Los Gatos Weekly-Times Photograph by Skye Dunlap Amy Grabill (9) and Alyson Coler (4) are all smiles as Brie Ohlund (5) walks off the court in a CCS volleyball win for Los Gatos over Mills. Los Gatos girls post wins in CCS hockey, volleyball By Dick Sparrer Lynbrook, Los Gatos and Saratoga all secured pretty good spots in the Central Coast Section field hockey play-offs this fall. And for good reason--they earned it! The three are the top seeds in the CCS tournament that winds up with a championship match on Nov. 21, 11 a.m., at Los Gatos High School. Lynbrook is seeded No. 1 in the play-offs after cruising through the regular season unbeaten. The Vikings finished first in the Mt. Hamilton Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League, finishing just ahead of Los Gatos. The Vikings opened the CCS event last week with a 3-1 win over St. Ignatius. SI beat Homestead 2-1 in the first round, winning the right to face Lynbrook in the quarter-finals. The Vikings, like Los Gatos and Saratoga, earned a first-round bye. Heather Lamb gave the Vikes the early lead when passes from Sara Hohenshelt and Chrissy Bailey set her up for a goal. Bailey then scored off a Hohenshelt assist, and the Vikings led 2-1 at the half. Senior Pooja Mehta knocked in an unassisted goal in the second half to provide some insurance, and the Vikes had locked up the win. Lynbrook moves on to face Live Oak on Nov. 17, 1 p.m., at Los Gatos in the semi-finals. The Vikings take a 14-0-3 season record into the match. Los Gatos and Saratoga will collide the same day. The Wildcats, 14-1-3 for the year, will host the Falcons, 14-2-2, at 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The winner will square off with the Live Oak-Lynbrook winner on Saturday. Gatos finished second in the Mt. Hamilton Division on its way to the CCS play-offs. Los Gatos is seeded No. 2 in the event. The Cats opened the post-season with a 2-0 win over powerful Willow Glen last week. The Rams finished the year 12-4-3. The Wildcats and Rams played to a scoreless tie in the first half, but Juli Fomenko broke the tie with an unassisted goal in the second half. Anita Reyes provided a little insurance when she scored off assists from Iming Lin and Alison Carabetta. Saratoga entered the CCS tournament seeded #3 after winning the championship in the Santa Teresa Division of the BVAL. The Falcons finished the regular season with a 13-2-2 record and went 9-1-2 in the division to finish a notch ahead of runner-up Willow Glen in the standings. Saratoga clinched the title last week with a tight 2-1 win over Monta Vista. Junior Jen Ramos scored off an assist from senior Kristy Mincey to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead in the match, and senior Tina Lai made it 2-0 when she scored off an assist from sophomore Keala Meyer. The Falcons led 2-0 at the half, but Monta Vista scored a goal in the second half to make it close. Saratoga, though, held on for the win, and clinched the league title. Gatos wins two The Los Gatos girls volleyball team has opened the CCS Division III tournament with back-to-back victories. The Wildcats crushed Mills 15-1, 15-1, 15-3, then came right back with an impressive 15-8, 15-6, 15-5 win over Del Mar. The Cats improved top 21-8 for the year with the two wins, and will face Gunn in the CCS semi-finals on Nov. 19, 8 p.m., at Leland. The Titans beat Aragon 15-11, 15-5, 15-12 and Burlingame 15-8, 15-6, 17-15 to move into the semi's. Gunn is 33-6 for the year. [ Back to Contents Page | Los Gatos Weekly-Times Home Page | Archives ] This article appeared in the Los Gatos Weekly-Times, November 18, 1998. ©1998 Metro Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.