By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune In a heavyweight fight sometimes a scrappy underdog can land an early knockdown. It takes a lot to get up, but when you do the huge momentum swing can be the spark. And it was the spark for the Bulldog football team. They got punched …
Read More »Bulldog runners keep up hot start to season with more medal wins
By JOEL TIMBRELL Martinez Tribune Alhambra cross country runners made the short drive over to Canyon Middle School in Castro Valley for the 2016 Peter Brewer Invitational. A total of 27 schools participated in the meet, including the Bulldogs’ new Diablo Athletic League rival teams Berean Christian and Northgate, both …
Read More »Girls polo thrashes Hercules 24-6
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Alhambra’s girls water polo team put up on of their best scoring outputs of the season on Wednesday night, knocking in 24 goals in their league win over Hercules. Their Oct 5 win was a big one, it meant that as far as North Coast …
Read More »Lady Bulldogs win against Northgate
We may have a front-runner for the not yet existent Martinez Tribune Match of the Year. And for that, we thank the girls volleyball team for staying resilient and battling. The Lady Bulldog volleyball team was down 2-0 in their hotly-contested match against Northgate before they came all the way …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Boys polo scores 23 goals in DAL opening win at St. Pat’s
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Alhambra’s boys water polo opened up their Diablo Athletic League campaign with an explosive win on Sept. 14, by thrashing an upstart St. Patrick-St. Vincent-Vallejo team on the road. While they may not be so happy with how many goals the allowed, there is no …
Read More »Lady Dogs cruise to win in straight sets
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The Alhambra girls probably won’t have an easier day out on the court than they did on Sept. 13. If you were told to make a list of players who had a positive impact you would probably just have to copy the whole roster. It …
Read More »Alhambra Football comes out ahead over Washington-Fremont
Three weeks after the start of the 2016 football season, the Alhambra Bulldogs finally got into the win column. There were positive signs, but after last week’s loss which could’ve been a win, no one is scoffing at the 15-14 win by the Bulldogs over Washington-Fremont on Sept. 9. After …
Read More »Alhambra Volleyball starts season with statement
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Willie Marchesano’s Alhambra girls volleyball had something to prove on Tuesday night, and a statement to make for the rest of the teams in the newly formed Diablo Athletic League’s Foothill Conference. That statement was simple: this is our league. The Lady Bulldogs made a …
Read More »Bulldogs look to capitalize in season of change
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Alhambra Football has endured many changes over its decades as a program, but this season especially will be all about change. The first and biggest change will be the inception of a new league. The Diablo Athletic League is a 16-team super-conference with two conferences …
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