Wednesday, July 18, 2012
OBA 9U Falls in Championship Game
The Orinda Baseball Association Ponys completed in Manteca in 100-degree weather against teams from Northern and Central California. Big League Dream Park has replica fields of major league stadiums, the nine-year-olds and their parents enjoyed playing games in Angel ...Submitted by Junaid Khan
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
East Bay Eclipse Summer Results
Results from the San Jose Earthquakes 4v4 tournament on Saturday, June 23:
U10 Lunar Girls:
The East Bay ...Submitted by Steve Mahomes
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Lafayette Little League Competes in Summer Play
Lafayette Black:
Lafayette Little League's Advanced Baseball team, Lafayette Black, took second place in a 22 team division, losing a tough championship game to Pleasanton Foothill. The ...Submitted by Shannon Vicencio
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Swimmers Go "Bottoms Up"
The Orinda Moraga Pool Association played host to a fun day of competitive swimming, putting on the 37th Annual Moraga Valley Pool's (MVP) Bottoms Up swim meet at the Soda Center at Campolindo High School on Sunday, July 8. More than 750 swimmers participated in the ...Submitted by Randy DeVecchi
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
London Calling: Lamorinda Olympians Headed to the Summer Games
The 2012 London Olympics kick off in a little more than a week. Five Lamorinda athletes will have the honor of competing in these Games of the XXX Olympiad. Three are Olympic veterans while the other two are experiencing the dream for the first time.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Orinda Force Wins Fourth of July Tournament
The 11U Orinda Force had two dramatic wins in the playoffs to win the 2012 TPR Super 4th of July Tournament in Manteca, California. With Orinda ahead 3-2 in the semi-finals, the Fair Oaks Force had a runner on third with no one out in the bottom of the last inning. ...Submitted by Dennis Wong
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Starting Off on the Right Foot
Bouncing between the United States and Italy, Giorgio Tavecchio preferred soccer to football while growing up. Now training under famed punter David Akers for the 49ers, Tavecchio is grateful for his experience with the American tradition.
 By Caitlin Graveson
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Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Lamorinda United Wins in Overtime
Lamorinda United 94 played in the championship game of the U.S. Club Regional for the third consecutive year. Lamorinda took an early lead when Katie Tao delivered a corner kick into the penalty box to Sam Zarling, who headed it into the back of the net for a 1-0 ...Submitted by John Fuller
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Wednesday, July 04, 2012
MBA Mustang 10U Wins Tournament
The Moraga Baseball Association Mustang 10U team won the Pleasant Hill Boys' Invitational on Sunday, June 10th, defeating the Pleasant Hill Hawks, 6-2.
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Wednesday, July 04, 2012
High Fives and Hang Tens
In Lamorinda there is a group of seventeen 12-year-old girls who just do what they love to do and that's play soccer. Recently, they brought their fun loving spirits and high flying soccer skills to the Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Championships June 16-17. They came with ...Submitted by Ali Minden
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Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Divers Compete at Regional Meet
Sherman Swim and Dive competed at the Region 10 Diving Championships held at the Santa Clara International Swim Center June 8-10. Divers from five western states competed at the meet, including many of the best divers from Region 9 in Southern California (there are ten ...Submitted by Steve Sherman
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Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Orinda Boom Surprise Competition
The 10U Orinda Baseball Association (OBA) All-Stars traveled to Turlock to prepare for Pony Sanctioned play, and returned as surprise Champions. After an uninspired Saturday where they finished with one win and one loss, the Orinda Boom defeated three established ...Submitted by Dennis Wong
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Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Seven State Trip Ends with a Win
The LBA Bucks completed a Baseball Barnstorming trip through seven states. From June 12-20, the team played games in Murray, Utah and Cheyenne, Wyoming. The trip culminated in a visit to the Triple Crown Slumpbuster Tournament in Omaha.
 Submitted by Jon Ewing
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Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Baseball, Softball All-League Awards
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Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Four SMC Players Selected in Major League Baseball DraftSenior pitcher surprised by pick
At the beginning of the year, Saint Mary's pitcher Martin Agosta and third baseman Patrick Wisdom got the majority of attention from Major League Baseball scouts, as both were named to Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects list. Both Wisdom and Agosta were drafted in ...By Simon Tryzna
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA