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Panthers third in BSAL 

The St. Mary’s High girls volleyball team will be the third seed in the Bay Shore Athletic League playoffs next week after beating St. Elizabeth High 15-9, 15-6, 15-12 on Tuesday. Jazmin Pratt had eight aces and six kills for the Panthers (9-3 BSAL), while Brittney Murrey had seven kills and nine assists. 

Sweeney wins ACCAL tournament 

Berkeley High swept the singles competition at the Alameda-Contra Costa Athletic League girls tennis championship tournament this week. 

Sophomore Megan Sweeney, who was undefeated as Berkeley’s top singles player, won three matches to take home the league title. She beat teammate Clara Mattei, 6-1, 6-2, in the final. 

Mattei beat No. 2 seed Gina Gossette of El Cerrito High to reach the final.  

Sweeney gets an automatic spot in the North Coast Section tournament, while Mattei will apply for an at-large berth. The Yellowjackets will also apply for team at-large berth. 

Cal water polo gains top ranking 

The Cal men’s water polo team was unanimously voted the top-ranked team in the country this week by the American Water Polo Coaches Association. 

The Bears, ranked No. 3 last week, beat formerly top-ranked Stanford last weekend as well as UC Davis. Their 15-4 record has them near the top of the MPSF Conference, led by junior All-American Attila Banhidy’s 40 goals. 

In addition, Cal senior goalkeeper Russell Bernstein was named MPSF Player of the Week after blocking 12 shots in his team’s 9-8 win over Stanford, including a save of a penalty shot. 

Cal returns to action on Saturday against MPSF-leader Pepperdine. The game starts at 10 a.m. at Spieker Aquatics Complex.