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OAKS' CORNER . . . The Menlo College men's soccer team had its season extended when the Oaks (11-6-1) were invited into the NAIA Region II playoffs as an at-large pick. The Menlo women's soccer team earned an automatic bid into postseason after securing the California Pacific Conference championship. The eighth-seeded men's team travel to top-seeded, and sixth-ranked, Azusa Pacific on Wednesday at 1 p.m. "We're peaking at the right time," Menlo coach Len Renery said. "Hopefully we can carry that momentum into the playoffs." The Menlo women were scheduled to host Point Loma Nazarene on Tuesday afternoon. The Oaks (13-4-1) are making their first-ever playoff appearance. "Every year we've tried to set the mark higher and higher for the program and this is just another chance to raise the bar," Menlo coach Owen Flannery said. "We would like this to be the standard for us." Menlo and Point Loma played to a scoreless draw in San Diego on Sept. 9. "Point Loma is the best team we've played this season," Flannery said. "We're excited for the opportunity to play them again." . . . The Menlo College football team dropped a 38-7 decision to undefeated and top-ranked Linfield College, 38-7, in a nonconference football game in Atherton on Saturday. Menlo junior quarterback Adam Hazel completed 15 of 40 passes for 201 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown pass to Arsel Hopkins. Menlo wide receiver Eddie Eyo caught nine passes for 115 yards. The Oaks (0-8) travel to Pacific Lutheran in Tacoma, Wash. On Saturday for a 1:30 p.m. contest . . . The Menlo College women's volleyball team beat visiting Bethany, 30-23, 30-23, 30-17, in a California Pacific Conference contest on Saturday night. Sanoe' Eselu and Malia Pires each recorded 16 kills for the Oaks (10-1, 14-6). Gloria Magana and Kari Shimomura each had 11 kills. Libero Christa Hewett had 33 digs. Menlo hosts William Jessup University on Friday at 7 p.m. . . . The Menlo College men's cross country team finished fourth at the Cal Pac Conference championships on Friday in Angwin, Calif. Craig Ryan led Menlo with an 18th-place finish in 34:25 on the 8,000 meter course . . . The Menlo College men's wrestling team begins its season on Saturday, hosting the Menlo Open beginning at 9 a.m. The Oaks enter the season as the nation's seventh-ranked team in the NAIA . . . The Menlo College men's basketball team was picked to finish fourth in the Cal Pac Conference by the coaches.

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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 . . . 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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