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West meets North
Nov 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Delta Patriots Rookies division North and West teams squared off recently in an end-of-season playoff game. The West struck early in the first quarter on a touchdown run from Josh Capps. The We...
Team Roddy Ranch aces the links
Nov 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Team Roddy Ranch celebrates its championship at the recent fourth annual Diablo Cup Golf Tournament. After two days of competition, the 36 members of Team Roddy Ranch beat a combined squad from Dee...
Team Verrett takes belts
Nov 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
James Buchanan, Philip Fluty, Francesca Pereira, Mackenzie Pereira and Noemi Botor of Verrett’s Karate Kenpo in Brentwood pose with their championship belts from the 2011 Golden State Karate Associ...
Grappling with greatness
Nov 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Anthony Fama of Dallas Ranch Middle School and Mitchell Columbell, Max Provine and Dylan Rakchhat of Black Diamond Middle School pose with their medals following a recent wrestling match at the Com...
Thunderous victory
Oct 31, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Delta Youth Soccer League’s 14U Blue Thunder took first place at the recent DYSL soccer playoffs. The team beat the Soccer Shockers 5-1, Delta Diamonds 2-1 and Fury 2-0 to capture the title. Th...
Brentwood man wins World Series trip
by Justin Lafferty
Oct 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
By playing a game online, a Brentwood resident and his son not only earned a trip to the sporting event of their lives, but helped a worthwhile cause. As a reward for his participation in the State...
Pats tackle Jr. Warriors
Oct 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
In their regular season finale, the Delta Patriots West pulled off a trio of shutouts against the Galt Jr. Warriors. The Delta Patriots Starts West team won 34-0, while the Rookies West earned 32-0...
EC Lions run around Bears
Oct 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The East County Youth Football Pee Wee Lions took their undefeated record on the road to face the Bears of San Ramon – and walked off the field with a 7-0 record after thrashing the Bears 50-8. It ...
Flying high
Oct 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood Oakley Youth Football League Jr. Midget Cheer team took first place at the recent Pop Warner Shoreline Invitational. The team comprises 12 girls: Cecily, Kaley, Tayler, Rachel, Brook...
EC Lions win big
Oct 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The East County Lions cheer squads sparkled in recent competitions at Great America. The Jr. Pee Wees took first in cheer and dance, while the Pee Wees placed first in cheer and fifth in dance. The...
Reining in awards
Oct 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Dal Porto Ranch Show Team riders claimed myriad awards at the recent Gold N Grand show. Alexis Steele won five championship buckles and was the 10-and-under high-point saddle winner. Mariah Piepho ...
Exciting finale at Speedway
Oct 17, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Hobby stock ace Jim Freethy of Danville came to Antioch Speedway’s Run What You Brung event on Saturday with all the bells and whistles, outfitting his Camaro with a giant sail board, a late-model ...
Gorilla warfare
Oct 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
East County’s signature Raider fan, Gorilla Rilla, recently paid a visit to the Delta Patriots’ JV North team during a practice. Gorilla Rilla, aka Mark Acasio, brightened the spirits of the young ...
Lions think pink
Oct 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The month of October marks the inaugural East County Youth Football Supports Pink Breast Cancer Awareness promotion. Players and cheerleaders will wear pink socks and pink hair bows, and coaches an...
Mishmash at Speedway
Oct 13, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The popular Run What You Brung races, in which drivers and crews get to bend the rules and have some fun, will be the main attraction Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. Crews in the Modified Stoc...
Downpour doesn’t stop Diamonds
Oct 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The Black Diamond All-Stars didn’t let a rain-soaked field stop them from taking home four first-place trophies at the USA cheerleading and dance competition at the recent Santa Cruz Beach Boardwal...
Ready to rock Rocklin
Oct 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Two Los Medanos College softball players from Antioch were recently awarded full-ride scholarships to William Jessup University in Rocklin. Outfielder and Antioch High graduate Diandra Hayes, left,...
Delta Patriots rock the home field
Oct 05, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Delta Patriots West Division had a near-perfect day in a recent clash with the Tracy Buccaneers. After the Starts West won 16-6 and the Rookies West secured a 13-7 victory, the Varsity West def...
DIRTcars finish with a bang at Speedway
Oct 03, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
A spectacular pileup at the start of the backstretch with 16 laps to go spoiled the chances of nearly half the field’s pursuit of the $3,000 victory payoff in the DIRTcar Western All Stars Budweise...
Lions trump Panthers
Sep 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The East County Youth Football Scouts team slid by rival Antioch on the strength of its defense this weekend. The offense helped, too. Cody Muth took the handoff on the second play of the game an...