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Patriots aim to rule the pool
by Justin Lafferty
Apr 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Heritage High’s swimming and diving team has put a stranglehold on the Bay Valley Athletic League title for quite some time. The boys are going for their fourth straight BVAL victory while the gir...
Wolverines stay hot at home tourney
by Justin Lafferty
Apr 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Facing competition they’ll likely meet in the North Coast Section playoffs, the Deer Valley boys volleyball team excelled in their Logan Bailey Invitational. The home-court Wolverines finished thir...
Young grapplers earn titles
Apr 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Members of the Golden State Wrestling Club have been earning medals and heralding a bright future for the sport in East County. At a recent meet at Dallas Ranch Middle School in Antioch, Ayemere Oi...
King takes crown at PGA event
Apr 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Northern California PGA is pleased to announce that PGA Apprentice Zach King of Shadow Lakes Golf Club took first place with a final score of 3-under par 69 at the 2012 NCPGA Pro Series 4 on Ap...
Diablo Valley 12U girls win in Brentwood
Apr 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Diablo Valley Volleyball Club 12U girls brought home the hardware at the NCVA Area League Tournament, held in Brentwood on April 1. The club played four matches, all going three sets. Diablo Va...
BVAL well-represented at wrestling nationals
by Justin Lafferty
Apr 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom wrestler Ricky Coster has two more years of high school ahead of him, but has already made an impact on the national level. The sophomore earned an invite to the National High School Coache...
Bethel Island man reels in big victory
Apr 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Brian Carpenter of Bethel Island weighed a five-bass limit totaling 18 pounds, 3 ounces Saturday to edge the competition at the EverStart Series Western Division event at Russo’s Marina in Oakley. ...
BVAL baseball preview: Heritage readies for diamond three-peat
by Michael Dixon
Mar 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
For last two years, the one constant in Bay Valley Athletic League baseball has been Heritage sitting at the top of the heap. In 2011, the Patriots earned a cool 10-0 record in league. But this is ...
BVAL softball preview: Freedom to defend title
by Justin Lafferty
Mar 29, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom’s perennial stranglehold on the Bay Valley Athletic League softball title was challenged last year, when Heritage tied Freedom in league play. But the Falcons still earned the designation a...
Golden encounter
Mar 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
One of the newest Golden State Warriors, center Andrew Bogut, stopped by Freedom High School recently to inspire the basketball stars of tomorrow. Dozens of young hoopsters participated in the Warr...
Big blast for Titan
Mar 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
During the TPR State Qualifier tournament, held in Turlock earlier this month, one NorCal Titan 10U player earned quite the shining moment. Colby Lane cleared the bases with his first grand slam – ...
Mud Cats win state qualifier
Mar 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Delta Mud Cats won their first tournament of the year, going 3-1 at the TPR State Qualifier in Turlock earlier this month. The Mud Cats played solid baseball, beating the Sting Fall 7-4 and th...
Selecting the best
Mar 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Basketball players from Excelsior, Adams, O’Hara Park, Delta Vista and Holy Rosary recently competed in the second annual Team Select AAU March Madness tournament. The Team Select 13U players earne...
LMC athletes honored for academics
Mar 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Two of last year’s Los Medanos College star athletes have received statewide recognition from the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) for outstanding academic achievement. The...
Biddy Sports teaches fundamentals
by Kyle Szymanski
Mar 28, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Eighteen years ago, Antioch resident Julie Mason founded a non-competitive youth sports program in East County not knowing if it would succeed. Biddy Sports has since become a popular option for ch...
Heritage runners aim to pace track pack
by Michael Dixon
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
While it would be impossible for Heritage to improve on its 2011 track-and-field record in the Bay Valley Athletic League, the recent Marsh Creek Invitational showed that the Patriots are well on t...
Holy Rosary rolls
Mar 22, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Holy Rosary’s seventh-grade girls National basketball team played an outstanding season, overcoming a seven-point deficit to win its semifinal game. The team then beat the previously undefeated lea...
Big-league dreamin'
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Grenades players Jordan Alexander, Chris Pho and Logan Stuart are all smiles during Antioch Little League’s Opening Day, held Saturday at Antioch High School’s Beede Auditorium. The ceremony was ki...
Bristow dominates
Mar 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The seventh-grade Bristow Middle School Bears boys basketball team recently won its league invitational tournament for the second year in a row. The Bears defeated Excelsior 54-30, Adams 49-36 and ...
Local basketball teams end run at state tournament
Mar 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Bay Valley Athletic League experienced one of its most successful basketball seasons in recent history, as four teams qualified for the California Interscholastic Federation tournament. The boy...