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By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune It took over 100 minutes of soccer for their to be a winner in the quarter-final clash between the Knights and the Bulldogs on Saturday night. In those 100 minutes both teams surely will have felt that they could have won the match. But the …

CARLY AGOSTINO Alhambra High School junior Carly Agostino is this week’s Tribune Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Matthew C Rinn of State Farm. Agostino, a member of the varsity girls soccer team, has not only had a hand in at least one goal for her team in each of …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune When Northgate hosted Alhambra in December in the fourth game of the season, the Broncos needed a pair of stunning goals to beat the Bulldogs. This time around the Broncos’ goals were far from pretty. Northgate beat Alhambra 2-0 on Wednesday night with a pair …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Both teams looked like they fielded two different sets of 11 in the first and second halves of the Bulldogs 1-0 loss to Miramonte on Friday night. Each team had their more productive half in the thrilling Feb. 3 contest, but it was the Matadors …

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: NICKI RUCKI Alhambra High School senior Nicki Rucki (1) is this week’s Tribune Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Matthew C. Rinn of State Farm. Rucki, who plays goalkeeper for the Lady Bulldog soccer team, had a solid week between the sticks, helping the Bulldogs keep …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune When a team scores in abundance sometimes the trivial thing to say is usually something along the lines of, “make sure you save some for the next game.” But dad jokes aside, when two teams show up on a pitch and one doesn’t seem all …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune An injury-time winner snatched a share of the result for the Lady Bulldog soccer team on Wednesday night in Walnut Creek. The result was a bit unfair for the combative contest. Northgate certainly had their chances, and took them, but Alhambra created enough to at …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune There are two magic numbers for Alhambra’s football team. The first is one, and the second in eight. Despite a heartbreaking loss on Friday night, the deal is simple, win and you’re in. That’s one. The second is eight. Of the 35 players on the …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Big players can take over big games and in their game against Berean Christian Friday night, the Bulldogs saw up close that they can also live up to the hype. Four-star rated Rivals.com recruit Isaiah Hodgins and the Eagles hosted the Bulldogs at Clayton Valley …

By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Alhambra’s football team visited a familiar foe on Friday night, knowing full well that their opponent would probably be their toughest test of the entire season. Miramonte was rolling, they came into, and left the match undefeated after the 57-25 win. So the Bulldogs knew …