Needing to beat the top-seeded Benicia Royals twice in a row last Saturday, the Benicia Nationals did just that in resounding fashion to capture the Junior Division District 53 Tournament of Champions at Fitzgerald Field. The Nationals, who went 11-10 during the regular season and already carried a TOC loss into the finals, beat the […]

Success has proven elusive for Benicia Little League’s 11/12 all-star teams in recent years, but the 2015 group of Majors all-stars hopes to change that when they begin District 53 Tournament play Thursday against Suisun at the Fairfield Atlantic Little League site. Benicia’s 11/12s have gone only 3-8 over the past four years and haven’t […]

Benicia Little League’s youngest collection of talent will open the District 53 All-Star Tournament in St. Helena on Wednesday against Suisun at 5:30 p.m. Benicia’s 9/10 all-stars, managed by Jay Matteson and coached by Jeff Lee and Josh Gibbons, have four players returning from last year’s squad that went 4-2 in St. Helena, falling one […]

A strong showing from their 7-8 and 11-12 division boys helped the Benicia Stingrays swim past host American Canyon last weekend, 388-289, to remain undefeated this season. Benicia’s boys won 207-108 thanks to clean sweeps by their 7-8 and 11-12 squads. Mario Bonini won the 50-yard freestyle (34.40) and the butterfly (43.47) for the 11-12s, […]

The Benicia Stingrays swim team upped its record to 3-0 in the Tri-County Swim League with a 316-260 victory over the host Vista Diablo Dolphins on Wednesday. The Stingray girls won 175-135 behind a strong performance from their 13-14 age division. Cassidy McGuire took first place in the 50-yard backstroke (36.40) and butterfly (33.37) and […]

The Mariners escaped a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the sixth inning thanks to a game-ending double play and held on to beat the Phillies, 6-4, to capture the Benicia Little League Majors World Series championship Saturday morning at Community Park. It was the second championship in the past four years for the Mariners […]

The Phillies rallied for seven runs in the final two innings Tuesday and went on to beat the Mariners, 8-2, in Game 1 of the Benicia Little League Majors World Series at Community Park. The Phillies, looking for their second World Series championship in the past three years, trailed 2-1 after four innings but outscored […]

The Benicia Stingrays opened the Tri-County Swim League season with a narrow 322-318 victory over the archrival Aquaknights last Saturday at the James Lemos Swim Center. The Stingray boys, led by their age 13-14 and 7-8 swimmers, pulled out a 180-172 win while the Stingray girls came up a little short, losing 146-142 to the […]

The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High softball team had its season come to an end Wednesday after a 4-0 loss to visiting Fortuna in the North Coast Section Division IV semifinals. Fortuna sophomore pitcher Hailey Dolcini simply blew away the Lady Bruins, allowing only three hits while striking out 14 for a complete-game shutout. No. 2 […]

The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High baseball team appears to have fallen short of reaching the North Coast Section Division IV championship game after a brutal 3-2 loss to host Justin-Siena in Tuesday’s semifinal. Justin-Siena’s William Baker snapped a 2-2 tie with a bases-loaded, walk-off single to right in the bottom of the seventh, scoring Clayton […]