Kyle Busch, who started the 2015 Sprint Cup racing season hospitalized with a shattered leg and broken foot, won what many have called the most challenging race on the NASCAR circuit, the Toyota-Save Mart 350, Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. He and Kurt Busch finished 1-2, the first time the brothers have accomplished the feat at […]
Little League all-stars begin tournaments Wednesday
Benicia Little League’s youngest collection of talent will open the District 53 All-Star Tournament in St. Helena on Wednesday against Suisun at 5:30 p.m. Benicia’s 9/10 all-stars, managed by Jay Matteson and coached by Jeff Lee and Josh Gibbons, have four players returning from last year’s squad that went 4-2 in St. Helena, falling one […]
Stingrays race past American Canyon
A strong showing from their 7-8 and 11-12 division boys helped the Benicia Stingrays swim past host American Canyon last weekend, 388-289, to remain undefeated this season. Benicia’s boys won 207-108 thanks to clean sweeps by their 7-8 and 11-12 squads. Mario Bonini won the 50-yard freestyle (34.40) and the butterfly (43.47) for the 11-12s, […]
Stingrays swim past Vista Diablo
The Benicia Stingrays swim team upped its record to 3-0 in the Tri-County Swim League with a 316-260 victory over the host Vista Diablo Dolphins on Wednesday. The Stingray girls won 175-135 behind a strong performance from their 13-14 age division. Cassidy McGuire took first place in the 50-yard backstroke (36.40) and butterfly (33.37) and […]
Mariners hold off Phillies to win BLL World Series
The Mariners escaped a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the sixth inning thanks to a game-ending double play and held on to beat the Phillies, 6-4, to capture the Benicia Little League Majors World Series championship Saturday morning at Community Park. It was the second championship in the past four years for the Mariners […]
Phillies win Game 1 of Benicia Little League World Series
The Phillies rallied for seven runs in the final two innings Tuesday and went on to beat the Mariners, 8-2, in Game 1 of the Benicia Little League Majors World Series at Community Park. The Phillies, looking for their second World Series championship in the past three years, trailed 2-1 after four innings but outscored […]
Stingrays swim past Aquaknights
The Benicia Stingrays opened the Tri-County Swim League season with a narrow 322-318 victory over the archrival Aquaknights last Saturday at the James Lemos Swim Center. The Stingray boys, led by their age 13-14 and 7-8 swimmers, pulled out a 180-172 win while the Stingray girls came up a little short, losing 146-142 to the […]
Lady Bruins whiff in NCS semifinals
The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High softball team had its season come to an end Wednesday after a 4-0 loss to visiting Fortuna in the North Coast Section Division IV semifinals. Fortuna sophomore pitcher Hailey Dolcini simply blew away the Lady Bruins, allowing only three hits while striking out 14 for a complete-game shutout. No. 2 […]
Bruins come up just short of NCS championship game
The St. Patrick-St. Vincent High baseball team appears to have fallen short of reaching the North Coast Section Division IV championship game after a brutal 3-2 loss to host Justin-Siena in Tuesday’s semifinal. Justin-Siena’s William Baker snapped a 2-2 tie with a bases-loaded, walk-off single to right in the bottom of the seventh, scoring Clayton […]
Outlaws 8U open summer season with a tournament championship
The Benicia Outlaws 8-under softball team opened their 2015 summer season by winning a tournament championship in San Jose last weekend. The Outlaws opened the tournament with a 2-0 victory over the Redwood City Wicked. Alexandria Yra and Emma French combined to pitch a perfect game with nine strikeouts. A RBI single by Olivia Kundysek […]