BY DEBRA J. MORRIS We’re jumping for joy this year because farmers are telling us …
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BY RICK PORCARO Thairo Estrada’s ninth inning double scored Matt Chapman all the way from …
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By LUKE JOHNSON Special to the Tribune Freshman forward Sasha Sadoff cut from the right to the center of the field, broke two defenders in the box, and tapped the ball past the keeper for what would be the game-deciding goal with 10 minutes left in Acalanes High School’s 3-2 …
Read More »Antioch falls short despite having twice as many shots on goal By LUKE JOHNSON Martinez Tribune An errant pass by host Antioch High School that allowed an easy goal for Tim Catalan ended up being a costly mistake in Alhambra’s 2-1 victory during Monday night’s (Jan. 11) non-league boys’ soccer …
Read More »By LUKE JOHNSON Special to the Tribune Shiguma Takeuchi’s goal in the opening three minutes of a Diablo Foothill Athletic League boys’ soccer match was all Dougherty Valley High School needed to put away host Alhambra last Wednesday night. The Bulldogs (2-7-2) had many chances, but were shutout, 1-0, after …
Read More »Miramonte High School boys basketball takes easy victory over Bulldogs By LUKE JOHNSON Special to the Tribune A tag team effort – 6-foot-5 wing Eddy Ionesco’s 20 points and six rebounds with 6-foot-7 power forward Charlie Hocking’s 15 points and eight rebounds – allowed Miramonte High School boys’ basketball to …
Read More »By LUKE JOHNSON Special to the Tribune To put this into perspective, Miramonte High School girls’ basketball is ranked fifth in the nation on Maxpreps, while Alhambra is ranked 9,524th. Both are in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League. Miramonte coach Kelly Sopak sat his top three players the entire first …
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By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune Sand piles, like this one at the top of F Street near Alhambra High School, are ready and waiting for local residents who come bearing sandbags. As reminders of the latest El Niño season move through the area, well over 2,500 sandbags have been snapped …
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By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – Eight district residents have stepped up to be considered to fill the approaching vacancy on the Martinez Unified School District Board. The group includes a mix of educators, a program analyst and laboratory technician, a labor activist, and a retiree who previously …
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By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – An investigation continues in a weekend shooting that left one person with non-life-threatening injuries. Martinez Police Det. Gerardo Espinoza declined to go into specifics about the investigation, but said a “person of interest’’ is being sought in connection with the case. The …
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By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune History buffs may enjoy hearing the perspectives of Diane Donovan who will be speaking on her book, “San Francisco Relocated,” on Tuesday at the Martinez Library. The hour-long presentation about the City’s amazing building moves from the time of the Gold Rush to modern times …
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By DAVID SCHOLZ Martinez Tribune Human trafficking is not a problem limited to the grainy, dimly lit cable television news exposés in foreign lands or slick Hollywood dramas. It is in Contra Costa County’s backyard and it has been here for some time. A report presented Feb. 12 to the …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER and HELEN LAME’ Over a half century after manning the control booth for some of the greatest albums of all time, Alan Parsons continues to leave his mark on Rock n’ Roll history with a string of solid albums of his own. Parsons first gained notoriety by …
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BY RICK PORCARO In sports betting, what exactly is an underdog? If you want to gamble on the team or player with the lowest odds to win, you’re taking a chance on the underdog. The payoff in these wagers is more significant since the underdog is given a smaller likelihood …
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