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    Sports Briefs

    BASHOF Donations

    The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame will donate more than $120,000 in athletic-equipment grants to boys and girls youth sports organizations in the area as part of its youth fund.

    BASHOF made check donations to all of the Santa Clara County Boys and Girls clubs as well as to EMQ Children and Family Services, Los Gatos High School, Miller Middle School, the San Jose Midnight Basketball League, San Jose Pacific Pony Baseball, the Serra Little League in Sunnyvale, St. Elizabeth's Day Home and the Sunnyvale Swim Club.

    The Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame has distributed more than $1.6 million in grants through its youth fund since 1981. The grant-application filing period is Sept. 1 through Jan. 31. For more information call 415.352.8827 or check www.bashof.org.

    McIntyre third

    David McIntyre of Saratoga finished in third place in the heavyweight division at the 27th annual Dammit Run in Los Gatos on Aug. 12. McIntyre covered the five-mile course in 38:58 to win his third-place medal. McIntyre's name was not included in the official race standings used to report the results of the run.

    Kron a Rugby Star

    Former Saratoga High School football player Chris Kron was a member of the Pacific Coast team that competed in the USA Rugby Territorial Seven-A-Side championships held last weekend at Greer Park in Palo Alto.

    Kron is a former rugby All-American and a former member of the USA National Team.

    Coaches needed

    St. Andrew's Middle School in Saratoga is looking for coaches for its seventh-and-eighth grade basketball and volleyball teams. For more information, call 408.867.3785, fax a résumé to 408.741.1852 or email roger_adams@st-andrews.org.

    Wood Bat League

    Signups for the fall season of the Wood Bat Baseball League will he held through Sept. 1. There are divisions for players of high school age and also for players ages 9-12.

    Teams will play two games per week and have one practice. Call 408.866.8050 or check their website at www.hwob.com.



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Collectors preserve the past with their love of memorabilia

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Saratoga Union School District faces opening day challenges from continuing construction

The Saratoga Fire District withholds study despite requests from the firefighters' union

El Quito Park neighbors say no to proposed baseball diamond

The Saratoga Parent Nursery School holds 5K run to help raise funds

West Valley Safe Rides program under new managment

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Letter From the Executive Editor: Why we're supporting Hakone Gardens

Hakone Gardens membership application

The Hakone Foundation holds its annual meeting

Education
Saratoga High School celebrates the addition of its new, Olympic-size swimming pool

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California considers 'right to know' legislation

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Saratoga youth spend summer participating in community service projects

Family Daze: Treating children equally is a mind-numbing task

Engagement: Joelle L. Forte and Bret L. Casady

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Photos: The jazz quartet Fourplay & Triton Museum sculpture exhibit

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Saratoga Sampler

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Eucalpytus trees face a new threat from a native Australian pest

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The Basin is the place to go for a late night snack

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Saratoga Palomino baseball team wins crown

Bartels brothers each win tennis titles in Alpine Hills Fall Classic

NJB basketball tryouts, signups coming up for boys, girls teams

Local teams in field hockey jamboree

Photos: Courtside Tennis Club

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