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By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The first two word’s out of Daryl King’s mouth after the game on Monday afternoon were predictable, nut had the same effect nonetheless. “No excuses,” the second-year head coach said after Alhambra’s varsity baseball teams 5-4 loss to the Albany Cougars on March 14. “Whether …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune When you have half a team, you get half a game of solid play. Or so it seems for the Alhambra varsity lacrosse team, who lost on Tuesday, March 15, in Concord against Clayton Valley by a score of 10-2. After the game coach Al …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune This season has already gotten off to an unprecedented start for the Bulldogs, but nothing is more satisfying for those in blue and gold than beating the purple and black Falcons. The varsity boys volleyball team’s 3-0 victory over College Park on Thursday night (March …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune 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 …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune For months you all probably got tired of hearing me say how competitive the Diablo Foothill Athletic League is when it comes to basketball. But when I glanced at the North Coast Section brackets and saw what I saw, I felt vindicated. It’s rough to …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The Bulldog tennis team powered through rainy conditions in their Diablo Foothill Athletic League opener against Miramonte, but the weather wasn’t the only foe they had to deal with. The Matadors have a stout program that has given the Bulldogs problems in recent memory. That …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune In the first two years of John Sasaki’s time at the helm of the Lady Bulldog lacrosse program, the team had won a total of four games. Last season the team matched that total in a full season. And now, with five games having been …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune El niño has really put a damper on things over the last few weeks at Alhambra High School. Not only did it have a part to play in the girl’s soccer teams early exit from the North Coast Section playoffs, it also forced the cancellation …