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 a lot. “During my four years at Kennedy we never beat El Cerrito,” he said. “It was exciting for me to find out they…
Salesian High seniors Eddie Perales and Anthony Olivero talk about what they’ll remember most about playing high school football in an audio slideshow, featuring pictures of the team’s final regular-season home game.
SALESIAN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL ROLLS ON: The No. 2-seeded Pride avenged a regular-season loss to Bay Shore Athletic League-rival St. Mary’s with a three game sweep at home Saturday in the North Coast Section Division IV girls volleyball playoffs. Salesian (24-7) won 25-18, 25-23 and 25-18 to advance to the semifinals, where it will meet No. 6 St. Helena (27-5) at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Salesian. St. Helena, champions of the North Central I-North League, upset No. 3 St. Patrick-St. Vincent…
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18 Girls volleyball -North Coast Section Division IV semifinals: No. 6 St. Helena at No. 2 Salesian, 7 p.m. THURSDAY, NOV. 19 Girls soccer -Richmond at Antioch, 6 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 21 Boys soccer -De Anza at Irvington, 10:30 a.m. Football -North Coast Section Division IV playoffs: No. 10 McKinleyville at No. 3 Salesian, 1 p.m. Boys basketball Richmond at Swett, 7 p.m.
A physician has delayed clearing Cal running back Jahvid Best’s return to the team after crashing head-first into the end zone and sustaining his second concussion in two weeks Saturday. His season and career may be in doubt. Suffering a concussion is bad, but the symptoms worsen with each successive severe blow to the head. According to a recent study cited by USA Today, 40.5 percent of high school athletes return to the field prematurely after suffering a concussion, and…
Explore the relationship between Richmond’s community and refinery with this interactive, multimedia presentation.
Friday’s results FOOTBALL Salesian 28, Tomales 0 -The Pride (9-1 overall, 5-0 Bay Football League) hit the road to win its final non-league game of season, topping Tomales. Salesian looks to finish up an undefeated Bay Football League season with a 7:30 p.m. game this Friday vs. California School of the Deaf (3-7, 1-4 BFL). Pinole Valley 41, Richmond 0 -Richmond loses its final game of the season to finish 3-7 overall, 2-4 in Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League play….
Kennedy and Salesian finished up their respective high school cross-country seasons at the Bay Shore Athletic League finals at Oakland’s Joaquin Miller Park. Check out the photos at the RC Sports Glance site on Flickr.
Richmond High football coach Jeff Tyner thought his team was on the verge of contention. Last week his team hosted Alameda. A win and the Oilers could have moved as high as second place in the Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League. Richmond lost, 56-0. “We’re not quite there yet,” Tyner said. At Richmond, and ACCAL rival De Anza, it may as well be next season. While De Anza has two games to play, Richmond plays its final game tonight, closing…
TUESDAY, NOV. 3 Girls volleyball Bay Shore Athletic League playoffs, first round: St. Mary’s at Salesian (19-7), 7 p.m. Pinole Valley at Richmond, 6 p.m. THURSDAY, NOV. 5 Cross-country Salesian at Bay Shore Athletic League Championships WHERE: Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland WHEN: 3:30 p.m. FRIDAY, NOV. 6 Cross-country De Anza, Richmond at Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League Championships WHERE: Kennedy Grove Park WHEN: 2 p.m. Football De Anza at Hercules, 7 p.m. Richmond at Pinole Valley, 7 p.m. Salesian at…
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Friday’s result Alameda 56, Richmond 0 Oilers held to 38 yards of total offense in loss to the Hornets in the Oilers’ final home game of the regular season. Richmond drops to fifth place in Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League with a 2-3 record, 3-6 overall. Contra Costa Times story: http://www.contracostatimes.com/high-school-sports/ci_13683138 Richmond finishes its regular season wih a 7 p.m. game at Pinole Valley (5-2, 2-1 ACCAL) on Friday. Saturday’s result Salesian 40, Valley Christian-Dublin 7 Pride…
Today’s game: Richmond (3-5 overall, 2-2 Alameda Contra Costa Athletic League) vs. Alameda (3-3-1, 2-1 ACCAL) WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Alameda BRIEFLY: The Oilers won their first homecoming game in nine years last week by defeating Kennedy, 22-17 … The Oilers could move into a tie with Alameda, Pinole Valley and El Cerrito with a win, behind first-place Berkeley (4-0 ACCAL) … This is the Oilers’ final home game of the season. Next week, they travel to Pinole Valley (5-1,…