Sports Bears (2-1, 8-3) will complete their home-and-home series with the Mustangs on the road Friday. In the WBAL, host Sacred Heart Prep (2-0, 10-3-1) got two hits and three RBI from Hank Robson in a 9-0 romp over Pinewood on Wednesday. Jack Larson and Tyler VauDell combined on a two-hitter for the Gators. Boys’ lacrosse Palo Alto overcame the rain and visiting Menlo-Atherton to post a 15-10 victory in SCVAL De Anza Division action on Tuesday night. Despite the downpour and soggy turf, the Vikings’ offense played their most inspired and creative game this season to earn a key victory. Menlo-Atherton, which didn’t lose to Palo Alto last year, fell to 3-3 in divisional play (7-4 overall), while the Vikings improved to 2-1 (5-3 overall). Paly junior Skyler Anderson led his team with an impressive fivegoal, two-assist game, although solid team play meant seven other Vikings also scored, and 13 of their 15 goals earned assists. In Atherton, Sacred Heart Prep saw its unbeaten season end as visiting Marin Academy raced to an early lead and posted an 11-7 nonleague victory on a rainy, windy Tuesday afternoon. Marin Academy (5-2) grabbed a 9-3 halftime lead as the Gators fell to 7-1 overall, while still remaining unbeaten in the SCVAL De Anza Division. Girls’ lacrosse Nina Kelty scored four goals with Kimmie Flather and Charlotte Biffar adding three goals and two assists each to pace Palo Alto to a 12-9 victory over host Los Gatos in SCVAL De Anza Division action on Wednesday night. The Vikings remained atop the division at 5-0 (7-2 overall) by grabbing a 7-3 halftime lead before the Wildcats tied it at 9. Emy Kelty intercepted a Los Gatos pass and finished the play with a goal, giving Paly a 10-9 lead it wouldn’t relinquish. Biffar and Flather finished the scoring. On Tuesday, Menlo-Atherton defeated Sacred Heart Prep for the first time in three years, posting a 14-10 triumph in West Bay Athletic League (Foothill Division) action in a driving rainstorm. The Bears (2-1, 3-2) jumped out to a 3-1 lead before the Gators (1-2, 5-3) rallied with five straight goals, two each from Isabelle Thompson and Caroline Cummings. M-A junior goalie Neeka Nazhand had nine saves to keep the Bears in the match while Becca Higgitt and Emily Carlson led the scoring with four and three goals, respectively. Cummings led the Gators with four goals. In another WBAL Foothill Division match, Menlo School held on to first place with a 21-7 romp over visiting Castilleja, also played in a steady downpour. The Knights improved to 3-0 (4-4 overall) while the Gators fell to 1-2 (5-2). Menlo grabbed a 15-4 halftime lead and was led by junior Michaela Michael with nine goals and one
assist for a season-high 10 points, a team record. Ali Kim added three goals while Brooke Bullington and Kaitlin Frangione each added two goals and two assists. Michael leads the league with 59 points (51 goals and eight assists) and ranks among the nation’s best in points and goals. She’s averaging six goals and one assist per outing. Softball Palo Alto’s young team won its first game in the SCVAL De Anza Division, a 12-2 win over host Fremont on Wednesday. Sophomore pitcher Julia Saul struck out eight and allowed two hits. Sophomore Hannah Bundy went 3-for-3 with two doubles and scored three runs. Junior Maya Padilla had three hits and two RBI. In the WBAL, Frances Hughes had three hits and drove in four runs with Annie Apffel driving in three runs on three hits to pace the Castilleja softball team to a 13-2 win over host King’s Academy on Wednesday. Aryana Yee (4-4) picked up the victory as the Gators improved to 4-6. N
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The Palo Alto boys’ golf team (L-R) Patrick Fuery, Alex Hwang, Grant Raffel, John Knowles, Sam Niethammer and coach Doyle Knight won the Titan Challenge golf tournament on Tuesday at Palo Alto Muni.
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