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Comet pitcher Jayson Summers throws during CCC’s 6-0 win against Yuba College at the Baseball Field on March 11. Rain delays have forced the Comets to cancel many of their home games during conference play.

Scoring Lapses Halt Growth

By Dyllan Collier, Assistant Scene Editor April 20, 2017

The Comets (10-22 overall and 5-7 in the Bay Valley Conference) struggled to find offensive momentum against second place Laney College (9-3 in the Bay Valley Conference) and lost the 3-game series two...

Comet pitcher Hulita Latu pitches during the Comets’ 16-2 loss against the
Los Medanos College Mustangs at the Softball Field in the first game of a
doubleheader on March 14.

Season ends for BVC softball

By Rob Clinton, Sports Editor April 18, 2017

Despite early signs that softball for the teams remaining in the Bay Valley Conference would be rescued from the brink of elimination, the reality of how flimsy the four-team league actually was has finally...

Budget cuts hurt teams

By Lorenzo Morotti, Associate Editor March 29, 2017

Athletic departments at community colleges are faced with challenges that coaches and students who are, or have been, a part of these programs understand too well. “In reality there is never enough...

$29 million allocated for remodel

$29 million allocated for remodel

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor March 29, 2017

Following the successful opening of the re-designed Campus Center, the second phase of construction now shifts to the athletic department and its dilapidated post-WWII era structures that are in desperate...

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Liberal arts major Troy Hearne fills West Contra Costa Unified School District sixth grade teacher Verdell Simon-Tatum’s plate during the annual all you can eat Crab Feed event in the Gymnasium on Saturday. The fundraiser encourages attendees to feast on crabs, pasta and bread.

Fundraiser unites family, friends

By Dylan Collier, Assistant Scene Editor March 29, 2017

The annual Crab Feed was held in the Gymnasium on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m., with student-athletes and coaches volunteering their time for the fundraising event. People from all walks of life packed into...

Bishop O’Dowd High School (Oakland) freshman Ryzon Norris (left) dives for the ball as another player fights him for it during the NorCal Future bas- ketball camp in the Gymnasium on Sunday.

NorCal Future basketball players tested

By Kyle Pierce-Turley, Advocate Staff March 29, 2017

More than 70 high school basketball prospects from up and down California came to the Gymnasium to showcase their talent at the NorCal Future basketball camp on Sunday. Whether it was the high-flying...

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Comet pitcher Zuleyma Garcia-Higareda slides into home plate during the Comets’ 16-2 loss against the Los Medanos College Mustangs at the Softball Field in the first game of a doubleheader on March 14. The Comets lost the second game 16-2 as well.

Mustangs rout Comets, home team quieted in doubleheader

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor March 29, 2017

The softball team made its season debut in a doubleheader at home, but failed to make the event a memorable one, failing to convert its effort to runs and eventually losing a pair of 16-2 games against...

Competition between ‘family’ celebrates Doss’ heroism

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor March 18, 2017

In recognition of the selfless act of heroism committed March 9 by Demarcus Doss, family and friends gathered to participate in the “Demarcus the Hero” basketball tournament on Saturday in the Gymnasium. Doss,...

Comet infielder
Elijah Smith awaits teammate JohnVelasco (right) as he steps on home plate during CCC’s 6-0 win against the Yuba College 49ers at the Baseball Field on Saturday.

Comets beat Yuba in shutout

By Dylan Collier, Assistant Scene Editor March 14, 2017

Although the Comets’ (5-13) record is beneath the team’s expectations, they began to show some improvement by  claiming a 6-0 win over Yuba College (5-11) on Saturday on the Baseball Field. CCC starting...

Squad readies for league changes

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor March 14, 2017

The Bay Valley Conference has condensed its schedule to allow its four remaining teams, including Contra Costa College, to begin play this week. The BVC nearly lost its season due to the number of colleges...

All-conference teams defined by Comet athletic excellence

By Efrain Valdez, Social Media Editor March 8, 2017

All-Bay Valley Conference athletes at Contra Costa College for 2016 continue the sports tradition that is ingrained into East Bay community college sports. The list of athletes that made either first...

Storms provide moment to grow

Storms provide moment to grow

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor March 2, 2017

This time last year Contra Costa County was suffering from a drought, so when a stray Saturday storm postponed a Comet baseball game it was seen as a welcomed event. This season however, the Comet baseball...

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