The Deer Valley Wolverines were intent on defending their home turf against the Antioch Panthers Oct. 5 – and made good on their intention. The Wolverines dominated Antioch to reclaim the Mayor’s C...
All Six Bay Valley Athletic League teams were in action recently at the Lone Tree Invitational, hosted by Deer Valley and Antioch high schools. Taylor Coover of Deer Valley, above, took home the ti...
Liberty might not have won on the field in its 29-8 loss to Pittsburg Sept. 28, but Lions head coach Nate Smith had reason to be optimistic.
“We’re really young and getting experience,” Smith said....
When senior Andrea Neilson is done playing golf for Freedom High School, she’ll almost certainly be a four-time all-Bay Valley Athletic League golfer with four all-North Coast Section Scholar Athle...
Freedom junior Joe Mixon is accustomed to making big plays for the Falcons football team – but usually on offense. On Sept. 28 against Heritage, he got to make an impact on the other side of the ba...
When Bay Valley Athletic League girls volleyball play begins on Tuesday, all the teams will start with a clean slate. None of those BVAL squads played especially impressive volleyball in the presea...
In a recent clash between the Heritage and Deer Valley water polo teams, the Patriots sunk the Wolverines 22-6. Junior Walker Thaning’s six goals led the Patriots’ attack, augmented by five goals b...
While no one at Deer Valley felt the Wolverines played up to their abilities, none of the players and coaches could complain about the results. Deer Valley forced seven turnovers on its way to a 26...
Junior running back Lorenzo Cortez tries to turn the corner toward the end zone during the Antioch High School Panthers’ 70-20 win against Dougherty Valley. In other action involving Bay Valley Ath...
Energy radiated through Liberty’s stadium Sept. 14 for Homecoming festivities, but it did little to invigorate the Lions football team during its 40-14 loss to Castro Valley.
Trojans juniors Demare...
While they didn’t know it at the time, Freedom’s gridiron warriors got all the points they’d need last Friday before their offense even took the field.
Senior Darrell Daniels scored three touchdow...
The Heritage High School water polo team is now 5-0 after winning the Wilcox Great Eight Tournament Championship during the weekend of Sept. 8.
Zayd Othman, Walker Thanning, Brandon Goyette, Spence...
Liberty junior wide receiver Ivan Oseguera tries to ward off two Hayward defenders during the Lions’ 28-19 victory on Sept. 7. Liberty was one of three Bay Valley Athletic League teams to win in we...
Despite its highest offensive output of the season plus a 10-point cushion heading into the fourth quarter, the Heritage Patriots football team lost 35-31 to the Windsor Jaguars on Sept. 7. It didn...
The Freedom football team dealt the first blow in its Sept. 7 matchup against Franklin, but the Wildcats delivered the knockout punch. Franklin scored 31 unanswered points to bounce back from a 21-...
Freedom High seniors Nenwon Gbilia and Taryn Ternes – crowned Homecoming King and Queen during halftime at the Freedom-Franklin game on Sept. 7 – lend cheer to an evening marked by a cheerless resu...
Registration for the annual Bell Game Run is now underway. The four-mile run from Freedom High School to Liberty High School is held Saturday, Oct. 27 at 8 a.m.
The Bell Game Run route proceeds dow...
The news broke like waves, pouring out of sports sections and onto front pages all across the nation and the world: In less than a month, San Francisco Giant Melky Cabrera, Oakland Athletic Bartolo...
Liberty, Freedom, Deer Valley and Antioch were all winners in the high school football season’s second week. Here’s a recap of how each Bay Valley Athletic League team fared:
Antioch 25, Northgat...
Behind strong defense and resilient play, Liberty picked up its first win of the season last Friday in a 34-10 victory against Merril F. West High School.
Senior quarterback Cody Suckow threw for o...