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Freedom’s current No. 2 singles player Nadean Hurtado, above, goes baseline against No. 3 Alexandra Gerundio, below, during practice last week.<br><i>Photo by Dave Roberts</i> Falcons set to serve up victories
Freedom’s girls tennis team is rebuilding after eight seniors graduated in June, including No.1 singles player Sarah Osborn. “Last season was a good season,” said Coach Steve Amaro of the team’s 1...
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<i>Photo by Jolly Hanson</i> Ready to score
Freedom’s boys water polo team beat Newark Memorial 18-3 last week in the first match of the season. Zach Irwin is seen here scoring one of his five goals.
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Patriots win opener
The Heritage girls volleyball team is setting its sights on a fourth consecutive trip to postseason play. To those who saw the first game of the Patriots’ opening match against Rancho Cotate, a Pa...
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Paul Blackburn
<br><i>Photo courtesy of Bob Atlas</i>
USA picks Patriots
Heritage High School varsity baseball teammates Ryan Atlas and Paul Blackburn have been selected by USA Baseball to attend the National Team Identification Series – one of the most heavily-scout...
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Jackson Bahns looks to pass or shoot during the Heritage boys water polo team scrimmage against Mission San Jose on Saturday. League play starts Wednesday, Sept. 1 at home against Antioch.<br><i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i> Patriots look to make another splash
Coming off a 2009 league championship season, hopes are high for the Heritage Patriots’ boys water polo team. Last season the Patriots recorded a 7-1 mark in league play, going 17-8 overall, befor...
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Heritage football head Coach Jeff Haagenson is looking for a BVAL championship this season.
<br><i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i> Heritage looks to build on success
For a new school, the Heritage football team has posted a remarkably good record, winning seven games in each of the last three seasons, including two or three league victories. But head Coach Jef...
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Deer Valley football head Coach Rich Woods is looking to repeat as BVAL champion this year.<br><i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i> DV seeks to repeat as BVAL champs
It would be tough to have a much better season than Deer Valley’s football team had last year: 11-1 overall, an undefeated 5-0 in league, winning the BVAL championship and making it to the secon...
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Freedom football Coach Kevin Hartwig is looking forward to a much-improved team this season.<br><i>Photo by Richard Wisdom</i> Falcons hope that experience means more wins
It might seem overly optimistic for a football team that went 1-9 last season to be excited about the this season. But for the Freedom football team, which showed improvement toward the end of las...
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Antioch’s new football coach John Lucido plans to put the Panthers back on the winning track.<br><i>Photo by Dave Roberts</i> New Antioch coach seeks more wins
Antioch High football, a powerhouse back in the Jeremy Newberry days, has not quite enjoyed the success in recent years that many Panther fans would prefer. The team is 19-41 overall and 8-28 in l...
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Liberty head football Coach Nate Smith, seen here conducting a drill last week, is confident the Lions can win some league games this year if they want it bad enough.<br><i>Photo by Dave Roberts</i> Liberty looks to break BVAL drought
It’s been so long since Liberty’s football team won a Bay Valley Athletic League game that no current student has attended one. But Head Coach Nate Smith is confident that this year’s more experie...
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