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Woodside Penguins triumph at tourney
A parcel of penguins from Woodside fought their way to first place in a recent tournament, beating highlighters and gladiators, among others.
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on Aug 11, 2008 at 12:50 pm by Bubba, a resident of the Woodside: Woodside Glens neighborhood |
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Three women with Woodside Vaulters head to world vaulting championships
Three vaulters from the Woodside Vaulters equestrian vaulting club will represent the United States at the World Vaulting Championships in Brno, Czech Republic, this summer.
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on Jul 29, 2008 at 1:22 pm by A new fan, a resident of the Portola Valley: other neighborhood |
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Hillview champs
Caption with picture in print edition: This Hillview Middle School sixth-grade girls basketball team, coached by Paulette Gottuso, finished its season undefeated March 13 when... |
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on Jul 27, 2008 at 8:48 pm by Teri Michelle Gavinson, a resident of the Atherton: Lindenwood neighborhood |
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Underdog all-stars win National Junior Basketball title
This story was posted in the Sports category of Town Square by Brad Koenig.
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on Jul 23, 2008 at 12:24 pm by Josie Rouser, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Jumping at a chance to make the Olympic team again
Grace Upshaw, a former resident of Menlo Park, stood at the closing ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and wondered where her career in track and field ... |
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on Jun 26, 2008 at 8:54 pm by Pat Egan, a resident of another community |
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M-A defeats Terra Nova 19-9
The Menlo-Atherton Bears football team defeated Terra Nova Friday night, 19-9, at Sequoia High.
The Bears are now 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the PAL Bay Division.
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on Jun 11, 2008 at 1:16 am by John Smith, a resident of another community |
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2007-08 GIRLS' WINTER ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS
BASKETBALL
ALL-SCVAL DE ANZA DIVISION
Most Valuable Player: Deanna Weaver (Wilcox) So.
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on Apr 1, 2008 at 8:33 am by Morgan, a resident of another community |
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Cover story: Riding high -- Hollie Kucera of Atherton competes in nationals this month
Hollie Kucera turned heads when she won the California high school state championship in cutting, a rodeo event, during the state finals last month in Bishop, California. Afte... |
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on Mar 2, 2008 at 7:25 am by Silver Spoon Syndrome, a resident of the Menlo Park: Belle Haven neighborhood |
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 |
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Cyclist in bottle-throwing incident to be arraigned on misdemeanor
A trial may be ahead for the Menlo Park cyclist who threw a water bottle that bounced off a car and struck and injured a 62-year-old Portola Valley pedestrian last November.
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on Jun 20, 2007 at 12:49 pm by TwoPedals, a resident of the Menlo Park: other neighborhood |
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Two Alpine Menlo soccer teams reach finals
Two teams from the Alpine Menlo Soccer Club both reached the finals at the Clovis Challenge Cup II in Clovis, California, last fall. The Alpine Menlo Pumas girls U14 and Sting... |
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on Jun 18, 2007 at 8:50 pm by Saleena, a resident of the Portola Valley: Ladera neighborhood |
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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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MVLA Avalanche Win Back-to-Back State Championship
The local MVLA Avalanche U15 Girls Soccer Team won their second consecutive Cal-North State Cup Championship last Saturday in Morgan Hill by defeating the Santa Rosa United so... |
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on May 6, 2008 at 2:11 pm by Gabe Foo, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood |