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Paly's next volleyball win could be biggest ever
M-A, SHP and Castilleja all reach CCS finals

The Mitty girls' volleyball team is ranked No. 1 in the nation, with a 35-0 record. The Monarchs have won six straight Central Coast Section titles, failing to do so only once this decade. Palo Alto, however, is not afraid of the Big Bad Wolf.


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Mens Basketball: Menlo College 95, Willamette 72, yesterday
Womens Basketball: Evergreen State 64, Menlo College 61, yesterday
Mens Soccer: Menlo College players , on All-Cal Pac team , yesterday
Womens Soccer: Menlo College players , on All-Cal Pac team , yesterday
Mens Wrestling: Cal Baptist 18, Stanford 17, yesterday
Womens Swimming: 1, Stanford 1,202 1/2 points , at Toshiba Classic , yesterday
Mens Swimming: 1, Stanford 1,377 1/2 points , at Toshiba Classic , yesterday
Boys Football: Bellarmine 34, Palo Alto 6, yesterday
Womens Soccer: Stanford 1, Santa Clara 0, yesterday
Womens Volleyball: Stanford 3, Arizona 2, yesterday
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Noyola turns free kick into free ride to NCAA soccer quarterfinals
Palo Alto grad Teresa Noyola scored on a free kick late in the first half and it held up for the Stanford women's soccer team, which held on to beat visiting Santa Clara, 1-0, in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament on Friday night. The top-ranked Cardinal (23-0) hosts Boston College next weekend in the quarterfinals.

Klineman sets Stanford up for five-set victory
Stanford swimmers lead Toshiba Classic

Alix Klineman recorded 23 kills and 10 digs, but it may have been her one assist that helped save the night for the Stanford women's volleyball team on Friday night. The seventh-ranked Cardinal recovered from a deficit in the fourth set and went on to beat host Arizona, 25-18, 24-26, 21-25, 25-21, 15-7, in a Pac-10 contest.

Saturday's Big Game will be aired live at the United States Embassy in Toyko
Prison tennis, The Fall League and more

Big Game parties are not confined to the Bay Area, California, or even the United States. The most notable will be taking place 5,000 miles away, in a U.S. Embassy before a head of state. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will be a guest of U.S. Ambassador John Roos and his wife Susie Roos for a special live telecast in Tokyo of the Big Game over the Armed Forces Network. Why the interest? They all went to Stanford.

Pedersen leads Stanford women in a home-opening victory
Kayla Pedersen scored 22 points and had nine rebounds in helping the Stanford women's basketball to a 99-50 victory over visiting Pepperdine in its home opener on Thursday night. Jeanette Pohlen added 20 points as the second-ranked Cardinal (3-0) won its 11th consecutive home opener. Jayne Appel had 18 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots.

Stanford wins NCAA men's soccer tournament opener; first appearance in seven years
Bobby Warshaw and Adam Jahn were named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com national teams of the year earlier in the day. They both contributed to Stanford's 3-0 victory over visiting St. Mary's in the first round of the NCAA tournament later Thursday night.

There will be more at stake in Big Game than just the Axe
There have been stranger weeks leading up to the Big Game than this one, but it would be difficult to find. Stanford is favored by a touchdown and who would have thought that at the beginning of the season? California was the nationally-ranked team back then, with dreams of Pac-10 titles and the BCS championship series dancing in its heads. Stanford? The Cardinal would have been lucky to win six games and play in a mid-December bowl game. These days it's the Cardinal that is dreaming of a New Year's Day Bowl.

Stanford's bowl game possibilities looking good
Good afternoon and welcome to the college football show we like to call "What Happens If." It's really rather simple. We predict an outcome, say Stanford beating California this Saturday in the Big Game and try to decipher the possible bowl opportunities.

Stanford's Derrick eyes another run of success at NCAAs
Stanford sophomore Chris Derrick figures to be pretty familiar with the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course at the Wabash Valley Family Sports Center in Terre Haute, Ind., by now. He's run the course quite a few times, including as a high school senior. He'll be looking to establish personal bests to go with the Cardinal team goal of winning a national title when the final race commences on the dedicated cross-country course on Monday morning.

Dawkins garners top recruiting class
The present may look bleak for the Stanford men's basketball team at this moment in time. The future, however, brings the things that high expectations are made of. While the final results won't be known for five years, the current group of five recruits who signed letters of intent has already been rated as one of the best in the country.

Green busts out for Stanford in losing cause
Menlo boys, M-A girls have good shots at CCS revenge
Tiger Woods back on The Farm for Saturday's annual Big Game
Stanford women's NCAA soccer match Friday sold out
A move backward became a step forward for Stanford men
SHP, Menlo meet in boys' CCS water polo final
Caltrain offers special service for the Big Game
Godsoe named top swimmer again
Ogwumike named Pac-10 Player of the Week
Paly, Bells renew long-dormant football rivalry

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Mens Wrestling Menlo College at Fullerton Open 9 a.m.
Mens Wrestling Stanford at Fullerton Open 9 a.m.
Womens Wrestling Menlo College at Jamestown Can/Am Open 9 a.m.
Mens Swimming Stanford at Toshiba Classic Long Beach 10 a.m.
Girls Water Polo St. Ignatius at Sacred Heart Prep (CCS Division II finals at Santa Clara University) 10 a.m.
Girls Volleyball Castilleja at Mt. Madonna (CCS Division V finals at Independence High) 10:30 a.m.
Womens Swimming Stanford at Toshiba Classic Long Beach 11 a.m.
Boys Water Polo Menlo at Sacred Heart Prep (CCS Division II final at Santa Clara University) 11:30 a.m.
Girls Volleyball Menlo-Atherton at Salinas (CCS Division I finals at Independence High) 12:30 p.m.
Boys Football Greenfield at Menlo School (CCS Division IV first round) 1 p.m.

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