The warm California sun greeted opening day and a weekend full of games.
Three Alameda teams are in the running for the North Coast Section championships
The Jets host St. Mary’s Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. and will play the Alameda High Lady Hornets on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 3 p.m.
Jason Cibull moves on to the Northern California Semi-finals in the 8- to 9-year-old division
The first week of league play started with a tight, well-played varsity battle against Berkeley, followed by a let-down versus Hercules; the Alameda JV men bounce back from a Berkeley beat-down to trounce the Titans.
Leydecker Park at noon on Saturdays is apparently the place to play.
The Alameda Lacrosse Club will host a demo day on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Harrington Field on Bay Farm.
The team traveled to Manteca for the tournament.
The BCAL champion Jets will play at home at 7 p.m.
Alameda ends its fall season with an untarnished 8-0 NorCal Premier Soccer League record after defeating Montclair 4-2 on Nov. 5
For the second time in a weekend tournament this season, Alameda rallied strongly, especially on Sunday, to finish third at the annual Davis Legacy Lily Nisen Memorial Tournament Oct. 29-30.
Unbeaten and unscored upon since Oct. 9, the U14 United boys worked to build some additional momentum heading into a big travel tournament weekend in Davis, shutting out two league opponents Oct. 22 and 23.
The U9 and U14 girls select teams worked out foot-to-foot.
Coming off a disappointing prior weekend, Alameda regained enough of its mojo on Oct. 15 to shut out Walnut Creek for the second time this season and remain undefeated in league play.
What was to be a league showdown with Montclair on Saturday was canceled because of poor field conditions, then Sunday served as a showcase for a superior San Jose Earthquakes team
They can run and they can score.
Say what you want about Al Davis, the man helped make professional football what it is today.
In a clash of undefeated teams, Alameda prevailed 7-1 over Piedmont on Oct. 1, to set up another big matchup between Alameda and Montclair on Oct. 8
The team went 3-0-1 at the Sept. 24 and 25 tournament.
Sunday comeback nets a 2-1-1 record against tough competition at the Ballistic Tournament in Pleasanton Sept. 24-25, capturing third-place medals.
Alameda boys triumph over Bay Oaks/East Bay United, shaking up the local NorCal U14 rankings.
Here's how it works.
The boys Under-14 team won two league games over the weekend, Sept. 10 - 11.
Alameda girls basketball team takes first.
Over the summer, AHS distance runners trained around the Bay Area and at a team camp in South Lake Tahoe.
Local basketball players take home victory.
The weekend competition was the 57th annual celebration of the Island's swimmers.
The newly formed youth basketball club will be scheduling tryouts between Aug. 17 and 27.
First-year team captures a top 10 spot during a national championship.
First playoff game is Friday afternoon in Arcata. You can follow the action on Twitter.
EYC hosted the 2011 North American Finn Masters Regatta in early July, three days of racing by top-level sailors in 14-foot dinghies. Watching the video is almost as good as being there.
Pleasant Hill is tournament victory #3 for Blaze softball team.
It was the Merchants vs. Black Sox.
The founder of Alameda’s Bridge Point Church talks about his roots and his work as a pastor and chaplain.
Alameda beat North Oakland in the District IV Final to advance to sectionals.
Summer baseball on the Island ... and lending a helping hand, too.
The Flyers took honors Sunday at the Regional Sprint Race of the California Dragon Boat Association in Fremont.
Girls win four times in two days.
Local 13-year-olds start strong in the District 4 Tournament. Reports on both games below.
Alameda's collegiate summer league baseball team posted a 6-2 win over the Solano Bluebirds Sunday
