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...
It took a while for Deer Valley’s girls to heat up in its recent non-league soccer clash with El Cerrito. But once they did, they caught fire.
After being held scoreless for 47 minutes, the Wolveri...
The past weekend’s non-league hardwood action led to mixed results for Bay Valley Athletic League teams. Heritage The girls team (5-2) cruised to an easy 65-33 win over Eureka to win the Waln...
Heritage senior Destinee Williams recently signed her letter of intent to play softball for Bethune-Cookman University in Florida. The senior hit .462 for the Patriots last season, helping the team...
Senior forward Tim Jordan glides to the hoop during Freedom’s 81-62 win over Granada Tuesday night. The victory evened Freedom’s record at 3-3. Junior guard Elliot Smith scored 16 points and senior...
Brentwood resident Hunter Mercado-Hood of De La Salle High School recently signed his letter of intent to play baseball at the University of San Diego. In 2011, he was a member of the 16U Team USA ...
The Heritage boys soccer team might have lost its Dec. 7 contest against California, but the game gave the Patriots an early look at a team they could see later in the North Coast Section playoffs....
The final whistle has sounded in the Bay Valley Athletic League’s fall season, and the league recently announced its all-BVAL teams. Girls water polo MVP: Caitlin Bronzan, Heritage. First t...
After hosting the Stonebarger Tournament, the Liberty boys and girls basketball teams have reason to be optimistic.
The boys finished in second place, beating Bradshaw Christian 52-39 and Tracy 57-...
Since four Bay Valley Athletic League girls soccer teams advanced to the North Coast Section playoffs last season, the race to the top of the league figures to be congested when play begins in earl...
Heritage senior Haley Rose Love recently signed her letter of intent to swim for Washington State. Entering her fourth year on the Heritage team, she is a three-time Bay Valley Athletic League cham...
Her senior season hasn’t even started, but Heritage catcher Malia Rivers knows where she’ll play softball in college. She recently signed her letter of intent to play for the University of Georgia ...
Life is going swimmingly for Ryan Barsanti of Heritage High School: Barsanti recently signed his letter of intent to attend the University of Wisconsin. He competed for the U.S. Junior National Tea...
Several Bay Valley Athletic League boys soccer teams took the field last weekend and sent mixed messages about where they stand in the run-up to league play. Antioch In the championship match...
The Bay Valley Athletic League boys soccer preseason is underway, and teams are hoping to top last season’s performances by Pittsburg and Antioch. The Pirates won the BVAL, and joined the Panthers ...