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Patriots fall to Mustangs in playoffs
by Kenny Lee
Nov 21, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The Heritage football team’s first season as a Division I NCS school was a success with a 7-3 regular season record while playing against tough competition in and outside of the Bay Valley Athletic...
Deer Valley romps in NCS opener
by Michael Dixon
Nov 21, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The last time the Deer Valley football team had an undefeated regular season was 2006. That year they lost the North Coast Section playoff opener. The 2009 Wolverines did not suffer the same fate F...
Deer Valley coach wins NCS award
by Dave Roberts
Nov 19, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Before the Deer Valley girls volleyball team’s North Coast Section playoff opener last week, Coach Lou Panzella was awarded NCS Volleyball Honor Coach of the Year to the applause and cheers of fans...
Patriots take first tennis title ever
by Dave Roberts
Nov 19, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Six months ago Diane Molsberry guided the Heritage boys tennis team to the Bay Valley Athletic League championship for the first time in the young school’s history, posting a 14-1 league record (19...
Heritage wins NCS playoff opener
by Michael Dixon
Nov 18, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
While it wasn’t their best match, Heritage High School’s volleyball players had little problem advancing to the second round of the playoffs, downing Castro Valley 3-0 in their recent first-round m...
Pittsburg cruises in Big Little Game
by Michael Dixon
Nov 14, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch football team could not overcome a poor start at Pittsburg Stadium, losing the 91st Big Little Game to Pittsburg for the third consecutive season, this time by 35-14. After the Panthers...
Freedom rings bell for fourth year
by Dave Roberts
Nov 14, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
There was a Zen-like sign on the Liberty High side of the football field at the 12th annual Bell Game Saturday afternoon. It read simply yet cryptically “0-9?” The question, which was facing the Fr...
Wolverines remain perfect against Patriots
by Kenny Lee
Nov 14, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Appropriately for Senior Night, Deer Valley seniors Brandon Williams, Damon Collins and Kristoff Williams led the charge for the Wolverines offense Friday night, allowing the football team to remai...
Heritage nets key volleyball victory
by Dave Roberts
Nov 12, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
You just knew the girls volleyball season finale last week between Liberty and Heritage would go down to the wire. Each team came into the game with a 10-4 record. Liberty had won its first encoun...
Patriots’ experience overwhelms Falcons
by Kenny Lee
Nov 07, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
It was Senior Night at Heritage High Friday night, and Patriots Stadium was the scene of senior dominance as the Patriots football team routed the Freedom Falcons, 32-6. The Patriots field more th...
Deer Valley rolls over Antioch
by Michael Dixon
Nov 07, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Deer Valley’s football team warmed to its task on a chilly Friday night, beating crosstown rival Antioch, 42-14, to notch their ninth straight victory and bring them one win away from a perfect reg...
Pirates sink Lions in blowout
by Dave Roberts
Nov 06, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
There was an air of inevitability about the Liberty football team’s blowout loss to Pittsburg Friday night, and the game pretty much lived up to expectations. Pittsburg is a much stronger team than...
Pre-polo provender
Nov 05, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Liberty High varsity water polo players enjoyed a team dinner at the Sarmento house last week as they got ready for their games against Heritage and Deer Valley. From left are Austin Kimbrell,...
First-class coach
Nov 05, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom High golf Coach Neil Boden, who was recently awarded his NCS Coach of the Year certificate at Livermore’s Las Positas Golf Course, shares the spotlight with, front row from left, Stephanie ...
Liberty, Deer Valley share league title
by Dave Roberts
Nov 03, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Last year things were simple for the Deer Valley girls water polo team on its way to a 20-4 record and the Bay Valley Athletic League championship. Everything revolved around star senior Caitlyn Ri...
Patriots victorious at Homecoming
by Kenny Lee
Nov 02, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The Heritage football team celebrated its second Homecoming before a raucous crowd of students, parents and alumni with a 42-19 victory over Antioch Friday. The Panthers got on the board first with...
Freedom can’t sustain strong start against Pittsburg
by Dave Roberts
Nov 02, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom’s football team had just lost to Pittsburg 42-21 Friday night – it’s eighth straight loss in a winless season. But to listen to Falcons Coach Kevin Hartwig talk to his players after the gam...
Deer Valley keeps rolling in blowout
by Michael Dixon
Nov 02, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Deer Valley’s football team avoided a letdown Friday from an emotional win the previous week against Pittsburg, crushing Liberty 69-6. The Wolverines put together an opening four-play, 53-yard driv...
Liberty’s Costa to play for UCLA
by Dave Roberts
Oct 29, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
“I think this year we are going to definitely be a force to reckon with,” said Liberty volleyball star Corinne Costa after last week’s easy 3-0 victory over Freedom. Costa was actually referring to...
Deer Valley, Conder capture golf titles
by Dave Roberts
Oct 28, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The soggy conditions on Oct. 19 were more conducive to a water polo game or swim meet than a golf tournament, but several dozen high school girl golfers slogged through the sprinkles and puddles at...