Salesian High forward Desmond Simmons was winded. He’d played more minutes than usual, and the Haas Pavilion Court – longer than the high school courts he’s used to – wasn’t helping.
But playing on the big stage of the Martin Luther King Holiday Classic in front of a big crowd at Haas, Simmons said he hardly [...]
Sports Glance
Above: Salesian forward Desmond Simmons scored 17 points in a win over Newark Memorial on Monday night. Below: Salesian guard Bryce Thompson applies pressure to Newark guard Isaiah Clark. (Photos by Ryan Phillips)
Salesian boys hoops team shows why it’s No. 1
January 21, 2010 – 6:00 am
Happening This Week: Jan. 11
January 13, 2010 – 6:00 am
Tuesday, January 12
BOYS SOCCER
Richmond at El Cerrito, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
El Cerrito at Richmond, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
De Anza at Berkeley High, 7 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Berkeley at De Anza, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, January 13
BOYS SOCCER
Swett at Kennedy, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Holy Names at Salesian, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Kennedy at Albany, 5:30 p.m.
Salesian at Swett, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kennedy at Albany, 7 p.m.
Salesian [...]
Happening This Week: Dec. 15
December 15, 2009 – 1:33 pm
Tuesday, December 15
BOYS SOCCER
Kennedy at Northgate, 3 p.m.
De Anza at El Cerrito, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Richmond at Concord, 7 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Kennedy at Swett, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, December 16
BOYS SOCCER
Albany at Salesian, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Salesian at Albany, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kennedy at Pinole Valley, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 17
GIRLS BASKETBALL
De Anza at Swett, 5:30 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
De Anza at Encinal, 7 [...]
Hometown star scores two touchdowns against Raiders
December 15, 2009 – 6:03 am
Washington Redskins running back Quinton Ganther helped finish off the Raiders on Sunday with two fourth-quarter touchdown runs in the ’Skins 34-13 win.
Then in his postgame comments, he made sure to mention his hometown. A quote attributed to Ganther from the Washington Post:
“Coming from this area, coming from Richmond, you guys know how it is. [...]
Happening This Week: Dec. 8
December 8, 2009 – 2:43 pm
Tuesday, December 8
BOYS SOCCER
St. Mary’s at Salesian, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Salesian at St. Mary’s, 3:30 p.m.
Mt. Diablo at Richmond, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salesian at Middletown, 5:30 p.m.
Kennedy at McClymonds, 5:30 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Fremont at Richmond, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, December 9
BOYS SOCCER
Kennedy at St. Joseph-Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Richmond at Northgate Tournament
Thursday, December 10
GIRLS SOCCER
Kennedy at Ygnacio Valley, 3:30 p.m.
Richmond [...]
Kennedy alums show support for film
December 4, 2009 – 4:40 pm
The screening of a documentary about the 1984 Kennedy High-El Cerrito football title game wasn’t supposed to be a Kennedy event, but it just about turned into one, said producer Jeff Patterson. Before the movie started at the Richmond Civic Center on Saturday night, a throng of former Eagles circulated the lobby sharing stories of [...]
Happening This Week: Dec. 1
December 1, 2009 – 3:27 pm
Tuesday, Dec. 1
BOYS BASKETBALL
Kennedy at Fremont, 7 p.m.
Richmond at Benicia, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kennedy at Monta Vista, 6:30 p.m.
De Anza at Tennyson, 5:30 p.m.
Salesian at San Rafael, 5:30 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Richmond at Castro Valley Tournament, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
De Anza at Tennyson, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 2
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salesian at Jeremy Jack Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salesian at St. Elizabeth Tournament
BOYS SOCCER
St. Joseph-Notre [...]
Exploring the unknown: Rod & Gun Club part 2
November 29, 2009 – 6:00 am
How hard is it to excel in a hunting education and safety class at the Richmond Rod and Gun club? Let’s just say not hard for one eight-year-old but a little bit more difficult for me. Listen to my journey at the gun club.
Film documents football season when Kennedy was king
November 28, 2009 – 5:53 pm
Jeff Patterson was in Hawaii when he found out that his alma mater, Kennedy High, beat El Cerrito in the 1984 North Coast Section championship football game.
Patterson graduated the year before and was in the army. He said he was a broadcaster in high school and didn’t play on the team. Still, the win meant [...]
Richmond Wrecking Belles
November 28, 2009 – 6:00 am
Competing in a sport described as “heaven and hell on wheels” and “roller skating on steroids,” this local squad dominated the Bay Area Derby Girls league, achieving a perfect season.
