By Pete Borello
Spring Sports Wrap
Track & Field
Saratoga swept Mountain View Thursday in the final SCVAL El Camino Division dual meet of the season for both teams. The Spartan boys fell 82-44 and the girls lost 75-52.
“Saratoga is a very good team and they ran away with the meet in all divisions,” said Mountain View coach Samantha Read. “We had a few of our athletes post some big (personal records) and season-best marks, which is great leading up to the league (meet).”
For the girls, Christin Renner set a new personal record in the mile, cutting 15 seconds off her previous best to place second with a time of 5 minutes, 49 seconds. Dawn Maxey ran a season-best in the 100-meter hurdles (16.9) to notch second place.
Winning events for the Spartan girls were Erin McConnell in the high jump (4 feet, 8 inches), Alison Kiesciewski in the long jump (14-2), Kathy Santoso in the triple jump (34-2) and the mile relay team (4:47.4).
For the boys, Mark Taylor topped his previous best in the shot put by 4 1/2 feet, throwing 40-8 to take third. J.D. Nelson improved upon his previous best in the long jump by nine inches, winning with a 20-6.
Nelson also ran on the Spartans’ triumphant 400 relay team (44.5). Richard Turner ran on that relay team as well, plus the winning mile relay (3:40.31). Individually, he won the 100 (11.3) and 200 (23.1).
In a De Anza Division meet Thursday, the St. Francis girls beat Los Altos 77-48.
Los Altos was led by Allie Miller, who won the 100 hurdles (16.5), 300 hurdles (49.2) and high jump (4-10). Laura Perry captured the 800 (2:31), while Andrea Cummings won the long jump (16-1).
The Eagles’ mile relay team of Merissa Periana, Amanda Rajapaksa, Perry and Danielle Marcoux also came out on top, posting a time of 4:25.
Badminton
Three proved to be a lucky number for Los Altos High softball pitcher Chrissy Sommer last Friday vs. Milpitas.
The senior threw a three-hitter and belted a three-run homer to lead Los Altos (5-4, 12-10) to a 4-1 SCVAL De Anza Division win.
Sommer’s home run came in the bottom of the fifth inning, with the game tied at 1.
Mountain View sunk to 6-6 in the SCVAL last week by losing matches to Monta Vista and Lynbrook.
