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Alhambra football suffers loss in last game of season

The lights shut off at Miramonte’s football field late on Friday night, and six players lingered. Completely silent, their actions said so much; they knew their football careers were over. Those six players represent what the Alhambra football program was and will be in the future, much more than the …

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Bulldogs outlast Falcons in shootout

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Football fans in Martinez were smiling Friday night, and will probably carry that smile with them all week, because at Alhambra, it’s always a sight worth a smile when you beat College Park. The 46-42 win not only catapulted the Bulldogs into the North Coast …

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Marin Catholic ousts Lady Bulldogs 3-0 in NCS semi-final loss

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune If you watched Alhambra’s girls volleyball team on Wednesday night, any calls regarding an open volleyball section playoff can be directed to North Coast Section commissioner Gil Lemmon. The Lady Bulldogs were beaten in straight sets on Nov. 9 by Marin Catholic, the Marin County …

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Alhambra runners finish out season in fine form

By JOEL TIMBRELL Martinez Tribune All 12 of the Diablo Athletic League high schools met for the 2016 DAL Cross Country Championships this past Saturday, Nov. 5, at Martinez’s own Hidden Valley Park. In 2015 and several previous years, the league lineup schools included Acalanes, Alhambra, Campolindo, Dougherty Valley, Dublin, …

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Lady Dogs outlast San Marin in second-round playoff win

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Every win at the point is breaking new ground for the Bulldog volleyball team, which qualified for it’s first ever North Coast Section on Nov. 5. Unlike most of the season leading up to the playoffs, the 3-2 win in the second round of NCS …

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Long time coach closes out time at Alhambra

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune When Frank Reichert started coaching water polo, none of his current crop of players were born. When he took over in 1999 at Alhambra as the varsity coach, there we no records to break, because none had been recorded. Nearly 20 years, and 307 wins …

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Unofficial election results in

Mark Ross, Noralea Gipner lead in Martinez City Council race By E. CLARK Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – The nation wasn’t alone Tuesday night as unexpected results from the 2016 General Election also poured into Contra Costa County. Of special local interest were results from the Martinez City Council, Dist. …

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Rotary Report: Foster parenting in Contra Costa County

By PAUL CRAIG Special to the Tribune Contra Costa County has way too many abused or neglected kids. Fortunately, our County has a strong program to help them. Children and Family Services protects about 2,200 kids each year. These kids are placed with foster kid families. Lots of folks in …

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Students compete in Contra Costa Model UN

Instead of taking part in their schools’ football games, dances, and other fun weekend activities, 225 Bay Area high school students buckled down this past Friday afternoon and evening, as well as all day Saturday to discuss and provide workable solutions to many of our world’s biggest challenges, at the …

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