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Alhambra boys volleyball is in the second year of a rebuilding plan that has gone just about perfectly. Last year they went from the bottom of the league to a playoff team and fourth place in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League. They won a playoff game, but ran into Campolindo …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune If you’ve ever met coach Al Boyce, chances are you’ll have heard him say this at least once, “it’s not the size of the Dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the Dog.” The quote, most commonly attributed to Mark Twain, …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune There will be a few goals for the Alhambra girls lacrosse team to cross off their list this season, and one of them will probably be to play complete matches. The Bulldog girls have steadied a formerly shaky program by making big strides over the …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Six Alhambra wrestlers qualified for the chance to represent their school in the North Coast Section Wrestling tournament at James Logan High School starting on Friday, Feb. 26, and going through the weekend. The best of the best from the entire section converged in Union …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune As students stormed the court in jubilation after a first league win of 2016, the scene that presented itself was emblematic of everything the program could become in the following years. The 55-50 win over Acalanes on Friday, Feb. 19, was a sigh of relief …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Martinez native and St. Catherine of Siena graduate Natalie Romeo adds to the accolades of her sophomore season with one game left until the Big Ten Tournament. Romeo has shot the ball from beyond the arc at an alarming pace. The former Carondelet-Concord guard nailed …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Two teams at different ends of the spectrum met on Friday, Feb. 19. One team, Acalanes, was playoff-bound with a high seed coming. Alhambra, however, was just hoping they could end the season with a positive showing. As has been the case most of the …

Alhambra alumnus and former MVP softball player Kylee Perez was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Tuesday morning, Feb. 23, after a big weekend performance for the UCLA Bruins. Perez, who was a three-time Diablo Foothill Athletic League MVP during her time at Alhambra, has started off her sophomore …