Sports
The Kennedy High School girls’ basketball team put on an impressive show Thursday night, beating McClymonds High School 84-53. For head coach Rae Jackson, the win also marked his first victory over Mack in four years. “We played well,” Jackson said after the big win. “We didn’t play down. Sometimes when you play a traditional team like Mack, it’s hard to stay up.” Kennedy needed big performances from its seniors, and they delivered. Center Julian Robinson had a career-high 43…
Richmond families got an early Thanksgiving on Sunday, thanks to the generosity of a local basketball legend. Drew Gooden was back in his hometown Sunday to sponsor a holiday meal with all the trimmings at Richmond’s Booker T. Anderson Community Center.
The Anouphab Mud Muay Thai Lao Academy on MacDonald Avenue teaches residents the ancient martial art of Muay Thai. The gym owner, Master Tee, fled war torn Laos in 1979, and now teaches Richmond residents the art of eight limbs.
Contra Costa Community College faces Hartnell College in the Living Breath Foundation Bowl on Saturday afternoon, in Aptos, Calif.
Football season is over in Richmond, but the awards are starting to roll in for a handful of the most promising athletes on the gridiron. At Richmond High, five Oiler football players have been named First-Team All-League athletes this year.
The Kennedy Eagles played for the Tri-County Stone League Championship against the Hercules Titans on Friday night. For the second year in a row, the Titans got the better of the Eagles, this time beating them 34-33. Both teams will still advance to the CIF North Coast Section playoffs.
A year ago, Kennedy High School suffered the loss of football player Ulises Grijalva. This season, a new coach brings a new mentality to the team while the seniors strive to win this week’s league championship game in Grijalva’s honor.
Richmond High held its homecoming game on Friday against Hercule High. Though they lost 46-0, the festive home crowd came out in support of the team before attending the homecoming dance later that evening.
What did Benjamin Gannon, the senior offensive and defensive lineman do, exactly? He joined the cheerleading squad.