By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Do you like runs? Looking up at a scoreboard and assuming it’s a football game? Then Alhambra softball is for you. Where else can you find a softball team that can put up 20 runs in three innings, and then basically take their foot off …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Alhambra’s tennis team played a pair of games last week, starting with a match against Pittsburg on April, 13, and Diablo Foothill Athletic League match against tough Dougherty Valley on April 14. Against Pittsburg Nick Atencio has drawn praise from coach Sarah Gallagher. “(Nick) came …

By GABE AGURCIA Special to the Tribune Alhambra baseball was defeated at home by Campolindo on Tuesday, April 19 by a score of 8-2. The final deficit was sizable, but it was close for most of the game. Campolindo put pressure on starter Cole Gifford right away, with second baseman …

By PAUL CRAIG Special to the Tribune John Fuller understands the importance of saving for the long-run. John has for many years run the Martinez office of the investment firm Edward Jones, Inc. He’s a member of Martinez Rotary, and subscribes to Rotary ideals (listed below). He’s easy to talk …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The Bulldog tennis team is not going down without a fight. Not so long ago, all Diablo Foothill Athletic League contests were no-doubt 0-9 losses. But that’s changing. Yes they lost to Campolindo 2-7 on April 19, but it is still a definite improvement. In …

By JOEL TIMBRELL Special to the Tribune The Bulldogs traveled to Pittsburg High School for the 17th Annual Pittsburg Pirate Relays this past Saturday, April 16. For only the third invitational Track and Field meet this year, the Bulldogs put up some impressive times and marks, several of which were …

By JAEGER MOORE Special to the Tribune Typically walking down the streets of downtown Martinez, you never know what kinds of interesting things you may find. Goers of last weekend’s Annual “Bay Area Craft Beer Festival” were pleasantly surprised to walk the streets and find Downtown Martinez’s Art Beat, a …

By PAUL CRAIG Special to the Tribune Ruth Boyer is our head librarian! Ruth is a non-stop bundle of energy and ideas. She showed Rotary her “musical bananas” during a recent meeting of the Martinez Rotary. Real bananas. Touching them makes music. The educational “thing of it” is that her …

Kiwanis Club of Martinez members shared cake and champagne in celebration of receiving its Kiwanis International Charter on April 15, 1926, making the local chapter 90 years old. Speaker for the occasion was Justin Gomez of States Coffee & Mercantile, which roasts its own coffee beans and offers a selection …

If there has ever been a better example of the parity of the Diablo Foothill Athletic League, then please let Alhambra’s volleyball team know. Because they’ll need to know that to soften the blow of their 3-2 loss on April 14. The Las Lomas Knights came into the Alhambra gym, …