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By CLAIRE PULKOWNIK Martinez Tribune Despite coming out hot, Alhambra could not overcome a late surge by Campolindo on May 12 as the Bulldogs once again fell to the Cougars 5-1. The Cougars piled on four runs in the fifth and sixth innings thanks to the bats of University of …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune When the Warriors are missing Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson is asked to step up. When Alhambra is missing Will Jochum, he has a whole host of teammates who can back him up. The Bulldogs’ second-round North Coast Section 3-0 win over Sir Francis Drake-San Anselmo …

By JOEL TIMBRELL Special to the Tribune The freshman and sophomore Alhambra Bulldogs Track Team traveled to Campolindo High School in Moraga for the 2016 Frosh/Soph DFAL Championships last Thursday, May 12. There the Bulldogs battled Miramonte, Las Lomas, Dublin, Dougherty Valley, Acalanes and the Campo Cougars. Alhambra’s underclassmen girls …

By JOEL TIMBRELL Special to the Tribune The Bulldogs gathered at their home track for their last dual meet of 2016 last Wednesday, May 4, to battle the Las Lomas Knights and Acalanes Dons. In the varsity girls 1600 meters, Marissa D’Atri picked up a solid win with a season …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The Dougherty Valley Wildcats ventured into unchartered territory on Tuesday afternoon, but although the Bulldog onslaught was late, it arrived with ferocity. With a 3-1 lead going into bottom half of the third inning, fans looked perplexed, but the top of the Alhambra order sparked …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The rain has had a hand in canceling at least two Alhambra softball games, so on Saturday against College Park, there was no way they weren’t going to get through it. The Lady Bulldogs’ commanding 18-0 win on May 7 started at 11 a.m., and …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune After an extra innings defeat at the hands of Pinole Valley on Monday afternoon, the Bulldogs are on the verge of their biggest losing streak since the team lost five in a row, and seven of eight in 2011. Starting with a loss on April …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune On Saturday afternoon Wisconsin and Martinez were forever linked in a way only sports can make sense of. The Green Bay Packers used the 163rd overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft to select former Alhambra Bulldog and California wide receiver/kick returner Trevor Davis, making …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune By now we know that there is a formula to Alhambra softball games, but twice this season that formula has been disrupted. And twice it has come at the hands of Miramonte, who sits in fifth place in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League after their …