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Published on 05/04/1998 All articles from this issue

St. Francis (11-0) clinches division title

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By Craig Wentz

Special to the Town Crier

Spartans remain in 3rd

Mountain View (8-3, 15-9) rests in third place and needs to stay there to earn the third and final automatic playoff berth. The Spartans downed host Wilcox 5-0 Friday, as Mariah Fike (10-6) fired a two-hitter.

Eagles on the move

With a 9-4 mark in the De Anza Division, Los Altos still has a shot at third place. The Eagles end the season with games against all three teams ahead of them this week.

"If we win, we win," said coach Bernie Quintero, "but the goal is to get better."

Los Altos beat Palo Alto 9-2 Friday, as Samantha Quintero struck out 11 batters. Lisa Gass had two hits and three RBI.

Panthers pounds ICA

With an SCVAL De Anza Division title already in its back pocket, the young but talented St. Francis High softball team has exceeded expectations.

The Lancers (11-0, 23-4) clinched the league title after blanking second-place Los Gatos 2-0 last Friday in Mountain View. Cory Montalbano pitched a two-hitter and had 11 strikeouts to improve to 14-1. The sophomore has allowed just one run all year, none in league play.

"I think this might be my best team at St. Francis," said coach Barry Ivers. "The play of the younger kids has been big. I thought we would be good, but not this good."

The Lancers are hitting .350 as a team. With two games left - today against Mountain View and Friday at Los Altos - an undefeated league season is within reach.

Pinewood (8-2, 9-5) blew out Immaculate Conception 32-0 Friday to stay in contention for the PSAL title. Kacey Scheppler earned the win to go to 7-3.