The Willow Glen Resident

Sports Briefs

Beltran an all-leaguer

Annie Beltran of Mitty was named to the all-league team when the girls' soccer coaches in the Mt. Hamilton Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League named their winter's best recently. Beltran, a junior defender, was a first-team selection, and her teammate, goalkeeper Andrea Reinke, was tabbed to the all-league honorable mention list.

Beltran and Reinke each came up through the youth soccer ranks in Willow Glen and currently play locally for the Central Valley Magic under-19 squad.

Rams lost heartbreaker

The Willow Glen boys' volleyball team made a valiant comeback, but the Rams couldn't pull out a win in a match against Saratoga in the Santa Teresa Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League.

Willow Glen lost the first two games of the match 15-0, 15-7, but the Rams battled back with a pair of wins to tie the match, winning 15-12, 15-9. But Saratoga won the fifth and deciding game of the match 15-12 to pull out the team win.

Willow Glen slipped to 7-5 for the year and to 4-5 in the division with the loss. The Falcons are 10-0 and in first place in the division.

Rams net win

Senior Enis Tursic posted a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 1 singles to lead the Willow Glen boys' tennis team to a 6-1 win over Oak Grove last week.

The win was sandwiched by a pair of losses, though, as the Rams slipped to 6-5 in the Santa Teresa Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League.

The Rams, now 10-7 for the year, lost 5-2 to Piedmont Hills to open the week, then lost a 4-3 heartbreaker to Mt. Pleasant to close out the week.

In between, Willow Glen managed an easy win over the Eagles. Tursic led the Rams to the win with Nick Kan winning 6-4, 6-1 at No. 2 singles, Meehan Lunt winning 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) at No. 4 and Rich Hiraga winning 6-2, 6-3 at No. 5. Will Burns and Nick Perez teamed for a 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles.

Hunter nailed a 6-4, 6-4 victory at No. 3 singles, and Anthony Dean and Vince Butera combined for a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles, but Willow Glen lost 5-2 to the Pirates.

Hunter pulled out a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles and Hiraga won 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 at No. 5 singles in the loss to Mt. Pleasant. Burns and Perez joined forces for a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles.

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