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Doggie delightIt was animal heaven downtown last night as hundreds of owners entered their pets in the popular Pooch Parade, a fundraiser...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2008Last comment by , on Sep 16, 2008 at 6:52 am | 2 comments | 592112 Views
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TV30 recognizes Tri-Valley high school athletesTri-Valley Community Television recognized outstanding high school athletes last Thursday at an event with guest speaker...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2013Last comment by Sportysport, on Jun 7, 2013 at 10:32 pm | 6 comments | 37720 Views
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Will LaMarche signs with Detroit TigersMany young baseball players fantasize about one day playing professional baseball. For Pleasanton resident William LaMarche,...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2013Last comment by Karin Francis, on Jul 26, 2013 at 2:07 pm | 2 comments | 24013 Views
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Tri-Valley swimmers seek to reform 'toxic' sports cultureSwimmer safety is back in the local spotlight after several former Tri-Valley swimmers recently came forward alleging years...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2020Last comment by B, on Jul 10, 2020 at 2:24 pm | 91 comments | 23802 Views
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Donations still being accepted for Zuffa familyDonations are still trickling in for the family of a woman who received second- and third-degree burns to her body after...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2009Last comment by Yo, on May 14, 2009 at 10:25 am | 13 comments | 23162 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: Sad situation with Amador Valley girls basketballWhat started as a promising season ended in shambles, with second-year Dons coach Al Chavira suspended thanks to one pair...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2018Last comment by a proud resident in Pleasanton, on Mar 7, 2018 at 11:26 pm | 48 comments | 22150 Views
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Twins might be one of EBAL's best sibling athlete combos everGrayce and Kenny Olson may be the one of the top sister-brother athletic combos ever in EBAL. Grayce is a four-year starter...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2021Last comment by Gary Peete, on Sep 17, 2021 at 12:01 pm | 1 comment | 21179 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: Accountability at center of Amador coach's decision to cancel freshman football gamePerhaps the most important life lesson learned from high school sports is also the one missing the most: accountability....
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2021Last comment by Fired Up!, on Sep 24, 2021 at 2:13 pm | 5 comments | 20845 Views
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Pleasanton based NorCal Volleyball Club Wins Junior Olympic Goldby Bill Kauffman - USA Volleyball - July 4, 2008 http://volleyball.teamusa.org/news/article/2396 DALLAS, TEXAS (July...
Original post made by Pleasanton Sports on Jul. 7, 2008There are no comments yet. 16799 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: What a teacher strike could mean for sportsIt appears a strike by the teachers may be a realistic possibility, which is the worst-case scenario. Lost in the rhetoric...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2021Last comment by Jeff, on Nov 11, 2021 at 8:44 am | 47 comments | 15930 Views
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Amador basketball has an aau team - is this ethical?I just found out that Amador has an aau basketball team they put together this past summer. They are even called the "Dons"....
Original post made by Curious on Sep. 13, 2009Last comment by playfairnow, on Feb 14, 2010 at 12:05 pm | 77 comments | 15900 Views
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Stanford won't have time to smell the roses this yearIt's official. The Stanford football team will not be returning to the Rose Bowl, or the Pac-12 championship game for that...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2014Last comment by Jake, on Nov 2, 2014 at 8:05 am | 1 comment | 15895 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: Amador inducts inaugural class for new Wall of FameThe unveiling of what will be known as the AV Athletics Wall of Fame, which is located right outside the entrance to the...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2021Last comment by HMom, on Oct 20, 2021 at 9:46 am | 1 comment | 14882 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: Community mourns two unexpected lossesJoe Rose Jr., a longtime leader with the Pleasanton Junior Football League, and Kevin Gallegos Lopez, a 2014 Foothill alum...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2021Last comment by Karen, on Jan 8, 2021 at 11:53 pm | 3 comments | 14473 Views
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Editorial: Telling the difference between news stories and opinionsThe Weekly's "Pleasanton Preps" columnist, Dennis Miller, wrote last week about a situation in which a set of parents did...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2018Last comment by Calling BS on P.W. Here, on Mar 20, 2018 at 9:06 pm | 4 comments | 13747 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: Foothill football storms back for 21-17 win at AmadorIt sounds like an over-used sports cliche, but learning from a loss can be important for team maturity. For Amador Valley,...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2021Last comment by Foothill Visting Stands Attendee , on Sep 29, 2021 at 8:37 pm | 1 comment | 13445 Views
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New Bernal Park sports fields, Oak Woodland now openThe latest Bernal Community Park expansion, a 54-acre, $16.5 million project that adds new lighted sports fields and a grand...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2016Last comment by Use your dog park, on Sep 23, 2017 at 3:03 am | 13 comments | 13249 Views
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Foothill's loss to De La Salle ends Falcons season, but is it fair?After holding De La Salle to its second lowest offensive output of the season, the Foothill football team saw its season...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2015Last comment by meeesterp, on Dec 10, 2015 at 9:59 am | 38 comments | 13165 Views
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Big bass breaks Shadow Cliffs recordThis fish story has witnesses: Eric Doppee, 13, caught a black bass at Shadow Cliffs lake on Saturday that weighed 18 pounds...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2012Last comment by Gina Channell-Allen, on Feb 9, 2012 at 3:53 pm | 18 comments | 13019 Views
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Parcel tax may be back on the horizonThe words "parcel tax" and "cuts" were used abundantly Tuesday night as the school board discussed the Pleasanton Unified...
Original post made on Feb. 28, 2008Last comment by Anonymous, on Mar 20, 2008 at 11:33 am | 83 comments | 12929 Views
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