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Varsity Soccer - Foothill 9, Amador 0 - Is that Sportsmanship?Foothill varsity girls took their number 1 ranking in the nation into their game with Amador and evidently felt compelled...
Original post made by SportsFan on Jan. 22, 2009Last comment by stacey, on Jan 5, 2012 at 7:21 pm | 48 comments | 7054 Views
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Warriors may move to S.F.'s Mission Bay instead of waterfrontThe Golden State Warriors' proposal to build an arena along San Francisco's waterfront has reportedly been dropped and the...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2014Last comment by hoodoo7, on Apr 22, 2014 at 10:21 pm | 2 comments | 6979 Views
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Coaches for the agesLou Cesario at Amador and Angelo Scavone at Foothill are two of the longest-tenured coaches in Pleasanton, both bringing...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2018Last comment by PHILOMENA, on Apr 21, 2018 at 10:57 pm | 4 comments | 6968 Views
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Kottinger Gardens ceremony marks Phase 1 opening, Phase 2 groundbreakingApproximately 100 community members attended the ceremony Wednesday to recognize the new housing project that has been under...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2018Last comment by Ashwin, on Jun 5, 2018 at 1:32 am | 1 comment | 6942 Views
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Teen's 'dream machine' a highlight of Goodguys' weekend car show at FairgroundsJohnny Scholz IV will be one of thousands of classic car aficionados waxing up and showing off their vintage American iron...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2011Last comment by Nomad luvr, on Mar 25, 2011 at 8:29 pm | 2 comments | 6865 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: From humble beginning, Pleasanton adult soccer league marking 50 yearsI have long been a believer that many a great thing can come from having a glass of wine with friends and family. Such was...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2021Last comment by Margo, on Aug 4, 2021 at 3:19 pm | 1 comment | 6853 Views
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Alameda County fire captain records dramatic rescueCapt. Tom Pappas of the Alameda County Fire Department took part in a dramatic rescue Tuesday morning that was recorded by...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2012Last comment by Friendly, on Feb 10, 2012 at 8:56 am | 3 comments | 6852 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 | 6824 Views
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Former Pleasanton resident, Hall of Famer Gene Upshaw diesFormer Pleasanton resident and longtime executive director of the NFL Players Association Gene Upshaw has died. He was 63...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2008Last comment by Another Gatetree Resident, on Aug 22, 2008 at 4:11 pm | 4 comments | 6803 Views
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98th annual Bay to Breakers marathon SundaySome of the world's fastest runners from as far as Kenya sat together at a luncheon in San Francisco Friday to talk about...
Original post made on May. 16, 2009Last comment by AVHS Dad, on May 18, 2009 at 1:18 pm | 4 comments | 6785 Views
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Letter: Praise for CYO sports programsDear Editor, Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=4051 posted Friday, May 23, 2008,...
Original post made on May. 29, 2008Last comment by Richard, on May 29, 2008 at 3:01 am | 1 comment | 6765 Views
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Foothill wins over Amador Valley with 2 late-game touchdownsThe Foothill High School Falcons walloped the Dons from Amador Valley High School Thursday night 21-7 with two fourth-quarter...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2011Last comment by foothill fan, on Nov 12, 2011 at 11:50 am | 3 comments | 6742 Views
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Bee-ing good at spellingThirty-six students at Walnut Grove Elementary studied a spelling booklet that had 42,000 words, then did their best to correctly...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2007Last comment by haha, on Dec 4, 2007 at 8:40 pm | 4 comments | 6734 Views
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Politcs In AV SportsThe real truth of the freshmen players is this. Of the 5 that made Varsity, NONE of the girls actually play on Coach Gray's...
Original post made by knowsfacts on Nov. 29, 2013Last comment by JackRabbitSlim, on Jan 8, 2014 at 5:37 am | 38 comments | 6692 Views
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Jockey Chad Schvaneveldt caps races in Pleasanton with three stakes winsEvery year there seems to be someone who steps up and takes control of the stakes races at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton. Read...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2010Last comment by MM, on Jul 12, 2010 at 8:21 pm | 4 comments | 6675 Views
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Ballistic turns 40Tomorrow morning, hundreds of children will march through downtown Pleasanton dressed in soccer uniforms and costumes. For...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2008Last comment by Bret Bevilacqua, on Oct 10, 2008 at 3:32 pm | 1 comment | 6674 Views
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High school winter sports previewAs the splendor of fall gives way to the frigid nights of winter, it is time for the second season of high school sports...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2015Last comment by Me , on Jan 18, 2016 at 9:52 am | 3 comments | 6673 Views
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SPORTS: BUSC U10 Select opens season with great team playBallistic United's U10 Select team started off the season's first tournament last weekend with some great team play in four...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2010Last comment by soccermom, on Aug 27, 2010 at 8:37 am | 9 comments | 6659 Views
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Pleasanton team playing in 1st Little League World Series in Livermore todayThis week looks to be pretty hectic for Little League World Series director Dave Wetmore as the series gets under way 5 at...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2013Last comment by Dave, on Jul 31, 2013 at 12:04 pm | 2 comments | 6627 Views
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Pleasanton hockey wins Tri-Valley championshipIn its first year of existence, the Pleasanton High School Hockey team pulled off an upset 2 to 1 victory over a very strong...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2013Last comment by Kathy, on Feb 9, 2013 at 8:20 am | 1 comment | 6618 Views
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