40th Annual Bottoms Up Invitational Lets the Underdogs Shine
Nearly 1,800 people gathered at Campolindo High School's Soda Aquatic Center on July 12 for what has become a favorite yearly tradition for the Orinda Moraga Pool Association: the Bottoms Up Invitational.
 By Clare Varellas
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MBA Tournament Results
After a fun spring season, the Moraga Baseball Association wrapped up the year with a series of tournaments. Teams from various divisions and age groups competed to take home a trophy.
...Submitted by Kat Panos
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Gamers Play Tough Game
After a winning season and a first-place finish in league play, the Orinda Gamers entered the OBA Mustang 10U championship game on June 10 ready to compete. The Gamers matched up against the Fury, who pulled off the upset to win the championship.
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MBA All-Stars Win
The Moraga Baseball Association's 10U All-Star team went undefeated to win the Pleasant Hill tournament championship on June 21.
...Submitted by Susan Linden
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LMSC Goes Undefeated
The Lamorinda Soccer Club U10 girls put in a team effort on both the offensive and defensive end this season. They were undefeated, going 7-0-2 in the Region II Gold Division NorCal Spring league. The girls wrapped up the season on June 13.
 Submitted by Paradi Mirmirani
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Blue Jays Keep Fighting
The AA Lafayette Little League Blue Jays started the season going 0-6. However, the team found a rhythm and qualified for the postseason. In the double-elimination playoffs, they won the first two games, lost the third, and then proceeded to win five straight games in ...Submitted by Sherry Quinn
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Oakland Strokes Compete at Nationals
The Oakland Strokes sent 23 of its top athletes to Sarasota, Fla., to compete at the 2015 U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships. From June 12-14, Strokes' crews competed against 162 high school rowing teams.
Submitted by Cheryl Richards
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Magic U15 Girls Win Western Regional
US Club Soccer held the Nation Cup Western Regional Championships in Davis on June 20-23 and the California Magic U15 girls came away with the victory. The Magic girls played in the highly competitive Super Group division of the tournament, playing five games over ...Submitted by Greg Davis
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Warriors are Champions
The Warriors basketball club's fourth grade boys' team won the 2015 MVP Flight spring tournament with a thrilling 37-33 comeback victory over Piedmont on May 31.
...Submitted by Scott Gardner
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Girls' DFAL All-League Awards
Lacrosse: All three Lamorinda teams qualified for the NCS tournament. Acalanes (12-6) earned the No. 2 berth. The Dons advanced to the semifinals before falling to S. F. University. Miramonte earned the No. 4 seed and faced Lamorinda rival, Campolindo, in the opening ...
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Stanley Sweeps Championships
Lafayette's Stanley Middle School track and field team swept three annual middle school championship meets, beating out 15 East Bay middle school teams to take the titles. On May 27, Stanley won the "B" meet at Piedmont High School. Then on May 28, Stanley won the the ...Submitted by David Kohls
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No. 1 Ranking for Lamorinda Team
After a year of big games against many top ranked teams, the Lamorinda United U18 girls' team has achieved its goal. The team is currently the No. 1 team in the United States, according to GotSoccer.com.
Submitted by Corinna Sassano and Nicole Brown-Yeun
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Two Sports, Two Honors
Ashley Thoms, of Campolindo, was selected DFAL all-league honorable mention for basketball and second team all-league for softball. Campolindo athletic director Tom Renno said, "I can't think of another freshmen to make All League in two sports at Campolindo."
By Conrad Bassett
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Wolfpack Takes Tri-City Title
Each year the Orinda Baseball Association (OBA) combines with Moraga and Piedmont to organize a 12U Pony Baseball league. This year the Orinda Wolfpack won 12 games in a row, including four straight playoff games to win the Morindamont title. The Wolfpack entered the ...Submitted by Jennifer Grinold
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School Record Gets Lapped
Campolindo boys' varsity 1600m relay team broke a school record to finish in fifth place at the NCS Meet of Champions on May 30. With each member recording personal best times, the relay team beat the school's record by 1.62 seconds, set 47 years ago, to finish with a ...Submitted by Erika Pringsheim-Moore
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA