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OCTOBER 3, 2008 SPORTS BRENTWOODPRESS.COM | 3B
The Nor Cal Shockers
traveling softball
team, in the back row
from left, are coaches
Dave Carter, Steve
West and Roy Surges;
third row: Bre Elder,
Dana Edwards, Xiera
Taylor, Kirstie Strelo
and Melissa Corn;
second row: Marisa
Furtado, Julia Surges,
Bailey Rose, Shannon
West and Zoe Oliver-
Grey. In front are
Taylor Newhouse and
Devon Jamerson.
Photo by Jill Jamerson
Shockers get a charge
out of playing together
by Jennifer Birkland
Staff Writer
In spring, they play for 11 different
Bay Area high school softball teams. Come
summer and fall, the 12 members of the
16U Nor Cal Shockers travel team come together
with one common goal – to win.
Comprised of 16-year-old high school
juniors, the Shockers boast some of the
area’s top talent from Liberty, Freedom,
Deer Valley, Antioch, Concord, Alhambra,
Carondelet, Vallejo, St. Patrick’s, College
Prep and Monte Vista.
“It’s really kind of funny to see them
playing with different teams during the
high school season,” said Shockers shortstop
Devon Jamerson, who attends Liberty.
“There’s no negativity between us. It’s all
fun.”
Assistant coach Dave Carter, also the
coach of Alhambra High School’s softball
team, still marvels at the level of camaraderie
between his Shockers players, crediting it
see Shockers page 5B