The Los Altos High girls volleyball team put an end to rival Mountain View’s 12-match winning streak Tuesday night (Oct. 12), sweeping the Spartans 25-16, 25-21, 25-19.
The St. Francis High football team has two punters on its roster, and neither of them was needed Friday against Valley Christian. The undefeated Lancers never punted in the 41-27 home win, scoring touchdowns on their first six drives and running out the clock on their seventh possession.
The Los Altos High varsity girls cross-country team set a school record on the Crystal Springs course at last week’s league meet – and the Eagles did so without their No. 3 runner.
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The Los Altos High girls golf team’s chances of finishing the regular season undefeated is just about on par with the prospects of sinking a 6-inch putt.
We’ll never know just how good last year’s Los Altos High girls volleyball team would have been if the pandemic hadn’t derailed the season, but Eagles coach Peter Kim can’t dwell on that. He’s too busy trying to turn this season’s less-experienced squad into a contender.
Although his team led by eight points, Los Altos High football coach Dave DeGeronimo went into halftime of Friday’s game at Monta Vista with an uneasy feeling.
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After running for two touchdowns and throwing for another in Mountain View High’s 41-7 league-opening win over Milpitas Friday night, quarterback Jackson Steffen was quick to credit the offensive line for his success.
For the Mountain View High girls volleyball team, the matches – and the wins – kept coming last week.
Alex Fuchs of Los Altos and Matteo Antonescu of Mountain View joined forces to place fourth in the 16U United States Tennis Association’s National Doubles Championships last month in Orlando.
St. Francis transitions to digital tickets
It wasn’t in the title match, but the co-hosts of the MVLA Tournament did meet on the volleyball court Saturday.
The Los Altos High girls tennis team faced little resistance on the way to placing first in the SCVAL El Camino Division last season, winning all 12 matches by scores of 5-2 or better. The Eagles also surprised two teams from the league’s upper division to finish 14-0.
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Mountain View High entered Friday’s contest at Los Altos with two games and a scrimmage under its belt, while the Eagles had only played 18 minutes of football due to circumstances beyond their control. It showed.
In what will surely go down as one of the greatest upsets of the high school football season – if not the millennium – St. Francis stunned De La Salle 31-28 Friday night in front of a full house in Mountain View.
Carolyn Dormady notched a match-high 13 kills in Los Altos High’s straight-set win over Leigh in girls volleyball Thursday night.
As summer comes to a close, the annual Trailblazer Race gets going – and like last year, it’s virtual.
Mountain View High’s tennis teams will be on the road for the foreseeable future.
As a result of the continued impact of the COVID pandemic and the conditions caused by the state’s wildfires, the California Interscholastic Federation announced Aug. 31 that it is temporarily suspending a bylaw prohibiting high school teams from playing on Sundays.
The Mountain View High girls volleyball team improved to 3-0 with Thursday’s sweep of King’s Academy. The host Spartans prevailed 25-16, 25-15, 25-8.
After playing a supporting role on St. Francis High’s undefeated softball team last spring, Hannah Cushing took center stage for her travel team over the summer. The Los Altos resident helped lead the West Bay Warriors to a national championship.
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The Mountain View High football team may have lost several key players to graduation last spring, but the Spartans still have running back Leo Navarro – and the senior shined in Friday night’s season opener.
Mike Reynoso has coached basketball at several schools over the past decade, but his new position as head coach of the Foothill College men’s team is unlike his previous jobs. Reynoso once played for the Owls.