The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High varsity football team looks to continue its strong start to the season when the Bruins take on the crosstown rival Vallejo Redhawks on Friday night at Corbus Field. The Bruins (1-0) rolled to an impressive 47-12 victory over host Ygnacio Valley last week in Concord. Quarterback Michael Pappas ran for […]
BHS volleyball swept in season opener
Benicia High’s varsity volleyball team officially opened its season with a 25-20, 25-12, 25-11 loss at Vacaville on Wednesday. Freshman Sara McBride had a team-high five kills for the Lady Panthers (0-1). Senior Jessica Blakeman added three kills and junior Emily Maher had two kills. Karah Fisher had 10 assists and three aces while Ramona […]
BHS volleyball team talented as usual
Benicia High’s varsity volleyball team has owned the Solano County Athletic Conference in recent years, winning five straight SCAC championships. Several key members are back from a team that went 14-1 in SCAC play last year and made it to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs. Leading the way are senior outside hitter Jessica Blakeman […]
Lady Panther golfers look to continue program’s dominance in SCAC play
Winning Solano County Athletic Conference championships has become a routine for Benicia High’s girls golf program. The Lady Panthers have won 15 league championships in the past 17 years, including six straight, though they struggled to bring home the banner last season. Benicia had its streak of 69 straight SCAC victories get snapped by American […]
BHS girls tennis team looks to keep SCAC winning streak going
Benicia High’s girls tennis team has dominated the SCAC in recent years, and there’s no reason that should change when the Lady Panthers open their 2016 campaign at Vanden on Thursday. The Lady Panthers have gone unbeaten in SCAC play three years in a row, winning 47 straight conference matches during the streak. Benicia’s last […]
Panthers sluggish in season opener
This wasn’t the start to the season Benicia High’s varsity football team was hoping for. The Panthers dug themselves a huge hole and never fully recovered in a 48-20 loss to the Granada Matadors in Livermore on Friday. Benicia fell behind 34-7 midway through the third quarter, pulled to within 34-20 early in the fourth […]
Bruins open season with impressive win
The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High varsity football team opened the season with an impressive 47-12 victory over Ygnacio Valley on Friday in Concord. Quarterback Michael Pappas ran for three scores and threw for another while teammates Jamonte Barrett and Marshel Martin each ran for long touchdowns as the Bruins won their season opener for the […]
Panthers hope to be road warriors
Benicia High’s varsity football team finds itself homeless this season due to complete reconstruction of Drolette Stadium. The on-campus stadium isn’t expected to be ready before next spring at the earliest, leaving the Panthers with 10 consecutive road games for the 2016 campaign. Head coach Craig Holden says his Panthers aren’t bothered by having no […]
Veteran SPSV football team is ready for action
Going 2-8 overall last season and winless in the Tri-County Athletic League didn’t sit well with the St. Patrick-St. Vincent High varsity football team. Most of the starters from that team are back for 2016, and they expect a much different result this time around. “They came in this year with a purpose and have […]
Groundbreaking held for Benicia High stadium renovation
After a summer of demolishing the old Benicia High School stadium, the first shovels were dug into the soil Wednesday to commemorate the first day of construction for the new stadium— one of the largest projects to be funded by Measure S. Benicia Unified School District officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the renovated […]