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Monday, July 15, 2019
Stanford WPC rosters for USAWP Junior Olympics
The 50th annual USA Water Polo Junior Olympics begin Saturday at various venues. Eight teams will represent the Stanford Water Polo Club at the JOs. The 18U A team is seeded second overall in the Championship Division.
Monday, 11:21 PM | No comments yetUSA men open with victory at FINA World Championships
Former Stanford All-American Alex Bowen scored four goals in helping the USA men's national water polo team open play at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea with a convincing 16-7 win over Kazakhstan on Sunday.
Monday, 12:55 PM | No comments yetFormer Menlo College player joins international roster
Former Menlo College volleyball standout Sofia Salim is participating in the Global Challenge, one of the largest volleyball tournaments in the world.
Monday, 12:31 PM | No comments yetBell returns to Sacred Heart Prep to coach girls basketball
Kai Bell, an assistant coach for the Sacred Heart Prep and Menlo School boys teams over the past decade, has been hired as the girls basketball coach at Sacred Heart Prep. Bell replaces former Stanford standout Melanie Murphy.
Monday, 11:55 AM | No comments yetSunday, July 14, 2019
USA Volleyball: Men lose VNL final; women win Pan Am Cup
Taylor Sander had 20 points, including 17 kills, but it wasn't enough as Russia defended its FIVB Volleyball Nations League title with a 25-23, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20 victory over the United States in the championship of the VNL Finals.
Sunday, 7:31 PM | No comments yetUSA junior national women advance at U20 Worlds
The United States women's junior national volleyball team downed Cuba 25-20, 25-23, 25-20 on the final day of the preliminary round Sunday in Aguascalientes, Mexico and will advance into round two, which begins Tuesday.
Sunday, 2:05 PM | No comments yetA major victory on FIVB World Tour for Klineman, Ross
A week after finishing second in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Germany, former Stanford All-American and Olympic medalist April Ross rebounded with a victory at the Swatch Major Gstaad in Switzerland.
Sunday, 1:17 PM | No comments yetU.S. men's water polo settles for silver at WUGs in Italy
Three Stanford men's water polo players participated in the FISU World University Games and helped the United States reach the championship match, but the Americans dropped an 18-7 decision to Italy on Sunday.
Sunday, 12:34 PM | No comments yetFormer Stanford All-Americans face each other on the beach
Former Stanford women's volleyball All-Americans Alix Klineman and Kerri Walsh Jennings faced each other in the quarterfinals of the Swatch Major Gstaad tournament in Switzerland on Saturday.
Sunday, 12:32 AM | No comments yetChicago turns out to be USA men's volleyball kind of town
Matt Anderson recorded 22 points, including 20 kills, and the U.S. men's senior national volleyball team dropped Brazil 25-21, 17-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-9 in the semifinals of the FIVB Volleyball Nations League Final on Saturday.
Sunday, 12:07 AM | No comments yetSaturday, July 13, 2019
USA women going for Pan Am volleyball gold on Sunday
The United States women's national volleyball beat Colombia 25-17, 25-14, 25-15, in the semifinals of the Women's Pan American Senior Cup at the Gran Chimú Coliseum in Trujillo, Peru on Friday.
Saturday, 11:36 PM | No comments yetU.S. men's water polo to play for gold at WUGs, Arbuthnott earns tennis silver
Stanford sophomore Quinn Woodhead scored three goals and the United States men's collegiate national team defeated Hungary 12-9 in the semifinals of the FISU World University Games in Naples, Italy on Saturday.
Saturday, 1:15 PM | No comments yetFriday, July 12, 2019
United States men move into semifinal round of VNL finals
Former Stanford standout Erik Shoji turned in another great effort as Libero on Friday night in the Americans' 25-21, 25-17, 25-20 victory over Russia at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago in FIVB VNL finals action.
Friday, 11:49 PM | No comments yetStanford's Arbuthnott advances to gold medal match at WUG
Stanford senior Emily Arbuthnott will be playing for a gold medal in Saturday's singles championship at the World University Games in Naples, Italy following a straight set victory over Hong Kong's Eudice Chong on Friday.
Friday, 7:25 PM | No comments yetLocals making a difference on soccer's biggest stage
Menlo Park resident Tierna Davidson still had another year of soccer eligibility and could have returned to play her senior year at Stanford this fall. Her effort in USA's Women's World Cup victory over Chile showed why she left early.
Friday, 5:25 PM | No comments yetThursday, July 11, 2019
Paly's Giffen, Gunn's Howard to play in all-star football game
Recent Palo Alto grad Kevin Giffen and Gunn grad LeeMaster Howard are playing for the North in the 45th annual Charlie Wedemeyer High School All-Star Football Game, which will be held at Westmont High on Thursday at 7 p.m.
Thursday, 10:56 PM | No comments yetPalo Alto wins twice to win NorCal 15U all-star tourney
The Palo Alto Babe Ruth 15U all-stars completed an unlikely comeback, winning five straight games, including two on Thursday over Bel Mateo 2-1 and 7-1, to earn a berth in the regional tournament.
Thursday, 7:39 PM | No comments yetU.S. women end on winning note in WUG volleyball
Stanford senior Audriana Fitzmorris recorded seven kills to help the U.S. women's national collegiate volleyball team beat Switzerland 25-21, 25-20, 25-9 on Thursday to place ninth at the World University Games in Naples, Italy.
Thursday, 5:01 PM | No comments yetFuture Cardinal named to USA women's junior national team
Incoming Stanford freshman Kendall Kipp earned a spot on the 12-player U.S. women's junior national volleyball team that will compete at the FIVB Women's U20 World Championship, which begins Friday in Mexico.
Thursday, 2:48 PM | No comments yetStanford men's soccer adds two coaches
Stanford's Director of Men's Soccer Jeremy Gunn announced the additions of Shane Carew and Ben Moane to his coaching staff on Thursday.
Thursday, 12:49 PM | No comments yetPaly scores early, hangs on to win in 15U Babe Ruth tourney
De'aveon Roberts drove in three runs and Ben Lamm pitched two innings to finish Palo Alto's 12-8 victory over Elk Grove in an elimination game of the Babe Ruth 15U NorCal State Tournament at Belmont Sports Complex on Wednesday night.
Thursday, 12:56 AM | No comments yetWednesday, July 10, 2019
Stanford players head to FINA Worlds with USA water polo
Nine Cardinal will be among 20 United States athletes heading to the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea to compete in women's water polo and beach water polo.
Wednesday, 7:07 PM | No comments yetStanford wins sixth Capital One Cup for women's sports
Highlighted by NCAA championships in volleyball, swimming and diving, water polo and tennis, Stanford has captured its record sixth women's Capital One Cup, determined by a points system.
Wednesday, 7:00 PM | No comments yetStanford's Abramson comes up big in WUG men's water polo
Stanford sophomore Tyler Abramson scored five goals, including the game-winner, as the U.S. men's college national water polo team beat Croatia, 12-11, in the quarterfinals of the World University Games Wednesday in Naples, Italy.
Wednesday, 6:43 PM | No comments yetPalo Alto's Zhang wins fifth U.S. Table Tennis singles title
Palo Alto grad and two-time Olympian Lily Zhang won her fifth women's singles title at the U.S. National Table Tennis Championships in Las Vegas over the weekend -- and then the earth shook.
Wednesday, 2:40 PM | No comments yetTuesday, July 9, 2019
Palo Alto 15Us rally for a victory in NorCal tournament
Ben Gladstone hit a three-run double in the fifth inning to put the Palo Alto Babe Ruth 15U all-stars in the lead en route to a 6-3 victory over Sonoma in an elimination game of the Babe Ruth 15U Northern California Tournament.
Tuesday, 11:18 PM | No comments yetCardinal corner: Stanford's Bing named to USA field hockey
Stanford senior Kelsey Bing was named to the United States women's national field hockey team that will compete at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru beginning July 29.
Tuesday, 4:51 PM | No comments yetStanford's Jasper has big hits but U.S. loses in WUGs
The U.S. men's college volleyball team fell to Portugal on the final day of group play Tuesday, 25-19, 33-31, 25-21 at the World University Games in Napoli, Italy. The Americans advance to the quarterfinals 9-16 against Switzerland.
Tuesday, 4:15 PM | No comments yetNew Menlo-Atherton softball coach faces a tough challenge
Menlo-Atherton announced the hiring of a new softball coach Tuesday with the idea of bringing the program back to life. Steven Griggs, the new coach, brings a wealth of experience, but the state of softball at M-A is at a low point.
Tuesday, 2:57 PM | No comments yetPalo Alto 15U all-stars respond to deficit with big rally
Colin Thibault wasn't going to let an early deficit stand in the way of a Palo Alto Babe Ruth 15U Northern California all-star team victory. His two-run double drove in the go-ahead runs and sparked a nine-run rally in a 19-4 victory.
Tuesday, 1:23 AM | No comments yetMenlo School grad Price continues a strong run at WUGs
Former Menlo School track and field standout Maddy Price, a 2018 Duke graduate, qualified third in the women's 400 meters at the FISU World University Games in Napoli, Italy on Monday.
Tuesday, 12:37 AM | No comments yetMonday, July 8, 2019
Stanford grad Samuelson helps Great Britain at EuroBasket
Stanford grad Karlie Samuelson and Great Britain placed fourth at the FIBA Women's EuroBasket in Latvia and Serbia. In the process, it secured one of six European spots in next year's FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.
Monday, 8:27 PM | No comments yetSHP's Bellack shines at All-America lacrosse tournament
Sasha Bellack, who will be a senior at Sacred Heart Prep in the fall, earned a 'Standout' mention at the girls lacrosse Under Armour All-America Underclass Tournament, Highlight Division that recently concluded in Maryland.
Monday, 1:14 PM | No comments yetSunday, July 7, 2019
Palo Alto 15s drop into elimination bracket of tourney
The Palo Alto Babe Ruth 15U all-stars fell behind early and then made a late rally but it wasn't enough as the Bel Mateo State 15s took home a 14-9 victory in a winner's bracket game of the Babe Ruth Northern California 15U Tournament.
Sunday, 11:07 PM | No comments yetStanford's Roy earns medal at World University Games
Stanford sophomore Daniel Roy swam to a bronze medal in the 200 breast at the FISU World University Games on Sunday in Napoli, Italy. On the women's side, Cardinal senior Megan Byrnes was eighth in the 1,500 free, swimming a 16:44.81.
Sunday, 7:07 PM | No comments yetPUF Caps take baseball game from Humboldt Crabs
Devereaux Harrison and Ethan Cloyd each homered and the Pacific Union Capitalists beat the host Humboldt Crabs 3-1 Sunday in a nonconference collegiate baseball contest at Arcata Ballpark.
Sunday, 5:54 PM | No comments yetTeam USA stands alone at the top of women's soccer universe
Former Sacred Heart Prep stars Abby Dahlkemper and Tierna Davidson played for the United States women's senior national soccer team in front of a crowd of 57,900 as the U.S. beat the Netherlands 2-0 to capture the Women's World Cup.
Sunday, 1:16 PM | 12 commentsSaturday, July 6, 2019
Palo Alto 15U all-stars open NorCal tourney with a victory
The Palo Alto Babe Ruth 15U all-star team started the Northern California Tournament the right way Saturday with a 10-3 win over Sonoma at the Belmont Sports Complex.
Saturday, 11:07 PM | No comments yetU.S. men's water polo, volleyball win at WUGs in Italy
The U.S. men's collegiate national volleyball team recorded its second straight five-set victory at the World University Games in Italy on Saturday, beating China 19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 15-13.
Saturday, 4:37 PM | No comments yetKlineman and Ross finish as runnerups at FIVB Worlds
Former Stanford All-American Alix Klineman and April Ross fell short of the FIVB World Championship, dropping a 23-21, 23-21 decision to Canada's Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes in the finals at Hamburg, Germany on Saturday.
Saturday, 2:20 PM | No comments yetFriday, July 5, 2019
Gunn grad Kiley Lin is up for NCAA Woman of Year honors
Former Gunn swimming and water polo standout Kiley Lin has been named Willamette University's nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year.
Friday, 5:41 PM | 1 commentWUGs: Stanford's Jasper leads men to volleyball victoy
Stanford junior Jaylen Jasper recorded 21 points on 16 kills, four blocks and a service ace and the U.S. men's collegiate national volleyball team opened play at the World University Games with a 25-21, 25-20, 18-25, 21-25, 15-13 win.
Friday, 2:27 PM | No comments yetKlineman and Ross charge into FIVB championship match
Former Stanford star Alix Klineman and Olympic medalist April Ross advanced into the finals of the FIVB World Championships with a pair of victories Friday in Hamburg, Germany.
Friday, 1:21 PM | No comments yetBryan brothers remain at the top of their tennis game
They've each won over 1,000 doubles matches and have shared over 100 tournament titles and the 41-year-old twins Bob Bryan and Michael Bryan, who spent two years at Stanford before turning pro, are still going strong.
Friday, 1:56 AM | No comments yetStanford's Lenz medals at World University Games
Stanford sophomore diver Daria Lenz placed third on the 1-meter springboard at the FISU World University Games in Napoli, Italy on Thursday. The two-time All-American scored 244.25.
Friday, 12:59 AM | No comments yetThursday, July 4, 2019
Klineman and Ross into the quarterfinals at FIVB championships
Former Stanford All-American Alix Klineman and Olympic medalist April Ross advanced into the quarterfinals in Hamburg, Germany with a 21-11, 21-18 victory over Latvia's Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka on Thursday.
Thursday, 9:32 PM | No comments yetWednesday, July 3, 2019
Locals earn All-American, All-Academic lacrosse honors
Sacred Heart Prep and Menlo School each landed one boy and two girls on the US Lacrosse High School All-American teams it was announced Tuesday.
Wednesday, 6:41 PM | No comments yetStanford grad Klineman advances at FIVB World Championships
Former Stanford standout Alix Klineman and April Ross advanced into the Round of 16 at the FIVB World Beach Volleyball Championships, defeating Brazil's Maria Antonelli and Carol, 21-15, 13-21, 15-11 on Wednesday.
Wednesday, 5:35 PM | No comments yetLacrosse coaching staff is taking shape at Stanford
Stanford women's lacrosse coach Danielle Spencer announced the additions of Nicole Flores and Megan Whittle to her coaching staff. Flores will serve as the defensive coordinator while Whittle will be the offensive coordinator.
Wednesday, 3:38 PM | No comments yetWUG: Stanford's LeVant explains his recent absence
Stanford sophomore men's swimmer Jack LeVant courageously revealed that he was removed from Team USA's World University Games roster because of his struggles with mental health issues.
Wednesday, 3:26 PM | No comments yet
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