Former St. Mary's Standout Splits Time Between Law School and Professional Rugby
A law student by day and a rugby pro by night, Lafayette native Mike Haley is plenty familiar with the raised eyebrows and looks of surprise.
"I do get a lot of interesting reactions," ...By Karl Buscheck
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Magic 99 Girls Take Santa Clara Sporting Girls Invitational Title
The Magic 99 Girls soccer team, led by coach Haris Obic, capped a memorable Memorial Day weekend tournament by defeating the host team, Sporting 98 Green, 4-0 in the final to be crowned the 2016 Santa Clara Sporting Girls Invitational Champion. The Magic girls ...Submitted by Greg Davis
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Magic 99 Boys Win National Cup Regional Soccer Tourney
The California Magic 99 Boys soccer team won US Club Soccer's National Cup Regional Tournament in Davis from June 11 to June 14, resulting in a 3-1-0 record. The Magic Boys outscored their opponents 12 goals to 2 throughout the tournament. As regional champions, the ...Submitted by Greg Davis
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Lamorinda Girls to Play Soccer for Stanford's Standout Team
Lamorinda Soccer Club forward Cecilia Gee, who successfully played at the international level in Spain earlier this year with the U.S. National Women's U18 team, and teammate Caroline Clark have been invited by Stanford University to play for the university's highly ...Submitted by Keven Guillory
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JM Seventh-grader Stars in USSSA Gumball Gold Championship
Moraga's Abbie Lee, No. 24, helped the Castro Valley Synergy 14U softball team win the USSSA Gumball Gold Division tournament in Hayward June 11 and 12. The team went undefeated in six games, in which Abbie went 16-for-18. They defeated the NorCal Legends 5-2 in the ...
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Angels Come From Behind To Beat the A's for the Mustang Baseball Championship
In a winner-take-all, three-hour marathon game on June 7 at Saint Mary's College, the Angels prevailed against the A's by the score of 18-12 to win the Moraga Baseball Association's Mustang Championship.
Submitted by Ted Ting
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Orinda Intermediate School Golf Team Earns Back-to-Back Titles
A stroke of good fortune played a big part in the rise of the Orinda Intermediate School golf team.
"We're so lucky to have Eric Jones," team manager Denice Gant said of the former ...By Karl Buscheck
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Lamorinda Rowers Help Propel Oakland Strokes at Nationals
There was a common thread among the three Oakland Strokes boats that medaled at the US Rowing Youth National Championships. All of them were powered - at least in part - by Lamorinda rowers.
By Karl Buscheck
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Getting in Sync for Rio
Breathe, and slip beneath the water's surface. Remain there and perform a gymnastics-like routine. Strike a pose and hold it. Stay focused. Stay in absolute sync with your swim partner's moves. Burst from the water and submerse again. And again. And again. Six hours ...By Cathy Dausman
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Nationals Beat Giants for Little League Title in Majors Division
The Lafayette Little League Championship ...Submitted by Sharyn Harrington
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Orinda 14 U Bandits Fight Their Way to Gold Championship
The Orinda baseball team 14 U Bandits are the 2016 680 Diablo League Gold Champions. The championship tournament was held June 3-5 in Santa Clara.
Manager Robert Filipas credited a true ...Submitted by Junaid Khan
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U14 AB Seals Win Tourneys to End Four-year Run Together
The AB Seals, managed by Jon Zuber, won 14U tournaments in both Woodland, Calif., and Medford, Ore., in May to successfully conclude four-plus years of tournament baseball together. On May 15 the Seals won the ÒTwist ItÓ tournament in Woodland and then traveled to ...Submitted by Kevin Reilly
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Orinda 9U All-Star Team Wins Bigtimer Baseball Tournament
The Orinda 9U All-Star team defeated the Blossom Valley (San Jose) Mustang All-Stars, 15-0, to win the Bigtimer Baseball 2016 Memorial Day Tournament in Santa Cruz on May 30.
Strong ...Submitted by Marc Leibowitz
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Acalanes, Campolindo and Miramonte End Track Season at State Meet
In her first full season on the Acalanes track team, senior Julia Lyons jumped her way to the largest stage in California.
"Making it to the State meet is the biggest feat - especially ...By Karl Buscheck
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Acalanes Softball Hopes to Make its Mark in NCS Quarterfinals
Even though star shortstop Zoe Marott never played a single inning, the Acalanes softball team managed to advance to the NCS division III quarterfinals.
"The day she got hurt on the ...By Karl Buscheck
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA