Sports

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune A lot can change is a year. Just ask Alhambra and Acalanes’ volleyball teams. Last season the Alhambra boys were the toast of the league. The North Coast Section champions hadn’t lost to the Dons since May 2013. Seven straight wins later, the Bulldogs’ winning …

By JOEL TIMBRELL Martinez Tribune The Bulldogs set out to Chabot College in Hayward last Saturday, March 25 for the Oakland Invitational Relays. Field events began at 8:30 a.m. with four attempts for each person. Running events started thirty minutes later at 9 p.m. As with several other meets, the …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune After a pair of consecutive losses, the Bulldogs turned to their most consistent performer of the season to get them out of the hole. The Alhambra boys baseball team’s 2-0 win over St. Mary’s-Albany came behind yet another six shutout innings. In 28 2/3 innings …

The Martinez Indoor Winter League consists of 58 teams, and over 500 players participating. Courts are located at NorCal Courts, 360 Ferry St., Martinez. Standings current as of  Friday, March 24, 2017.

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune As the calendar turns to April, the competitive part of the Alhambra girls lacrosse team rears its head. The Lady Dogs started off hot with a 4-2 record. But their 12-2 loss to College Park on March 24 proved that the Bulldogs had a lot …

Athlete of the Week: TRENT GREENE Alhambra High School junior Trent Greene is this week’s Tribune Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Matthew C Rinn of State Farm. Greene has been one of the Bulldogs’ most consistent hitters in his second season on the varsity team. In last week’s three-game …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The last time the Lady Bulldog softball team was beaten at Alhambra was May 29, 2013. Let that sink in. Prior to the Bulldogs’ season opening defeat to Heritage-Brentwood on Tuesday afternoon, the Bulldogs last loss on home turf came before any of the current …

BY RICK PORCARO & DANIEL GLUSKOTER As they prepare to return to the field for the first time since their heartbreaking collapse against the Cubs in the NLDS, the San Francisco Giants appear to have addressed their biggest weakness with the signing of free-agent closer Mark Melancon. The question is …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The Bulldog boys were running a four-game losing streak at the time (it’s now and eight-game losing run) but their most recent 3-0 loss was competitive. In their loss to the Liberty Lions on Thursday, March 16, the Bulldog boys lost in straight sets, but …

By JOEL TIMBRELL Martinez Tribune Just four days after the Martinez Relays, the Bulldog track team hosted another meet on their home turf this past Wednesday, March 15, against Berean Christian and Ygnacio Valley High Schools. The meet got started at 3:30 p.m. with the 4×100 relays, where Alhambra won …