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Iker Martinez and Xabi Fernandez, Olympic Sailors

Basque Athletes in the London Olympics

Several Basques competed in the latest Olympics, representing Spain.

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2012 Basque Festival Videos

Basque festivals are popular — everyone enjoys them, especially the food. Here are a few videos inspired by recent festivals — and the summer festival season has barely started. Video producer Jean Paul Barthe gives a glimpse of the San Francisco Basque Club picnic June 3.

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Basque Pilota Battle

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Athletic Bilbao faces off against Barcelona on May 25, 2012. Photo by David Ramos, Getty Images.

Athletic Bilbao to meet up with Barcelona in Copa del Rey Friday

The Basque team Athletic Bilbao will confront Barcelona in the Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) championship on Friday, May 25. The two teams, who will face off at the Vicente Calderón stadium in Madrid, previously battled it out in the 2009 final. Barcelona took home the trophy with a 4–1 victory. RELATED EUSKAL KAZETA REPORTS: Basques in the 2010 World [...]

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Basque Pelota

Basque Handball Players Woo Bakersfield Crowd from Euskal Kazeta Basque News on Vimeo.

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Team USA Pelota Squad Looks to Advance to Medal Round at Pan Am Games

Team USA Pelota Squad Looks to Advance to Medal Round at Pan Am Games

After opening with a series of wins and some tough losses, the Team USA Basque Pelota players will be battling to advance to the medal rounds at the 2011 Pan American Games being held in Mexico. Roger Etchevers and Roberto Huarte, who scored strong opening victories in trinkete and 36-meter handball, respectively, will face formidable foes from Mexico on Monday [...]

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Huarte Brothers of Team USA Score Pelota Wins at Pan Am Games

Huarte Brothers of Team USA Score Pelota Wins at Pan Am Games

Brothers Tony and Josetxo Huarte of Team USA won their opening matches Friday afternoon during the Basque Pelota competition at the 2011 Pan American Games. The Huarte brothers trounced the Argentinian duo of Raul Axel Mikkan and Esteban Lucas Varron in two preliminary matches at the Complejo Revolucion court in Guadalajara, Mexico. The score in both games was 10-1. Both [...]

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Etchevers, Huarte Win Opening Pelota Matches at Pan Am Games

Etchevers, Huarte Win Opening Pelota Matches at Pan Am Games

The Team USA pelota squad got off to a good start Friday morning when Roger Etchevers and Roberto Huarte won their opening matches at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. With their wins, both U.S. players will face formidable foes from Mexico in the their next matches in the Basque Pelota competition at the international games.

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Tony Huarte will team up with his brother Josetxo in doubles handball at the Pan Am games. Photo: Courtesy of U.S. Federation of Pelota.

Team USA Pelota Squad to Begin Matches at Pan American Games

The United States pelota team, which includes several Basque players who honed their skills in last year’s World Championships, will begin competing Friday at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Basque Americans on Team USA are Roger Etchevers, brothers Tony and Josetxo Huarte and Roberto Huarte. The other members of the squad are Rolando Tejada and Daniel [...]

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BCC pilotaris (blue) beat Boise in NABO's 2010 Paleta Goma Class A title match. Photo: Euskal Kazeta.

Basque Cultural Center Team at World Pelota Championships

Athletes from the Basque Cultural Center in South San Francisco will represent the United States in the 16th annual World Championships of Pelota.

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