Palo Alto Weekly 04.06.2012 - Section 1

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Sports ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

For a complete list of classes and class fees, lectures and health education resources, visit pamf.org/healtheducation.

April 2012

South Asian Nutrition Tuesday, Apr. 10, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Mountain View Center 701 E. El Camino Real, Mountain View

Michaela Michael

Graham Fisher

Menlo School

Gunn High

The junior scored 34 goals and added six assists during a 6-1 week in lacrosse that included a 4-0 finish and division title in the Western States tourney where she scored four goals in a 7-6 win.

The senior slammed two home runs among his six hits, drove in seven runs and scored five more to help the Titans win three baseball games and open a 1 1/2-game lead in the SCVAL El Camino Division race.

Honorable mention Kimmie Flather

Andrew Ball

Palo Alto lacrosse

Menlo tennis

Katherine Hobbs Castilleja lacrosse

Nina Kelty Palo Alto lacrosse

Ali Kim Menlo lacrosse

Hannah Rubin Menlo lacrosse

Katie Vallarino Menlo-Atherton softball

Baseball It was a battle of CCS champions on Tuesday night in the Cupertino Host Lions Club Tournament at PAL Stadium in San Jose. When all was said and done, defending Division III champ Menlo School prevailed over Division II’s Monterey. The Knights didn’t secure their 6-5 victory until junior Adam Greenstein produced a no-out single with runners on first and third in the bottom of the seventh inning. The triumph moved Menlo (9-4) into Friday’s championship game (7 p.m.) at PAL Stadium against the winner of Thursday’s game between Mitty and Carlmont. The Knights also got some big hits from senior Freddy Avis, who

The South Asian diet can be high in calories and rich in saturated fats. The increased risk of heart disease makes eating a well-balanced diet important for South Asians of all ages. This doesn’t mean you have to give up your favorite foods. There are some simple rules you can follow for healthy eating—come to our lecture on finding a good balance.

Pharmacists: Your Best Friends Monday, Apr. 23, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Presented by Avi Mamidi, Pharm.D PAMF Pharmacy

San Carlos Library 610 Elm Street, San Carlos

650-591-0341, ext. 237

B.J. Boyd Palo Alto baseball

Andrew Buchanan Menlo golf

Duncan Hoskinson Sacred Heart Prep lacrosse

Jonny Glazier Palo Alto lacrosse

Scott Morris Menlo-Atherton tennis

To see video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to www.PASportsOnline.com

WBAL match at Sacred Heart Prep, pulling off a 17-16 shocker. Castilleja senior Martha Harding scored 10 goals and junior Katherine Hobbs added five, producing the winning goal right off the draw with 16 seconds to play. Senior Suparna Jasuja and freshman Lou Biffar each tallied one goal for the Gators while sophomore goalie Rebecca Merenbach made 12 outstanding saves.

650-934-7373

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Presented by Seema Kamik, R.D. PAMF Nutrition Services

singled in the first and slammed a solo homer in the third. In was his third home run in as many games. In Rancho Cordova, MenloAtherton earned the right to play for its second straight title at the Cordova Easter Tournament after edging Rio Linda, 2-0, on Wednesday. The Bears (13-3) won their fourth straight in the tourney. Menlo-Atherton starter Nick Lange pitched a complete-game one-hitter with nine strikeouts, missing a perfect game when an attempted shoestring catch in centerfield was dropped for an error in the sixth inning. Lange moved to 4-0 on the season thanks to his own two hits, which accounted for both runs. On Tuesday, Menlo-Atherton won a pair of games — 10-2 over Mesa Verde (Citrus Heights) and 4-1 over Foothill (Sacramento). In nonleague action Wednesday, Palo Alto scored three runs in the top of the seventh and then held on to post a 4-3 victory over host St. Ignatius on Wednesday at Fairmont Field in San Francisco. The Vikings (14-2-1) took a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the seventh, withstanding a three-run inning by the Wildcats (10-4-1) to win for the eighth time in the past nine outings. N

Genes and Cancer, What We Know Wednesday, May 2, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Sunnyvale Public Library 665 W. Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale

Presented by Edmund Tai, M.D. PAMF Oncology 650-934-7373

Dr. Edmund Tai will look at the current medical research into how genetics affects a person’s risk of cancer.

Happy – Healthy Screenings Film Friday, May 25, film starts at 7 p.m. Mountain View Center 701 E. El Camino Real, Mountain View

Presented by Edward Yu, M.D. PAMF Family Medicine 650-934-7373

Does money make you HAPPY? Kids and family? Your work? Do you live in a world that values and promotes happiness and well-being? Are we in the midst of a happiness revolution? Yes, this is a movie about happiness.

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