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Contest opens to name new dog parkPleasanton will open its second dog park in October, an off-leash, fenced-in park on a two-acre site at the Lagoon Road/Bernal...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2017Last comment by no more off leash dogs, on Sep 20, 2017 at 1:00 pm | 3 comments | 3428 Views
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Local QB standout Houston in camp with Pittsburgh SteelersAs the prep football season kicks off Friday night, it's another season of local football players beginning their dream of...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2017Last comment by CraigM, on Aug 28, 2017 at 11:58 am | 1 comment | 2285 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: Local QB standout Bart Houston in camp with Pittsburgh SteelersAs the prep football season kicks off Friday night, it's another season of local football players beginning their dream of...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2017Last comment by dp, on Aug 25, 2017 at 11:59 am | 3 comments | 6364 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: Foothill QB Wooldridge signs with Fresno StateHigh school is supposed to be -- and in many cases, it is -- the time of your life. But if you are a high-level athlete,...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2017Last comment by Jack, on Jul 6, 2017 at 2:33 pm | 2 comments | 5706 Views
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Pleasanton RADD pair win Special Olympics goldPleasanton RADD (Recreational Activities for the Developmentally Disabled) athlete Ryan Butterly won three gold medals and...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2017Last comment by Jim & Brenda Gundell, on Jul 6, 2017 at 12:18 pm | 1 comment | 3330 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: Amador Valley lacrosse star is a true role modelSadie Grozier, who recently graduated from Amador, is one of the more accomplished athletes -- lacrosse or any other sport...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2017Last comment by Mohr Mom, on Jun 29, 2017 at 4:31 pm | 3 comments | 6141 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: Falcons win NCS softball championshipEntering a season, it's hard to imagine a team as young as the Foothill softball team rising to the top of the North Coast...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2017Last comment by Jack, on Jun 14, 2017 at 11:20 pm | 3 comments | 4546 Views
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Construction set to begin on new Tennis Park courtsConstruction is expected to start in the coming weeks on two new lighted tennis courts at Pleasanton Tennis and Community...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2017Last comment by Dana T, on Jun 5, 2017 at 11:51 am | 4 comments | 3710 Views
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Prose to PundancyLife in the Russell Senate Office Building moves at a whole different pace than the one Pleasanton's Kathleen Antrim was...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2009Last comment by , on Jun 5, 2017 at 2:10 am | 1 comment | 4286 Views
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Pleasanton man throws out first pitch at Oakland A's gameLongtime Pleasanton resident Norman Pacheco experienced a thrill earlier this month that only a few baseball fans have the...
Original post made on May. 24, 2017Last comment by Johnson, on May 31, 2017 at 1:09 am | 6 comments | 6956 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: Falcons win twice in rain-shortened spring break baseball tourneyFoothill High School's baseball team played in a local three-game tournament over spring break, but the Falcons only got...
Original post made on Apr. 12, 2017Last comment by Pleasanton Family, on Apr 13, 2017 at 12:16 am | 2 comments | 4002 Views
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Pleasanton's Stephen Piscotty stays grounded while rising high in the majorsIn so many ways, Stephen Piscotty is not your typical Major League Baseball player. Piscotty, the right-fielder for the St....
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2017Last comment by bravo!, on Mar 16, 2017 at 8:28 am | 4 comments | 7765 Views
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For he's a jolly good fellow ...Last week, 10 local nonprofit organizations that serve the residents in the Tri-Valley received checks from the annual Pleasanton...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2017Last comment by health care related articles, on Mar 10, 2017 at 2:12 am | 1 comment | 3229 Views
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Callippe Preserve set for bunker repairsWork is set to start in the coming weeks to rebuild sandtraps on three holes at Callippe Preserve Golf Course after the Pleasanton...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2017Last comment by Cosmic-Charlie, on Mar 1, 2017 at 2:57 pm | 2 comments | 3499 Views
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Juniors steal show in Amador-Foothill boys basketball thrillerRivalries in high school sports are something that can often put to the forefront everything that is good with high school...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2017Last comment by Coach Robeck, on Feb 22, 2017 at 2:17 pm | 1 comment | 4479 Views
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Pleasanton takes over USA Cheer OpenPleasanton was well-represented at the United Spirit Association (USA) Cheer Open at UC Davis on Super Bowl Sunday, with...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2017Last comment by Lorraine, on Feb 16, 2017 at 10:10 am | 1 comment | 5427 Views
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McCaffrey opting not to play for Stanford in Sun Bowl hurts spirit of gameSomewhat lost in the sports news of the last couple of weeks was the decision of Stanford football star Christian McCaffrey...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2017Last comment by Marcia, on Jan 10, 2017 at 8:24 am | 1 comment | 2673 Views
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Tri-Valley headed for another Babe Ruth World Series starting tomorrowThe Tri-Valley all-stars have booked their spot in the Babe Ruth 14-year-old World Series in Massachusetts this week, and...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2016Last comment by Evan Rogoff , on Jan 8, 2017 at 3:03 pm | 2 comments | 5268 Views
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Nevada Legislature holding session today to try to lure Raiders to VegasOakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said Monday night that she remains hopeful that the Raiders will stay in Oakland even as the...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2016Last comment by Eric, on Oct 11, 2016 at 12:27 pm | 2 comments | 3805 Views
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Arnold PalmerNo doubt many of us in Pleasanton have heard the news about Arnold Palmer passing away. The Golf Channel and many other networks...
Original post made by Mike Carmo on Sep. 26, 2016Last comment by Karl Aitken, on Sep 27, 2016 at 10:45 am | 1 comment | 1763 Views
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