Benicia High’s varsity cross country teams had solid openings at the Solano County Athletic Conference meet Wednesday at Lynch Canyon as the Panther boys tied for first and the Lady Panthers won outright. Benicia junior Luis Ramirez won the varsity boys race with a time of 18:17. Teammate Joe Carrillo was fourth (20:11) and John […]
BHS tennis perfect against Vallejo
Benicia High’s girls tennis team played a perfect match in a 9-0 victory over host Vallejo on Tuesday. The Lady Panthers didn’t drop a single game en route to the win, with five singles players and three doubles teams winning by 6-0, 6-0 scores against winless Vallejo (0-3). “As you can see the Vallejo team […]
Lady Panthers ace Vallejo in volleyball
Benicia High’s varsity volleyball team barely had to move to sweep host Vallejo on Tuesday, 25-10, 25-5, 25-10. The Lady Panthers registered an amazing 37 aces against an inexperienced Vallejo squad and needed only 14 total team kills to put away the Lady Redhawks. Benicia needed to make only three digs all night. Emily Maher […]
SPSV girls volleyball team loses in four sets to visiting Marin Academy
The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High girls varsity volleyball team got off to a slow start against visiting Marin Academy on Tuesday and never recovered, losing to the Lady Wildcats 25-18, 25-11, 23-25, 25-11. Marin Academy (7-3), one of the best Division V teams in the North Coast Section, took over midway through the first set […]
Austin Carr hauls in first college TD catch, earns scholarship
Former Benicia High star athlete Austin Carr had himself quite a week for Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Carr, who graduated from Benicia High in 2011 and set Panthers football season records in rushing yards (1,481), combined rushing/receiving yards (2,325) and total points (196), was offered an athletic scholarship by Northwestern last week after playing […]
Benicia’s Young wins Drive, Chip and Putt crown
Benicia High sophomore golfer Sofia Young is going to Augusta National Golf Club in April after winning the Regional Finals at last weekend’s Drive, Chip and Putt Championships at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. – site of this year’s U.S. Open. Young, 15, who finished eighth at last year’s Regional Finals, showed the virtues […]
Panthers roar back for first win
Down 21-3 midway through the second quarter and making every mistake imaginable, it looked for a moment like Benicia High’s varsity football team was going to get blown out by host Maria Carrillo on Friday night. Turns out it was Maria Carrillo that got blown out after the Panthers exploded in the second half. Benicia […]
Elfstrom stars for BHS soccer team in SCAC opener
Landon Elfstrom scored two goals and assisted on another as Benicia High’s boys varsity soccer team beat visiting American Canyon, 3-0, in the Solano County Athletic Conference opener for both teams Wednesday night. It was a big win for the Panthers (2-1, 1-0 SCAC), who missed the playoffs last season while American Canyon won a […]
Lady Bruins pull away from Justin-Siena
Halle Webster had 10 kills and two blocks as the St. Patrick-St. Vincent High girls varsity volleyball team beat host Justin-Siena on Wednesday night, 25-21, 16-25, 25-20, 25-14. Isabel Villalobos added nine kills and 18 digs for the Lady Bruins (5-1), who travel to St. Helena for another non-league match on Friday. “We found our […]
Blakeman’s 21 kills help BHS volleyball team beat Vacaville
Benicia High’s varsity volleyball team demonstrated it’s more than ready for the Solano County Athletic Conference season by knocking off previously undefeated Vacaville, 25-18, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19, in a non-league match at Benicia on Tuesday. The Lady Panthers (2-0), who open SCAC play Thursday at Bethel, turned back several Vacaville challenges in the final two […]