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All-Stars earn big win
Jun 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood PONY All-Star Red team came together for its first tournament victory recently. The squad has relied on the outstanding pitching of Colby Evans, Miles Ulrich, Nate Bell and Tyler Jerm...
Brentwood braces for Brit invasion
May 31, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Challenger Sports team of British coaches will provide boys and girls 6-13 with a week of nonstop action, fun and competition in Brentwood, all with a British twist. Children will learn new Bri...
Diablo Trails Challenge highlights Earth Day efforts
Apr 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
In addition to a 5K, 10K, half marathon and Mt. Diablo’s only point-to-point 50K event, the upcoming Diablo Trails Challenge offers awe-inspiring scenery. The Challenge, which benefits the nonprofi...
National Guard FLW College Fishing event heads to Bethel Island
Mar 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
National Guard FLW College Fishing is headed to the California Delta March 31 for the third of four stops in the Western Conference. Forty college teams will be competing for a top award of $5,000 ...
EverStart Series fishing headed to Oakley
Mar 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The EverStart Series is headed to the California Delta March 29-31, when as many as 300 pros and co-anglers take to the water for the third of four stops in the Western Division. “The bass are goin...
Oakley offers more sporting opportunities
Mar 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The City of Oakley is partnering with Diamond Hills Sports Club and Spa to offer tennis classes for children and adults held at Diamond Hills, 1510 Neroly Road in Oakley. Junior tennis for kids 4 t...
Still rollin' at 95
Feb 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Harvest Park Bowlers Ed Stewart of Antioch, left, and Frank Pacheco of Brentwood both turned 95 this month – Frank on the 2nd and Ed on the 23rd. Stewart bowls in two leagues and Pacheco in one. Be...
Bocce returns to Oakley
Feb 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The popular bocce ball program resumes in Oakley on March 20 and ends May 17. Games will be played Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at Creekside Park. The fee is $20 per player. Teams consist o...
Anglers bag new tourney record
by Gene Buchholz, Hook, Line & Sinker
Feb 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Russo’s Marina was the setting for the last Hook tournament of the season. The Hook, Line & Sinker tournament series is the oldest tournament circuit for beginners on the West Coast. It’s known as ...
New recreation classes in Brentwood
Jan 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The City of Brentwood Parks and Recreation Department is offering classes in tennis, gymnastics and soccer this winter: Tennis Whether you’re looking for tennis lessons for your 5-year-old or wan...
DB golf club marks silver anniversary
Oct 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
The Discovery Bay Country Club, designed by Ted Robinson, opened in 1986. As this year marked its 25th anniversary, the Discovery Bay Women’s Golf Club celebrated this event on the evening of Sept....
Thousands enjoy Diablo Shores event
by Michael Dixon
Sep 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
For the ninth time, East Bay waterski enthusiasts were treated to world-class talent at the Diablo Shores Pro Am Waterski Event, held last weekend in Brentwood. Organizer Greg Badal estimated that ...
Oakley offers fall sports
Sep 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Oakley’s recreation department brings back its popular bocce ball league this fall, starting Sept. 20. Games are played Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The fee is $20. Registration forms and team ro...
Derby reels in kids
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
The Oakley Kids Fishing Derby brought 150 kids through age 15 to the Bridgehead/Oakley Pier last weekend. Winners in the Most Fish or Biggest Fish category received a certificate plus a tackle box ...
Bridging the gap
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Nearly 100 bowlers set foot on the lanes at Brentwood’s Harvest Park Bowl recently for the second annual Bridging the Gap doubles tournament in which 49 teams comprising one senior bowler (over 55)...
Couple rolls to victory
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
Jim and Jan Barnett, three-year residents of Summerset IV in Brentwood, recently returned from competing in the United States National Artistic Roller Skating Championships in Ft. Wayne, Ind. Jim r...
Hooked on fishing
Aug 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Oakley’s Kids Fishing Derby – a catch-and-release event for children through age 15 – returns on Saturday at the Antioch/Oakley Pier off Bridgehead Road. Registration is free, and participants may ...
Water sport enthusiasts looking for more
by Michael Dixon
Aug 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
In 1993, a small group led by Bill Honeycutt decided to lay the groundwork for a club to help those interested in watersports meet each other. The result was the Bay Area Water Ski Club (BAWSC). No...
Coming your way
Aug 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Local waterskier Greg Badal cuts through the water earlier this year at Diablo Shores in Brentwood. Diablo Shores will host its Pro-Am competition, a USA Waterski event, from Sept. 9 through 11. Th...
Bowled over
Aug 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Jackie Fierro delivers a round of high-fives after nailing a spare on Saturday at Harvest Park Bowl. Fierro was one of 1,846 bowlers at the Brentwood bowling center who were part of a worldwide ef...