SHP Athletics News

Despite numerous injuries, the Varsity Girls Basketball team is off to an impressive 8-3 start. The Girls are back in action this afternoon in the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament at Eastside Prep. Tip is at 3PM. 

The SHP Football Team finished 11-2 on the season, and 4-1 in the PAL Bay Division. Six Gators were named to the PAL All-League team, while Head Coach Mark Grieb was the recipient of the PAL Co-Coach of the Year Award. 

With his selection to the AP All-America 1st team, SHP grad Ben Burr-Kirven (2015) has now been named to 4 All-America teams (Pro Football Focus, Bleacher Report, ESPN, and the AP), and won both the Pac 12 Defensive Player of the Year, and the Pac 12 Football Scholar Athlete of the Year.

SHP improves to 3-0 in boys soccer after a 5-1 win over Mountain View. 

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The 20-year-old Davidson, a junior at Stanford University, attended the U.S. WNT’s annual January training camp in Los Angeles, and then at age 19, earned her first senior team cap, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in the USA’s first match of the year, a 5-1 victory against Denmark in which she picked up the game-winning assist on a goal by Julie Ertz. She was the third teenager since 2013 to earn a first cap for the WNT.

SHP grad Ben Burr-Kirven became the first player in Pac 12 history to win both the Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year Award and the Pat Tillman Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year award, in the same season. 

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Senior Larsen Weigle was named the 2018 CCS Water Polo Player of the Year. Weigle scored 93 goals on the season and had 11 assists while leading the Gators to a 26-2 overall record. Teammates Andrew Churukian, Walker Seymour, and Griffin Price joined Weigle on the 1st team, while Will Riley (2nd Team), and Kyle Ballack (Honorable Mention) were also honored.

Sophomore Megan Norris (Girls Basketball) was named to the San Mateo Daily Journal's Honor Roll thanks to her performances throughout the Kelly Shea-Gallo Memorial Tournament. Norris led the girls to a 2-1 record in the tournament, ultimately falling to St. Francis in the championship game. 

The Girls will be back in action this Thursday against The King's Academy in the King's Academy Holiday Tournament. Tip is at 3:30PM. 

The boys and girls soccer teams improved to 2-0 on the young season, while the boys basketball team picked up their 1st win with a 50-33 victory over Mills. 

Aptos scored a go-ahead TD in the final minute of the game, and then sealed the victory with an INT. That Gators finished the season with an 11-2 record, and were 4-1 in league play. 

The SHP Girls Basketball team is off to a 4-0 start, and will take their perfect record into the Championship game of the Kelly Shea Gallo Memorial Tournament tonight against St. Francis (7:30PM tip at Mills High School). 

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KPIXtv goes behind the scenes with Gators Head Football Coach and San Jose SaberCats legend, Mark Grieb.

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MA, Sacred Heart Prep, Burlingame, Carlmont, and the The Kings Academy all hail from the Peninsula Athletic League. 

The Gators will square off against Aptos for the CCS Open Division III Championship on Saturday afternoon at Westmont High School. 

SAN FRANCISCO – The Pac-12 has named WASHINGTON senior Ben Burr-Kirven (SHP '15) the football Scholar- Athlete of the Year, the Conference office announced today. The award, which is presented in each of the 24 sports the Pac-12 sponsors, was established to honor collegiate student-athletes that are standouts both academically and in their sports discipline.

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The second-seeded Gators (11-1) advance to Open Division III championship game against No. 5 Aptos (10-2), which upset No.1 Palma 49-6 Friday night. Kickoff is set for 3PM on Saturday at Westmont High School. 

A year after finishing 3-7, the SHP Boys Football team is one win away from a CCS Open Division III Championship. The Gators defeated Sacred Heart Cathedral 19-7 in this afternoon's semifinal matchup, and will play Aptos in the finals. 

Both the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams finished 4th in yesterday's CCS Championships.Luci Lambert paced the Girls team with a 15th place finish, while Max Cluss finished 4th overall for the Boys. 

Sacred Heart Prep defeated St. Itgnatius 13-7 in the opening round of the CCS Open Division III football tournament yesterday afternoon. 

Due to unsettled air quality throughout Northern California, the NorCal Water Polo tournament has been canceled.

The Central Coast Section Boys Water Polo Open Division championship game scheduled for Thursday morning Has been cancelled due to poor air quality.

If games cannot be played Friday, CCS will move them to Southern end of section Saturday. 

Bellarmine and SHP have never met in the CCS playoffs as the teams have been split between Division I and Division II. But with the advent of the Open Division for the 2017 season, it was only a matter of time before two of the premiere teams in the nation battled for a section crown.

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Cate Desler (SHP '18) was a leader offensively and defensively for the Jumbos during her rookie campaign.  The outside hitter played in 92 of the Jumbos' 98 sets, and took the court in 25 of the team's 26 matches.  She led the team with 2.68 kills per set and in total kills, with 247.  The Hillsborough, Calif. native was also the Jumbos leader in service aces, as she finished the season with 41.  Defensively she helped as well, turning in 2.27 digs per set, the third most on the team.  She also finished with 36 blocks on the year.  

Second-seeded Soquel scored four times in the final period to pull away for a 9-7 victory over the Gators  in the CCS Open Division Tuesday night in Atherton.

Gators roll into 14th straight CCS title game; Knights knocked out

Six Gators finished in the top 20 in the boys’ varsity race last Friday at Crystal Springs, with senior Max Cluss paving the way to earn SHP the boys’ team championship. The next test for the Gators’ depth comes Saturday at the Central Coast Section cross-country championships at Crystal Springs.

Sacred Heart Prep, which beat visiting Stevenson, 5-2, on Monday, plays No. 7 seed St. Ignatius at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco this afternoon at 2PM. 

Sacred Heart Prep (25-2) takes on WCAL rival Valley Christian, a 9-5 winner over St. Ignatius, on Wednesday at 7 p.m., at Sacred Heart Prep.

After defeating Los Gatos in the opening round of the CCS Open Division Girls Water Polo Tournament, Sacred Heart Prep will host #2 Soquel in Tuesday nights semifinals (7PM). 

Max Cluss won the 2.95-mile race in 16:05.92, ahead of second-place Kamran Murray of Menlo (16:16.98). Sacred Heart Prep's top five all finished in the top 15 with Calvin Katz (4th, 16:44.06), Axel de Vernou (5th, 16:47.22), Matthew Chun (11th, 17:33.14) and Jake Wheeler (15th, 17:51.00) following Cluss.

On the Girls side, Sacred Heart Prep ran third with 72 points, led by Genna Gibbons in fifth with a time of 19:16.13. Caitlyn Perkocha was eighth in 20:03.76 and Luci Lambert placed 15th in 21:16.07.

The Gators finished with a 9-1 regular season record, and earned the #2 seed in this weekend's opening round CCS Open Division III game against St. Ignatius. 

Come out and support our Gator Varsity teams as they represent their school with pride and great sportsmanship in the following CCS Tournament games!

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SHP sets record for most points and largest margin of victory in rivalry with Atherton neighbor.

With a 7-0 win over WBAL Skyline Division Champion, Notre Dame - San Jose, the SHP Girls Tennis team earned an automatic bid into the CCS Tournament. The seeding meeting for individual and team tournaments will be held Saturday morning. Both Lindsay Lynch and Isa Robinson will compete in the individual CCS Tournament. 

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*Tonight's Valpo Bowl will begin at 7:30PM. 

Ben Burr-Kirven (SHP '15) is the nation's leading tackler (122 total tackles), and was recently named a semifinalist for the Bednarik Award, given to the best defensive player in College Football. 

SHP’s Eleanor Facey, pictured, is one of 14 returning varsity players who have helped the program transition to new head coach Jamie Frank

Rivalry continues between neighbors Menlo School and Sacred Heart Prep. The game will kickoff at 7:30PM, and will be livestreamed via Twitter @SHPAthletics. 

The SHP Girls Tennis team hosts Notre Dame San Jose, the WBAL Skyline Division winner, for the second automatic berth into the CCS on Thursday at 4 p.m. Additionally, Sacred Heart Prep's top two players, Lyndsey Lynch and Isa Robinson, could be headed on a collision course in the West Bay Athletic League individual singles and doubles tournament.

After defeating Monta-Vista Christian in 3 sets on Saturday, the Girls Volleyball team will play Notre Dame - Belmont on Tuesday at 7PM. 

The WCAL regular-season and WCAL Tournament Champion Boys & Girls Water Polo teams look to continue their success as the CCS playoffs begin.

SHP defeated host St. Francis, 11-2, in the championship game of the West Catholic Athletic League girls' water polo tournament Saturday.

With SHP's 40-28 vicotry over Terra Nova, the Gators took over sole possession of 2nd place in the PAL-Bay Division. SHP closes out their regular season next week against Menlo in the annual "VALPO Bowl" Under the Lights.

The Gators and the Tigers head into Friday night's contest with identical 7-1 records overall, and 2-1 in PAL - Bay Division play. Kickoff will be at 7PM at Terra Nova High School (Directions Here). 

For the 2nd time this season, University of Washington linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven (SHP '15) has been named the Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week. 

The Boys & Girls Water Polo teams, Girls Volleyball team, and Girls Golf Team are all preparing for postseason play following highly successful regular seasons. 

Will Riley scored four goals, Isaac Rotenberg added three and Sacred Heart Prep edged Bellarmine, 12-11, in third-place game of the Memorial Cup Tournament in San Jose on Saturday. Isabella Bachler scored with six seconds remaining and the Sacred Heart Prep girls water polo team downed San Ramon Valley, 8-7, Saturday in the fifth-place game of the NorCal Invitational at Sacred Heart Prep.

Congratulations to senior Lindsey Johnston, who was named this weeks recipient of the Cal-Hi Sports Volunteer Award. 

The SHP Cross Country program had a strong performance in yesterday's WBAL Center Meet held at Baylands Park. The boys, paced by individual winner, Max Cluss, finished 1st overall, while the Girls, led by Geena Gibbons, finished 2nd. 

The Boys Water Polo team looks to win their 3rd straight tournament after winning the S&R Sport Invitational two weekends ago, and the North vs. South Challenge last weekend. The Boys opened the Memorial Cup Tournament this morning with an 11-7 victory over Dos Pueblos. 

Former Gators Alex Tsotadze (Harvard), Jackson Enright (Harvard), Grant Harvey (Harvard), Michael Sonsini (Harvard), and Corey Tanis (Air Force) will all be competiting in the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament this weekend, hosted by Santa Clara University and San Jose State University. 

Sacred Heart Prep is one of three Bay Area high school football teams to have been outfitted with mouthguards that measure head motion. Stanford scientists hope to use the data to better understand what causes concussions.

George Washington's Zachary Pendolino (SHP '18) has been named Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Rookie of the Week for his play in a pair of home wins last weekend.

The Girls Varsity Tennis team improved to 9-5 on the season with a 7-0 non-league win over Hillsdale. 

With two more wins over the weekend, the Girls Water Polo team is now 15-5 overall (5-0 WCAL), and winners of 6 in a row.

For the 2nd time in as many weeks, the Boys Varsity Water Polo team took home a prestigious tournament championship. This past weekend, the Gators won the North vs. South Challenge, one week after winning the S&R Sport Invitational. The Boys will look for a third straight tournament title this weekend at Bellarmine. 

The Gators took a 27-0 lead into the half, and defeated Half Moon Bay 35-6. The win improved the Gators to a perfect 7-0 (2-0 PAL) on the season leading into a Saturday showdown with Menlo-Atherton, who is also 2-0 in the PAL - Bay Division. 

Freshman Varsity Water Polo player Griffen Price was named this week's Palo Alto Online Sports Athlete of the Week. Price combined to make 31 saves over 4 wins as the Gators took home the S&R Sport Invitational Tournament Champiionship. 

The SHP Varsity Girls Water Polo team defeated St. Francis 12-5 on Wednesday evening, clinching the WCAL regular-season title, and earning the #1 seed in the upcoming league tournament. The Varsity Boys also defeated St. Francis by a score of 14-5, and will host the presitgious North vs. South Challenge this weekend. 

After taking home the S&R Sport Invitational Tournament Championship this past weekend in Southern California, the Varsity Boys Water Polo team now sits at 14-1 on the season, and 5-0 in WCAL play. The Gators will take on St. Francis tomorrow night at 7PM at SHP. 

The Varsity Boys Water Polo team swept the S&R Sport Invitational, defeating host Irvine and Coronado on Friday, and then Foothill on Saturday, before taking home the tournament championship by defeating Huntington Beach 12-7 Saturday evening. 

In her debut with the Stanford Cardinal Women's Tennis team, Sacred Heart Prep grad Sara Choy (2018) won both her singles match and doubles matches at St. Mary's Invitational on Friday. 

The Boys Water Polo team advanced to the semi-finals of the S&R Invitational Tournament by beating Irvine 16-2, and Coronado 13-6. 

The Varsity Football team improved to 6-0 on the season and 1-0 in PAL play as they defeated visiting Aragon 36-14. Up next for SHP is a showdown at Half Moon Bay, next Friday night, at 7:30PM. 

Palo Alto Online recaps yesterday's Gator performances, including a pivotal victory Varsity Girls Tennis, as well as more standout performances from Boys & Girls Cross Country. 

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With a 13-7 victory over Valley Christian, the Varsity Boys Water Polo team clinched the WCAL regular-season title, while the Girls, who defeated Valley Christian 9-2, will play St. Francis next Wednesday (6PM) to determine their WCAL regaular-season champion. 

USC libero Victoria Garrick (SHP '15) teamed up with the Players' Tribune to produce a video about how to change the way we talk about women's bodies.

The Boys and Girls Cross Country teams turned in excellent performances at the Stanford Invitational this past weekend with the Boys finishing 3rd of 28 teams overall, and the Girls finishing 8th. 

Ben Burr-Kirven's 20 tackles against Arizona State earned him his 2nd straight Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week Award, and also was the first time in 22 years a Washington player has collected 20 tackles in a game, going back to John Fiala’s performance Sept. 7, 1996 at Arizona State.

The Boys and Girls Water Polo teams were victorious yesterday with the boys defeating Bellarmine, and the Girls defeating Presentation. 

SHP alums Victoria Garrick (SHP ‘15) and Ben Burr-Kiven (SHP ‘15) headline the San Jose Mercury News’ top performers from around the NCAA.

Ben Burr-Kirven (SHP '15) tallied 20 tackles in last weekends 27-20 victory over Arizona State, earning him Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week Honors for the 2nd straight week.

The Gators defeated San Mateo 44-0 yesterday afternoon at Palatella Field. SHP has a bye next week, before opening league-play against Aragon on October 5th. 

The Girls Water Polo team played extremely well at the Amanda McDonald Invitational, utlimately losing to tournament champion Acalanes and Soquel.

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Larsen Weigle (Water Polo), Tommy Barnds (Football), Sara Quinlan (Tennis), and Ella Woodhead (Water Polo) were all recognized for their outstanding performances over the past week. 

The SHP Boys Water Polo team defeated Serra 41-1 yesterday evening. The Gators are now 7-1 on the season and 3-0 in WCAL play. The Boys will be back in action at home on the 26th against Bellarmine. 

Both the Girls Tennis and Volleyball teams won their WBAL openers on Tuesday afternoon. 

The Sacred Heart Prep grad and current senior linebacker on the University of Washington football team was named Monday the Pac-12 defensive player of the week for the first time in his career.

Both the Boys & Girls Water Polo teams continued their strong seasons with big victories over the weekend. 

Both the Boys Water Polo team and Football team put together impressive performances yesterday. The Water Polo team defeated #1 ranked Harvard-Westlake 11-10 in the morning, and then beat Vista of San Diego 13-8, while the Boys Football team beat Hillsdale 39-6. The Gators are now 4-0 on the season, and will play San Mateo at home next Saturday afternoon. 

Senior Girls Water Polo player Nellie McAdams and junior Football player Tevita Moimoi were named Palo Alto Online's Athletes of the Week. McAdams has led the Varsity team to a 6-2 start under the direction of new Head Coach Jaime Frank, while Moimoi has helped the Gator Football team to a 3-0 start. 

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The Sacred Heart Prep Athletics Programs went 7-0 yesterday, with wins by Girls Tennis (JV & Varsity), Girls Water Polo (JV & Varsity), Boys Water Polo (JV & Varsity), and Girls Golf. 

The SHP football program, which won its first Central Coast Section football title in 2010 and four more in a row during a span that included NorCal titles in 2013 and 2015, struggled out of the gate the past couple of years. This season, however, the Gators are off to a 3-0 start with an opportunity to improve to 4-0 this Friday night as Sacred Heart travels to Hillsdale. 

Oliver Daly, a member of the Sacred Heart Prep Cross Country Program ('00-'03), recognizes the impact Sacred Heart had on his young career in Hollywood.

Muir, a freshman, was an integral part of the Gators' win over a high-powered Carlmont team. 

The Gators won 4 matches to 3 en route to their 1st win of the young season. 

The Gators, in a rematch of last year's Central Coast Section Open Division championship game, lost to Leland 14-5 on Saturday. SH Prep lost 8-6 in last year's title game.

The Gators turned a 18-12 halftime lead, into a 54-18 final as Sacred Heart outscored Saratoga 36-6 in the 2nd half. Tevita Moimoi scored 4 touchdowns, and Parker Issacson had 2 interceptions to pace the Gators, who improved to 3-0 on the season. 

The Gators Girls Water Polo Team advances to the semi-finals of the St. Francis Invitational against Soquel at 1:30PM. 

Sacred Heart grad Andrew Daschbach (SHP '16) was named amongst D1Baseball.com's Breakout Stars due to his success this past summer in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League. 

Stanford freshman Sara Choy (SHP '18) was the recipient of the 2018 USTA Bill Talbert Junior Sportsmanship Award, presented to her at the USTA Semi-Annual Meeting in New York City.

Fromer Sacred Heart Prep grad and current University of Washington linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven, recorded a game-high 13 total tackles in their season opener against the Auburn Tigers. 

Tierna Davidson (SHP '16) now heads back to Stanford, but her emergence on the national team is one of the key developments for Jill Ellis' side.

Dante Cacchione was one of 6 players named Cal-Hi Sports Northern California Player of the Week

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Sacred Heart Prep and St. Francis have set the gold standard as the two West Catholic Athletic League schools have a combined 19 of a possible 36 CCS titles.

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The Bill Talbert Junior Sportsmanship Awards are presented each year by the USTA and the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Recipients are selected from nominations received from the 17 USTA sections.

While there has been no official press release for the award, we will keep you up-to-date as updates become available.

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The Gators defeated Burlingame 15-13 on Friday afternoon, improving their record to 2-0 on the season. 

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New Girls Water Polo coach Jamie Frank, earned his first win as Varsity Head Coach, by defeating Castilleja 9-4. 

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After her sophomore year at Stanford University, the 19-year-old soccer standout spent her offseason training and playing with the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. 

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Athletes from Sacred Heart Prep, Dublin, Foothill, and Silver Creek were all recognized as the Bay Area's top high school performers. 

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The Sacred Heart Prep Gators defeated Carlmont 21-6 in their season opener on Friday night. 

The SHP Men's Water Polo team is the seven-time defending WCAL and CCS champions, and the winner of the inaugural Open Division last season.

SHP Alum and current Stanford junior Tierna Davidson has been named to the US National Team for upcoming friendlies against Chile. 

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Fleischli ('19) Shines at Prestigious Area-Code Games

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The MAC Hermann Trophy is the most prestigious individual award in college soccer, presented annually to the outstanding male and female players of the year.

Burr-Kirven named to prestigious Bronco Nagurski Trophy watch list, awarded to the nation's most outstanding college defensive player

Andrew Daschbach ('16) continues historic season with Cape Cod All-Star Game selection

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SHP junior's outstanding season recognized by SMDJ.

West Catholic Athletic League

Valley Christian 8, SHP 0

SHP 12, St. Ignatius 5

SHP 8, Bellarmine 6

SHP 8, Sequoia 5

Sacred Heart Prep 18, Serra 1

Sacred Heart Prep 5, Terra Nova 1

SHP 2, Capuchino 1

SHP 4, Carlmont 3 - SHP 21, Mitty 3

Gunn 3, Sacred Heart Prep 1

Sacred Heart Prep 10, Hillsdale 1

SHP Boys & Girls Shine

Sacred Heart Prep 4, Burlingame 1

Honorable Mention: SHP's Luci Lambert & Angelo Tonas

Sacred Heart Prep 7, Menlo 6

Honorable Mention: SHP's Kyle Schott, Angelo Tonas & Teddy Vought

Sacred Heart Prep 14, Menlo 10

Sacred Heart Prep 10, Menlo-Atherton 7

Sacred Heart Prep 52, Campolindo 40

Sacred Heart Prep 55, Notre Dame-Belmont 35

Sacred Heart Prep 60, Seaside 52

SHP Alum Ally Howe Set a Pool Record in the 200-Yard Back

Gators 39, Knights 34

Sacred Heart Prep 74, The Kings Academy 59

Sacred Heart Prep 52, Harker 39

SHP Alum's Tierna Davidson and Abby Dahlkemper Start Side by Side for U.S. Women's Soccer

SHP’s Vaunted Offense Starts with Andrew Churukian