A graduate of Berkeley High and a UC Berkeley alum, he began his career as a golf pro at the Tilden Park course.
Sports
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New Berkeley High girls flag football team debuts with blow-out victory
The new team is breaking gender barriers in California’s fastest growing sport. The Yellow Jackets won their first game 19-0.
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Cal’s once-unthinkable move to the ACC means a pay cut and a life raft
Cal avoided disaster by finding a new home in the ACC, but the move could further strain UC Berkeley’s budget.
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Berkeley teen braves sharks and hyperthermia in world record swims. What keeps her going?
Tenacious Berkeley High junior Maya Merhige is the youngest person to swim Hawaii’s 28-mile Moloka’i Channel.
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Abandoned in the Pac-12 exodus, Cal could lose tens of millions of dollars
What’s at stake for UC Berkeley — and Golden Bears fans — and how did we get here?
Posted inObituaries
Remembering Peter Rich, who organized 1st major stage bicycle race in U.S.
Velo Sport, the bike shop Peter Rich opened in Berkeley in 1962, was the promoter of the original Tour of California. Rich also served a short stint as Berkeley police officer and bred and trained endurance racehorses.
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Where to watch the 2023 Women’s World Cup in the East Bay
We’ve compiled a list of restaurants and bars where fans of the game can enjoy the global tourney, happening July 20 to Aug. 20.
Posted inCity
Golden Gate Fields, Northern California’s only horse racing track, will close
The racetrack first opened in 1941. The owner group announced it was consolidating operations and moving horses to Southern California.
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Berkeley students are learning literacy by interviewing star athletes
Decades after a journalist forged a lifelong bond with a Berkeley middle schooler through a shared love of basketball, she’s bringing a sports journalism summer program to California.
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Berkeley nonprofit brings youth onto fairways with free golf lessons
Ken Washington, a passionate golfer from Berkeley, founded Golf Lessons Delivered to get underrepresented communities involved in the sport.
Posted inCity
Cal will not build new beach volleyball courts at Clark Kerr campus
A judge sided with neighbors who alleged the courts would violate Cal’s use of the property.
Posted inObituaries
Remembering Dwight Garner, Cal football legend and family man
Garner, who made sports history in “The Play,” leaves a legacy of mentorship, faith, and love that touched countless people in his community and large family.
