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LMC grad earns second Super Bowl ring
Feb 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
New York Giants defensive end Dave Tollefson, a 2000 Los Medanos College graduate, speaks with reporters following Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday. In his fifth year with the Giants, Tollefson earned his...
Deer Valley grad goes from Mayor's Cup to the Super Bowl
by Justin Lafferty
Feb 02, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
For the second year in a row, Sterling Moore is going to the Super Bowl. Last year, the Deer Valley alumnus got lucky and went to Super Bowl XLV in Arlington, Texas as a Southern Methodist Universi...
Liberty’s Reese shines in New England front office
by Justin Lafferty
Feb 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
While two prominent East County residents – Sterling Moore and Dave Tollefson – will battle it out in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, a Liberty grad off the field is also going for his first ring. Floyd...
Sparkling season for Diamonds
Feb 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Black Diamond All-Stars cheerleading and dance teams have brought home more than numerous first-place trophies; they’ve put numerous personal accomplishments on the agenda. The Sparkle, Shimmer...
Icing not just for cakes
by Vicki McKenna
Feb 02, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
I knew the day would come when my oldest son would prefer his Dad’s company to mine, but it still hurts. I blame it all on sports. Suddenly our house has become the ESPN Zone, one sporting event af...
Firm footing on Winter Turf
Jan 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The U13 girls of Ajax East Bay Soccer Club took down some of Northern California’s best soccer teams en route to claiming the trophy at the Palo Alto Winter Turf Championship. Despite a barrage of ...
Titans win title
Jan 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The NorCal Titans 9U Blue team compiled a 4-0 record and brought home first place in the TPR Christmas Crunch from Manteca Big League Dreams Park. The Brentwood-based squad outscored its opponents...
East County natives to square off in Super Bowl
Jan 23, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The San Francisco 49ers were unable to advance past the NFC Championship game, but the Super Bowl rosters should still hold an attraction for East County residents. Sterling Moore, a 2007 Deer Val...
Super dreams
Jan 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
New England Patriots defensive back Sterling Moore, left, and New York Giants defensive end Dave Tollefson still have a chance to play in Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. Moore graduated from Deer ...
Local grads suit up for playoffs
Jan 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
If your favorite NFL team didn’t make the playoffs, you still have a few reasons to watch the games this weekend. Three local athletes are in the hunt for a chance to go to the Super Bowl. Deer Val...
Black Diamond gymnasts impress at state meets
Jan 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
A bevy of Black Diamond gymnasts earned high honors recently at state meets, capping the most successful year in the center’s history. At the Level 6 State Meet, hosted by Oroville Gymnastics, Nata...
Cheetahs ready to run
Jan 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The East County Cheetahs, a nonprofit youth track-and-field team, will hold an informational meeting and sign-ups this Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Antioch Community Park, 801 Jame...
Zumbathon will return
Jan 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Local fitness instructor Allison Harris has planned a second annual Go Red For Women fundraiser, benefiting the American Heart Association. On Saturday, Feb. 4 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Delta Valley Athl...
Deer Valley alum grabs the spotlight
Jan 03, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Deer Valley 2007 graduate Sterling Moore, seen here earlier this year with the Oakland Raiders, started the new year right for the New England Patriots on Sunday. Against the Buffalo Bills, Moore i...
PONY registration open
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Players interested in suiting up for Brentwood PONY baseball are encouraged to register now. Registration for the spring 2012 season is open on the organization’s website, brentwoodpony.org. Two wa...
Antioch soccer icon honored in acreage
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Roy Immekus often joked about being president of the Delta Youth Soccer League (DYSL) for so long that they’d posthumously name a field after him eventually. The DYSL family didn’t feel like waitin...
Snoop Dogg welcomes EC Lions to bowl game
Dec 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The East County Youth Football League (ECYFL) Pee Wee football team recently earned an invitation to Da Big Dog Bowl, a youth football tournament hosted by legendary rapper Snoop Dogg. Because of t...
EC Lions headed to all-star game
Dec 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
East County Lions players Joey Sweeney and Alex Robinson have been named to the Offense-Defense Youth All-American Bowl, slated for Dec. 26-31 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Joey, a quart...
ECYFL family aids founder’s cancer fight
by Justin Lafferty
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Gale Camilli isn’t one to ask for help. One of the co-founders of the 20-year-old East County Youth Football League (ECYFL), Camilli usually arrives at the stadium by 6 a.m. to help set up, and off...
From flossed to flexed
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood dentist Jamil Alkhoury recently flexed his bodybuilding talent at the National Physique Committee Sacramento Championships. Alkhoury claimed a title in the Novice Overall Heavyweight divi...