Great ending in fall sports at Hartnell College

Daniel Tapia became the school's first ever indiviual state champion by taking first Saturdayat the state meet at Woodward Park in Fresno. He ran a staggerring 20:05, th fifth fastest time ever run on the course.The Hartnell women produced the highest team finish since the state meet went to a one-division format. They took seventh overall out of 26 teams.

The womens volleball team closed the season with a three-game sweep of rival Monterey. The Panthers used a complete team effort to beat the lobos and finish the year11-11. Ronnie Brambila had 17 digs for the panthers, Alba Cortez had 10 kills and Briana Morena had eight kills and four blocks.

The Hartnell football team was the southern division coast conference 2009 co-champions. The panthers ended the season by beating rival Monterey 55-34. Quarterback Dwayne Gatlin threw for 265 yards in first half. In addition, he completed the uncommon feat of scoring 3 different touchdowns. He passed for 1 touchdown, ran for another, and caught 1 touchdown. A key turning point in the game was a blocked punt in the 3rd quarter by Pablo Navarro which was scooped up by Jarvous smith and ran back for 60 yards for a touchdown.

Our mens and womens soccer teams finished last week. The men didn't reach the Northern California playoffs for the first time in nearly five years. They finished with a 12-6-2. The women fell to league champions skyline 3-1. The women improved with every game. Congratulations to the men and women fall sports. Great season to all the panthers. Next up. Mens and womens basketball.

Fantastic Week for Hartnell Sports

The week started off by our Mens and Womens soccer team playing a double header friday afternoon. The men defeated Rival Monterey 6-0 while the women beat Canada college 2-1. That night our womens volleyball team played a tough match against West Valley before losing to one of the top teams in the conference. Also our Mens and womens basketball teams started their seasons off with the men going 2-1 in the Ohlone tournament and winning the consolation trophy. The women played in the Consumnes River tournament. They went 1-2 and played for the consolation trophy against Modesto and lost a close one. Our Womens Cross Country team brought home the Northern California Championship at Crystal Springs. They beat conference champs DeAnza college 74-79. Our men finished 8th and qualified for the Sate Championships. The big story was Daniel Tapia. He came in first place with a time of 20:49.
This is the second year in a row Tapia won the Individual Northern California Championship. Later that night our Football team took on Gavilan College. Going into the contest Hartnell was 2-1 and trying to stay on top of the league. Falling behind early 14-0, Hartnell scored 40 unanswered points to beat Gavilan 40-21 and stay atop the conference with a 3-1 record. They will be playing rival Monterey this Saturday and try to get a share of the Conference Championship. Great job all the way around for our Men's and Women's Teams.

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONS

For the fourth time in program history the womens cross country team won the northern california championships. Led by fifth place finisher Ellie Herrera, the ladies knocked off top seeded Deanza 74-79. Also playing a huge role in the teams first place finish were Jazmin Suarez, Priscilla Meza, Myra Garcia, Emilse Tapia, and Stephanie Castro. For doing an outstanding job in leading the lady panthers to a championship, Coach Chris Zepeda was awarded the Northern California womens Coach of the Year. Outstanding Job to our Womens Cross Country team.
Sophomore Daniel Tapia is just one race away from becoming the greatest distance runner ever at Hartnell College. Already a two time Coast Conference champion in cross country, double state champion in track at 5,000 and 10,000 meters, school record holder in the same events, last year's Norcal cross country champion, and state runner-up in 2008. Tapia came one step closer by winning his second Northern California title. Tapia broke a 13 year old school record at Crystal Springs held by Steve Moreno. Tapia's time was 20:49. The mens team finished 8th. Great efforts were recorded by Rigo Vasquez, Alejandro Alcaraz, Robert Anderson, and Eric Yepez. Great job mens and womens cross country and good luck at the State Championships.

Upcoming sporting events this week

The mens and womens cross country team travel to Crystal Springs this Saturday November 7 up by San Mateo for the Northern California championships. Daniel Tapia, last years mens champion and Ellie Herrera for the women will try to lead their teams to a Norcal Championship. Both the men and womens team placed second at the conference championships. Again they will be looking to compete at a very high level . This friday our mens and womens soccer teams will play a double header at 12:30 and 3:00 p.m. Our men will play first against rival Monterey while our women will play second against West Valley. Also playing this friday is our womens volleyball team. They have a great matchup against West Valley college. Game starts at 6:30 p.m. And to end the week a very important league game for our Panther Football team. They are at the top of league with a 2-1 record. They travel to Gavilan college who is also 2-1. Game time is at 7:00 p.m. Good luck to the men and women student athletes at Hartnell College for their hard work and dedication in the classroom and on the playing fields.