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Track and Field: What to watch for at the League Championships
May 11, 2012League championship competitions are happening all around the Bay this weekend, with athletes striving to stretch their seasons another week. The best of the bunch at this week’s North Coast Section league contests will advance a regional meet on M...
Baseball: Serra, Gunn win titles; Campo pulls into first place tie… and Thursday’s Roundup
May 11, 2012In the WCAL championship from Santa Clara, #4 Serra (18-12) continued their hot streak, and capitalized on eight errors from #2 St. Ignatius (19-8-1) in a 7-2 win, as Jeremy Balan writes. Bradley Northnagel was the star for the Padres, shutting out the...
Softball: James Logan wins 34th straight MVAL game… and Wednesday’s Roundup
May 10, 2012James Logan (19-1, 10-0) won their third straight MVAL crown at Newark Memorial (17-4, 8-2) by a 2-1 final, their 34th consecutive league win. Erica Contreras led off the bottom of the first with a home run for the Cougars, but Raeann Garza was brillia...
Baseball: WCAL Semifinals are set, Palo Alto takes Game 1 in De Anza… and Tuesday’s Roundup
May 9, 2012The WCAL Playoffs features top-notch competition, and the first round featured some interesting games, including 4th seed Serra (16-12), who has now won seven straight against WCAL opponents, after a 5-3 decision over #5 Bellarmine (14-14), as Glenn Re...
Softball: Los Altos wins the El Camino… and Friday’s Roundup
May 5, 2012Los Altos scored runs in each of the first three innings, Ali Goldberg struck out ten while allowing just four hits, and Kaitlyn Schiffhauer put together three hits and two steals as the Eagles (21-4, 10-0) won their 18th straight game with a 5-2 decis...
Track and Field: Wilcox boys, Los Gatos girls seize El Camino titles
May 3, 2012Punctuating undefeated dual meet seasons, the Wilcox boys and Los Gatos girls claimed SCVAL-El Camino team championships Wednesday at Fremont High in Sunnyvale. Wilcox senior Ricky Strehlow earned three gold medals, going a PR 15.33 to beat Santa Cla...
Softball: Wilcox all but wraps up El Camino… and Wednesday’s Roundup
May 3, 2012Wilcox (19-4, 9-1) clinched no worse than a tie for first in the SCVAL El Camino with a 3-0 win over Homestead (18-5, 8-3), as Glenn Reeves writes. Morgan Ratliff pitched a six-hitter. Wilcox coach Laura Stott: "She started as a freshman pitch...
Softball: Keilani Laulu-Finley continues monster season for Encinal… and Monday’s Roundup
May 1, 2012Keilani Laulu Finley homered twice and drove in seven runs, giving her 36 on the season, as Encinal outscored Albany, 15-8. The Jets (12-5, 10-4) solidified their third place standing in the BSAL, while the COugars fell to 7-8 and 7-5 in league. Al...
Baseball: Albany stuns St. Mary’s… and Wednesday’s Roundup
April 26, 2012Albany (8-9, 7-5) scored a run in the sixth inning to tie, and the winning run crossed the plate in the bottom of the seventh in the Cougars 3-2 win against St. Mary’s (13-3, 8-2). Jack Robinson was the beneficiary pitching the complete-game seven-hi...
Softball: Los Gatos surprises Wilcox… and Wednesday’s Roundup
April 25, 2012Los Gatos (10-8, 4-2) dealt Wilcox (18-4, 8-1) their first loss in the SCVAL De Anza, 4-3, thanks to a two-run sixth inning, as Crystal McGee drove in the winning run, making a winner of Ellen Church. The Wildcats had lost two straight games, allowing ...
Baseball: St. Francis suffers first WCAL loss… and Tuesday’s Roundup
April 25, 2012Pitching-rich St. Ignatius is capable of beating anybody, and the Wildcats proved just that in their 1-0 win against St. Francis (21-2-1, 9-1-1). The Wildcats (13-6-1, 7-3-1), who tied the Lancers earlier this season, got a five-hitter from Collin Mons...
Softball: Encinal wins fourth straight to remain one back in BSAL… and Monday’s Roundup
April 24, 2012Encinal trails St. Patrick-St. Vincent by one game in the Bay Shore standings after their 6-0 win against Holy Names (5-7, 3-6). The Jets (10-3, 8-2) received a tremendous performance from Maddy Gould, who allowed four hits and struck out six for her s...
Softball: Alvarez tosses another gem for Mitty… and Tuesday’s Roundup
April 18, 2012Archbishop Mitty’s Vanessa Alvarez finally gave up some runs in the Livermore Stampede, but she picked up where she left off in WCAL play on Tuesday in a 3-1 win against Valley Christian (15-4, 4-2). Alvarez allowed just one hit and one unearned run ...
Baseball: Granada takes Alhambra Easter Classic… and Saturday’s Roundup
April 15, 2012Granada’s Anthony Olmo allowed just one hit and one walk in the Matadors’ 4-0 win against El Cerrito (10-4-1) in the championship game of the Alhambra Easter Classic, as Ben Enos writes. Miles Mastrobuoni had three hits and three RBI for the Matado...
Softball: Wilcox takes commanding lead in De Anza…. and Wednesday’s Roundup
April 5, 2012The anticipated pitcher’s dual was just that as Wilcox improved to 13-1 and 6-0 in the SCVAL De Anza with a 3-1 win against Homestead (10-2, 3-1). The Chargers scored two runs in the sixth off Katie Moss, as Stephanie Pickard delivered the go-ahead h...
Volleyball: Heritage wins in five against Pleasant Valley… and Friday’s Roundup
March 31, 2012Heritage (6-4) continued their non-league schedule hosting Pleasant Valley of Chico (7-8) and prevailed 25-19, 22-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-6. Alex Filardo had a big night with 15 kills, five blocks, and two aces, while Freddy Moore had seven aces, 22 assis...
Baseball: Los Altos, Wiechec improve to 12-2… and Wednesday’s Roundup
March 29, 2012Luke Wiechec, who homered five times in a doubleheader against Los Gatos last week, contributed four hits (including three doubles), and drove in four in Los Altos’ 6-5 ten-inning win against Wilcox. The Chargers (8-5-1, 3-3-1), who got four hits and...
Softball: Piedmont, Los Gatos, and Palo Alto all win in Wednesday’s Roundup
March 29, 2012A number of good matchups were wiped out Wednesday because of weather, but Piedmont (4-5, 3-3) did keep John Swett (0-7, 0-3) winless as Patrice Trowbridge allowed just three hits and struck out seven over the five innings in a 10-0 win. Erin Peterson ...
Baseball: B.J. Boyd, Palo Alto continue hot start
March 26, 2012Palo Alto (11-2-1, 5-1-1) posted their second straight 4-0 win, and their fourth shutout of the season, in a win at Santa Clara (1-10-2, 0-6-1). B.J. Boyd had a four-hit day, and stole five bases. Boyd now is hitting .500 with 21 stolen bases this seas...
Baseball: Mountain View stuns Palo Alto with 7th inning rally, while league play starts in EBAL, HAAL
March 22, 2012Mountain View scored three times in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 7-6 win against Palo Alto, as Steven Nakahama had two hits and two runs batted in. The Spartans (8-6, 3-2) were once down 6-2 against the Vikings (9-2-1, 3-1-1). Elsewh...
Softball: Kathy Percheid throws no-hitter for Arroyo against San Lorenzo
March 22, 2012Arroyo stomped on San Lorenzo, 18-0, but the story was Kathy Percheid, who threw a no-hitter and struck out eight. Haley Keahi had three hits for the Dons (4-2, 1-0), who won their HAAL opener against the Rebels (4-5-1, 0-1). Elsewhere around ...
Rain again wreaks havoc on Wednesday Baseball and Softball Schedules
March 15, 2012Among those games rained out yesterday was the softball NCS championship rematch between James Logan (2-0) and Amador Valley (5-0), and a few key baseball matchups: Case Grande (4-1) at College Park (2-1), De La Salle (3-0) at Castro Valley (4-2), and ...
Baseball: SCVAL Preview
February 29, 2012De Anza Division Mountain View Mountain View returns to the De Anza division after squeaking back in with a 6-14 league record. Adam Petke is the fifth head coach in eight years for the Spartans and he will try to right the ship from a team that went...
Men’s Tennis: SCVAL Preview
February 27, 2012Cupertino Cupertino returns a ton of talent, including the finalists in the SCVAL El Camino Division Doubles Tournament. Senior Hong Suh and sophomore Kelvin Wang battled sophomores Tommy Cheng and Razvan Dobrin in the finals, and Cheng and Dobrin eme...
Men’s Hoops: CCS Quarterfinal Previews (AUDIO)
February 25, 2012These are previews of games involving the schools we cover at BayPreps. Division I at Piedmont Hills Milpitas (14-12) vs. #3 San Benito (18-6) - Saturday, 6:15pm Milpitas has picked up consecutive one-point wins to reach the quarterfinals, and have...
Men’s Hoops: CCS Second Round Previews
February 23, 2012These are previews of games involving the schools we cover at BayPreps. Division I Milpitas (13-12) at #6 Oak Grove (12-12) – Thursday, 7pm Oak Grove on 56-45 at Milpitas on December 12, as Nate Vieira scored 17 points, and the Eagles overca...
Women’s Hoops: CCS First Round Previews
February 21, 2012These are previews of games involving the schools we cover at BayPreps. Division I Monta Vista @ Oak Grove – Tuesday, 7pmAgainst common opponents, Oak Grove (10-13) gets the edge (3-4 versus 0-3). Monta Vista (13-11) finished 10-2 in the El Camin...
Women's Hoops: CCS Brackets Released
February 19, 2012Watch for previews of the upcoming playoff games for the teams we cover on BayPreps.com CCS Division I Women's Basketball Bracket CCS Division II Women's Basketball BracketCCS Division III Women's Basketball Bracket CCS Division IV Women's Basketbal...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Hoops Rundown
February 14, 2012Saratoga remains in control of their destiny, with Lynbrook hoping to pull off the upset of the Falcons in the season-finale on Friday.Saratoga (15-7, 8-2) led at the half 24-5 in a 50-31 win at Monta Vista, 50-31, as Stevie Berman scored 15 points. Sa...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Hoops Rundown
February 13, 2012Saratoga is on their way to a second straight El Camino title after their second 8-point win against second place Monta Vista.Saratoga (18-4, 10-0) reduced its magic number to win the El Camino to 1 as they topped Monta Vista, 59-51. Dharini Ramaswamy ...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Soccer Roundup
February 13, 2012Los Gatos and Santa Clara played to a draw in their big game on Wednesday, and Los Gatos remains in control for the El Camino title heading into their finale at Cupertino.Los Gatos (11-2-5, 8-0-3) tied Santa Clara on Wednesday 1-1, as Nicky Broad score...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Soccer Roundup
February 13, 2012Homestead is a win or draw away from clinching an unbeaten season in the El Camino Division, and the Mustangs have a great opportunity to do so against last place Wilcox.Homestead (13-1-3, 10-0-1) collected a pair of victories last week, blanking secon...
Men’s Hoops: CCS Division I Contenders
February 12, 2012With Santa Teresa at 11-11, it looks like there will be a new champion in Division I this season, and Piedmont Hills, 13th in the state Division I rankings, appears to be a favorite, but Bellarmine has a great shot to take home their fourth CCS title i...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Hoops Rundown
February 7, 2012Santa Clara got the better of Saratoga last week in an overtime thriller, which means each team has protected their home floor with five-point wins over the other. The Falcons, though, have a one-game lead in the standings because of the Bruins loss to...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Soccer Roundup
February 6, 2012Santa Clara tries to avenge a 1-0 loss at Los Gatos when they host the Wildcats on Wednesday, with first place in the De Anza on the line. Los Gatos (11-2-3, 8-0-1) tied Monta Vista on Wednesday 1-1, as Chase Rhodes scored the only goal, and beat Fremo...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Hoops Rundown
February 6, 2012When Saratoga and Monta Vista met in the first meeting, the Falcons came away with a 53-45 win on January 20th. The Matadors have a chance for revenge on Friday.Saratoga (17-4, 9-0) enjoyed two El Camino wins. The Falcons cruised past Santa Clara, 50-3...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Soccer Roundup
February 6, 2012With an 8-0-1 record and a three-game edge on second place Fremont, Homestead has all but wrapped up the El Camino Division, although the two top teams meet on Wednesday.Homestead (11-1-3, 8-0-1) collected a 2-0 win at Milpitas last Wednesday, receivin...
Men’s Hoops: Saratoga at Santa Clara Preview (AUDIO)
February 1, 2012Saratoga (13-6, 6-1) can sweep their season-series with Santa Clara (15-3, 5-2) and take a commanding two-game lead in the SCVAL El Camino with a road win tonight. The Falcons won the first meeting, 60-55, despite 14 points from the Bruins’ Cole Lock...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Hoops Rundown
January 31, 2012On Wednesday, Saratoga looks to take full control of the El Camino when they play at Santa Clara, a team they beat 60-55 earlier this month.Saratoga (13-6, 6-1) picked up a couple more wins last week, first beating Fremont, 53-44, as Stevie Berman scor...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Hoops Rundown
January 30, 2012Saratoga and Monta Vista remain a good distance ahead of the pack in the El Camino.Saratoga (15-3, 7-0) remained undefeated with two more wins last week. The Falcons cruised by Fremont, 50-38. Hannah Johnson poured in 21 points and Dharini Ramaswamy ad...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Soccer Roundup
January 29, 2012Los Gatos continues to stay unbeaten in El Camino play, but will play matches this week against two of their closest competitors.Los Gatos (10-2-2, 7-0-0) continued their undefeated streak in division play this week. The Wildcats beat Cupertino on Mond...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Soccer Roundup
January 29, 2012First place Homestead has basically run away with the El Camino division, four wins ahead of second place Fremont, and outscoring their opposition, 13-0, in three wins last week.Homestead (10-1-3, 7-0-1) blanked Wilcox 4-0 on Monday, defeated Cupertino...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Hoops Rundown
January 23, 2012Saratoga and Fremont clash this week in a meeting of the top two teams in the El Camino.Saratoga (11-5, 4-0) will be back in action Wednesday when they face Fremont away before facing Los Altos on Friday. Fremont (6-10, 3-2) took a loss to start the w...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Soccer Roundup
January 23, 2012Fremont played first place Homestead to a draw last week, but the Mustangs remain in control in the El Camino.Homestead (8-1-3, 5-0-1) tied Fremont 1-1 last Wednesday, defeated Santa Clara 2-1 on Friday and blanked Wilcox 4-0 on Monday. Emma Tyrnauer s...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Hoops Rundown
January 23, 2012The top teams met last Friday, and Saratoga is alone in first after their home win against Monta Vista.Saratoga (13-3, 5-0) defeated Monta Vista, 53-45, in their only game last week, as Dharini Ramaswamy nailed 5 treys and scored 20 points for the Falc...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Soccer Roundup
January 23, 2012Los Gatos is in charge of the El Camino after a win versus Santa Clara.Los Gatos (7-2-2, 4-0-0) beat Santa Clara on Wednesday, 1-0, as Brandon Dang scored the only goal with an assist from Jim Kraus. The Wildcats host Cupertino on Monday and Lynbrook o...
Men’s Soccer: Santa Clara at Los Gatos Preview (AUDIO)
January 18, 2012First place in the El Camino is at stake in Los Gatos this afternoon, as Santa Clara (6-2-3, 2-0-1) plays the Wildcats (6-2-2, 3-0-0).Los Gatos hasn’t allowed a goal in their last four games, all wins, and have victories in seven of their last eight ...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Soccer Roundup
January 16, 2012Los Gatos hasn’t allowed a goal in their last four games, but play Santa Clara, who hasn’t allowed a goal in six games, on Wednesday in a meeting of the top two teams in the El Camino.Los Gatos (6-2-2, 3-0-0) beat Monta Vista on Wednesday 1-0 and F...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Soccer Roundup
January 16, 2012Cupertino collected a couple of important wins, but Homestead remains alone in first in the El Camino.Homestead (6-1-2, 3-0-0) continued to play well by defeating Milpitas 6-1 last Wednesday, as Nicole Schmit contributed a goal and an assist, and then ...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Hoops Rundown
January 16, 2012Saratoga stayed unbeaten in the El Camino last week with a couple of five-point wins.Saratoga (11-5, 4-0) notched back to back wins last week to carry their win streak to five, by beating Santa Clara, 60-55 and Wilcox, 56-51. Stevie Berman led all scor...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Hoops Rundown
January 16, 2012Saratoga and Monta Vista are still unbeaten in El Camino play heading into their showdown on Friday.Saratoga (12-3, 4-0) shut down Santa Clara in the 4th quarter and ran away with a 41-29 victory. The Falcons were led by Hannah Johnson’s 20 points an...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Hoops Rundown
January 9, 2012Saratoga opened with two solid El Camino wins, and have a showdown with Santa Clara looming on Wednesday.Saratoga (9-5, 2-0) came up with a couple impressive wins over Lynbrook, 55-41, and Las Altos, 56-28 last week. Kyle Dozier impressed in both games...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Hoops Rundown
January 9, 2012Monta Vista, Saratoga, and Santa Clara are the three El Camino teams that are unbeaten in league after the opening week of conference play.Saratoga (10-3, 2-0) crushed Homestead, 55-25, on Tuesday behind 13 points from Hannah Johnson and 10 from Dharin...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Soccer Roundup
January 9, 2012The El Camino has already shaped the ‘have’s’ and the ‘have not’s’, just a few games into the conference schedule.Monta Vista (6-2-1, 2-0-0) took down the bottom teams in the division, Cupertino, 7-0, on Wednesday and Lynbrook, 4-0, on Frid...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Soccer Roundup
January 8, 2012After one week of play in the El Camino Division, Homestead went 2-0-0, but a host of teams, including Milpitas, Fremont and Santa Clara each gained at least one victory to make for a wide-open league race. Homestead (5-1-1, 2-0-0) opened league play ...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Hoops Rundown
January 3, 2012El Camino play begins on Wednesday and, based on non-league results, Santa Clara could be the favorite after a 7-17 record last season.Santa Clara (10-1) impressed last week with a 95-71 win over San Lorenzo Valley to take their winning streak to nine ...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Hoops Rundown
January 2, 2012League play commence in the El Camino on Tuesday.Saratoga (8-3) won one of two in the Susie Nagpal Saratoga Shootout. They lost to Palo Alto, 67-45, but came out on top of Half Moon Bay, 55-49. Hannah Johnson had 21 points, and Dharini Ramaswamy added ...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Soccer Roundup
January 1, 2012El Camino division play finally commences this week.Los Gatos (3-2-2) has their division opener with Lynbrook (0-4) on Wednesday after a bit of a break. Fremont (3-1-1, 1-0) take on Wilcox (3-2) on Wednesday, their second division game. Wilcox (3-2) ...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Soccer Roundup
January 1, 2012Nobody in the El Camino played a game last week, but all are gearing up for conference play which starts on Wednesday.Wilcox (5-2-1), who has scored 52 goals this season, plays at Fremont on Wednesday and home against Santa Clara on Friday. Milpitas ...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Hoops Rundown
December 27, 2011Santa Clara and Los Altos have stretched their win streaks to eight and six games, respectively.Santa Clara (9-1) kept rolling last week with back to back wins over Westmoor, 77-62, and Branham, 60-58, to push their current winning streak to eight in a...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Soccer Roundup
December 27, 2011It was a very quiet week in the El Camino.Wilcox (5-2-1) defeated Oak Grove 3-2 on December 16 in its last game before the break. The Chargers have scored an impressive 52 goals this season along with 32 assists. Celena Vasquez paces the team in scorin...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Hoops Rundown
December 27, 2011Saratoga, Los Altos, and Santa Clara appear to be the strength of the El Camino.Saratoga (5-2) fell short at Los Gatos on Friday, 49-46, as Shriya Nagpal and Dharini Ramaswamy each scored 11 points in defeat. The Falcons’ next game is Thursday in the...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Soccer Roundup
December 27, 2011Things were very quiet in the El Camino this past week, and will stay that way for the next week.Los Gatos (3-2-2) have until January to reassess and energize for El Camino matches. Monta Vista (4-2-1) took down Riordan, 2-1, on Wednesday, ending the ...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Soccer Roundup
December 21, 2011Two teams have impressed in the El Camino in Milpitas (5-2-1) and Wilcox (5-2-1). The Trojans have a balanced scoring attack with three players having scoring four or more goals, while the Chargers might be the league most explosive offensive team, hav...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Hoops Rundown
December 20, 2011With one game this week, Saratoga hopes to take a 6-1 record into Christmas.Saratoga (5-1) won their one game last week, reeling in Milpitas 60-39. Hannah Johnson paced the Falcons with a 17-point night, 1 of 3 players to break into double digits. The ...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Hoops Rundown
December 19, 2011Santa Clara continued their solid non-conference run last week.Santa Clara (6-1) kept rolling last week with two wins, first over San Jose 74-20, and then beating Mt. Pleasant 63-47 behind a couple of very impressive scoring performances, Ronaq Virdi l...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Soccer Roundup
December 19, 2011While there are no dominant teams, all but two squads are above .500 in the El Camino.Los Gatos (3-2-2) took out Palo Alto on Monday, 6-2, as Nick Broad and Evan Hench each scored twice, but it was a mostly unfortunate week against some De Anza teams a...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Soccer Roundup
December 12, 2011Milpitas stands out after the first month of play, compiling a 4-2-0 record, but also offering a potent offensive attack. The Trojans have scored 23 goals through six matches and have 16 assists. Milpitas exploded last week for a 10-0 victory over Over...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Hoops Rundown
December 12, 2011Lynbrook and Santa Clara are the only El Camino teams over .500 in the non-league.Lynbrook (5-2) was knocked out early in the tournament they hosted by El Camino, 68-41. Kevin Qian hig 4 three-pointers on his way to 14 points leading the Vikings. The l...
SCVAL El Camino Men’s Soccer Roundup
December 12, 2011It looks like Los Gatos (2-1-1) has established themselves as a favorite in the SCVAL El Camino. They saw back-to-back wins last week, with a 3-0 victory over Soquel on Friday and a 7-0 win over Aptos on Saturday. This week won’t be nearly as easy, w...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Hoops Rundown
December 12, 2011Saratoga picked up where they left off after last year’s stellar season, winning the 5 of their first 6 games. First, the Falcons participated in the Fremont-Sunnyvale Tournament. They were 19 points better than Silver Creek and 14 better than Branha...
Santa Clara Women’s Basketball Preview
December 1, 2011Santa Clara had a fine year last season, going 8-4 in league and 14-12 overall. It was good enough for third place and a trip to the playoffs. DeeDee Kiyota is again ruling the sidelines; she has guided the Bruins to mixed results, with 2 winning seaso...
Santa Clara Men’s Basketball Preview
December 1, 2011Santa Clara (7-17) had a rough year in the El Camino division last season, and since the 2005-2006 season, have failed to win more than 7 games. The Bruins game away winless in El Camino play with a 0-9 record, but coach Tom McGilvery’s team will be ...
SCVAL El Camino Women’s Soccer Preview
November 27, 2011Homestead (4-8-6, 1-7-4) drops into the El Camino division after their last place finish in the competitive De Anza. Despite the poor record, the Mustangs were only outscored 27-25, and graduated just four seniors. This year’s team featur...
Santa Clara Men’s Soccer Preview
November 26, 2011Santa Clara dropped down from the the De Anza Division to the El Camino after a 2-5-2 league record last year.Defender Justin Burmdes and midfielder Brandon Perez return for the Bruins. -Barry Eitel
CCS D-1 Playoff Preview: #7 Santa Clara (8-2) at #2 Menlo-Atherton (7-3) (AUDIO)
November 17, 2011Menlo-Atherton is enjoying their first winning season in three years, while Santa Clara is back in the playoffs after missing out the last five seasons.The Bruins have won six straight, albeit against SCVAL El Camino competition, and have outscored the...
SCVAL El Camino Football–Week 11 Preview
November 8, 2011Gunn (3-5, 3-2) vs. Lynbrook (5-4, 3-2) – Friday, 7:30 Fremont (2-6, 2-3) at Monta Vista (6-3, 4-1) – Friday, 7:30 Cupertino (2-7, 0-5) at Harker (2-7, 0-5) – Friday, 7 Santa Clara (8-2, 6-0) idleWith the El Camino all wrapped up after Santa C...
Women's Water Polo: Saint Francis, Sacred Heart Prep top seeds in CCS
November 6, 2011The Lancers and Gators are the top seeds in both the men’s and women’s CCS brackets. The Sacred Heart Prep women are in search of their fifth consecutive title, while the Lancers (19-6) are looking for their third title in four years after a 6-5 ...
SCVAL El Camino Football – Week 10 Preview (AUDIO)
November 3, 2011Lynbrook (5-3, 3-1) at Santa Clara (7-2, 5-0) – Friday, 7:15 Cupertino (2-6, 0-4) at Monta Vista (5-3, 3-1) – Friday, 7:30 Fremont (2-5, 2-2) at Gunn (2-5, 2-2) – Friday, 7:30 Harker (2-7, 0-5) idleLynbrook still has hope of overtaking Santa C...
Big Games in Week 10 – SCVAL El Camino
October 30, 2011Lynbrook (5-3, 3-1) at Santa Clara (7-2, 5-0) – Friday, 7:15If Lynbrook upsets Santa Clara, there could be a three-way tie atop the division with the Vikings, Bruins, and Monta Vista. A Santa Clara win gives the Bruins the title. A Lynb...
SCVAL El Camino Football–Week 9 Preview
October 27, 2011Monta Vista (4-3, 2-1) at Gunn (2-4, 2-1) – Friday, 7:30 Santa Clara (6-2, 4-0) at Fremont (2-4, 2-1) – Friday, 6:30 Harker (2-6, 0-4) at Lynbrook (4-3, 2-1) – Friday, 7:30 Cupertino (2-6, 0-4) idleMonta Vista and Gunn are part of a fou...
SCVAL El Camino Football – Week 8 Preview (AUDIO)
October 20, 2011Monta Vista (4-2, 2-0) at Santa Clara (5-2, 3-0) – Friday, 7:15 Gunn (1-4, 1-1) at Cupertino (2-5, 0-3) – Friday, 1:30 Fremont (1-4, 1-1) at Harker (2-5, 0-3) – Friday, 7 Lynbrook (4-3, 2-1) idleThe Matadors put together an awesome performance...
Big Game in Week 8–SCVAL El Camino
October 16, 2011Monta Vista (4-2, 2-0) at Santa Clara (5-2, 3-0) – Friday, 7:15The Matadors put together an awesome performance on the ground with 536 rushing yards and 42 first half points in a 56-8 win over Harker. Jordan Sheade, Sam McCann, and Michael Whit...
SCVAL El Camino Football–Week 7 Preview
October 13, 2011Gunn (1-3, 1-0) at Santa Clara (4-2, 2-0) – Friday, 7:15 Harker (2-4, 0-2) at Monta Vista (3-2, 1-0) – Friday 7:30 Lynbrook (3-3, 1-1) at Cupertino (2-4, 0-2) – Saturday, 3:30 Fremont (1-4, 1-1) idleAfter a bye, Gunn plays a Santa Clara team ...
SCVAL El Camino Football – Week 6 Preview
October 6, 2011Monta Vista (2-2, 0-0) at Lynbrook (3-2, 1-0) – Friday, 7:30 Santa Clara (3-2, 1-0) at Harker (2-3, 0-1) – Friday, 7 Cupertino (2-3, 0-1) at Fremont (0-4, 0-1) – Friday, 7:30 Gunn (1-3, 1-0) idleMonta Vista, coming off a bye, plays Lynbrook wh...
SCVAL El Camino Football–Week 5 Preview
September 29, 2011Santa Clara (2-2) hosts Cupertino (2-2) – Thursday, 7:30 Lynbrook (2-2) at Fremont (0-3) – Friday, 7:30 Harker (2-2) at Gunn (0-3) – Friday, 7:30 Monta Vista (2-2) idle Despite being involved in a tie game at the half, Santa Clara was d...
Big Games in Week 5 – SCVAL
September 25, 2011Most Bay Area football teams begin league play this week and, on every Sunday beginning today, we’ll take our weekly look ahead at the key games involving teams we cover here on Bay Preps. Homestead (3-0) at Palo Alto (2-1) – Friday, 7:30 ...
SCVAL El Camino Football–Week 4 Preview (AUDIO)
September 23, 2011Monta Vista (2-1) hosts Los Gatos (2-0) – Saturday, 1pm Lynbrook (2-1) at Los Altos (0-2) – Saturday, 1:30pm Cupertino (2-1) hosts Overfelt (1-1) – Saturday, 7:30pm Gunn (0-2) hosts Palo Alto (1-1) – Friday, 7:30pm Fremont (0-2) hosts Homes...
SCVAL El Camino Division Football–Week 3 Preview
September 15, 2011Monta Vista (2-0) at Westmont (0-1) – Friday, 7pm Harker (2-0) at Capuchino (0-1) – Saturday, 2pm Lynbrook (1-1) hosts James Lick (0-1) – Friday, 7pm Santa Clara (1-1) hosts Del Mar (0-2) – Friday, 7pm Cupertino (1-1) at Yerba Buena (0-2) â...
SCVAL El Camino Division Football – Week 2 Preview (AUDIO)
September 8, 2011Monta Vista (1-0) hosts Prospect (0-0) – Friday, 7:30pm Harker (1-0) hosts Emery (0-1) – Friday, 7pm Lynbrook (0-1) hosts Del Mar (0-1) – Saturday, 7pm Santa Clara (0-1) hosts Los Altos (0-0) – Friday, 7:15pm Cupertino (0-1) at Mills (0-1) ...
Santa Clara Football Preview
September 2, 2011The Bruins are trying to reach the playoffs for the first time in six years. To do so, Hector Bejerano will shoulder a big load once again after being named the El Camino Division’s Junior of the Year. Bejerano ran for 978 yards last seas...
SCVAL Women’s Volleyball Preview (AUDIO)–El Camino Division
August 30, 2011With Gunn in the De Anza division, Cupertino has a good shot to win the El Camino, but the Pioneers have to replace a lot of talent. Junior setter Mary Grafilo will lead Cupertino and will be setting up senior Emily Jang and sophomore middle Mash...
SCVAL Men’s Cross Country Preview (AUDIO)
August 26, 2011Los Gatos returns four of their top five runners from last year’s CCS Division II championship team. The one loss, however, is a big one as Will Geiken graduated after an individual championship. The Wildcats do have a couple of top ten competitors i...
SCVAL Women’s Cross Country Preview (AUDIO)
August 26, 2011The Mountain View Spartans literally ran away from the field last season while winning the CCS Division II crown. While they do replace a couple of very good senior competitors from last season, the Spartans bring back their top three runners, includin...
SCVAL Men’s Water Polo Preview
August 26, 2011Los Altos, who lost in the CCS Division II semifinals to Menlo, returns 2nd team CCS Matt Orton and 3rd team Adam Warmoth, plus Honorable Mention junior selection Ian McColl. The Eagles do graduate CCS 1st team players Colin Mulcahy and Emilien F...
SCVAL Women’s Water Polo Preview (AUDIO)
August 25, 2011After a close loss (4-3) to eventual CCS champ Menlo-Atherton in last season’s semifinals, the Gunn Titans have every reason to believe they can improve in 2011. Gunn returns seniors Elizabeth Anderson and Casey Lincoln (1st team All-CCS), and ...
SCVAL Women’s Tennis Preview (AUDIO)
August 25, 2011As the two-time CCS Champions, Saratoga is used to having a big target on their backs. It’s no different in 2011 as the Falcons return senior Crystal Yen, who cruised to the individual championship last fall. While the Falcons do lose co-...
SCVAL Women’s Golf Preview (AUDIO)
August 25, 2011The Santa Clara Valley schools compete in the Blossom Valley Athletic League, which serves as an auxiliary league for these teams. Los Gatos figures to be among the best teams in the BVAL. The Wildcats return all of their top six golfers, i...