https://n2v.paloaltoonline.com If it is local and useful, it is on PaloAltoOnline.com. en-us Copyright 2025 PaloAltoOnline.com https://paloaltoonline.com/art/top_logo.png https://n2v.paloaltoonline.com The fourth-seeded Priory boys basketball team fell one game short of the state championship, losing to Stuart Hall 44-37 in the CIF NorCal Division V regional final Tuesday at historic Kezar Pavilion.]]> Priory boys basketball makes its first appearance in the CIF NorCal regional finals tonight at 6 p.m. against Stuart Hall at the 97-year-old Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco. The winner plays for a state title.]]> ]]> Not even a darkened gym stopped Sacred Heart Prep boys basketball on Thursday. The top-seeded Gators just finished the game at Menlo School, beating Oakland Tech 77-70 in the NorCal Division I playoffs.]]> Carlos Deras scored twice and the Sacred Heart Prep boys soccer team downed University 3-1 in the semifinals of the CIF Northern California Regional Division IV tournament Thursday.]]> Fourth-seeded Pinewood lost to No. 5 Oak Ridge, 51-48, in the first round of the CIF State NorCal Open Division playoffs Wednesday. Elle Ladine scored 31 points and had 11 rebounds for the Panthers.]]> Mountain View High boys basketball averaged under 50 points a game this season and never scored more than 61 in any game nor allow more than 55. On Tuesday, the Spartans won 91-68.]]> Shamira Bidaye scored in the final 10 seconds of regulation and senior Valentina Saric took over in overtime, leading Priory past Clovis West in the CIF Regional Division III basketball playoffs.]]> Luke Maxwell scored twice and the Sacred Heart Prep boys soccer team beat Piedmont 2-0 in the first round of the CIF Regional Division IV Championships Tuesday in Atherton.]]> Freshman Karen Xin scored 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and the Menlo School girls basketball team rallied past Harker 54-49 to claim the Central Coast Section Division IV title on Saturday.]]> Menlo-Atherton senior Alexia Benoussan became Menlo-Atherton's third girls state wrestling champion when she beat Los Gatos' Veloria Pannell, 5-2, in the final round of the 131 bracket Saturday.]]> Seniors Sydney Donovan and Valentina Saric are the latest in a developing tradition of excellence at Priory, which won its fifth Central Coast Section Division V title with a 55-45 win over Crystal Springs Uplands on Saturday.]]> Both the Menlo-Atherton High and Menlo School boys basketball teams traveled to Salinas on Saturday for their respective Central Coast Section Division championship games. And both teams returned home with the championship team trophy.]]> Tayo Sobomehin and Oliver Conn each made four free throws in the final minutes in helping the Priory boys basketball team win the Central Coast Section Division V championship. ]]> The Pinewood girls basketball team played in its eighth consecutive Central Coast Section Open Division final Friday, losing to Mitty 66-54 at the Kaiser Center in Santa Cruz.]]> Allie Montoya scored a pair of first-half goals and the Mountain View girls soccer team beat St. Francis 3-1 on Friday night at Del Mar High to win the Central Coast Section Open Division.]]> Priory and Menlo will send both its boys and girls basketball teams into Central Coast Section Division championship games Saturday. The Menlo-Atherton boys also join the fun.]]> Pinewood hit consecutive 3-pointers to open the second quarter and never trailed again in beating St. Ignatius on Wednesday. The team earned a trip to the Central Coast Section Open Division girls basketball final.]]> In front of a packed gymnasium, Sacred Heart Prep, the No. 2 seed in the Central Coast Section Open Division playoffs, fell 60-58 in overtime to third-seeded Riordan of San Francisco on Wednesday.]]> We are going to suspend our sports coverage for the next few months and explore different, less expensive models. ]]> Doug Adams hit a basket at the buzzer in helping Menlo-Atherton defeat Los Altos 57-55 in a Central Coast Section Division I boys basketball quarterfinal contest Wednesday.]]> St. Francis and Mountain View will meet Friday to decide the Central Coast Section Open Division girls soccer title. The Lancers beat Mitty in a semifinal match and the Spartans topped Leigh.]]> Aidan Braccia and Emmer Nichols combined for 33 points and the Sacred Heart Prep boys basketball team rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit to beat St. Francis 69-55 in CCS Open Division play.]]> Palo Alto senior Cade Creighton captured the 182-pound title at Saturday's Central Coast Section Championships in Watsonville. M-A senior Alexia Bensoussan repeated as CCS champion, this time at 131.]]> Both the Palo Alto and Los Altos boys basketball teams used extended scoring streaks to earn victories in the second round of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs Saturday.]]> Senior Diego Ruiz scored twice and the Woodside boys soccer team stunned host Valley Christian 3-0 in the opening round of the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs Wednesday morning.]]> The Pinewood girls and Sacred Heart Prep boys basketball teams each earned Central Coast Section Open Division victories Friday as the postseason began with several big efforts. ]]> The Palo Alto girls basketball team goes into Tuesday's regular season finale at Los Altos with a chance at an outright Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division title despite losing Sunday.]]> Pinewood prepared for a chance to defend its Central Coast Section Open Division title with a solid effort Saturday against a good team in its regular season finale. The CCS seeding meeting is on Wednesday.]]> Jack Pillsbury had one of his better games and it was exactly what Mountain View needed Tuesday in the Spartans 54-49 victory at Los Altos, once again scrambling the Santa Clara Valley Athletic De Anza Division.]]> The Woodside girls soccer team clinched at least a title tie in the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division with a 4-1 victory over Burlingame on Tuesday afternoon.]]> Natalie Smith and Mia Steadman each scored twice in helping the Gunn girls soccer team rally to a 6-1 home victory over Santa Clara on Monday. In boys soccer, Joshua Ramos scored twice and Palo Alto beat Homestead 4-0 on the road.]]> Sacred Heart Prep senior guard Aidan Braccia committed to Belmont University earlier this season and he didn't take the decision lightly. He was proactive in getting himself noticed.]]> Gunn graduate Joanne Reid finished 57th in the Biathlon 15-kilometer individual event on Monday at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.]]> U.S. Olympic figure skater Vincent Zhou, who was born in San Jose and grew up in Palo Alto, has tested positive for COVID-19 and dropped out of the men's individual competition at the Beijing Winter Games.]]> Sacred Heart Prep won its seventh straight game Sunday, beating rival Menlo School 68-33 to open a 3-game lead over second place The King's Academy in the West Bay Athletic League boys basketball race.]]> The coronavirus shut down high school sports in the area from March 2020 to February 2021. It didn't shut down the girls basketball recruiting pipeline.]]> St. Francis girls soccer could clinch at least a tie for the West Catholic Athletic League title in its game at St. Ignatius Tuesday. The Lancers beat Presentation 1-0 on Saturday while SI lost 1-0 to Mitty.]]> Rogan Gibbons drove the baseline and scored on a reverse layup as time expired to give Gunn a come-from-behind 33-31 victory over Paly in front of a raucous crowd on Saturday at Palo Alto.]]> The Pinewood girls basketball season has turned into the Elle Ladine show. One superlative performance after another. Saturday, the senior scored 36 points, 23 rebounds and five assists in a 58-43 non-league win over San Leandro.<br /> ]]>