Riding high after two impressive victories to open the season, the St. Patrick-St. Vincent High varsity football team will try to extend their winning streak when they take on the Burton Pumas on Saturday in San Francisco. The Bruins destroyed their first two opponents this season, winning 47-12 at Ygnacio Valley and 46-0 last week […]
BHS volleyball team turns back Albany for first victory of season
Benicia High’s varsity volleyball team turned back visiting Albany for a 25-17, 21-25, 25-17, 25-18 victory Wednesday night in Benicia’s home opener. It was the first win of the young season for the Lady Panthers (1-1) and avenged a four-set loss to Albany last year. “They beat us last year so we really wanted to […]
Austin Carr goes from walk-on to team captain at Northwestern
Austin Carr’s college football career has been quite a journey. In 2012, Carr made the Northwestern University football program as a freshman walk-on after setting Benicia High season records in rushing yards (1,481), combined rushing/receiving yards (2,325) and total points (196) the year prior. Now in 2016, the fifth-year senior is not only the Wildcats’ […]
BHS girls tennis dusts off American Canyon
Benicia High’s girls tennis team continued its strong start to the season with a 7-2 victory over host American Canyon on Tuesday. The Lady Panthers won each of the top-five singles matches and the final two doubles matches to improve to 2-0 in the Solano County Athletic Conference. It was the 49th straight SCAC victory […]
BHS golfers open SCAC play with win over Bethel
Benicia High’s girls golf team opened the Solano County Athletic Conference season with an easy 255-373 victory over Bethel at Mare Island on Tuesday. Benicia freshman Angel Antonio was on target all day, winning medalist honors after shooting a blistering 39. Her teammate, junior Sofia Young, finished second with a 44. Young is the two-time […]
Panthers shut out Pinole Valley for first victory of season
Bolstered by its hard-nosed defense, Benicia High’s varsity football team shut out host Pinole Valley, 14-0, Friday night for the Panthers’ first win of the young season. It was the first shutout victory for Benicia since a 36-0 drubbing of Fairfield on Oct. 10, 2014, and helped erase the memories of a 48-20 loss at […]
Bruins blow out Redhawks for second win
The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High varsity football team followed up its impressive season-opening win with a convincing 46-0 victory over crosstown rival Vallejo on Friday night at Corbus Field. The Bruins (2-0) led only 9-0 before exploding for 30 unanswered points in the second quarter. It was SPSV’s first shutout victory since the Bruins blanked […]
BHS tennis team beats Vanden to take early control of SCAC
Benicia High’s girls tennis team took early control of the Solano County Athletic Conference with a convincing 8-1 victory over host Vanden last Thursday. The Lady Panthers (1-0 SCAC) won the first five singles matches and all three doubles matches. Lily Hayward was a 6-3, 6-0 winner in No. 1 singles while Melanie Fisher won […]
BHS varsity water polo teams open season with clean sweep
Benicia High’s boys and girls varsity water polo teams got the season off to a strong start with victories over visiting Franklin last Thursday at Cunningham Pool in Vallejo. The Panther boys got three goals from team captain Jason Own in a hard-fought 13-8 victory. Alexa Jacobson, Chloe Bonini, Gabrielle Wirth and Zoe Healey-Crowder each […]
Panthers look to regroup in Pinole
After a humbling 48-20 loss at Granada in last week’s season opener, Benicia High’s varsity football team looks to regroup at Pinole Valley on Friday night. It’s the second straight match-up against a 2015 North Coast Section playoff team for the Panthers (0-1), who are trying to avoid an 0-2 start for a third straight […]