Women’s teams on campus fold again, men’s basketball team continues
By Sicaly Sorrell, Advocate Staff
February 19, 2020
With Contra Costa College athletics unexpected season cancellations from both women’s basketball and softball, the focus now turns to men’s basketball and baseball as both teams move forward with their seasons. Women’s basketball opened the season with enough players to field a team, however,...
Athletic department to fill voids
By Efrain Valdez, Advocate Staff
February 19, 2020
The athletic department is facing a wave of change within its coaching ranks. In the past three semesters, the department has parted ways with men’s soccer coach Nikki Ferguson, demoted football coach Pat Henderson to defensive coordinator and fired women’s basketball coach Vince Shaw. This is...
Baseball team falls 18-3 in blowout
By Carlos Cruz, Advocate Staff
February 19, 2020
The baseball team (3-8) matched up against Sacramento City College (9-1) in a quest to end the Panthers’ winning streak. Contra Costa College hung close early, but eventually fell after a pair of five-run Sac City innings. The Comets were outplayed and systematically blown out 18-3 by the Panthers...
Tumultuous soccer season concludes
By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
December 11, 2019
The start of the 2019 men’s soccer season was not a good one. It began with the firing of former coach Nikki Ferguson, which prompted the departure of many prominent players. The move came on the heels of a decision by Athletic Director John Wade to cancel two pivotal games against Merritt College...
Positivity absorbed in the D-line
By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
December 11, 2019
For many people, sports is a haven that doesn’t simply offer a mental escape. It’s a thing you do to stay out of trouble. This is the case for sophomore linebacker R.J. Kobe Ma’Ae, who, when he was 3 years old, relocated from Honolulu, Hawaii to Tacoma, Washington with his mother and three other...
Young squad ends season winless
By Xavier Johnson, Web Editor
December 11, 2019
In a season that was marred by poor receiving and a constantly changing roster, the Comet volleyball team failed to capture a win all season for the first time in four years. The volleyball team (0-15 overall and 0-14 in the Bay Valley Conference) regressed from its last few seasons matching the record...
Full season, small squad bonds team
By Cindy Pantoja, Editor-in-Chief
December 11, 2019
The Contra Costa College women’s soccer team finished its 2019 season stronger than many who saw the team struggle to muster up enough players to complete a season could have imagined. The Comets went from not having a team deep enough to compete, to a team with 11 games played under its belt and...
Mariners shutout extends Comet losing streak
By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
November 13, 2019
A tough season is nearing its conclusion for the men’s soccer team after the team lost its sixth straight game, its second longest losing streak this season, a 4-0 loss Friday to the College of Marin at the Soccer Field. Contra Costa College’s 4-0 loss embodied the entirety of the 2019 season. The...
Squad loses on sophomore day
By Cindy Pantoja, Editor-in-Chief
November 13, 2019
Despite making gains on a one-win 2018 season, this year’s football team failed to reach the expectations players and coaches set for themselves this season. The season ended for the Comets (2-8 overall and 1-4 in the Pacific 7 Conference) with a 30-9 loss to Yuba College Saturday at Comet Stadium. Comet...
Wide receiver finds stability far from home
By Luis Cortes, Advocate Staff
October 23, 2019
For Contra Costa College wide receiver Dominique Latham, life wasn’t as easy as he made it seem growing up in Seattle, Washington. Latham grew up moving around the state and growing up without a father, leaning on his family and football at a young age. Latham praised his mother for helping mold...
Early lead squandered after error
By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
October 23, 2019
Despite holding a lead and keeping the final score close, the Contra Costa College men’s soccer team fell 2-1 against Yuba College (2-3-1 in the Bay Valley Conference, 5-10-1 overall) Friday at the Soccer Field. CCC (2-4 in the BVC, 2-13 overall) took a 1-0 lead three minutes after kickoff. Defender...
Aerial bombardment stifles Comets
By Xavier Johnson, Web Editor
October 23, 2019
Dropping two games in straight sets last week against College of Alameda (3-15 overall, 2-6 in the Bay Valley Conference) and Yuba College (6-8 overall, 4-4 in the BVC), the winless volleyball team is entering the halfway point of its season without a single set win. The Comets (0-9 overall, 0-8 in...