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Younger DV soccer players lead the pack
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 30, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
With 11 seniors on this year’s team, Nick Howliston knew his Deer Valley High varsity boys soccer team could be a contender for the Bay Valley Athletic League title. The coach just didn’t think his...
Lions reign supreme at Lou Bronzan Invitational
by Michael Dixon
Dec 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
More than 50 schools from Northern California participated in the tournament, held at Liberty.
Madoshi finds his place at Antioch
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
There’s a noticeable change when Namuji Madoshi crosses the threshold into Antioch High’s Don Richardson Gym. The soft-spoken senior varsity basketball player grows into his 6-foot-5-inch frame. On...
Gordon leads Heritage soccer attack
by Michael Dixon
Dec 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Heritage High’s girls varsity soccer team started the season with a respectable 1-1-2 record, but head coach Randy James was frustrated by the team’s inability to score goals. Fortunately, the Patr...
BVAL notebook: Pats win in double OT
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
It took two overtimes, but Heritage High’s girls varsity basketball team toppled Northgate last weekend 76-62 in the Northgate Tournament. The Patriots scored 17 points in the second overtime to cl...
Girls ready for Jamboree
by Michael Dixon
Dec 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Though schools are out for winter break, the girls varsity basketball season will be heating up next week in the East Bay. From Monday to Thursday, all six Bay Valley Athletic League schools, as we...
Falcon goalie keeps on kicking
by Michael Dixon
Dec 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
During Freedom’s football season, senior kicker Robert Melena demonstrated that he can boot the ball a long way. One of his most impressive kicks came at the end of Freedom’s playoff loss to Granad...
From down under to Stonebarger
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
One thing was pretty evident to players from St. Norbert College, a school from Perth, Australia – nearly everything in America is bigger. St. Norbert, a grade 7-12 team that competed in the recent...
Fit to be tied
Dec 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Senior Sergio Ron and the Deer Valley Wolverines varsity boys soccer team played to a scoreless tie last weekend against San Ramon Valley in the final game of the Tri-Valley Champions Challenge. T...
BVAL notebook: Players prep for Holiday Classic
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Football season isn’t over for some Bay Valley Athletic League players. In the second annual East Bay vs. Sacramento Holiday Classic, to be held Dec. 26 at Grant High in Sacramento, four BVAL athle...
Lions end with losses in Stonebarger Tournament
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 13, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Liberty's girls basketball team loses championship game to Clayton Valley, boys team drops consolation final to tough Campolindo team. Arroyo edges Tracy for boys title.
Falcon D puts in strong work week
by Michael Dixon
Dec 13, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
In a low-scoring sport like soccer, it’s always possible for a team to outplay its opponent and still fail to come away with a win. On Thursday, Freedom’s girls varsity soccer team was threatened b...
Liberty grapplers seek return to the top
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
A repeat fifth-place overall finish at the North Coast Section meet won’t be good enough for the Liberty Lions, according to longtime head coach Greg Chappel. This year, Chappel is aiming for the L...
Falcons win home wrestling tourney
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom High’s varsity wrestling team took home the championship in the 11th annual Falcon Shootout, but faced a tough road to the title. The Falcons topped James Logan, one of the top teams in the...
JV Falcons fly high
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
The Freedom boys junior varsity basketball team’s hard-fought 55-51 home-court victory over rival Liberty earned it the championship in last weekend’s James Chandler Classic. Falcon head coach Fran...
Bad things come in threes for Wolverines
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Fourth-quarter push by Northgate puts Broncos over Wolverines in Deer Valley's home opener.
Monte Vista takes Liberty’s Freshman Shootout
by Michael Dixon
Dec 06, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
This weekend’s boys basketball Freshman Shootout at Liberty High was a success for the host school, which almost didn’t have an event to put on. Over the summer, freshman sports teams in the Libert...
Liberty aims to stay on top
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
It will be up to twins and a bunch of underclassmen to help Liberty High’s varsity girls soccer team return to the top of the Bay Valley Athletic League this year. Junior Mikayla Farber, reigning c...
Deer Valley seeks continued dominance
by Michael Dixon
Dec 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The last time the Deer Valley Wolverines girls basketball team failed to claim the Bay Valley Athletic League title, the current senior class was in seventh grade. The Wolverines have been the Nort...
Perfect season for Pats
Dec 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
At the outset of summer, it wasn’t even known if Liberty Union High School District would offer freshmen sports this year. But thanks to the community’s donations, every high school was able to mai...