Peninsula Prep Sports

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Women’s sports are ready to be seen
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 4:26 pm | Lancer, St. Francis High School
by Keira Schultz (’26) | November 18, 2022 “This is an important step towards closing the media coverage gap for female athletes, for women’s sports” – Angela Ruggiero, CEO of Sports Innovation... Read More >>
Football Passes King’s Academy, Will Head to Live Oak for CCS Div. III Semifinals
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 2:57 pm | Coat of Arms, Menlo School
The varsity football team began their Central Coast Section Division III playoff run with a 37-20 victory over The King’s Academy on Saturday, Nov. 12th at home on Cartan Field. The team will go on to face Live Oak High School in an away semifinal game this Friday. Despite the decisive victory, the Menlo Knights... Read More >>
Sophia Kurisu on how to love the game
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 1:26 pm | Talon, Los Altos High School
It started like a bad joke: What does an airport bomb threat, missing a layover in France and eating canned fish for dinner have in common? Los Altos High School soccer player and junior Sophia Kurisu might know the answer. Before Sophia arrived in Sweden with the NorCal Premier team for the Gothia Cup, the... Read More >>
Cross-Country Dominant at CCS Finals
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 1:21 pm | M-A Chronicle, Menlo Atherton High School
Photo credits to John Hale On Saturday, November 12, M-A’s boy’s and girls’ cross country teams achieved unprecedented success at Central Coast Section Championships (CCS) at the Crystal Springs Cross... Read More >>
Scoreboard

Boys Basketball:
San Ramon Valley 59, Sacred Heart Prep 57, Mar 2, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 63, Folsom 62, Feb 28, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Riordan 61, Sacred Heart Prep 44, Feb 22, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 60, Menlo-Atherton 59, Feb 17, 2023
Boys Basketball:
The King's Academy 53, Sacred Heart Prep 49, Feb 14, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 60, Menlo School 49, Feb 10, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 85, Pinewood 54, Feb 7, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 80, Sequoia 35, Feb 4, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Priory 50, Sacred Heart Prep 43, Feb 3, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 62, Crystal Springs 34, Jan 31, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 63, Justin-Siena 47, Jan 28, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 47, King's Academy 39, Jan 27, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 85, Half Moon Bay 61, Jan 25, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 81, Harker 42, Jan 24, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 61, Menlo School 59, Jan 20, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Palo Alto 50, Los Altos 44, Jan 18, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 82, Stuart Hall 47, Jan 14, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 62, Priory 56, Jan 12, 2023
Boys Wrestling:
Menlo-Atherton 42, Hillsdale 15, Jan 12, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 52, Menlo-Atherton 51, Jan 7, 2023
Girls Basketball:
Sequoia 43, Menlo School 34, Jan 6, 2023
Girls Water Polo:
Menlo - Atherton 15, Carlmont 4, Oct 12, 2022
Girls Water Polo:
Menlo-Atherton 10, Woodside 4, Oct 11, 2022
Girls Water Polo:
Menlo-Atherton 10, Woodside 4, Oct 11, 2022

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Female Athlete Profile: Kate Hirsch, Water Polo
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 10:26 am | Coat of Arms, Menlo School
Making a varsity team as an underclassman, especially as a freshman, is an uncommon accomplishment; however, freshman Kate Hirsch has done so this year. Hirsch plays varsity water polo for Menlo despite only recently having begun playing the sport.  Hirsch first played club water polo for Stanford Water Polo Club last year and fell in... Read More >>
Markelle “The Gazelle” motivates the cross country team to CCS podium finish
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 4:10 pm | Lancer, St. Francis High School
by Jack Sloan (’23) | November 18, 2022 The Saint Francis cross country team, led by Mr. Philip Pompei (’08), has a history of actively engaging with the larger running community. The... Read More >>
Paly Girls Waterpolo Season Recap
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 1:44 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
The Paly girls water polo team have wrapped up another success-filled season with their final game being in the CCS semi-finals. With the final loss to Lehigh, the team was knocked out of the tournament, placing an overall third in CCS Division 1. Lehigh went on to win the entire tournament.    The team finished... Read More >>
Girls Golf Season Recap 2022
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 1:20 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
Girls golf wrapped their season up last week, finishing sixth at the CCS playoff tournament, missing the cut to go to states. This past season, they did not reach the goals they set at the beginning of the season as they came up short. They began their season with a strong showing in a tournament,... Read More >>
Mountain View dominates Homestead 48-23
Sunday, November 13, 2022, 10:42 pm | Oracle, Mountain View High School
The Mountain View football team won its playoff game against Homestead on Friday. The team had lost 34-20 to Homestead earlier this season.  MV and Homestead battled for the first points, but Homestead ultimately took the lead by scoringing a touchdown 10 minutes into the game. The Spartans continued to fight, but ended the first... Read More >>
Bears Football Faces a Devastating Loss to the Bells in the CCS Quarterfinals
Sunday, November 13, 2022, 5:17 pm | M-A Chronicle, Menlo Atherton High School
Cover image by Bob Dahlberg The Bears suffered a devastating loss to the Bellarmine Bells by a score of 30-7 in the first game of... Read More >>
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