Lady Cougars Prevail

-On Saturday night at Milpitas High School, the Lady Cougar basketball team grinded out a 60-50 win over league-mate Santa Teresa to advance to the CCS semifinals. EV played a sloppy game with many turnovers and missed lay-ups. The Cougars main weakness, which could give them trouble in the future, was height. EV was outrebounded by a wide margin. Coach Dan Johnson urged his players to "sit" in the lane when boxing out to create space but the efforts were futile. Santa Teresa had two forwards whose wingspan allowed them to snatch rebounds out of the air and go up for an easy put-back. Despite the disparity, EV kept the game close throughout and then went on a big run to close the game. Lanyssa Fiaui and Alyssa Prudencio took over the game by attacking the hoop and creating their own shots. EV also stepped it up on the defensive end and Santa Teresa went cold. On Wednesday night, the 3rd seeded Cougars take on number 2 seed Carlmont at Milpitas High at 7:30 P.M.

-The baseball team lost to Los Altos 7-4. After Los Altos scored 2 in the top of the first, EV responded with 2 in the bottom half. Despite 5 errors, the Cougars were able to stay in the game throughout and kept the pressure on Los Altos. Chris Gallegos led the attack with three hits.