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O say, can they see?
Jul 02, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
A group of fifth-grade students at Brentwood Elementary recently sang the National Anthem at the Stockton Ports game on Sunday, June 7. The Stockton Ports are a minor league affiliate of the Oakla...
Patriotic Pride unfurled
Jul 02, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The Leopard Pride Chorus from Lone Tree Elementary, and the Boy Scout Troop 247 Color Guard displayed their patriotism at the SF Giants game on May 14.
Sports clinic coming to Oakley
by Dave Roberts
Jul 01, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Sandwiched between a much larger city like Antioch and a more upscale city like Brentwood, little ol’ Oakley often has an inferiority complex. But it’s been making great strides on the sports front...
Pros slug it out at Diamond Hills Open
by Dave Roberts
Jun 25, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Oakley is famous for its bass fishing tournaments, which have been nationally televised; but until last weekend, Oakleyites did not have any other professional sports to boast about. Now it’s “Look...
Toned to the teeth
Jun 25, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood dentist Jamil Alkhoury recently participated in the open Contra Costa Figure, Fitness and Bodybuilding competition, his first event as an amateur bodybuilder. He started preparing in Nov...
Antioch man helps build hoop dreams
by Dave Roberts
Jun 24, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The temperature is in the 90s as the basektball players run up and down the hard, hot concrete court outside Dallas Ranch Middle School, shooting into one hoop with a net that refuses to let go of ...
Smooth as Glass
Jun 18, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Second-year driver Zack Beard, driving the Power Up Concrete Pumping #77, brought Antioch Speedway’s main event field to the green flag – with his heart pumping, since it was his first time in that...
USTA comes to Oakley
Jun 18, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Diamond Hills Sports Club and Spa in Oakley will host the United States Tennis Association’s Open Adult/Pro Tennis Tournament from Thursday, June 18 to Sunday, June 21. Matches start at 1 p.m. Ther...
Gone fishin'
Jun 11, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The Fresno State team of Sark Davidian of Cutler and Kong Moua of Fresno won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Division event on the Delta with four bass with a cumulative weight of 19...
Karate tournament around the corner
Jun 08, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The Hamilton Martial Arts Academy will host the second annual Bushido Open Karate Tournament on June 20 at Deer Valley High School, 4700 Lone Tree Way in Antioch. Registration for this year’s event...
Pros, amateurs strike up friendships
by Nate Smith
May 28, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
For the 12th time in 13 years, the Professional Bowlers Association descended on Brentwood, and last Sunday’s professional/amateur competition was a solid reminder of why it keeps coming back. As s...
Golf tournament
May 28, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Freedom hosts is sixth annual Athletics Golf Tournament on June 8 at Shadow Lakes Golf Course in Brentwood. The fee is $110 per golfer; $440 per foursome. All profits go toward the Freedom Athleti...
Bass will be back
May 28, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
For those who missed the opportunity to participate in last year’s Berkley Big Bass Challenge, it’s returning to the Delta June 6 and 7 at Russo’s Marina and promising more fun and bigger payouts t...
Pro bowlers roll in
May 21, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The Professional Bowlers Association Northern California Senior Classic returns to Harvest Park Bowl in Brentwood Sunday through Wednesday. The pros start striking at 8 a.m. on Sunday, May 24 with ...
Jiu-Jitsu mojo
May 21, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Seventeen kids and 13 adults from Ricardo Barros Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu joined more than 550 competitors in the recent American Cup Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournament at Los Gatos High School. Barros rece...
Great Golden grapplers gain excellence
May 21, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Golden State Wrestling is getting excellent performances from first-year wrestlers Raul Graham and Alex Rivera. Both placed first at Liberty High’s tournament on April 11. Aaron Spivey went 6-0, ta...
Not bored by the wakeboard
May 14, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Josh Twelker, a 15-year-old wakeboarder from Discovery Bay, recently competed in the Air Nautique Wake Games in Orlando, Fla., facing the nation’s best 14-to-18-year-old amateur wakeboarders. Josh...
Courting kudos
May 07, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood resident Courtney-Renee Samuda, who has competed in tennis for only 2½ years, is currently ranked seventh in Girls 10 Tennis in Northern California, and No. 1 in the Contra Costa County G...
The climbing captain of El Capitan
by Dave Roberts
Apr 30, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
When visiting Yosemite there are many sites to see, such as the sheer face of Half Dome turning gold as the sun sets, Yosemite Falls at full throttle and tiny ants climbing up the nose of El Capita...
Rocky Mountain soccer awaits trio
Apr 30, 2009 | 1 1 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Three local soccer stars – Laurene Luis, Shelby Wallach and Jamee Robbins – have received scholarships to Rocky Mountain College in Montana. Luis played for Carondolet High, was injured for a coupl...