Volleyball

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The Los Altos High girls volleyball team celebrates its four-set win over Cosumnes Oaks in Tuesday night’s Northern Calfornia Division II final.

The Los Altos High girls volleyball team beat visiting Cosumnes Oaks in four sets Tuesday night (Nov. 13) to advance to the state championships for the first time in school history.

The Eagles (33-8) are slated to face Village Christian (39-9) of Sun Valley in the Division II final at 4 p.m. Saturday at Santiago Canyon College in Orange.

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Foothill middle blocker Olivia Stubblefield, right, goes for the kill as setter Alyssa Topete keeps her eyes on the ball.

Set back by a spate of injuries in September, the Foothill College women’s volleyball team is trying to recover in time to make a playoff push.

At nearly full strength as they embark on the second half of their Coast Conference South Division slate this week, the Owls will need to get hot in a hurry to overcome their slow start.

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St. Francis High’s Kelly Hamer (No. 10) and Kirra Kellerman (15) put up a block in a recent home match against Presentation. Hamer is a senior and Kellerman a sophomore.

With a 22-11 record and a third-place standing in the West Catholic Athletic League, the St. Francis High girls volleyball team appears destined for the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs.

The Lancers are not just bracing for the challenge of facing the best in CCS – they’re embracing it.

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Mountain View High’s Kyra Palmbush, left, and Rey Turner, right, try to block a kill attempt by Los Altos High’s Naomie Cremoux in Thursday’s league match.

Unable to match Mountain View High’s intensity and focus, Los Altos fell to its rival in four games Thursday night in the league opener for both girls volleyball teams. The visiting Spartans prevailed 25-19, 19-25, 25-16, 25-21.

“The girls knew that we hadn’t beaten Los Altos in a league match in three years and were really motivated to give it everything they had,” Mountain View coach Dave Winn said. “To their credit, they followed our game plan quite well with some really tough serving and excellent passing.”