VACAVILLE,CA (November 8, 2005) -- On a windy, testing day and on a tough, par-71, 6,021-yard Green Tree GC, Monte Vista High of Danville proved true to the consistent approach it had utilized all year.
With all six players shooting within 13 strokes of one another, the team was able to defend its 2004 championship by seven strokes. "The strength of our team is depth," said first-year head coach Cheryl Burleigh, a chemistry teacher at the school. "On any day, anyone can go low. The girls work hard to develop consistency - they really help each other out."
Monte Vista was led Jordan Ontiveros, whose 79 was closely followed by teammate Michelle Hatsushi's 81 in the format that takes the best five of six scores. As testament to its depth, no Monte Vista player finished amongst the top seven scores. "It feels great to win," Coach Burleigh said, "and there were some great scores here today." With the win, Monte Vista becomes the second team to repeat as champion, following in the footsteps of Sacramento St. Francis, who won the first five championships.
The top three teams qualified for the state tournament, to be played November 16 at the PGA Southern California GC in Beaumont. Along with Monte Vista, Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills and Santa Catalina of Monterey booked trips to the state tournament. True to consistent form, all three top finishing teams had earlier won respective sectional championships.
The individual title was captured by an unheralded freshman, 14-year-old Joy Kim of Albany High in Berkeley. Kim's even-par 71 was good for a three-shot win. "I putted really well today," the champion said, "I was concentrating really well. I have a lot of confidence now - I was nervous before." Kim's steady approach to her game paid dividends on a day when only her score was equal to par: "I just want to shoot my best. It doesn't really matter to me where I finish."
The top six individuals not on qualifying teams moved on to the state tournament. University of Arkansas-bound Corrina Rees of Pacific Grove was runner-up at 74. Third place was captured by Ariana Patterson of Santa Catalina while the last of the medals was earned by Mia Kabasakalis of College Prep. After a playoff, defending state champion Joanne Lee of Carlmont, Hannah Summerhays of Del Campo and Nicole Ferrero of Lodi secured spots in the state field.
Team Finish (top three qualify for state)
Monte Vista 421
Oak Ridge 428
Santa Catalina 429
Lodi 440
McClatchy 444
St. Ignatius 460
Amador Valley 467
Menlo-Atherton 472
Windsor 476
Pleasant Valley 477
Lowell 507
Foothill 553
Individuals (top 6 not on a qualifying team move on, * - playoff)
Joy Kim (I) Albany 71
Corinna Rees (I) Pacific Grove 74
Ariana Patterson Santa Catalina 76
Mia Kabasakalis (I) College Prep 77
Hannah Summerhays (I) Del Campo 78 *
Joanne Lee (I) Carlmont 78 *
Nicole Ferrero Lodi 78 *
Chelsea Stelzmiller (i) Union Mine 78
Jordan Ontiveros Monte Vista 79
Kate McCreary Windsor 79
Laura Mesa-Zuluaga Oak Ridge 79
Marina Martinez (I) Beyer 79
Taylor Lee (I) Acalanes 79
Chelsea Czinski Oak Ridge 80
Christina Corpus (I) San Leandro 80
Diana Hong (I) Rio Americano 80
Eleana Collins Santa Catalina 80
Candace Chan McClathchy 81
Michelle Hatsushi Monte Vista 81
Rachael Wilens Oak Ridge 82
Joi Pentin Amador Valley 83
Kate Tscharner Lodi 83
Erin Sears Pleasant Valley 84
Jane Lee Monte Vista 84
Jari-Lee Tolentino St. Ignatius 84
Katrina Briones Lowell 84
Meaghan Kari Windsor 84
Rosalie Tolentino St. Ignatius 84
Eugenia Guerra Santa Catalina 85
Keiko Fukuda St. Ignatius 85
Sunny Zhang Monte Vista 85
Chelsea Vilinskas Lodi 86
Lauren Oh Amador Valley 86
Molly Jasco Pleasant Valley 86
Jennifer Brumbaugh (I) Scotts Valley 87
Theresa Tenisi Menlo-Atherton 87
Amanda Rochita Lowell 88
Jordan Micek Menlo-Atherton 88
Maddison Card Foothill 88
Erika Salinas McClatchy 89
Kercia Brakel Lodi 89
Brandi Thomas Oak Ridge 90
Kristen Meyers McClatchy 90
Megan Morgan (I) Enterprise 90
Salla Rapakko Menlo-Atherton 90
Sarah Randall Amador Valley 90
Caroline Murray Monte Vista 91
Courtney Mazzei Santa Catalina 91
Ailee Kinoshita McClatchy 92
Becky Miller Monte Vista 92
Sammie Quon McClatchy 92
Jamie Kirk McClatchy 94
Mele Latu Menlo-Atherton 94
Kaitlyn Morgan Oak Ridge 97
Leslie Morgan Oak Ridge 97
Ryan Tuttle Santa Catalina 97
Adrienne Carlson Pleasant Valley 98
Heather Fegley Pleasant Valley 100
Rachel Reed (I) Aragon 100
Alison Fung (I) Lincoln 101
Arielle Chong Amador Valley 101
Emily Westphal Foothill 101
Megan West St. Ignatius 101
Michelle Lee Lowell 101
Paige Hudson Windsor 101
Julie Park Santa Catalina 103
Jackie Fazzio Windsor 104
Jaclyn Fletcher Lodi 104
Renee Elegia St. Ignatius 106
Kamille Laffins Amador Valley 107
Victoria Student St. Ignatius 107
Whitney Small (I) Shasta 107
Haley Shoemaker Windsor 108
Alex Andersson Pleasant Valley 109
Allie Stroud Menlo-Atherton 113
Heather McCrady Windsor 113
Andrea Gonzales Foothill 114
Ashley Strain (I) Enterprise 115
Lilly Page-Blau Lowell 115
Kelly McKeehan Amador Valley 118
Hannah Main Foothill 119
Jane Reynolds Lowell 119
Christina McDermott (I) Mt. Shasta 121
Lauren Verity Menlo-Atherton 122
Devalin Jackson Lowell 126
Jaime Malone Pleasant Valley 127
Samantha Camuso Foothill 131
Erica Gibbons Lodi 141
Tera Allen Foothill 156
