Orinda Youth Hoopsters Win Girls’ Basketball Championship
Maureen Matthews was thrilled to see her daughter, Annelise Lindberg, and teammates from Orinda Intermediate School (OIS) win the East Bay Middle School...
Game On – March 2024
Welcome Nick Safir, Miramonte’s
New Varsity Football Coach
Former Head Coach Jack Schram will undoubtedly be a hard act to follow, having just walked...
The Power of Three
Sadie Symonds #3, Nichole Tuszynski #22 and Tara Dao #18, Co-Captains of the 2023 Miramonte varsity volleyball team. This trio has been finding...
Orinda Aquatics’ Staff Supports Athletes Through Pandemic Years
Persistence, discipline and unwavering commitment to athletic excellence are the pillars for training at Orinda Aquatics (OA). Started in 1995, OA is known...
Baseball Association Opening Day Kicks off 35th Season
Despite the rainy weather, almost 850 people turned out to celebrate when the Orinda Baseball Association (OBA) hosted its annual Opening Day...
Game On – January 2024
Amazing Players, Amazing Coach
“Attitude is a big part of the game,” Miramonte girls golf team captain, Antong Cao, tells me. The right mix...
Game On – December 2023
The Return of Kai and Quinn
Sitting in the Miramonte football bleachers on a late Friday afternoon at the end of November brings a...
Dons Take Win over Matadors
“Running Back Bennett Destino, heads upfield for one of his 7 carries for 44 yards on the night,” said Mark Bell, photographer. “It...
Game On – February 2024
Remembering Chris Lang via Gamesmanship
The Chris Lang memorial plaque is appropriately placed inside the “Matadome” at Miramonte High. Just above the slightly ajar,...
Lamorinda Water Polo
Lamorinda Water Polo Brings Home the Gold
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Lamorinda Water Polo’s 12U Boys team took home first place in the gold division at the San...
Miramonte Booster Club Athletic Hall of Famers
Additions to the 2020 Miramonte Booster Club Athletic Hall of Fame had their induction ceremony from last April postponed. The “Class of...
Mats Hand Broncos Their First Loss
Miramonte High School Senior Bennett Destino #22, running back for the Miramonte Matadors, alludes would be Bronco tacklers. The Mats handed the Northgate...
Senior Miramonte Athletes Finally Play During Compressed Seasons
(Mark Bell, Photographer)
You can’t keep a good Mat down! The Miramonte Matadors played their last game of the revised football season on Friday, April...
Matadors’ First Section Title in a Decade
Miramonte senior #30 Nate Howe takes on Saint Bernard’s notorious #19 Wyatt Simoni during the Division 5, North Coast Section Championship game on...
Game On – November 2023
Astroturf and Velcro
As the Autumn winds slip through the back gate to Miramonte’s football field, they bring a slight chill and a beautiful,...
Saint Mary’s David and Goliath Basketball Success Story Continues
Saint Mary’s College (SMC), the alma mater of myself and what the school’s alumni office estimates as 400 Orindans, tips off its men’s...
Water Polo Club Advances Athletes’ Careers Towards Elite Colleges
Back in sixth grade, Meghan McAninch might have dreamed about studying at an elite university and playing NCAA Division 1 water polo. “But...
Come to a Game Day Benefiting Local High School and College...
American Association of University Women (AAUW) members of the Orinda-Moraga- Lafayette- Branch are hosting a Game Day from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at...
Looking Back on Soccer Team’s CLS League Championship Triumph
(Mike Stern, Photographer)
The 2021 California Competitive Soccer League champions clench a 3-1 victory (L-R back row) Keith Klohn, Kevin McClure, Michael Chaffin, (middle row)...
