Winning Solano County Athletic Conference championships has become a routine for Benicia High’s girls golf program. The Lady Panthers have won 15 league championships in the past 17 years, including six straight, though they struggled to bring home the banner last season. Benicia had its streak of 69 straight SCAC victories get snapped by American […]
BHS girls tennis team looks to keep SCAC winning streak going
Benicia High’s girls tennis team has dominated the SCAC in recent years, and there’s no reason that should change when the Lady Panthers open their 2016 campaign at Vanden on Thursday. The Lady Panthers have gone unbeaten in SCAC play three years in a row, winning 47 straight conference matches during the streak. Benicia’s last […]
Panthers sluggish in season opener
This wasn’t the start to the season Benicia High’s varsity football team was hoping for. The Panthers dug themselves a huge hole and never fully recovered in a 48-20 loss to the Granada Matadors in Livermore on Friday. Benicia fell behind 34-7 midway through the third quarter, pulled to within 34-20 early in the fourth […]
Bruins open season with impressive win
The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High varsity football team opened the season with an impressive 47-12 victory over Ygnacio Valley on Friday in Concord. Quarterback Michael Pappas ran for three scores and threw for another while teammates Jamonte Barrett and Marshel Martin each ran for long touchdowns as the Bruins won their season opener for the […]
Panthers hope to be road warriors
Benicia High’s varsity football team finds itself homeless this season due to complete reconstruction of Drolette Stadium. The on-campus stadium isn’t expected to be ready before next spring at the earliest, leaving the Panthers with 10 consecutive road games for the 2016 campaign. Head coach Craig Holden says his Panthers aren’t bothered by having no […]
Veteran SPSV football team is ready for action
Going 2-8 overall last season and winless in the Tri-County Athletic League didn’t sit well with the St. Patrick-St. Vincent High varsity football team. Most of the starters from that team are back for 2016, and they expect a much different result this time around. “They came in this year with a purpose and have […]
Stingrays finish third at TCSL championships
The Benicia Stingrays finished third overall at the Tri County Swim League Championships earlier this month. The Stingrays had four boys come home with High Point titles. Elian Salindong won the 13-14 championship thanks to first-place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle (23.82), butterfly (team record 25.98) and breaststroke (30.39). Salindong also joined teammates Robert Patocchi, […]
Stingrays swim well against Crockett
The Benicia Stingrays had a strong showing against Crockett on July 16 in their final away meet of the Twin Counties Swim League regular season. Jake Rafac, Jacob Hoenig, Nate Freeman and Andrew Maichel set a new Stingrays 15-18 boys record in the 200-yard freestyle relay after winning with a time of 1:43.23 in the […]
Bowles retires after 16 years as manager of BHS varsity baseball
It’s the end of an era for Benicia High’s varsity baseball program. Jim Bowles, who managed the Panthers for the past 16 seasons, announced his retirement from coaching and plans on moving to Reno. Bowles hopes to commute to Benicia High to continue teaching Economics – at least temporarily – but is hanging up the […]
Junior stars bash way into Section finals
Benicia’s Junior League all-star team reached the championship round of the Section 1 Tournament after a 10-7 victory over Fort Bragg on Friday at Vallecito Field in Terra Linda. Benicia had a chance to enter the championship round undefeated but blew a late lead against Walnut Creek on Thursday. Jayshaun Wise’s two-run homer in the […]