Sports Shorts Sports Shorts (October 12, 2005)

SPIKES AND DIGS . . . Menlo School grad Courtney Rose reached double figures in kills and hit over .500 for the seventh time this season in helping Division III Emory University defeat Berry College, 30-21, 30-14, 30-19, over the weekend. Rose leads the third-ranked Eagles with a 4.00 kills per game average, and has four double-doubles . . . Palo Alto High grad Katrina Zawojski continues her impressive freshman season at Colgate University. Zawojski, the MVP of the El Camino Division and an All-Central Coast selection last year, recorded 12 kills and 10 digs in leading the Raiders to a 30-15, 30-23, 30-21 victory over Lehigh University last weekend . . . Woodside Priory grad Cassie Perret had 11 kills, hit .667, served four aces and recorded seven digs as 14th-ranked Santa Clara defeated Gonzaga, 30-20, 30-18, 30-19, over the weekend.

TOP PLAYER . . . Stanford grad Scott Lipsky was named USTA Pro Circuit Player of the Week after he teamed with doubles partner and fellow Stanford grad David Martin to win the championship of the Costa Mesa Pro Futures Classic. Lipsky has won seven doubles titles this season.

OAKS' CORNER . . . The Menlo College football team dropped a 54-0 decision to visiting Cal Lutheran on Saturday. The Oaks (0-6) threw three interceptions, fumbled three times, and snapped a ball out of the end zone to aid the Kingsmen. Menlo quarterback Adam Hazel threw for 97 yards, completing 10 of 20 passes. Linebacker Travis Correa had a game-high 10 1/2 tackles, nine solo tackles. The Oaks have a bye this week . . . The Menlo College women's volleyball team remained undefeated in California Pacific Conference play with a pair of home victories over the weekend. The Oaks beat Dominican, 30-22, 30-14, 30-26, on Friday and downed Notre Dame de Namur, 30-16, 32-30, 30-16, on Saturday. Senior Kari Shimomura had 13 kills and 21 assists in the win over the Penguins, while freshman Malia Pires added 11 kills. Against Notre Dame de Namur, junior Sanoe' Eselu recorded 16 kills and Shimomura added 16. Sophomore Christa Hewett had 16 digs. Menlo (8-0, 10-4) was scheduled to host UC Santa Cruz on Tuesday night . . . The Menlo College women's soccer team stayed unbeaten in Cal Pac play with a 7-0 victory over host Mills on Saturday. Laurin Daniels and Elaine Strauss each scored twice in the match, with other goals coming from Gunn High grad Ja'Net Lawrence, Rachel Anden and Molly Flanagan. The Oaks (3-0, 8-3-1) were slated to host Notre Dame de Namur on Tuesday.

COACHING CORNER . . . 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. Palo Alto's new baseball coach, Joel Kaufman, is looking for assistant coaches for both the varsity and JV teams in addition to a head JV coach. He can be reached at palybaseball@pacbell.net . . . Gunn is looking for a JV girls' soccer coach. Contact Athletic Director Matt McGinn at 354-8214 . . . Woodside Priory is looking for a boys' junior varsity basketball coach and a varsity swim coach. Contact Mark Stogner, Director of Athletics at 851-6107 or mstogner@woodsidepriory.com . . . Sacred Heart Prep is looking for a baseball coach for the 2006 spring season, a girls' varsity basketball assistant coach, and a head coach for girls' JV basketball. 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 also needs an assistant coach for the frosh-soph girls' soccer team. The begins Nov. 1 and runs through mid-February. Contact Jessie Thomas at 330-2001 (ext. 2352) or at jthomas@menloschool.org . . . 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 . . . 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. Tryouts 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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