of those pains on Saturday at Central Arizona, dropping both ends of doubleheader by scores of 7-0 and 3-1. PV hitters managed just 3 hits on the day as the two CAC pitchers tossed 7 and 9 inning complete games, the first of which was a no-hitter. "Their guys were just plain good and deserve the credit," coach Victor Solis said, "they were clearly the difference in both games." PV's hurlers threw well in their own right. "Our guys threw well enough to give us a chance to win most games," Solis said of Selby Brummett and Devin Lange. Both guys also went the distance for the Pumas. PV plays both Scottsdale and GateWay in 2 game series this week........ Tuesday PV @ SCC - 3PM Wdnesday vs SCC - 3PM Friday PV @ Gway - 3PM (Gene Autry Park) Saturday vs GWay - 12PM Softball Pumas stumble The Pumas stumbled a bit in their return to ACCAC play yesterday. Early defensive miscues led to a 6 run 2nd inning for the host Cougars of South Mountain CC and a deficit the Pumas could not overcome. The final score was 12-6 as the Pumas (17-12/7-8) scored runs late to close the final victory margin. A trio of Pumas accounted for 6 of the team's 8 hits. Matt Galterio, Joe Cuttone and Tim DeVito each had a pair of safeties. Both Galterio's hits were doubles, Cuttone knocked in 4 runs. Starting pitcher Ben Dorman (3-3) cruised through the first inning but ran into trouble after that and took the loss. "They hit the ball well but we kicked it around some and that obviously did not help," noted coach Victor Solis. Chris Krasner turned in 5 solid innings in relief. The two teams play again today (WED) at PVCC at 3PM. Softball Pumas top South Mountain PV's Pumas bounced back nicely to split their 2 game conference series with South Mountain. The Pumas (18-12/8-8) rode a complete game from Jake Swift to post a 3-1 victory. Swift (5-0) improved as the game went on and got just enough offense to claim the win. PV played small ball and managed just 2 hits but made both hits count to score their 3 runs. Mike Ciombor led off the game with a single, advanced to second on a passed, moved to third on a balk, then scored on a wild pitch. South Mountain came back with their only run of the game in the top of the second to tie the score. The Pumas other 2 runs came in the 6th. Catcher Greg Solomon walked and runner Andy Silcox stole second base. Tim DeVito delivered a ground ball to the right side, moving the runner to third. Ciombor walked and took second on a wild pitch. PV's second hit, a single through the drawn in infield by Isaiah Brown plated the go ahead run. A ground out by Devin Thaut scored the final run of the game. "It was a nice win for us, especially after yesterday's game," noted coach Victor Solis, "but our guys need to be ready to go tomorrow." PV hosts Madison Area Technical College, Thursday in its final non-conference game of the year. The first pitch is at 3PM. Softball Pumas win 6 this week PV's softball Pumas used last week's 10 non-conference games to post multipe wins, solid performances and gain some much needed confidence. The Pumas (8-19-1) notched 6 wins against 4 defeats, including an extra inning defeat over conference title contender Pima CC in a weekend tournament. "It was a good week for us, we played much better, the tournament especially was great for our team," said coach Nick Candrea. Here are brief recaps of the week's action. 3/12 PVCC defeated Mott CC (MI) in a twin bill by scores of 11-2 and 4-1. AD Abril was the game 1 winner yielding just 3 hits and no earned runs. Kim Galindo, Kat Wardian, Jessica Chuirazzi and Amanda Brimie led the offensive attack. Tori Munhall and Kirstin Enos both had HR's for the Pumas. Phoenix College Tournament 3/13 Pratt CC (KS) 7 - PV 3 Spokane CC (WA) 7 - PV 1 3/14 PVCC 15 Mott CC (MI) 11 Marissa Smith earned the win as the Pumas posted a team high 25 hits in the game. Lindsay Vollmer,Kirstin Enos,Kat Wardian all 4 safeties. Marissa Smith and Amanda Brimie had 3 hits apiece. Kim Galindo added 3 RBI's, Tori Munhall added another home run. PVCC 5 West Virginia Wesleyan College 6 The Lady Pumas had 14 hits but gace up the lead late on a 6th inning grand slam. PVCC 8 Delta CC 0 Abril was the winning pitcher allowing just 3 hits in the shutout. "She threw a great game and our team played exceptionally well," noted Candrea. Vollmer paced the offense going 2-3 with a triple, an HR and 4 RBI's. Chuirazzi also 2 hits in 3 tips adding 2 RBI's. PVCC 11 Everett CC 0 Smith nothced the win and allowed only 2 hits. "It was her turn to throw a great game," said Candrea. Vollmer (2-2, 2 runs, 3 RBI, HR) and Chuirazzi (2-2, 2 runs) again paced the offense. Munhall plated 3 runs, Wardian knocked in 2. PVCC 3 Pima CC 2 The Pumas eliminated Pima, previously unbeaten at 6-0 in the tourney, in extra innings. "A great win for our team,"added Candrea. Vollmer hit a clutch double driving in PV's first 2 runs. Wardian drove home the game winner with a pressure base hit. Abril pitched her best game of the season yielding just 2 hits and 0 reaned runs. PVCC 1 Southeastern CC 9 A 1-1 game after 4 innings turned sour after a pair of Southeastern home runs in the 5th. Munhall went 2-2 and hit her 3rd HR of the week. Abril also went 2-2. Softball Pumas win streak ends at 7 The Puma hardballers strung together 7 straight wins over the last 2 weeks. The PV string started with a 1-0 win versus Scottsdale and continued with a pair of wins over GateWay (12-6/11-1). The Pumas then swept non-conference foes Springfield College (IL) and Neosho CC (KS) in 4 games to get the 7 staright wins. After a split of a double header with visiting Jefferson College (MO) their overall season record now stands at 17-11. "If you had asked me before the season started I would have said we'll take it, absolutely," said coach Victor Solis, "our pitching has been better than expected and if we can continue our improvement we'll continue to pleased." Jake Swift tossed 6 innings of 2 hit ball to post his 4th win of the year in the 2nd game against Springfield. Justin Klett had a pair of hits and 2 RBI. Payden Yarmer scored 3 runs. The streak included a pair of improbable comeback wins in a twin bill against Neosho. The Pumas scored 3 times in the bottom of the 7th to win the first game 7-6, then tallied 9 times in the bottom of the 2nd game to claim an 11-10 win. A pair of walks and a hit batsman with the bases loaded accounted for the first game rally and win. An error and six hits led to the 9 run outburst and the 2nd game win. The rally featured a grand slam by right fielder Eric Bond. Relievers Tim DeVito (1-1) and Tyler Blanchard (1-0) earned wins on the day. The Pumas managed just 6 hits, 3 in each game, in the split against Jefferson. Selby Brummett (2-5) again threw well but absorbed the tough luck 1-0 loss in the opener. "We had at least 2 guys on in 5 of the 7 innings and just couldn't get the 2 out hit" noted Solis. In the nightcap, starting pitcher Mario Carrasco turned in 6 solid innings of work. The Vikings tallied twice in the 7th against reliever Mike Ciombor (1-0, 6 saves). Ciombor picked up the win however as a 7th inning, one out, sacrifice fly by Matt Galterio plated the winning run. Five games, 4 in conference play, are on the slate for the Pumas this week. A two game series with South Mountain (Tue - 3PM at SM, Wed - 3PM at PV) and the final non-conference game of the season (Thu - 3PM vs. Madison Area) precede a Saturday noon twin bill at home against Pima CC. Track & Field Indoor Nationals Results The Pumas men's and women's track and field teams continued their strong finishes at NJCAA National Indoor Track Championships last weekend in Lubbock, TX. PV's men finished 7th and PV's women finished 13th in the final standings at the meet hosted by Texas Tech University. "We are always happy to be in the top ten and to be seventh this year is fantastic. We've got a better outdoor team and are looking forward to placing higher in May," said coach Todd Lehman. PV added two NJCAA All-Americans to the burgeoning list in Eric Harasyn (3,000m) and Seth Compton (PV). Both guys finished 2nd in their events, narrowly missing individual national championships. "They'll be fired up to improve at the outdoor national meet,"noted Lehman. Lauren Cruzan just missed AA status with a 3rd place in the pole vault. Look for an outdoor title from any one of this trio of Puma competitors. In other events, George Alex ran a great 3k to finish 6th, and came back with an 11th place finish in the mile. Tailhar Hasson just missed out on scoring in the mile with a 9th place finish. Kresta Rogers overcame what was a devastating opening event (55h) to fight back from 13th to 5th over-all in the Pentathlon. "It was an inspiration to see her put that race behind her and stay focused throughout the competition," Lehman said. Arona Spader put together five solid events to add 200+ points to her personal best pentathlon point total and placed 6th. PV's men in the distance medley relay (Nick Vidaurreta, Chad Standifer, Denis Patrick, Tailhar Hasson) all ran solid legs to place 5th. The women's 4x400 relay team (Arona Spader, Sarah Stemm, Kresta Rogers, Marissa Maki) all finished out the meet with a season best and 8th place finish. "All of these girls were spent from a long weekend of competing and for them to come back and dig deep to put this relay finish up was inspiring," said Lehman. Jeremy Sudbury finshed 7th in the 5,000 meters and Jose Olague put together an outstanding second day that moved him from 12th place to as high as 5th before closing out in 7th in the heptathlon. Coaches Lehman and Dave Barney have much of which to be proud. "This group of kids is as fun a group that we've ever had at PVCC. They work hard in the classroom, and on the track. They compete hard and they earn the respect of their peers (both their own teammates and their competitors) by the way they handle themselves," the coaches said. Others that competed well were: - Jay Rawlings (Hept/PV) - Marissa Maki (400) - Chad Standifer (DMR/600) - Bryce Cooper (400) - Aaron Sherf (5k) Track & Field PV nips Springfield The play of the first year baseball Pumas continues to improve as they nipped Springfield CC (IL) in a 3-2 non-conference decision on Tuesday. Paradise Valley improved to 13-10 overall on the strength of pitching arms Ben Dorman, Mario Carrasco and Mike Ciombor. Dorman threw 6 innings of 5 hit ball to earn the win and push his season record to 3-2. Carrasco gave up a run in 2 innings of work but struck out 3 in a solid relief outing. Ciombor notched his 6th save of the season.Kyle Weber continued to swing a hot bat going 2/4. Five other Pumas had hits, Vince Barreda and Matt Galterio each knocked in a run. "This was a very satisfying win," noted coach Victor Solis, "we played guys that hadn't been playing regularly of late. They battled hard and played errorless ball on defense." The game was completed in 2 hours and 3 minutes.
Puma Drafted by New York Yankees Puma freshman centerfielder Isaiah Brown was selected today by the New York Yankees in the 43rd Round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. During the 2009 season, Brown (.265) contributed 44 hits, 3 home runs and 22 RBI's. He led the Pumas with 14 doubles and 14 stolen bases. Brown becomes the first Puma ever to be drafted by MLB.
Puma Recruit Drafted by MLB On January 27, 2009 the Pumas signed outfielder Aaron Altherr of Agua Fria High School. On June 10, 2009 the Philadelphia Phillies selected Altherr with their 287th pick in Round 9 of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. Altherr graduated from Agua Fria in May. He was named the Regional co-Player of the Year for the 2009 high school season.
2009-2010 Student-Athlete Information We know you don’t want to think about the start of the Fall semester but… With the school year quickly approaching, we want to make sure you have everything you need to start off on the right foot. Below is a list of important resources that you should look over today! Student Athlete Handbook – Everything you need to know about being a Student-Athlete at PVCC. Eligibility Packet – ALL Student-Athletes MUST turn this packet in to Christina Hundley in Athletics ASAP. Physical Packet – A FREE physical is being offered for all PVCC Student-Athletes on Saturday, July 18th, click the link for information. Information about applying for school and registering for classes Call Christina Hundley (602-787-7173) or your Coach if you have any questions!
Levy named Men's Golf Coach Paradise Valley Community College has named Jon Levy as the new Men’s Coach for the Pumas’ Golf Program. Formerly the Men’s Golf Coach at Scottsdale Community College from 2003-2007, Levy led the Fighting Artichokes to four-consecutive ACCAC titles during his tenure, as well as 5th, 5th, 8th, and 1st place finishes in the NJCAA DI National Championship. He also garnered NJCAA National “Coach of the Year” honors after his final ’07 season before taking a position with the Phoenix-based Gateway Tour, where he has served as the Director of Communications since January of ’07. “It’s exciting to have Jon be a part of our department and golf program,” said PVCC Athletic Director, Greg Silcox. “He brings a wealth of experience, knowledge, and contacts within the golf world along with him, so we are extremely fortunate to have him join us, as his resume and track record at Scottsdale Community College speak for themselves.” “Most importantly though, it is our student-athletes who will benefit from Jon’s involvement, so we look forward to the positive changes that will come to the program with his arrival,” said Silcox. Prior to coaching at SCC, Levy played professional golf for five years on various mini-tours before coming to the Phoenix area and assuming the role as the head instructor at Rio Salado G.C. in Tempe. He is 32-years old and resides in Scottsdale.
5th Annual Sarah Sharpe Alumni Game Join us for the 5th annual Sarah Sharpe women’s soccer alumni game! Date: Saturday, August 8th Time: Kickoff at 9:00 AM Place: Shoenhair Field Lunch after the game at Catch 22 Sports Grill (32nd Street & Union Hills). Lunch tickets can be purchased at the game for $5. Please RSVP, and for more information, please contact women's soccer head coach Kacey Bingham (C)602-881-2428 (O)602-787-7189 kacey.bingham@pvmail.maricopa.edu See you there! Women’s Soccer Adopt a Family (part 2) The Women's soccer team fulfilled the holiday wishes of a lucky family last month when they partnered up with PVCC's student life to adopt a family. The girls got together on December 10th to deliver the presents to the family in South Phoenix. "The family was so sweet. They invited us all in to sit and chat and offered us all something to drink . It was nice to actually get to talk to the children and see their faces light up when their living room suddenly became full of Christmas gifts." said freshman Nicole Acosta. The Pumas Soccer team commits their time during their off season every year to give back to the community. "This year's Adopt-A-Family event seemed to be one of the girls favorites so far" Commented Assistant Coach Aubrey Kerlin. I think the girls' smiles were bigger than the kids'." Thank you to the Women's Soccer team and the rest of the PVCC employees who donated to the event, making lasting memories for the family and the team. Women’s Soccer Women's Soccer Adopts a Family too! The Women's soccer team fulfilled the holiday wishes of a lucky family last month when they partnered up with PVCC's student life to adopt a family. The girls got together on December 10th to deliver the presents to the family in South Phoenix. "The family was so sweet. They invited us all in to sit and chat and offered us all something to drink. It was nice to actually get to talk to the children and see their faces light up when their living room suddenly became full of Christmas gifts." said freshman Nicole Acosta. The Pumas Women's Soccer team commits their time during their off season every year to give back to the community. "This year's Adopt-A-Family event seemed to be one of the girls favorites so far" commented Assistant Coach Aubrey Kerlin. I think the girls' smiles were bigger than the kids'." Thank you to the Women's Soccer team and the rest of the PVCC employees who donated to the event, making lasting memories for the family and the team. Track & Field PUMAS OFF AND RUNNING/JUMPING The 2008 Track and Field season is off to a smashing start for PV’s Pumas. No less than 14 athletes have met national qualifying standards in the first 2 meets of the year. Most notably, Jeremy Sudbury and Eric Harasyn turned in stellar performances at the PV track last Saturday. Sudbury’s 8:34.67 in the 3,000 meters is currently 2nd in the country. Harasyn ran a tremendous double, posting a 1:56.02 (5th) in the 800 meters and a 4:00.64 (4th) in the 1,500 meters. PV’s field and multi-event athletes also have posted excellent marks. Vaulters Lauren Cruzan (11’11.75”) and Seth Compton (15’11.75”) have posted jumps that currently lead the nation’s community college athletes. Kresta Rogers, competing in the Pentathlon, also posted a national best 3255 points on Saturday. “With 15 athletes now qualified in 16 events, we are off to a fantastic start to the season. Our kids always perform well here at our home track and rose to the occasion once again,” noted co-head coach Todd Lehman. “We will enjoy the week off of competition to continue to train hard and heal minor wounds.” PV National Qualifiers to date: Men Bryce Cooper FR (Deer Valley) 400m 50.74 Jose Olague FR (Las Vegas) PV 14'7.25" Hept. 4069pts Eric Harasyn SO (Buena ) 800m 1:56.02 1500m 4:00.64 Patrick Denis FR (Alhambra) 1000m 2:36.84 Jeremy Sudbury SO (Las Vegas)3000m 8:34.67 George Alex FR (Thunderbird) 3000m 8:43.95 Jay Rawlings SO (Blue Ridge) Hept. 3948pts Ryan Jones FR (Deer Valley) Hept. 3914 Seth Compton FR (Marcos deNiza) PV 15'11.75" Ryan Schneider SO (Boulder City) PV 15' Women Lauren Cruzan SO (Sunrise Mt) PV 3.65 / 11'11.75" Marissa Maki SO (Buckeye) HJ 1.55 / 5'1" Kresta Rogers FR (Morenci) Pent. 3255pts HJ 1.58 / 5'2.25” Arona Spader FR (Snowflake) Pentathlon 2631 Brittany Warren FR (Wyoming) PV 3.11 / 10'2.5" Track & Field PUMAS OFF AND RUNNING/JUMPING The 2008 Track and Field season is off to a smashing start for PV’s Pumas. No less than 14 athletes have met national qualifying standards in the first 2 meets of the year. Most notably, Jeremy Sudbury and Eric Harasyn turned in stellar performances at the PV track last Saturday. Sudbury’s 8:34.67 in the 3,000 meters is currently 2nd in the country. Harasyn ran a tremendous double, posting a 1:56.02 (5th) in the 800 meters and a 4:00.64 (4th) in the 1,500 meters. PV’s field and multi-event athletes also have posted excellent marks. Vaulters Lauren Cruzan (11’11.75”) and Seth Compton (15’11.75”) have posted jumps that currently lead the nation’s community college athletes. Kresta Rogers, competing in the Pentathlon, also posted a national best 3255 points on Saturday. “With 15 athletes now qualified in 16 events, we are off to a fantastic start to the season. Our kids always perform well here at our home track and rose to the occasion once again,” noted co-head coach Todd Lehman. “We will enjoy the week off of competition to continue to train hard and heal minor wounds.” PV National Qualifiers to date: Men Bryce Cooper FR (Deer Valley) 400m 50.74 Jose Olague FR (Las Vegas) PV 14'7.25" Heptathlon 4069pts Eric Harasyn SO (Buena ) 800m 1:56.02 1500m 4:00.64 Patrick Denis FR (Alhambra) 1000m 2:36.84 Jeremy Sudbury SO (Las Vegas) 3000m 8:34.67 George Alex FR (Thunderbird) 3000m 8:43.95 Jay Rawlings SO (Blue Ridge) Heptathlon 3948pts Ryan Jones FR (Deer Valley) Heptathlon 3914 Seth Compton FR (Marcos deNiza) PV 15'11.75" Ryan Schneider SO (Boulder City) PV 15' Women Lauren Cruzan SO (Sunrise Mt) PV 3.65 / 11'11.75" Marissa Maki SO (Buckeye) HJ 1.55 / 5'1" Kresta Rogers FR (Morenci) Pentathlon 3255pts HJ 1.58 / 5'2.25” Arona Spader FR (Snowflake) Pentathlon 2631 Brittany Warren FR (Wyoming) PV 3.11 / 10'2.5" Track & Field 2009 Track & Field Schedule PVCC Track & Field has posted the 2009 Season schedule on the Track & Field home page. Specific home meet information can be found by going to the following links. Puma Indoor Invite Information - January 23 & 24, 2009 http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/athletics/docs/jan232409meetinfo.pdf PVCC Indoor Invite Information - February 13 & 14, 2009 http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/athletics/docs/feb131409meetinfo.pdf
Pumas win opener The 2009 Lady Pumas opened their season by defeating South Mtn 8-2 in the first game of yesterday's doubleheader. The second game was called after 7 innings with the score tied at 5-5. In the opener, Marissa Smith pitched a 2 hitter with no earned runs, striking out 4 with 2 walks. The offense had 8 runs on 11 hits with 8 RBI's. Leading hitters were Jessica Dinielli, Tori Munhall and Amanda Brimmie. Each had 2 hits, a run scored and an RBI. The second game didn't start well as the Pumas fell behind 5-0. The team rallied to tie the score at 5-5 only to have the game end after 7 complete innings because of darkness. The Pumas continued to swing the bat well and collected 15 hits. The largely freshman squad committed too many errors though leading to 4 of South's 5 runs. Leading hitters, all with 2 hits, were Jessica Dinielli, Kimmie Simons, Lindsay Vollmer, Kim Galindo and Kirsten Enos. AD Abril pitched the full 7 innings allowing only 1 earned run. The Pumas (1-0-1) will travel to Chandler/Gilbert CC for a non-conference doubleheader at noon on Saturday.
Pumas nip Bears PV's first year baseball squad took a nice step forward Tuesday with a 9-8 non-conference win at Phoenix College. The Pumas (3-2) battled from behind, scoring 4 runs in the 8th, then hung on in the 9th for the victory. "Our hitters carried us today and deserve the credit," said coach Victor Solis, "We had 11 hits which is good and had only 3 at bats that we gave away - it was a nice improvement from last weekend's games." Eric Bond paced the offense with 3 hits in 4 trips. Jake Saylor and Cory Perrault each added a pair of safeties. Matt Galterio provided a big 8th inning pinch single and RBI. Isaiah Brown knocked in 3 runs, including 2 in the 8th. Bond and Andy Silcox drove in 2 runs each. Efrain Felix (1-0) earned the victory in relief. Tim DeVito earned his 2nd save of the young season. Next up for the Pumas is a 3 game weekend series in Tucson against Pima CC. Friday night's game is at 6PM at Tucson Electric Park. Saturday's noon doubleheader is at Pima CC. Softball Series split After a 6-3 win in the opening game of a 2 game conference series with Phoenix College, PV's Pumas fell in last night's 2nd game. The Pumas (9-7/4-4) posted a 6-3 win in Tuesday's home game but lost the lead twice before falling 8-7 last night at PC. Ben Dorman (2-1) pitched 6 strong ininngs on Tuesday, yielding 6 hits and 2 runs (1 earned). The Pumas overcame 4 defensive errors with some clutch hits and solid relief pitching. Eric Bond went 3/3 with 2 RBI, Isaiah Brown added a pair of doubles. Chris Krasner, Tyler Blanchard and Mike Ciombor combined for 3 innings of shutout relief. Ciombor (5) earned the save. In Wednesday's game, the Pumas led twice, came from behind twice then eventually lost in the bottom of the 9th. "Given the way we played, we were a bit lucky to win on Tuesday and probably did not deserve to win last night," said coach Victor Solis, "that being said, we certainly could have won the game last night and it was disappointing that we didn't." PV did post 13 hits but committed too many errors, both physical and mental. Brown, Devin Thaut and Payden Yarmer had 2 hits apiece. Yarmer and Joe Cuttone each knocked in a pair of runs. "It would have been nice to get above the .500 mark in conference play but we'll just have to keep grinding," Solis added. PV travels to Coolidge for a twin bill at Central Arizona, Saturday at 12 noon. Softball Pumas fall to EAC The Pumas (2-7-1) ended up on the short end of both games in Saturday's doubleheader against Eastern Arizona College. PV led for 5 innings of the 2nd game only to see EA post 3 runs in the last 2 innings and claim a 4-2 win. The visiting Gila Monsters took a lopsided 8-0 win in the first game. Freshman hurler Marissa Smith (2-1) took her first loss of the season in the opener. Tera Bronis also pitched in the opener for the Pumas. The PV bats only mustered 5 hits in the first game. AD Abril (0-3) pitched very well for PV in the nightcap before surrendering a 2 run HR in the 6th. EA added an insurance run in the 7th for the final margin of victory. "AD pitched they way she is capable," said coach Nick Candrea, "she wants the ball and goes after hitters, it was too bad we couldn't get her a few more runs, she deserved better in that game." The Pumas entertain Mesa CC in a doubleheader on Tuesday beginning at 2PM. Softball Pumas nip Gauchos for split Saturday's stellar performance by relief pitcher Efrain Felix earned the Pumas a split in the 2 game weekend conference series with Glendale's Gauchos. Felix came on with 2 outs in the 3rd to stop a Glendale rally, then added 5 more innings of shutout relief as the Pumas (8-6/3-3) claimed a 3-2 win at home. Felix (3-0) threw just 54 pitches and faced just 1 batter over the minimum to earn the win. "He was pretty darn good," said coach Victor Solis, "he has been very solid in each of his recent outings and was the key to the game." Mike Ciombor threw 24 pitches in the 9th but struck out the side for the save, his 4th. He also had 2 hits. Tim DeVito scored 2 runs, including the go ahead run in the 8th on a Jake Saylor sacrifice fly. Devin Thaut added an RBI for the Pumas. Glendale topped PV 5-3 on Friday at GCC, dealing starter Selby Brummett the loss. Brummett (1-3) was victimized by errors in both Glendale run scoring innings. Seven different Pumas had hits. Eric Bond's triple was the only one for extra bases. DeVito, Vince Barreda and Andy Silcox each knocked in a run. Up this week for the Pumas is a mid-week home and home series with Phoenix College and a twin bill at Central Arizona College. Tuesday's game is at PV, Wednesday's tilt is at PC. Both games are at 3PM. Saturday's double dip at CAC is in Coolidge at 12 noon. Softball Pumas fall to CAC PV fell in both ends of Tuesday's doubleheader at Central Arizona College. The Pumas (2-5-1) pitched reasonably well in both contests but did not match the pitching effort at the plate or in the field, losing by final scores of 7-1 and 8-0. "Our kids threw strikes, we just didn't catch it well enough," said coach Nick Candrea, "we'll keep working defensively." PV's hot bats were cooled by CAC's second pitcher, who entered after the Pumas took a 1-0 lead in the first inning of the first game. "Their second pitcher was the best we had seen this year and did a nice job," Candrea added. The Pumas collected 11 hits in the pair of games but could not bunch them to score more runs.. PV hosts ACCAC foe Eastern Arizona in a Saturday doubleheader beginning at 12 noon. Softball Pumas down CG PV starting pitcher Jake Swift led the team to its 2nd win over the Coyotes from Chandler/Gilbert in as many days. Swift tossed a 3 hit, 1 walk complete game gem en route to his team's 6-0 victory. "He (Swift) was very effective and very efficient today," noted coach Victor Solis, "he threw strikes and did a very nice job in retiring the leadoff hitter in every inning." The win moved the Pumas (7-5/2-2) back to two games over .500 overall but more importantly, evened their conference record at 2-2. No Puma batter had more than 1 hit but PV's hits were timely. "We got ahead in the game early and that was a big part of our success," noted Solis. Five different Pumas had an RBI to contribute to the win. Glendale's Gauchos are up next for the Pumas. PV travels to Glendale for a 3pm game on Friday. The teams then play again Saturday at PV at 12 noon. Track & Field Pumas shine at Tyson Invitational A select group of six athletes from the Paradise Valley track and field team traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas this past weekend to compete in the prestigious Tyson Invitational at the University of Arkansas. The Pumas came away from ‘Hog Heaven’ with seven indoor national championship qualifying marks, two school records, one victory and a lot of confidence. “This meet gives us a chance to run against some of the top athletes in the country” said Coach David Barney, “our guys went out there and competed with whoever was in the race - it’s a chance for them to see that it doesn’t matter whether you’re running for a university, a junior college, or a national team.” “If you’re fit and you believe in what you’re doing, you can run with anybody!” The Pumas were, once again, led by sophomores Jeremy Sudbury and Eric Harasyn. Sudbury’s time of 14:52.89 won his heat of the 5000 meters and Harasyn’s time of 8:16.27 placed him third in the 3000 meters. Both times were Paradise Valley Community College records and will rank them second and third nationally on the 2009 NJCAA Indoor Performance list. George Alex ran the third best 3000m time in school history with his 8:29.03 clocking, a mark that will rank him fifth nationally. Other national qualifiers for PVCC were Tailhar Hasson in the 3000m with a time of 8:49.57, Aaron Sherf in the 5000m with a time of 15:25.87, and Denis Patrick who qualified in both the mile run (4:21.41) and the 800m (1:57.11). PV now has the third, fifth and sixth (Sudbury’s previous mark of 8:34.67) best times listed nationally for the 3000m. Track & Field PV drops a pair PV's Pumas came up short in their 2 game weekend series with Mesa. In the conference (ACCAC) opening games for both clubs, the T-Birds prevailed Friday by a 9-4 margin, then won Saturday 3-1. In Friday's game at Mesa, the Pumas got off to a slow start, battled back to make it close in the middle innings, then gave up 3 runs late. Mario Carrasco struggled on the hill in the first inning and took the loss. Colton Farnsworth and Mike Ciombor had 2 hits apiece. "We were tentative and played as if we were afraid to make mistakes," said coach Victor Solis. The offense struggled in Saturday's 3-1 loss at PV. Only Jake Saylor had a multiple hit day, he had 2 of PV's 6 hits in the game. Pitcher Selby Brummett (1-2) threw 8 solid innings, yielding just 6 hits and 3 runs, of which only 1 was earned. "This was one we could have won but didn't,' said Solis, "their guy threw well as did Selby and it came down to the fact that they just didn't make any mistakes." The Pumas (5-5/0-2) are back at it Tuesday against Chandler Gilbert at 3PM at home. The teams play Wednesday at CGCC, also at 3pm. Softball Puma split PV's Pumas split their conference opening home double header with GateWay CC on Saturday. The Pumas (2-3-1) rolled to a 10-1 win in the first game, then dropped the nightcap 8-7. Tori Munhall had a spectacular day at the plate going 7 for 8 with 2 doubles, a 3 run home run and 8 RBI. Kristin Enos also homered, a 2 run shot, for the Pumas. In the opener, PV scored 7 runs in the first inning and added 3 more in the 7th for the final margin of victory. Marissa Smith notched her second victory of the season as the Pumas played errorless defense in support. The same was not true in the nightcap however as 4 errors led to 5 unearned GateWay runs en route to the 8-7 outcome. "We had 26 hits on the day but unless we play defense more consistently, we'll end up on the short end," said coach Nick Candrea. The Pumas travel to CAC today for two games, then return home for a doubleheader against Eastern AZ, saturday at noon. Track & Field Pumas in line for Indoor Nationals PV's Track and Field Pumas posted no less than 18 national qualifying marks in two different competitions this weekend. Seven such marks came from the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville AR. Eleven were posted at the PV Indoor Invitational held at the PVCC track. "Our guys that went to Tyson had huge performances and our meet at home was outstyanding as well," noted co-head coach Todd Lehman. "We started out with a bang in the multi's as all 5 kids bettered their point totals," he continued, " we ended with a bang as well as our women;s 4 x 400 relay team won a spirited race with a national qualifying time." Qulaifying at the PV track were; Chad Standifer 600m in 1:23.62 Natalie Nichols Pole Vault at 9'2.5" Kresta Rogers Hept w/3537 pts 60M hurdles in 8.90 High Jump at 5'3.25" Arona Spader Hept w/2696 pts Jose Olague Decath w/4209 pts Ryan Jones Decath w/4155 pts Jay Rawlings Decath w/4104 pts Pole Vault at 14'1.75" Women's 4 x 400 meter relay at 4:01.7 Marissa Maki, Kresta Rogers, Arona Spader, Sarah Stemm Twenty individual athletes and 3 relay teams have now qualilfied for the NJCAA Indoor National Championships, March 6,7 at Texas Tech University. The Pumas begin their outdoor ACCAC season this Friday, at Mesa CC at 3pm. Track & Field Pumas post 1st ACCAC win PV tallied single runs in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th innings, then added 2 more in the 7th to post a 5-3 win over the visiting Coyotes from Chandler/Gilbert. The win is the first in conference play for the Pumas (6-5/1-2). "We got good pitching and some exceptional defensive plays in the game today," noted coach Victor Solis. Marcos de Niza HS product Ben Dorman started and got the win. Dorman went 6 innings and gave up 2 runs. Four relievers combined to finish the game. Mike Ciombor earned his 3rd save of the season with a scoreless 9th inning. Infielders Vince Barreda (3B) and Tim DeVito (2B) each made big defensive plays in the 8th to keep the Coyotes off the scoreboard. Barreda dove to his right to snare a one hopper and save a double. DeVito went behind 2nd base to field a hard ground ball headed for center field. The Pumas make the trip to Chandler tomorrow (WED) for the back end of the 2 game set. Game time is 3PM. Track & Field Pumas take 2 of 3 in Tucson The baseball Pumas (5-3) captured 2 of 3 games last weekend in Tucson against Pima CC. After dropping the opener 5-1 at Tucson Electric Park on Friday night, PV rallied late in both games at Pima CC on Saturday for 12-8 and 9-8 wins. "Our guys battled all day which is all we can ask," said coach Victor Solis, " to get 2 come from behind wins against a good ball club early in the year will hopefully benefit our guys heading into conference play." Pima dominated Friday night's opener behind pitcher Ted Reed (2-0). "Their guy was pretty good and it didn't help that we made errors early," Soils noted. Four unearned runs resulted from 4 PV errors in the loss. Selby Brummett (1-1) was the losing pitcher but gave up just 1 earned run. The Pumas managed just 5 hits on the night and scored their only run of the game in the 9th inning. PV trailed 8-2 in Saturday's opener before scoring 10 unanswered runs to claim the victory. Efrain Felix pitched well in relief to get the win. Mike Ciombor pitched a scoreless 9th inning for his frist save of the season. Tim DeVito paced the offense with 3 hits. Jake Saylor and Payden Yarmer each had 2 hits. Matt Galterio knocked in 3 runs. Justin Klett and DeVito each plated 2 runs. Kyle Webber provided a bases loaded double to spark the first of two 2nd game rallies. Trailing at one time by a score of 8-1, the Pumas tallied 3 runs in the 6th and 4 in the 7th to take a 9-8 lead. Weber had 5 RBI in the game. Seven different Pumas had hits. Jordan Flittie notched his first pitching win of the season in relief. Ciombor again ptiched the last inning to earn his second of the day. PV's game, originally scheduled for Tuesday, with Grand Canyon was cancelled due to rain. The Pumas begin conference play at Mesa on Friday at 3, then host the Thunderbirds Saturday at noon. Track & Field Pumas perform well in Tucson PV's track teams successfully battled increasingly blustery conditions in Tucson last Saturday at the Aztec Invitational at Pima CC. The Aztec Invitational, Pima's first home meet in over 5 years, featured a brand new mondo track, which proved to be a fast surface. "Our kids ran great in less than ideal conditions," noted head coach Dave Barney, "it was very windy but our teams stepped it up a notch and ran really well." Both PV distance medley relay teams posted excellent marks and qualified for the Indoor National Championships. PV's women ran 13:25.48, currently 11th fastest in the nation. PV's men posted a mark of 10:15.98, the 2nd fastest in the country this year. Other national qualifiers were the women's 4x400m relay team (4:05.94), Kacee Hildebrandt in the 3K (11:10.55), Jeremy Sudbury in the mile (PR in 4:20.83) and Eric Harasyn in the 1,000 meters (PR in 2:35.52). Numerous Puma athletes posted PR's on the day; Kresta Rogers 60m hurdles 9.38 Shot Put 9.86m Sarah Stemm 60m hurdles 9.76 Erin Sesseman 1K run 3:23.11 Arona Spader Shot Put 8.11m Ryan Jones 60m hurdles 8.89 Jose Olague 60m hurdles 9.04 Jay Rawlings 60m hurdles 9.70 Kyle Wentzel 600m run 1:29.46 Kyle Buckland 600m run 1:35.36 Jeremy Sudbury 800m run 2:00.67
PUMAS WIN 1ST EVER BASEBALL GAME Friday, January 30 On the strength of a pair of early 4 run innings and 5 strong innings from Selby Brummett (UT) , PV’s baseball Pumas won their first ever game. The Pumas (2-2) defeated Luna Community College (NM) 11-9 in the first of two 7 inning games on Friday. Brummett (1-0) gave up just 1 earned run in 5 innings work to earn the win. Tyler Blanchard (1)earned the save. “We couldn’t have written a better script to start the whole thing, scoring 8 runs in the first 3 innings” said coach Victor Solis. “Our guys were enthusiastic, played hard and it was nice to see them continue to score runs after Luna’s big 5th inning, we would not have won the game if we hadn’t kept scoring.” The Pumas could not gain the sweep though as Luna captured the nightcap 5-2. “I was a bit disappointing that we didn’t carry the enthusiasm over. Though we played hard, we gave away way, way too many at bats in the 2nd game,” Solis noted. Despite some flashes of brilliance, lefty Mario Carrasco (Apollo) took the loss. Saturday, January 31 PV played better in Saturday’s first game but lost 4-2. The Pumas rallied late, scoring 2 in the bottom of the 6th to pull within 1 but could not mount a 7th inning rally. “We played nervous and a bit scared when we fell behind,” Solis noted. “Their pitcher had good command of both sides of the plate and they just played better than us in this game and deserved to win,” he continued. Ben Dorman (Marcos De Niza) was solid in his first collegiate game but lost. In the 2nd game, Jake Swift pitched 6 innings of no hit ball, leading PV to the win. Swift (1-0) was lifted after a leadoff single in the 7th inning. Tim DeVito (Sandra Day O’Connor) pitched a scoreless 7th. The win earned the Pumas a split in the series and pleased Solis. “We were aggressive on the bases, ran the bases well and Swift was exceptional.” Of the weekend’s results, and the overall performance of a roster including just 1 sophomore, Solis said “with all the work and effort put in, with the pre-game ceremony and the excitement, I’ll take it.” “We really gave them every chance in game 2 on Friday and we easily could be 3-1 but, if you had asked me beforehand, a 2- 2 record for the weekend would have been acceptable.” The Pumas hit the road for 4 non-conference games this week. They play Tuesday at Phoenix College (3pm), then travel to Tucson for a weekend series against Pima CC. Friday’s game is at 6pm. A twin bill on Saturday starts at noon. PV’s next home game is February 14th versus Mesa. Women’s Soccer Women's Soccer Ranked 13th Nationally in First NSCAA Poll August 24, 2009 For the fourth-straight year, the Pumas Women's Soccer program has been ranked within the Top 15 in the nation according the NSCAA's first poll of the season. Coming in at No. 13, Coach Kacey Bingham and co. look to improve upon a record 18-win performance in ’08 with another stellar season this year. “We are very happy to be nationally ranked again this year,” said Bingham of the Poll. “This is the fourth year in a row being ranked in the Top 15 in the nation and I am really excited about this upcoming season.” “I feel our team this year has a lot of potential and we are hoping to compete for a Region Championship,” continued Bingham. “We have several good returners complimented by a very talented incoming class and that should once again make for a great year.” The Pumas officially kick off their 2009 season Wednesday, September 2 at Chandler-Gilbert CC (4:30 pm).
PUMAS WOMEN’S SOCCER SET FOR SEASON OPENER Slated to kick off their season against Chandler-Gilbert with an away game on Wednesday, Sept. 2nd at 4:30 pm, the Pumas’ Women’s Soccer program look to begin their ’09 regular-season schedules with a convincing win. The Pumas’ Women’s coach Coach Kacey Bingham and her squad hope to continue the stellar momentum from ’08 that led to a record performance of 18 wins and a No. 10 ranking in the nation for all NJCAA DI Women’s Soccer programs. After housing six “All ACCAC” players and one NJCAA “All American” last year, the 2006 ACCAC “Coach of the Year”, Bingham, and her staff welcome 17 new recruits to the roster who look to add to that impressive total this year. Both the women's and men's teams have home-openers on Saturday, Sept. 5th with the Women hosting Cochise at 4:30 pm and the Men hosting Yavapai at 9:30 am. View the full Women’s & Men’s Soccer 2009 schedules below. 2009 Women's Soccer Schedule 2009 Men's Soccer Schedule
PUMAS MEN’S SOCCER SET FOR SEASON OPENER Slated to kick off their season against Chandler-Gilbert with an away game on Wednesday, Sept. 2nd at 7:00 pm, the Pumas’ Men’s Soccer program looks to begin their 20-game, ’09 regular-season schedule with a win. Coach Steven Green and his men's squad look to shake things up a bit and build on last year’s 5/14/1 performance with five new recruits hoping to make an immediate and positive impact on the team. After the squad went 13/10/1 two years ago with a record 62-goal performance on the season, the men vie to once again regain that form with a similar offensive barrage this year. Both men's and women's teams have home-openers on Saturday, Sept. 5th with the women hosting Cochise at 4:30 pm and the men hosting Yavapai at 9:30 am. View the full Women’s & Men’s Soccer 2009 schedules below. 2009 Men's Soccer Schedule 2009 Women's Soccer Schedule
Assistant Coaches Shine in Summer Collegiate Leagues PVCC Baseball assistant coach Troy Gerlach spent his summer as an assistant coach with the Amsterdam Mohawks of the New York Collegiate Baseball League. On August 8, Amsterdam won the 2009 NYCBL championship. This was the 4th championship for Amsterdam, which has been in the 31-year-old league since 1986. The Mohawks finished the season with a 30-12 record. PVCC’s assistant coach Thom Dreier also spent his summer with one of the Nation’s collegiate leagues. Dreier was the Head Coach of the Anchorage Bucs in the Alaska Baseball League. The Bucs finished second in the ABL with a 26-19 record.
Pumas top CGCC The Puma 9 climbed back into a share of the lead amongst Division 2 teams in the ACCAC standings today with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Coyotes from Chandler/Gilbert CC. PV (25-18/15-13) used a familiar formula, solid pitching and just enough offense, to claim victory. Starter Jake Swift went 7 strong innings but gave way to Tyler Blanchard who earned the victory with 2 scoreless innings in relief. Blanchard was helped by a pair of defensive gems in the 8th. First baseman Kyle Webber fielded a bunt attempt and threw out the lead runner at third for the first out of the inning. A Tim DeVito to Mike Ciombor to Webber double play ended the threat. The Pumas scored the winning run in the bottom of the inning when Colton Farnsworth walked and advance to second on a groundout. He then scored from 2nd base on a quirky infield single from Ciombor. Blanchard then retired the side in order in the 9th to seal the win. A big weekend series awaits with Glendale. The Gauchos currently trail PV by 2 games in the conference standings. The Pumas are at home on Friday at 3pm and venture to GCC for a noon game on Saturday.
Tough day for Pumas The conference doubleheader against Glendale did not go well as The Pumas were defeated twice. Nothing seemed to click for the Lady Pumas as they fell by scores of 13-3 and 7-1 The offense did not display its recent prowess, struggling in both games. The defense let the team down especially in game 2. Marissa Smith pitched a complete game allowing only 1 earned run of the 7 scored by GCC in the contest. PV goes to league leading PC for a twin bill Saturday at noon.
Golf Travels South The Pumas traveled down South to Tucson Monday and Tuesday for the Pima Invitational held at Dell Urich. Both Kendall Martin and Christina Ramirez showed strong despite high winds and heat. Contending with strong winds on Monday, the entire field had a challenging day. The most intimidating hole on the course, 17, proved no problem for either Puma. Driving over a water hazard that was more of a man-made lake, both ladies finished even on the par 3. Martin ended the day at 83 on the par 70 course. On Tuesday, with wind no longer a factor, the heat proved to be tiring. The Pumas showed strong despite the weather. Both women topped their Monday performances with Ramirez shooting an 86 and Martin finishing with an 82. Martin brought home a 5th place medal with her final score of 165. Women’s Golf Pumas host Mesa in BSB playoffs After a regular season ending series split with Gateway, PV's Pumas now turn their thoughts to the post-season. The Region I - Division II baseball tournament begins Thursday with the 4 highest Division II colleges from the final ACCAC standings participating. The top seeded Pumas, 23-15 ACCAC play, will host the #4 seed Mesa CC (13-25). Scottsdale, the #2 seed (21-17) will host third seeded Glendale (20-18). Each series will be a best of 3 games affair, with games Thursday and Friday at 3pm and Saturday, if necessary, at 12 noon. All games are played at the site of the high seed. Admission will be charged at each home site. Adults are $5, students with ID are $3 and children under 12 are free. This week's winners will play a best of 3 games series next week for the Region I championship and berth in the NJCAA Division II National Tournament in Enid, OK May 23-29. The championship series will be held at the site of the highest remaining seed. Women’s Golf Pumas clinch top seed in playoffs With a down to the wire finish and 6-5 win at Scottsdale yesterday, PV's baseball Pumas have clinched the top seed in next week's Region I Division II baseball tournament. The first year Pumas ball club now stands at 32-19 overall and 22-14 in conference play. "It's just hard to believe that this team has played the way it has this year," said head coach Victor Solis, "our guys have played their backsides off and competed every day." Jake Swift notched hit 8th victory of the season, against just 1 defeat, in 6 innings of work. Alan Gallegos, Kris Krasner and Mike Ciombor combined for 3 innings of relief, with Ciombor earning his 11th save of the season. The save did not come without drama however as the Artichokes loaded the bases with 1 out in the 9th. Eric Bond made a sliding catch on a diving liner to right field for the 2nd out before a game ending strikeout. "That was the type of game that was going to end that way, both teams played very hard and battled, the game could have ended with either team winning," added Solis. It was a team effort offensively with 5 different Pumas having 2 hit days. Joe Cuttone and Colton Farnsworth added an RBI to their 2 hits. Kyle Webber, Eric Bond and Vince Barreda also added single RBI's. Two regular season games versus GateWay remain for the Pumas, Friday at home at 3PM and Saturday at 6PM at Gene Autry Park in Mesa. Track & Field Pumas Continue to Re-Write Record Book Four members of Paradise Valley Community College’s distance crew competed at the Mt. Sac Relays, in Walnut, CA., this past weekend and continued in their assault on the Paradise Valley record books. Eric Harasyn, George Alex and Tailhar Hasson all broke PV’s previous 5000m track record of 14:46.48. The new record will go to Harasyn who finished the twelve-and-a-half lap race in 14:28.30. Alex finished three places behind Harasyn in 14:29.95 and Hasson finished in a very respectable 14:45.23. Jeremy Sudbury also competed in the 5000m race finishing in a time of 15:21.27. Four different Pumas have set school records a total of seven times this track and field season. Sudbury started things with a new indoor 5000m record (14:52.89), then Harasyn took over and set the indoor 3000m record (8:16.27). Outdoor saw Harasyn set the 1500m record with a time of 3:51.90, only to come back and break it again in 3:49.92. George Alex got into the action next breaking the school record in the 5000m (14:46.48). Not to be outdone, Aaron Sherf grabbed the 10000m record with a run of 32:44.44. And finally, Harasyn’s new 5000m record at Mt. Sac. The entire Pumas track and field team travels to La Jolla, California this weekend to compete in the UCSD Triton Invitational. Watch the record books!
Benson Posts Best Score in Puma History Ross Benson brought home a 1st place finish from the Chandler-Gilbert CC tournament at Toka Sticks GC this week. With a 66 on Monday and a 68 on Tuesday, Benson’s 134 is the best ever total by any Puma in program history. The team posted a 2nd place finish at the tournament. The Pumas finished only five strokes behind 1st place South Mountain CC. Freshman Trent Ehnes finished 6th with a score of 139. The Men’s Golf team will compete in the Regional Tournament next week (Thursday, April 30-Sunday, May 3) at Vistal GC in Phoenix.
Pumas Sign With University of Oklahoma Paradise Valley Community College’s Eric Harasyn and Jeremy Sudbury have signed NCAA National Letters of Intent with the University of Oklahoma. Harasyn and Sudbury, two of PVCC’s most decorated distance runners, were being sought after by a number of powerhouse programs, but felt that Oklahoma was the best fit. “They had all kinds of schools contacting them; Iona, Arizona State, Abilene Christian, Arizona, Queen’s, Arkansas and Iowa State but when Eric and Jeremy visited Oklahoma, they knew that they had found a home,” said Coach David Barney. “I’ve known (Coach) Martin Smith for a long time and I think that he’ll take good care of them. They might even win another national championship,” smiled Barney. “Coach Smith and Coach Barney are like clones,” commented Sudbury. “They like doing things the old-fashioned way, with hard work, character, class, no shortcuts and with Americans” added Harasyn. Harasyn and Sudbury led the Pumas to this past fall’s NJCAA Men’s Division I Cross Country National Championship team title and have just kept on going since. “They won the cross country, then they both set school records indoor, Eric just missed the national championship in the indoor 3000m, Jeremy is leading the nation in the 3000m Steeplechase, and they’ve led a group of four or five guys on the team in obliterating practically every distance record we have,” stated Barney. “We’re certainly going to miss these guys next year, but they’ll be a great addition to the Sooners!” Oklahoma has one of the most prolific athletic departments in the country, and has recently become a national power in both cross country and track and field. Coach Martin Smith, in his fourth year at Oklahoma, has revived an ailing program and turned it into the class of the Big 12. Prior to coming to Oklahoma, Coach Smith won five NCAA Division I National Championship titles.
Brummett Named ACCAC Pitcher of the Week Selby Brummett was named the ACCAC Division II Pitcher of the Week, for the week ending April 18. Brummett gave an outstanding performance in the first game of a double header on Saturday against visiting Cochise. He went six innings, giving up two hits, two walks and no runs in PV’s 1-0 win over the Apaches. With Saturday’s win, Brummett improved his season record to 6-6 posting a 2.43 ERA.
Strong Showing at Regional Tournament On Wednesday and Thursday the Pumas competed in the Region I Men’s Tennis Tournament, with a trip to the National Tournament in the balance. They made it! With singles wins by Brian Thieme, Kamo Danielian and Scott Carter in the morning rounds the men were off to a great start. All three advanced to the semifinals where they lost to Scottsdale or Mesa, who finished first and second respectively in the final standings. In the afternoon big wins in doubles from Brian Thieme and Shaun Rade at the #1 position and Kamo Danielian and Feroz Rast I playing #2 proved to be the winning margin for the men. Both doubles teams showed well in semifinal matches, but each came up against eventual champions from Scottsdale. The National Tournament will be played in Plano, TX; May 11-15. This will be the second appearance for PVCC men in the last five years. In 2007 the team finished 12th in the nation.
Pumas earn sweep! The Pumas defeated Scottsdale CC Tuesday by scores of 13-1 and 16-6. The team played excellent defense in the wins, committing just 1 error on the day. With the wins, PV (18-29-1/10-22) remains alive in the hunt for a first ever playoff berth. The winning pitcher in game 1 was AD Abril. Abril tossed a complete game allowing 5 hits and only an unearned run. The offense came back to life scoring 13 runs on 12 hits. Leading the offense was Tori Munhall who went 2 for 3, w/2 doubles and 4 RBI. Abril and Kimmie Simons both went 2 for 3 and combined for 3 RBI. Marissa Smith pitched 5 strong innings allowing 0 runs on 2 hits to earn the win in game 2. The offense totaled 16 runs on 18 hits and was led by Lindsay Vollmer who went 2 for 4 and ended the game with a grand slam. Tori Munhall was 2 for 2 with 4 RBI and Jessica Churizzi went 3 for 3 with 2 RBI. Kim Galindo had 3 hits in 5 trips, Simons Smith each added a pair of hits. The team plays its final home game Saturday at 12 noon against Chandler-Gilbert.
Pumas are Playoff Bound! With a series sweep earlier this week over cross town foe Phoenix College, PV's first year baseball Pumas have clinched a berth in the 2009 Region I Division 2 baseball tournament. PV (28-19/18-14) posted a 4-3 win at Phoenix on Tuesday, then blanked the Bears at home on Wednesday 7-0. The top 4 Division II teams in the final ACCAC standings qualify for this year's playoffs. Paradise Valley and Scottsdale are tied atop the current D2 standings at 18-14. Both teams have secured a spot in the post-season and will hope to fend off Glendale (16-16) and Phoenix (13-19) in the chase for home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Mesa (11-21) and Chandler/Gilbert (11-21) remain alive for a spot in the top 4. All teams have 6 conference games remaining and the road remains tough for PV. Cochise College comes to town for a Saturday noon twinbill and the Apaches are in the hunt for a berth in the D1 playoffs. SCC's Artichokes are on the schedule for single games next Tuesday and Wednesday. The Pumas will face GateWay in their final two regular season games next Friday and Saturday. Softball Pumas rally late for win PV's baseball Pumas scored 2 runs in the 9th to tie the game and 2 more runs in the 10th to capture a 4-2 win at Glendale yesterday. The win splits the 2 game series with the Gauchos and keeps the Pumas (26-19/16-14) tied for 1st place among Division 2 teams in the ACCAC standings. Mario Carrasco started and turned in his 2nd solid outing in a row. "He was good," said coach Victor Solis, "his fastball had some life and he threw his off speed pitches with control." Despite yielding just 2 runs over 7.2 innings,Carrasco did not get a decision. Tyler Blanchard cooled a GCC 8th inning rally before yielding to Mike Ciombor in the 9th. Ciombor pitched 2 scoreless innings to notch the win. In the PV 9th, two singles and an error loaded the bases for Eric Bond. Bond delivered a 2RBI double to tie the game but PV could not push across the winning run in that inning. In the 10th a Devin Thaut RBI single and a Payden Yarmer sacrifice fly plated the go ahead and insurance runs. The Pumas next face Phoenix College in a 2 game series today and Wednesday. Today's game is at PC at 6pm. The Pumas host Phoenix Wednesday at 3.
A pair of wins against SM The Pumas defeated visiting South Mountain CC yesterday by scores of 2-1 and 11-1. The victories inch the Pumas closer to a possible playoff berth and raise their overall season record to 15-24-1. Game 1 - WP Ad Abril tossed her 4th consecutive complete game allowing 1 run on 8 hits. The defense committed just 1 error behind her. Kimmie Simons led the offense by going 3-3. Tori Munhall blasted her 14th HR, a solo shot in the 4th inning. A Lindsay Vollmer 5th inning double drove in Jessica Dinielli for what would prove to be the game winning run. Game 2 - WP Marissa Smith combined with reliever Tera Sutton to limit the Cougars to 1 run on 5 hits. The pair combined for 5 strikeouts. The defense was again outstanding as the offense came back to life in game 2. The Pumas collected 11 runs on 11 hits with 9 RBI's and 4 extra base hits. Jessica Dinielli went 3-3 and scored 2 runs. Munhall added 2 more HR's (15,16) and 4 RBI in her 2 plate appearances. Marissa Smith also went 2-2, Vollmer added a double with 3 RBI. The team travels to Mesa CC on Saturday for a doubleheader beginning at 12pm. Softball A split for the Pumas PV's Pumas earned a split in their conference opening twin bill on Saturday. PV (2-3-1/1-1 )blasted GateWay in the opener by a 10-1 margin, then fell 8-7 in the nightcap. Freshman Marissa Smith tossed a complete game in the opener to capture her 2nd win of the young season. PV's bats were alive all day as the Pumas banged out 26 hits in the 2 games. Tori Munhall was spectacular at the plate going 7/8 with 2 doubles, a home run and 8 RBI. Kristin Enos hit a run home run for the PV squad as well. "We were error free in the first game and hit the ball well, unfortunately it did not stay that way all day," said coach Nick Candrea. Four errors led to 5 unearned runs as AD Abril took the loss in the nightcap. The Pumas travel to Coolidge to play a double header against Central Arizona to day and return home for a double header against Eastern AZ at noon on Saturday. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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