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Saint Mary's Silva wins first WCC defensive weekly honor

Saint Mary's senior defender Molly Silva earned her first WCC Defensive Player of the Week award after scoring the winning goal and making a key defensive clearance in a 1-0 victory over Portland. The Gaels return to Moraga on Oct. 17 to face San Diego.

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Saint Mary’s names Jazmyn Jackson softball hitting coach

Saint Mary’s College named Jazmyn Jackson its softball hitting coach ahead of the 2027 season. The former Cal player and two-time Team USA gold medalist joins the Moraga program after its record-setting 42-win season.

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Lafayette’s Acalanes JV tennis edges Northgate 7-5

Acalanes JV girls tennis beat Northgate 7-5 on Oct. 1 in Diablo Athletic League play. Juliette Petkovic, Katie Lager and doubles partners Perrin Belier and Morgan Peacock contributed wins for the Lafayette team.

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Saint Mary’s falls 4-2 at Seattle U

Cameron Kobey's early goal gave the Gaels a halftime lead, but Seattle U's Alex Notzka scored a hat trick in a four-goal second half to beat Saint Mary's 4-2 on Saturday. The Gaels return to Moraga on Oct. 10 to host Pacific in search of their first WCC win.

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Beuchotte scores five TDs as Acalanes flag football splits week

Acalanes senior Stella Beuchotte scored five touchdowns, including a pick-six, in a 41-7 rout of Ygnacio Valley before the Dons fell 27-18 to NCS No. 7 Clayton Valley Charter, leaving the Lafayette squad at 4-3 in league play heading into a road game at Benicia.

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Saint Mary’s runners head to Pacific Invitational

The Gaels travel to Lodi for Friday's Pacific Invitational after a second-place team finish at their home invitational, where redshirt senior Joseph O'Connell placed second out of 140 runners in his Saint Mary's debut.

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Saint Mary’s water polo faces two ranked opponents

No. 20 Saint Mary's men's water polo travels to San Jose on Saturday, Oct. 3, for BW Invitational matchups against No. 9 San Jose State and No. 13 UC Santa Barbara, with junior Noah Bigara riding a nine-goal hot streak and a SportsCenter Top 10 highlight.

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Moraga’s Saint Mary’s swept by LMU

LMU swept Saint Mary's women's volleyball 3-0 on Thursday, ending the Gaels' 2-0 WCC start, though sophomore Makenzie Jackson hit a career-best .600 and Alayna Pearson eclipsed 600 career digs.

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Acalanes girls tennis tops Las Lomas 7-2 in Walnut Creek

Acalanes varsity girls tennis beat Las Lomas 7-2 on the road Tuesday, winning five of six singles lines and two of three doubles lines, with Emery Stern rallying through a third-set super-tiebreaker.

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Saint Mary's Nelson goes 3-0 in Gael tennis debut

Senior Priya Nelson went 3-0 in singles as Saint Mary's women's tennis opened its season at the Cal Poly Invitational, with five players making their Gael debuts ahead of the ITA Northwest Regionals on Oct. 8.

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Acalanes sweeps both titles at Be the GOAT Invitational

Acalanes cross country won both the varsity boys and varsity girls team titles at the Be the GOAT Invitational on Sept. 26 at Pinole Valley Park, with senior Alexander Hagen and Naya Ellis leading the way with personal-best performances.

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Winkles throws for 427 yards in Acalanes homecoming rout

Acalanes quarterback Tyler Winkles threw for 427 yards and five touchdowns in a 42-15 homecoming rout of American Canyon, pushing the Dons to 4-1 and extending his lead atop the NCS passing charts heading into a bye week before the Las Lomas rivalry game Oct. 9.

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