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Costa Mesa Olympians get the street treatment
If Costa Mesa were a nation, it would have placed about 63rd in the overall medal count in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Two medalists who call the city their hometown were honored at City Hall on Tuesday, along with other Olympians and coaches. Beach...
Tags: Sharon Day, Misty May-Treanor
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Day proud to represent
It was easy to hear the loud cheers for Sharon Day at Costa Mesa City Hall Tuesday night. Neighbors and friends cheered for the Olympian who starred at the high school just a few blocks away. The cheers and support could easily be described as...
Tags: Kyla Ross, Sharon Day, 2016 Olympic Games, Human Interest, Track and Field
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Beach Volleyball: Ross claims crown
Newport Harbor High product April Ross and partner Jennifer Kessy won the women's title at the Assn. of Volleyball Professionals' Cincinnati Open at Washington Park on Sunday. Ross and Kessy, who won the silver medal at the London Olympics and were the...Tags: University of California, Irvine, Sean Scott, Volleyball, Awards and Prizes, Olympic Games
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The Crowd: Celebrating silver with Olympic medalists
It was a block party with a very special silver lining. An Olympic silver medal lining to be exact. On Monday evening, on a quiet cul de sac in Costa Mesa, neighbors, friends, admirers and fans of 2012 Olympic silver medalists April Ross-Keenan and Jen...
Tags: Jen Kessy
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Costa Mesa to honor five U.S. Olympians
Gold medalists Misty May-Treanor, a women's beach volleyball player, and Kyla Ross, a women's gymnast, highlight two of five U.S. Olympic athletes from the recent London Games with Costa Mesa ties that the city of Costa Mesa will honor in a City Hall...Tags: Kyla Ross, Sharon Day, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Misty May-Treanor
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Virgen: Plenty of local flavor at Olympics
It seemed inevitable their paths would cross in a meaningful way. After all Misty May-Treanor and April Ross went to the same high school, Newport Harbor, though they graduated at different times. They grew up in the same town, played at the same gyms...
Tags: Tim Hutten, Volleyball, Ryan Bailey (water polo), Water Polo, Mountains
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Virgen's View: Athletes will carry the flag
The City of Costa Mesa will show its pride for Olympians who hail from its town. A banner for Olympians Misty-May Treanor, April Ross and Sharon Day will be on display near City Hall during the Olympics, which begin Friday. "Costa Mesa is proud of...
Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, Heisman Trophy, Georgetown, Matt Barkley, Media Industry
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Sunday's Olympic Scores
BASKETBALL Men Group A Nigeria 60, Tunisia 56 United States 98, France 71 Group B Brazil 75, Australia 71 Spain 97, China 81 Russia 95, Britain 75 SOCCER Men Group A Senegal 2, Uruguay 0 Britain 3, United Arab Emirates 1...Tags: Kyla Ross, Finn Sailing, Jordyn Wieber, Phil Dalhausser, Amber Neben
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Olympic roundup: Day 2
LONDON -- In a race in which Michael Phelps showed there is nothing wrong with his game, the U.S. men's freestyle relay team was passed in the final strokes by France to lose the gold medal and settle for silver. But it wasn't as if the U.S. looked bad...
Tags: McKayla Maroney, Jordyn Wieber, Phil Dalhausser, Ryan Bailey (water polo), Amber Neben
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Despite Protests and New Bikini Rules, Olympic Beach Volleyball Gets Full Exposure
Despite dropping the bikini mandate and a protest against sexism in sport, the first day of Olympic beach volleyball came and went, and so did any worries that female players would completely drop their bikinis for something more modest. Players did...
Tags: Volleyball, Feminism, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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Olympics: Mikulak, U.S. men fall short
Corona del Mar High product Sam Mikulak and the other four members of the United States Olympic team finished a disappointing fifth in the men's gymnastics team final contested Monday in London. The Americans were plagued by mistakes on the pommel...
Tags: Tim Hutten, Pommel Horse Gymnastics, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Water Polo, Ryan Bailey (water polo)
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Laguna resident hopes for a podium finish in London
A second chance. A lifelong dream. Jennifer Kessy took advantage of one and made the other come to fruition. Kessy, a Laguna Beach resident, and teammate April Ross are in London for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The rising duo is one of two teams...
Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics, Beijing Games, Kerri Walsh-Jennings
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