Sports Roundup

Local tree lots support high school sports

Tree lots benefiting athletics at Mountain View and Los Altos highs, respectively, are open for business. Proceeds from the Spartans Tree Lot go toward purchasing sports equipment and improving facilities at Mountain View High. Operating hours are 5-8 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends next to the football field at Mountain View High, 3535 Truman Ave. For more information, visit spartanstreelot.com. Proceeds from MVLA Trees, the Los Altos High tree lot, support the school’s sports programs and clubs. Operating hours are 3:30-8 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekends in the Chase Bank parking lot, 749 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View. For more information, visit mvlatrees.com.

CIF sets deadline for scholarship apps

Jan. 22 is the winter deadline to apply for the CIF Spirit of Sport Award, recognizing one male and one female statewide during each high school sports season. Selections are based on exemplary sportsmanship and school/community service and leadership, according to officials from the California Interscholastic Federation, which governs the state’s high school sports. Each winner receives a $1,000 scholarship. Additionally, 60 section winners (one male and one female from each of the 10 CIF Sections, in each season of sport) receives a $500 scholarship. To apply and for more information, visit cifstate.org.

The top-seeded St. Francis High football team jumped on No. 8 Aragon early en route to a 34-13 victory Saturday night in the Central Coast Section Open Division II quarterfinals.

The Lancers (10-1) led 20-0 after the first quarter and 34-0 at halftime of a game moved to Salinas due to poor air quality.

MVHS Turkey Trot set for Thursday

The Mountain View High Sports Boosters’ ninth annual Spartan Turkey Trot is scheduled Thursday morning on the school track. The 5K run is slated at 8:30 a.m., the 5K walk at 8:35 a.m., the kids runs (60 and 400 yards) at 9:30 a.m. and the Spartan Mile at 10 a.m. Race-day registration begins at 7:30 a.m. Online registration fees are $30 adults, $20 children ages 5-17, $15 high school district students and $10 children under 5. In-person registration, which starts at 7:30 a.m., is an additional $5. The event is capped at 1,400 participants. All proceeds fund team equipment, athletics fields and facility improvements. To register online and for more information, visit mvhsturkeytrot.shutterfly.com.

Fusion softball tryouts scheduled Sunday

The Silicon Valley Fusion’s tryouts for its 14, 16 and 18 A-level travel softball teams is scheduled Sunday at Mountain View High, with make-ups set for Dec. 1 and 2. Competitive players born in 2005 or earlier are eligible to try out. The Fusion is part of Mountain View Los Altos Girls Softball. To preregister and for more information, visit svfusionfastpitch.org.

Courtesy of Dave Winn
The Mountain View High girls volleyball team, posing with its CCS Division II runner-up award, fell to Miramonte in the first round of the NorCal playoffs. Front row, from left: Julia Wagner, Ashley Kane, Nicole Guibord, Audrey Moir, Hunter Leong, Rey Turner and Kyra Palmbush. Back: Cate Schiller, Logan Winn, Madison Dunkle, Emma Cahill, Anna Fritz, Kiana Mason, Ava Kopp, Camille White and Julia Bennett.

The smoke from the Camp Fire has not only forced the postponement of several outdoor playoff games involving local high schools, but also an indoor one at Los Altos High.

The Los Altos High girls volleyball team’s Northern California Division II semifinal match against Aragon, originally scheduled Saturday, was postponed until Monday night (after the Town Crier’s deadline) due to the amount of smoke that infiltrated the gym, according to Eagles athletic director Michelle Noeth.