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 […]
Lady Bruins sweep TCAL volleyball playoff opener
The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High girls varsity volleyball team swept its way into the Tri-County Athletic League semifinals with a 25-19, 25-19, 26-24 victory over visiting El Cerrito last Thursday. The Lady Bruins (22-11) were tested late by an El Cerrito team they swept in three previous meetings during the regular season. Behind 6-foot-4 junior […]
BHS volleyball team sets up SCAC showdown
Benicia High’s varsity volleyball team swept host Fairfield last Thursday, 25-7, 25-12, 25-15, setting up a showdown at Vanden on Tuesday for what amounts to a Solano County Athletic Conference championship match. It was the 10th straight victory for the Lady Panthers, who improved to 14-2 overall and 12-1 in the SCAC. Vanden (18-7) is […]
Lady Panthers wrap up another perfect SCAC tennis season
Benicia High’s girls tennis team wrapped up its fourth straight unbeaten season in Solano County Athletic Conference play with a 9-0 victory at Fairfield last Thursday It was the 62nd straight SCAC victory for the Lady Panthers (15-0), who haven’t lost a conference match since falling to Vanden way back on Oct. 11, 2012. Benicia […]
It’s now or never for erratic BHS football team
Benicia High’s varsity football team faces its most important challenge of the season when the Panthers take on the Vanden Vikings on Friday night in Fairfield. The Vikings (4-3, 2-0 Solano County Athletic Conference) beat American Canyon last week to pull into a tie for first place with Bethel (4-3, 2-0 SCAC). Vanden’s win also […]
SPSV football team hoping to start a new winning streak
The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High varsity football team will try to put its first setback of the season behind them when the Bruins take on the host St. Mary’s Panthers on Saturday afternoon. The Bruins had won six straight games to start the season before getting humbled in a 34-7 loss at Salesian last Saturday. […]
Six great Benicia High School backs of the ’50s as seniors (Part 3)
CHARLES KIMBLE Sophomore season The team finished with a record of 4-5, but that was largely due to the fact five or six sophomores at a time were in the starting lineup. The season previously was the first time the huge majority of the now sophomore players had ever worn a football uniform. There was […]