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 …
Read More »Bulldog girls shutout College Park 2-0
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune An early penalty and a late second goal propelled the Lady Bulldog soccer team to victory on Wednesday night against the rival College Park Falcons. The 2-0 win on Jan. 25 was quite convincing from the Bulldog girls. Alhambra took some time to settle into …
Read More »Lady Dogs score seven; keep clean sheet
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Six goals in the first half of play allowed the Lady Bulldog soccer team to cruise to an easy 7-0 win over Mt. Diablo-Concord on a damp and windy Monday night. Without even shifting into second gear, the Bulldog girls outclassed the Red Devils in …
Read More »Marin Catholic ousts Lady Bulldogs 3-0 in NCS semi-final loss
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune If you watched Alhambra’s girls volleyball team on Wednesday night, any calls regarding an open volleyball section playoff can be directed to North Coast Section commissioner Gil Lemmon. The Lady Bulldogs were beaten in straight sets on Nov. 9 by Marin Catholic, the Marin County …
Read More »Lady Bulldogs win league title outright
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune For the first time in the program’s history the Alhambra volleyball team won a league title. Not a share of the title, either. The whole thing. It’s theirs and only theirs. Alhambra’s girls’ victory over Concord High on Oct. 27 assured that the Lady Bulldogs …
Read More »History made in program’s first NCS win
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Last year, Willie Marchesano’s girls broke new ground when they qualified for the playoffs, but it was clear that this year that wouldn’t be enough for the team. This year they qualified with ease, and won the program’s first North Coast Section match on Tuesday …
Read More »Volleyball girls clinch DAL title over Clayton
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Alhambra’s girls closed out their season with a game left to play in regular season, assuring that the absolute worst-case scenario is that they’ll share the league title, but earn the automatic North Coast Section bid. After a rare blemish this season against Berean Christian …
Read More »Eagles hand Bulldogs first defeat of DAL campaign
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Alhambra’s volleyball teams loss on Tuesday could be blamed on a planet shift, or maybe full moon? Maybe a black cat made it’s way into the locker room pre-game? Those could be the only sound reasons that the volleyball team, which had not even lost …
Read More »Bulldog volleyball keeps rolling; beats Berean 3-0
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune It wasn’t until the last week of October that the Bulldog volleyball team had gotten their second league win last year. This season, they did it in September. Alhambra’s varsity Lady Dog volleyball team maintained their perfect record in Diablo Athletic League play through two …
Read More »Lady Bulldogs struggled with former DFAL foe
By GERARDO RECINOS Martinez Tribune Last week the Bulldogs split their games against Freedom-Oakley and Acalanes-Lafayette respectively, but the margin between the two results really highlights what the league restructuring will do for the Bulldogs in 2016. The Acalanes Dons made easy work of the Bulldogs on Sept. 15, taking …
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