Livermore Students Receive Outstanding Athletic Awards

LIVERMORE, CA — Twelve Livermore students were among 37 in the Tri-Valley to receive Outstanding Athletic Awards. This included three students from Livermore High School, and nine from Granada High School.

The students were recognized for outstanding athletic achievement in TV30’s twelfth annual Outstanding High School Athletic Awards, which were attended by Dublin Mayor Melissa Hernandez, Pleasanton Mayor Karla Brown, Livermore Mayor John Marchand. DUSD Superintendent Chris Funk, PUSD Superintendent David Haglund, LVJUSD Superintendent Chris Van Schaack, and Supervisor David Haubert also attended.

Foothill High School Volleyball Coach Dusty Collins received TV30's 2023 Outstanding Coach Award. During his nearly 30 years of coaching, the girls teams have won seven league titles, two NCS championships, and nine League Championships. The boys teams have won four NCS and nine League Championships.

“But more important than the wins are the ways Coach Collins has impacted the players’ lives both on and off the court,” said Tri-Valley Sports Final broadcaster Ian Bartholomew, who presented the awards alongside Tim Sbranti.

The awards are available to view on Comcast Channel 30 or AT&T U-Verse via Chanel 99. It is also available to stream here.

The following Livermore students received awards:

1. Elijah Hodgers, Livermore High School football
2. Tyler Trudeau, Livermore High School football
3. Dominic Johnson, Livermore High School football
4. Roland Ruckmann-Barnes, Granada High School cross country
5. Andrew McKeever, Granada High School basketball
6. Tyler Harris, Granada High School basketball
7. Lauren Nguyen, Granada High School wrestling
8. Jayson Victoria, Granada High School wrestling
9. Joshua Morano, Granada High School baseball
10. Delaney Aumua, Granada High School softball
11. Alexa Pletschette, Granada High School basketball
12. Alex Mello, Granada High School softball