Increased role allows Attles to lead squad
By Joel Umanzor, Sports Editor
May 15, 2019
In a national sports climate that emphasizes the flashy, players who are consistent, efficient and exhibit fundamental skills are often overlooked. Sometimes, for those more cerebral players, it takes reaching a level of growth to establish a mark of distinction. For The Advocate’s 2019 Male...
Two-sport athlete finds success
By Efrain Valdez, Sports Editor
May 15, 2019
Being a successful athlete includes doing things that are not comfortable. Teammates respect players who try a new sport or change an on-court or on-field position for the betterment of the team. For two-sport athlete and The Advocate’s 2019 Female Athlete of the Year Larissa Carvalho, stepping...
Lack of focus leads to mental errors
By Luis Cortes, Advocate Staff
May 15, 2019
The first year in the American- Pacific 7 conference wasn’t what anyone involved with the Contra Costa College football team expected this year. The football season began with a non-conference 38-6 home loss to Cabrillo College, which started a seven-game losing streak. The loss contributed to...
Despite effort, fires incinerate chance at title
By Efrain Valdez, Sports Editor
May 15, 2019
Despite beating a number of California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) powerhouse soccer teams like Las Positas College and City College of San Francisco, the soccer team (7-7-4 overall and 3-2-2 in the Bay Valley Conference) was robbed of the opportunity of a state playoff run. While...
Softball team reborn, fails to win
By Luis Cortes, Advocate Staff
May 15, 2019
For the first time since 2016 Contra Costa College fielded a softball team this spring. And although the team didn’t have much success on the field, there are reasons for optimism as the program heads into the 2019-20 academic year. Newly appointed coach Taylor Harris was tasked with finding enough...
Baseball team disappoints, struggles to win games
By Joel Umanzor, Sports Editor
May 15, 2019
A forgettable season with a speckle of confidence and hope defined the Comet baseball season (6-34 overall, 6-15 Bay Valley Conference) in the 2019 season. The team was plagued with defensive woes and a failure to score with runners on base. The 2019 season began with the Comets losing the first...
Off the Record: 49ers stutter after rash of poor decisions
By Luis Cortes, Advocate Staff
May 15, 2019
For many fans of the red and gold, the past five San Francisco 49er seasons have been hard to watch. Since the mutual parting of ways between the team and then coach Jim Harbaugh and the opening of Levi’s Stadium, the 49ers have finished last in the NFC West with Jim Tomsula, and Chip Kelly,...
New trainer hired by athletic department
By Luis Cortes, Advocate Staff
May 15, 2019
After months without a full-time athletic trainer and months after the initial opening was posted, the Contra Costa College athletic department has finally hired a permanent trainer in Lisa Martinez. Martinez will replace trainer Nicole Oaks who was installed following the departure the previous full-time...
Comets fail to turn progress into wins
By Xavier Johnson, Web Editor
May 15, 2019
The volleyball team mightily struggled this past fall and despite incremental improvements as the season progressed, players failed to convert better performances into victories. Finishing 2-19 overall and 2-12 in the Bay Valley Conference, the Comets finished 7th in front of last place Napa Valley...
Hoop team falls just short of postseason
By Joel Umanzor, Sports Editor
May 15, 2019
The 2019 Comets men’s basketball team (13-15 overall, 9-7 Bay Valley Conference) will be forever defined by a failure to capitalize on a hot 5-1 start to their conference season. A guard-heavy group anchored by sophomore guards Isaiah Attles and Evan Thompson relied heavily on speed and tempo to...
Football team left without temporary swing space
By Efrain Valdez, Sports Editor
May 15, 2019
To compensate for the long-awaited start of the $29.5 million athletic facilities renovation, the majority of the athletic department, which was housed in the Gym Annex Building, has been relocated in order for construction to begin. However, the football team has not been moved out of the building...
Team continues bad form, 4-win season concludes
By Efrain Valdez, Sports Editor
May 15, 2019
The women’s basketball team (4-23 overall and 1-9 in the Bay Valley Conference) finished at the bottom of the BVC, while only grabbing one victory in conference and stringing together two wins in a row just once all year. On the bright side, the Comets were able to stay competitive in many games...