Sports Wrap Sports Wrap (April 08, 2005)

Spartan golfers keep rolling

A week after clinching the De Anza Division's regular season title, Mountain View's golf team showed no let-up. The Spartans used a 1-under par round by Tyler Ichikawa (35) to help defeat Cupertino 192-255 at Shoreline on March 30.

With the SCVAL finals beginning on May 2, Mountain View hopes it can win its remaining three matches to post an undefeated season. The Spartans (11-0 overall) play Palo Alto at Shoreline on April 13.

Lancers nab fifth at West Coast Classic

St. Francis entered the West Coast Classic having won 10 consecutive baseball games. While suffering only their second loss in pool play to James Logan, the Lancers recovered to secure fifth place in the competitive interstate field.

Riding the pitching of sophomore Daniel Stienstra and the hitting of senior Chris Coleman (2 hits, 2 RBIs), St. Francis walloped Pittsburgh 10-0 to begin the WCC on March 29. After falling to James Logan 12-6 the next day, the Lancers rebounded in a later game to defeat Reno 3-2.

St. Francis used a four-run rally in the sixth inning to outlast Foothill-Santa Ana in the tournament's fifth-place game on March 31. Senior Brady Fuerst's home run and Coleman's double and 2 RBIs were the highlights for the Lancers' offense.

St. Francis (13-2 overall, 1-0 league) returns to West Catholic Athletic League play with visits to Sacred Heart Cathedral on April 8 and Riordan on April 9.

Lancers rule track

The hosts cleaned house. In a dominant performance at the St. Francis Invitational on March 2, the St. Francis boys took first-place honors in seven of the sixteen events.

Ben Sitler set a meet record in the 3000-meter race with a time of 8:43.83, finishing more than 35 seconds ahead of his nearest competitor.

Kyle Mills-Bunje leaped a CCS-best 46-7 1/2 in the triple jump, and also won the long jump.

The other St. Francis victors in individual events were Oliver Plattner (100-meter), Casey Roche (pole vault) and David Wernick (shot put).

The boys also fared well in the relay events, winning the 4x400-meter and placing third in the 4x100-meter.

The Lancer girls had a strong showing, too.

Amaka Uzoh won the triple jump with a leap of 33-11, nudging the second-place finisher by half an inch.

St. Francis took first place in the 800-meter sprint medley and finished third in the 4x400-meter relay.

Allie Maguire was runner-up in the shotput with a best throw of 34-5. Natasha Barthel and Taylor Franklin took second and third place, respectively, in the pole vault.

St. Francis competes in the Arcadia Invitational on April 9.

MV badminton scores win

Mountain View's badminton squad evened its record at 3-3 with a 31-11 El Camino Division victory over visiting Santa Clara on March 31.

The Spartans received strong play from their top singles players. Prashant Rai led the boys with a 15-8, 15-4 victory, while Robin Lanam steered the girls in winning her match 15-1, 15-6.

Mountain View visits Homestead on April 12.
--Scott Campbell

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