Former Benicia High wrestling star Forrest Molinari got a chance to compete against some of the best grapplers in the world last week at the 2015 Junior Wrestling World Championships in Salvador, Brazil. Molinari – a 2013 BHS graduate who helped King University in Toronto, Canada, repeat as WCWA and NWCA National Dual national champions […]
James Garrett: Who was the Panthers’ greatest player? The case for Kimble
ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON IS ALMOST UPON US. The thought brings to mind the athlete I believe to be the best all-around football player to wear the blue-and-gold uniform of the Panthers during “The Golden Era” of Benicia High School football, the 1948 through 1960 seasons when the varsity team had a record of […]
After digital experiment, Admirals back to humans calling balls and strikes
After an unprecedented use of digital technology to call balls and strikes, the Vallejo Admirals are back to conventional umpiring. But for two games, the local teams was part of an unusual test of PITCHf/x, a system that uses three cameras to track and digitally record baseball pitches. The company claims accuracy within an inch, […]
Benicia’s Thompson, Gregory make All-State softball team
Benicia High softball players Shelby Thompson and McKenna Gregory were each named to the All-State Underclass Second Team by Cal-Hi Sports. Thompson, who last spring helped Benicia win its second straight Sac-Joaquin Section championship, made the Second Team as an infielder. She hit .597 with a team-high 10 home runs, 39 runs and 38 RBIs […]
Gehringer edges out Stingrays
The Benicia Stingrays swim team ended the regular season with a 357-340 loss to the host Gehringer Park Gators last Wednesday in Concord. Alexa Jacobson and Mackenzie Mincy each won three individual events for Benicia’s girls, who won as a team, 209-153. Benicia’s boys lost 204-131 despite three individual victories each for Aden Li and […]
Junior all-stars eliminated at Section Tournament
Benicia’s Junior all-stars made a brief appearance at the Section 1 Tournament in Dixon, losing two straight games for a quick elimination. Benicia, which swept the District 53 Tournament series with American Canyon, opened the Section 1 Tournament with a 9-3 loss to North Oakland/South Oakland on Sunday. The game was tied 3-3 in the […]
Stingrays fall to Martinez
The Benicia Stingrays suffered their first Twin Counties Swim League loss of the season after falling 404-298 at Martinez last Saturday. Benicia (4-1 TCSL) got great performances from its 13-14 and 11-12 girls, helping the Lady Stingrays win their portion of the meet, 179-167. But Martinez dominated the boys 11-12 and 9-10 age divisions and […]
Stingrays hold their own at ECI
The Benicia Stingrays swim team took seventh place in the ‘A’ division and fourth place in the ‘B’ division at last weekend’s competitive East County Invitational, held at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg. Gabriella Tenret and Alexa Jacobson were each high-point winners in the ‘B’ division as 70 percent of Benicia’s swimmers set personal-best times. […]
Dream ends for Benicia’s 9/10s
Benicia Little League’s 9/10 all-stars had their impressive postseason run come to an end Monday night after a 5-1 loss to host St. Helena in the District 53 championship game. St. Helena – which handed Benicia (6-2) both of its losses in the tournament – broke open a close game with a four-run third inning. […]
Benicia 9/10 all-stars close in on District title
Benicia Little League’s 9/10 all-star team moved to within one win of a District 53 championship after clobbering host St. Helena on Sunday, 11-1, in four innings. St. Helena (3-1) came in undefeated and had handed Benicia (6-1) its only loss of the tournament last Wednesday, but it was Benicia that looked like District champions […]