It's been brewing for some time. The schedule of the fall 2021 Peninsula Athletic League's Lake Division (the lowest of the league's three competitive arrangements) appears to be hanging by a tenuous thread. Of the six schools relegated to that division, the survival of two of them (Mills and South San Francisco) is threatened by extremely low roster sizes. Mills could not field a team at all due to a marked lack of numbers during the recent abbreviated spring season. South City's roster dwindled down to 15 available players for its last game of the spring vs. neighbor El Camino; it was the Warriors' 24th loss in a row (by an average score of 46-6). PAL teams can commence practice in six weeks. Spokesmen at both Mills and South City have indicated they expect to be able to field teams in August. On a final note regarding the Lake Division, half of the schools (Sequoia, South City and San Mateo) ironically own the three longest winning streaks in San Mateo County history. But those occurred decades ago, Sequoia (33) in the late 1950's and early 1960's, South City (29) in the 1960's and San Mateo (29) in the 1980's. Times have changed.
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