Sports Shorts Sports Shorts (October 19, 2005)

USTA PRO CIRCUIT . . . Stanford product Lilia Osterloh lost in the finals, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, to top-seeded Kristina Brandi in the San Francisco Tennis Classic at the Golden Gateway Tennis and Swim Club. Osterloh began her journey into the championship match with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory over Stanford senior Amber Liu, who was entered as a wild card. Stanford grad Teryn Ashley lost in the second round, while Stanford grad Lauren Barnikow lost to Tara Snyder in the qualifying round.

OAKS CORNER . . . The Menlo College women's volleyball team used a lot of defense and just enough hitting ability to earn its sixth straight victory, beating host Pacific Union, 30-21, 30-25, 30-21, on Sunday. The Oaks (8-0, 12-4) limited Pacific Union to a .144 hitting percentage and recorded 62 digs. Krista Catian led the way with 13 digs, followed by Kari Shimomura with 11 and Malia Pires with 10. Junior outside hitter Sanoe' Eselu recorded a double-double with 13 kills and 12 digs. Menlo plays at Cal State East bay on Wednesday at 7 p.m. . . . The Menlo College men's soccer had three players each score a goal in a 3-0 victory over host Pacific Union on Friday. Armando San Vincente, Gary Hodgson and Caglar Vural each scored for the Oaks (2-1-1, 8-5-1), who outshot the Pioneers, 26-5. Menlo goalie Jarin Beck recorded five saves. The Oaks play at Bethany on Wednesday . . . Menlo senior Alfonso Paez finished 14th to lead the Oaks men's cross country team to a second-place finish at the Mills College Invitational on Friday. Freshman Shareese Mulholland finished 11th for the Menlo women, who placed fourth.

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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