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Acalanes girls tennis sweeps College Park on senior day
Acalanes girls tennis followed an 8-1 loss to Campolindo with a 9-0 senior day victory over College Park. The Dons visit Miramonte on Oct. 20.
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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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Acalanes JV water polo rides 17-4 rout into Novato clash
The Acalanes JV boys water polo team heads into Saturday's game against Novato on a high note after routing Cal High 17-4 on Wednesday, Sept. 16, with nine different players scoring and goalkeeper Ryan Graff anchoring the defense.
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Acalanes outscores Castro Valley 110-104, still loses
Acalanes girls volleyball beat Piedmont 3-1 on the road but dropped a five-set thriller to Castro Valley at home, outscoring the Trojans 110-104 across all sets yet losing 3-2.
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Freshman Will Hardy debuts as Gaels golf heads to Idaho
True freshman Will Hardy joins the Saint Mary's men's golf starting lineup for the CDA National Reserve Invitational in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the Gaels' second tournament of the fall season after a fourth-place finish in Michigan.
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Miramonte football docuseries aims to pack Orinda's stands
Miramonte football's new YouTube docuseries "Hard Work Beats Talent" gives Orinda residents a behind-the-scenes look at the defending NCS champions as coach Nick Safir calls on the community to fill the stands for upcoming home games against Northgate, Windsor and Campolindo.
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Saint Mary's baseball hires ex-Mets catcher as coach
Saint Mary's head baseball coach Eric Valenzuela named former New York Mets minor leaguer Nick Meyer as the Gaels' catching coach ahead of the 2027 season, adding professional playing experience to a staff coming off consecutive WCC titles and NCAA Regional appearances.
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Saint Mary's water polo falls to Bucknell, ends 2-2
Saint Mary's men's water polo fell to Bucknell 14-9 on Sept. 13, finishing 2-2 at the program's first Princeton Invitational, with Noah Bigara recording his first hat trick as a Gael and Leo Hachem totaling nine goals for the weekend.
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Saint Mary's baseball retires Gonsolin's No. 15 jersey
The Moraga college will honor the former two-way Gael, 2022 NL All-Star and 2020 World Series champion at its preseason banquet on Jan. 29, 2027, making his the fifth number on the program's left field wall.
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Acalanes runners set personal bests at St. Mary's Invitational
Acalanes High School cross country runners posted personal bests across multiple divisions at the St. Mary's Invitational on Sept. 5 in Moraga, with senior Alexander Hagen leading the varsity boys in 10:52.01 on the two-mile course.
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Acalanes JV girls tennis tops Bishop O'Dowd 9-3
Acalanes JV girls tennis improved to 3-0 with a 9-3 home win over Bishop O'Dowd on Sept. 8, winning four singles lines and five doubles matches in 95-degree heat in Lafayette.
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St. Mary's rugby player Dominic Peterson dies at 19
Dominic Peterson, a 19-year-old St. Mary's College rugby sophomore and three-time national All-Star Tournament champion, died Friday after collapsing during a team training run in Moraga.
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Hannah Rapp returns to Saint Mary's as assistant coach
Four-year Saint Mary's alum Hannah Rapp returns to Moraga as an assistant women's basketball coach for 2026-27, joining fellow new hire Michael Floyd on Jeff Cammon's staff after a professional stint with Australia's Waverley Falcons.
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Saint Mary's water polo plays first-ever home game Sunday
No. 20 Saint Mary's men's water polo hosts Whittier College on Sunday, Sept. 6, at the Soda Aquatic Center in Moraga for the first home game in the program's history, led by tournament MVP Leo Hachem.
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