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Castilleja’s Gabby Lewis (8), Sydney Lowell, Annika Burks and Janet Meng help out goalie Sutchie Ofori-Nyako in defending against Los Gatos. Photo taken Sept. 23, 2021 by David Lewis. -
Sutchie Ofori-Nyako made several big saves for Castilleja. Photo taken Sept. 23, 2021 by David Lewis. -
Sydney Lowell scored five goals in Castilleja’s 6-4 victory over Los Gatos. Photo taken Sept. 23, 2021 by David Lewis.
Sydney Lowell scored five goals and the Castilleja water polo team took over sole possession of first place in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division on Thursday, beating Los Gatos 6-4 in its own pool.
Castilleja (7-2, 6-0) won the battle of the co-leaders by shutting out the Wildcats in the fourth period with a stifling defense.
Castilleja has a game on Los Gatos and is two games up on Gunn with eight league matches to play. The Gators visit Mountain View for the late match Tuesday to complete the first round of SCVAL action. Los Gatos (7-1, 5-1) welcomes Palo Alto.
In a match where every point counted, Lowell was able to convert on three penalty shots, all of which were drawn by Gabby Lewis, who also scored a goal and recorded three steals.
Goalie Sutchie Ofori-Nyako again played well, rejecting some of Los Gatos’ best shots to keep the Gators on top. Lewis, Lowell, Annika Burks and Janet Meng, among others, gave Ofori-Nyako all the support she needed.
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Ravina Nath recorded five steals and Gunn beat Homestead 8-1 in a SCVAL De Anza Division contest Thursday.
The Titans had 20 total steals, with Kenza Ashworth and Sawyer McKenna each contributing four.
The tough defense made it easier for goalie Jayden Kratt, who added a pair of steals of her own in addition to stopping nine of the 10 shots she faced. Kratt also led Gunn with three assists.
Ashworth scored all three of her team-high goals in the first period. Siham Arsalane scored twice while Mia Knezevic, Nina Albers and Maren Snyder each added a goal.
On Wednesday, St. Francis (4-4, 1-1) beat St. Ignatius 13-5.
Boys water polo
Nadav Efrat and Jordan Affeld each scored five goals and Palo Alto remained undefeated in the SCVAL De Anza Division after beating Homestead 25-14 on Thursday.
Rowan Brougham scored four goals for the Titans (5-0 in league play), who play at home Tuesday against Los Altos at 3:30 p.m. Wolfgang Edholm added three goals.
Palo Alto (3-1, 2-1) hosted Harker (7-5, 3-1) in league match.
In the PAL Ocean Division, Priory fell to Terra Nova, 19-2 and Sequoia edged San Mateo, 10-9, in overtime. Jack Lahnam scored three goals for Sequoia.
St. Francis defeated St. Ignatius 7-4 on Wednesday to improve to 6-2 overall, 1-1 in the WCAL.
Girls golf
Catherine Chu recorded a round of 41 at Baylands Golf Links to earn medalist honors Thursday and Gunn beat Monta Vista 231-254 in a SCVAL match.
Athina Chen (46), Alanna Lee (47) and Namya Kasturi (47) were close behind. Stephanie Yang and Kira Kuartei also completed the round for the Titans (3-3, 2-1), who play again at Saratoga on Monday.
In the West Bay Athletic League, Sacred Heart Prep beat Menlo School 244-263 at Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club.
Menlo’s Hailey Kim recorded a 39 to earn medalist honors while the Gators were led by Mischa Chaikovsky (42) and Neha Lalia (46).
In the PAL Bay Division, Nathalie Benrey shot a 36 to help Menlo-Atherton down Burlingame 242-303 at Poplar Creek Golf Course Thursday. Katie Spivakovsky added a 42 for the Bears (5-2).
In the PAL Ocean Division, Gianna Flores fired a 34 and Noelle Bargainer added a 37 as Sequoia beat El Camino 202-239 at Mariner’s Point. Shawnee Schwartz and Jenna Swei each shot a 43 and Taryn Seeles came in with a 45 for Sequoia (5-0).
Girls tennis
Palo Alto swept the singles and Sacred Heart Prep won all three doubles matches as the Vikings beat the host Gators 4-3 in a nonleague match Thursday.
Erin Li, Riya De Datta, Agnes Mar and Jessica Bae each won their matches for Paly while Leah Lynch and Berkeley Bernstein, Clementine Devaux and Audrey Hampton and Katherine Showalter and Maggie Kloninger-Stever won in doubles for SHP.
Tessa Ellingson, Emma Williams, Lila Motamedi and Mara Williams all won to help M-A beat San Mateo 6-1 in the PAL Bay Division. Woodside fell to Carlmont 7-0 in another match.
Field hockey
Madison Ferraro and Hope Fordyce each scored twice and St. Francis beat Lynbrook 6-0 in a SCVAL De Anza Division contest Thursday.
Sara Waddell and Avery Janosky also scored for the Lancers (6-0, 3-0), who play at Presentation on Tuesday.
Girls volleyball
Anna Ryan had 13 kills, 14 assists and four aces as Menlo-Atherton downed visiting Sequoia 25-19, 15-25, 25-22, 25-20 in a PAL Bay Division match Thursday.
Christina Kerr added 10 kills for the Bears (7-3, 4-1), who remain a game behind Hillsdale, a winner over Burlingame.
In West Bay Athletic League play Thursday, Sacred Heart Prep (14-1, 3-0) downed Notre Dame Belmont, 25-15, 25-23, 25-18, at home.
In the SCVAL De Anza Division, Los Altos (9-9, 1-3), fell to Los Gatos (11-4, 4-0) in four sets,
In WCAL play, St. Francis (8-9, 1-2) fell to Valley Christian in five sets, 19-25, 13-25, 25-22, 25-21, 16-14.
By Rick Eymer
By Rick Eymer
By Rick Eymer
