Sports
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.
Sean Trimmer, a 17-year-old senior on the Richmond High School football team brings a unique set of skills to the gridiron.
After operating for three years as a co-ed tennis team with boys and girls competing against all-boy teams, there were enough players this year to form an all-girl tennis squad at Richmond High School.
Richmond High Football experiences highest involvement in decades thanks largely to a new interest from Latino community.