Comets Soar Over Eagles in 13-Innings
Defensive errors in the final inning of regular play spurred a 13-inning contest during the Contra Costa College Comets’ 5-4 win against the Mendocino College Eagles. The April 19 game...
22 Apr
23 Mar
Sticks or Hands, Victor McElhaney Drummed for Life
Oakland native Victor McElhaney’s abilities on the drums, according to those who knew him as a talented young drummer, gave those who could hear him a release from the stressors...
26 Feb
Unfocused Oilers Come Up Short, Lose North Coast Section Final to Montgomery, Again
As the final whistle blew, signaling the end of the 2019 North Coast Section Division 2 soccer championship, reality hit the Richmond High School boys’ team. The Montgomery High Vikings...
24 Feb
Richmond High Oilers Advance to NCS Finals
After beating Livermore High and Concord High, the Oilers faced off against Las Lomas High School in the semi-finals on Feb. 20, again at home. The Oilers won that game...
19 Feb
Richmond Rains Goals on Livermore, Advances to Second Round of NCS
Neither a rainstorm nor the Livermore High School Cowboys were able to stop the Richmond High School Oilers boys’ soccer team from advancing from the North Coast Section round one...
11 Feb
Richmond Takes Tri-County Title Over Pinole Valley
The Richmond Oilers boys’ soccer team won the Tri-County Athletic League (TCAL) Rock Division title against the Pinole Valley Trojans Feb. 8 at DeAnza High School....
01 Feb
Eagles Lose 2-0 Due to ‘Own Errors’
With 20 minutes left in the second half, Pinole Valley High School goalie Luis Felix dove to his left, blocked Kennedy High School forward Andrew Alvarado’s penalty kick and solidified...
27 Jan
‘Closing the Gaps’ Pays Off for Oilers
High pressure defense and sharing the ball on offense earned the Richmond High School girls’ varsity basketball team a 52-46 victory over the Albany High Cougars on Jan. 18....
22 Jan
Eagles’ Defense Sprouts Wings to Meet Bruins’ Attacks
The Kennedy High School Eagles girls’ varsity soccer team faced off against a momentum-filled and undefeated St. Patrick-St. Vincent Bruins on Jan. 10. The Eagles lost 4-0....
19 Dec
Despite Losing Season, Kennedy JV Soccer Team Gains Experience
The 2018 Eagles women’s soccer season is the first in recent years to have a full JV team and season...
22 Nov
Why I Understand What Is
I know I taught that team at least one thing: your word should be bond to your life....
Shields-Reid Gets a Shot at a New Life
After having closed off the sports courts for the repairs to be done, the new Shields-Reid courts were finally reopened last month for the local kids to test out....
26 Oct
Small, Yet Determined: Sorel Benitez Fights for Herself
Since the age of 11, Sorel Benitez has been participating in Muay Thai, a sport that originated in Thailand. It is also known as the “Art of Eight Limbs” because...
14 Sep
Richmond’s First BMX Bike Park
The Dirt World bike park, which started as only an idea in 2015, now features a pump track, a BMX practice track and a jump garden. Open from sun-up to...
18 Jun
Warriors Fans, Yet Again, Light Up the Town
An estimated 1 million Golden State Warriors fans packed The Town to celebrate the team’s third championship in the last four years....
