from the Palo Alto Weekly and the Palo Alto Online staff
 Paly's Diepenbrock leaves for Caņada College basketball job
Only a lucky few ever get the chance to coach a high school basketball team to a state championship. Peter Diepenbrock is one of those lucky ones. His 2005-06 Palo Alto boys' squad that went 32-1 and captured NorCal and CIF State Division II crowns was one for this prep history books.
(Tuesday, 7:45 PM)
Menlo's Grimes wins CCS golf championship
Patrick Grimes had some pretty simple goals when he teed off on Tuesday in the Central Coast Section golf tournament at Rancho Canada West in Carmel Valley.
(Tuesday, 5:28 PM)
 Stanford women avance to Sweet 16 in NCAA tennis
Senior Whitney Deason can always remember that she won the final tennis match she ever played at Taube Tennis Center. She hopes to create another lasting memory next Tuesday. Deason beat Texas A&M's Tiffany Clifford at No. 5 singles on Saturday to clinch fourth-ranked Stanford's 4-1 victory that earned the team its 23rd consecutive trip to the third round of the NCAA tournament. Stanford (21-4) meets No. 13 Clemson (17-9) on Thursday in the Round of 16 at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla. (Tuesday, 1:26 PM)
 Stanford softball heads east
for NCAA regional opener
The Stanford softball team has had to travel to Oklahoma, Michigan, Alabama and Missouri for regional play in the past 10 years. Massachusetts should be a piece of cake. The Cardinal will be heading in that direction Wednesday morning, destination Amherst and an NCAA regional. (Tuesday, 1:55 PM)
 Six local teams all set to open CCS baseball, softball playoffs
Four local baseball teams and two softball squads will open postseason play this week after finishing their respective regular seasons in strong fashion. Menlo-Atherton (21-10), which won its final three games, was seeded No. 6 in Division I and will host No.13 Santa Teresa (15-10) on Wednesday at 4 p.m. A victory will send the Bears into the quarterfinals on Saturday at PAL Field in San Jose.
(Tuesday, 1:02 PM)
 The timing looks good for area swim teams for CCS finals
It's all about timing when it comes to swimming. Fast times get you on the awards stand and slow ones don't. Timing also is important in getting swimmers ready for their championship meets. Evidently, local coaches have done their jobs. The Palo Alto boys and girls successfully defended their SCVAL De Anza Division meet championship titles last Friday at Lynbrook High. (Tuesday, 1:44 PM)
• HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD (May 8-10) (Tuesday, 5:36 PM)
• COLLEGE SCOREBOARD (May 8-11) (Wednesday, 9:37 AM)
• 2008 CCS TRACK & FIELD LEADERS (As of May 12) (Wednesday, 10:36 AM)
• Menlo girls finish off perfect year in PAL lacrosse (Saturday, 1:55 PM)
• M-A swim teams sweep PAL league meet finals (Sunday, 10:09 AM)
• Paly swim teams defend league meet titles (Saturday, 9:37 AM)
• Stanford's water polo title hopes end (Sunday, 7:53 AM)
• SHP boys capture CCS tennis championship (Friday, 5:55 PM)
• Local water polo standouts return for NCAAs (Saturday, 5:32 PM)
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