It was raining points Friday night as Benicia High’s varsity football team routed host Bethel, 69-38, to keep its Solano County Athletic Conference title hopes alive. The 69 points were the most for the Panthers in the 17-year tenure of head coach Craig Holden as Benicia (5-4, 3-1 SCAC) enjoyed its most lopsided victory of […]
SPSV football team sees TCAL title hopes vanish
Any hope of a Tri-County Athletic League championship went out the window for the St. Patrick-St. Vincent High varsity football team after a 40-27 loss to visiting El Cerrito on Friday. It was the third straight loss for the Bruins (6-3), who dropped to 1-3 in the TCAL with only one game remaining in the […]
BHS volleyball team opens playoffs at home Tuesday
Benicia High’s varsity volleyball team closed out the regular season with a 25-16, 25-16, 25-21 victory over host American Canyon last Thursday. Jessica Blakeman had 17 kills and 19 digs for the Lady Panthers, who finished 13-2 in the Solano County Athletic Conference, one game behind conference champion Vanden. It’s the first time since 2010 […]
Hayward wins SCAC singles title, Lammert and Beyer take doubles
Benicia High senior Lily Hayward finally got her Solano County Athletic Conference singles tennis championship. Hayward, who lost in the SCAC singles finals in 2014 and 2015, beat Benicia teammate Melanie Fisher 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 last Wednesday to take home the 2016 title. The win capped off an undefeated season for Hayward, who was named the […]
Ramirez, Menjibar-Moore win cross country titles for Benicia
Benicia High senior Luis Ramirez won the varsity boys title and freshman Alexandra Menjibar-Moore took the varsity girls crown at last Wednesday’s Solano County Athletic Conference cross country championships at Community Park. It was the second straight SCAC championship for Ramirez, who set a course record Wednesday with a time of 15:24. Vanden’s Erick Fierro […]
Lady Bruins fall to St. Mary’s in TCAL volleyball finals
The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High girls varsity volleyball team gave everything it had in last Thursday’s Tri-County Athletic League championship match but fell short in a 25-17, 22-25, 27-25, 26-24 loss to host St. Mary’s. SPSV (23-12) had its chances in each of the final two sets, only to see top-seeded St. Mary’s (14-10) pull […]
BHS volleyball team gets dethroned by Vanden
The queen is dead. All hail the Vanden Lady Vikings. Benicia High’s varsity volleyball team, which reigned over the Solano County Athletic Conference for five consecutive seasons, was essentially dethroned Tuesday after a 25-17, 18-25, 25-11, 25-13 loss to the Lady Vikings on Senior Night at Vanden High. The Lady Vikings, who last won a […]
Lady Bruins finally beat Albany, reach TCAL volleyball finals
The third time was the charm for the St. Patrick-St. Vincent High girls varsity volleyball team. The Lady Bruins, who were swept by Albany in two meetings during the regular season, put together one of their best matches of the year Tuesday night and beat the host Lady Cougars, 22-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-13, to reach […]
Benicia’s Young advances to Masters
Junior Sofia Young shot an 83 at the 18-hole Sac-Joaquin Section Division II Girls Golf Tournament, held Monday at Eagles Vines Golf Club, and was the only member of Benicia High’s team to advance to next week’s Masters Tournament. It’s the second straight year Young will be the lone Lady Panther representative at the Masters […]
BHS football team rallies past Vanden to bring season back to life
Fighting with their backs to the wall and a potential Solano County Athletic Conference championship on the line, Benicia High’s varsity football team brought its postseason hopes back to life with a stunning 36-28 victory over the Vanden Vikings in Fairfield on Friday. Senior running back Shevvy Franklin, who had only 37 carries all season […]