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A white volleyball on a hardwood gym floor beside a volleyball net.

Burlingame volleyball falls to Menlo-Atherton in four sets

Burlingame High girls varsity volleyball lost in four sets at Menlo-Atherton to begin the second half of league play. The Panthers next host Hillsdale on Oct. 8, while the JV team remains unbeaten in league competition.

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A white volleyball on a hardwood gym floor beside a volleyball net.

Burlingame volleyball falls to Menlo-Atherton in four sets

Burlingame High girls varsity volleyball lost in four sets at Menlo-Atherton to begin the second half of league play. The Panthers next host Hillsdale on Oct. 8, while the JV team remains unbeaten in league competition.

· 1 min read

A white volleyball on a hardwood gym floor beside a volleyball net.

Burlingame volleyball falls to Menlo-Atherton in four sets

Burlingame High girls varsity volleyball lost in four sets at Menlo-Atherton to begin the second half of league play. The Panthers next host Hillsdale on Oct. 8, while the JV team remains unbeaten in league competition.

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Burlingame football blanks Arroyo 49-0, improves to 3-0

Burlingame's varsity football team shut out Arroyo 49-0 in San Lorenzo on Saturday, with quarterback Mark O'Grady throwing four touchdowns and receiver Will Armstrong catching two scores as the Panthers extended their unbeaten start to 3-0.

Cornell University Sign at southern entrance to Cornell University's West Campus.

Burlingame High's Alexa Chang commits to swim at Cornell

Burlingame High senior and Burlingame Aquatic Club standout Alexa Chang has verbally committed to swim at Cornell University for the 2027–28 season, bringing Junior National qualifier times that would already rank among the Big Red's best in backstroke and butterfly.

Little League baseball stadium at dusk with lights on and crowds filling the stands.

BHS grad Edwards reaches Little League World Series final

Burlingame High Class of 2006 graduate Cory Edwards managed his son Logan's Paseo Verde Little League team to the 2026 Little League World Series championship game, where they fell to Curaçao 11-2 on Sunday, Aug. 30.

Mercy High School cheerleaders perform with blue pom-poms on the campus lawn as students watch behind them.

Mercy athletes get first on-campus athletic home

Mercy High School in Burlingame will have its own gymnasium, pool and athletic facilities for the first time since the school's 1931 founding as the $27 million Athletic and Student Life Center opens for the 2026-27 season.

Five young women in casual clothing stand together outside Levi's Stadium.

Burlingame players attend 49ers flag football conference

Five Burlingame High flag football players attended the San Francisco 49ers' annual T.H.I.N.K. Gold! Conference at Levi's Stadium on Aug. 15, a recognition for the program heading into its fourth season with a home opener Sept. 9.

Promotional graphic reading 'Fall Sports Night' over red theater-style auditorium seats.

Burlingame High hosts Fall Sports Night Monday

Burlingame High School hosts Fall Sports Night on Monday, Aug. 24, from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. for parents and guardians of fall-sport athletes, with the Athletic Boosters supporting the event.

Jesse Lehane wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses on the brim.

Lehane named Burlingame High head baseball coach

Jesse Lehane, a former assistant under 16-year head coach Shawn Scott, has been named Burlingame High's new varsity baseball coach, inheriting a program that won the PAL Bay Division title in 2026 but lost 12 seniors.

High school football stadium lit up at night with players on the field and a full grandstand.

Panthers kick off 100th football season Friday

Burlingame High's football program opens its 100th season with a varsity home game against Palo Alto on Friday at Peter Umland Stadium, with head coach John Philipopoulos leading a squad ranked No. 3 in the PAL De Anza Division.

Youth baseball game at a packed Little League stadium with an American flag flying above.

BHS alum to manage Nevada team in Little League World Series

Burlingame High School Class of 2006 graduate Cory Edwards is managing Paseo Verde Little League of Henderson, Nevada, at the 2026 Little League World Series, with the team's first game against Ohio airing Thursday, Aug. 20, at 11 a.m. Pacific on ESPN.

Headshot of Josette Rodriguez-Gray, Burlingame High School's new certified athletic trainer, smiling against a plain background.

BHS athletic trainer starts as Panthers open fall season

Burlingame High School announced Josette Rodriguez-Gray as its new Certified Athletic Trainer for the 2026-27 school year, her first with the San Mateo Union High School District, as fall sports begin later this month.

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