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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 R. Cavendish, 2 hours ago | 15 comments | 1394 Views
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MacLeod 'magic' helps drive Menlo-Atherton's potent offenseMatt MacLeod put on a display of precision passing Friday, completing 20 of 22 passes for 294 yards and four touchdowns to...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2021There are no comments yet. 1603 Views
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Prep football preview: What games to watch this weekendAfter snapping a four-game losing streak with a 14-13 win over Terra Nova, Sacred Heart Prep heads to Menlo-Atherton for...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2021There are no comments yet. 2626 Views
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Los Altos slows down Gunn in 34-7 SCVAL football victoryCole Raffery caught four passes for 103 yards, including a pair of touchdowns, and Los Altos ended a three-game losing streak...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2021Last comment by Football Fan, on Oct 13, 2021 at 8:07 am | 1 comment | 2388 Views
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Football preview: M-A taking it deep; important WCAL game for LancersMenlo-Atherton quarterback Matt MacLeod's completion percentage is a little down this season, 56% versus 70% last spring....
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2021There are no comments yet. 3527 Views
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Palo Alto football opens SCVAL play with 50-point victory over Santa ClaraPalo Alto quarterback Danny Peters had quite a game. He threw for 321 yards and five touchdowns and completed the last 11...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2021Last comment by Nora Jensen, on Sep 29, 2021 at 3:58 pm | 25 comments | 8341 Views
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Castilleja golfers remain unbeaten in West Bay Athletic LeagueFreshman Norah Yang continues her amazing season by again earning medalist honors for Castilleja in a 225-255 victory over...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2021There are no comments yet. 4908 Views
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Gunn football comes up big in Yerba Buena; Los Altos, Woodside fallGunn scored on its first play from scrimmage en route to a 56-6 pasting of Yerba Buena on the road Friday night. Woodside...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2021Last comment by Morgan , on Sep 24, 2021 at 8:11 pm | 18 comments | 5308 Views
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League play on tap for most high school football teams this weekendThis is the week prep football shifts gears. Non-league play is over or just about over. League play is beginning and it's...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2021There are no comments yet. 5096 Views
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Palo Alto's Peters throws for three touchdowns in win over CarlmontDanny Peters threw three touchdown passes and ran for another Saturday and Palo Alto beat Carlmont 36-14 in a nonleague football...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2021There are no comments yet. 5068 Views
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Prep report: SHP water polo wins battle of Valparaiso AvenueGavin West scored six goals, Will Swart added five and visiting Sacred Heart Prep downed Menlo School 18-7 in a West Catholic...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2021There are no comments yet. 4702 Views
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Paly girls survive SCVAL volleyball struggle against Los AltosThe Palo Alto girls volleyball team got a huge game from Olivia Harrison to power past visiting Los Altos 25-18, 18-25, 25-17,...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2021There are no comments yet. 6274 Views
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Gunn football finds a hidden gem on defense in win over HillGunn defensive end Denzel Davis stands all of 5-foot-7, weighing 155 pounds. Davis proved it's not the size of the dog in...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2021Last comment by Consider Your Options. , on Sep 13, 2021 at 11:44 am | 2 comments | 2511 Views
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M-A defense puts up a zero in Honor Bowl winMenlo-Atherton High's football team allowed 100 points in its first two games combined. On Saturday the Bears did not allow...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2021Last comment by James, on Sep 12, 2021 at 10:04 am | 1 comment | 2379 Views
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Resumption of Paly-Gunn series not happening this yearPalo Alto and Gunn were originally set to play this week in a game that would've been of significant interest to the community...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2021Last comment by Jane Forrest, on Sep 12, 2021 at 9:21 am | 34 comments | 4680 Views
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Paly runs down Pioneer in nonleague football victoryPalo Alto running back Josh Butler saw his first action of the season after missing the first two games and carried 24 times...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2021There are no comments yet. 3247 Views
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Prep football: Palo Alto playing rare Thursday night gameFootball matchups this week include Palo Alto playing on Thursday against its first public school opponent, a rivalry game...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2021Last comment by , on Sep 10, 2021 at 8:08 am | 1 comment | 3172 Views
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Water polo, volleyball tournaments on the schedule this weekendA full slate of tournaments in various sports is on tap for the weekend, highlighted by the 23rd annual Scott Roche Tournament,...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2021Last comment by Claudette, on Sep 9, 2021 at 11:38 am | 2 comments | 2054 Views
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Gunn, St. Francis, Woodside, Pinewood win football gamesJames Lambert ran for three touchdowns, including a 57-yard romp, and the Gunn football team opened its home schedule with...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2021There are no comments yet. 3114 Views
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The Playbook, a newsletter about high school sports, to launch on the PeninsulaWith the return this fall of full seasons of high school athletics, veteran sports journalists Rick Eymer and Glenn Reeves...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2021Last comment by frankie1234, on Sep 7, 2021 at 10:43 am | 4 comments | 7561 Views
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