The Benicia Stingrays won their second straight Tri County Swim League meet by knocking off the host Hercules Piranhas last Saturday, 448-254. Benicia’s boys won 220-134 thanks to a strong showing from their 13-14 swimmers. Nate Freeman, Joey Birdseye, Elian Salindong and Andrew Maichel broke a six-year-old Stingrays 13-14 boys record in the 200 freestyle […]
Stingrays swim past Gators
The Benicia Stingrays earned their first Twin Counties Swim League victory of the season with a 332-164 win over the visiting Gehringer Park Gators last Wednesday at the James Lemos Swim Center. Benicia’s boys won 176-68 while the girls won 156-96. Two Stingrays records fell during the meet. Robert Patocchi, Elian Salindong, Joey Birdseye and […]
8-U Outlaws take first place at Piece of the Rock Tournament
The Benicia Outlaws 8-under fastpitch softball team took first place at last weekend’s Piece of the Rock Tournament in Rocklin. Benicia’s pitching and defense didn’t allow a run in six games and only allowed one runner to reach third base en route to their second consecutive championship while improving to 11-0 this season. Benicia began […]
BHS baseball hands out awards
Benicia High’s varsity baseball program handed out team awards Wednesday at the home of manager Jim Bowles. The Panthers finished with a 19-12 record and captured the Solano County Athletic Conference and Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championships, winning their final eight games of the season and 11 of their last 12. “This team was really […]
SPSV softball team comes up empty in NCS title game
Hitting home runs and lighting up the scoreboard had practically become a routine for the St. Patrick-St. Vincent High softball team throughout the regular season and playoffs. But during last Saturday night’s North Coast Section Division IV championship game in Novato, the Lady Bruins came up empty. Marin Catholic pitcher Carly Slack held SPSV to […]
BHS baseball team brings home Section title
Benicia High’s varsity baseball team proved it’s not how you start but how you finish that matters. The Panthers, who began the season losing eight of their first 11 games, rallied to beat Bella Vista, 8-4, to capture the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championship Monday night at Sacramento City College’s Union Stadium. It was the […]
Boursaw launches Lady Bruins into NCS semifinals
For the better part of five innings Friday, Cardinal Newman pitcher Lexie Raasch was fooling the St. Patrick-St. Vincent High softball team with her deceptive rise ball. Then in the bottom of the sixth, SPSV senior Jaydee Boursaw finally caught up with it. Boursaw’s three-run homer erased a 3-1 deficit and vaulted the Lady Bruins […]
Ceres denies Lady Panthers SJS title
Last Thursday’s Sac-Joaquin Section Division III softball championship round at the Sacramento Softball Complex had more drama than a primetime “reality” show. Needing to beat Ceres twice in a row for their third straight on-the-field Section title, Benicia High’s Lady Panthers crushed the Lady Bulldogs, 8-1, in Game 1 but fell agonizingly short in Game […]
Mackey enjoys solid freshman season with Southern Oregon softball team
Former Benicia High softball player Victoria Mackey had a stellar freshman season for Southern Oregon University this year. Mackey posted a 2.29 earned-run average – the lowest for a Raider freshman in the modern era of SOU softball – and a 16-3 record with 48 strikeouts and just 25 walks in 131 2/3 innings. She […]
Lady Panthers reach SJS title round
Benicia High’s softball team reached the Sac-Joaquin Section championship round for a third straight season after squeaking past Vista del Lago, 2-1, in Wednesday’s semifinal elimination game at the Sacramento Softball Complex. The No. 5 seeded Lady Panthers (22-6), who already have one loss in the double-elimination portion of the Division III bracket, needed to […]