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Former Cardinal Press makes U.S. women's soccer historyFormer Stanford All-American Christen Press became the 14th player in U.S. women's national soccer team history to record...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2021Last comment by BP Parent, on Jun 13, 2021 at 3:53 pm | 1 comment | 2885 Views
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Palo Alto loses in quarters of CCS Division I boys basketballAidan Rausch scored 20 points but the Palo Alto boys basketball team could not overcome an early deficit in losing to host...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2021Last comment by Anonymous, on Jun 9, 2021 at 1:21 pm | 1 comment | 3844 Views
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Gunn football coach and team recognized by Palo Alto City CouncilGunn football coach Jason Miller and his team were honored by the City Council on Tuesday for their work off the field, which...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2021Last comment by Midtown Resident, on Jun 5, 2021 at 8:21 pm | 1 comment | 2972 Views
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Last second shot lifts Priory boys past Sacred Heart Prep in WBAL basketballTayo Sobomehin scored 26 points, including the game winner, and Priory beat Sacred Heart Prep 60-59 Tuesday to win the West...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2021Last comment by YP, on Jun 5, 2021 at 5:48 pm | 1 comment | 2987 Views
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SHP's 'wacky' trip to the CCS girls swimming championshipSacred Heart Prep's rise to the top of the Central Coast Section girls swimming championship Saturday in Hollister took a...
Original post made on May. 31, 2021Last comment by YP, on May 31, 2021 at 12:58 pm | 1 comment | 3115 Views
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Palo Alto's Academy Volleyball sending four teams to Junior NationalsAcademy Volleyball of Palo Alto is sending four teams to the Junior Nationals, which begin June 26 in Las Vegas: The High...
Original post made on May. 27, 2021Last comment by JC, on May 27, 2021 at 10:41 pm | 3 comments | 4260 Views
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PALL Juniors Capture 1st PlaceMay 22, 2021. Min Jae Kim powers the Palo Alto Juniors to their historical first place finish in this Spring’s 5480 District...
Original post made by Craig Yanagisawa on May. 24, 2021There are no comments yet. 464 Views
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Pinewood girls make the cut in non-league basketball win over O'DowdUna Jovanovic scored 22 points in helping the Pinewood girls basketball team down visiting Bishop O'Dowd 61-38 in a high...
Original post made on May. 22, 2021Last comment by Observer, on May 22, 2021 at 8:22 pm | 1 comment | 3219 Views
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Paly girls water polo climbs all over Mountain View; Gunn wins a wild oneThe Palo Alto and Gunn girls water polo teams each bring a victory into Saturday’s game between the crosstown rivals, which...
Original post made on May. 21, 2021There are no comments yet. 3270 Views
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Sacred Heart Prep girls lacrosse on the road to CCS playoffsKat Showalter scored four goals in helping the Sacred Heart Prep girls lacrosse team to a 12-7 victory over host Mitty in...
Original post made on May. 19, 2021Last comment by Teddie , on May 19, 2021 at 10:22 pm | 1 comment | 3086 Views
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Palo Alto can start gearing up for SCVAL track and field finalsElizabeth Fetter won a pair of events for the Palo Alto girls track and field team, though Los Altos won both the girls and...
Original post made on May. 19, 2021Last comment by John B. Sails, on May 19, 2021 at 4:30 pm | 1 comment | 3431 Views
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Sacred Heart Prep sending 28 student-athletes to play in collegeFor the 15th consecutive year, Sacred Heart Prep will send at least 15 student-athletes to play at the intercollegiate ranks....
Original post made on May. 18, 2021Last comment by smillerhornbeek, on May 18, 2021 at 11:42 am | 1 comment | 5705 Views
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SH Prep own the pool at WBAL boys and girls swimming finalsBoth Sacred Heart Prep boys and girls swim teams earned their 11th consecutive West Bay Athletic League titles Saturday in...
Original post made on May. 17, 2021Last comment by Paly Grad, on May 17, 2021 at 8:47 am | 1 comment | 3525 Views
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Memo to SCVAL BOM originated in PAUSD Superintendent's officeIn a memo sent to the SCVAL Board of Managers and the CCS Commissioner, PAUSD Superintendent Don Austin joined with Gunn...
Original post made on May. 12, 2021Last comment by Samuel L, on May 12, 2021 at 2:55 pm | 3 comments | 3064 Views
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Menlo-Atherton water polo teams just happy to have a seasonFrom winning a dramatic, emotional Central Coast Section title to perhaps not even playing to suddenly having a season, the...
Original post made on May. 11, 2021Last comment by Ann James, on May 11, 2021 at 11:55 am | 1 comment | 2975 Views
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Defense comes to the rescue of Palo Alto boys basketballThe Palo Alto boys look and play like a normal basketball team. They play hard on defense, pass the ball around on offense...
Original post made on May. 9, 2021Last comment by YP, on May 9, 2021 at 7:42 pm | 1 comment | 2996 Views
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Sequoia District high schools will not take part in CCS playoffsThe Sequoia Union High School District has made the decision to not take part in the Central Coast Section playoffs. The...
Original post made on May. 3, 2021Last comment by PacManFever, on May 6, 2021 at 8:18 am | 8 comments | 3566 Views
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Quick and fervent reaction to SCVAL BOM saying no to CCS playoffsThis has not been a normal year and the outcry from the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League community has been anything but...
Original post made on May. 2, 2021Last comment by Rebecca Eisenberg, on May 5, 2021 at 12:00 pm | 6 comments | 3113 Views
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Could there be Central Coast Section playoffs after all? MaybeCentral Coast Section playoffs, once thought to be an extremely unlikely possibility, are now expected to take place for...
Original post made on May. 2, 2021Last comment by III, on May 2, 2021 at 8:01 am | 1 comment | 2210 Views
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Talks of football merger between SCVAL and PAL gaining momentumThe on-again, off-again talks to merge the two largely public high school athletic leagues on the Peninsula for football...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2021Last comment by YP, on Apr 29, 2021 at 6:26 pm | 2 comments | 3600 Views
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