Peninsula Prep Sports

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Woodside baseball comes to a close
Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 2:06 pm | Paw Print, Woodside High School
Coming off a tough 8-7 loss to El Camino, Woodside Varisty Baseball is 9-9 overall and trying to get above .500 with upcoming games against Half Moon Bay, Tera Nova, and Mills.  Woodside has struggled in the league, as they are just 3-5 this year, but have shown great resilience throughout the season and have... Read More >>
Boys’ volleyball beats Los Altos
Monday, May 2, 2022, 5:23 pm | Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School
The Palo Alto High School varsity boys’ volleyball team (10-2) edged out the Los Altos High School Eagles (9-3), 3-1, Friday night at home, bringing them up to second place in the DeAnza League. After winning its most recent game against Wilcox High School and maintaining a four game win-streak, Paly had significant energy going... Read More >>
Varsity girls lacrosse score another win on their way to top of league
Sunday, May 1, 2022, 4:21 pm | Oracle, Mountain View High School
Varsity girls lacrosse won against Los Altos with a score of 11–5, on Wed. April 27th, maintaining a 10–4 record on the season. Instead of having one heavily reliant “superstar” player, the MVHS team is “unique” because teammates all “develop together,” Assistant coach Paige Bennion said. “We have an accepting, unified team, but it’s important... Read More >>
Paly finds new head football coach
Saturday, April 30, 2022, 11:33 pm | Campanile, Palo Alto High School
David DeGeronimo, Greene physical education teacher and Los Altos High School football coach, will be the head football coach for the 2022-2023 school year following the departure of the previous head football coach, Nelson Gifford. DeGeronimo, one of Paly’s former assistant football coach for 12 years, said he is excited to return to Paly sports. “I look forward to coaching at Paly (again) and meeting the team,” DeGeronimo said. “I’d like to get their feedback on what worked and what... Read More >>
Scoreboard

Boys Basketball:
San Ramon Valley 59, Sacred Heart Prep 57, Mar 2, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 63, Folsom 62, Feb 28, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Riordan 61, Sacred Heart Prep 44, Feb 22, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 60, Menlo-Atherton 59, Feb 17, 2023
Boys Basketball:
The King's Academy 53, Sacred Heart Prep 49, Feb 14, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 60, Menlo School 49, Feb 10, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 85, Pinewood 54, Feb 7, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 80, Sequoia 35, Feb 4, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Priory 50, Sacred Heart Prep 43, Feb 3, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 62, Crystal Springs 34, Jan 31, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 63, Justin-Siena 47, Jan 28, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 47, King's Academy 39, Jan 27, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 85, Half Moon Bay 61, Jan 25, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 81, Harker 42, Jan 24, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 61, Menlo School 59, Jan 20, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Palo Alto 50, Los Altos 44, Jan 18, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 82, Stuart Hall 47, Jan 14, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 62, Priory 56, Jan 12, 2023
Boys Wrestling:
Menlo-Atherton 42, Hillsdale 15, Jan 12, 2023
Boys Basketball:
Sacred Heart Prep 52, Menlo-Atherton 51, Jan 7, 2023
Girls Basketball:
Sequoia 43, Menlo School 34, Jan 6, 2023
Girls Water Polo:
Menlo - Atherton 15, Carlmont 4, Oct 12, 2022
Girls Water Polo:
Menlo-Atherton 10, Woodside 4, Oct 11, 2022
Girls Water Polo:
Menlo-Atherton 10, Woodside 4, Oct 11, 2022

From zero to hero: Varsity girls soccer reflects on their phenomenal season
Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 5:22 pm | Talon, Los Altos High School
Last season, the Los Altos varsity girls soccer team didn’t win a single game. Ending at the bottom of the league with 11 losses, zero wins, and only one tie, the team ended the season with a 10-game losing streak. This year, however, the team had one of the most dominant comeback seasons in team... Read More >>
Spartans baseball redeems initial loss with victory against Vikings
Saturday, April 23, 2022, 6:11 pm | Oracle, Mountain View High School
On Wednesday, April 20, the boys baseball team lost against Palo Alto High School in an away-conference game ending with a final score of 11–1. Following this match, the Spartans will continue to hold their fifth place standing in the DeAnza League.   By the second inning, junior Tyler Yocum successfully achieved the Spartan’s single run... Read More >>
Shin splint epidemic hurts athletes
Saturday, April 23, 2022, 1:44 pm | Paw Print, Woodside High School
Recently, Woodside’s track team has been undergoing another pandemic: shin splints. “Shin splints are pains that you get in your shins when you’re running without proper stretching or etiquette,” cross country and track runner, Adrian Wilson said. Students get shin splints from running too much in a short amount of time. Too much running can... Read More >>
Class of ‘21 alumni succeed in college sports
Saturday, April 23, 2022, 12:00 pm | Campanile, Palo Alto High School
In a game against the Oregon Ducks on March 5, University of California at Santa Barbara infielder and Paly alumnus Zander Darby broke a fourth-inning scoreless tie, pushing his first collegiate homer over the left-field fence. Three innings later, Darby did it again. Darby, a freshman on the UCSB baseball team, played junior varsity baseball at Paly for one year and varsity baseball for three years. Darby said a perk of playing a sport at the collegiate level is being... Read More >>
Boys’ lacrosse topples Los Altos
Thursday, April 21, 2022, 10:10 pm | Paly Voice, Palo Alto High School
In a must-win game, the Palo Alto varsity boys’ lacrosse team (5-3) crushed the Los Altos Eagles (3-5), 9-3, Tuesday evening at home.  Having suffered a defeat earlier in the season against Los Altos, the Vikings came into the game looking to enact revenge and also improve their position in the DeAnza league, according to... Read More >>
Despite season challenges, boys lacrosse builds up confidence
Thursday, April 21, 2022, 1:59 pm | Campanile, Palo Alto High School
Coach DJ Shelton said the team is young compared to previous years because he was forced to bring up freshmen and sophomores after losing players early in the season. “We have a good senior leadership group and our captains are really good guys, so we’re banking on that because with a young team it usually takes them an extra few weeks to get the swing of things at the varsity level,” Shelton said. While having a team of younger players... Read More >>