A local Alamedan won a gold medal at the 2023 Fencing Summer Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona from July 4-9. Sophia Habek, 11, earned first place in the Y-10 women’s épée competition.

Official event returns after four-year break

The City of Alameda Swim Championship is returning after a four-year hiatus. The event will take place on Friday, August 4 through Sunday, Aug. 6 at the Encinal Swim Center, 230 Central Ave.

Golfers compete in age categories in youth organization

The Alameda Junior Golf Club held another tournament Wednesday, July 19, at the Corica Park Golf Complex.

Alameda High School rising junior Naveen Dawson competed in the San Francisco Twilight 5K competition on Wednesday, July 19, at Kezar Stadium.

The Alameda Junior Golf Club continued its summer season on Wednesday, July 12, with a tournament at the Corica Park Golf Complex North Course.

Three Alamedans are a part of a four-man rowing team has been selected to represent the United States at the upcoming Junior World Championships, August 2 to 6 in Paris at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium.

Thousands from around the Bay Area got up at 9 a.m. to take part in the annual Mayor’s Fourth of July 5K race this year. Alexander Hancock was first to cross the finish line. The San Francisco native finished the 5K race (3.1 miles) with a chip time of 17:05.6.

Alameda Little League Coach Norm McBride was named the Future Oakland A’s Coach of the Month for the month of June.

Norm has been coaching little league baseball since 2015. His wife Tiffany wrote his nomination summary to the Oakland A’s. Tiffany’s summary stated:

The Alameda Junior Golf Club (AJGC) held its first tournament of the summer on June 21. In the tournament, Tran Jackson, age 10, came in first place in the Mif Albright course eight- to 13-year-old division competition. Jackson shot a 36 on the nine-hole course.

Seattle Mariners’ 23-year-old starting pitcher Bryan Woo’s meteoric rise reached another summit in his sixth career Major League Baseball start against the San Francisco Giants, the team the Alameda native grew up rooting for.