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HOMECOMING FOR EX-OILER: His team may have been outmatched Wednesday night, but Richmond High graduate Eli Holman had a strong individual showing in his return to the Bay Area, scoring 15 points for the University of Detroit in a 95-61 loss to Cal. Holman, a 6-foot-10 center, was a Scouts Inc. top-100 recruit in 2007 when he signed with the University of Indiana after his senior year at Richmond. But after seeing little playing time his first year, Holman transferred…
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.
Musings on an example of what youth sports can mean to kids on the brink.
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,…
Welcome to the RC Sports Glance, your up-close and personal account of everything that’s going on in prep and youth sports around Richmond. This space will be regularly updated with commentary, photos and profiles of local athletes, as well as schedules, scores and standings. We’re focusing on four high schools in particular: Richmond, Kennedy, Salesian and De Anza. Check out our flickr.com page as well to see some of sports photos taken by our staff, and upload your own. Let…