Bay to Breakers Results: Livermore Runner Among Top 100

As usual, visitors from abroad proved fastest at the annual San Francisco road race, but congrats to all the other finishers from around the Bay Area.

The top five finishers in the 101st Bay to Breakers race ran the 12K in San Francisco Sunday morning in less than 36 minutes. (And, yes, the winner was from Kenya.) But we spotted a Livermore runner in the Top 100: Rene Sepulveda was eighth in his division (men 40-49) with a time of 43:34 and 85th overall in a field of more than 21,000 racers. Great job! To search by name or bib number, visit the race results page.  Did you run? Share your story in the comments and post your pictures, too.

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Former Livermore Baseball Star David Hart Now Part of Ohlone's Success

Success seems to follow David Hart on the baseball diamond. After he helped Livermore High's varsity squad to new heights, he has been a part of two Coast Conference-Pacific Division championship teams at Ohlone College.

Hitting The Trail

More than 1,000 participate in a variety of runs on Mount Diablo

More than 1,000 runners hit the trails on Mount Diablo on Saturday morning, participating in one of four different races on the state park's trails. Entrants in the 5k, 10k and half marathon races all started and finished at Castle Rock Park on the mountain's Walnut Creek side. The hearty participants in the 50k (31 mile) race began their trek at Round Valley on the mountain's eastern slopes. They finished at Castle Rock Park. The event raised money for Save Mount Diablo. Officials at the organization say the races also help raise awareness of the mountain and its scenic beauty. More information on the race, including results, can be found on the group's website. Saturday's race was held in sunny, 80-degree weather. It was in contrast to …

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Patch Poll: A's or Giants? Who's Your Favorite Bay Area Team?

The Major League Baseball season officially kicks off today. Honor your favorite team by voting in our poll and explaining your pick in the comments.

The Major League Baseball season officially opens today. What better way to lead it off than with a friendly fan poll on Patch? If you want to attend the home openers, the A's play the Mariners Friday night at 7:05 p.m., while the Giants take on the Pirates April 13 at 1:30 p.m. We'd also love to see any photos you have showing your team spirit. (A little face paint wouldn't hurt either.) Click the green "add" button to post them here. Explain your vote in the comments below. Friendly heckling allowed. For a Giants schedule, click here. For the A's, click here. Both schedules are attached as PDFs. You can also download schedules directly into your online calendar program from the team websites. Play ball!

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High School Basketball Playoff Recap

Concord boys and Amador Valley girls pull off upsets while Dougherty Valley girls and Newark boys cruise to victories and Northgate girls win with stunning fourth-quarter comebacks.

Here are some of the scores from the North Coast Section high school basketball playoff action on Tuesday night. BOYS Division I San Leandro 55  Granada 51 San Leandro High hung on for a first-round victory against Granada High, 55-51. The seventh seeded Pirates led 24-16 at half and maintained that margin through the third quarter. However, San Leandro needed to hold off a fourth quarter comeback by the Matadors to preserve the victory. San Leandro was led by senior Andre Russell, who scored nine points, snared 13 rebounds and blocked four shots. The Pirates are now 21-6. They next travel to Antioch to face second seeded Deer Valley High on Friday night. Granada finishes its season at 16-10. Monte Vista 69  James Logan 57 Monte Vista High…

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Soccer Playoffs Off And Running

High school teams get ready to do battle as the North Coast Section playoffs get under way today

If you get your kicks from watching soccer, today is a banner day for you. The North Coast Section playoffs begin today as high school teams from all over the East Bay begin the two-week competition. There are two divisions in both the boys and the girls playoffs. Here is the schedule of games involving area teams for today. Second round games will be played on Saturday. Boys Division I #16 Antioch (9-8-4) @ #1 De La Salle (18-3-2), 5:30 p.m. #8 Granada (10-7-7) @ #9 Pittsburg (13-7-4), 7 p.m. #13 Mt. Eden (14-7-3) @ #4 Clayton Valley (17-4-3), 7 p.m. #12 Berkeley (14-7-3) @ #5 Monte Vista (13-3-8), 5 p.m. #15 Dougherty Valley (9-8-4) @ #2 Richmond (20-4), 7 p.m. #10 Amador Valley (11-11-2) @ #7 Newark Memorial (20-3-1), 7 p.m. #14 College…

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David Mills

7:16 am on Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Hi, Mite.... Didn't mean to slight Alhambra... this story was focusing on the Walnut Creek, Concord, San Ramon Valley, Tri-Valley and Tri-Cities area. We'll keep an eye on Alhambra as the tourney progresses.   more ›

High School Basketball Recap

Northgate and Dublin boys fall short in title quests while Northgate girls win league crown

Here are some of the scores from high school basketball action in the East Bay on Tuesday night. BOYS DFAL Campolindo 67  Dublin 65 Campolindo High clinched the DFAL title by narrowly defeating Dublin High, 67-65. Campolindo led 18-5 after the first period and 34-25 at halftime. However, the Gaels chipped away at the lead in the second half until falling two points short. Dublin was led once again by junior guard Jamir Andrews, who scored 31 points. The Gaels are 16-9 overall and 7-4 in league. They've lost three of their past four games. Campolindo is now 20-4 on the season and 9-2 in league. Dougherty Valley 61  Alhambra 59 Dougherty Valley High hung on to eke out a victory over Alhambra High, 61-59. The Wildcats led 28-19 at halftime, …

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High School Basketball Recap

Newark boys, Northgate girls win again while Foothill girls surprise Monte Vista

Here are some of the scores from high school basketball action in the East Bay on Friday evening. BOYS MVAL Newark Memorial 67  James Logan 40 Newark Memorial High clinched at least a tie for the MVAL title with a 67-40 victory over James Logan High. The Cougars led 23-14 at half and then outscored Logan 22-6 in the third period to put the game away. Newark is now 20-4 overall and 10-0 in league. They have won 14 straight. Logan is now 12-12 on the season and 9-2 in league. DFAL Miramonte 80  Las Lomas 66 Miramonte High stopped Las Lomas High's winning streak and captured an important league match, 80-66. The Matadors led 36-29 at half and then steadily pulled away in the second half. Miramonte is now 17-7 on the season and 7-3 in league. …

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David Mills

8:09 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012

Hi, Dan: A good question... while I'm not an expert... the teams that have played well during the regular season... on the boys side, De La Salle, Bishop O'Dowd and Newark Memorial are all quite good while Castro Valley and Monte Vista are strong, too... on the girls side, Miramonte is undefeated and Carondelet is really good while Logan, Monte Vista and Bishop O'Dowd also are strong   more ›