LMSC Wins League Lamorinda Soccer Club's U12 girls' Navy finished first in the NorCal Spring League-Region 3/4 Gold division. The team earned the title with a convincing 4-0 win over UC Premier Shooting Stars. LMSC finished the season with a 5-1 win over CVSC United on May 31. Head ...Submitted by Michael Wingate
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Orange Goes Undefeated Orinda Youth Sports (OYA) Under-8 spring soccer league concluded its final game of the season on May 31. Team Orange celebrated an undefeated season, going 8-0.
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Dons Boys' Tennis Finish in CIF Tournament The Acalanes boys' tennis team had its most successful season in the school's history. The Dons came in second in the DFAL, receiving an at-large bid into the NCS Tournament. At NCS, the Dons beat Monte Vista in the semifinals, losing to Dougherty Valley in the finals. ...Submitted by Suzanne Everly
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DFAL Boys' Spring Sports Golf: Both Miramonte and Acalanes played in ...
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Headed for the Big Leagues Lamorinda's reputation as a baseball powerhouse crystallized this past week when four local players were selected in the annual MLB draft. Austin Rei (Campolindo, UW), Drew Jackson (Miramonte, Stanford), Paddy O'Brien (Miramonte, UCSB), and Collin Ferguson (Saint ...By Spencer Silva
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NBA Finals Creates Quandary for Fans We've all heard it before: "If you're not going to root for the home team, get out of the stadium," but what happens when there's a hometown connection on both sides?
That's the case ...By Michael Sakoda
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Medals for Karate Kids Local Lamorinda karate kids participated in two tournaments and earned top finishes. On May 16, Charlie Richtenburg (Lafayette) earned gold in Kata and bronze in Kumite at the Youth Karate Championship. On May 17, he joined his teammates in the NorCal Karate C ...Submitted by Thomas Westernoff
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Orinda Aquatics Swimmers College Bound After swimming for Orinda Aquatics, seniors look to continue to compete at the college level.
Swimmer School Sport Submitted by Jon Wheeler
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LMYA Sweeps Competition LMYA's fifth grade Newport Beach volleyball team captured the championship. Newport Beach was undefeated throughout the regular season and was the top seed in the tournament. It won all three of its playoff matches. Submitted by Linda Murphy
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Not So Shocked Lamorinda Lacrosse U15 boys' Shock went undefeated for the 2015 season. The Shock were 9-0 and seeded No. 3 going into the U15B tournament in Danville on May 16. In the first round, they defeated the Fair Oaks team in overtime and then defeated the No. 1 seed to ...Submitted by John Merion
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CYO Track and Field Results St. Perpetua, Santa Monica, and Santa Maria churches had multiple top finishes at the 2015 CYO Dioceses Championship meet on May 9. Local athletes took away seven individual and eight team medals. Tyler Bergren set a new record in the 800m. Ryan Smith, a fifth grader, ...Submitted by April Murphy
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Lafayette Baseball Takes Title The Lafayette 14 AB Navy team captured the District 4 Championship on May 9 against a tough Pinole team. Lafayette won 3-1.Willem Elings pitched a stellar 6 2/3 innings, only giving up three hits. Jack Berrien came through with a single, allowing Elings to score from ...Submitted by Suzanne Campillo
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Three-peat! The Campolindo boys' volleyball team claimed its third consecutive CIF NorCal Division II title, topping Rio Americano 3-0 on May 30 at Dublin High.
"It's an absolutely huge ac ...By Karl Buscheck
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NCS Experience Prepares Acalanes Softball for Next Season The Acalanes Dons had their season come to an end when they ran into San Rafael's Ellie Bauer in the first round of the Division III NCS softball playoffs. Bauer struck out 14 Dons' batters, while allowing just two hits and one walk, propelling the Bulldogs to a 6-0 ...By Michael Sakoda
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Miramonte Girls' Lacrosse NCS Champions The Miramonte girls' lacrosse program ...By Caitlin Mitchell
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