Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Swimming for Awareness
While swimming the length of Lake Tahoe was a challenge, Keris Dahlkamp says it comes nowhere near the challenge the citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo face today. Because he wanted to raise awareness of the desperate situation there, Dahlkamp took to ...Submitted by Bobbie Dodson
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
New Orinda Soccer Club Plays First Tournament
The U13 girls' team of the newly formed California Magic Soccer Club caravanned to the 24th Annual North vs. South Summer Tournament in San Luis Obispo August 11-12.
The Magic rallied to ...Submitted by Linda Sosa
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Diver Competes at Nationals
Local springboard diver Asher Lichtig, 18, qualified for the 2012 USA Diving "age group" National Championship in Greensboro, NC on August 1-3. There, he competed against 30 boys, age 16-18 from across the U.S. on one- and three-meter boards. Taking 13th and 17th ...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
2012/2013 Lamorinda Football Teams
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Five Year Old Makes Waves
Bronsen Trunzo had an incredible swim season. As a five-year-old competing against six-year-olds, Trunzo went undefeated in dual-meets. He also won the high point at Bottom's Up Invitational and at Meadow Mini Meet Invitational, where he broke a 20-year-old meet record ...Submitted by Eddie Lee
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Matador Becomes a Chicago Cub
Chicago Cubs Center Fielder Brett Jackson remembers watching Giants games with his dad while growing up, well, watching half a game anyway. "I'd rather play than watch," he said.
His ...Rebecca Eckland
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Saint Mary's Soccer Earns Win in Home Opener
After a late season surge that saw the Saint Mary's men's soccer team win its first ever West Coast Conference Championship and make a Cinderella run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, the expectations were high in Moraga as the #18 Gaels opened their regular ...By Simon Tryzna
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
LMYA Basketball
Seventh, eighth and ninth grade LMYA boys' basketball players were in a tight race for first as the summer season came to an end. There was a four-way tie for first place going into the final tournament. The Syracuse Orangemen started the season slowly, losing their ...Submitted by Bob Delamore
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Softball Dominates Tournament
The Lafayette Lightning 16U fast-pitch softball team captured the championship at the Livermore Hot Bats Tournament on July 28-29, outscoring their opponents 55-5 in five games.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Voice of Warriors Speaks at Camp
Warriors TV and radio color commentator Jim Barnett visited Warriors Basketball Camp in Walnut Creek's Tice Valley Gymnasium August 8. Barnett, a 41-year resident of Orinda, talked about the fundamentals of basketball with nearly 60 campers, including 13 kids from ...Submitted by Massimo Degaudenzi
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Moraga Mavericks Close Summer Season with a Win
The Moraga Baseball Association Mavericks 13U team took first place at the Last Chance Showdown at Twin Creeks Sports Complex in Sunnyvale over the weekend of July 28-29. The Mavericks scored a total of 31 runs, giving up only four runs over an undefeated 4-game ...Submitted by Don Cooper
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Top Finish for Young Rider
Jamie Seals achieved a top-10 finish in the Arabian/Half Arabians Youth Nationals in Albuquerque the last week of July. Prior to this prestigious achievement, she was a double champion at the Region III Arabian Horse show in Reno in early July.
 Submitted by Tracey Seals
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Lamorinda Water Polo Junior Olympics RunBoys' 18-Under Take National Title
For the second year in a row, Lamorinda boasts a USA Water Polo Junior Olympic national champion. Last year, Lamorinda's 16-under boys' team earned the title in Irvine. This year, as part of the 18-under team, the boys took first in the platinum division of the USA ...Submitted by John Schnugg
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
2012 Sleepy Hollow B Invitational Swim Meet Results
On Sunday, July 22, Sleepy Hollow Swim & Tennis Club held its annual "B" Invitational Swim Meet. The meet celebrates the "B" swimmers within the Orinda-Moraga Pool Association. "B" swimmers comprise the majority of the OMPA, and this meet provides a great opportunity ...Submitted by Carrie Waechter
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Swim Season Ends with County Meet
As temperatures soared into the triple digits throughout Contra Costa County last weekend, things were heating up in the Acalanes High School pool as well. Over 1800 local swimmers from 54 teams competed for the opportunity to be crowned 2012 Contra Costa County Swim ...Submitted by Kristi Buck
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA