Sports

Trio of Lancers earn All-American status

Three water polo players from St. Francis High were named National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All-Americans last month. Rising senior Elise Walker made the girls fifth team; graduated senior Frank Lozinski and rising senior Berk Aksoy were voted to the boys fifth and sixth teams, respectively.

Fall basketball camp tips off next month

Spartans Sports Camp’s Fall Basketball Camp is scheduled 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays in September and October (except Sept. 26) in the Mountain View High gym. The camp is open to boys and girls in grades 3-8. Registration is $395 for all seven Saturdays or $60 for one day; cost includes a T-shirt, water bottle and drawstring backpack. Spartans Sports Camp is a nonprofit endeavor; all proceeds benefit the Mountain View High athletic department. To register and for more information, call 479-5906 or visit Spartans- SportsCamp.com.

Angela Tamada/Special to the Town Crier
This summer’s Kick, Lead and Dream Soccer Camp hosted 300 kids at Cooper Park in Mountain View.

Dozens of countries’ flags rippled through the air at Cooper Park in Mountain View earlier this summer, with each flag representing a team of local kids wanting to spend two weeks of their break playing soccer.

The annual Kick, Lead and Dream (KLD) Soccer Camp has been completely volunteer and donation based since Akash Nigam, then a freshman at Mountain View High, launched it in 2007. Run under the aegis of the Sunnyvale Police Activities League, the camp provides low-income students a place to learn lessons on and off the soccer field.

Abbey Liao/Special to the Town Crier
Los Altos resident Danielle Carter swims the 100-meter butterfly at the Speedo Junior National Championships earlier this month at Stanford University’s Avery Aquatic Center.

After a summer filled with crack-of-dawn practices and ultra-competitive swim meets, Danielle Carter is finally taking a break.

“It’s nice,” the 2019 graduate of Los Altos High said. “It feels good, but it’s weird not thinking of swimming and practice.”

Local residents face off in softball Saturday

Residents of Los Altos and Los Altos Hills are encouraged to register for the second community softball game between the two cities, slated 1-3 p.m. Saturday. The coed game – meant as a friendly, cross-town rivalry competition – will take place at Rosita Park, 401 Rosita Ave., Los Altos. Participation is free and open to adult residents. To register for the game, contact Sarah Robustelli at 947-2518 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Admission is free; refreshments will be sold. For more information, visit losaltoshills.ca.gov/466/Softball-Game.

Fall basketball camp tips off next month

Spartans Sports Camp’s Fall Basketball Camp is scheduled 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays in September and October (except Sept. 26) in the Mountain View High gym. The camp is open to boys and girls in grades 3-8. Registration is $395 for all seven Saturdays or $60 for one day; cost includes a T-shirt, water bottle and drawstring backpack. Spartans Sports Camp is a nonprofit endeavor; all proceeds benefit the Mountain View High athletic department. To register and for more information, call 479-5906 or visit SpartansSportsCamp.com.