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Gaucho injury time winner stuns Dogs

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune It was surprising, it was unfair, it was heart wrenching, and it happened in a matter of seconds. It was soccer. It was one team wanting it more than the other and taking their chances, which were few and far between, and converting them. El …

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Nomination period for June elections begins

UPDATED Feb. 19, 2016: In June, the top two candidates in each county race that receive the most votes will advance to the November Primary. MARTINEZ, Calif. – The first step on the road to the June 7 Presidential Primary Election begins this week, as Contra Costa residents are invited …

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Alhambra earns draw against Las Lomas

In the last three years, the Alhambra High School girls soccer team has always limped into the playoffs with late league losses. This year they’ll be buoyed by the fact they earned a result in their final game. Everything went against them in their 0-0 draw with Las Lomas on Thursday night, but …

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Dogs beaten down by Wildcats

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Alhambra’s wrestlers went on the road on Thursday, Feb. 4, to take on the Dougherty Valley Wildcats in their final Diablo Foothill Athletic League meet with the San Ramon school. Alhambra’s final road DFAL dual once again highlighted the tenacity of the small Bulldog team, …

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Campo shuts out Alhambra in home league loss 1-0

By GABRIEL AGURCIA Special to the Tribune Alhambra’s boy’s varsity soccer team was defeated at home by Campolindo on Friday, Feb. 5, by a score of 1-0. The Bulldogs came out a bit sluggish and out of sync, which the Cougars tried to take advantage of. Unable to get into …

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Ramirez goes off in a DFAL loss to Matadors on the road, 63-49

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune As the Bulldogs’ time in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League comes to a close, there seem to be some mixed feelings about Alhambra’s final few games. On the one hand, no wins in the league campaign so far makes the league change a welcome change. …

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Lady Dogs honor champions

On Tuesday night the Alhambra girls varsity basketball team did something that could only happen in a small town like Martinez. During their 45-31 victory over the Las Lomas Knights, they honored a group of eight grade girls who will soon enough be incoming Bulldogs in the class of 2020 …

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State of City Address delivered

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Mayor Rob Schroder delivered the annual State of the City Address Tuesday morning, to a crowd of approximately 135 people. The event, held in the auditorium of Creekside Church, 444 Fig Tree Lane, was hosted by the Martinez Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Connolly & Taylor …

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