St. Perpetua's East Diocese Champions
The St. Perpetua fourth grade girls' American team beat a tough St. Monica's opponent 26-18 on March 9 in the finals of the Oakland East Diocese Championship. Coached by Dan Meade, Steve Haggerty and Jim Gebhardt, the Panthers used tough defense, basketball smarts and ...Submitted by Meredith Meade
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Dive Right In
Four Sherman Swim School divers traveled to Beaverton March 7-9 to compete in a qualifying meet for the West Nationals.
Audry Lungren (Lafayette) competed in the 12-13 Girls 1-meter and ...Submitted by Steve Sherman
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Karate Kids Take Home Medals
The Karate & Fitness Place USA has some Olympic hopefuls in the making. Seven Lamorinda athletes from KFPUSA returned home from the West Coast Karate Championships (a USA Karate sanctioned event) held in Yuba City on Feb. 24, bringing with them nine medals.
Submitted by Thomas Westernoff
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LMYA Champions
The sixth-eighth grade girls LMYA Ohio State Buckeyes are the LMYA champions. It wasn't easy as the Kentucky Wildcats put up a tough fight in the championship game. Still, the Buckeyes pulled out the win to earn the championship and remain undefeated.
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Water Polo Day
The Campolindo girls' varsity water polo team was honored by the Moraga Town Council for its successful season by getting Feb. 13 declared 2012 Campolindo Girls Varsity Water Polo Day. They won the DFAL title, the NorCal Water Polo Championship, and the NCS Division II ...Submitted by Linda Lim
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Oakland Strokes Hosts Back-to-Back Regattas
The west coast's best junior crew teams competed on the Oakland estuary in two early season regattas at the Faultline Face Off hosted by the Oakland Strokes on March 2-3. Northern California teams just edged out southern California team wins, 12-11.
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Spring Sports Rivalry Week
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SMC Rugby Takes on Italy
Saint Mary's finished its California Conference match play with a perfect 7-0 record. The Gaels closed out their season with a 48-24 win over San Diego State on March 16. The Gaels left on March 20 for a 10-day tour of Italy, where they played matches in Parma, Padova ...Submitted by Tony Samaniego
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Magic takes on Magic
The California Magic U13 girls' team split into two teams for the Diablo Valley Futsal League U14 division. Futsal is a fast-paced soccer game played indoors.
In the championship game, ...Submitted by Greg Davis
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Continuing to Win
St. Monica's fifth grade National team closed out a successful season by winning the 2013 CYO Tournament of Champions at Heritage High School in Brentwood on March 9. The team only lost one game during the season.
Submitted by Jose Pena
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Sweet Sixteen for the Gaels in WNIT
For the past four seasons, Saint Mary's women's basketball qualified for the WNIT and they have improved in post-season play each year, including this year-they have reached the Sweet Sixteen.
By Caitlin Graveson
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Baseball Rivals Faced-Off Last Week
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Riding the Win-Streak
The Campolindo boys' basketball team's season appeared to be over, but the Cougars got a second chance and made the most of it. Despite losing an NCS playoff game to San Marin, Campolindo (22-9) qualified for the CIF tournament when Bishop O'Dowd was moved to the open ...By Michael Sakoda
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Down to the Wire
Saint Mary's men's basketball program has won its share of thrillers this season but could not repeat the magic in the second round of the NCAA tournament. In a match-up against No. 6 Memphis on March 21, the No. 11 Gaels fell 54-52, ending their season 28-7.
By Caitlin Graveson
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Spring into Sand Volleyball
There's a new team in town, and they've taken over Moraga Commons. On sunny-and the occasional rainy-days, the Saint Mary's sand volleyball team is hosting its home games at the park. Beginning its inaugural season in February, players were offered something they ...By Rebecca Eckland
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA