National Letter of Intent Signers Honored at Acalanes On April 24 the Acalanes High School Athletic Booster Club recognized the 2015 senior athletes who have signed National Letters of Intent and were awarded scholarships to their respective colleges, along with those who will be playing their respective sports at any Ivy ...Submitted by Sue Thoren
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Second Place for Stompers at ASA Dirtdogs Classic The NorCal Valley Stompers 14U softball team fell 4-3 to the Silverstreak '00 (Lincoln, Calif.) despite the efforts of Abbie Lee #24 (Moraga), who went 2-for-2 in the championship game.
...Submitted by Kwon Lee
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CYO Presents Inspirational Award The St. Perpetua CYO board presented the annual Ken Nelson Award 2014-2015 to one member on each of the eighth-grade CYO basketball teams March 8. This award recognizes basketball athletes who have inspired coaches and best represent the values of CYO basketball. ...Submitted by Monica Chappell
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Young Saint Mary's Baseball Team is On The Rise The future is bright for the Saint Mary's College baseball team. With a 9-15 record in the conference (23-24 overall), the squad sits in ninth place in the WCC standings, but the Gaels are trending upward. By Karl Buscheck
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Playoffs Ramping Up For Lamorinda Tennis Squads The tennis postseason is in full swing and all three Lamorinda boys' teams are rolling along.
On May 1 at the DFAL Championship at Saint Mary's College, Miramonte's Peter Martin and Alex ...By Karl Buscheck
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Campolindo Boys' Volleyball Continues Reign Over DFAL The Campolindo Cougars boys' volleyball team extended their winning streak to 23 April 29, defeating the Miramonte Mats in straight sets, 25-14, 25-13, 25-15.
The Cougars (24-2 ...By Spencer Silva
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MBA Box Scores Pinto Division Submitted by Kat Panos
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Karate Kids Score Big in Competitions Eight members of The Karate & Fitness Place USA collected awards from a series of competitions, including: the Lone Wolf State Karate Championships in Albany, AMAS Traditional Karate Championships in South San Francisco, and the USA Karate National Qualifier Karate ...Submitted by Thomas Westernoff
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Lamorinda Rugby Tours Europe The Lamo varsity rugby team completed a successful United Kingdom tour in early April with 35 players and 25 supporters, coaches and trainers. Playing its best rugby of the season, Lamo split its four matches against Saracens, York, Murrayfield and Royal High School. ...Submitted by Steve Peterson
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LMYA Tribute The Hot Rods, a LMYA tee ball team, celebrated the MLB's Jackie Robinson Day by wearing jerseys with the No. 42 on them to their game on April 11.
...Submitted by Kenneth Markey
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Local Swimmers Win Gold at Far Western Championships Swimmers from Aquabears Viking Club, located in Pleasant Hill, competed at the 2015 Short Course Far Western Swimming Championships in Morgan Hill on April 9-12.
The Far Western ...Submitted by Julie Roberts
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Lamorinda Girls Lacrosse Teams Finding Success All three Lamorinda teams sit in the top ...By Spencer Silva
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Acalanes Boys' Lacrosse Holding Down First in DFAL Standings Acalanes is occupying the DFAL driver's seat as the second half of the boys' lacrosse season rolls along.
The Dons (7-0 in league, 10-5 overall) maintained their grasp on the top spot in ...By Karl Buscheck
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Aquanuts Host National Championship, Win Events The most prestigious synchronized swimming competition in the nation took place April 1-4 at the Soda Aquatic Center in Moraga. Over 350 athletes from all over the US, Canada and Puerto Rico traveled to the East Bay for the week-long competition, held here for the ...Submitted by Linda Bowers
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Lamorinda Softball Teams Starting to Take Off All three Lamorinda softball squads are rounding into form as the DFAL season ramps up.
On April 16, two of those teams faced off as Campolindo cruised to a 14-4 win over Miramonte ...By Karl Buscheck
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