By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The defending North Coast Section champion Bulldogs hosted the team they beat in the semi-finals on Tuesday night. But there was a big difference between the team that won last season, and the team that fell in straight sets on March, 7. Only two players …
Read More »A ‘thank you’ from Alhambra’s boys volleyball team
Erin and Nader, Coach Peter Crowley here from the Alhambra High School Men’s Volleyball Team. I just wanted to take a moment now that our season is done and thank you and your staff (writer Gerardo Recinos and photographer Mark Fierner) for their excellent coverage of our team during our …
Read More »TOP DOGS! Alhambra takes NCS Division II title
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Two years time was all it took. The perfect storm of a talented transfer student, a top-tier coach and a team that rallied around them all added up to Friday’s win over Las Lomas and the North Coast Section title. Alhambra was 2-15 in 2014, …
Read More »Bulldogs stop Campo’s reign, advance to NCS final
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune The door has only been open for a year, but Alhambra’s performance on Tuesday night showed that they weren’t just ready to step through – they kicked it down. After taking the last five North Coast Section Division II titles, Campolindo will make way for …
Read More »Volleyball stays hot, breaks into top 40
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Every student at Alhambra will be happy to be on spring break, but I don’t think anyone will enjoy it with the same sense of satisfaction the Bulldog volleyball team will. After a thrilling 3-2 win over Miramonte on April 1, the Bulldogs take their …
Read More »Bulldogs volleyball takes 3-0 victory over Falcons
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune This season has already gotten off to an unprecedented start for the Bulldogs, but nothing is more satisfying for those in blue and gold than beating the purple and black Falcons. The varsity boys volleyball team’s 3-0 victory over College Park on Thursday night (March …
Read More »Alhambra boys volleyball wins big
Alhambra boys volleyball is in the second year of a rebuilding plan that has gone just about perfectly. Last year they went from the bottom of the league to a playoff team and fourth place in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League. They won a playoff game, but ran into Campolindo …
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