Longtime resident Arthur Bliss Carter aced his final serve on November 8, after 85 wonderful years of life. He passed on peacefully at Saint John’s Hospital in Santa Monica after declining health and kidney failure. Born July 8, 1922 in Bisbee, Arizona, Art moved with his family a year later to Redondo Beach. He graduated from Redondo High School, where he excelled in track and set several high school records that stood for decades. He attended Santa Barbara State College on a track scholarship. His education was interrupted by World War II, when he served as a naval aviator from 1943 until 1945. Following the war, Art completed his education at the University of Southern California, earning a master’s degree in educational administration. A resident of Pacific Palisades for 50 years, Art taught at Lincoln Junior High School in Santa Monica. He later became head of the architectural department at Santa Monica City College, where he instructed for many years. Additionally, he operated his own architectural design business. From early childhood onward, Art had an enduring affection for the outdoors. He especially enjoyed hiking and fishing in the High Sierras. He was passionate about art and music, and was particularly fond of painting in water colors and acrylics. Although his hands were the size of roasts, he could paint the most intricate and detailed landscapes. Art loved to travel, making frequent visits throughout Europe and extensive trips to Greece. He was truly a Renaissance man. Upon retiring, Art enjoyed long, warm leisurely days at his timeshares in Puerto Vallarta and Palm Springs, where he painted, read and relaxed. Otherwise, he could usually be found on the tennis courts. At home, his favorite hobby was gardening, and he spent many happy hours fulfilling his love of roses and growing his own fruits and vegetables. An honorable man, a loving husband and caring father and grandfather, Art was predeceased by his wife, Eleanor, and a son, Rand. He is survived by his wife of many years, Lyn, and his daughter with Eleanor, Kim Scott (husband Vance) and granddaughters Allison and Kendall of Manhattan Beach. He will be sorely missed by his devoted family and friends alike who have especially fond memories of his wry wit and dry humor. A private memorial is planned. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Redondo Union High School track program, 631 Vincent Park, Redondo Beach, CA 90277.
Doree Dunlap, 58
Palisades Native, College Art Professor
Former Pacific Palisades resident Doree Dunlap, an art professor and staff member for nearly 30 years at Orange Coast College, lost a long battle with breast cancer October 6. She was 58 years old. Doree grew up in the Palisades with her parents, David and Jeanne, and her brother, David III. They lived in one of the oldest homes in the Marquez area for 19 years. In 1967, Doree graduated from Palisades High School, where she used her artistic talent for school publications. She then attended Santa Monica College before earning her bachelor’s degree and master’s in conceptual art drawing and design from Otis Art Institute. Before joining Orange Coast College’s faculty in 1975, Doree was an exhibiting artist in graphics, video and drawing. She created illustrations for Teen magazine, MGM Records, Fashion Illustration and Fashion Week magazine and her work was featured in galleries in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Seattle, Boston, Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Hartford, Laguna Beach and Kassel, Germany. Since 2003, Doree had been director of Orange Coast’s new Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion. Doree took time away from the college from 1997 to 2001 to launch 1451 International, Ltd., a firm that acquired exclusive worldwide licensing agreements with the Vatican Library in Rome. She selected and curated more than 300 images’for worldwide distribution’from the Vatican Library’s collection of more than 2.3 million works of art, maps, books, sculpture and ancient manuscripts. For three years she worked as a researcher at the Biblioteca Apostolica at the Vatican and at the Drawing Room of the Uffizi Museum in Florence, Italy. Many more outstanding accomplishments in the field of art are credited to her, but one her parents like to remember is that she trained the docents at the Getty Museum when it first opened’even calling them her ‘Getty Girls.’ Doree leaves behind her sons, Tyler, Hugh and Aaron; her parents, David and Jeanne; her brother David of Long Beach; and two nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, English professor Ed Dornan, who died of a heart attack in 2005. A memorial service was held October 26 in the Arts Pavilion at the Orange County Register with some 250 friends in attendance.
Onward and Upward
Dolphins Turn Tables on San Pedro, Advance to Section Volleyball Finals
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
Last November, San Pedro ended the Dolphins’ season. On Tuesday night, Palisades returned the favor. Playing perhaps its best match yet, the Palisades High girls varsity team swept the visiting Pirates, 25-20, 25-15, 25-19, in a reversal of last season’s City Section semifinal. “They beat us in three at their place last year so it was our turn,” Pali senior Teal Johnson said. “I felt for the first time today that we put everything together and we’re playing our best.” Top-seeded Palisades, seeking its 24th City title, advanced to Saturday’s championship match at Occidental College in Eagle Rock. The final is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. Even Palisades Coach Chris Forrest was impressed. “This was one of our prettier wins,” Forrest said. “We took them out of their game. I figured if we could disrupt their passing we’d be effective and that proved to be the case.” Fourth-seeded San Pedro (22-10) pulled to within 19-18 in the first game, but Alex Lunder and Kelsey Kiel combined to stuff block Pirates’ hitter Shannon Miller and Lunder closed out the game six points later with a crosscourt kill. “Alex played an incredible match,” Forrest said. “She hit over .650 and didn’t make an error.” San Pedro led 19-18 in Game 3 before Laura Goldsmith tied it with a kill. Goldsmith ended the match with a pair of aces, propelling Palisades to its first final since 2003. “We really wanted this match,” Lunder said. “We played Pedro at the beginning of the year and won. They are a lot better now, but we are too.” It was an abrupt end to a magical run for San Pedro, which had advanced to the finals each of the previous three seasons. “I think experience and the home court advantage were huge factors,” San Pedro Coach Sam Tejada said. “Last year, we were more experienced and we were at home. This year, we’re a young team and they took advantage of our mistakes.” The Dolphins (23-8) had to wait a day to find out who they would face across the net Saturday night because the other semifinal, between No. 2 Venice and No. 3 Taft, was moved to Wednesday. Venice ultimately prevailed in five games. “Venice and Taft are both very good teams,” Lunder said. “To win, we’ll have to play as good as we did tonight.” Palisades beat the Gondos in the finals of their own tournament, then the teams split two Western League matches–each winning on the opponents’ home floor. The Dolphins did not play Taft this season. “I don’t want to play Venice,” Forrest said. “I have a lot of respect for both teams. Both have good coaches. I just think we have more weapons against Taft than Venice.”
Tennis “Sloppy” Against Venice
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
On paper, it was just another easy win for the Palisades High girls tennis team. However, Head Coach Bud Kling was none too pleased with the Dolphins’ 6-1 rout of Venice in last Wednesday’s City quarterfinal match. That’s because he felt his team was “sloppy” and needs to play sharper if it hopes to defend its City championship. “Several of the matches were much closer than they should have been,” Kling said. “I want us to be improving each match, especially now in the playoffs.” Despite handily beating their Western League rivals for the third time this season, the top-seeded Dolphins (17-2) showed chinks in their armor that, although not evident against the overmatched Gondoliers, could pose a problem in subsequent matches. Palisades beat fourth-seeded Granada Hills 6-1 in the semifinals on Wednesday and will play second-seeded Taft in the finals at Balboa Tennis Center on Friday at 1 p.m. “We may have caught a bit of break not having to play both Carson and Taft,” Kling said after the Venice match. “I think we match up better with Granada Hills but we’ll see how it goes.” Palisades’ only two defeats this season were to Southern Section powers Beverly Hills and Mira Costa and neither of those teams was at the Palisades Recreation Center courts last Wednesday. Instead it was ninth-seeded Venice, fresh off an opening-round upset over No. 8 Sylmar. “There’s a saying that you never want to play the same team three times in one season,” Kling said. “Fortunately for us it worked out for the best, although they played well in several sets.” It appeared Palisades was on its way to an easy sweep when No. 1 singles player Katy Nikolova blanked the Gondos’ Sally Mercado, 6-0, 6-0, and Kathryn Cullen beat Venice’s Ann Yun, 6-1, 6-0, at the No. 3 spot. Phoebe Driscoll and partner Yasamin Ghiasi moved the Dolphins one match away from victory with a 6-3, 6-1 triumph at No. 2 doubles, but that clinching point would not come easy. In a duel between No.1 doubles teams, the Gondos’ tandem of Jessica Haraga and Kima Moreno rallied to outlast Palisades’ Audrey Ashraf and Erika Lee, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(3). Venice’s top pair was aggressive at the net and capitalized on numerous unforced errors by the Dolphins’ duo to prevail in a tense match that lasted over two hours. At No. 4 singles, Palisades’ Genna Rochlin lost the first set to Kristine Kamimura, before winning the last two, 7-5, 7-5, to pull out the match. “Genna was playing the other girls’ game in the first set but she made some adjustments in the second set and had better results,” Kling said. The remaining matches were merely a formality, as Palisades’ Rose Schlaff and Marina Sterngold won, 6-4, 6-3, at No. 3 doubles and freshman Samantha Kogan won, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 2 singles to provide the final margin. “If we make it to the finals against Taft that is going to be really tough and we’ll need to be playing our best to beat them,” Kling said after the Venice match. “There’s a reason why they got the No. 2 seed.”
Falcons Win League Titles
The 7th grade class at St. Matthew’s achieved a rare double last Thursday, winning league championships in volleyball and flag football on the same day. The girls’ volleyball team defeated Harvard-Westlake 25-12, 25-13, to win the Delphic League championship on St. Matthew?s home court. A few miles away, at Norton Field in Santa Monica, the Falcons’ flag football team defeated Windward 34-26 to win the Pacific Basin League’s B-Division crown. The volleyball team completed an undefeated season (10-0 overall, 7-0 in league) by overpowering the Wolverines, 25-12, 25-13. Rachel Enzer put the first game out of reach with a nine-point serving run that gave St. Matthew?s a commanding 19-3 lead. Enzer also served the last five points to close out the match. Coach Andy Bernstein said the entire roster, including Enzer, Molly Kornfiend, Shanna Scott, Kelsey Reynolds, Olivia and Isabella Fitzgerald-Harewood. Julia Habiby, Lauren Beaver, Hailey Biscow, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, India Rowland and Mary Morrissey, contributed to the victory. “This was one of the best serving teams I?ve ever coached,” Bernstein said. “Our defense was phenomenal.” The flag football team, meanwhile, was matched against a Windward team it had defeated 14-8 the week before. This time, St. Matthew?s took a 6-0 lead on a 10-yard pass from Chad Kanoff to Chris Sebastian. The Falcons took a 14-12 lead into halftime when Kanoff connected with Justice Sefas on a 23-yard score, then passed to John O?Day for the two-point conversion. Sefas opened the second half with a 40-yard touchdown run and Kanoff ran in the two-point conversion. Kanoff?s seven-yard score pushed the lead to 28-12. The Wildcats cut the lead to 28-26 in the fourth quarter but Jordan Bostick?s interception return for a touchdown iced the game in the final minute. Coach Gary Bradison called the win a ?team effort? that required the efforts of every player, including Jonny Bellano, Hugo Bertram, Michael Bradley, Nick Edel, Cooper Hathaway, Kurt Kirschner, Chase Klein, Beau McGinley, Christian Ondaatje, Nick Perr, Emmet Power, Taylor Stokes, Thomas Tortorici and Spencer Washburn. On Saturday, it was the Falcons’ 6-8th grade swim team made a splash in the Delphic League Championships at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, placing second behind Harvard-Westlake. The girls’ 200 medley relay of Maggie Adair, Jo Kremer, Courtney Carswell and Julia Combs and boys’ 200 relay team of Matt Chen, Nick Edel, Kevin Carswell, and Stephen Carr each dropped time to earn valuable points. In the girls’ 100 medley relay, Issy Alsobrook, Annie Hill, Margie Iselin and Amy Nadal beat their seed time, as did Ali Slemaker, Alessandra Laurent, Caroline Alford, and Mackenzie Howe. In the boys’ event, Alex Landau, Brandon Kupfer, Kieran Sheridan, and Alex Kahn finished fourth in a season-best time of 1:13.33 while Preston Clifford, Matthew Moses, Hadley Kia and Andrew Jones finished almost three seconds under their seed time. Nick Edel was third in the 100 freestyle, Brandon Kupfer shaved two seconds off his fastest season time and Andrew Jones swam his fastest 100 this season (1:30.3). The girls 100 freestyle relay of Margie Iselin, Annie Hill, Issy Alsobrook and Caroline Alford swam its fastest time of the season and the boys team of Kieran Sheridan, Brandon Kupfer, Alex Kahn and Alexander Landau finished fifth. The girls’ 200 foursome of Jo Kremer, Maggie Adair, Julia Combs, and Courtney Carswell swam seventh and the boys team of Kevin Carswell, Matt Chen, Stephen Carr and Nick Edel set a school record to finish second.
Over and Out
Palisades Loses Fourth Straight Game; Fails to Qualify for Invitational Playoffs
Photo by Rich Schmitt, Staff Photographer
Any hopes the Palisades High varsity football team had of sneaking into the City Section playoffs ended after the first 24 minutes of last Friday night’s game at University High. True to their nickname, the Wildcats ran wild on Palisades in the first quarter’particularly senior tailback Trayon Harris, who turned several broken plays into long gains and accounted for nearly all of his team’s offense in the first half of a 42-14 win. “They started red hot and that No. 5 was incredible,” Palisades High Head Coach Kelly Loftus said, referring to Harris. “He must have rushed for 150 yards by halftime and a lot of that he did on his own. Even when it looked like we had him trapped in the backfield, he somehow got away.” Harris scored to give University a quick lead and Palisades was unable to answer. Two turnovers by the Dolphins’on a fumble and an interception’led to 14 more points in the second quarter and University took a 21-0 lead into halftime. The Dolphins (2-8 overall, 1-4 in league) played even with University in the second half’both teams scoring twice’but by then the damage was done. Just like that, the regular season was over and, after the next morning’s seeding meeting, the Dolphins found themselves on the outside looking in. Western League champion Venice was seeded No. 3 and Westchester No. 15 in the championship playoffs, while Fairfax, University and Hamilton all made the Invitational division. “We had to win to have a chance of making the playoffs and we didn’t win,” Loftus said. “It’s as simple as that.” Still, Loftus was encouraged by the play of junior safety Khalid Stevens, who made seven solo tackles, and freshman quarterback Conner Preston, who played with poise in his first varsity start. “I’m excited to have both of those guys coming back,” Loftus said. “Khalid was unbelievable in the secondary and Conner did a really nice job under the circumstances. I was very impressed.” Brandon Quarles scored on a 35-yard run early in the third quarter and Preston threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Ingram on the Dolphins’ next possession to pull Palisades within 21-14, but Harris ran back the ensuing kickoff and the Wildcats tacked on a fourth-quarter touchdown to pad their lead. Loftus named Preston the starter on Wednesday when it became clear that senior Michael Latt, injured early in the fourth quarter of Pali’s previous game against Venice, would not be able to play. Seeing how well Preston handled the pressure, Loftus wishes his team had passed more against the Wildcats, who stacked the line of scrimmage to plug the Dolphins’ running lanes. “We made some blocking adjustments at halftime and that helped,” Loftus said. “We went to a zone and we started to out-hit them in the second half. In retrospect, I would’ve tried to throw a little more to keep them guessing.” Loftus is already looking ahead to next season but believes there are lessons to be learned from this one. “I’m disappointed in some things that I didn’t do,” Loftus said. “I didn’t prepare the team well at times. I’m a rookie coach and I’m learning as I go. At the same time, I think some of our players need to work harder too.”
Calendar for the Week of November 15
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m., Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Santa Monica Canyon resident Gabe Rotter discusses and signs his debut novel, ‘Duck Duck Wally,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Movies in the Afternoon features ‘Now, Voyager,’ starring Bette Davis, at 1 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Free admission. Palisades Beautiful meeting, 10 a.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Upcoming neighborhood tree planting will be discussed. Members, friends and the general public are welcome. Contact: www.palisadesbeautiful@earthlink.net.’ Final ‘Read to Me L.A.’ preschooler & parent Storytime, suggested for children ages 3 to 5 and their adults, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. St. Matthew’s annual Christmas Faire, 6 p.m. in the Sprague Center at St. Matthew’s Parish, 1031 Bienveneda. Theatre Palisades presents Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit ‘The Unexpected Guest,’ Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., through December 16 at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. Call (310) 454-1970 for ticket information, or go to www.theatrepalisades.org. (See story, page 16). SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Fourth and final flu-shot clinic, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Knolls Pharmacy on Marquez Avenue. Cost: $25. No appointments necessary. Volunteers are invited to join the monthly work party on the community-owned Village Green, 9 to 11 a.m. Just bring shears and gloves. Contact: Marge Gold at 459-5167. Center for the Jazz Arts is providing live jazz music at Tivoli Caf’ each Saturday in November from 8 to 11 p.m. at the caf’,15306 Sunset. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Annual fall fashion show benefiting the Sisters of St. Louis and hosted by the St. Louis League board at Corpus Christi Church, 11 a.m. at the Riviera Country Club. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 The new Classics Under 200 Pages Book Club will discuss Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s ‘Notes from Underground,’ 6:45 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 7:30 p.m., Corpus Christi Church, corner of Sunset and Carey. Public invited. Refreshments will be served. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Orchid grower and habitat conservationist Peter Tobias addresses the Malibu Orchid Society, 7 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. (See story, page 12.) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 A weekly writing meeting for all 12-Step programs or anyone with a habitual problem or illness, 7 to 8 p.m. at 16730 Bollinger. Every third Saturday there’s a three-hour writing workshop at 9 a.m., same address. Contacts: (310) 454-5138 or info@12stepsforeverybody.org.
Calendar for the Week of November 15
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting, 7 p.m., Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Santa Monica Canyon resident Gabe Rotter discusses and signs his debut novel, ‘Duck Duck Wally,’ 7:30 p.m. at Village Books on Swarthmore. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Movies in the Afternoon features ‘Now, Voyager,’ starring Bette Davis, at 1 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Free admission. Palisades Beautiful meeting, 10 a.m. at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Upcoming neighborhood tree planting will be discussed. Members, friends and the general public are welcome. Contact: www.palisadesbeautiful@earthlink.net.’ Final ‘Read to Me L.A.’ preschooler & parent Storytime, suggested for children ages 3 to 5 and their adults, 4 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library, 861 Alma Real. St. Matthew’s annual Christmas Faire, 6 p.m. in the Sprague Center at St. Matthew’s Parish, 1031 Bienveneda. Theatre Palisades presents Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit ‘The Unexpected Guest,’ Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., through December 16 at Pierson Playhouse, 941 Temescal Canyon Rd. Call (310) 454-1970 for ticket information, or go to www.theatrepalisades.org. (See story, page 16). SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Fourth and final flu-shot clinic, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Knolls Pharmacy on Marquez Avenue. Cost: $25. No appointments necessary. Volunteers are invited to join the monthly work party on the community-owned Village Green, 9 to 11 a.m. Just bring shears and gloves. Contact: Marge Gold at 459-5167. Center for the Jazz Arts is providing live jazz music at Tivoli Caf’ each Saturday in November from 8 to 11 p.m. at the caf’,15306 Sunset. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Annual fall fashion show benefiting the Sisters of St. Louis and hosted by the St. Louis League board at Corpus Christi Church, 11 a.m. at the Riviera Country Club. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 The new Classics Under 200 Pages Book Club will discuss Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s ‘Notes from Underground,’ 6:45 p.m. in the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Public invited. Annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 7:30 p.m., Corpus Christi Church, corner of Sunset and Carey. Public invited. Refreshments will be served. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Orchid grower and habitat conservationist Peter Tobias addresses the Malibu Orchid Society, 7 p.m. at the Woman’s Club, 901 Haverford. (See story, page 12.) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 A weekly writing meeting for all 12-Step programs or anyone with a habitual problem or illness, 7 to 8 p.m. at 16730 Bollinger. Every third Saturday there’s a three-hour writing workshop at 9 a.m., same address. Contacts: (310) 454-5138 or info@12stepsforeverybody.org.
Bustamante Blazes Pierce College
He’s only a sophomore, but Carlos Bustamante has already begun to make a run at the Palisades High record books. Running the school’s second fastest time by a 10th-grader since 1990, Bustamante lowered his personal-best by 21 seconds and led the Dolphins’ varsity boys cross country team to fourth place in its heat at the City Section preliminaries in Woodland Hills. “The conditions were perfect for running’a little chilly with a light breeze’and they field took advantage of that,” said Brumel, who recalled Fabian Castro running 15:49 as a sophomore for Pali in 1994. “Thursday’s weather was probably the best I can ever remember it being.” The result earned Palisades a spot in Saturday’s City finals meet, which will be the first race of the day at 8:15 a.m. “We went in ranked sixth or seventh and we got fourth, so I’m very pleased,” PaliHi Coach Ron Brumel said. “It’ll be hard to improve on that [in the finals] but you never know.” Bustamante completed the hilly three-mile course at Pierce College in 16:09 to lead a pack of Dolphins who all ran their fastest races of the season. Mohaned Elias finished in 16:40’a personal-best by 15 seconds’while Mike Fujimoto was 13 ticks better than his previous best in 17:07. Even the Dolphins’ sixth man’senior Marco Tringali’finished in under 18 minutes. L.A. Hamilton, which won the Western League Finals two weeks ago, ran seventh in its heat and failed to qualify for the finals. “We had everyone step up and we had better clustering,” Brumel said. “That’s what made the difference.” Palisades’ girls varsity was not among the top eight teams to qualify for City finals, but Lynn Lim dropped 35 seconds off her best time and fellow senior Etna Tiburcio broke 22 minutes for the first time. ‘I think the girls were ninth or 10th out of 13 teams,’ Brumel said. An impressive performance on the girls’ side was that of Carly Seder in the frosh/soph race. Her time of 23:33 was the Dolphins’ fourth-best overall and was the third straight race in which she lowered her time by almost a minute. Senior Robert Bird, who won the junior varsity race at League Finals in a personal-best 19:27, will try to improve on that performance in the City JV finals Saturday at 11 a.m. Brumel cited Monroe and Birmingham as the favorites in the boys’ varsity race on Saturday, with perennial power San Pedro and El Camino Real also a threat. As for the girls, he sees Reseda running away with the title. “They are really deep and really fast this year,” he said. “They have six girls who can run under 20 minutes.”
Paly Swimmers Drop Times
The numbers keep improving for the Palisades-Malibu YMCA swim team, as a contingent of 83 swimmers took second place at the Crescenta-Ca’ada Y meet at the El Monte Aquatics Center last weekend. Not only did the Y improve on its third place finish at the first meet in October, individual swimmers continued to drop times. Head Coach Brian Timmerman explains the higher finish to the increase in 13 & over males, who have joined the team. ‘We’ve added Andrew Hacker, Kurtis Rossi and Shervin Ghaffari in the 13 & 14 year-old group,” he said. “They join Stephen Anthony, Jordan Wilimovsky and Michael Schem. Slov Yanov, 15, joins Hudson Lofchie, 17, and Jimmy deMayo. 16, and Nicholas Kaufman, 17.” In previous years, no entries in those age categories meant a lost of individual and relay points for the team. There were two relays in the 13 & and over category, the boys took second place in both the 200 Freestyle relay (deMayo, Kaufman, Yanov Lofchie) and the 200 Medley (Wilimovsky, Ghaffari deMayo, Lofchie). Second place finish in a relay is 34 points, so the older boys added 68 points towards the team total. Individually deMayo took first in the 200 fly (2:23.67) and third in the 200 I.M., as well as racking up nine new best times. Ghaffari placed third in the 200 Breast and teammate Lofchie took second in the 200 Free and third in the 50 and 100 Free. Schem took second in the 100 Fly and third in the 100 Free. Wilimovsky swam third in three events: 100 Fly, 100 and 200 Back. ‘The younger kids also did well at this meet,’ Timmerman said. He saw considerable improvement from the meet held in October. ‘The first meet is always a little stressful. The kids were more comfortable this weekend,’ he said. ‘As a coach, I have to keep it as low key and as fun as possible. For the younger swimmers, Hunter Loncar, 8, continued his winning ways by taking first in the 25 Free (16.80) and 25 Breast (22.90), second in the 50 Free and third in the 25 Back and Fly, and the 100 I.M. Wyatt Loncar, 6, placed third in the 25 Free and Keely McMahon, 6, took third in the girl’s 25 Free. Mardell Ramirez, 10, once again proved she’s a force to be reckoned with by taking first in the 100 Free (1:08.33), the 200 Free (2.27.40) and the 50 Fly (34.09). She continued her domination in the 10 and under girls by taking second in the 50 Free and Breast and 200 I.M. Her lowest place finish was third in the 50 Back. Allison Merz led the older girls with three firsts: 50 Free (25.36), 100 fly (1:00.65) and the 200 fly (2:12.70). She took second in the 100 and 200 Free, the 100 Back and the 200 I.M. Her lowest place finish at the meet was fourth in the 500 Free and the 100 Breast. ‘By contrast, anytime you have best times for the 15 and over it’s significant, because it is tougher to keep getting best times,’ Timmerman explained to the Palisadian-Post on Monday. He pointed out that Rebecca Lawton, 15, had four best times and Samantha Rosenbaum, 15, three best times. Jennifer Tartavull took first in the 100 Breast (1:11.61) and the 500 Free (5:24.59). Tartavull took a pair of seconds in the 50 Free and 200 Breast and finished her meet by placing third in the 100 and 200 Free, the 200 I.M. and 100 Back. Hayley Lemoine placed second in the 200 Fly and third in the 200 Fly. Shelby Pascoe took third in the 500 Free, the 200 Back and the 100 Breast. The 13 & 14 year old girls are also swimming strong with Zoe Fullerton taking third in the 100 Breast and the 200 Free, Sabrina Giglio placing second in the 100 Breast and Mara Silka taking second in the 100 Fly and 200 Free and third in the 200 Fly. Timmerman was pleased with his Y-swimmers who also swim on the Palisades High school team Ana Silka, Lemoine, Pascoe and Haley Hacker. ‘They are all approaching the times they had at city, which is amazing for mid-season November,’ he said. The girls 13 & over relay team placed first in the 200 Free (J.Tartavull, Kimberly Tartavull, Lemoine, Merz) and the 200 Medley (Lawton, K.Tartavull, J. Tartavull and Merz), adding 80 points to the team total. The next Y meet will be hosted by the Westside Y on December 8 and 9. In addition, Timmerman is taking 18 older swimmers to a USA meet in Santa Clarita this weekend. ‘It’s a chance to swim distance events,’ Timmerman said. ‘It’s also the last chance to qualify for the championship meet held in Long Beach December 13, 14 and 15. We have a number of swimmers who are close to qualifying, like Sabrina [Giglio] and Mara [Silka], as well as a few others who are close in additional events.’
