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Woodside Priory's big basketball success
With players from three Eastern European countries, one would think that the Woodside Priory boy's basketball team would have some difficulty communicating. Yet, the Panthers ... |
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on Feb 13, 2008 at 5:02 pm by CrocHunter, a resident of the Menlo Park: Sharon Heights neighborhood |
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Local voters back Obama and McCain
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, was the top vote-getter in The Almanac's circulation area (Atherton, Menlo Park, Portola Valley and Woodside) in the Democratic primary Feb. 5, ... |
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on Feb 12, 2008 at 3:22 pm by excuuuse me, a resident of the Menlo Park: Downtown neighborhood |
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WOODSIDE GIRLS UNDER 12 TUXEDO PENGUINS WIN SECTION SOCCER TOURNAMENT
Congratulations to the Tuxedo Penguins who took 1st place in the AYSO Section 2 tournament (the Pacific Northwest states, Northern California and Northern Nevada). The victor... |
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on Jan 31, 2008 at 3:50 pm by Christine, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Glens neighborhood |
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Palo Alto stops M-A, 14-7 for CCS football title
Junior quarterback Will Brandin lofted a 14-yard scoring pass to senior receiver Mike Scott with 13.6 seconds to play, lifting the Palo Alto football team to a 14-7 victory ov... |
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on Jan 17, 2008 at 12:15 pm by Jon, a resident of the Portola Valley: Central Portola Valley neighborhood |
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Strikers boys U10 team wins championship
Report by Nick Athens, parent of a player.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007, 12:00... |
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on Dec 19, 2007 at 6:55 pm by F. Gray, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Alpine Little League seeks sponsors
The West Menlo-Alpine Little League is looking for a few great sponsors.
Opening Day is just around the corner and 80 teams are getting ready for the 2008 season. Nearly 1... |
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on Dec 19, 2007 at 6:02 am by Jim Schott, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Marathon spirit: Three Menlo Park runners participate in the race where it all started
Intrigued by the origin of the marathon — the 26.2-mile race Arlene McCarthy and I had each run elsewhere 10 times — three of us decided to enter the Nov. 4 race o... |
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on Dec 17, 2007 at 7:47 am by Cara, a resident of another community |
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The Soccer Team that Wasn't Supposed to Be
The Soccer Team that Wasn’t Supposed to Be
It was only a year ago when Mark Sontag, M.D. promised his family that he would not coach again. His medical practice required ma... |
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on Dec 13, 2007 at 10:37 am by TGodfrey, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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M-A rolls over Aragon, into CCS football finals
The Menlo-Atherton football team is at the doorstep of perhaps its second Central Coast Section championship since 2002. All the Bears need to do now is walk right in.
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on Dec 1, 2007 at 11:59 am by Poster, a resident of another community |
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Gabriel Morgan Wins National Capitol Grand Prix; MP Resident Qualifies for US Junior Open Squash Championships
Gabriel Morgan, 10, one of the top ranked under 11 junior squash players in the United States, traveled to the Washington, D.C. region the weekend of Nov. 16-18 and won the Na... |
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on Nov 29, 2007 at 2:18 pm by Frank Schmidt, a resident of the Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks neighborhood |
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AYSO players win area championship
For the second year in a row, the Menlo Park-Atherton AYSO Region 109 boys-under-19 (BU19) team won the interregional 2A/2J area championship on Nov. 11 at Rosita Park in Los... |
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on Nov 21, 2007 at 2:01 pm by Alice Hom, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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MP Strikers FC Tryouts Announced
MP Strikers FC, a competitive local soccer club, invites all girls and boys in age groups U8-U12 interested in playing competitive soccer on a Class 1 or Class 3 team to club ... |
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on Nov 12, 2007 at 10:03 am by Jeanine Morgan, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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Menlo senior Alex Avery named MVP in high school water polo
Alex Avery, a senior at Menlo School, was voted Nov. 6 the Most Valuable Player of the Peninsula Athletic League in boys high school water polo.
Alex committed to Stanford U... |
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on Nov 7, 2007 at 7:37 pm by Peter, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Karl Cook, 16, wins gold at show jumping event
At age 16, Karl Cook of Woodside is one of the youngest riders to win top honors in a prestigious riding event on the East Coast.
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on Nov 5, 2007 at 7:13 am by ann chang, a resident of another community |
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MVLA Avalanche Win Soccer-By-the-Bay Tournament
The MVLA Avalanche Soccer Team were invited to participate in the 2007 Soccer By-the-Bay Tournament August 18th-19th, and ended-up winning the U15 Girls championship. The team... |
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on Sep 17, 2007 at 4:01 pm by Gabe Foo, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Alpine FC Sting wins North vs. South Tournament
Congratulations to the Alpine FC Sting Girls U14 team for its success playing in soccer tournaments in August. The Alpine FC Sting won the North vs. South Tournament in San Lu... |
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on Sep 5, 2007 at 10:07 am by NewsGuy, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |
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Alpine Mountain Lions Win Bracket Place 2nd Overall in Labor Day Tourney
The Portola Valley Alpine FC Mountain Lions boys under 14 soccer team won their bracket and placed second overall in the Napa Valley Wine Country Classic soccer tournament ove... |
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on Sep 4, 2007 at 4:41 pm by J Morgan, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood |
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Four local basketball teams head to NorCal
Four local basketball teams are headed to the Northern California playoffs, but not quite in the fashion they hoped.
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on Sep 4, 2007 at 9:56 am by hoop fan, a resident of another community |
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Locals take first in Pony Club championships
A team of young riders led by Kirstin Hill of Menlo Park and Courtney Claunch of Los Altos captured the first place title in Training Level Dressage at the 2007 U.S. Pony Clu... |
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on Aug 26, 2007 at 7:32 pm by Monique Hodgkinson, a resident of another community |
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Local Girls Win First Place in 2007 U.S. Pony Club National Championships
A team of young riders led by Courtney Claunch of Los Altos and Kirstin Hill of Menlo Park captured the first place title in Training Level Dressage at the Kentucky-based 2007... |
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on Aug 23, 2007 at 12:54 pm by Susan, a resident of the Menlo Park: Stanford Hills neighborhood |
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Palo Alto Babe Ruth 13 All-Stars rebounded 2 games straight
It would not be surprising if there were accounts by fans of seeing double in Richfield, Utah on Tuesday as the Palo Alto Babe Ruth 13 All-Stars rebounded from their Saturday ... |
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on Aug 1, 2007 at 3:03 pm by Suzanne McHugh, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Glens neighborhood |
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P.A Babe Ruth 13s All Stars , Regionals Game Two, in Utah
Yuma, Arizona found holes in Palo Alto's usually tight defense and pounded 16 hits to gain a 12-8 victory in Saturday night's second round game at the Babe Ruth 13 Pacific Sou... |
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on Jul 29, 2007 at 1:44 pm by Suzanne McHugh, a resident of another community |
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Sports Notes: Cheerleaders go to world championships
Three girls from Focus Cheergyms in Redwood City — Chaz Fowler of Menlo Park, Nikki Cavanaugh, and Shannon Yannazzo — will be going to the Cheerleading World Championships in ... |
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on Jul 18, 2007 at 4:51 pm by rebecca nagy, a member of the Woodside School community |
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US National Team soccer player emerges from Menlo Park
Menlo Park soccer player Abby Dahlkemper was recently named to the Under-15 Girls’ U.S. National Team player pool selection in Moscow, Idaho on July 11. She will travel to Pom... |
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on Jul 16, 2007 at 11:43 am by Gabe Foo, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |
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Carly Villareal on crew that places second in major regatta
Carly Villareal of Portola Valley, who just graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, has returned from the Women's Henley Regatta in England where she was on... |
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on Jun 28, 2007 at 9:41 am by Editor, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood |