Going out in grand style
Rich Lawton, Dixon’s throws coach, talks with Jon Shippert during the discus on Thursday at the Class 2A state preliminaries in Charleston. Lawton, who has coached at Dixon since 1978, is retiring after the state meet.
Sleeping with the fish: Dubai unveils hotel with rooms 10m under surface of the sea
When it comes to outlandish new design ideas, Dubai is certainly ahead of the curve. The glittering emirate has already got the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, and even the Earth itself - in the form of dozens of man-mad islands just off its coastline.
How Area Athletes Fared Friday
How Area Athletes Fared State Track Meet At Drake Stadium, Des Moines FRIDAY
2012 CCS track and field qualifiers for finals
by Palo Alto Online Sports Girls 1,600 relay -- 1, Piedmont Hills 3:49.01; 2. Los Gatos 3:55.59; 3. Leland 3:57.72; 4. Mountain View 4:00.26; 5. St. Ignatius 3:59.50; 6. Leigh 4:00.47; 7. Menlo-Atherton 4:01.78; 8. Aptos, 4:01.93.
Graduations leave field titles up for grabs
Northern Section athletes can compete one last time on the local stage before the 2011-12 school year wraps up next week.