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The night before the big game, James Andrade got a haircut, tried on his new jersey and practiced his hook shot. The preparation paid off.
“I made a basket,” said James, 21. “It was a good day.”
It...
Mar 04, 2010 | 0 | 5 |
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Just a few years ago Jay Vizcarra was going nowhere fast – a bum with a one-way ticket to Palookaville or worse. “I just got into a lot of fights with hanging out with the wrong crowd,” he said. “E...
Mar 04, 2010 | 0 | 7 |
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Representing Crosley Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy, 5-year-old Brentwood resident Tucker Yeley placed first and brought the gold medal home after winning three matches in his division at the recent Grac...
Mar 03, 2010 | 0 | 10 |
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Changes are underway at the Brentwood Golf Club and Nines Restaurant, but according to those in charge of the change, the only difference customers will see will be for the better.
BRV Corporation,...
Feb 25, 2010 | 0 | 6 |
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On Feb. 2 an El Cerrito High basketball player collapsed during a game and was hospitalized for more than a week. On Jan. 29 an El Sobrante basketball player collapsed during a game and died. Last ...
Feb 25, 2010 | 1 | 15 |
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The high school varsity teams get nearly all of the ink when it comes to sports coverage, and usually rightfully so because they are the most experienced and talented athletes in the school and are...
Feb 11, 2010 | 0 | 14 |
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Two Liberty High School quarterbacks have been invited to compete in the 2010 Dreammaker Quarterback Showcase to be held Feb. 26 and 27 at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasedena.
Devyn Parsons and Cody...
Feb 08, 2010 | 0 | 12 |
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Aaron Miles, for the second time in two weeks, took time out of his busy schedule preparing for the upcoming major league baseball season to pass on his baseball knowledge and provide inspiration f...
Jan 11, 2010 | 1 | 17 |
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Katrina Nahe is a supergirl. By day she’s a soft-spoken, mild-mannered 12-year-old at Black Diamond Middle School in Antioch who aspires to one day design her own clothing line. But in the kickboxi...
Dec 31, 2009 | 0 | 8 |
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The 33rd Annual Holiday Run and Walk for Health at Contra Loma Regional Park in Antioch on Dec. 12 featured 351 runners. The event will help provide funds for local schools and libraries.
The Holid...
Dec 24, 2009 | 0 | 14 |
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She’s just 12 years old, but Demi Gonis, who eats, drinks, breathes and sleeps soccer, has already achieved one of her major goals in life: qualifying to play for the California Youth Soccer Associ...
Dec 24, 2009 | 0 | 13 |
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Diamond Hills Sports Club and Spa is introducing the RIPPED high-intensity workout program to its fitness and wellness schedule beginning in January.
RIPPED – which stands for Resistance, Intervals...
Dec 24, 2009 | 0 | 12 |
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As any coach will tell you, it’s extremely difficult to go undefeated in league play for an entire season. So it becomes doubly extremely difficult to do it two years in a row. Add on the fact that...
Dec 22, 2009 | 0 | 8 |
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The scene was a sea of pink last month when Liberty and Deer Valley High schools’ women’s volleyball teams met on the court for the annual Dig for the Cure match. Students, officials and throngs of...
Dec 22, 2009 | 0 | 13 |
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Don Littell of Discovery Bay, center, along with two friends, recently reeled in a huge 8-foot sturgeon off Decker Island near Rio Vista.
The sturgeon was too big to keep, but during the hour-long...
Dec 17, 2009 | 3 | 19 |
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When it comes to local sports coverage, the high schools naturally get the attention. But to get an inkling of the high school stars of tomorrow you need to check out the middle schools, one of whi...
Dec 17, 2009 | 0 | 7 |
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Freedom High School will host its third annual Liberty Union Winter Cheer Showcase Saturday, Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Freedom gymnasium, 1059 Neroly Road in Oakley.
Cheer and dance teams from th...
Dec 05, 2009 | 0 | 12 |
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Eight Bay Area teams braved a cold wind at Pittsburg High School as the Pick 6 Flag Football organization held its inaugural 2009 Turkey Bowl Tournament. The last team standing in the double elimin...
Dec 02, 2009 | 0 | 9 |
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Oakland Raiders fans numbering more than 34,000 were recently treated to a halftime celebration honoring the legendary Bruce Lee. In recognition of Lee’s Asian heritage, the Raiders invited nine of...
Nov 12, 2009 | 0 | 13 |
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In July of 2008, just a week before the start of the Delta Youth Soccer League’s season, someone broke into the Antioch Youth Sports Complex (AYSC) on Wilbur Avenue and stole all of the boys unifor...