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Lady Bulldogs struggled with former DFAL foe

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Last week the Bulldogs split their games against Freedom-Oakley and Acalanes-Lafayette respectively, but the margin between the two results really highlights what the league restructuring will do for the Bulldogs in 2016. The Acalanes Dons made easy work of the Bulldogs on Sept. 15, taking …

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Matadors cruise to victory over Bulldogs

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune If you looked at the Lady Dogs game last week against Acalanes, and then again at their game against Miramonte on Tuesday night, you’d see they were basically carbon copy answers to one question. Why were the leagues re-conferenced? When you have a team that …

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Minutemen too physical for Lady Dogs

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Concord and Alhambra’s girls took to the pool on Wednesday afternoon as the sun started to descend and played on of the more physical games of water polo that pool has ever seen. Concord’s Lady Minutemen were victorious by a score of 11-8, but the …

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Davis on the Tonight Show!

https://youtu.be/ftxXeX2m8Zg Alhambra alum and Green Bay Packers receiver Trevor Davis was featured on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’s “NFL Superlatives” edition on Friday, Sept. 16, prior to the team’s game with the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016. (YOUTUBE.COM/FALLONTONIGHT / Courtesy)

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Dogs score 24 in big win over Concord

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune So far so good for the Alhambra boys water polo team. Two games in league play, two 20-goal scoring outputs, those numbers are huge at any level. Ok, so we expected the Bulldogs to start off their league campaign hot, but the magnitude of how …

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Four Bulldogs claim medals at Hayward High Farmer Invite

By JOEL TIMBRELL Martinez Tribune Alhambra High’s cross-country team made the trip to Hayward High School for the 14th annual Farmer Invitational this past Saturday, Sept.17. Like Martinez’s Hidden Valley Park on Center Avenue, Hayward’s course this year was slightly different because of construction work. The traditional three-mile course cut …

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Alhambra trounces Las Lomas 42-9

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune It’s finally happening, Alhambra is starting to gel and settle in as a team. And as a team they settled in all over George De Klotz Stadium in Walnut Creek, destroying the Las Lomas Knights. Alhambra’s 42-9 win on Sept. 16, saw them put up …

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Dogs compete at Mutt Strut

MARTINEZ, Calif. – About 70 people and 40 dogs participated in the Mutt Strut last Thursday at the Martinez Amphitheater. The strut offered local dog owners a chance to show off their beloved pets, with prizes going to Best Name, Best Tail, Best Costume, Looks Most Like Owner and Best …

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Plans for new county building move forward

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Contra Costa County has selected three firms to help explore the options for building a new administration building, a new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and other capital facilities. The Board of Supervisors recently approved contracts with KMD Architects for the new administration building; RossDrulisCasenberry Architecture for the …

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Pellegrini recognized …

Martinez’s own Dan Pellegrini (center) was presented with a Certificate of Commendation by State Superintendent of Education Tom Torlakson (at right), and the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors for his decades-long work on the Fish and Wildlife Committee, and the Contra Costa Water District. County Supervisor Federal D. Glover …

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