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June 28, 2007
Their turn to be football stars |
Valley Christian holds inspirational Football Camp for Down syndrome athletes
By Diego Abeloos
Sports Editor
A student with Down syndrome—and a stalwart to the Warriors’ football program—inspired Valley Christian head football coach Mike Machado so much that the coach decided to create a football camp just for kids with Down syndrome.
Machado, along with a horde of former and current Valley Christian football players, hosted the Football Camp for the Stars, a two-day football camp for children with Down syndrome who love the sport, on June 22-23. Machado said he’s wanted to hold the camp for years now, and has Read more...
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Judge busts plea in drunk driving case
Almaden’s George Xinos may serve more time in hit and run death of Pioneer freshman
By Julie Davis Berry
Executive Editor
The man who hit and killed a Pioneer High School student while driving drunk faced the family of his 15-year-old victim, Marcus Keppert, in a courtroom on June 22. George Xinos, 43, came before the judge to face an unusual hearing in which the plea bargain offered to him in the hit-and-run case was set aside due to new information provided by police investigating the case. Read more...
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