Sports Shorts Sports Shorts (October 21, 2005)

OAKS' CORNER . . . The Menlo College men's soccer team defeated host Bethany College, 11-0, in a Cal Pac Conference contest on Wednesday as freshman forward Gary Hodgson recorded a hat trick, all in the first half. Hodgson scored Menlo's first three goals and assisted on one, finishing with seven points on the day. The Oaks (3-1-1, 9-6-1 overall) play at William Jessup in Rocklin on Monday at 4 p.m. Menlo dropped a 3-2 nonconference decision to visiting Humboldt State on Monday. Midfielder Francisco Luna and and forward Mike Sharabi scored for the Oaks. Goalkeeper Pat Conte recorded 10 saves . . . The Menlo College women's soccer remained unbeaten in Cal Pac Conference play with a 1-0 victory over host Bethany on Wednesday. Freshman Katie Renteria scored the game's only goal in the 34th minute. The Oaks (4-0, 9-4-1) outshot Bethanym 26-6. Menlo plays at UC Santa Cruz on Sunday at 2 p.m. . . . The California Pacific Conference-leading Menlo College women's volleyball team lost to host Cal State East Bay, 30-23, 31-29, 30-27, on Wednesday night in a nonconference match. East Bay sophomore Alyssa Chang recorded two service aces and 18 digs against her former teammates. Chang was the Cal Pac Conference Freshman of the Year last season with the Oaks. Malia Pires led Menlo with 17 kills and 13 digs. The Oaks (8-0, 12-5) host Holy Names today at 7 p.m. Earlier in the week, Menlo junior outside hitter Sanoe' Eselu was named conference Player of the Week and senior Kari Shimomura earned Cal Pac Setter of the Week.

GETTING THEIR CARD . . . Former Stanford golf stars Joel Kribel and Casey Martin are among the players entered in the PGA Tour qualifying tournament which begins Tuesday at the San Juan Oaks Golf Club in Hollister. The qualifying tournament enables players to earn their PGA Tour card.

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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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