In a clash of two of the top Bay Valley Athletic League girls basketball teams Tuesday night, Heritage dispatched Deer Valley 54-50. Heritage (12-4, 2-0 in the BVAL) went on an 18-7 run in the four...
Junior defender Dominique Guerra chases down the ball during the Panthers’ 2-0 loss to Freedom on Jan. 10. Antioch (7-9-1, 0-2-1 in the Bay Valley Athletic League) returns to action Tuesday at home...
Deer Valley senior center Marcus Lee slams home a dunk during the Wolverines’ recent 85-79 defeat of Bethel High. The Kentucky-bound center finished with 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting. Deer Valley ...
When 14-year-old Brentwood resident Allie Klinger submitted her competition times to be considered for a spot on the USA swim team in the Maccabiah Games in Israel, her mom didn’t give it more than...
Freedom didn’t put on an offensive or shooting display in its recent Bay Valley Athletic League opener at Liberty. But its defense and inside presence were dominant all night, paving the way for a ...
Freedom Sophomore Jailyn Brown rejects a shot during the Falcons’ recent 49-21 victory over Liberty that opened their Bay Valley Athletic League season.
Freedom senior Elsa Ross lit up the Lions f...
On a typical school day, Liberty senior Haley Webster’s head is focused on academics, but her heart is about two hours away at Hunterville Stables, located between Roseville and Auburn. As soon as ...
Heritage point guard Erin Asher recently signed her letter of intent to play for California Baptist University in Riverside. Ever since Asher set foot on the Heritage campus, she has been on the va...
Liberty senior Brandon White fights through traffic on his way to the hoop during the Lions’ 61-59 win over Oakland Tech Jan. 3. White’s 17 points led all scorers. The Lions trailed 33-26 at halfti...
Riding a five-game winning streak, the Heritage boys basketball team entered its final preseason tune-up Monday like a well-oiled machine.
But Berkeley left the Patriots feeling rusty.
After battli...
It’s not a stretch to say Jorge Cendejas has turned the Freedom boys soccer squad into a whole new team this season.
The senior forward decided to leave the San Jose Earthquakes Academy to play for...
In its 13th year of hosting West Coast Jamboree games, the Freedom girls basketball team got a sweet taste of victory at the tournament last weekend.
The Falcons won the Topaz Division of the world...
The opening whistle sounds off for Bay Valley Athletic League soccer action Tuesday, Jan. 8, when the Liberty girls (2-3) host Antioch (6-7), Heritage (4-3) travels to Deer Valley (4-5) and Freedom...
Heritage water polo players Zayd Othman, Walker Thaning and Benji Mock were recently named to the All-BVAL first team. The trio led the Patriots to a 21-4 record, including an 8-0 mark in league pl...
Liberty freshman Nicole Diaz was the queen of the mat in the 154-pound bracket at the Brittany David Invitational last weekend. Diaz’s performance in her last five tournaments improved her record t...
Freedom guard Rodney Pope extends for a layup against Las Lomas during a Roy Ghiggeri Invitational game at Freedom High School. Freedom defeated Monte Vista 63-51 last Saturday to win the tournamen...
The Holiday Classic all-star football game, played Dec. 22 at Pittsburg High School, had no trouble living up to its name.
Featuring the best high school football players from Contra Costa County a...
When football season ends at Heritage High School, the team doesn’t stop striving to achieve goals together – even when those goals don’t involve athletics.
Every year during the holiday season, me...
Freedom pitcher Madison Williams recently signed her letter of intent to play for Humboldt State University. The third member of the Williams family to achieve success for the Falcons, Madison was ...
A select group of Bay Valley Athletic League seniors will get one final chance to play high school football as members of the Contra Costa County all-stars in the Holiday Classic on Dec. 22 at Pitt...