Peninsula Prep Sports

Paly Girls Swimming Shines at States
Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 1:34 pm | Viking, Palo Alto High School
The Paly Girls swim team capped off their season at CIF State Championships which took place at Clovis West High School last weekend. The meet was extremely competitive, but the Paly girls managed to score significantly more than the group they sent last year. Sophomore Llew Ladomirak swam a solid individual 200 freestyle, however the... Read More >>

Softball Team Beats South San Francisco to Win League Title
Monday, May 15, 2023, 2:26 pm | M-A Chronicle, Menlo Atherton High School
On Friday afternoon the softball team beat the South San Francisco Warriors 13-5 to steal the PAL league title.  The Bears got rolling early offensively after senior outfielder Hannah Blunt hit a two-run home run in the first inning, giving M-A an early 2-1 lead. Their momentum continued into the second inning with junior Dani Koo hitting a home run of her own, contributing to a 7-2 lead. Dani Koo and Blunt both played crucial parts in the Bears’ win, tallying four runs batted in each. The M-A defense paved the way for the Bears’ dominance all game, with Dani Read More >>

Baseball Team Wins Big on Senior Night
Sunday, May 14, 2023, 2:25 pm | M-A Chronicle, Menlo Atherton High School
Photo credits Erica Gould and John Diepenbrock On Friday afternoon, the baseball team dominated the Aragon Dons and showed off their senior class to win their last home league game of the season. The Bears had just come off from clinching the Peninsula Bay League Championship – their first since 1964.  Prior to the game, there was a ceremony with the seniors and their families, and all of the active seniors got an opportunity to play in the game.  Junior catcher Trevor Heinz said, “The seniors bring so much energy to every single game and practice, you see it here, Read More >>

Players of Pride Hall: Emily Burt
Sunday, May 14, 2023, 1:26 pm | M-A Chronicle, Menlo Atherton High School
“My biggest accomplishment for the Stanford Tennis team was winning the National Championships my senior year, in 1997,” said M-A ‘93 alumnus Emily Burt. “With Stanford Soccer, we did quite well as a team by reaching the Final Four in my freshman year, the Elite 8 the next year, and individually I had a particularly good senior season with 17 goals scored.” Burt was a dual sport athlete at M-A and Stanford, and later a professional soccer player. She now works at Raptive, in the Online Advertising department. Burt was inducted into the M-A Hall of Fame in 2002 for Read More >>