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| The Miners' sophomore Ryan Stefani, 16, wins the varsity boys' 100 meter butterfly in 58:72 during a swim meet against Yuba City at the Nevada Union High School pool, Tuesday afternoon, April 20, 2004. (Pico van Houtryve/The Union) |
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| Matador Dennis Borba, a United States-born citizen of Portuguese parents trained in Mexico, introduced the sport of "bloodless" bullfighting to California's Central Valley, where from May to September each year, it is popular among Portuguese-Americans. Borba practiced in Stevinson, California to prepare for his 20th Anniversary bullfight as a professional matador. (Pico van Houtryve/Special to the Los Angeles Times) |
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| Rolando Obregon of Argentina raises his mallet during a polo match in Lincoln, California, August 30, 2007. (photo by Pico van Houtryve) |
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| Colfax varsity boys' soccer keeper Clayton Reed, a 17-year-old senior, steals the ball away from the Bear River High School Bruins' Kyle Corchero, a 16-year-old junior, during the second half of a soccer match at Bear River High School, Thursday afternoon, October 2, 2003. The Bruins defeated Colfax 2-1. (Pico van Houtryve/The Union) |
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| The San Francisco State Golden Gators baseball team celebrates with a festive dog pile in their locker room after clinching the 1995 NCAC Division title in San Francisco, California. (Pico van Houtryve) |
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| The College Park Falcons get motivated before this 1998 football game against the Northgate Broncos. (Pico van Houtryve/Special to the Contra Costa Times) |
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| Brook Staebell of the Santa Clara Broncos sheds tears of joy while talking to a family member who was not present to see Staebell lead the Broncos to victory at the 1998 WCC basketball championships in Santa Clara, California. (Pico van Houtryve) |
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| The tension is thick during a high-stakes Roseville High School softball game at Granite Bay High School on April 23, 2008. (Pico van Houtryve/The Press-Tribune) |
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| A Prospector Bandit blocks a corner kick by the Sierra Gold Scorpions, Rocklin Soccer Jamboree, Lone Tree Park, Rocklin, California, Friday, August 14, 2009. (photo by Pico van Houtryve) |
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