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Comet infielder Elijah Smith stretches out in a head-first slide, beating the throw back to first base during CCCs 21-6 loss to Diablo Valley College at the Baseball Field on Jan. 28. The Comets next home game is scheduled for Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Baseball Field.

Hopes swell as strategy, talent merge on field

By Dylan Collier, Assistant Scene Editor February 9, 2017
Lack of scoring continues to plague team

Streak continues for struggling Comets

By Jaleel Perry, Staff Writer February 7, 2017

The men’s basketball team extended its losing streak to  six games after falling to Yuba College (22-2 overall and 12-0 in the Bay Valley Conference) 63-43 Friday night at the Gymnasium. Despite trailing...

Comet guard Damar Dunn attempts to draw a charge as Los Medanos College guard Mark Thomas drives for a layup during CCCs 74-71 loss in the Gymnasium on Jan. 27.

Comets relinquish 12-point lead, lose to district rivals

By Jaleel Perry, Staff Writer February 1, 2017
Misfortune continues as conference losing streak grows
Comet fits baseman Chris Brue slides safely back into first base during CCCs 21-6 loss to intradistrict rival Diablo Valley College at the Baseball Field on Saturday.

Baseball team rallies together despite two losses

By Dylan Collier, Assistant Scene Editor February 1, 2017

The Comet baseball (0-2 overall) team is off to a somewhat rocky start this season losing Saturday at home to rival Diablo Valley College 21-6. With an experienced but young team, some returning players...

Coach Alonzo Carter (center) points toward their conference banner in the stands after the Comets’ 51- 10 win over San Jose City College at Comet Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014.  The win clinched the  team’s third  consecutive conference championship.

Carter resigns after successful six-year stint as coach

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor January 14, 2017

Following a successful six-year run as head coach of the Comet football team, Alonzo Carter has tendered his resignation and has assumed the role of running backs coach at San Jose State University. In...

Comet point guard Azanae Lewis dribbles up the court during the 23rd Annual Comet Classic womens basketball tournament in the Gymnasium on Friday.

Adversity tests leadership

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor December 12, 2016

In life, people acquire leadership qualities through two ways — some people are said to be born leaders and some earn the right by learning from a collection of experiences that reshape the idea of what...

Comet guard Julian Robinson jumps up for a layup during the 23rd annual womens basketball Comet Classic tournament in the Gymnasium on Friday.

One point denies team

By Efrain Valdez, Social Media Editor December 12, 2016

The women’s basketball team (3-5) finished the 23rd Annual Comet Classic in fourth place with one win and two losses. Contra Costa College coach Vince Shaw said, “I’m satisfied with the way my...

Comets stall in tournament

By Dylan Collier, Advocate Staff December 8, 2016

City College of San Francisco hosted the Golden Gate Classic men’s basketball tournament Friday through Sunday, featuring eight teams in double-elimination competition.  The Comets (1-7 overall) played...

Football team falters in conference

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor December 8, 2016

After earning three consecutive invitations to the Living Breath Heritage Foundation Bowl, the football team made the leap to a new division and finished just one win shy of tying for second place in the...

Comets earn connsecutive title

By Lorenzo Morotti, Associate Editor December 8, 2016

The men’s soccer team sealed its second consecutive Bay Valley Conference championship and third straight NorCal Regional Playoffs berth this fall. Contra Costa College (12-8-2 overall, 8-1-1 in the...

Comet right setter Joshleen Ayson and middle blocker Justine Ayson (right) deny a spike by Laney outside hitter Claire McKee during CCC’s 3-0 win over Laney College in the Gymnasium on Sept. 20.

Squad improves record, grows

By Jaleel Perry, Advocate Staff December 8, 2016

Volleyball season ended Nov. 15, leaving the Comets with a bittersweet feeling about how the season turned out. It was a long season for the Comet volleyball players who finished 2-18 overall and 1-11...

Comets forward Juvenal Pena (right) slide tackles Dons forward Alexis Estrella-Preciado during CCC’s 3-1 loss to DeAnza College in the first round of the 2016 NorCal Regional Playoffs in Cupertino on Nov. 19.

Dons knock BVC champions out of NorCal regional playoffs

By Lorenzo Morotti and Efrain Valdez November 21, 2016

Cupertino — Three goals scored from set-pieces eliminated the men’s soccer team in the first round of the 2016 NorCal Regional Playoffs amid frigidly damp conditions on Saturday against De Anza College. The...

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