Sports Shorts Sports Shorts (September 21, 2005)

OAKS CORNER . . . The Menlo College football team dropped its third straight game on Saturday, falling to host Whittier, 27-19. The Oaks rallied with 19 unanswered points to close within 21-19 in the fourth quarter, but could never overcome the early deficit. Sophomore running back Eddie Connor rushed for two touchdowns and quarterback Dustin Guglielmelli completed a 28-yard touchdown pass to Eddie Eyo, who caught a career high eight passes for 164 yards. Menlo travels to Willamette on Saturday for a 12:30 p.m. contest . . . A dramatic come-from-behind victory over host Holy Names on Friday night helped keep the Menlo College women's volleyball team undefeated in Cal Pac Conference play. The Oaks (3-0, 5-3) had an easier time of it on Saturday in a three-game sweep of visiting Mills College. Menlo lost its first two games and were down, 27-20, in game three against Holy Names. The Oaks rallied to win the third game, 38-36, which propelled them the rest of the way in the 23-30, 25-30, 36-38, 30-26, 15-10 win. "In my six years here, it was, without a doubt, the most exciting match I've been apart of," Menlo coach Bill Imwalle said. Senior outside hitter Kari Shimomura recorded a triple-double with 14 kills, 18 digs and 15 assists. Freshman outside hitter Malia Pires had 15 kills while sophomore libero Christa Hewett had 37 digs. Junior setter Sara Bungarz led the way in Menlo's 30-9, 30-4, 30-15 victory over Mills . . . The Menlo College women's soccer team dropped a 2-1 home decision to The Master's College on Saturday. Katie Gravett, with an assist from Molly Flanagan, scored the Oaks' lone goal. Menlo (3-2-1) travels to Redding to meet Oregon Tech on Friday.

NOTEWORTHY . . . Stanford grad Nicole Powell is in the middle of a championship run with the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA. She tied a league record with four-pointers, accounting for her 12 points, in Sacramento' 66-55 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the championship finals. The two teams met Tuesday night at Arco Arena, with the Monarchs needing one win to claim their first league title. Former Stanford player Jamie Carey missed all three of her shot attempts for the Sun . . . Former Menlo School tennis standout Dmitry Tursunov reached the doubles final of the China Open in Beijing on Sunday before losing, with partner Mikhail Youzhny, to Justin Gimelstob and and Nathan Healey, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

NEW COACH . . . Former Palo Alto High baseball coach Pete Colombo has been named the new head baseball coach of the Palo Alto Oaks. Colombo, the athletic director at Jordan Middle School, resigned his post at Paly with two weeks remaining in the 2005 schedule due to health problems. Colombo replaces Steve Espinoza, who will concentrate on running the business side of the team as well as the annual Tony Makjavich Memorial golf tournament.

COACHING CORNER . . . Woodside Priory is looking for a girls' varsity basketball coach, boys' junior varsity basketball coach and a varsity swim coach. Contact Mark Stogner, Director of Athletics at 851-6107 or mstogner@woodsidepriory.com . . . Palo Alto High is looking for girls' varsity and JV soccer coaches for the 2005-06 winter season. Those interested should contact Paly Athletic Director Earl Hansen at 329-3886 . . . Sacred Heart Prep is looking for a boys' assistant soccer coach for the current season, a girls' varsity basketball assistant coach, a head coach for girls' JV basketball and a head varsity baseball coach. Interested candidates should forward their resume with a letter of interest to Anthony Thomas, Athletic Director, Sacred Heart Prep, 150 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton, 94027 . . . Menlo School is looking for a girls' varsity basketball assistant coach and girls' frosh-soph basketball coaches. Call 330-2001 (ext. 2282) or e-mail bmckinney@menloschool.org. . . Menlo-Atherton is looking for coaches for the 2005-06 school year: wrestling, track and field assistant (shot and discus), girls' varsity and JV lacrosse, and frosh-soph softball. Those interested should contact M-A Athletic Director Pam Wimberly at 322-5311 (ext. 5706) or e-mail resumes to pwimberl@seq.org.

OF LOCAL NOTE . . . Palo Alto Babe Ruth is now conducting online registration for their Fall Baseball league, which is open to Babe Ruth age players (incoming 13-, 14- and 15-year olds) residing in Palo Alto Babe Ruth's local area. Details and registration information can be found at www.eteamz.com/palo_alto_babe_ruth. The season runs from Labor Day through October. All registration will be on-line . . The Menlo Park Strikers' FC girls' 10-Under soccer team is looking for experienced players for the upcoming fall season. For more information, contact Chris at 1-408-497-3816 . . . Registration is open for City of Palo Alto's Fall Adult Sports Leagues in basketball, softball and volleyball. Leagues are accepting complete teams, and individuals can be placed on a free agent list. Palo Alto is also looking for coaches for the middle school athletics program. Sports include cross country and flag football. For more information, call 463-4926 or e-mail sabine.sander@cityofpaloalto.org . . . Alberto Montoya, a 9-time State cup champion coach, is recruiting for MVLA Galaxy, a Class 1, U16 (born after Aug. 1, 1989) girls soccer team. Try outs are during GALAXY's normal practice sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 4 and 5:30 p.m. at Covington's soccer field in Los Altos. For information, contact team manager Vicki Yort at (650) 949-4586 or by email at vbyort@aol.com.

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