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Playing with Heart
Mar 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Immaculate Heart of Mary’s sixth-grade CYO boys basketball team recently claimed the top A-Division trophy in the Oakland Diocese, fast-breaking through the talented field in a three-victory streak...
Oakley Raiders seek athletes
Mar 15, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Signups for the inaugural season of the Oakley Raiders youth football and cheer association, for athletes 6-14, run through April. For more information, visit www.oakleyraidersfootballandcheer.com ...
Titanic performance in Tracy
Mar 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The Titans 10 White baseball team went 3-1 to capture the recent TPR Baseball Leap Year Classic Tournament title held at the Tracy Sports Complex. The Titans overcame fierce competition in the open...
Soccer community mourns loss of star
by Justin Lafferty
Mar 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Neto Corona, all of 16 years old, had a decision to make. In October, doctors told him the cancer that had wreaked havoc on his body for about a year was terminal. One of East County’s brightest yo...
Red-letter start
Mar 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood Blast 11 Red baseball team recently took the title at the Super NIT Tournament at Manteca’s Big League Dreams, cruising 5-0 through the three-day tournament. In an exciting championsh...
Biddy hoops, soccer for youngsters
Mar 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood and Oakley will soon host opportunities for kids to get involved in soccer and basketball through Biddy Sports. In Oakley, children 4-6 can sign up for the Biddy Sports basketball program...
Finishing with heart
Mar 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The Immaculate Heart eighth-grade American boys team finished its final year of CYO basketball on a high note. Led by head coach Lee Hancock for seven years, the team took the championship trophy o...
Poker for Hall trip
Mar 01, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
They won’t be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but Oakley’s Elite White 12U team will make the trip to Cooperstown, N.Y. this summer to compete against teams from across the nation in the A...
First meet for Cheetahs
Mar 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The East County Cheetahs Amateur Athletic Union track team awaits the starting gun in its inaugural competition Saturday – the Comet’s Meet, held at Contra Costa College in San Pablo. The youth all...
X-traordinary performance
Mar 01, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The Team X Mini Level 2 All Star Cheer Team from Antioch, comprised kids 5 through 8, took first place at the recent America’s Best Nationals competition in Sacramento. The performance earned the ...
Chief-executive excellence
Feb 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Diablo Valley Volleyball Club 12U girls volleyball team took home the trophy in the Adams bracket at the recent NCVA Presidents Day Volleyball Tournament in San Mateo. The girls went 4-1 agains...
Learning from the master
Feb 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
At a seminar held recently at Crosley Gracie Academy in Brentwood, mixed-martial arts pioneer Royce Gracie shows a young jiu-jitsu practitioner how to stabilize a dominant position while on the gro...
Blasting through Danville
Feb 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood Blast 10U Blue boys  kicked off their  pre-season with a first-place  finish  at  a recent tournament hosted by  Danville Baseball Academy.  In the front row, from  left, are Gregory ...
Big-league bliss
Feb 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch native and Major League Baseball player Aaron Miles shares a moment with 4-year-old Drew Briseno of San Ramon during an autograph signing on Saturday. A member of the 2006 World Series Cham...
Ballin’ it up
Feb 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Julia Schorer and Makaila Wagenke compete in a three-on-three basketball game during the Ballin’ in the Bay event held recently at Discovery Bay Elementary. More than 200 participants of all ages t...
ECYF to hold sign-ups
Feb 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
East County Youth Football and Cheer organizations are looking for new members. Earlybird sign-ups have begun for the 2012 season, which starts Aug. 1. Walk-in sign-ups will be held Feb. 26, March ...
Seen at the Super Bowl
Feb 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Carlo Moore, Josh Melgoza, Enrik Melgoza and Chris Melgoza attended Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis to root for their brother and cousin Sterling Moore, cornerback for the New England Patriots.
Delta Patriots cheerleaders earn national title
Feb 14, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
In their final competition of the year, the Delta Patriots cheer squad brought the national title back to Brentwood, winning the Performance Cheer Level 3 Division at the Jamz National Championship...
Aaron Miles returns to Antioch
Feb 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch Museum’s Sports Legends Program will host a meet-and-greet event with Antioch High alumnus and Major League Baseball player Aaron Miles. The member of the 2006 World Series champion Car...
Locals make national gymnastics team
Feb 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
East County gymnasts Ruben Padilla, Analiese Almgren and Alyssa Paulson have earned the right to train at the JumpStart National Team Training Camp at the U.S. Olympic National Team Training Center...