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BVAL football openers surprise experts
Aug 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Besides Antioch, four other Bay Valley Athletic League football teams opened their seasons last Friday. Here is a recap of how each team fared: Amador Valley 29, Freedom 27 Junior Anthony Cantabr...
Explosive offense keys Panthers win
by Kyle Szymanski
Aug 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
A disappointing final practice before Antioch High’s opening football game last Friday against Franklin raised questions about the team’s ability to succeed. The Panthers answered in dominant fashi...
Gridiron gear-up
Aug 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom wide receiver Nenwon Gbilia fights off a tackler during Tuesday’s practice. High school football begins Aug. 24 for every Bay Valley Athletic League team except Deer Valley. Antioch and Pit...
Booster bonanza
Aug 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Heritage High School athletics recently received a big boost: a check for $29,283.50 by the Heritage Athletic Booster Club from fundraising during the 2011-12 school year. Athletic Director Pat Cru...
Charges possible in football team hazing
by Ruth Roberts
Aug 09, 2012 | 29 29 comments | 67 67 recommendations | email to a friend
UPDATED: 8-9-12 at 10:50 a.m. Five Liberty High School varsity football players have been kicked off the team and face possible criminal charges following an incident of hazing at a summer football...
Patriot grappler shines on national stage
by Michael Dixon
Aug 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
While North Dakota seems an uninspired summer vacation choice for your average high school junior, Lania Aguayo of Heritage found plenty of inspiration to make the trip. She was invited to particip...
Falcon football shines on national stage
by Kyle Szymanski
Aug 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Twelve members of the Freedom High School football team hit the gridiron early this year in the NFL’s national 7-on-7 tournament. After beating out eight other high school teams in a regional tourn...
Freedom freshman leaves indelible mark
by Kyle Szymanski
Jul 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
As an English teacher, Freedom Athletic Director Steve Amaro is used to his students using figures of speech. So when freshman Kelsey Almassey came to him and said she wanted to leave her mark on t...
Locals shine at Bay Area World Series
by Michael Dixon
Jul 05, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Five local high school baseball players made their presence felt at the Bay Area World Series June 29 to July 1. Deer Valley’s Jordan Gough, Tyler Vistalli and Marcus Wise and Freedom’s Joe Starick...
Bay Area World Series showcases local talent
by Michael Dixon
Jun 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Five local high school baseball players will take the field for college and pro scouts at a six team, 144-player tournament in San Luis Obispo starting today. Freedom junior Shea Sbranti will join...
Cubs upbeat about Blackburn
by Kyle Szymanski
Jun 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
When Heritage High School pitcher Paul Blackburn heard his name called as the 56th overall selection in the Major League Baseball Draft, he realized a dream. His dream became reality June 15, when ...
Graceland-bound
Jun 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Liberty running back and strong safety Joseph Canady, joined by his mother and father Camille and Charles, recently signed his Letter of Intent to play at Graceland University in Missouri. Canady w...
Scholars reach goal
Jun 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
East Diablo Youth Soccer League scholar athletes, from left, are Nick Krahnke (Heritage), Tyler Elmore (Liberty), Kiely Ford (Heritage), Nico Charvet (Heritage), Francisco Linares (Freedom), Gerard...
BVAL athletes close out stellar season
by Michael Dixon
Jun 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Athletes from Deer Valley, Heritage and Freedom were given a chance last weekend to make a statement to the state. At the CIF State Track and Field Championships in Clovis, the BVAL’s two standout ...
Swimming to Azusa
Jun 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Heritage swimmer Erica Knudsen, a member of the Patriots’ vaunted 200-yard medley relay team, recently signed her Letter of Intent to attend Azusa Pacific University near Los Angeles. Joining Knuds...
Volleyball clinics at HHS
Jun 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Diablo Valley Volleyball Club holds two of its summer clinics Monday, June 18 through Thursday, 21 from 9 a.m. to noon at Heritage High in Brentwood. The fee is $175. One session is designed for pl...
Heritage ace drafted by Chicago Cubs
by Justin Lafferty
Jun 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
Heritage High pitcher Paul Blackburn, the Bay Valley Athletic League baseball MVP, will head from the East Bay to the North Side. Blackburn was drafted Monday night by the Chicago Cubs in the first...
Clark not thrown by separation from family
by Michael Dixon
May 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
This story originally appeared in the Feb. 10 issue of The Press. Kyle Clark is one of the most accomplished members of Antioch High’s football and wrestling squads, but a certain accomplishment ...
Falcons end season admirably
May 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom freshman third baseman Marissa Gasca takes a sizeable lead off first base in a game earlier this season. The No. 5 seed Falcons flew though their first matchup in the North Coast Section pl...
Track, field stars compete in Clovis
by Justin Lafferty
May 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
After a strong showing at the North Coast Section Meet of Champions, three of the six Bay Valley Athletic League schools will be represented at the state track and field meet this weekend in Clovis...