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Former Menlo School standout Maddy Price realizes a childhood dreamMaddy Price had just arrived in Scotland when she learned she would be competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as a member...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2021There are no comments yet. 5095 Views
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Tuneups show American women's soccer, water polo teams primed for OlympicsBoth the U.S. women's soccer and women's water polo teams remained unbeaten on the year with Olympic tuneup victories Monday....
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2021There are no comments yet. 5029 Views
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U.S. women seeking third world volleyball titleFormer Stanford standout Foluke Akinradewo helped the U.S. national women's volleyball team move into the championship of...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2021Last comment by William Hitchens, on Jun 25, 2021 at 10:58 am | 2 comments | 3445 Views
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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 | 3322 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 | 4344 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 | 3525 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 | 3563 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 | 3787 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 | 5308 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. 717 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 | 3663 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. 3767 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 | 3511 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 | 4126 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 | 6652 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 | 4170 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 | 3523 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 | 3587 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 | 3472 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 | 4144 Views
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