Fall Season Sportsbytes

By Staff Writers Charlize Chiu, Jiyun Guo, Karina Han, Annika Singh, Angela Xiong & Aaron Zhou

Curious about how MSJ sports teams did this season? Check out the recent results for MSJ Cross Country, Boys and Girls Water Polo, Girls Tennis, Girls Volleyball, and Girls Golf below!

*A default win/loss occurs when there were not enough players to field an eligible team for their scores to count.
**For Cross Country, all schools in the MVAL division participate in every meet.

Sport	Division
Boys Water Polo	Junior Varsity	Record: 7-3 8/27 vs. Encinal: 15-9 (W) 8/31 vs. Castro Valley: 8-20 (L) 9/10 vs. Lick-Wilmerding: 16-2 (W) 9/15 vs. James Logan: 9-11 (L) 9/22 vs. Irvington: 13-11 (W) 10/4 vs. Alhambra: 4-10 (L) 10/13 vs. American: 8-7 (W) 10/14 vs. Saint Teresa: 17-7 (W) 10/19 vs. Grenada: 9-7 (W) 10/25 vs. Washington: 11-7 (W)
Boys Water Polo	Varsity	Record: 6-13 8/24 vs. Saint Patrick-Saint Vincent: 17-4 (W) 8/27 vs. Encinal: 25-5 (W) 8/31 vs. Castro Valley: 10-11 (L) 9/2 vs. San Leandro: 16-5 (W) 9/3 vs. Newark Memorial: 8-14 (L) 9/3 vs. Central Valley Christian: 3-12 (L) 9/4 vs. California: 5-17 (L) 9/4 vs. Wilcox: 12-17 (L) 9/8 vs. Newark: 3-17 (L) 9/10 vs. Lick Wilmerding: 9-10 (L) 9/15 vs. James Logan: 9-19 (L) 9/22 vs. Irvington: 7-8 (L) 10/4 vs. Alhambra: 16-20 (L) 10/6 vs. Moreau Catholic: 17-9 (W) 10/13 vs.. American: 8-12 (L) 10/14 vs. Saint Teresa: 10-8 (W) 10/19 vs. Granada: 10-9 (W) 10/25 vs. Washington: 7-24 (L) MVALs: 10/27 MVALS vs. Newark Memorial: 6-9 (L)
Girls Water Polo	Varsity	Record: 13-6 as of Oct. 25 8/27 vs. Encinal: 5-14 (L) 8/31 vs. Castro Valley: 15-10 (W) 9/8 vs. Newark Memorial: 9-4 (W) 9/10 vs. Lick Wilmerding: 18-1 (W) 9/15 vs. James Logan: 5-16 (L) 9/22 vs. Irvington: 12-3 (W) 9/24 vs. San Benito: 12-6 (W) 9/24 vs. Leigh: 5-8 (L) 9/25 vs. Harbor: 20-4 (W) 9/25 vs. Lincoln: 12-3 (W) 10/1 vs. Heritage: 5-9 (L) 10/1 vs. Bishop O’Dowd: 7-6 (W) 10/1 vs. Presentation: 9-1 (W) 10/1 vs. Terra Nova: 9-1 (W) 10/6 vs. Moreau Catholic: 5-8 (L) 10/13 vs. American: 10-8 (W) 10/14 vs. Santa Teresa: 13-4 (W) 10/19 vs. Granada: 11-3 (W) 10/25 vs. Washington: 6-7 (L) MVALs: 10/26 MVAL vs. Irvington: 4-6 (L)
Boys Cross Country	Frosh/Soph	Record: 7x 1st 9/8 MVAL Center Meet #1 @ MSJ: 1st 9/15 Frosh Soph Challenge #1 @ MSJ: 1st 9/29 MVAL Center Meet #2 @ Coyote Hills: 1st 10/6 Frosh Soph Challenge #2 @ James Logan High: 1st 10/13 MVAL Center Meet #3 @ MSJ: 1st 10/20 Frosh Soph Challenge #3 @ Newark Memorial: 1st 11/4/21 MVAL Championship Meet @ Quarry Lakes: 1st
	Junior Varsity	Record: 3x 1st, 1x 2nd 9/8 MVAL Center Meet #1 @ MSJ: 2nd 9/29 MVAL Center Meet #2 @ Coyote Hills: 1st 10/13 MVAL Center Meet #3 @ MSJ: 1st 11/4/21 MVAL Championship Meet @ Quarry Lakes: 1st
	Varsity	Record: 3x 1st, 7x 2nd, 1x 3rd 9/1 MVAL Opener @ Newark Memorial High: 2nd (Freshman), 1st (Sophomore), 2nd (Junior), 2nd (Senior) 9/8 MVAL Center Meet #1 @ MSJ: 3rd 9/15 Frosh Soph Challenge #1 @ MSJ: 2nd (Open) 9/29 MVAL Center Meet #2 @ Coyote Hills: 2nd 10/6 Frosh Soph Challenge #2 @ James Logan High: 1st (Open) 10/13 MVAL Center Meet #3 @ MSJ: 2nd 10/20 Frosh Soph Challenge #3 @ Newark Memorial: 1st (Open) MVALS: 11/4 MVAL Championship Meet @ Quarry Lakes: 2nd
	Upcoming Games: 11/20 NCS Championships @ Hayward High School
Girls Cross Country	Frosh/Soph	Record: 3x 2nd 9/15 Frosh Soph Challenge #1 @ MSJ: 2nd 10/6 Frosh Soph Challenge #2 @ James Logan High: 2nd 10/20 Frosh Soph Challenge #3 @ Newark Memorial: 2nd
	Junior Varsity	Record: 4x 2nd 9/8 MVAL Center Meet #1 @ MSJ: 2nd 9/29 MVAL Center Meet #2 @ Coyote Hills: 2nd 10/13 MVAL Center Meet #3 @ MSJ: 2nd 11/4/21 MVAL Championship Meet @ Quarry Lakes: 2nd
	Varsity	Record: 8x 1st, 2x 2nd, 1x 3rd as of Nov. 4 9/1 MVAL Opener @ Newark Memorial High: 3rd (Freshman), 2nd (Sophomore), 2nd (Junior), 1st (Senior) 9/8 MVAL Center Meet #1 @ MSJ: 1st 9/15 Frosh Soph Challenge #1 @ MSJ: 1st (Open) 9/29 MVAL Center Meet #2 @ Coyote Hills: 1st 10/6 Frosh Soph Challenge #2 @ James Logan High: 1st (Open) 10/13 MVAL Center Meet #3 @ MSJ: 1st 10/20 Frosh Soph Challenge #3 @ Newark Memorial: 1st (Open) MVALs: 11/4/21 MVAL Championship Meet @ Quarry Lakes: 1st
	Upcoming Games: 11/20 NCS Championships @ Hayward High School
Girls Tennis	Varsity	Record: 14-0 9/21 vs. American: 4-3 (W) 9/23 vs. James Logan: 7-0 (W) 9/28 vs. Washington: 7-0 (W) 9/30 vs. Newark Memorial: 7-0 (W) 10/5 vs. Irvington: 7-0 (W) 10/7 vs. Moreau Catholic: 7-0 (W) 10/12 vs. Kennedy: 7-0 (W) 10/18 vs. James Logan: 7-0 (W) 10/19 vs. American: 5-2 (W) 10/20 vs. Washington: 5-0 (W)* 10/22 vs. Newark Memorial: 7-0 (W) 10/27 vs. Moreau Catholic 7-0 (W) 10/28 vs. Irvington 7-0 (W) 10/29 vs. Kennedy 7-0 (W) MVALs: Singles 3rd Place (tie): Sandhya Balaji & Himani Malur Doubles 2nd Place: Lindsey Wen & Ria Kolala NCS Championships: 1st 11/9 vs. Foothill 6-1 (W) 11/11 vs. Monte Vista 4-3 (W) 11/13 vs. Campolindo 5-2 (W) 11/13 vs. Amador 4-3 (W) *Unfinished due to weather, but still counts as a win.
Girls Volleyball	Junior Varsity	Record: 2-11 9/7 vs. American: 0-2 (L) 9/9 vs. James Logan: 0-2 (L) 9/14 vs. Washington: 0-2 (L) 9/16 vs. Newark Memorial: 2-0 (W) 9/21 vs. Irvington: 0-2 (L) 9/23 vs. Moreau Catholic: 0-2 (L) 9/28 vs. Kennedy: 2-0 (W) 9/30 vs. American: 0-2 (L) 10/5 vs. James Logan: 0-2 (L) 10/7 vs. Washington: 1-2 (L) 10/12 vs. Newark Memorial: 1-2 (L) 10/15 vs. Irvington: 1-2 (L) 10/19 vs. Moreau Catholic: 0-2 (L) 10/21 vs. Kennedy: 0-2 (L)
Girls Volleyball	Varsity	Record: 8-5 9/7 vs. American: 2-3 (L) 9/9 vs. James Logan: 2-3 (L) 9/14 vs. Washington: 3-2 (W) 9/16 vs. Newark Memorial: 3-0 (W) 9/21 vs. Irvington: 3-0 (W) 9/23 vs. Moreau Catholic: 3-1(W) 9/28 vs. Kennedy: 3-2 (W) 9/30 vs. American: 3-0 (W) 10/5 vs. James Logan: 1-3 (L) 10/7 vs. Washington: 1-3 (L) 10/12 vs. Newark Memorial: 3-0 (W) 10/15 vs. Irvington: 3-1 (W) 10/19 vs. Moreau Catholic: 1-3 (L) 10/21 vs. Kennedy: 3-0 (W) MVALs: 10/26 vs. Monte Vista: 1-3 (L)
Girls Golf	Junior Varsity & Varsity (Combined)	Record: 5-8 8/24 vs. Amador Valley: 181-245 (W) 8/25 vs. Freedom: 258-253 (L) 9/1 vs. Valley Christian: 197-178 (L) 9/7 vs. American: 192-249 (W) 9/14 vs. Irvington: 180-210 (W) 9/14 vs. Moreau Catholic: 180-211 (W) 9/16 vs. Newark Memorial: 202-222 (W) 9/22 vs. Newark Memorial: Default (L) 9/22 vs. Irvington: Default (L) 9/29 vs. American: 304-286 Default (L) 10/6 vs. Moreau Catholic: Default (L) 10/6 vs. Washington: Default (L) 10/8 vs. Washington: (L) MVALs: 10/18 MVALs: 184 (1st Place) NCS: 404 (5th place)