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Prep soccer: Gunn girls working toward lofty soccer goalsEmersen Sweeney scored twice and Danika Heaney also scored as Gunn downed host Los Altos, 3-1, in a Santa Clara Valley Athletic...
Original post made on Jan. 15, 2019Last comment by Disappointed in Paly Girls Soccer, on Jan 15, 2019 at 7:38 am | 1 comment | 1246 Views
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Paly grad to speak on panel on 'Building Better Athletes'Palo Alto grad Colette Lucas-Conwell is part of a panel that will discuss "The Connected Athlete: Building Better Athletes,"...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2019Last comment by mark94301, on Jan 8, 2019 at 12:18 pm | 1 comment | 716 Views
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Prep wrestling: Top tourney efforts from Paly, Gunn, M-APalo Alto's Charlie Williams and Gunn's Timothy Waymouth each won an individual title at the Cupertino Bianchini Tournament...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2019Last comment by III, on Jan 7, 2019 at 7:49 am | 1 comment | 1092 Views
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Stanford defense shines in Sun Bowl win over PittsburghStanford allowed the defense to take charge and it led to another football bowl victory, this one a crazy 14-13 decision...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2018Last comment by Reduce The Number of Bowl Games, on Jan 3, 2019 at 8:27 am | 5 comments | 1029 Views
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Palo Alto boys earn big basketball win at tournamentThe Palo Alto boys basketball team came up with by far its most impressive win of the young season Thursday, beating College...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2018Last comment by jd H, on Dec 31, 2018 at 10:32 pm | 1 comment | 1415 Views
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Prep football season ends with M-A winning state titleMenlo-Atherton football coach turned from celebrating a state championship to making sure his players were ready for their...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2018Last comment by Henchman Of Justice, on Dec 27, 2018 at 7:25 pm | 1 comment | 1548 Views
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Long season ends well for NCAA volleyball champion StanfordEvery moment of every Stanford practice since day one led to the moment sophomore Meghan McClure rose out of the back row...
Original post made on Dec. 25, 2018Last comment by Practice makes better, on Dec 25, 2018 at 11:22 am | 1 comment | 1479 Views
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Paly's Zhang falls in the title match of U.S. OpenPalo Alto grad and two-time Olympian Lily Zhang reached the championship match of USA Table Tennis' U.S. Open at the Orange...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2018Last comment by AP, on Dec 23, 2018 at 11:11 pm | 1 comment | 860 Views
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M-A state football title brings school community togetherMenlo-Atherton High School had a great week. Former M-A student and lead singer of the rock band Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks,...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2018Last comment by JCP, on Dec 21, 2018 at 10:53 am | 4 comments | 1635 Views
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Zhang advances into semifinals of USA Table Tennis' U.S. OpenPalo Alto grad and two-time Olympian Lily Zhang needed six sets, beating Japan's Miyuki Tamaishi, 11-8, 10-12, 4-11, 11-5,...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2018Last comment by Bob Jones, on Dec 21, 2018 at 4:39 am | 1 comment | 975 Views
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M-A seniors leave lasting impression on the football fieldMenlo-Atherton High defeated Lincoln of San Diego 21-7 for the CIF 3-AA state football championship Saturday at Sequoia High...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2018Last comment by Hurray for MA, on Dec 17, 2018 at 9:02 pm | 6 comments | 2790 Views
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M-A football seniors have a chance to finish careers on topIt’s a rare circumstance for a senior to have the opportunity to win a state championship the last time he suits up in...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2018Last comment by What About the Ring?, on Dec 12, 2018 at 5:43 pm | 2 comments | 2030 Views
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SHP grad Burr-Kirven named first team AP All-AmericanSacred Heart Prep grad Ben Burr-Kirven, who plays for Washington, earned a spot on the Associated Press All-America football...
Original post made on Dec. 11, 2018Last comment by Mark Weiss, on Dec 12, 2018 at 10:25 am | 3 comments | 877 Views
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Three girls win wrestling titles; Paly freshman wins a boys titlePalo Alto placed fourth at The Bay Area 56 boys wrestling tournament in Castro Valley as freshman Cade Creighton won an individual...
Original post made on Dec. 10, 2018Last comment by Not worth it, on Dec 11, 2018 at 3:45 pm | 6 comments | 2314 Views
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M-A wins NorCal Regional football title on muddy fieldTroy Franklin took a toss from freshman quarterback Matt MacLeod and raced 70 yards for the go-ahead touchdown in Menlo-Atherton's...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2018Last comment by KK, on Dec 9, 2018 at 5:07 pm | 2 comments | 2607 Views
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Stanford, Penn State meet for a spot in volleyball's Final FourTop-ranked and overall No. 1 seed Stanford survived a slugfest with visiting Washington State, 25-17, 24-26, 25-14, 25-19,...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2018Last comment by David, on Dec 8, 2018 at 10:32 am | 1 comment | 6824 Views
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Bears could be packing their football gear for EurekaThe news that Central Coast Section Open Division I champion Menlo-Atherton will have to travel all the way to Eureka for...
Original post made on Dec. 2, 2018Last comment by MikeCR, on Dec 6, 2018 at 3:32 pm | 31 comments | 2455 Views
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Stanford men fall short of NCAA water polo championshipStanford redshirt sophomore Ben Hallock helped spark a comeback of herculean proportions but in the end the Stanford men's...
Original post made on Dec. 4, 2018Last comment by Bobby V., on Dec 4, 2018 at 7:50 am | 1 comment | 1041 Views
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School district responds to Paly facilities complaintThe school district is working to address safety issues detailed in a formal complaint filed by the Palo Alto High School...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2018There are no comments yet. 2803 Views
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M-A, Palo Alto ready to renew an old football rivalryIt may only be the semifinals, but Saturday's Palo Alto at Menlo-Atherton football game is the one everyone locally has been...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2018Last comment by Old SPAL, on Nov 22, 2018 at 4:02 pm | 2 comments | 2377 Views
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