10U girls Diablo Alliance Water Polo Frozen Cup Tournament Champions The 10U Diablo Alliance Water Polo club won the Co-Ed 2018 Frozen Cup Tournament in February. The team fought hard and defeated the competitive Royal 559 Water Polo Academy for first place. Submitted by Rhodora Del Rosario
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4th grade boys win CYO championship The St. Perpetua fourth grade boys American League basketball team won the West Diablo CYO League Championship held at the Tice Community Center this month.
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Team Harmeyer wins CYO championship The Third Grade Boys CYO basketball championship weekend took place at Tice Valley Gymnasium in Walnut Creek over the weekend of Feb. 10-11. The top four teams in the 18-team division were invited to the "Final Four" to compete for the top trophy. The championship game ...Submitted by P.J. Gould
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St. Perpetua girls basketball team undefeated The St. Perpetua third grade girls basketball team won the West Diablo CYO playoff championship at Tice Valley to cap an undefeated season. The team had two hard fought wins in the playoffs against Santa Maria and the other St. Perpetua team in the championship game. ...Submitted by Ben Tschann
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St Monica's 5th Grade boys win championship St Monica's fifth grade American league team defeated Christ The King parish Sunday, Feb. 11 in the finals for the West Diablo CYO Basketball league.
Head coach Eric Van Olst led the ...Submitted by Jessica Van Olst
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Lamorinda female wrestling participation on the rise Since 2004, what high school sport, percentage wise, can claim to have the fastest growing group of participants? In all likelihood, you've guessed incorrectly. It's wrestling. No, it's not the boys but in fact the participation of girls in high school wrestling ...By Jon Kingdon
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Gonzaga handles Saint Mary's easily, 78-65 The 11th-ranked Saint Mary's basketball team seemed to have everything pointed in their favor Feb. 10 as they faced off against their biggest rival. They defeated Gonzaga on their home court earlier in the season, they had won 19 straight games, and they were playing ...By Jon Kingdon
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Saint Mary's women's basketball's South Pacific influence There have been numerous articles written about the influx of Australian players on the Saint Mary's College men's basketball team. Overlooked has been how Paul Thomas, the Saint Mary's women's head coach, has utilized the talents of the women from the South Pacific ...By Jon Kingdon
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Challenging season for Lamorinda girls soccer The 2017-18 season for Lamorinda girls soccer teams has proven to be a bit of a challenge for each of the schools. Interspersed with some very positive games and efforts by each of the teams, the combined record for Acalanes, Campolindo and Miramamonte as of this ...By Jon Kingdon
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Lamorinda high school boys soccer doing well despite injuries, illness Coming off a championship season, Acalanes coach Paul Curtis was certainly aware that it was going to be difficult to match last season's 20-2-4 record and accomplishments. In the heart of league play, with a record of 13-6-1 and 5-1 in league play, Curtis remains ...By Jon Kingdon
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Keeping up with the Hendersons An incomparable athletic dynasty at Acalanes High School is about to come to an end with the graduation of Nick Henderson this spring.
The Henderson family has dominated the football and ...By John T. Miller
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Lamorinda girls basketball face hurdles heading into league play Coming off a season where Campolindo made it to the state finals, head coach Art Thoms, having lost only one player to graduation, had to be optimistic about his team's prospects until confronted with a series of injuries and a number of girls who opted to compete in ...By Jon Kingdon
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Toughness pervades Lamorinda boys basketball Acalanes Coach Sol Henik came into the season with a unique roster comprising 12 seniors and two juniors. Says Henik: "I've never experienced this before. It's great to have so much leadership and experience on the team. The seniors all care because they realize ...By Jon Kingdon
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Increased interest in Lamorinda wrestling The requirements of wrestling are best summed up by Dan Gable, the most famous amateur wrestler in college history: "Once you've wrestled, everything is easy."
Wrestling is a bit of an ...By Jon Kingdon
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St. Perpetua 4th-grade National boys win tournament The St. Perpetua fourth-grade National boys basketball team won the MVP Flight holiday tournament at the Ultimate Fieldhouse winning all three of their games against Santa Maria, Santa Monica and St. Mary's. Submitted by Andrea Hilsabeck
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