Shortage of officials becoming an issue in high school sports
Back in the day, varsity football games would feature five and sometimes six referees – but times have changed. Now Dave Cutaia,...
Kelly Sopak heads off to college – but not for the...
Most people head off to college right after high school – Kelly Sopak is making the move at age 57. Sopak,...
Experienced roster ready to defend Miramonte’s NCS championship
It’s year three for coach Nick Safir, and he’s set a high bar: In his second season, the Matadors won the North...
Miramonte mountain bikers make a big impression in their first year
Rowen Collier wanted to start a mountain biking team at Miramonte – and in its first season, the Matador bikers qualified for...
Sabrina Ionescu’s name now on Mats’ gym
Sabrina Ionescu and her coach at Miramonte, Kelly Sopak, (upper right) were both part of a community celebration June 26 that included...
Over 1,700 swimmers ready to dive in at the 69th OMPA...
As always, the Soda Aquatic Center will be rocking when the 2026 Orinda Moraga Pool Association (OMPA) Championships take over the Campolindo...
Logan Letulle is the NCS Scholar-Athlete of the Year
With just 800 meters remaining in the North Coast Section (NCS) cross country championships in 2023, Logan Letulle fell hard on muddy...
Spring proves to be another strong season for Mats’ sports
It was another successful season for Miramonte athletics, as the Mats added to the North Coast Section (NCS) title won by boys’...
All-around star James Rogers named Boys’ Athlete of the Year
You’ll have to excuse Miramonte senior James Rogers if he didn’t participate in as many sprints as he planned during track and...
Lacrosse standout Sawyer Bohlig chosen as Girls’ Athlete of the Year
Before Sawyer Bohlig even reached the eighth grade, she knew she wanted to play college lacrosse. With a singular mindset, athletic genes...
Bob Fisher keeps adding to his amazing list of achievements
He has built universities, governed cities, raced at Le Mans, and steered one of America’s great philanthropic foundations. Now, at 87 years old,...
Lynch’s NCS diving title just one of many spring highlights
Though the spring sports’ season was far from complete by our deadline, Miramonte athletes have already recorded some impressive achievements. The boys’ lacrosse...
Ionescu will return home for gym-naming ceremony June 26
All that winning, all those championships. North Coast Section, Northern California, Pac-12 Conference and WNBA crowns. Oh, and the Olympic gold medal. Of...
Boys’ lacrosse bounces back to claim first-ever NCS title
When the Miramonte boys’ lacrosse team headed off to spring break, the Mats’ record was 3-7. Seven weeks later, they were North Coast...
With Randy Bennett gone, Saint Mary’s likely to take a step...
Saint Mary’s College President Roger J. Thompson said there is something quite “fitting” and even “meaningful” around the hiring of new men’s basketball...
The unsung hero of Miramonte sports is the man who’s always...
You’ve seen him. If you’re a Miramonte sports fan, you’ve seen Sean Hennessy. He’s always off to the side though, inconspicuous, watching carefully. ...
Milla Ohrbach is an under-the-radar Miramonte superstar
Athletic excellence has a long lineage at Miramonte High School. Yet even within that tradition, Milla Ohrbach occupies rare air. A multi-year...
Winter sports were full of sunshine for Mats’ athletes
It was a successful winter season for all the Miramonte teams, as all had moved on to the North Coast Section playoffs,...
Santa Maria CYO championship caps impressive three-year run
It’s been a great year for girls’ basketball in Orinda. Not only did Miramonte win the North Coast Section Division 3 title,...
Miramonte girls find their magic and roll to their eighth NCS...
It all paid off in the end. For most of the year, there were only seven players. Of those seven,...
