The Sequoia girls’ volleyball team has not seen the postseason in five years, but the return of all but two players this season has it seeing a bright future. “We know we have something to build with,” Sequoia coach Jane Slater said. Sequoia won its first four league matches before letting a 2-0 lead slip away against South City last week and dropping its first contest. Read More

With the Peninsula Athletic League Track and Field Championships beginning Wednesday, the field is wide open, but the Westmoor High School boys and girls track teams lead the pack, and despite losing some stellar runners from last year, the Rams continue to find ways to win. Westmoor was left without an elite runner after last season when Central Coast Section runner John Paul Williams graduated. But that put more emphasis on “team” and the Rams have responded. Read More

Last year’s Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division softball championship went to an impressive Hillsdale High School squad. This year, the team that finished behind the Knights has no intention of finishing second again. “Last year, we went far in the Central Coast Section playoffs after Hillsdale beat us out in the Bay,” Mustangs’ coach Todd Grammatico said. “We’re expecting better things this year.” Read More

One team may have saved its season while the other let a league championship slip out of its grasp in the final regular season game of the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division season. The visiting Carlmont High School girls’ soccer team upset San Mateo High School 1-0 on Thursday, knocking the Bearcats (9-4-1 PAL Bay) out of first place while giving the Scots (6-5-3) an outside chance at gaining a Central Coast Section playoff berth as the division’s fifth-place team. Read More