By Owls soar in tourney

The Foothill College women’s basketball team won the consolation championship of the Shasta Invitational last Sunday with a 78-46 win over Santa Rosa. The Owls (4-2) were paced by St. Francis High graduate Betsy Butterick’s 21 points. Foothill went 2-1 in the tournament, upsetting Sierra, ranked sixth in the state, 79-74 in overtime Saturday. Tranikya Price led the Owls with 33 points, scoring 11 in overtime St. Francis grad Dokesha Meacham was Foothill’s leading rebounder.

What an ‘Adventure’

Two local residents competed in the Balance Bar 24-Hour Adventure Race Nov. 16 at Leo Carrillo State Beach in Malibu. Bob Gluchowski, 29, of Los Altos and Johanna Bowles, 22, of Mountain View, joined forces with Donaito Polignone of San Francisco to form Team Four Grapes and Two Melons. The trio came in 14th in the Coed Open Division with time of 26 hours, 33 minutes and 36 seconds. They battled the Pacific Ocean by kayak, climbed the rugged Southern California mountains on foot and fended off fatigue to navigate their way to the finish more than 100 miles away in the non-stop, 24-hour challenge.

Call for coaches

Blach Junior High is looking for boys basketball coaches for the upcoming season, which runs Dec. 10 to Feb. 15. Coaches are needed to head the Grade 7 and 8 teams, plus the C team (for players 5-foot-3 and under) If interested, call Blach athletic director Steve Kane at 969-5063.

Jock talk

“Medical Aspects Of Health and Fitness: Dealing with Injuries” is the topic of this month’s Fifty-Plus Fitness Association’s monthly discussion, slated for 7 p.m., Dec. 13, at the Page Mill YMCA, 755 Page Mill Road, Building B, Palo Alto. Discussions are free. For more information, call 323-6160.