By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune In his first start after being named the starting quarterback at the University of La Verne, Josh Evans nearly guided his team back from a late 14-point deficit against Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. Evans, who graduated from Alhambra in 2015, is a sophomore at …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The Bulldogs dropped a heart breaker on Thursday evening in Danville, but their loss to San Ramon Valley was still a very telling benchmark of where the program has risen to. Losing in five sets on Sept. 1 would’ve been nothing to be disappointed about, …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Revenge was on the brain when the Alhambra Bulldogs welcomed the Bishop O’Dowd Dragons to Alhambra on Sept. 6, but unlike last season’s opener and too similar to last season’s playoff exit, it was no fun for the Dogs. Alhambra opened up their season with …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Basically anything the Bulldogs did on Friday night could have been classified as a step in the right direction, but it’s clear they’re going to need to figure things out ASAP. Their 17-14 loss to San Marin on Sept. 2 did, however, show some progress …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune It’s been a long road for Trevor Davis, but over the past weekend, everything he worked for at in Pop Warner football, Alhambra High School, Hawaii and UC Berkeley came to its pinnacle. The rookie wide receiver was drafted in the fifth round of the …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The season started for the Alhambra girls water polo team exactly the way it did last season: with a win over Bishop O’Dowd. This time it only took four quarters for the two teams to decided the outcome of the match, but on Sept. 6 …

Alhambra High School senior, Noa Nabeshima, son of Noel Nabeshima, has earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest honor awarded by the Boy Scouts of America. The award will be presented at a Court of Honor ceremony on Oct. 15 at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Pleasant Hill, California. …

9/11 Flag Raising MARTINEZ, Calif. – The Martinez Police Department’s Honor Guard will lead a flag raising ceremony in honor of those who died in the terrorist attacks 15 years, ago on Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at the 9/11 memorial site …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – The Martinez Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday they will be hosting a public candidate forum for local City Council candidates. The four hopefuls running for council are incumbent Mark Ross, John Stevens, Noralea Gipner and Courtney Masella O’Brien. All four candidates have confirmed their attendance at the …

MARTINEZ – City Manager Brad Kilger announced Monday the hiring of Anne Cardwell as the assistant city manager for the City of Martinez. Cardwell will fill the position that was vacated by the previous Assistant City Manager Alan Shear, who left in April of this year to assume the position …