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Contra Costa College Men’s soccer team Sophmores (Victor Diaz, Rhett Kofford, Emilio Cerritos and Gabriel Hernandez.) home game on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 in San Pablo, CA.

Contra Costa College soccer sophomore day

By Leandro Cervantes, Advocate Staff Nov 21, 2024

After a 5-0 loss against Woodland Community College, the Contra Costa College Men’s soccer team faced Napa Valley College at home on Sophomore day.  The Comets with an overall of 5 wins 13 losses...

Contra Costa Comet player no#. 9, DB Tasean Young, Not only catches the past, he bows to the camera, after scores a touchdown.

San Pablo Ca 23 September 2023, Contra Costa College vs Laney College

Contra Costa College to host first-ever Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony

By Ivoire Arrington, Advocate Staff Nov 7, 2024

The Hall of Fame is dedicated to former Contra Costa athletes and coaches. Its inaugural induction ceremony, which will honor 100 athletes who have “demonstrated excellence,” is going to be held Friday,...

Contra Costa Women’s soccer team Woodland Community College on Tuesday, Nov, 5. 2024
in San Pablo, Calif.

Contra Costa College women’s soccer returns with a big win for the Comets

By Leandro Cervantes, Advocate Staff Nov 6, 2024

With only three wins and 10 losses, head coach Jasper Garcia still has high hopes for the future of the women’s soccer team at CCC.  “I think the future is bright. We knew we had to get the program...

The Contra Costa College Men's Soccer Team faced off against Marin in a home game on Tuesday, October 03, 2023, in San Pablo, Calif.

Comets tie against Marin: No playoffs for the Comets

By Leandro Cervantes, Advocate Staff Nov 6, 2024

After a 3-0 loss against Mendocino College, the Contra Costa men’s soccer team looked to earn three points against the College of Marin men’s soccer team.  “We came wanting to win after a previous...

Comets’ Miguel Govea looks to cross the ball into the box against Yuba on Friday, Oct, 25. 2024 in San Pablo, Calif.

Back-to-back wins for the Comets against Merritt, Yuba keep the team’s hope for playoffs alive

By Leandro Cervantes, Advocate Staff Oct 30, 2024

“Now it's on us to take it one game at a time,” said head coach Julio Ayala, adding that the team is “making sure we are working hard and ready to get the win.” After a 3-0 win against Merritt...

The Contra Costa College men’s soccer team starts against Woodland in San Pablo, Calif. on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.

Chasing a much-needed win, Comets fall short

By Leandro Cervantes, Advocate Staff Oct 16, 2024

After experiencing several defeats in the preseason, the Comets finally ended their losing streak in the conference league opener against Yuba College in early October, winning 2-0. Building on that momentum,...

The women’s soccer team (3-10) walks to the Soccer Field for a home game on Aug. 27 2019 during their first full season in over two years.

Women’s soccer team returns after hiatus since pandemic

By Ivoire Arrington, Advocate Staff Oct 9, 2024

Recently, Contra Costa College’s women’s soccer coach, Jasper Garcia, and a few players on the team sat down for short interviews about the team’s recent performances and what adversities they have...

A guide to fantasy football

A guide to fantasy football

By Ilan Helfman, Chief Copy Editor Oct 3, 2024

Football is back, and along with it comes fantasy football. Fantasy football has been around for decades, and grows every year in terms of popularity and overall participants.  Despite that many people...

Photo courtesy of Batiste Safont, under a CC license provided by Wikimedia.

NFL chooses Super Bowl halftime show. Controversy ensues

By Jairam Sandino-Duarte, Photo and Visual Editor Oct 2, 2024

Fans are excited that the California rapper will be performing at the Super Bowl again, 3 years after he played the halftime show in 2022. Though controversy has been sparked by those who believe that...

Image of Marcus Davis, 2019. (Courtesy of Marcus Davis.)

CCC alumni Marcus Davis is the new head coach of CCC Comets football

By Faith Bennett, Sports Editor Oct 2, 2024

The Contra Costa Comets football team has a new head coach, Marcus Davis, a CCC alum who took over the coaching role in March of this year. Davis is a former player – for the Comets and other teams –...

Photo by Jamie Smed, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons under a CC 2.0 License.

Alex Morgan puts up the cleats after 15 Years of changing the game.

By Nojixa Anacleto, Web and Social Media Editor Sep 18, 2024

Many people familiar with women's soccer may know who Alex Morgan is. On September 5th, in a video on all of her socials, Morgan announced her retirement. Morgan stated, “This decision wasn’t easy...

Football players practice drills for the upcoming fall semester at Comet Stadium on May 6. Comet coach Alonzo Carter said his team plans to defend its 2014 Pacific 7 Conference championship come fall.

CCC football program put on pause this season

By Shawn Williams, Advocate Staff Sep 13, 2024

On Aug. 28 CCC President Dr. Kimberly Rogers sent out news that was harrowing for any fans of the college’s sports teams. The decision was made “for the Comets football to sit out the 2024 season.”...

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