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Appel becomes strikeout leader in important win
The Stanford baseball team needed to win Friday night's game against visiting UCLA more than Mark Appel needed to set a career strikeout record. Fortunately it worked out well for both Appel and the Cardinal.
(Friday, 10:37 PM)

Gibbs heads into the quarterfinal at NCAAs
Cardinal corner

Nicole Gibbs reached the quarterfinal of the NCAA women's tennis singles championship following her 6-4, 6-4 victory over Texas A&M's Christina Sanchez-Quintanar on Friday morning at the University of Illinois in Urbana.
(Friday, 6:42 PM)

Thursday, May 23, 2013
Dunn makes the long jump into NCAA championship
Seven others also qualify for final

Senior long jumper Karynn Dunn became the first Stanford track and field athlete to advance to the NCAA Championships on Thursday's opening day of the three-day NCAA West Preliminary Round in Austin, Texas.
(Thursday, 11:11 PM)

Stanford women in seventh at NCAA golf tournament
The Stanford women's golf team is in seventh place heading into the final round of the NCAA Championships at the University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens. (Thursday, 11:01 PM)

Stanford football players on Lott Watch List
Cardinal corner
Gibbs, Hardebeck advance at NCAAs

Stanford defensive end Henry Anderson and free safety Ed Reynolds are among a group of 42 players named to the 2013 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List, an award that is presented to the top defensive player in the country for his outstanding achievements both on and off the playing field. (Thursday, 8:33 PM)

Castilleja teams, Menlo boys' track earn scholastic honors
Of local note

The Castilleja softball and track team plus Menlo School boys' track team all came away with top honors on the 2013 Spring Scholastic Championships Team Awards as announced by the Central Coast Section. (Thursday, 4:04 PM)

SHP's Robinson will run for state berth instead of walking for his diploma
CCS track and field

His classmates will be walking, but Sacred Heart Prep senior Nico Robinson will be running and jumping. And, hopefully for him, arriving in time to enjoy his grad night. (Thursday, 2:59 PM)

Menlo hopes to prevent a history-making win in finals
CCS baseball playoffs

Since the Central Coast Section baseball playoffs began in 1967, no championship team has ever finished the season with a perfect record. Pacific Grove wants to be that team, and Menlo School wants to make sure the Breakers are not that team. (Thursday, 2:39 PM)

NCAA tennis title a perfect finish for Stanford's Ahn
Kristie Ahn started the conversation with an apology. "Sorry, my voice is kind of shot," she said Wednesday from Urbana, Ill. Understandable. Tuesday night, the junior won the clinching match in Stanford's 4-3 win against Texas A&M to help the women's tennis program capture its 17th NCAA Championship. (Thursday, 2:23 PM)

Palo Alto baseball season ends in 8-3 loss
CCS playoffs

For one fleeting moment, the Palo Alto baseball team had every reason to think it could topple St. Francis in its Central Coast Section Division I playoff semifinal Wednesday at San Jose Municipal Stadium. Then reality set in. (Thursday, 8:35 AM)

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Gibbs begins defense of her NCAA singles title
Stanford roundup

Stanford junior Nicole Gibbs successfully opened defense of her singles crown on Wednesday afternoon, defeating Yang Pang of Arkansas, 7-5, 6-4, in the opening round of the NCAA Singles Championship in Urbana, Ill. (Wednesday, 2:31 PM)

A look at the 2013 CCS track and field finals
Berths in the 2013 CIF State Meet will be at stake on Friday when the top athletes in the section compete at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High. (Wednesday, 2:05 PM)

Stanford diving coach will assist USA team
Stanford head diving coach Dr. Rick Schavone will help coach the United States at the 2013 FINA World Championships this summer in Barcelona, Spain, as announced recently by USA Diving. (Wednesday, 12:02 PM)

Menlo advances to CCS baseball title game
The Menlo School baseball team will have a shot to avenge last season's loss in the Central Coast Section Division III championship game after upsetting No. 1 seed Palma, 4-3, in eight innings in a semifinal game Tuesday night at San Jose Municipal Stadium. (Wednesday, 9:00 AM)

Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Stanford women win NCAA tennis championship
For junior Kristie Ahn, the long road back to health just reached its conclusion. Not able to participate in the NCAA tournament the past two years and playing just three matches last year, Ahn achieved the pinnacle of college tennis on Tuesday night. (Tuesday, 7:10 PM)

Blandino goes deep twice in Cardinal win
Stanford roundup

Palo Alto resident Alex Blandino hit two home runs, Dean McArdle went six scoreless innings and the Stanford baseball team beat visiting Pacific, 11-2, in a nonconference game on Tuesday night.
(Tuesday, 4:07 PM)

Stanford soccer grads finding new homes in pro leagues
For years, Stanford grad Emilee O'Neil had no plans to play competitive soccer again, which makes the recent turn of events all the more surprising. O'Neil, the former Emilee Shim, is a rookie. Make that a 30-year-old rookie for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League, a first-year eight-team professional circuit that began play in April. (Tuesday, 2:36 PM)

2013 CCS track and field leaders
Boys' 400 relay -- Bellarmine 42.00, St Francis 42.00, Palo Alto 42.31, Santa Cruz 42.84, Piedmont Hills 43.14, Aragon 43.16, Palma 43.19, Wilcox 43.21, Menlo-Atherton 43.23, Los Altos 43.23. (Tuesday, 2:24 PM)

Monday, May 20, 2013
Hardebeck, Stanford will play for the NCAA tennis title
Stanford roundup

It was, without adding much hyperbole, one of the greatest comebacks in Stanford and NCAA women's tennis tournament history. Freshman Krista Hardebeck, down a set and facing match point at 1-5 in the second, came all the way back to win and send the No. 12 Cardinal into the national championship match. (Monday, 7:46 PM)

Menlo's Buchanan, SHP's Knox qualify for the state finals
Menlo School senior Andrew Buchanan and Sacred Heart Prep junior Bradley Knox have extended their prep seasons to the fullest following Monday's NCGA/CIF Boys Golf Championships at Diablo Grand Resort in Patterson. (Monday, 4:22 PM)

Stanford women tee it up at the NCAA Championships
The nationally No. 10-ranked Stanford women's golf team put together a string of three straight tournament titles this spring. The Cardinal, however, can top that by winning one more. (Monday, 3:10 PM)

Highs and lows at CCS track and field semifinals
Gunn High coach PattiSue Plumer probably said it best following a roller coaster day for local athletes at the Central Coast Section track and field semifinals on Saturday at Gilroy High. (Monday, 10:36 AM)

Sunday, May 19, 2013
Stanford completes baseball sweep over California
Sunday's Cardinal corner

The Stanford baseball team took care of some much-needed business over the weekend, completing a Pac-12 sweep of host California to get itself back over the .500 mark in conference play.
(Sunday, 6:37 PM)

Cardinal scores another upset to reach the semifinals
NCAA women's tennis

Krista Hardebeck recovered from a first-set loss to record a 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 3 singles, clinching Stanford's 4-1 victory over Georgia on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the NCAA women's team tennis tournament in Illinois. (Sunday, 2:37 PM)

Palo Alto, Menlo School survive but SHP doesn't
CCS baseball

It was nearly an improbable day for three local baseball teams in the Central Coast Section quarterfinals on Saturday. But, two out of three certainly wasn't bad. (Sunday, 8:00 AM)

Saturday, May 18, 2013
Cardinal golfers falter on the final day of regional play
Saturday's Stanford roundup

The Stanford men's golf team faltered on the final day of the NCAA Columbus Regional and failed to qualify for the national championship tournament.
(Saturday, 3:46 PM)

Stanford takes series opener from Cal
Mark Appel tied Stanford's career strikeout record, Wayne Taylor hit two home runs, and the Stanford baseball team held off host California, 9-8, in a Pac-12 Conference game Friday night. (Saturday, May 18, 2013, 12:25 AM)

Friday, May 17, 2013
Tsay leads Stanford to a stunning upset over USC
NCAA tournament roundup

Sophomore Ellen Tsay put an end to a five-hour marathon Friday, helping the 12th-ranked Stanford women's tennis team take some revenge on USC, as he recorded the clinching point in the Cardinal's 4-3 victory over the Trojans in the Round of 16 at the NCAA tournament at Illinois. (Friday, May 17, 2013, 6:46 PM)

M-A hires a new girls' water polo coach
Of local note
JLS wrestlers win another title

Former St. Ignatius head coach Paul Felton will be the new girls water polo coach at Menlo-Atherton High, replacing veteran Chris Rubin. (Friday, May 17, 2013, 12:09 PM)

Palo Alto, Menlo School, SHP head into the quarterfinals
2013 CCS Baseball Playoffs
Division I
Saturday's quarterfinals
Mitty (18-11) vs. San Benito (22-6) at Hartnell College, 11 a.m.
Homestead (18-13) vs. Serra (25-6) at Sacred Heart Prep, 11 a.m.
Palo Alto (17-15) at Bellarmine (25-6) , 2 p.m.
Valley Christian (18-11) at St. Francis (26-4), 11 a.m.
(Friday, May 17, 2013, 10:17 AM)

Thursday, May 16, 2013
Plenty of motivation to chase CCS berths at track semis
CCS track & field leaders

For some, the semifinals of the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships is just a mere stepping stone to the finals. For others, it's a much different story. (Thursday, May 16, 2013, 5:03 PM)

Stanford softball all set to open NCAA regional action
Cardinal corner

Sophomore Cassandra Roulund is one of six Stanford softball players with a batting average over .300. The 13th-ranked Cardinal (37-19) hits .302 as a team. Stanford's rate of success will be tested when it meets Tulsa (42-14) on Friday in the first round of the double-elimination Lincoln Regional of the NCAA Tournament. (Thursday, May 16, 2013, 3:43 PM)

Dillon hopes to wrap up career with NCAA wins
Natalie Dillon was determined to attend Stanford University since she first laid eyes on the place at age five. Playing tennis for the 12th-ranked Cardinal was another story in itself. (Thursday, May 16, 2013, 3:29 PM)

Stanford softball players earn All-West Region honors
Stanford sophomores Leah White and Hanna Winter, along with freshman Kayla Bonstrom, were named to the Louisville Slugger All-West Region second team as announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Thursday. (Thursday, May 16, 2013, 11:40 AM)

Paly, Menlo and SHP all win CCS baseball openers
Palo Alto, Menlo School and Sacred Heart Prep all advanced in the Central Coast Section baseball playoffs on Wednesday, but Menlo-Atherton couldn't make it a clean sweep while suffering a season-ending loss. (Thursday, May 16, 2013, 8:49 AM)

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Ipsen earns diving berth in World Championships
Stanford roundup
Cardinal softball has 10 on All-Pac-12

Stanford sophomore Kristian Ipsen was one of four divers to punch their ticket to Barcelona for the 2013 FINA World Championships, as spots on the 1-meter were up for grabs Wednesday on the first day of the World Championships Trials in Tallahassee, Fla. (Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 4:53 PM)

Ryan Hall makes his debut in the 103rd Bay to Breakers
Cardinal corner
Gibbs is first team all-Pac-12

Former Stanford All-American Ryan Hall, a two-time Olympic marathoner, will highlight the field for the 102nd Bay to Breakers on Sunday in San Francisco. (Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 10:01 AM)

Bay Area Senior Games wrap up this weekend
The seventh annual Bay Area Senior Games will wrap up this weekend with a host of activities at local venues. This event is a tuneup for the upcoming Summer National Senior Games in Cleveland, Ohio. (Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 10:01 AM)

Stanford baseball drops its sixth straight, 3-0 to SCU
Stanford's baseball troubles continued on Tuesday night as Tommy Nance twirled a shutout and scattered six hits to steer visiting Santa Clara to a 3-0 nonconference win. The complete-game effort was flanked by six strikeouts Tuesday as the Broncos handed the Cardinal its sixth straight loss. (Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 8:42 AM)

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