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Comet midfielder Jorge Avina takes a shot during CCCs 3-0 win against Skyline College on Sept. 15.

Comets route Trojans, earn consecutive shutouts

By Lorenzo Morotti, Associate Editor September 17, 2015

The men’s soccer team maintained its solid defensive shape, and predatory offensive pressure to shut out Skyline College, who went down a player early, and cruised to a 3-0 win on Tuesday at the Soccer...

Baseball assistant coach Brian Guinn is replacing former baseball coach Marvin Webb as Comet baseball coach. Webb was fired last spring after a dismal record spanning more than 15 years.

Inferior record dictates coach’s exit

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor September 2, 2015

Athletic Director John Wade fired longtime baseball coach and this year’s recipient of the Bay Valley Conference Coach of the Year award, Marvin Webb, following the 2015 baseball season last spring. Then...

Champion quarterback transfers to division 1

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor September 2, 2015

Community college athletics is well known as the fastest moving revolving door in all of sports due to the limited time student-athletes spend at any given campus. As it stands, the Contra Costa College...

Comet midfielder Cristian Garibay screens Hawk midfielder James Dawes off the ball during CCC’s 1-1 draw against  Evergreen Valley College at the Soccer Field on Saturday.

Fierce contest ends in stalemate

By Lorenzo Morotti, Associate Editor September 2, 2015

After scoring a goal early in the second half, the men’s soccer team’s defensive shape closed space and withstood a focused Hawk offensive to cling to a 1-1 tie until the closing minutes of the game....

Interest in women’s athletics fading

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor September 2, 2015

CCC’s women’s soccer team canceled its first non-conference game against Shasta College on Aug. 27 out of fear of beginning the season the same way it finished its previous one win season — short...

Quarterback Jonathan Banks and guard Ahjahna Coleman earned 2014-15 Athlete of the Year 
honors for their leadership and outstanding performance on the field and on the court.

Athletic explosion, a champion’s heart

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor May 17, 2015

The decision to play freshman quarterback Jonathan Banks at the end of a lopsided loss to West Hills College-Coalinga in the second game of the season came on a whim for Comet coach Alonzo Carter. The...

Aaron Oaks (top center) poses with his Comet teammates during the 2015 baseball season after years of work to get back in competitive form.

Courageous life reveals resilience, dedication

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor May 17, 2015

To persevere against all odds is what we would all hope to do when faced with seemingly insurmountable conditions. But to truly control one’s destiny one must stare adversity in its cold dark eyes and...

The Pool has created revenue for the college without having swimming or water polo teams since the early 1980s by renting out its use to local high school teams and the community. There will be swimming classes offered during the summer term.

Life-saving class gives low-cost instruction

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor May 17, 2015

The Summer Aquatic Program at Contra Costa College is underway and the Athletic Department has been flooded with parents requesting spots to ensure they and their children learn one of life’s most valuable...

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

Life after death, team makes history

By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor May 17, 2015

For Comet football, 2014 was a season of firsts; finishing in first place in the first year of play in the Pacific 7 Conference — en route to 10-1 season, culminating in a 34-27 Living Breath Foundation...

Comet outside hitter Rachelle Cuevas (left) spikes the ball past Cougar middle blocker Nadia Bedard (right) during CCC’s loss to College of Alameda in the Gymnasium on Oct. 24, 2014.

Comets win two conference games in season

By Jose Jimenez, Spotlight Editor May 17, 2015

The volleyball team finished 2-12 in the Bay Valley Conference (BVC), and 4-15 overall, finishing seventh, and ahead of Laney College in the conference. It was volleyball coach Zach Shrieve’s fifth...

Comet defender Brad Alman heads the ball toward goal during CCC’s 2-0 win over College of Marin at the Soccer Field on Nov. 14, 2014.

Nine year playoff drought ends

By Lorenzo Morotti, Editor-in-Chief May 17, 2015

Even though the men’s soccer team was comprised mostly of freshman players and under new leadership, it managed to secure a playoff berth. The fall 2014 season marked the first time that the soccer...

Dim season examined in retrospect

Dim season examined in retrospect

By Jose Jimenez, Spotlight Editor May 17, 2015

The women’s soccer team finished 1-11 in the Bay Valley Conference (BVC), 1-19 overall and finished in last place in the conference. The Comets finished the season on an eight-game losing streak and...

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