The Benicia Wildcats – a group of first and second graders learning the game of football – will be taking on the Longhorns at De La Salle High School in Concord this Sunday for the Super Bowl of the Next Level Flag Football League. The No. 1 seeded Wildcats reached the Super Bowl after defeating […]
Alhambra shuts down BHS baseball team
Benicia High’s varsity baseball team had a tough time with Alhambra pitcher Zach Keever and lost 5-2 Tuesday in Benicia. Keever, one of the top pitching prospects in the nation and committed to U.C. Santa Barbara, allowed only three hits and struck out seven in a complete-game effort. Keever retired the first nine batters and […]
BHS boys tennis team cruises to shutout victory
Benicia High’s boys tennis team stayed perfect in the Solano County Athletic Conference with a 9-0 victory over visiting Vallejo on Tuesday. Nate Tabtab (No. 1 singles), Rajon Bhatia (No. 2), Alexander Valencia (No. 4) and Aidan McAninch (No. 5) were each 6-0, 6-0 winners for the Panthers (2-0), who have yet to drop a […]
BHS boys golf gets off to great start in SCAC
A revived Bethel High boys golf team was still no match for steady Benicia on Tuesday as the Panthers opened the Solano County Athletic Conference season with a 204-256 victory at Mare Island. The 256 was an incredible accomplishment for the Jaguars, who didn’t have a coach as late as mid-February and came close to […]
Another convincing win for BHS badminton team
Benicia High’s badminton team turned in another impressive performance on Tuesday, dominating visiting Vacaville for a 14-1 victory. It was the second straight dominating win for the unbeaten Lady Panthers (2-0), who have won 29-of-30 matches early in the season. “I was a little surprised,” Benicia head coach Tom Stephens said of his team’s performance. […]
SPSV softball powers its way past St. Helena
Taya de Alba hit a pair of home runs and teammate Jaydee Bourshaw hit a homer and had five RBIs as the St. Patrick-St. Vincent High varsity softball team clobbered visiting St. Helena on Tuesday, 15-2, in five innings. Boursaw and de Alba hit back-to-back home runs in an eight-run second inning and de Alba […]
Bruins fend off Hercules in volleyball
The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High boys varsity volleyball team improved to 3-0 in the Tri-County Athletic League with a 25-11, 20-25, 25-20, 25-19 victory over host Hercules on Tuesday. Hercules (1-1) got off to a poor start but shocked the Bruins in the second game to even the match. SPSV had trouble putting the Titans […]
BHS mountain bike team makes season debut
Benicia High’s mountain bike team had a nice season debut last Saturday at East Garrison, Fort Ord in Monterey County. Junior Chris Thatcher had a strong finish in junior varsity Division II, placing 12th out of 47 racers. Thatcher completed his 20-mile, single-track race in 1:36:23. Emily Radtke received a call-up to the first line […]
BHS golfers look good in season debut
Benicia High’s boys golf team made its season debut Monday by shooting a solid 419 in the 18-hole Del Oro Invitational at the Del Oro Country Club. The Panthers were competing in a 19-team field featuring only schools that went to the State or NorCal level last year, or finished first or second in their […]
Liang wins girls state wrestling title
Benicia High senior Ricki Liang wrestled her way to a state championship at last Saturday’s CIF State Girls Wrestling Championships at the Visalia Convention Center. Liang became the first Benicia wrestler ever to win a state championship and is Benicia’s first state champion in any sport since Amber Purvis won the girls long jump title […]