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Girls 2024 Basketball Championship Results
Congratulations to Encinal Jr. Jets and Lincoln Lions for capturing wins in the AEF Middle School Sports girls basketball championships! Both teams fought off challenges by the Wood Beaver teams to win the DII and DI Championships, respectively.
This was a great year for AEF girls basketball. Five middle school teams competed: Academy of Alameda, ACLC/Nea combined, Encinal Jr. Jets, Lincoln, and Wood. All 5 made the playoffs and 3 made the championships.
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Congratulations Encinal and Lincoln Volleyball
Congratulations to Encinal Jr. Jets and Lincoln Lions for their AEF Middle School Sports Coed Volleyball Championships!
In Division I action, the Encinal Jr. Jets defended their title by defeating the Wood Beavers on October 24th 2-1 (25-15, 23-25, 15-13). In Division II action on November 14th, it was the Lincoln Lions over Encinal 2-0 (25-20, 25-14).
Fall volleyball included 10 teams and 140 student-athletes representing all seven public middle schools in Alameda.
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Hoops, They Did it Again!
Lincoln Boys Take AEF Middle School Basketball Championships
Coming off a double championship in the Girls division, the Lincoln Middle School boys’ teams were not to be outdone. The Lions scored a double victory by clinching the Alameda Education Foundation’s (AEF) Boys Basketball championships in Divisions I and II.
In a very competitive league, the Lincoln DI overcame an initial deficit to overtake the Academy of Alameda (AOA) Olympians in the DI championship on March 28 by a score of 30 –
Lincoln Roars to Victory in Girls Basketball Championships
The Lincoln Middle School Lions roared to a double victory by clinching the Alameda Education Foundation’s (AEF) Girls Basketball championships in Division I and II. Capping an undefeated season, the Lincoln DI team faced off against the Wood Middle School Beavers on Jan. 24th to secure the championship by a score of 42 to 19. The prior week, Wood had narrowly defeated the Academy of Alameda to earn a chance to face the Lions.
In the DII division,
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Encinal Jr. High Sweep Volleyball Championships!
The Encinal Jr. High School – Jr. Jets – clenched the DI and DII divisions of the Alameda Education Foundation (AEF) volleyball championships on November 8th, 2022! In the DII division, it was Encinal over Academy of Alameda 2-0 (25-13, 25-18). In the DI division, the Jets defeated the Wood Beavers 2-0 (25-20, 25-19). Jr. Jets Volleyball is coached by Jessica Buyanjargal, who began her volleyball career playing for the Jr. Jets in middle school,
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Alameda Asteroids Host Cross Country Meet
The Alameda Asteroids, a middle school cross country club, hosted their final meet for the season on October 26 at Crab Cove. Eleven teams with 190 sixth, seventh and eighth grade boys and girls participated in four events. Girls and Boys 1.1 and 2.1 races.
The Asteroids club is an Alameda Education Foundation (AEF) fall enrichment program. This year, 33 students from Alameda public middle schools trained and competed together as a team,
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College Volleyball Hopeful Started with AEF Middle School Sports
Many student-athletes who begin their sports careers in AEF’s Middle School Sports program go on to serve as coaches and referees when they reach high school. Currently, Encinal’s coach is a former participant and the ACLC/Nea basketball and track programs regularly include former players in coaching roles.
We connected with one of these high schoolers, Naomi White, who is currently a senior at Encinal High School. Naomi started playing volleyball at Wood Middle School with the AEF Middle School Sports (MSS) program and continues to be involved in the program as a referee.
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