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Palo Alto, M-A, SHP and Menlo School head to postseason
A coin flip likely saved defending state champion Palo Alto from possibly making an early exit from the 2011 Central Coast Section football playoffs. The SCVAL De Anza Divisio... |
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on Nov 15, 2011 at 9:52 am by Allen, a resident of another community |
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Menlo shocks SHP to move closer to CCS berth
Friday's prep football
Sophomore quarterback Jack Heneghan threw for 169 yards and ran for 92 more to lead Menlo School to a surprising 26-0 nonleague football victo... |
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on Nov 14, 2011 at 10:47 pm by Ghost of Harbaugh, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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No. 3 Stanford drops ball against No. 6 Ducks
Turnovers turn game into nightmare
Cardinal falls to No. 8 in AP, No. 9 in BCS
Chances of reaching the national championship game slipped through the fingers ... |
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on Nov 13, 2011 at 9:27 am by surferdude, a resident of another community |
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are the fields open today in the parks for soccer?
I thought there was a phone number but could not find it on city web site...
anyone out there knows about it? |
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on Nov 12, 2011 at 5:12 pm by soccer mom, a resident of another community |
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Gunn, Paly boys advance in CCS water polo
Tuesday's CCS roundup
The Palo Alto and Gunn boys' water polo teams had it easy in the opening round of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs on Tuesday, but ... |
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on Nov 10, 2011 at 12:06 pm by marvin bernard, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto's Tosky will swim for USC next fall
Competing just across the street from Stanford, it seemed only natural that Palo Alto High's Jasmine Tosky eventually would make the short trip across El Camino Real and conti... |
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on Nov 7, 2011 at 12:30 pm by Jonathon, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Espinosa, Villeneuve help Brown men capture Ivy League water polo title
Local collegians
With Palo Alto native Toby Espinosa and Atherton resident Grant Villeneuve both contributing, the Brown University men's water polo team defeated Har... |
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on Nov 2, 2011 at 11:46 am by Edward, a resident of the Charleston Gardens neighborhood |
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Palo Alto girls capture Spikefest II volleyball crown
Palo Alto and Menlo-Atherton had the top two Division I girls' volleyball programs in the Central Coast Section last season, based on the Vikings' win over the Bears in the 20... |
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on Oct 31, 2011 at 10:18 am by Theresa Carey, a member of the Gunn High School community |
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Azevedo leads Team USA to the gold medal in water polo, berth in 2012 Olympics
Pan Am Games
With Stanford grad Tony Azevedo scoring three goals, the USA Water Polo men's National Team won the Pan American Games gold medal and a berth to the 2012... |
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on Oct 31, 2011 at 1:41 am by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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Bademosi's future could be in rugby
Stanford football notebook
Stanford senior defensive back Johnson Bademosi is good enough to dream of becoming an Olympian. In fact, he made it clear Tuesday that if... |
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on Oct 30, 2011 at 1:22 pm by seegun, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Gunn seniors make the most of their day
Prep water polo
Senior Day took on a special meaning for the graduating class of the Gunn High girls' water polo team on Thursday as the Titans accomplished a rare fe... |
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on Oct 28, 2011 at 11:59 am by Jane, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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SHP grad Wishart sets record for SCU water polo team
Local collegians
Getting a record-setting performance from former Sacred Heart Prep goalie Michael Wishart, the nationally No. 15-ranked Santa Clara men's water polo team w... |
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on Oct 25, 2011 at 6:10 pm by Editor, Palo Alto Online |
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An award-winning day for Stanford on its homecoming
Football aside, homecoming day provided quite a lot for the Stanford Athletics program on Saturday at Stanford Stadium. Stanford was presented with its 17th consecutive Learfi... |
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on Oct 25, 2011 at 10:50 am by R. Fowkes, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood |
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What a rush!
Stanford running backs huge in 65-21 win, set school record with 446 yards
Cardinal is No. 4 in AP poll, No. 6 in BCS
Stepfan Taylor, Tyler Gaffney and Antho... |
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on Oct 23, 2011 at 1:53 pm by member, a resident of the Leland Manor/Garland Drive neighborhood |
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CCS adopts new format for section tennis playoffs
The 2011 Central Coast Section girls' tennis playoffs will have a new look next month and local coaches are not happy about it. Instead of playing the normal four singles, thr... |
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on Oct 21, 2011 at 3:45 pm by Public School Tennis Coach, a resident of another community |
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Stanford-Washington football game Saturday is sold out
For those planning on attending Saturday's Pac-10 Conference football matchup between Stanford and Washington in Stanford Stadium at 5 p.m., you had better have a ticket becau... |
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on Oct 20, 2011 at 10:58 am by DK, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood |
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Palo Alto Knights sending five football teams to playoffs
NFL great Lofton at autograph signing
The regular season is winding down for the Palo Alto Knights' football program, but that doesn't mean the players are getting r... |
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on Oct 20, 2011 at 12:33 am by Joe Cool, a resident of another community |
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Wenzlau, Dearborn help Princeton polo into first place
Local collegians
Thanks to a three-game sweep last week that included stellar play from Palo Alto High grad Tim Wenzlau and Sacred Heart Prep grad Ben Dearborn, the P... |
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on Oct 19, 2011 at 6:18 pm by Go Tigers, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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Paly title hopes dim in 17-14 loss to Los Gatos
Friday's prep football
M-A, SHP, Pinewood win; Menlo, Gunn lose
Palo Alto's two-year reign as the SCVAL De Anza Division football champion likely came to an en... |
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on Oct 15, 2011 at 8:21 pm by Anonymous, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood |
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Palo Alto's title hopes dim in 17-14 loss to Los Gatos
Friday's prep football
Palo Alto's two-year reign as the SCVAL De Anza Division football champion likely came to an end following a 17-14 last-minute loss to host Los... |
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on Oct 15, 2011 at 9:16 am by Marv Albert, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood |
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SHP can't hold on to its perfect season
Friday's prep football
Sacred Heart Prep junior quarterback Jack Larson took one final lunge toward the end zone as the clock expired on Sacred Heart Prep's 44-30 set... |
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on Oct 8, 2011 at 10:08 am by SHP Parent, a resident of Menlo Park |
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Noyola among finalists for soccer award
Stanford senior midfielder Teresa Noyola has her sights set on USC and UCLA this weekend in big Pac-12 matches. She has other things going on, as well, like being named among ... |
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on Oct 7, 2011 at 3:45 pm by non-Facebook user, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood |
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SHP boys and Gunn girls both fall from first place
Prep water polo
A grip on first place slipped out of the hands of the Sacred Heart Prep boys' and Gunn girls' water polo teams this week. The Gators dropped a tough 1... |
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on Oct 6, 2011 at 9:25 pm by wp fan, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Paly grads Bono, Anderson reunited at Stanford-UCLA football game
Of local note
A year ago, Christoph Bono and Kevin Anderson were on the same side of the field as teammates on the Palo Alto High football team. On Saturday night, th... |
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on Oct 4, 2011 at 8:18 am by Jeff, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood |
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Paly grad Whitson earns player of week volleyball honors
If there was a volleyball competition going on between between the Whitson sisters of Palo Alto, age would have the edge. Allison Whitson, a junior outside hitter at UC Davis,... |
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on Sep 29, 2011 at 4:15 pm by paly student, a member of the Palo Alto High School community |