Posts Tagged ‘Kennedy High School’
Celebrating wins, not losses is the new standard for Kennedy soccer program
Soccer is gearing up at Kennedy High. With 14 boys running two miles, three times a week around the football field, no one notices but the guys in shoulder pads. And because the gridiron crew still has full control of the Astroturf, the fútbol players have to take their yellow and orange cones to the…
Read MoreGunfire disrupted Richmond homecoming, not school spirit
In the week after gunshots disrupted Richmond High School’s homecoming events, school officials, police and parents said they were glad the situation wasn’t worse. Eight minutes were left in the football game against the Kennedy Eagles when a gun was fired near 23rd and Maricopa just beyond school property. After responding to the scene, police…
Read MoreKennedy Eagles soar into first place
The Kennedy Eagles soared into first place in the league at their Homecoming game on Friday night, crushing the John Swett Indians 30-7. Late in the first quarter, the Eagles’ Takkarist Mckinley scored on a short run, putting Kennedy on the board. They failed to make the two point conversion, but they were up, 6-0.…
Read MoreCity Council Election 2012: Jael P. Myrick
There wasn’t anything unusual or exciting about the white shirt, gray slacks, black shoes or the red, diamond patterned tie that Jael P. Myrick wore. Even the way he blended in with people didn’t make him seem out of the ordinary. Myrick is to all appearances a regular guy. But in a field of City…
Read MoreEagles crush Cougars for second league win
The Kennedy Eagles shut down the Albany Cougars 36-0 on Friday for their second win in a row. “I think they are starting to remember what they are playing for,” said Head Coach Mack Carminer. The scoring came quickly for the Eagles. They punched in a touchdown from the 2 yard line just five minutes…
Read MoreCandidates appeal to potential first-time voters
Candidates for the Richmond City Council, Congress and the West Contra Costa Unified School District school board appealed to Richmond youth at a Kennedy High School candidate’s forum Thursday. Graduating seniors from teacher Jeff Pollock’s AP Government and U.S. Government courses gathered in the school cafeteria for the event. Kennedy High School counselor J.P. De…
Read MoreSprinters run the distance
Forty-four junior varsity runners pummeled the Marina Bay hills Thursday afternoon at a high school cross-country meet. Coaches lined the turns of the course’s last 200 meters, calling out words they hoped would catapult their runners across the finish line. The coach yelling “Don’t let her pass you,” as her runner was being overtaken by…
Read MoreLady Eagles lose second game in a row
The Kennedy High School Eagles girl’s volleyball team lost in three sets to the John Swett High School Indians in a game in Crockett on Thursday.
Read MoreOilers eke out volleyball victory over Eagles
Kennedy High girls volleyball team walked into the gym for their first game of the season clad in brand new bright red jerseys, that arrived an hour before the game. The team’s new coach has never played volleyball and many on the team were still untested, but in spirit they were well prepared to face…
Read MoreOne son on each team, a family united
Friday night’s 42-0 Salesian victory over Kennedy was an intense game for many supporters in the stands as they rose and fell in waves while the Eagles and Pride fought on the field. But one man never took his seat in the Kennedy grandstand throughout the two-hour game. Mitchell Jamerson paced the stands, his eyes…
Read MoreKennedy High Eagles honor slain football player Ulises Grijalva
Kennedy High football coach Mack Carminer walked slowly to the 50-yard line on Friday — minutes before the team’s first home game — to hold a brief ceremony in honor of “a fallen soldier.” Followed by members of the school administration Carminer carried the framed Eagles jersey of Ulises Grijalva, a player who was killed…
Read MoreKennedy comes up just short, loses tough one to Joseph Bethel
Joseph Bethel defeated Kennedy 27-16 in Vallejo Friday night, as both teams tried to shake off some early season rust. On its first two possessions of the game, Kennedy fumbled the ball deep in its own territory. The two turnovers lead to an early 6-0 Bethel lead. In the second quarter both teams struggled to…
Read MoreKennedy high gym renamed in honor of ‘Dolly’
Dolly Felix made a difference, and now her name graces the building where she touched so many lives. About 300 people packed the John F. Kennedy High School gymnasium Saturday for a ceremony dedicating the hardwood floor facility in the former teacher and coach’s honor. The building was officially dedicated the “Coach Dolly Felix Gym.”…
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