Sports Shorts Sports Shorts (February 11, 2005)

HOOP CHAMPS . . . A steal and a layin by Patrick Osagiede with 40 seconds remaining in regulation sent the game to overtime, where Jane Lathrop Stanford prevailed, 45-40, over Terman in the championship game of the ADAL Eighth Grade Boys A Basketball playoffs recently at Terman in Palo Alto. Terman led by as many as 10 points in the fourth quarter and had a seven-point lead with a minute remaining. But the JLS rally was keyed by a 3-pointer by Max Minowitz, two free throws and Osagiede's basket. Free throws by Stephan Castro and Kyle Perricone sealed the victory in overtime. JLS was led by Perricone's 20 points, followed by Minowitz and Osagiede with 10 each. Nicolas Robinson led Terman with 13 points, with teammate Larry Jackson getting 12 points. It was the third straight league title for JLS, which also won the crown as sixth- and seventh-graders. The Panthers reached the title game with a 46-42 win over Borel of San Mateo, in which Perricone had 27 points. Other members of the JLS team are James Barnett, Zack Blumenfeld, Gus Brennan, Jason Chu, Sean Hodson, Nick Holodniy and Aaron Johnson. The Terman roster also includes Ishan Bhadkamkar, Matt Bowden, Nick Crevelli, McKay Danes, Nick Garrison, Will Holder, Avery Reiss and Mike Shubat.

SIGNUPS AND TRYOUTS . . . Palo Alto Babe Ruth will host an open tryout for the 2005 baseball season on Saturday at the Gunn High baseball field. Players 14 and 15 years of age try out at 9:30 a.m., followed by 13 year olds at noon. Residents of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Portola Valley, Atherton, Menlo Park, Woodside and Redwood City are eligible to try out. Registration is $250. More information at: www.etamz.com/palo_alto_babe_ruth. Palo Alto Babe Ruth also is looking for a manager for the upcoming season. Those interested should contact Neil McGregor at nmcgregor@pacbell.net . . . The Palo Alto Soccer Club will hold open tryouts for Class 1 and Class 3 boys and girls U10-U14 (in the fall) teams on Sunday on the Cubberley Community Center fields. There also will be tryouts for a girls U16 team from 1:30-3:30 p.m. For tryout times for specific age groups, see www.pasoccerclub.org. For more information: 361-0561 . . . The Stanford Earthquakes, a Boys U-!5 CYSA team, will hold a tryout on Friday at Greer Park. Players must have been born after Aug. 1, 1989. Information: 858-2076 or www.klgj@aol.com. . . . Tryouts for the TidalWaves of the Stanford Soccer Club, a CYSA girls U15 team, will be Saturday at Greer Park Field 5 from 10 a.m. until noon. Contact Carol at 856-8030.

COACHING CORNER . . . Palo Alto High is searching for a JV softball coach for this spring. Interested persons should contact Earl Hansen, Palo Alto Athletic Director, at 329-3886 or ehansen@pausd.org . . . Menlo-Atherton and Woodside highs are looking for coaches for their varsity girls' lacrosse teams this spring. Both are paid positions. For M-A, contact Mary at 854-4920 or Wachtelfam@aol.com. For Woodside, contact Donna at 365-6404 or dblosey116@aol.com. Menlo-Atherton also needs a girls' JV lacrosse coach and a frosh-soph softball coach. Those interested should contact M-A Athletic Director Pam Wimberly at 322-5311 (ext. 5706) . . . Menlo School has openings for girls' softball coaches: a varsity assistant, head frosh-soph and frosh-soph assistant. The season runs from February to May. For more information: 593-3895 . . . Sacred Heart Prep is looking for the following coaches: Varsity softball, varsity baseball and varsity girls' lacrosse. Those interested should contact Anthony Thomas, Athletic Director at 473-4031.

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