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Of local note: Gymnastics, water polo and track and fieldGunn junior Ashley Kim won the individual gymnastics all-around title in the XD division at the Region I Xcel Championships...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2018Last comment by Karen H, 10 hours ago | 1 comment | 793 Views
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SHP's Burke leaving water polo program for new opportunityJon Burke, who guided the Sacred Heart Prep girls water polo program to a record 10 consecutive Central Coast Section Division...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2018Last comment by Sports Guy, on Apr 19, 2018 at 8:42 pm | 1 comment | 934 Views
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M-A's Noa Ngalu commits to play football at WashingtonHeavily-recruited Menlo-Atherton defensive lineman Noa Ngalu has committed to the University of Washington. Ngalu also had...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2018Last comment by Bob, on Apr 17, 2018 at 6:57 pm | 1 comment | 4030 Views
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Prep report: Solid marks from WBAL track and field meetSacred Heart Prep's Max Cluss won two events at the West Bay Athletic League track and field meet at The King's Academy on...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2018Last comment by member, on Apr 11, 2018 at 9:40 am | 1 comment | 762 Views
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Game on!For 64-year-old water polo player Leslie Platshon, finding other teams in her age group to compete against is a rare opportunity...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2018There are no comments yet. 1595 Views
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Pitching, defense lead Sacred Heart Prep to baseball victoryAngelo Tonas threw a one-hitter over six innings, with eight strikeouts, and Sacred Heart Prep defeated Monte Vista Christian...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2018Last comment by kerrycody, on Apr 5, 2018 at 1:04 pm | 1 comment | 791 Views
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Stanford Invitational represents opportunity for localsPalo Alto's Reed Foster has gotten off to a nice start this season, running a personal-best 1:54.09 in the 800 meters last...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2018Last comment by Resident , on Mar 30, 2018 at 4:39 pm | 1 comment | 1262 Views
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Priory girls fall short in state basketball finalIla Lane scored 20 points, including a game-tying 3-pointer with 36 seconds remaining to play, and had 17 rebounds but Priory...
Original post made on Mar. 23, 2018Last comment by Todd, on Mar 23, 2018 at 7:52 pm | 1 comment | 847 Views
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Stanford men help set a new course for hoops programStanford's roller coaster ride through the men's basketball season came to a bumpy end Monday with its 71-65 loss to host...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2018Last comment by scotty oh, on Mar 20, 2018 at 8:08 am | 1 comment | 727 Views
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Late heroics lead Priory girls to berth in state title gamePriory outlasted visiting Bradshaw Christian of Sacramento, 59-58, for the CIF Northern California Division IV girls basketball...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2018Last comment by Lisa M, on Mar 18, 2018 at 1:37 pm | 1 comment | 1363 Views
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Prep report: Gunn throws no-hitter in SCVAL openerSergio Uze and Nathan Nakamitsu combined to toss a no-hitter at visiting Lynbrook in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League's...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2018Last comment by laxfan, on Mar 16, 2018 at 12:53 pm | 1 comment | 1424 Views
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Nelson Gifford coming back home to become Paly football coachNelson Gifford, a 1999 graduate of Palo Alto High, has been hired by his alma mater as head football coach. "I'm very excited...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2018Last comment by 30+ year resident of PA, on Mar 10, 2018 at 1:40 pm | 2 comments | 2293 Views
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Prep report: Sharp swims from Paly, lacrosse in the mixZoe Lusk and Claire Lin each won two individual events and swam on two winning relay teams to help Palo Alto beat host Monta...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2018Last comment by Correction on Score, on Mar 10, 2018 at 8:08 am | 1 comment | 1053 Views
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Paly grad Chryst heading to Tennessee for footballPalo Alto grad Keller Chryst, who announced two months ago on Twitter that he was transferring out of Stanford, has decided...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2018Last comment by Paly Alum, on Mar 3, 2018 at 5:00 pm | 2 comments | 891 Views
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Wrestling is the winner in Paly's 48-28 victory over GunnThe traditional wrestling rivalry between Gunn and Palo Alto, held Thursday, continues to show the health of the sport and...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2018Last comment by oh my , on Mar 3, 2018 at 12:27 pm | 6 comments | 1804 Views
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Pinewood, Mitty face off in girls CCS Open Division finalIt's finally coming to pass, finally a reality. The game most everyone connected with high school girls basketball has been...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2018Last comment by Lisa Jager , on Mar 2, 2018 at 9:17 am | 1 comment | 1322 Views
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Priory girls find an open Lane in CCS D-V hoops victoryIla Lane scored 32 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to help top-seeded Priory reach its second consecutive Central Coast Section...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2018Last comment by Janice Cook, on Mar 1, 2018 at 1:32 pm | 1 comment | 1236 Views
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Paly, M-A sending wrestlers to the state meet; M-A girls placePalo Alto's Andrew Wang and Calvin Grewal and Menlo-Atherton's Niko Ozden are heading to the CIF State boys wrestling championships....
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2018Last comment by P, on Feb 28, 2018 at 5:00 pm | 1 comment | 1250 Views
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Prep report: Gunn wins at baseball and also at golfEric Epstein collected two hits and drove in three runs while four pitchers combined on a three-hitter in helping Gunn beat...
Original post made on Feb. 27, 2018Last comment by Waldo, on Feb 27, 2018 at 8:54 pm | 1 comment | 1151 Views
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Paly rallies to advance in CCS DI boys soccer tourneyPaul Thie scored twice and Palo Alto recovered from a two-goal second-half deficit and beat visiting Menlo-Atherton in the...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2018Last comment by Paly student, on Feb 25, 2018 at 7:15 pm | 1 comment | 1962 Views
Greek restaurant Taverna opening in Palo Alto
By Elena Kadvany | 3 comments | 9,965 views
Retail's Real Estate Glut is Growing
By Steve Levy | 5 comments | 1,459 views
Couples: . . . “Joy is greater than sorrow,“ . . . “Nay, sorrow is the greater.”
By Chandrama Anderson | 1 comment | 1,020 views
Science week with grandma part 3
By Cheryl Bac | 0 comments | 566 views
2018 guide to summer camps
Looking for something for the kids to do this summer, learn something new and have fun? The 2018 Summer Camp Guide features local camps for all ages and interests.