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New film shares Peninsula woman's experience as a queer Asian American skateboarder"Crashing Wheels on Concrete," featuring LinkedIn software engineer Kat Sy, is playing at the Center for Asian American Media's...
Original post made on May. 20, 2022There are no comments yet. 1626 Views
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A message from the publisher about the future of our sports coverageWe are going to suspend our sports coverage for the next few months and explore different, less expensive models. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2022Last comment by Joel, on Apr 14, 2022 at 3:53 pm | 11 comments | 9661 Views
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Priory boys keep rewriting its basketball historyThe Priory boys basketball team makes its first appearance in the CIF NorCal regional finals on Tuesday night against Stuart...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2022Last comment by Olatunde Sobomehin, on Mar 8, 2022 at 7:21 am | 1 comment | 8843 Views
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Fast start triggers Spartans NorCal rout of AthenianMountain View High boys basketball averaged under 50 points a game this season and never scored more than 61 in any game...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2022Last comment by Robert, on Mar 3, 2022 at 10:56 am | 1 comment | 8355 Views
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Priory girls go overtime for victory; Menlo also winsShamira Bidaye scored in the final 10 seconds of regulation and senior Valentina Saric took over in overtime, leading Priory...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2022Last comment by Anne Anderson, on Mar 2, 2022 at 1:30 pm | 1 comment | 7513 Views
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Menlo-Atherton wrestler wins a state titleMenlo-Atherton senior Alexia Benoussan became Menlo-Atherton’s third girls state wrestling champion when she beat Los Gatos’...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2022Last comment by Samuel L, on Feb 28, 2022 at 1:11 pm | 2 comments | 7030 Views
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Palo Alto, Los Altos boys rally to win CCS basketball gamesBoth the Palo Alto and Los Altos boys basketball teams used extended scoring streaks to earn victories in the second round...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2022Last comment by Anonymous, on Feb 20, 2022 at 2:32 am | 1 comment | 4955 Views
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Palo Alto girls hold basketball future in their handsThe Palo Alto girls basketball team goes into Tuesday's regular season finale at Los Altos with a chance at an outright Santa...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2022Last comment by Karen H, on Feb 14, 2022 at 11:00 am | 1 comment | 5125 Views
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Palo Alto skater Vincent Zhou drops out of Olympics after positive COVID testU.S. Olympic figure skater Vincent Zhou, who was born in San Jose and grew up in Palo Alto, has tested positive for COVID-19...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2022Last comment by It.is.what.it.is, on Feb 14, 2022 at 1:14 am | 4 comments | 9883 Views
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Gunn boys basketball saves its best for lastRogan Gibbons drove the baseline and scored on a reverse layup as time expired to give Gunn a come-from-behind 33-31 victory...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2022Last comment by John B. Sails, on Feb 7, 2022 at 1:59 pm | 3 comments | 6211 Views
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Latest list of St. Francis student-athlete college commitmentsFootball player Nico Andrighetto committed to playing at Michigan, where he'll join head coach Jim Harbaugh, a Palo Alto...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2022Last comment by Claudette, on Feb 3, 2022 at 10:17 am | 1 comment | 1835 Views
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PAL, SCVAL football merger becomes a realityThe merger of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League and the Peninsula Athletic League for football has been agreed upon...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2022Last comment by Shawn , on Jan 20, 2022 at 9:47 am | 3 comments | 4017 Views
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Gunn girls begin to turn basketball fortunes aroundA few hundred bundled-up spectators were treated to an early Christmas gift Tuesday as host Mountain View and St. Francis...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2021Last comment by Shawn , on Dec 8, 2021 at 11:08 am | 1 comment | 3831 Views
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All Santa Clara Valley Athletic League football teamsGunn quarterback James Lambert was named MVP of the El Camino Division. Los Altos' John O'Sullivan was named lineman MVP...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2021Last comment by Big Red Football Coach Jason Miller, on Nov 23, 2021 at 7:03 am | 1 comment | 2057 Views
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Sacred Heart Prep, Gunn boys win NorCal water polo openersJack Vort scored three of his game-high five goals in the first period and Sacred Heart Prep opened the NorCal Division...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2021Last comment by Claudette, on Nov 17, 2021 at 2:00 pm | 1 comment | 2553 Views
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Lancers power their way to a WCAL football championshipA record-setting performance from running back Viliami Teu helped St. Francis complete an undefeated regular season and the...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2021There are no comments yet. 2817 Views
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Palo Alto girls good enough to qualify for state golf tournamentThe Palo Alto girls golf team performed well enough Monday to qualify for the state tournament on Nov. 16 in Pebble Beach....
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2021Last comment by Claudette, on Nov 9, 2021 at 1:15 pm | 1 comment | 2704 Views
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Palo Alto looking for ways to improve after loss to Los GatosThe Palo Alto football team lost its homecoming game Friday night to the SCVAL De Anza Division's lone unbeaten team Los...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2021Last comment by Rebecca Eisenberg, on Nov 8, 2021 at 6:11 pm | 33 comments | 4829 Views
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Woodside boys, M-A girls roll to PAL cross country titlesSenior Ethan Brooks placed second, one of four Woodside runners to place among the top eight, helping the Wildcats win the...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2021Last comment by RickEymer, on Nov 8, 2021 at 4:28 pm | 2 comments | 2874 Views
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Menlo girls ready to take their CCS volleyball finalMenlo made history of a different kind Wednesday, going on the road and beating St. Ignatius in the semifinals of the Central...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2021Last comment by Teddie , on Nov 4, 2021 at 8:15 pm | 1 comment | 3117 Views
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