Benicia High’s varsity baseball team closed out the regular season with a convincing 14-4 victory over host American Canyon in six innings on Wednesday. It was the fourth straight win for the Panthers (15-12), who clinched sole possession of first place in the Solano County Athletic Conference at 12-3. Benicia has won seven of its […]
BHS girls soccer team holds on, beats Cordova in opening round of playoffs
Makayla Netcott scored a pair of goals and Katie Lovelace added another as Benicia High’s girls soccer team held on for a 3-2 victory over visiting Cordova in Tuesday’s opening round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III playoffs. The Lady Panthers (10-8) scored all three of their goals in the first half. Lovelace headed in […]
BHS softball no-hits Wolves in SCAC finale
McKenna Gregory and Grace French combined on a five-inning no-hitter as Benicia High’s varsity softball team closed out the Solano County Athletic Conference season with a 15-0 victory at American Canyon on Tuesday. Gregory struck out six in three innings of work while French struck out two in two innings. Neither pitcher walked a batter, […]
BHS boys golfers win first Sac-Joaquin Section title
Benicia High’s boys golf team captured the program’s first Sac-Joaquin Section championship with a victory in the Division II Tournament on Tuesday at the Mare Island Golf Course. It was the first Sac-Joaquin Section team championship in any Benicia High sport this school year and only the school’s second SJS golf title ever (the Lady […]
BHS baseball team clinches SCAC championship
It was a rather bumpy road getting there, but Benicia High’s varsity baseball team safely reached its first destination on Senior Day against visiting American Canyon. Pitchers Cole Eigenhuis and Anthony Lopez combined for a shutout as Benicia beat the Wolves, 6-0, on Tuesday to secure the Solano County Athletic Conference championship. It was Benicia’s […]
Domecus, Ohio State capture NCAA men’s volleyball crown
With three North Coast Section high school volleyball championships already under his belt, St. Patrick-St. Vincent High graduate Gabriel Domecus added a NCAA men’s volleyball national championship to his résumé last Saturday. Domecus, a junior libero for the Ohio State University men’s volleyball team, helped the Buckeyes sweep top-seeded BYU, 32-30, 25-23, 25-17, in the […]
Benicia’s Traver wins SCAC singles badminton championship
Gabriella Traver made Benicia High badminton history on Friday when the senior won the singles championship at the Solano County Athletic Conference Tournament. Traver, who went 5-0 during the tournament, became the first Lady Panther to win a SCAC championship in the eight-year history of Benicia High’s badminton program. “It’s pretty cool,” said Benicia badminton […]
Former Benicia High athlete and teacher authors book about undefeated team
For many athletes, playing on high school sports teams is where their dreams begin to come into fruition. They play their hearts out in front of large crowds, and if they play well they become hometown heroes. It is the springboard to getting drafted into college teams, then the major leagues and possibly a shot […]
Lady Panthers turn back Vanden in key SCAC girls volleyball match
Benicia High’s varsity volleyball team nearly had its Solano County Athletic Conference winning streak snapped Tuesday, but some big plays by the Lady Panthers down the stretch helped fend off visiting Vanden in five sets, 25-23, 25-8, 24-26, 16-25, 15-12. It was the 60th straight SCAC victory for the Lady Panthers, who improved to 4-0 […]
SCAC winning streak comes to end for BHS girls golfers
History was made when American Canyon beat Benicia High’s girls golf team, 299-317, at Chardonnay on Tuesday. It was the first league loss for Benicia since 2009, snapping a string of 69 straight Solano County Athletic Conference victories. “If we’re going to lose, let’s make it in the middle of the season and not in […]