The 106th Alameda City Tennis Tournament takes place starting tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 6, at Lower Washington and Krusi Parks’ tennis courts. The event continues through Sunday and may be extended to the following weekend if necessary.
Locals will compete in men’s and women’s divisions, as well as doubles and mixed doubles. The event is also open to juniors, 14 to 18 years.
The Alameda Women’s Golf Club (AWGC) and the Alameda Senior Men’s Golf Club (ASMGC) played its annual joint tournament event on Aug. 29 on the Jack Clark Course.
The tournament was played under a “best net two balls” format. Under this format each golfer in the team of four plays each hole. The best two scores on each hole are included in the team score, while the other two scores are discarded.
The first week of the 2019 high school football season was a success for both Alameda and Encinal high school teams.
Encinal High
Encinal High School (EHS) put a thumping on the overmatched Washington High School (WHS) of Fremont football team in route to a 42-0 shutout victory on Aug. 23 on the road. The Jets outdid last year’s blowout of WHS when they beat the Huskies, 41-0, in the 2018 season opener.
Louise Eilhardt won the Alameda Women’s Golf Club net tournament event with a net 68 on Aug. 22 on the Jack Clark Course.
Eilhardt competed in the third flight among golfers with a handicap of 30 to 35. Chris Alibrandi and Jane Sullwold tied for second in the flight with matching net 71s. Sandi Kaney shot a net 72 for fourth place. Barbara Barton posted a net 73 for fifth place in the third flight.
Alameda Junior Golf Club alum Josh McCarthy won the 116th Northern California Golf Association (NCGA) Amateur Match Play Championship after defeating runner-up Toby Briggs, 7-and-5, in the 36-hole finale on Aug. 16. It was the first NCGA title for the Danville native.
The tournament was played at the Spyglass Hill Golf Course in Pebble Beach.
