Explosive offenses highlight home stretch for football
With the high school football season over half way completed, Acalanes, Campolindo and Miramonte are all well on their way to qualifying for the post-season playoffs. With each team displaying explosive offenses, averaging respectively, 45, 38 and 31 points a game, the ...By Jon Kingdon
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Sleepy Hollow hosts USTA Junior Open
Sleepy Hollow Swim and Tennis Club in Orinda hosted its first USTA Junior Open tournament in a decade Sept. 9-10, attracting 117 players, ages 7 to 18, from as far away as Capitola and Healdsburg.
 Submitted by David Satterfield
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Campolindo men's water polo team wins San Diego Kap7 Invitational
The Campolindo men's water polo team won all five games they played at the Seal Family Foundation-sponsored San Diego Kap7 Invitational over the weekend of Sept. 22-23. They had a quarterfinal victory over Carlsbad, which led to a semifinal clash with Redlands East ...Submitted by Kristin Miller
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Lamorinda Rugby Club's JV team NorCal Champs
The 2017 Lamo Rugby JV team was unstoppable; they went the entire season without a loss, won the NorCal Championship and contributed several players to an All-Stars team that represented the Bay Area in a national tournament in Oregon. Many of these players are now on ...Submitted by Lamo Rugby
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Karate students win trophies at International Championship
Four Lamorinda students from The Karate and Fitness Place, USA in Lafayette participated Sept. 17 in The Fiestas 44th Annual Invitational International Karate Championship held in Los Angeles. The students competed in Kata (forms) and Kumite (sparring), and returned ...Submitted by Cindy Atwood
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LaMO United 07 Navy girls win South Lake Tahoe tournament
The Lamorinda United 07 Navy girls soccer team defeated the Roseville Reign, Ajax East Bay, and Impact (twice) to win a 4-0 run at the CUFA (Come Up For Air) tournament in South Lake Tahoe on Sept. 16-17.
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Strong start for Lamorinda girls volleyball
Having lost a number of key offensive players from last season due to graduation, Miramonte coach Lisa Bachtold was approaching this season with cautious optimism having to rely on a number of unproven underclassmen. With seven new players on the varsity, there were ...By Jon Kingdon
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Range of talent on local high school girls golf teams
Under the leadership of head coach Tim Scott and assistant coach Dan Weiner, the Acalanes High School Girls Golf Team comprises 18 girls.
Scott has a very young team: "We have a lot of ...By Jon Kingdon
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Campolindo High School Frosh girls' volleyball team wins tournament
The Campolindo High School Frosh girls' volleyball team won the 16-team Dougherty Valley Frosh Tournament on Sept. 9, with hard-fought victories over Acalanes, Castro Valley and San Ramon Valley in the finals round. Coach Chad Abbott noted that San Ramon Valley had an ...Submitted by Kristin Miller
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14U Sorcerer team goes undefeated in Modesto tournament
Moraga's Abbie Lee, Campolindo High School and her 14U Sorcerer team went undefeated at the 1st to 3rd "The Patriot" Sponsorship Event in Modesto, beating some of Northern and Central California's premier softball teams.
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Acalanes football goes to Florida
Acalanes varsity and JV football teams spent Labor Day weekend in Orlando, Fla. It was an action packed weekend for the Dons. In addition to playing an exciting game, the Dons spent time at the Energy and Waves Physics Lab at the Disney Youth Educational Series, had a ...Submitted by Suzanne Campillo
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Karate Kids Score Big at Competition
Ten Lamorinda kids from The Karate and Fitness Place, USA in Lafayette participated in the 2017 Fall Invitational Championships held in San Jose on Sept. 3. The students competed in Kata (forms) and Kumite (sparring), and returned with a total of 18 medals (6 Gold, 4 ...Submitted by Cindy Atwood
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Building on successes will be key for Gaels women's soccer
With the ebbs and flows of how the Saint Mary's College women's soccer team can sometimes perform on the pitch, patience will be a key virtue this season for the Gaels.
At times the team ...By Gerardo Recinos
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Rowing to Lithuania
Oakland Strokes members Kate Miles, a Campolindo High School senior, and Nikita Lilichenko, a recent Miramonte High School graduate and incoming Stanford freshman, made the 2017 Under 19 US Rowing National Team and competed in the World Rowing Junior Championships Aug. ...By Jon Kingdon
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High hopes for Gaels men's soccer
This season is going to be a journey for the Saint Mary's College men's soccer team - not just in the hyperbolic sports-speak sense of the word, but in actual miles traveled.
In order to ...By Gerardo Recinos
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA