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Palo Alto takes care of business in win over CarlmontAfter the dust had cleared from a hard-fought 34-24 win over Carlmont, Palo Alto coach Nelson Gifford was paraphrasing the...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2019There are no comments yet. 1296 Views
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Gunn, Palo Alto volleyball start at the top of the SCVALGunn girls volleyball coach Baiba McGibben tried tempering her expectations for the Titans this season after they were promoted...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 19, 2019 at 6:27 pm | 1 comment | 1147 Views
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Former Stanford football coach John Ralston dies at age 92John Ralston, the man who led Stanford to back-to-back Rose Bowl victories in 1971-72, died on Saturday in Sunnyvale. He...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2019Last comment by III, on Sep 19, 2019 at 9:04 am | 3 comments | 1281 Views
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Stanford women file away first volleyball loss in over a yearLess than 24 hours after grinding out a win over No. 4 Penn State, No. 1 Stanford dropped a 25-27, 25-27, 25-23, 20-25 decision...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Dave Hill, on Sep 17, 2019 at 8:31 am | 1 comment | 885 Views
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Stanford football can't match UCF's speed, efficiencyIt took host Central Florida all of 6:39 to open a 21-0 advantage over visiting Stanford and the Cardinal simply could not...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2019Last comment by student, on Sep 15, 2019 at 9:27 am | 1 comment | 1257 Views
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Sacred Heart Prep football stopped by Half Moon BayHalf Moon Bay junior Tristan Hofmann scored four touchdowns and was all over the field defensively as the Cougars beat Sacred...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2019Last comment by Football Fan , on Sep 14, 2019 at 9:22 pm | 1 comment | 992 Views
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Gunn opens football season 2-0 for the first time in seven yearsGunn scored 28 first quarter points on the way to a 42-0 victory over visiting James Lick on Friday night, achieving one...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2019Last comment by Real Slim K, on Sep 10, 2019 at 6:44 am | 4 comments | 1264 Views
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It takes three to Macario for Cardinal women's soccer winCatarina Macario has scored multiple goals in a game on 10 occasions in just over 2 1/2 seasons but until Sunday had never...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Sep 9, 2019 at 10:55 am | 1 comment | 785 Views
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Missed opportunities cost the Bears in football loss to SerraAfter experiencing the heady euphoria of a blowout win over Bellarmine in the first week of the season, the Menlo-Atherton...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2019Last comment by WP, on Sep 7, 2019 at 12:10 pm | 1 comment | 1147 Views
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A new division means a new challenge for Gunn volleyballThe Gunn girls volleyball team took home the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League El Camino Division title last year and was...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2019Last comment by Gunn Parent, on Sep 5, 2019 at 2:09 pm | 1 comment | 926 Views
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Stanford loses Costello but win football opener over WildcatsDavis Mills did just enough to allow Stanford to escape with a 17-7 nonconference football victory over visiting Northwestern...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2019Last comment by David Diestel, on Sep 2, 2019 at 11:33 am | 1 comment | 1709 Views
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Bears put on offensive display in football win over BellsMenlo-Atherton put a beating on visiting Bellarmine in its football season opener Friday that was hard to believe. The final...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2019Last comment by bare this, on Sep 1, 2019 at 9:09 pm | 2 comments | 1584 Views
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Fitzmorris records career block No. 500 in Stanford winSenior Audriana Fitzmorris became the ninth Stanford women's volleyball player to record 500 career blocks as top-ranked...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2019Last comment by Tom, on Aug 31, 2019 at 9:43 am | 1 comment | 822 Views
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Instant connection leads to Gunn's opening football winGunn seniors Aidan Everett and Jack Dellenbach have been playing sports together a long time. So it was only fitting that...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2019Last comment by Real Slim K, on Aug 31, 2019 at 6:03 am | 1 comment | 1686 Views
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Remembering local sportswriter-columnist Rick ChandlerThere weren't many things sportwriter-columnist Rick Chandler liked more than coaching youth baseball and basketball. He...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2019Last comment by Tim Parsons, on Aug 29, 2019 at 3:32 pm | 2 comments | 1989 Views
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Stanford's Macario named Pac-12 soccer Player of WeekStanford junior Catalina Macario earned the Pac-12 Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honor after scoring a pair...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2019Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Aug 28, 2019 at 9:56 pm | 1 comment | 791 Views
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Stanford women earn season opening soccer win at Penn StateJunior Catalina Macario sparked Stanford’s season opener Friday, scoring twice as the third-ranked Cardinal women’s soccer...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2019Last comment by LA Tax Man, on Aug 27, 2019 at 5:15 pm | 1 comment | 1455 Views
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Former Stanford football standout Andrew Luck calls it quitsFormer Stanford All-American quarterback Andrew Luck announced Saturday that he is retiring from the NFL. A four-time Pro...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2019Last comment by best of luck, on Aug 26, 2019 at 6:16 pm | 2 comments | 2501 Views
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Ryan Lochte earns 27th national swimming title at StanfordRyan Lochte won the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:57.76, seconds slower than his world record time set just over...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2019Last comment by Resident , on Aug 24, 2019 at 1:40 am | 2 comments | 1252 Views
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Boys basketball, girls volleyball coaches hired at Palo AltoPalo Alto Athletic Director Therren Wilburn announced Tuesday that Jeff LaMere has been hired as boys basketball coach and...
Original post made on May. 29, 2019Last comment by Thanks , on Aug 22, 2019 at 11:29 am | 3 comments | 2492 Views
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