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Special golf
Sep 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The second annual Special Kids Golf Charity Tournament will be held Saturday, Sept. 11 at Shadow Lakes Golf Course in Brentwood. The event features four tournament games including a Wine Hole and a...
Speedway closed on Labor Day
by Jack Menges
Sep 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch Speedway will be dark this Saturday as racers and their fans take Labor Day weekend off in preparation for the final four weeks of auto racing. Promoter John Soares Jr. announced that t...
DV grad keeps swinging
Aug 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Victoria Leon, having earned accolades at Deer Valley High School such as CSF president, golf team MVP and class of 2010 salutatorian, credits some of her success to The First Tee Life Skills educa...
Locals take on outsiders
by Jack Menges
Aug 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
It will be “us” against “them” when more than 50 dirt modifieds take to the Antioch Speedway track for the first phase of the West Coast Nationals Saturday night. “Us” will be the top drivers who c...
Bowlers bridge the generation gap
Aug 24, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
There’s no better way to bring youth and seniors together than involve them in something they both enjoy. That was the idea of Harvest Park Bowl’s Senior League player and Youth Coach Bob Damico an...
Top Gun camps out
Aug 12, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Delta Patriots Varsity East defensive lineman Simba Short recently attended the nation’s top prep football all-star camp, Football University’s Top Gun, at the Warhill Sports Complex in Williamsbur...
Bears soccer going strong
Aug 12, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Bristow Middle School Coach Mike Krahnke has led the boys soccer program since its inception six years ago. The girls, under the direction of Coach Cecelia Seiber, took the top spot in their leagu...
From Panther to Aggie
Aug 12, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch High wide receiver and defensive back Shamawn Wright has verbally committed to play football for UC Davis next year.
Marathoners pound peninsula pavement
Aug 12, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Approximately 24,000 runners – 19 from East County – traversed the scenic streets of San Francisco in the city’s 32nd annual marathon. The first wave of runners was sent off at 5:30 a.m., followed ...
Doty scores hat trick at Speedway
by Jack Menges
Aug 12, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Jerry Doty had quite a night last weekend at the Antioch Speedway, and he barely missed a rare three-win dwarf car sweep on the auto racing card. He’d love to come back Saturday night on a track he...
Just horsing around
Aug 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom High School senior Brittany Craker has qualified for the United States Pony Club’s Championships West at the Woodside Horse Park. United States Pony Clubs is a national nonprofit youth eque...
Pole vaulters soar over Streets
by Dave Roberts
Aug 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
No sport is easy – even tiddlywinks requires a certain amount of manual dexterity. But the sport that might be the most awkward and unnatural is pole vaulting. The vaulter must have the speed of a ...
Antioch bodybuilder takes title
Aug 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch resident Tim Hammett recently earned the title of 2010 Mr. San Jose Overall Champion, a premier Bay Area bodybuilding event. The win qualifies Tim to compete in national bodybuilding events...
Peak experience
Jul 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A bright and enchanting moon rose last Saturday evening on the inaugural outing of the Delta Valley Athletic Club Hikers: 17 intrepid souls who assaulted Mt. Diablo’s 2,369-foot Eagle Peak. Leadin...
Drivers race up Speedway ladder
by Jack Menges
Jul 29, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The wingless sprints return to action Saturday night at the Antioch Speedway and share the top billing with the dirt modifieds. Rounding out the program are the super stocks, hobby stocks and mini ...
PAL boxing program a knockout
by Michael Dixon
Jul 27, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
When kids in conflict “take it outside,” the fights can lead to injury and arrest. But Brentwood police and a local karate school are encouraging kids to release those energies indoors – to get inv...
Kickball kicks off this week
by Dave Roberts
Jul 26, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Sports, for the most part, is the domain of the young. Adult leagues in softball, baseball, basketball and volleyball tend to attract participants in their 20s and 30s. But often left out are older...
Lion lineman heats up in Arizona
by Nate Smith
Jul 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
While his most infamous play last season was a four-yard kickoff return in a nationally televised double-overtime loss to Oregon last season, 2008 Liberty graduate Kyle Quinn made sure that the 200...
Racers sprint for royalty
by Jack Menges
Jul 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Kyle Larson took dead aim on the point lead for the King of California Golden State Challenge 410 Sprint Car Championship last weekend at the Antioch Speedway. The 17-year-old from Elk Grove captur...
Lone Tree hosts tourney
Jul 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Jonathan Lin of Fremont fired a 5-under-par 67 earn to medalist honors at the K¹² Qualifier for the Trader Joe’s Junior Championship hosted by Pat Hurst. Yu Liu of Beijing, China recorded a 1-under...