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Seniors roll into town
Jun 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The world’s top professional senior bowlers, including several members of the Professional Bowlers Association’s all-time 50 greatest players in history, are coming to Brentwood for the PBA Senior ...
Chiropractor adjusts to win open-water swim
by Kyle Szymanski
Jun 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
When Discovery Bay chiropractor Rick Pierce finished the Bridge to Bridge Sunday, all he knew was that no one else was around, and the lead boat was floating beside him. Thirty seconds later and a ...
SeaWolves ready for return to pool
Jun 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood SeaWolves Water Polo Club, which begins a new season on Monday, June 11, was founded in 2008 to teach and promote the sport of water polo to youth of all ages in Brentwood and all of ...
Warriors back at FHS
Jun 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Golden State Warriors Basketball Camp, for boys and girls 7-15 of all skill levels and abilities, runs Monday, June 11 through Friday, June 15 at Freedom High School in Oakley. The camp focuses...
Brentwood trainer pushes it to the limit
by Justin Lafferty
Jun 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s Monday evening and Brentwood residents Vivian Szeles, Thatiana Salinas and Lori Huchton are pushing a one-ton 1982 GMC Suburban behind the LA Boxing building. The truck actually runs just fine...
Titans make moms proud
May 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood’s NorCal Titans 9U White baseball team took the title at the Mother’s Day Saturday Special tournament AA Division in Tracy. The come-from-behind 7-6 victory was the product of a total tea...
Elite status in Galt
May 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The 10U Elite Baseball team recently claimed a championship during a tournament in Galt. In the front row, from left, are Dylan Griffiths, Mark Fontaine, Nick Poss, Braydon Sample and Jacob Dahl; c...
Pain-free summer play
May 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Summer vacation gives kids a break from schoolwork, but for many, their participation in sports will continue in warm weather months. Parents, coaches and players need to keep injury prevention in ...
From Slovakia to Byron
May 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Peter Sagan leads a pack of cyclists during Stage 3 of the Amgen Tour of California, which rolled through East County on Tuesday via Marsh Creek Road and Camino Diablo. The Slovakia native crossed ...
Dawgs hold tryouts
May 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Delta Dawgs Baseball Club conducts tryouts for its inaugural 8-and-under team that will compete at the Northern Regional Championships at Big League Dreams in Manteca this summer. Tryouts are h...
Summer bocce returns
May 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The City of Oakley Recreation Division will offer a summer Bocce Ball League from June 5 to July 26. Teams will consist of four to eight players, and games will be played Tuesday or Thursday evenin...
Racing through East County
May 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
A pack of cyclists zoomed down Camino Diablo in Byron as part of the Amgen Tour of California, one of the most prestigious bicycle races in the world. Hundreds of professional racers ride though Ca...
East County man goes the distance
by Justin Lafferty
May 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood resident Arturo Ordaz finished his first eight-kilometer race in June of 2010 and thought, “Why stop there?” So two weeks later, the 49-year-old signed up for a 25K. And later, a 30K rac...
BVAL Notebook: Tennis, golf athletes hit NCS roadblocks
May 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Several locals made the list for the recent North Coast Section golf qualifier, but none were able to advance to the NCS Tournament of Champions for the chance to join Deer Valley. Two Heritage at...
Just spinning through
May 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Some of the world’s best cyclists sprint through East County on Tuesday, May 15 as part of the Amgen Tour of California. The first group turns onto Marsh Creek Road in Clayton at about 1:40 p.m. an...
Antioch teen claims international belt
by Justin Lafferty
May 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch kickboxer Katrina Nahe is only 15, but she can already say she’s conquered the world. Nahe, a freshman at Deer Valley, defeated Tisha Balentien of Holland on Saturday by unanimous decision ...
Oakwood nets first year
May 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The Oakwood Water Club, comprising young athletes from around East County, recently celebrated its first anniversary. Founded by local coach Nick Araujo, the club aims to boost the sport of water p...
DB kid earns BMX sponsor
May 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Discovery Bay resident Bobby Connelly, 5, has been racing BMX bikes for only 2½ months but has won numerous races. He’s only two races away from advancing to the intermediate level. Bobby was recen...
Golden Garibay
May 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood resident and Crosley Gracie Jiu-Jitsu student Dalia Garibay, 10, won gold last weekend at the fifth American Jiu-Jitsu Cup, held at Independence High School in San Jose. Dalia has been t...
Play at the plate
May 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
In Antioch Little League action, Austin Rowley of the Junior Minor AA Giants slides home while Aiden Bandes of the Nationals tries to make a play on the ball. Watching is Michael Gaunt. The Giants ...