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Coach Parks: the passing of a legend
Long-time Menlo-Atherton football and wrestling coach Ben Parks passed away in his sleep Friday night. He was 77. Known simply as "Coach Parks," he has profoundly influenced t... |
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on Mar 7, 2012 at 10:34 pm by Tom Giampietro, a resident of Menlo Park |
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SPORTS: Gunn girls make history with first CCS hoop title
The Gunn High girls' basketball team captured the first-ever Central Coast Section title in the sport in school history by holding off rival Palo Alto, 41-39, in the Division ... |
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on Mar 5, 2012 at 11:40 am by Brian, a resident of the Evergreen Park neighborhood |
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Menlo completes remarkable season with title
Girls' CCS soccer
The Menlo School girls' soccer team claimed the program's first-ever outright Central Coast Section championship with a 2-0 victory over No. 2-seede... |
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on Mar 4, 2012 at 3:02 pm by randy albin, a resident of Mountain View |
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M-A boys' basketball looking for a new head coach
Senque Carey was a top national recruit as a player out of St. Francis High and was regarded as one of the nation's best assistant basketball coaches while at Fresno State. Th... |
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on Feb 29, 2012 at 9:09 pm by MA student, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Seven local soccer teams are headed into CCS playoffs
Seven local teams, including two league champions and one co-champ, will continue their seasons next week in the Central Coast Section soccer playoffs. Winning a title, howeve... |
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on Feb 27, 2012 at 6:53 pm by rather not say, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |
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Stanford women win 77th straight at home
College basketball
Cardinal men topple Colorado, 74-50
Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 23 points and 11 rebounds, sister Chiney Ogwumike added 18 points and seven reboun... |
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on Feb 25, 2012 at 10:41 am by Dave N., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Editorial: Lin rocks the Big Apple
Local basketball fans haven't had this much to talk about since Jeremy Lin helped Palo Alto High School win the state championship in 2006, knocking off a favored team that in... |
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on Feb 21, 2012 at 4:28 pm by Mark Weiss, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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'Linsanity' central
The spotlight could not be any brighter for Palo Alto's Jeremy Lin, who has become a fan favorite and media sensation as a starting point guard for the New York Knicks. Given ... |
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on Feb 21, 2012 at 4:22 pm by Mark Weiss, a member of the JLS Middle School community |
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Stanford men's volleyball ranked No. 1 in nation
Monday's Stanford roundup
Women's hoops ranked No. 2 in nation
The Stanford men's volleyball team will take the nation's No. 1 ranking into its conference home... |
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on Feb 21, 2012 at 10:43 am by Theresa, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Lin leads Knicks again with 28 points, 14 assists
The stars came out to watch Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Sunday as the home team took on the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks. Lin did... |
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on Feb 21, 2012 at 5:57 am by Perspective, a resident of the Green Acres neighborhood |
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Paly boys finally escape No. 1 Mitty in bracket
CCS basketball playoffs
Palo Alto and Mountain View tied for the SCVAL De Anza Division boys' basketball title this season, with each team holding a victory over each... |
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on Feb 20, 2012 at 11:06 am by Stephen Kauffman, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Menlo's Bowen earns Positive Coaching Alliance honor
Menlo School philosophy teacher and boys' water polo coach Jack Bowen has been named a 2012 Positive Coaching Alliance's Double-Goal Coach Award winner.
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on Feb 17, 2012 at 4:14 pm by Glen Pritzker, a resident of another community |
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Jeremy Lin proving that he's the real NBA deal
Lin added to NBA's Rising Stars Challenge
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Jeremy Lin Show. For those who have been watching "Gilmore Girls" and missed the first ... |
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on Feb 17, 2012 at 12:54 pm by Hsieh Yu sheu, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Lin assists the Knicks to a seventh straight victory
Palo Alto High grad Jeremy Lin needed 27 points to set an NBA record for scoring the most points in the first six starts of his career. He didn't do it. But, he didn't need to... |
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on Feb 16, 2012 at 3:33 pm by Tom, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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Cardinal women achieve a measure of revenge in tennis
Sunday's Stanford roundup
Stanford junior Mallory Burdette can take some satisfaction in her straight-set victory over Florida's Lauren Embree on Sunday, which helpe... |
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on Feb 13, 2012 at 11:16 am by Joel, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Lin gets 20 points as Knicks win their fifth straight
Jeremy Lin had been topping himself all week. After scoring 38 points in a win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, the New York Knicks' sensational point guard was ri... |
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on Feb 11, 2012 at 11:31 pm by JBP, a resident of the University South neighborhood |
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Lin scores career-high 38 to lead Knicks past Lakers, 92-85
The spotlight couldn't have been any brighter on Palo Alto's Jeremy Lin on Friday night as his New York Knicks played host to the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe Bryant in Madison... |
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on Feb 11, 2012 at 11:47 am by 38, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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"Lin-sanity"
"Lin-Sanity" is the new coined word for the Jeremy Lin (Paly High grad) basketball phenomena in the last few NBA games. when he came off the bench and has been scoring 20-25... |
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on Feb 10, 2012 at 8:52 pm by John, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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SPORTS: Paly grad Lin scores 23 as Knicks win again
What a week it has been for Jeremy Lin. He scored an NBA career-high 25 points on Saturday and broke that with 28 points on Monday in his first start -- becoming the first NBA... |
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on Feb 10, 2012 at 8:24 pm by mark weiss, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Big comeback lifts Castilleja to division hoops title
Junior Lauren Rantz buried a three-pointer with three seconds left to give Castilleja a 48-45 victory over Mercy-Burlingame, completing the largest comeback in the school's ba... |
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on Feb 10, 2012 at 6:38 pm by JP, a resident of another community |
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Palo Alto hoping to pin down another league title
History was made one year ago when the Palo Alto wrestling team won its first league-meet championship in 25 years. The Vikings accomplished that after finishing second to unb... |
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on Feb 10, 2012 at 9:12 am by Jim Anderson, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood |
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First Person: A conversation with Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Lin, a Palo Alto High School graduate (Class of 2006) and current point guard for the New York Knicks, reflects on his Palo Alto basketball roots and life in the NBA. I... |
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on Feb 9, 2012 at 11:53 pm by j, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood |
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Wall Street Journal compares Jeremy Lin to Tim Tebow
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on Feb 8, 2012 at 4:00 pm by jl, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood |
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Menlo School girls move closer to long-awaited title
Tuesday's girls soccer
It has been 20 years since Menlo School has won a league title in girls' soccer. That came in 1992 when the Knights competed in the Girls Priva... |
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on Feb 8, 2012 at 11:59 am by member, a resident of Menlo Park |
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SPORTS: Jim Harbaugh named NFL Coach of the Year
Palo Alto High School grad and former Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh of the San Francisco 49ers was named the 2011 Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year on Saturday night after ... |
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on Feb 8, 2012 at 10:51 am by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto |