ROLLAND VAN BLARICOM (pronounced “Raw-land”) Junior season The 1955 team was a Co-Champion of the Solano County Athletic League and had a record of 6-2-1. Rolland Van Blaricom only scored 13 points as a junior. Big things were ahead for him as a senior. Senior season In the second game of the season, the 1956 […]
Panthers roll in Homecoming victory
Cavon Etter scored three touchdowns and Devin Holden threw TD passes to three different receivers as Benicia High’s varsity football team cruised to a 35-6 Homecoming victory over host Vallejo on Friday at Corbus Field. It was the largest margin of victory this season for the Panthers, who improved to 3-4 overall and 1-1 in […]
BHS volleyball team keeping pace in SCAC
Benicia High’s varsity volleyball team maintained possession of first place in the Solano County Athletic Conference after a 25-22, 25-18, 25-18 victory over visiting Bethel last Thursday. Jessica Blakeman had 11 kills and 12 digs for the Lady Panthers (12-2, 10-1 Solano County Athletic Conference). Freshman Sara McBride added 16 kills and Karah Fisher finished […]
Lady Bruins let first place slip away
Needing a victory last Thursday to pull into a tie for first place in the Tri-County Athletic League, the St. Patrick-St. Vincent High girls varsity volleyball team came up just short, losing in five sets to host St. Mary’s, 20-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-17, 15-11. St. Mary’s finished the regular season at 7-1 in the TCAL […]
BHS golfers peaking going into playoffs
Benicia High’s girls golf team wrapped up the regular season with a convincing 241-295 victory over visiting American Canyon last Thursday at Mare Island. The 241 was a season-best score for the Lady Panthers, who swept the season series with the Lady Wolves and improved to 11-1 in the Solano County Athletic Conference. The Lady […]
Another sweep for BHS tennis
Benicia High’s girls tennis team swept visiting Bethel last Thursday, 9-0, and improved to 13-0 in the Solano County Athletic Conference. Lily Hayward, Melanie Fisher, Madeline Beyer, Emily Jewik, Madison Lammert and Kaitlyn Tang combined to drop only six games as Benicia dominated singles play. Katie Voss and Mariah McNally held on for a 7-5, […]
Michelle Li named PacWest women’s soccer Player of the Week
Former Benicia High star Michelle Li is having a successful sophomore season playing women’s soccer for Dominican Universiy of California. Li, who graduated from Benicia High in 2015, was named the PacWest women’s soccer Player of the Week for games played Oct. 3-10. Li tallied eight points in a 2-0-1 week for the Penguins. Li […]
James Garrett: Six great Benicia High School backs of the ’50s as seniors (Part 1)
The title is a little misleading, as I am taking advantage of a literary license. Each of the backs played during the 1950s, but one did not play his senior season and the senior season of another was 1960. The six backs, in chronological order, are: Harry Shoup, Dan Veien, John Galvan, Rolland Van Blaricom, […]
Panthers get run over by Wolves
To say Benicia High’s varsity football team lost Friday night to American Canyon would be an understatement. To put it mildly, the Panthers got absolutely annihilated. American Canyon ran circles around Benicia’s defense all night and embarrassed the Panthers for a 63-21 Homecoming victory in the Solano County Athletic Conference opener for both teams. It […]
BHS volleyball team pulls into first with five-set win over Vanden
Down two sets to none against unbeaten Vanden last Thursday, it looked like Benicia High’s varsity volleyball team was destined to have its streak of five straight Solano County Athletic Conference championships come to an end. But then the Lady Panthers came back to life, making all the big plays down the stretch to pull out […]