Pioneer Sports Shorts

By The Pioneer 2 days ago

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (Mar. 31, 2025) — The Terrapins had 57 swimmers ranging from 8-18 years make the trek to the Phoenix Winter Invitational last month. The swimmers did not disappoint as they came in third overall behind two local teams, host Phoenix and Scottsdale swim clubs, each of which had three or four times as many swimmers.

Five Terrapins took home high point awards for their respective age groups: Grace Willis (11-12 girls), Thomas Reed (11-12 boys), Simone Morrison (13-14 girls), Morgan Wendler (13-14 boys) and Diego Castaneda (17-18 boys). Many Terrapin swimmers achieved best times and new cuts (age group champ times, Far Western Times, Sectional times and Futures) in Phoenix.

YV High honors 6 new Athletic Hall of Fame inductees

Ygnacio Valley High School Athletic Hall of Fame honored its Class of 2023 in March, with a dinner and induction ceremony at Zio Fraedo’s in Pleasant Hill. The newest members are Ryan Carey (Class of 1991), Lara Canders (2008), Tom Prado (1987), Richard Ravreby (1969), Matt Vaughn (1987) and golf coach Greg Williams.

Concord Cup soccer registration open for historic 30th tournament

Registration is open for Concord Cup XXX youth soccer tournament on May 17-18 for girls and boys 10U through 19U teams from AYSO, US Club Soccer and US Youth Soccer programs. Teams in bronze through silver divisions are invited to participate in this special 30th edition of the area’s largest tournament. The discount entry fee rate offer ends March 31. Team applications are open at concordcup.com.

Local recreation swim teams taking signups

The summer recreation swim season is just around the corner and nine local teams are taking signups. To register for these Concord, Pleasant Hill and Clayton teams visit their ­website:

Walnut Creek Aquanut athletes, coach part of gold and bronze medal USA teams at Artistic ­Swimming World Cup in Paris

Five Aquanut athletes and long-time Aquanut coach Tammy McGregor were part of the gold and bronze medal winning United States National Teams at the recent Artistic Swimming World Cup in Paris. McGregor, a 1996 and 2000 Olympian, is the new head coach for the National Team. She and five WCA athletes moved to Los Angeles to begin centralized training with the National Team last fall. Emileen Moore is a freshman at UCLA and balances college classes with full-time training while Morgan Woelfel of Concord and Karen Xue are finishing their senior years of high school online while training. Both will be attending Stanford in the fall.

The youngest Aquanut to make the move is sophomore Ghizal Akbar of Pleasant Hill. At 16, she is the youngest member of the squad. Akbar, Xue and Moore are also all flyers, the athletes on top of the acrobatic lifts that helped bring medals to the USA at this first 2025 World Cup event. Coach McGregor said, “We went after some difficult and risky acrobatics, and I am really proud of how this team went after it. It’s always a transition after an Olympic Games with new staff and new athletes, and I am excited about how much depth the U.S. has going forward.”

Ana Martinez, the fifth Aquanut member of the National Team, and a former Mexican National Team member, expects to be cleared to compete with the U.S. at the World Championships in Singapore this July.

Terrapins Swim Team offering spring Orange program 

Terrapins Swim Club has a spring Orange program for swimmers six years and older who have completed advanced swim lessons and are interested in learning about the swim team experience. The spring program runs Tuesdays and Thursdays at Concord Community Pool Mar. 25 through May 29. For more info and to register for Terrapins swim programs visit terrapinswim.com.

Concord Cup soccer registration open for historic 30th tournament

Registration is open for Concord Cup XXX youth soccer tournament on May 17-18 for girls and boys 10U through 19U teams from AYSO, US Club Soccer and US Youth Soccer programs. Teams in bronze through silver divisions are invited to participate in this special 30th edition of the area’s largest tournament. The discount entry fee rate offer ends March 31. Team applications are open at concordcup.com.

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