San Mateo County local sports roundup • Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025

Menlo-Atherton 16, Woodside 8

The Bears left no doubt as they captured the PAL Bay Division title outright after doubling up the Wildcats on the final day of the PAL schedule.

M-A (10-2 PAL Bay, 12-5 overall) finished two games ahead of both Burlingame and Sequoia.

Evan ten Vaanholt and Bryce Winters led the way for the Bears, with six and four goals, respectively.

Woodside (7-5, 11-7) got four goals from Will Stevenson and three assists from Peyton Stafford.

Sequoia 16, Carlmont 5

The Ravens wrapped the regular season with a massive win over the Scots.

The win for Sequoia (8-4 PAL Bay, 15-9 overall), coupled with Burlingame’s loss to Hillsdale, meant the Ravens and Panthers finished in a tie for second place. But on tiebreakers, Sequoia earned the PAL’s second automatic CCS berth, behind Bay Division champion Menlo-Atherton.

That leaves Burlingame as the third-place team in the Bay and will host Aragon, the undefeated Ocean Division champion, a CCS play-in match at 4 p.m. Friday.

Hillsdale 12, Burlingame 11

If the Knights make the CCS playoffs, they could be a very dangerous opponent as they continued their hot play down the stretch. Their win over the Panthers prevented them potentially earning a share of the Bay Division title.

Hillsdale (7-5 PAL Bay, 12-7 overall) beat contenders Sequoia (13-12), Woodside (9-6) and Burlingame over the last two weeks and are 5-1 in their last six Bay Division games.

The Knights appeared to take control of the game in the second period, outscoring Burlingame (8-4, 14-9) 6-1 to lead 8-3 at halftime.

The Panthers outscored Hillsdale 8-5 in the second half, but the Knights held on for the win. Isaiah Yeager led the way offensively for Hillsdale, scoring five times. Goalie Ari Zimmerman had three saves to go along with a pair of assists.

Girls’ water polo

Menlo-Atherton 9, Woodside 4

The Bears earned their second straight Bay Division title by holding off the second-place Wildcats in the regular-season finale for both.

Both teams will earn automatic bids into the CCS playoffs.

M-A finishes the regular-season with a perfect 10-0 record in Bay Division play and 11-3 overall. Woodside went 8-2 in Bay play and 10-5 overall.

Aragon 14, Terra Nova 6

Emily Troy poured in nine goals to lead the Dons past the Tigers in the regular-season finale for both.

The season is not over for Aragon (6-4 PAL Bay, 9-5 overall). The win wrapped up a third-place finish for the Dons and they will host Ocean Division champion Burlingame at 4 p.m. Friday for the PAL’s third, and final, automatic CCS playoff bid.

 In other action ...

Carlmont (1-9 PAL Bay) picked up its first Bay Division win on the final day of the regular season, beating Sequoia (1-9), 9-4.

Flag football

Menlo-Atherton 14, Woodside 0

The Bears wrapped up an undefeated Bay Division season with their seventh shutout of the campaign.

Mae Kunihiro, who was recently named Bay Division MVP, threw a pair of second-half touchdowns for M-A (6-0 PAL Bay, 12-1 overall).

Up next for the Bears is a spot in the first-ever CCS tournament, while Woodside finishes its season 0-6 in Bay play and 1-7 overall.

San Mateo 13, Burlingame 7, OT

The Bearcats finished the regular season in a tie for second place with Carlmont after beating the rival Panthers in overtime.

San Mateo (4-2 PAL Bay, 7-3 overall) got the game-winning score from Destina Zhou. The win gets the Bearcats to CCS, with the top three teams from the Bay Division earning automatic bids.

Burlingame finishes the regular season 3-3 in division play and 10-7 overall.

El Camino 12, South City 0

In the first-ever “Industrial Cup” between the two South City teams, it was the Colts that came out on top in a battle of first-year programs to earn a second-place tie with the Warriors.

Lauren Ramos and Natalia Hernandez each had a touchdown catch for El Camino (5-2 PAL Ocean, 9-2 overall), while Yue Yang and Bella Fernandez each had an interception for the Colts. Sophia Baula finished with double-digit tackles for El Camino, as well.

South City finishes the regular season 5-2 in Ocean Division play and 6-4 overall.

Half Moon Bay 27, Terra Nova 6

The Cougars, in their first season of flag football, closed the season on a high note with the win over the rival Tigers.

Kiersten Holmes scored three touchdowns for HMB (3-4 PAL Ocean, 3-7 overall), including a 72-yard punt return for a score. Holmes also threw a touchdown pass to Clarissa Amezcua. Zoey Lemoge led the Cougars’ defense, blocking three passes and making five tackles for a loss.

Terra Nova finishes the season 1-6 in Ocean Division play and 1-8 overall.

Sacred Heart Prep 13, Menlo School 12

Three weeks after falling to the Knights by the same score, the Gators pulled out the win over their rivals on the final day of the regular season to share the WBAL title with the Knights.

It was the sixth straight win for SHP (9-1 WBAL, 19-2 overall).

Trailing 6-0 at halftime, the Gators took the lead on a Lauryn Massetti score and Ella Horn conversion. SHP extended its lead to 13-12 on a Kate Kennish interception return for a score with two minutes left to play.

Menlo (9-1, 13-2), which had taken the halftime lead on an Ava Allen-to-Anika Shah, scored on an Allen-to-Shah hook up, but the conversion attempt failed, securing the win for the Gators.

In other action...

Aragon (6-5 overall) beat Ocean Division champ and CCS-bound Hillsdale (8-5), 20-0 in a crossover game.

Carlmont (12-4 overall) cruised past Sequoia (8-12) 29-13 in a crossover meeting.

Mills (8-7 overall) topped Capuchino (4-6), 15-6.