The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High boys varsity volleyball team cruised to a 25-17, 25-18, 25-18 victory over host Salesian on Tuesday in Richmond. Senior Deo Boongaling had 10 kills for the Bruins, who improved to 7-4 overall and 5-0 in the Tri-County Athletic League. Dominic Nicolas had a solid all-around night with six kills, 12 […]
Jacobs plays soccer on world stage
Adrian Jacobs, an 11-year-old fifth grader attending Joe Henderson Elementary School in Benicia, has again been chosen to play for the USA under-12 team in the 2015 FC Barcelona Escola International Soccer Tournament. Jacobs represented the USA in the same tournament last April and played striker. Despite being the youngest boy on the USA Red […]
Lady Bruins win tourney in Chico
The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High varsity softball team went 4-1 and won the championship in its flight at last weekend’s Pleasant Valley Tournament in Chico. The Lady Bruins (7-1) beat Wheatland, 7-1, and host Pleasant Valley, 2-1, on Friday before ending pool play with a 2-1 loss to Foothill. SPSV came back on Saturday and […]
Panthers swim past Rodriguez
Benicia High’s varsity swim teams defeated former Solano County Athletic Conference rival Rodriguez late last week in their toughest meet yet this season. The Panther boys won 113-57 while the Lady Panthers were 93-77 winners. Benicia’s boys remain undefeated this season. Senior Cris Gomez led the Panthers to a 1-2-3 sweep in both the 50 […]
BHS softball team sweeps Elk Grove Victory tourney
Benicia High’s varsity softball team survived a series of one-run games and came home from last weekend’s Elk Grove Victory Tournament with the championship trophy. Benicia, still perfect at 7-0 this season, opened the tournament last Thursday with a 3-1 victory over Oak Ridge, then beat Central Catholic and Elk Grove on Friday to reach […]
BHS girls soccer team comes away with another tourney split
Benicia High’s girls varsity soccer team split four games at the Christian Brothers Tournament last weekend, making it to the semifinals before being eliminated. It was the second week in a row Benicia went 2-2 at a tournament. The Lady Panthers nearly made it to the championship round Saturday but lost 1-0 to McClatchy in […]
BHS softball has good start at tournament
Benicia High’s varsity softball team got off to a great start at the Elk Grove Victory Tournament, winning one game Thursday and two more on Friday to enter the final day unbeaten. The Lady Panthers (5-0) opened the tournament with a 3-1 victory over Oak Ridge. Benicia snapped a 1-1 tie with two unearned runs […]
SPSV boys volleyball swept by De La Salle
Visiting De La Salle used a quick-paced offense and a stingy defense to sweep the St. Patrick-St. Vincent High boys varsity volleyball team Friday night, 25-17, 25-17, 25-20. It was the first loss of the year for the Bruins (4-1) and the second year in a row De La Salle (2-0) has handed SPSV its […]
BHS tennis team grabs sole possession of first
Benicia High’s boys tennis team moved into sole possession of first place in the Solano County Athletic Conference with a 6-3 victory over visiting Vanden last Thursday. The win kept Benicia undefeated through the first third of the SCAC schedule. The Panthers (5-0) have now beaten both of the SCAC co-champions from last year – […]
Badminton team suffers first setbacks
Benicia High’s red-hot badminton team was cooled off a bit by Vallejo and Armijo late in the week. The Lady Panthers suffered their first defeat of the season with a 9-6 loss to visiting Vallejo on Thursday. Benicia (5-2) then split two matches on Friday, losing to Armijo, 8-1, before slipping past Stagg, 5-4. Simone […]