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Tiburon council wants study before decision on pickleball

Deirdre McCrohan

Aug 24
1 min

Tiburon council wants study before decision on pickleball

The Tiburon Town Council has rejected a three-month trial for pickleball at Teather Park, opting instead to undertake a comprehensive...

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Aug 3
1 min

Sharks win national title in water polo

The Tiburon Peninsula Central Marin Sharks under-12 coed team captured gold at the 2022 USA Water Polo National Junior Olympics last...

Tiburon Peninsula Little League All-Stars knocked out in heartbreaker

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Jul 27
1 min

Tiburon Peninsula Little League All-Stars knocked out in heartbreaker

The Tiburon Peninsula Little League All-Stars’ run came to an end July 20 with a heartbreaking 6-3 loss to Rincon Valley in the NorCal...

Tiburon’s Little League All-Stars come from behind to capture District 3 championship

Kevin Hessel

Jul 13
1 min

Tiburon’s Little League All-Stars come from behind to capture District 3 championship

The Tiburon Peninsula Little League All-Stars completed back-to-back undefeated runs to District 3 championships, this year with a...

San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds drops in for Tiburon Little League opening day festivities

Kevin Hessel

Mar 23
1 min

San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds drops in for Tiburon Little League opening day festivities

Tiburon Peninsula Little Leaguers and others surround San Francisco Giants legend and Tiburon resident Barry Bonds on March 18 after...

Deirdre McCrohan

Feb 23
1 min

Tiburon Little League to mark opening day with parade and block party

Tiburon Peninsula Little League will celebrate the start of its 2022 season with a March 18 parade and block party on Main Street...

From sails to speedways, Tiburon man born to race

Shayne Jones

Oct 6, 2021
1 min

From sails to speedways, Tiburon man born to race

Memo Gidley says growing up on a sailboat shaped him into the prize-winning racecar driver he is today. Though oil and water don’t...

Pickleball pop irks neighbors in Belvedere, Tiburon

Deirdre McCrohan

Sep 29, 2021
1 min

Pickleball pop irks neighbors in Belvedere, Tiburon

After receiving complaints from more than a dozen residents concerned about potential noise, Tiburon's Parks, Open Space and Trails...

Sharks water polo takes silver at National Junior Olympics

Kevin Hessel

Jul 28, 2021
1 min

Sharks water polo takes silver at National Junior Olympics

The Tiburon Peninsula Central Marin Sharks 12U coed water-polo team captured the silver medal July 25 at the 2021 USA Water Polo National...

Tiburon Little League's all-star run ends after championship losses to Petaluma

Kevin Hessel

Jul 28, 2021
1 min

Tiburon Little League's all-star run ends after championship losses to Petaluma

The Tiburon Peninsula Little League All-Stars’ playoff run has come to an end after a pair of wrenching losses to Petaluma National,...

Undefeated Tiburon All-Stars are district champs

Kevin Hessel

Jul 14, 2021
1 min

Undefeated Tiburon All-Stars are district champs

The Tiburon Peninsula Little League All-Stars captured the District 3 championship last weekend, completing an undefeated run that now...

Sports Shout: Pirates win Tiburon Little League Majors title

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Jun 16, 2021
1 min

Sports Shout: Pirates win Tiburon Little League Majors title

The Tiburon Pirates won the Tiburon Peninsula Little League’s Majors-division championship on June 12, defeating the Cardinals 11-6 in...

Sports Shout: Tiburon’s 10U Hurricanes and 12U Thunder dominate Marin Girls Softball season

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Jun 16, 2021
1 min

Sports Shout: Tiburon’s 10U Hurricanes and 12U Thunder dominate Marin Girls Softball season

After a pandemic-driven hiatus in 2020, Marin Girls Softball returned this year, with the Tiburon Girls Softball 10U Hurricanes going...

Emily Lavin

Oct 23, 2019
1 min

Measure E: Reed district asks voters to renew and extend existing parcel tax

Tiburon Peninsula voters will decide Nov. 5 whether to renew and extend an existing Reed Union School District parcel tax officials say...

Pickleball players can now hit the court at Strawberry rec district

Emily Lavin

Oct 18, 2019
1 min

Pickleball players can now hit the court at Strawberry rec district

Before Maggie Mason started playing pickleball, she had some preconceived notions about the sport, which combines elements of tennis,...

Top-seeded American Paul clinches Tiburon Challenger tennis title

Matthew Hose

Oct 2, 2019
1 min

Top-seeded American Paul clinches Tiburon Challenger tennis title

A bathroom break at a pivotal moment in a thrilling Tiburon Challenger finals match Sept. 29 led to a controversial penalty that helped...

Runners hit downtown for annual Tiburon Half Marathon, 10K and 5K

Emily Lavin

Oct 2, 2019
1 min

Runners hit downtown for annual Tiburon Half Marathon, 10K and 5K

Ryan Aytay of Tiburon was the top local finisher in the sixth annual Tiburon Half Marathon on Sept. 29, coming in 12th overall and sixth...

Deirdre McCrohan

Sep 11, 2019
1 min

Tiburon Challenger pro tennis tournament returns Sept. 22-29

The 13th annual $100,000 Tiburon Challenger tennis tournament returns to the Tiburon Peninsula Club Sept. 22-29, bringing emerging men’s...

Tiburon Peninsula seniors take top prize in tennis doubles world championship

Matthew Hose

Sep 6, 2019
1 min

Tiburon Peninsula seniors take top prize in tennis doubles world championship

Tiburon Peninsula residents Dan Grossman and Polo Cowan captured the men’s 55 doubles world championship in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 10-17....

Hannah Weikel

Aug 28, 2019
1 min

Tiburon swimmer earns first at world masters competition in South Korea

Tiburon resident Tate Holt is celebrating a major win this month after he placed first in the 50-meter freestyle swim at the FINA Masters...

Tiburon soccer club claims two championships at Stanford tournament

Kevin Hessel

Aug 22, 2019
1 min

Tiburon soccer club claims two championships at Stanford tournament

The Tiburon Peninsula Soccer Club’s 14U and 13U boys teams were crowned champions of their respective divisions at the Stanford Summer...

Tiburon’s Elly Hakami inducted into NorCal Tennis Hall of Fame

Deirdre McCrohan

Jul 3, 2019
1 min

Tiburon’s Elly Hakami inducted into NorCal Tennis Hall of Fame

In her teens and early 20s, Tiburon's Elly Hakami played in all four of the Grand Slam tournaments: the Australian, French and U.S. opens...

Long-time taekwondo instructor takes a final bow after 27 years

Hannah Weikel

Jun 26, 2019
1 min

Long-time taekwondo instructor takes a final bow after 27 years

Taekwondo instructor Alex Miller says one of the most rewarding aspects of his decades-long career has been seeing students carry the...

Tiburon resident helps lead University of Washington rowers to Pac-12 victory

Kevin Hessel

May 29, 2019
1 min

Tiburon resident helps lead University of Washington rowers to Pac-12 victory

Tiburon’s Dana Brooks helped the University of Washington women’s rowing team claim victory at the Pac-12 Rowing Championships, held in...

Tiburon 10U All-Star softball wins county tournament

Kevin Hessel

May 16, 2019
1 min

Tiburon 10U All-Star softball wins county tournament

Tiburon Girls Softball’s 10U All-Star team squeaked out a 7-6 win over Novato to claim the division championship at the Gary Casassa...

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