The Benicia Stingrays finished third overall at the Tri County Swim League Championships earlier this month. The Stingrays had four boys come home with High Point titles. Elian Salindong won the 13-14 championship thanks to first-place finishes in the 50-yard freestyle (23.82), butterfly (team record 25.98) and breaststroke (30.39). Salindong also joined teammates Robert Patocchi, […]
Vallejo synagogue and sports radio host to talk baseball, Judaism on Wednesday
Once again, Congregation B’nai Israel of Vallejo will be talking baseball. As in the past, they will be joined by someone who knows a lot about baseball and a lot about Judaism. Marty Lurie, a sports radio host on KNBR, will join Rabbi David White for a discussion on how rules and changes over time […]
Stingrays swim well against Crockett
The Benicia Stingrays had a strong showing against Crockett on July 16 in their final away meet of the Twin Counties Swim League regular season. Jake Rafac, Jacob Hoenig, Nate Freeman and Andrew Maichel set a new Stingrays 15-18 boys record in the 200-yard freestyle relay after winning with a time of 1:43.23 in the […]
Bowles retires after 16 years as manager of BHS varsity baseball
It’s the end of an era for Benicia High’s varsity baseball program. Jim Bowles, who managed the Panthers for the past 16 seasons, announced his retirement from coaching and plans on moving to Reno. Bowles hopes to commute to Benicia High to continue teaching Economics – at least temporarily – but is hanging up the […]
Junior stars bash way into Section finals
Benicia’s Junior League all-star team reached the championship round of the Section 1 Tournament after a 10-7 victory over Fort Bragg on Friday at Vallecito Field in Terra Linda. Benicia had a chance to enter the championship round undefeated but blew a late lead against Walnut Creek on Thursday. Jayshaun Wise’s two-run homer in the […]
Gregory named to Cal-Hi Sports Underclassman First Team as multipurpose player
Benicia High’s McKenna Gregory was recently named to the Underclassman First Team as a multipurpose softball player by Cal-Hi Sports. Gregory, who was a Second Team multipurpose player selection in 2015 after her sophomore season, was bumped up to First Team after a 2016 junior season that saw her go 19-7 with a 1.37 earned-run […]
Hadley turning on the racing heat
At only 14 years old, Vallejo driver Heather “The Heat” Hadley is already a force to be reckoned with on the Northern California Kart racing circuit. Hadley, who will be a freshman next fall at Redwood High School in Corte Madera, is winning races consistently at Kart tracks in Davis, Sonoma and far-off tracks in […]
Stingrays break records at ECI
The Benicia Stingrays had several excellent swimming performances at last weekend’s East County Invitational at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg and finished in fourth place out of 11 teams. Elian Salindong and Ryan Klubben were the superstars for Benicia’s boys, who finished in second place behind Forest Park, which won both the boys and girls […]
Junior all-stars keep rolling along
Richard Mealey threw a five-inning shutout and Benicia’s Junior League all-star team pounded out 11 hits in a 12-0 victory over Fort Bragg at the Section 1 Tournament in Terra Linda on Tuesday. It was the second straight win for Benicia’s Juniors at the Section Tournament, setting up a winner’s bracket game Thursday against Walnut […]
Stingrays edged by Seals
The Benicia Stingrays swim team lost a close home match against the Pinole Seals last week, falling 303-296 to drop to 2-2 in the Tri County Swim League. Five Stingrays records were broken during the meet, including four by the boys squad, which fell 165-131 to Pinole for their first TCSL loss of the season. […]