LAMORINDA WEEKLY | Santa Maria sixth-grade boys basketball team champions

Since third grade this Santa Maria `American' CYO Team from Orinda has often struggled against their rival, St. Monica CYO, from Moraga, who has won the West Diablo CYO tournament every year. But in sixth grade Santa Maria CYO finally beat St. Monica in sanctioned play to win the Championship game 49-27. Prior to this season, the Santa Maria teammates worked hard on their own to fine tune their basketball skills and then come back together as a team to be able to finally beat their rival in 2019! Even though it took a while, hard work and determination paid off for the Santa Maria sixth-grade American Team.