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MVLA honors players
The Mountain View Los Altos Soccer Club tonight will honor 27 high school players who have committed to colleges, including six girls from Los Altos or Los Altos Hills. MVLA’s annual College Signing Night event is scheduled 8 p.m. at Hillview Community Center in Los Altos. Sarah Robinson and Jaye Boissiere headline the list of locals; both Los Altos residents are bound for Stanford University. The others: Megan Keeth (Los Altos) is headed to Santa Clara University; Sophia Hyver (Los Altos Hills) to UC San Diego; Julia Goupil (Los Altos) to MIT; and Erica Higa (Los Altos Hills) to the University of Pennsylvania
MV hires track coach
Mountain View High recently hired Michael Streck-Woodard as varsity track and field coach. The Menlo Park native ran track and played football at Humboldt State University. The Spartans are set to open their season March 20 against visiting Los Gatos.
Los Altos girls basketball team falls from first
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Mountain View High’s Brad Bumgarner, left, and Los Altos’ Nicky McConnell contend for the ball in last week’s game. The Spartans won 5-0.
The Los Altos High girls basketball team has followed a 14-game winning streak with back-to-back losses, slipping from first to third place in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League El Camino Division.
The losses, which dropped the Eagles to 7-2 in league, came to teams that have jumped ahead of them in the standings. Saratoga (9-1) topped Los Altos 51-37 Feb. 7 and Monta Vista (8-2) beat the Eagles 41-37 four days later.
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Recruiting presentation
Jack Renkens – founder and president of Recruiting Realities, which provides high school student-athletes and their families an educational resource on the collegiate athletic recruiting process – is scheduled to speak 7 p.m. Monday in the Eagle Theater at Los Altos High. The free presentation, which runs approximately 50 minutes, will include Renkens’ take on scholarship offers, NCAA eligibility, recruiting letters, home recruiting visits, official paid visits, traveling clubs and summer showcases. For more information on Renkens and Recruiting Realities, visit recruitingrealities.com.
Mavericks hold tryouts
Tryouts for the Mavericks, Los Altos-Mountain View PONY Baseball’s 8-and-under club team, are scheduled 2-4 p.m. March 9 at Cooper Park, 500 Chesley Ave., Mountain View. The season runs from mid-March through Memorial Day weekend. Players must be registered to try out. To register and for more information, visit lamvpb.org.
Los Altos, Mtn. View girls soccer teams contending for title
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Mountain View’s Ysabel Baluyot scored a goal in last week’s win over Los Gatos.
It’s getting crowded toward the top of the girls soccer standings in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division.
With a week remaining in the regular season, Los Altos and Mountain View are battling Los Gatos and Palo Alto for the league title. Los Altos (6-1-2) is in first place, Mountain View (5-0-4) and Los Gatos (6-3-1) are tied for second and Palo Alto (5-2-3) is in fourth.
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LA hires swim coach
Los Altos High officials last month named Seth Tasman varsity boys swim coach. Tasman also coaches girls water polo at the school. As a swimmer at Iona College, Tasman set school records in three individual events and as part of four relays, earning All-America honors. He previously coached swimming in Florida, producing a state champion in the breaststroke. Katie Buzzetta has been hired as Tasman’s assistant coach.
Hoops camp at MV
Spartans Sports Camp’s coed winter break basketball camp is scheduled 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Feb. 21 at Mountain View High, 3535 Truman Ave. Led by Mountain View coaches and alumni, the fast-paced camp will focus on skills such as shooting, ball handling and defense. It is open to boys and girls in grades 4-8. Cost is $195. To register and for more information, call 479-5906 or visit SpartansSportsCamp.com.
