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Experience, youth right mix for Lions
Sep 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Liberty High’s girls varsity golf team recently did something no squad has done since 2007 – beat Bay Valley Athletic League dominator Deer Valley. The Lions topped the Wolverines 242-246 at Lone T...
BVAL Notebook: Patriots make a splash in tournaments
Sep 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Throughout the early part of the water polo season, the Heritage boys team has risen to the challenge and proven itself one of the area’s best. Earlier this month, the Patriots took third place in ...
Falcons overcome turnovers, Wolf Pack in win
by Justin Lafferty
Sep 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Conventional wisdom says there’s no way Freedom High’s varsity football team should’ve beaten West on Friday night. The Falcons turned the ball over six times and allowed Wolf Pack kick returners ...
Deer Valley drops shootout with Folsom
by Michael Dixon
Sep 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Deer Valley High’s varsity football players took the field on Friday knowing that they were in for a test. Their opponent was Folsom – the reigning Division II state champion. The Wolverines’ offe...
Lions earn first win by toppling American
by Justin Lafferty
Sep 16, 2011 | 2 2 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
On short rest, Liberty High's varsity football team posted an impressive 30-18 victory over American in Fremont on Thursday. The Lions didn't have much time to prepare for their matchup with the Ea...
BVAL Notebook: East Bay shines in tourney
Sep 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The recent Freedom Tennis Invitational brought to Oakley some of the best girls tennis teams in the Bay Area. Olivia Wilson, the No. 2 singles player from Napa’s Justin Siena High, claimed the titl...
Liberty falls to Livermore ground game
by Michael Dixon
Sep 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The word of the day at Liberty High’s Ohmstede Field on Saturday night was physical. Livermore’s football team was physical – sometimes too physical. The Cowboys (2-0) threw only a few passes again...
Panthers outlast Eagles in marathon
by Justin Lafferty
Sep 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch High’s football team had been waiting since 2003 for a victory over Clayton Valley, a former Bay Valley Athletic League foe. What’s another four hours? In a marathon game lengthened by an h...
Wolverines set to defend golf title
by Michael Dixon
Sep 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
As the Bay Valley Athletic League girls golf season gets underway, it will already be an unusual year for the Deer Valley squad – their top player isn’t named Edwards. The graduation of Haley Edwa...
Heritage excited to dig into season
by Justin Lafferty
Sep 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Last season, the Heritage High girls volleyball team tore through the Bay Valley Athletic League, posting a 10-1 record against its closest foes. Though the Patriots keep intact most of their 2010 ...
Freedom rides big fourth quarter to victory
by Michael Dixon
Sep 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
If Freedom High’s varsity football players figure out how to play a full game the way they played the last nine minutes of their opener, they'll be unbeatable. After trailing by 12 in the fourth q...
Patriots evade Matadors' grasp
by Justin Lafferty
Sep 02, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
As Granada High senior quarterback Jeremy Mata lined up for a two-minute drill on Friday night, flashbacks flooded the mind of Heritage head coach Jeff Haagenson. Throughout the game, Mata had enjo...
DV aims to stay at front of pack
by Justin Lafferty
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Though Deer Valley High’s cross country team lost its top runner to graduation, head coach Dave Bartholomew feels that the Wolverines won’t lose a step this year. Bartholomew’s optimism is based m...
Falcons repeat – no easy putaway
by Michael Dixon
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
In 2010, Freedom High’s girls tennis team made a surprising run to the top of the Bay Valley Athletic League standings. They lost only one match in league play, which came at the hand of Liberty. G...
Falcons, Lions raise own expectations
by Michael Dixon
Aug 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Liberty The Lions girls water polo team was one of three Bay Valley Athletic League squads that qualified for the North Coast Section playoffs in 2010. They split their two matches against Freed...
Lions aim to restore the roar in the pool
by Michael Dixon
Aug 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Liberty The Lions boys water polo team went undefeated in league play a season ago. Its season ended in the first round of the North Coast Section playoffs in a 7-2 defeat at the hands of Monte ...
Former Patriot answers last-minute call from Beavers
by Justin Lafferty
Aug 23, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Ryan Howell was getting ready for classes at Chabot College when his baseball coach told him to get his high school transcripts together. Oregon State had an opening on its roster and wanted the fo...
New Heritage coach has winning history
by Justin Lafferty
Aug 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Heritage High School recently announced that a coach with a couple of North Coast Section titles to his name will take over the girls basketball program. Dan Swan, who last coached Northgate High i...
Local arms impress at Area Code Games
by Justin Lafferty
Aug 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
A trio of Bay Valley Athletic League pitchers recently impressed big league scouts in Long Beach at the Area Code Games, a showcase of the nation’s best high school baseball players. Freedom’s Joe ...
Patriot picks Holy Names
Aug 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Recent Heritage High softball grad Deni Yandell, seen here with parents Dee and Dennis Yandell, signed a letter of intent Tuesday to attend Holy Names University in Oakland. Last season, Yandell wa...