Sports Roundup

FH women’s hoops to resume next fall

Although Foothill College has a new women’s basketball coach in Anna Harp, she doesn’t have a team this season. “Anna was hired as head coach late summer at a time when most of the community college-bound athletes had made their school choices and were attending other colleges,” athletic director Mike Teijeiro said. “I didn’t feel it was appropriate to bring a new coach aboard with diminished recruiting opportunities and little time to scramble a roster together.” Suspending play this season gives Harp more time to recruit 2020 high school graduates to fill next year’s team, Teijeiro added.

Adult softball league welcomes players

The Vintage Softball Club of Santa Clara County, a slow-pitch league for men and women age 50 and over that includes Los Altos residents, seeks new members for 2020. Founded in 1987, the club offers year-round Saturday and weekday leagues – along with Monday nights in spring/summer – open to all skill levels. Some players are novices, most are intermediate and a few are in the Senior Softball Hall of Fame. A bat and glove are required. The annual membership fee is $50-$100. To register and for more information, visit vintagesoftball.org or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Mountain View High’s Amit Hod, left, battles Los Altos High’s Amir Issa for the ball in Friday’s league game.

In what Mountain View High boys soccer coach Jim McGuirk described as a “very defensive game,” his Spartans played host Los Altos to a scoreless tie Friday.

“We had two (scoring chances) – that’s it,” said McGuirk, whose team is now 1-0-1 in the SCVAL De Anza Division and 7-1-2 overall. “One free kick that went off the post and then one breakaway that just slid past the post.”

SF grad Williams signs with Oregon

St. Francis High graduate Bennett Williams (Class of 2017), a standout defensive back on the College of San Mateo football team, signed with the University of Oregon last month. As a senior at St. Francis, Williams was named the West Catholic Athletic League Player of the Year.

Adult softball league welcomes players

The Vintage Softball Club of Santa Clara County, a slow-pitch league for men and women age 50 and over that includes Los Altos residents, seeks new members for 2020. Founded in 1987, the club offers year-round Saturday and weekday leagues – along with Monday nights in spring and summer – open to all skill levels. Some players are novices, most are intermediate and a few are in the Senior Softball Hall of Fame. A bat and glove are required. The annual membership fee is $50-$100. To register and for more information, visit vintagesoftball.org or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Up by one point at halftime, the Mountain View High girls basketball team outscored visiting Fremont 24-0 in the third quarter and won Friday’s SCVAL El Camino Division opener 47-23.

“We played well,” said coach Xavier Cook, whose team improved to 9-2 overall.