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Campo hands Bulldogs first DFAL loss, 8-2

By GABE AGURCIA Special to the Tribune Alhambra baseball was defeated at home by Campolindo on Tuesday, April 19 by a score of 8-2. The final deficit was sizable, but it was close for most of the game. Campolindo put pressure on starter Cole Gifford right away, with second baseman …

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Fuller: ‘Saving key to a good future’

By PAUL CRAIG Special to the Tribune John Fuller understands the importance of saving for the long-run. John has for many years run the Martinez office of the investment firm Edward Jones, Inc. He’s a member of Martinez Rotary, and subscribes to Rotary ideals (listed below). He’s easy to talk …

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Alhambra tennis gets first set wins

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The Bulldog tennis team is not going down without a fight. Not so long ago, all Diablo Foothill Athletic League contests were no-doubt 0-9 losses. But that’s changing. Yes they lost to Campolindo 2-7 on April 19, but it is still a definite improvement. In …

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Bulldogs set out to plunder at Pitt Relays

By JOEL TIMBRELL Special to the Tribune The Bulldogs traveled to Pittsburg High School for the 17th Annual Pittsburg Pirate Relays this past Saturday, April 16. For only the third invitational Track and Field meet this year, the Bulldogs put up some impressive times and marks, several of which were …

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Downtown Martinez Art Beat places local culture on display

By JAEGER MOORE Special to the Tribune Typically walking down the streets of downtown Martinez, you never know what kinds of interesting things you may find. Goers of last weekend’s Annual “Bay Area Craft Beer Festival” were pleasantly surprised to walk the streets and find Downtown Martinez’s Art Beat, a …

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Martinez Library got lucky!

By PAUL CRAIG Special to the Tribune Ruth Boyer is our head librarian! Ruth is a non-stop bundle of energy and ideas. She showed Rotary her “musical bananas” during a recent meeting of the Martinez Rotary. Real bananas. Touching them makes music. The educational “thing of it” is that her …

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Kiwanis Club of Martinez turns 90

Kiwanis Club of Martinez members shared cake and champagne in celebration of receiving its Kiwanis International Charter on April 15, 1926, making the local chapter 90 years old. Speaker for the occasion was Justin Gomez of States Coffee & Mercantile, which roasts its own coffee beans and offers a selection …

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Alhambra stunned by Las Lomas in first DFAL loss

If there has ever been a better example of the parity of the Diablo Foothill Athletic League, then please let Alhambra’s volleyball team know. Because they’ll need to know that to soften the blow of their 3-2 loss on April 14. The Las Lomas Knights came into the Alhambra gym, …

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Whitworth no-hits St. Mary’s in Stampede

In what has been perhaps Sam Whitworth’s finest moment as a Bulldog, the senior right-hander capped off her performance in pool play against St. Mary’s-Stockton with a no-hitter and a first place finish in Pool D, or the “group of death.” Whitworth got the win as a result of gritty …

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Lady Bulldogs bounce top-rated Mitty 4-2

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune After a win over Foothill, things not only didn’t get easier, they got tougher. Looming in an afternoon clash was the Archbishop Mitty-San Jose Monarchs, a Central Coast Section power akin to the Bulldogs. It was always going to be a tight affair going against …

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