Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Campolindo Sweeps Competition
Campolindo continued its unbeaten start to the DFAL girls' volleyball season, riding solid defense and a superb individual performance to a straight-set victory over Acalanes in DFAL play. Team captain Kelley Wirth led the Cougars to a 25-18, 25-20, 25-22 win over the ...By Brad Kvederis
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Wednesday, October 09, 2013
As Weather Cools, High School Water Polo Heats Up
Over the past month, the high school water polo teams have faced off with a number of rivals in-and-out of the DFAL to prepare for the season, and Oct. 2 marked the first game of intra-DFAL play to determine this year's league rankings.
 By Clare Varellas
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Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Campolindo Stays Perfect against Lamorinda Rivals
Prep football season opened with back-to-back rivalry games for the undefeated Campolindo Cougars. On Sept. 27, the Cougars traveled to take on the undefeated Dons, and on Oct. 4, the Cougars hosted Miramonte (4-1).
 By Michael Sakoda
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Strokes Succeed in Canada
Oakland Strokes varsity women's team returned with a "boatload" of gold medals from the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, which took place in Ontario on Aug. 4-11.
Of the 21 events they ...Submitted by Lynn Klinkenberg
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Teacher Earns Silver Medal in Karate
Caroline Tsuyuki (right) of Lafayette earned a silver medal in the adult women's division of Shito-Ryu karate at the 9th World Karate Do TaiKai Championships held in July in Osaka, Japan. Tsuyuki is a science instructor at Stanley Middle School.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Lamorinda Baseball is No. 1
When Lucas Allen joined the Lamorinda Spartans back in 2011, the team had one goal: to win a national championship.
The team, based in Moraga, is composed of players from around the bay ...Submitted by Steve Allen
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Cal Magic Take Sonoma Classic
California Magic soccer club's U14 girls repeated last year's performance at the 8th Annual Sonoma County Alliance Labor Day Weekend Tournament championship. The girls outscored opponents 11-3 to take home the title.
Submitted by Greg Davis
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Backyard Baseball gets Competitive
Grant Malmquist and Ben Stoddard decided to spend their summer playing baseball. So, they organized, ran, and played on the baseball team that they put together with their friends. The Lafayette Yetis played in the two-day tournament hosted by All-World Baseball in ...Submitted by Jim Malmquist
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
LMSC Team Plays First Club Tournament
The Lamorinda Soccer Club's U9 White team played in the Walnut Creek Jamboree on Aug. 10-11. It was the first time that any of the girls played in a competitive soccer match at the club level, and they held their own. No official score is kept for the tournament, but ...Submitted by Laura Lamison
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Gaels Off to Rocky Start in Preseason
After a hard season last year, the Saint Mary's College women's soccer team looks to bounce back, but has one of the Top-10 most difficult schedules in the nation and has already faced some tough opponents.
By Michael Sakoda
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013
High School Tennis in Full Swing
The high school girls' tennis season is in full swing. After playing a few warm-up matches against other DFAL opponents, the Lamorinda rivalry action started on Sept. 19 with Acalanes (3-0) hosting Campolindo (2-2). In the first of two meetings against Campo this ...By Marissa Harnett
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Nationals Win All-World Sports Tourney
The USA Nationals 15U team made up of players from Lafayette and Moraga won the All-World Sports 16U Division in Fremont held Aug.17-18. In the championship game against the San Francisco Rascals, pitcher Kyle Hinds went the distance in a gutty 7-inning effort. He ...Submitted by Mark Vicencio
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Soccer Club Win in Penalty Kicks
The Lamorinda U15 girls reached four tournament finals matches this summer. Most recently, in the Santa Cruz Breaker's Cup. The girls faced Butte in the championship match with no reserves.
Submitted by Chris Easter
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
A True Pioneer
The UMass Lowell Pioneers athletics department made the jump from NCAA DII to DI this year, and the volleyball team is one of the first teams to debut in the D1 era.
Former Campolindo ...Submitted by Christopher O'Donell
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013
U12 Navy Wins First Tourney
The Lamorinda United U12 boys' navy team earned first place at the Walnut Creek Summerfest, on August 24-25. Lamorinda posted two wins and a tie leading up to the championship against Sacramento's American River Revolution. United won on penalty kicks after holding ...Submitted by Carrie Hansen
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA