

Blanch, 18, becomes youngest Tiburon Challenger champion
Darwin Blanch, 18, of Florida beat No. 4 seed Michael Mmoh 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 Sept. 20 to win the Tiburon Challenger, the youngest champion in the tournament’s history.

Francisco Martinez
Sep 235 min read
Tiburon Challenger tennis tournament levels up with a bigger purse and higher-ranked players
The Tiburon Challenger returns to the Tiburon Peninsula Club Sept. 13-20 with a $230,000 prize pot, more than double last year's, and a promotion to the ATP 125 level.

Tyler Callister
Sep 31 min read


Peninsula residents lead the way in Run Tiburon 10K & 5K
Brad Geddes, 40, of Tiburon won the Run Tiburon 10K outright Aug. 30, covering the course in 39:46 to finish first among 319 entrants.

Kevin Hessel
Sep 31 min read
Little League teams end their runs in third place during district brackets
The Tiburon Peninsula Little League All-Stars closed out their District 3 tournament runs last week, with both the 10-and-under and 12-and-under teams finishing third in their divisions. The 12U team, the club’s Little League division, ended at 5-3 overall. The 10U team finished 6-4. Little League All-Stars Tiburon carried a 5-1 record into the winners’ bracket semifinals but lost 3-1 to Mill Valley on July 8, dropping into the elimination bracket. Mill Valley scored bo

Kevin Hessel
Jul 142 min read
Tiburon’s 12U Little League All-Stars are still rolling in district playoffs
Tiburon Peninsula's 12U All-Stars are unbeaten through two rounds of the District 3 tournament, while the 10U team is staying alive in the loser's bracket.

Kevin Hessel
Jul 72 min read
Tiburon 12U All-Stars earn No. 2 seed, first-round bye in District 3 tournament
Tiburon's 12U Little League All-Stars open District 3 tournament play July 2 as the No. 2 seed, earning a first-round bye after a 3-1 finish in pool play.

Kevin Hessel
Jun 304 min read


Motorcycle racing legend Mert Lawwill known for innovation beyond the track
Mert Lawwill, a Tiburon resident for more than 50 years and the 1969 AMA national motorcycle champion, died May 6 in Idaho. He was 85.

Francisco Martinez
May 266 min read
Reed schools foundation targets $2 million goal with auction, derby gala
Foundation-backed programs cost an estimated $2.93M this year — more than the foundation can cover — forcing the district to draw from reserves.

Emily Lavin
May 51 min read


Little League team honors 1950s semipro Tiburon Pelicans with new name, uniforms
Baseball in Tiburon used to mean parades, dances, the whole town showing up.
The Pelicans name is back — and with it, a reminder of what local sports once meant.

Francisco Martinez
Apr 141 min read


Tiburon skipper makes history in Australian offshore racing series
Tiburon's Ron Epstein and his Bacchanal crew are the first non-Australians ever to win the six-race Blue Water Pointscore.

Tyler Callister
Apr 71 min read

