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Friday, October 20, 2017
Cardinal women spread the wealth in 5-set volleyball win
Stanford sophomore setter Jenna Gray recorded two of her five kills on the match's final two points to help the second-ranked Stanford women's volleyball team survive a marathon Pac-12 Conference match against visiting Washington, 25-16, 18-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-10, Thursday night.
Friday, 12:53 AM | No comments yetFive survive opening round of women's tennnis tourney
The Stanford women's tennis team opened competition at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships on Thursday at Taube Family Tennis Stadium. Five Cardinal players advanced to Friday's round of 32 in singles, led by top-seeded Melissa Lord.
Friday, 12:09 AM | 1 commentThursday, October 19, 2017
Stanford men tame the Huskies in Pac-12 soccer action
The sixth-ranked Stanford men's soccer team scored twice in the first 13 minutes and won on the road in Pac-12 Conference play at No. 21 Washington on Thursday night, 2-1.
Thursday, 11:29 PM | No comments yetStanford women defeat Oregon in Pac-12 Conference soccer
Catarina Macario scored two goals and assisted on another and the top-ranked Stanford women's soccer team beat visiting Oregon, 4-0, Thursday night to remain unbeaten in Pac-12 Conference play. In New Orleans, Andi Sullivan helped Team USA beat Korea.
Thursday, 11:14 PM | No comments yetBears and Cougars are ready to rumble in Half Moon Bay
After an unanticipated bye week due to hazardous air quality resulting from the North Bay fires, local football teams are changing gears, preparing for a new opponent after not playing the team they prepared for last week.
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After an unanticipated bye week due to hazardous air quality resulting from the North Bay fires, local football teams are changing gears, preparing for a new opponent after not playing the team they prepared for last week.
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Stanford swimmers take to the road to open the season
The itinerary for Stanford's opening weekend for both the men's and women's swimming teams includes stops in Salt Lake City and then split trips back to the Bay Area or to Los Angeles.
Thursday, 2:24 PM | No comments yetSHP, Menlo, Castilleja clinch league water polo titles
The Menlo-Atherton boys water polo team, like many others, is getting ready for the postseason. The Bears ended the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division season with a thoroughly convincing 22-6 victory over visiting Half Moon Bay on Wednesday.
Thursday, 12:57 AM | No comments yetWednesday, October 18, 2017
Stanford women 2nd at own event; Lee shares top honors
Sophomore Andrea Lee birdied the last two holes to share medalist honors and help Stanford's women's golf team finish second Wednesday in the 22nd Stanford Intercollegiate hosted by Dr. Condoleezza Rice at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach.
Wednesday, 11:01 PM | No comments yetStanford's Ledecky recognized as Sportswoman of the Year
Stanford sophomore Katie Ledecky was named the Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year on Wednesday night at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. She also won her fourth straight Female Athlete of the Year honor at the USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards in November.
Wednesday, 10:08 PM | No comments yetPrep volleyball: Menlo tops SH Prep; Palo Alto girls win
Grace King recorded 21 kills on .421 hitting, one of four Menlo School players to reach double figures in kills and the Knights needed everything they had to get past host Sacred Heart Prep, 20-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 15-9, in a West Bay Athletic League Foothill Division match Tuesday.
Wednesday, 2:46 PM | 2 commentsPaly boys, girls each capture SCVAL cross country titles
The Palo Alto boys cross country team had its top five runners finish among the top 15 in Tuesday's Santa Clara Valley Athletic League cross country meet over the 3.1-mile course at Baylands Park.
Wednesday, 1:29 AM | No comments yetCastilleja makes strong case in WBAL golf title bid
Monday's three-way girls golf match between Castilleja, Menlo School and Harker-San Jose, to be played on the Stanford golf course, should be highly competitive considering that all three teams involved still have a chance to win the West Bay Athletic League regular-season title.
Wednesday, 12:24 AM | No comments yetTuesday, October 17, 2017
Menlo boys rally but lose to Bellarmine in water polo
His team had just got done dropping an 11-9 decision at Bellarmine, but Menlo boys water polo coach Jack Bowen felt caught up in the unusual nature of his team's season.
Tuesday, 9:25 PM | No comments yetCardinal women seek title in Stanford Intercollegiate
The Stanford women's golf team goes for a wire-to-wire win Wednesday at the 22nd Stanford Intercollegiate hosted by Dr. Condoleezza Rice at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach.
Tuesday, 6:11 PM | No comments yetPair of Cardinal women earn Pac-12 weekly soccer honors
Sacred Heart Prep grad Tierna Davidson and fellow Stanford sophomore Lauren Rood were named Pac-12 Women's Soccer Players of the Week on Tuesday. Davidson earned Defensive Player of the Week honors and Rood was named Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week.
Tuesday, 1:30 PM | No comments yetCardinal softball begins Allister era in fall preview
Stanford first-year coach Jessica Allister will get a preview of the Cardinal softball team this fall, with four games scheduled between Oct. 26 and Nov. 12. Five-time reigning NorCal JC champion College of San Mateo (37-8 last year) visits the Cardinal on Oct. 26, with a scheduled 5 p.m. start.
Tuesday, 1:46 AM | No comments yetMenlo, Castilleja clinch share of PAL water polo titles
Niko Bhatia and Jayden Kunwar each recorded five goals and the Menlo School boys' water polo team clinched at least a tie for the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division title, beating Woodside, 18-2, Monday. Castilleja clinched a title tie on the girls tie.
Tuesday, 12:57 AM | No comments yetMonday, October 16, 2017
Stanford women take early lead at Stanford golf event
Three players broke par to propel host Stanford into the lead Monday after the first round of the 22nd Stanford Intercollegiate hosted by Dr. Condoleezza Rice at warm and windless Poppy Hills Golf Course.
Monday, 5:49 PM | No comments yetStanford notes: Love promoted for Heisman; Rabbit run
The Stanford football program officially unveiled a #HeismanLove campaign for its electric junior running back. The student section hoisted Bryce Love cutouts, and he didn't disappoint.
Monday, 1:22 PM | 1 commentSunday, October 15, 2017
Cardinal corner: Volleyball wins Pac-12 match at USC
Merete Lutz recorded 15 kills on .609 hitting and the third-ranked Stanford women's volleyball team downed No. 19 USC, 25-18, 23-25, 25-17, 26-24, Sunday at the Galen Center in a Pac-12 Conference match.
Sunday, 8:32 PM | No comments yetA 1-in-23 shot gives Stanford men a Pac-12 soccer victory
No. 8 Stanford men's soccer team took 23 shots, nine on goal, and converted one of them. That's all it took to remain undefeated in Pac-12 Conference as the Cardinal edged visiting Oregon State, 1-0, on Sunday.
Sunday, 4:14 PM | No comments yetCardinal men splash past Gauchos in water polo contest
Freshman Ben Hallock scored three goals, senior Drew Holland matched his season-high with 17 saves and the fourth-ranked Stanford men's water polo team beat visiting No. 8 UC Santa Barbara, 11-5, Saturday.
Sunday, 2:38 PM | No comments yetPrep water polo: Menlo girls 2nd at tourney; SHP boys win twice
Sacred Heart Prep won a pair of nonleague boys water polo contests Saturday at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, beating Harvard-Westlake, 9-4, and Miramonte, 13-9. Menlo School dropped a 14-4 decision to Drake.
Sunday, 12:43 PM | 6 commentsStanford football 'Loves' its offensive productivity
Bryce Love runs to his own tempo and football fans are lucky enough to catch a brief glimpse. Gone in the blink of an eye, Love again carried No. 23 Stanford to victory.
Sunday, 3:14 AM | No comments yetPalo Alto has strong showing at cross country invitational
Menlo School's Robert Miranda remained undefeated this season, winning Saturday's 3-mile Monterey Bay Invitational at Toro Park in Salinas with a 15:55 and Sacred Heart Prep's Luci Lambert was the top local girls finisher, placing fourth in 19:11. Palo Alto raced second in both boys and girls varsity team races.
Sunday, 2:18 AM | No comments yetSaturday, October 14, 2017
Menlo girls reach semis of volleyball tourney before losing
The Menlo School girls' volleyball team won its first five matches at the Hudl Southern California Invitational and finished in third place of the Hudl Division I Bracket after dropping its semifinal match to Canyon Crest Academy, 26-24, 25-15, Saturday at Alliant International University in San Diego.
Saturday, 11:43 PM | No comments yetRamirez scores to help Menlo women win GSAC soccer contest
Ariadna Ramirez scored her second goal of the season as the Menlo College women's soccer team win their third straight, beating host William Jessup, 2-0, on Saturday in a Golden State Athletic Conference contest.
Saturday, 1:53 PM | No comments yetCardinal women remain unbeaten in Pac-12 volleyball
Kathryn Plummer had 21 kills and the third-ranked Stanford women's volleyball team downed host No. 12 UCLA, 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 25-18, in a Pac-12 Conference contest Friday.
Saturday, 1:13 AM | No comments yetCarusa's late score gives Stanford a soccer victory
Kyra Carusa scored in the final four minutes to lift the top-ranked Stanford women's soccer team a 1-0 victory over visiting Washington in a Pac-12 Conference contest on Friday.
Saturday, 1:02 AM | No comments yetMenlo girls are 3-0 on first day of volleyball tourney
Grace King recorded 27 kills on the day and the Menlo School girls' volleyball team won three matches during pool play of the Hudl Southern California Invitational at Alliant International University in San Diego on Friday.
Saturday, 12:43 AM | No comments yetFriday, October 13, 2017
Mater Dei sinks SHP boys water polo with last second shot
Kaden Kaneko scored with three seconds remaining to lift Mater Dei past Sacred Heart Prep, 11-10, in a nonleague contest Friday played at the indoor facility of the Olympic Club in San Francisco.
Friday, 9:07 PM | 1 commentFlurry of goals for Cardinal field hockey in conference win
Marissa Cicione and Katie Keyser each scored a goal and recorded an assist as the 12th-ranked Stanford field hockey team beat host UC Davis, 5-0, in an American East Conference contest on Friday.
Friday, 7:17 PM | No comments yetGreat individual cross country race decided by two steps
Two of collegiate cross-country's premier racers dueled in a sprint for the victory at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday, with Stanford's Grant Fisher edged by Syracuse's Justyn Knight.
Friday, 6:24 PM | No comments yetA draw keeps Stanford men atop Pac-12 soccer standings
Drew Skundrich knocked in his fourth of the season early in the second half and the eighth-ranked Stanford men's soccer team played to a 1-1 draw with visiting No. 19 Washington on Thursday night.
Friday, 12:40 AM | No comments yetThursday, October 12, 2017
Stanford putting it all on the line for Love
Stanford senior right tackle A.T. Hall can usually tell how well a football play succeeded just by the crowd's reaction. It's even better when he looks up to see Bryce Love running away from the defense on another one of his long touchdown runs.
Thursday, 9:29 PM | No comments yetTravis gives Stanford men's hoops a good place to start
Stanford men's basketball has its best player back from last season in Reid Travis, and that's a good place to start. Travis averaged 17.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and shot 57.9 percent from the floor last season.
Thursday, 9:27 PM | No comments yetPalo Alto, Gunn cancel Friday night football games
Palo Alto and Gunn's football games Friday have been cancelled as part of a directive issued by the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League.
Thursday, 6:29 PM | No comments yetPAL football games cancelled
The Peninsula Athletic League has cancelled this weekend's football games due to the unhealthy air as the result of the Northern California fires.
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The Peninsula Athletic League has cancelled this weekend's football games due to the unhealthy air as the result of the Northern California fires.
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Menlo girls give senior volleyball players a victory
Menlo School hosted the only game in town on Wednesday, beating visiting Notre Dame-Belmont, 25-18, 25-13, 25-19, in a West Bay Athletic League Foothill Division girls volleyball match.
Thursday, 1:26 AM | No comments yetStanford women hoopsters have an appetite for Final Four
Senior forward Brittany McPhee got a taste of the Final Four last season. But it was just a taste. Appetite whetted, she'd love nothing more than to luxuriate and relish the gastronomic experience of the whole meal this time around.
Thursday, 12:01 AM | No comments yetWednesday, October 11, 2017
Stanford cross country getting nutty this time of the year
Grant Fisher makes his cross country season debut as Stanford competes in its biggest race before the postseason, at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday. Fisher, the reigning NCAA outdoor track and field 5,000-meter champion, leads the strongest Stanford men's lineup of the season.
Wednesday, 6:47 PM | No comments yetHogan is named starting quarterback for the Browns
Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson named Stanford grad Kevin Hogan his starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the Houston Texans.
Wednesday, 3:22 PM | No comments yetStanford women predicted to finish second in Pac-12 hoops
Stanford will finish in a second-place tie with Oregon in the Pac-12 Conference women's basketball race if the coaches poll plays out as announced Wednesday at Media Day by the conference.
Wednesday, 11:29 AM | No comments yetGunn sweeps SCVAL boys, girls water polo matches
Both the Gunn boys and girls water polo teams won Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division games on Tuesday to remain close to the top of their respective league races.
Wednesday, 2:45 AM | No comments yetPalo Alto, Menlo stay unbeaten in league volleyball play
The Palo Alto girls rallied from a third set deficit to sweep visiting Los Gatos in a Santa Clara Athletic League De Anza Division volleyball match on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 2:16 AM | No comments yetMenlo School girls beat Pinewood in WBAL tennis match
Freshman Lindsey Ball took over at No. 1 singles to rave reviews as Menlo School swept host Pinewood, 7-0, in a West Bay Athletic League Foothill Division match Tuesday.
Wednesday, 1:47 AM | No comments yetTuesday, October 10, 2017
Gators beat Menlo in water polo match on Senior Night
Alexander Nemeth recorded 11 saves on Senior Night Tuesday night as host Sacred Heart Prep beat Menlo School, 14-8, in a nonleague contest that featured two of the top teams, not just in Northern California but in the state.
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Alexander Nemeth recorded 11 saves on Senior Night Tuesday night as host Sacred Heart Prep beat Menlo School, 14-8, in a nonleague contest that featured two of the top teams, not just in Northern California but in the state.
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Monday, October 9, 2017
Of local note: Stanford's Hallock earns MPSF weekly award
Stanford freshman Ben Hallock earned Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Newcomer of the Week honors, the conference announced Monday. The driver earned his second MPSF weekly honor.
Monday, 5:22 PM | No comments yetStanford's Reid earns weekly Pac-12 football honor
Stanford junior football player Justin Reid was named the Pac-12 Conference Defensive Player of the Week it was announced Monday by the conference. Reid had a team-high seven tackles, added a game-changing tackle for loss and had the game-clinching interception to lead Stanford to a 23-20 win over previously unbeaten and 20th-ranked Utah.
Monday, 5:08 PM | No comments yetMenlo College women earn weekly honors in two sports
Menlo College freshman Amanda Nebozuk was named Golden State Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Oaks sophomore women's volleyball player Jade Rockwood was named the GSAC Setter of the Week it was learned Monday.
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Menlo College freshman Amanda Nebozuk was named Golden State Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Oaks sophomore women's volleyball player Jade Rockwood was named the GSAC Setter of the Week it was learned Monday.
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Atherton resident Y.A. Tittle, 90, passes away at home
Former San Francisco 49er great and Hall of Fame quarterback Y.A. Tittle passed away Sunday at Stanford Hospital, at the age of 90 surrounded by family. He established what it meant to be a professional.
Monday, 2:47 PM | 1 commentSunday, October 8, 2017
Cardinal corner: Top-10 teams rock their road trips
Stanford's nationally-ranked men's soccer, women's soccer and women's volleyball teams each went on the road to collect victories on Sunday while the nationally-ranked field hockey team stumbled at No. 4 Michigan.
Sunday, 9:55 PM | No comments yetPrep water polo: SHP boys conquer the field at UC Irvine
Sacred Heart Prep established itself as one of the top boys water polo teams in the nation by winning the S&R Sport Tournament at UC Irvine, beating host Foothill 13-6 on Saturday in the championship game.
Sunday, 1:16 PM | 3 commentsCardinal streaks past Utah in Pac-12 football contest
Bryce Love and Jet Toner each extended streaks Saturday, helping the Stanford football team end a dubious streak with a 23-20 victory over host No. 20 Utah in a Pac-12 Conference game.
Sunday, 11:28 AM | 1 commentSaturday, October 7, 2017
Menlo's Miranda running to his own cross country pace
Menlo School's Robert Miranda had the fastest cross country time of the day Saturday at the Artichoke Invitational in Half Moon Bay and Kyra Pretre, also of Menlo, had the second-fastest girls time.
Saturday, 11:49 PM | No comments yetSimbeck's aerial attack leads the Knights to PAL Ocean win
Emilio Simbeck threw for 254 yards and four touchdowns to help Menlo School beat host South San Francisco in an Ocean Division football game on Friday. Priory and Pinewood each took home victories in the MTAL 8-man football league.
Saturday, 8:56 PM | No comments yetPrep report: Menlo, SHP big winners in boys water polo
Menlo School went overtime to beat host St. Francis, 11-10, in a nonleague boys water polo game Friday. Sacred Heart Prep went south to earn a pair of victories on opening day of the S&R Sports tournament at UC Irvine, clobbering Irvine, 16-0, and beating Coronado 14-4.
Saturday, 1:56 AM | 1 commentSpecial teams, big plays mean football victory for M-A
Imagine running only 10 plays from the line of scrimmage in the first half and still scoring 28 points. That's Menlo-Atherton High for you. The Bears in fact had 21 plays from scrimmage, but still claimed a 42-35 win over visiting Sacred Heart Prep in a PAL Bay Division game on Friday night.
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Imagine running only 10 plays from the line of scrimmage in the first half and still scoring 28 points. That's Menlo-Atherton High for you. The Bears in fact had 21 plays from scrimmage, but still claimed a 42-35 win over visiting Sacred Heart Prep in a PAL Bay Division game on Friday night.
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Palo Alto suffers frustrating football loss to Wildcats
For Palo Alto, Friday night's Santa Clara Valley Athletic League (De Anza Division) football game at Los Gatos was an exercise in frustration. Penalties and a fourth-down situation gone sore proved painful in a 31-8 loss.
Saturday, 12:49 AM | No comments yetOf local note: Menlo, SHP grads help Johns Hopkins win in OT
Menlo School grad John Wilson recorded 11 saves, Sacred Heart Prep grad Finn Banks scored two goals and the Johns Hopkins men's water polo team beat Claremont-Mudd, 14-13, in overtime Friday during preliminary play of the Gary Troyer Tournament.
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