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Weekly Sports Wrap-Up

 

GIRLS GOLF - The golf team competed in the CCS tournament last Tuesday at the Rancho Canada East, an 18-hole, par 72 course in Carmel. M-A's top five golfers scored a combined 438 points and placed 7th out of 11 teams. Abigail Pederson scored a 78, followed by Naomi Lee (83), Ashley Utz (84), Christiana Park (91), Margaret Sten (101), and Angie Yang (112). Congratulations on a great season!

 

CROSS COUNTRY - On Saturday at the PAL championship meet,M-A competed against 16 teams at the Crystal Springs course in Belmont. The Bears dominated the 7 races with a record performance, including winning 4 events, placing second in 2 events, and placing third in 1 event. The Bears had 3 individuals win races. The varsity girls finished the PAL season in first place in the league, while the varsity boys finished the season in second place, narrowly losing to Half Moon Bay by 1 point. The overall PAL season results are based on the team's performance in 4 meets including Saturday's championship event. Both varsity teams qualified for the CCS championship meet, which will take place on Saturday, November 15, at 10 a.m. at Toro Park in Salinas.

 

The varsity girls won a closely contested race narrowly beating the highly ranked Half Moon Bay squad. Varsity girls were led by Katie Beebe (4), Cat DePuy (5), Annalisa Crowe (7), Madeleine Baier (8), and Olivia Tai (15). The frosh/soph girls also won their race, including earning the top 4 places, led by Cricket Gorey (1), Olivia Shane (2), Kalina Zanelli (3), Nora Siegler (4), and Kate Vannini (12). The junior varsity girls placed second with Elizabeth Muenzen (7), Sally Stevens (8), Lucia Vina Patino (10), Healey Montague-Alamin (11), and Clara Dewey (21) scoring for the Bears.

 

The varsity boys took third place behind a resurgent Carlmont team and a strong Half Moon Bay squad. Varsity boys were led by Adam Scandlyn (7), Nicolas Plume (11), Kevin Conrad (14), Rohan DePuy (18), and Steven McColloch (21). The frosh/soph boys dominated their final race of the year earning first place with Nick Worden (1), Lukas Rash (3), Eric Szymkowski (4), Caleb Hansen (6), and Kyle Conrad (14) all scoring for the Bears. The frosh boys earned first place in their race with Scott MacDonald (1), Andrew Tan (3), Aidan McKay (7), Giles Beebe (8), and Tarek Nasr (10) all finishing within the top 10 positions. The JV boys had their best performance of the season finishing in second place led by Tommy Bohac (8), Michael Stark (13), Shane Fazzino (14), Jackson Fuson (16), and Evan Reed (21).
 

 GIRLS VARSITY TENNIS - It was a big week of tennis for the girls. Six players from each of the 16 PAL schools participated in a single-elimination format Tournament in both singles and doubles. In doubles, the teams of Sami Andrew/Julia Marks and Taylor Noble/Julia Chang were seeded 1 and 2, respectively. These two teams met in the finals with Andrew/Marks besting their teammates. In singles, Lanie Van Linge was seeded #2 and romped to the finals, where she lost a tough match to the #1 seed. Caroline Kelly also competed in singles and battled valiantly in a loss to the #3 seed. On the CCS front, after earning 5 of the final 6 spots in the PAL tournament on top of a 14-0 league record, the Bears were rewarded with a 7 seed in the CCS 24-team playoffs. Being seeded means a first-round bye and a home match on Wednesday, November 12, at 2 p.m. against the winner of Palo Alto and Carmel. Should the Bears win, they play again on Friday, November 14 at 2 p.m. (location to be determined). Come out Wednesday and cheer them on

   

GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL - This week's matches capped off the 2014 season with a 14-0 PAL record, landing M-A the #1 seed in the CCS tournament. This week was all about the beloved seniors, who have now played their last league matches as Bears: Devin Joos, Ally Ostrow, Kaitlin Tavarez, and Katie Wilcox. While Wilcox was sidelined with an injury, her classmates led the team to victories against Sequoia (25-11, 25-16, 25-11) and Woodside (25-13, 25-15, 25-7). Across the 2 matches, Joos racked up 5 aces, 35 digs and 26 kills; Ostrow tallied 2 aces, 18 digs and 23 kills; and Tavarez came in as the Queen of Aces at 6 with 21 digs. Even as they honored the seniors with maroon and gold regalia, juniors Leanna Collins and Rachel Gerber showed their own colors on the court. Collins put down 12 kills against Sequoia and 17 against Woodside, while Gerber led the blocking effort.

 

The sophomores have plenty to be proud of too, as Kirby Knapp continues to master the art of setting, tallying 86 assists in 2 matches, along with an ace and 17 digs. Alexa Roumeliotis served 4 aces, dug 16 big ones, and killed another; Jacqueline DiSanto contributed 3 aces and 13 digs; and Eliza Grover scored with 10 kills, 2 assists, and 4 digs. Kiana Sales and Chloe Johnson each came in with a few critical digs.  Freshman, Lauren Heller put down a fabulous kill in each game, and will be a major threat in years to come! Come cheer for the Bears at CCS quarter-finals on Saturday, November 15 at 7 p.m. in Ayers Gym. 

   

 JV FOOTBALL - The Bears offensive line dominated for the second straight week in their 28-19 win over the Terra Nova Tigers. The Bears offense had over 200 yards rushing and 100 yards passing against the Tigers.  Aajon Johnson had 50 yards rushing and 2 TDs. He also threw for 100 yards and 1 TD. Marquise Reed and Josh Lepulu each ran for 90 yards. Josh had a rushing TD as well. Tate Tussing had 50 yards of reception and 1 TD. Andres Chiang had a 30 yard grab. The defense was led by Raynor Zarco, Dimitri Sakalia, Tate Tussing, and D'Arius Gibson. The Bears take on Woodside Friday, November 14 at 4 p.m.
 

 VARSITY FOOTBALL - The Bears piled up 322 rushing yards and a season high 462 total yards in a 42-35 loss to Terra Nova. Those yards were made possible by the offensive line (Epeli Mataele, Bryce Rodgers, Max Sonderby, Api Mane and David Castillo). Fullback Ondre Mitchell also provided important blocks. Maua Te'o and Jodan Mims led the rushing attack with over 90 yards each while Robby Beardsley and Stavro Papadakis contributed over 50 yards each. All 4 leading rushers scored on touchdown runs. Beardsley threw for 140 yards mostly to Chase DelRosso, who caught a touchdown pass. Dylan Calderon made all 5 extra points. On defense, Sivi Fillia led tackles (8) while Papadakis, Kevin Jaggers and Bryce Rodgers contributed 6 tackles each. Come out for the season finale against Woodside on Friday, November 14 at 7 p.m., at Coach Parks field.

 

GIRLS VARSITY WATER POLO - M-A played one of its best games of the year on Tuesday in the opening round of the PAL tournament, defeating Half Moon Bay 10-1. The defense was airtight, anchored by Francesca Gilles, who turned away 11 shots in 3 shutout quarters of action before yielding to back-up Alex Iverson. Kiera Shepard, Kyra Sheeper, and Nadia Paquin recorded 2 steals apiece. Paquin fired in a season-high 6 goals to pace the offense. Annabelle Paris tallied 2 goals, and Fiona Jackson and Marie Claverie chipped in 1 goal apiece.

 

On Thursday, the Bears suffered a disappointing 8-4 loss in the semi-finals to Carlmont. Carlmont jumped out to a 3-0 lead 5 minutes into the game, and M-A wasn't able to recover to dig itself out of the hole. Paquin paced the Bears with 3 goals. 

 

In the last game of the PAL Tournament, M-A scored the final 3 goals of the game to pull away from Woodside for an 8-4 victory and third place. Paquin led the way with 3 goals, 3 assists and a steal. Paris scored twice and had a steal, while Lexi Lobdell (1 goal, 2 steals), Jackson (1 goal, 1 assist), and Kate Denend (1 goal) made contributions. Gilles anchored the defense and turned away 8 shots. The Bears enter the CCS playoffs this week; their round 1 game is on Tuesday, November 11 at 7 p.m. at Monta Vista.

  

BOYS VARSITY WATER POLO - The Bears participated in the PAL tournament this week. On Tuesday they faced off against Carlmont, winning 22-4 and on Thursday they beat Burlingame 24-8 in semi-finals. These games featured several JV players recently pulled up to varsity (Andy Maxwell, Reed Williams, Davos Paquin, Alec Berquist, and Cameron Raff). 

 

On Saturday, the Bears played in the final against Menlo. This was the third time M-A and Menlo played in a week, with the series even at the start of the game. After a week of hard training to prepare for CCS, the Bears couldn't pull off a victory, losing to Menlo 10-12. John Knox and Matheus Santos had 3 goals each. They were supported by Christian Huhn (1 goal, 1 assist, 1 steal), Mostyn Fero (1 goal), Jack Beasley (1 goal, 3 steals), Alex Hakanson (1 goal), and Jorge Pont (3 assists, 2 steals). The Bears are #1 seed in the CCS tournament, and their first game will be in the quarterfinals on Saturday, November 15 at M-A.

 

 

 LA ENTRADA USED BOOK FAIR - Please come to La Entrada School for its annual Used Book Fair! With over 6,000 new and nearly-new books to choose from, there is a great selection of authors and titles for all ages. The fair is located in the MUR across from the office and is open Monday, November 10 through Friday, November 14 (closed on Tuesday) from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please bring cash and checks only. Contact Monica Albers with any questions at monica.albers@gmail.com.

 

 PENINSULA YOUTH THEATRE (PYT) - Peninsula Youth Theatre presents Oklahoma! Saturday, November 15 through Sunday, November 23 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. In this timeless Rogers and Hammerstein classic, farm girl Laurey and cowboy Curly are on the brink of falling in love. Featuring fabulous dancing and a score including classics such as "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" your family won't want to miss this trip to Oklahoma! Please purchase tickets at Peninsula Youth Theater.

 

THE NUTCRACKER - Come see the Bay Area's family-friendly Nutcracker performance at the historic Fox Theater in Redwood City on Sunday, December 7 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Ballet America's show has it all: professional dancers, alongside 100 local performers, including M-A's very own Sarah Eichler and Kyrie Vesely. Ticket prices range from $22 to $39 and are available at American Ballet. Get your tickets early before they sell out. See you at the ballet! 

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