The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, a homecoming for Klay and so way more captured in photos

ATHERTON – Sacred Heart Prep boys water polo players celebrate with each other after winning the CCS Open Division title game. The teams played at the 2024 Central Coast Section Water Polo Championships at Sacred Heart Prep on Saturday, November 16 in Atherton, California. (Joseph Dycus/Bay Area News Group)
ATHERTON – Sacred Heart Prep boys water polo players have a good time with one another after winning the CCS Open Division title game. The teams played on the 2024 Central Coast Section Water Polo Championships at Sacred Heart Prep on Saturday, November 16 in Atherton, California. (Joseph Dycus/Bay Area News Group)
Aldo Arroyo, 10, uses his cell phone to scan the QR code of a utility box model on display during the utility box unveiling ceremony at the intersection of University Avenue and Bay Road in East Palo Alto, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. About 140 students from EPACENTER participated in an interactive art project on a dozen electrical boxes that included music and animations after scanning a QR code visible to the public. EPACENTER coordinated the year-long project with support from the California Arts Council, the City of East Palo Alto and the San Mateo County Department of Health. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
EAST PALO ALTO: Aldo Arroyo, 10, uses his cellphone to scan the QR code of a utility box model through the utility box unveiling ceremony on the intersection of University Avenue and Bay Road in East Palo Alto, Calif., on Saturday, November 13 , is issued. February 16, 2024. Approximately 140 students from EPACENTER participated in an interactive art project on a dozen electrical boxes that included music and animations after scanning a QR code visible to the general public. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
13-year-old Jew Khammoungkhoune returns on Saturday, November 16, 2024, for the first time since surviving a fishing boat tragedy that killed his father and four other people. He returns to Bodega Bay, California. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
BODEGA BAY: 13-year-old Jew Khammoungkhoune returns on Saturday, November 16, 2024, for the primary time since he survived the fishing boat tragedy that killed his father and 4 other people. He returns to Bodega Bay, California. (Karl Mondon /Bay Area News Group)
The tower of the eastern portion of the Bay Bridge is illuminated at dusk as the supermoon rises on the horizon behind clouds on Friday, November 15, 2024, from Treasure Island in San Francisco, California. The fourth and final supermoon of According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the year is also called the Beaver Moon because at this time of year beavers find enough food in their lodges to store for the winter. It was also the time of year when beavers were captured during the fur trade in North America. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
SAN FRANCISCO: The tower of the eastern portion of the Bay Bridge is illuminated at dusk because the supermoon rises on the horizon behind clouds off Treasure Island in San Francisco, California, on Friday, November 15, 2024. The fourth and, based on the Old Farmer's Almanac, the last supermoon of the 12 months can be called the Beaver Moon because at the moment of 12 months beavers seek shelter of their lodges and stockpile enough food to last through the winter. It was also the time of 12 months when beavers were captured through the fur trade in North America. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Klay Thompson (31) of the Dallas Mavericks acknowledges fans after a tribute video in his honor before their game against the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Thompson, who is 13 years old Played for the Warriors, who won four titles and set other records, he returned to Warriors Nation for the first time since moving to the home of the Dallas Mavericks. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
SAN FRANCISCO: Klay Thompson (31) of the Dallas Mavericks thanks fans after a tribute video in his honor before their game against the Golden State Warriors on the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Thompson, who played 13 years with the Warriors, winning 4 titles and setting more records and returning to Warriors Nation for the primary time since moving to the house of the Dallas Mavericks. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
Hien Nguyen, 77, of San Jose, carries a large American flag with members of the Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 201 during the Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Monday, November 11, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
SAN JOSE: Hien Nguyen, 77, of San Jose, carries a big American flag with members of the Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 201 through the Veterans Day parade in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Monday, November 11, 2024 . (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
BERKELEY: Rain falls in Berkeley, California, Thursday morning, November 14, 2024, as a pedestrian walks past Mavis McClure's “Pablo” statue on 4th Street. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

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