Diverse campus offers comfort to 17-year-old soccer player
By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor
October 24, 2014
Being a new face in a new school is a challenge for any student. But 17-year-old Comet defender Taheerah Brewer is comfortable knowing there are not many people like her. Brewer was born in Vallejo but was raised in Oakland. Home schooled by her mother, her family also realized peer interaction was imp...
Team edges Marin in shutout
By Lorenzo Morotti, editor-in-chief
October 24, 2014
KENTFIELD — The Comets smuggled a win out of the College of Marin after scoring a lone goal and containing a frantic Mariner offensive during the final minutes of play on Friday. Contra Costa College (7-5-1 overall, 4-2 in the Bay Valley Conference) controlled the quick momentum of the first half ...
Squad stave off sweep, still lose
By Jason Sykes, staff writer
October 23, 2014
The Comets continued to struggle in Bay Valley Conference play as they lost to the Mariners at the College of Marin (5-9 overall, 3-4 in the BVC) on Wednesday. Contra Costa College (3-9 overall, 1-6 in the BVC) is now on a three-game losing streak after the Mariners beat them 3-1 by scores of 25-9, 25...
T-Birds edge Comets in conference grudge match
By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor
October 17, 2014
Merritt College converted a penalty kick in the second half to edge its Bay Valley Conference rival 2-1 on Tuesday at the Soccer field. MC (7-5-2 overall 3-2 BVC) faced the Comets for the first time since it eliminated the squad from playoff contention toward the end of the 2013 season and managed ...
Comets unable to find rhythm
By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor
October 14, 2014
Both teams came in riding winning streaks but only one would be able to continue the trend, as Mendocino College (10-1-2 overall, 4-0 in the Bay Valley Conference) was able to knock off the Comets 1-0 Friday on the Soccer Field. Contra Costa College (6-4-1 overall 3-1 BVC) controlled the ball at the...
Defender leads on and off football field
By Jose Jimenez, Sports Editor
October 14, 2014
Moving thousands of miles from home can be tough and for Comet defensive back Theodore Spann, who left his family in New Jersey to enroll at Contra Costa College, this is partially true. Spann is majoring in liberal arts and social sciences while maintaining a GPA above 3.0. He has received all-conference...
Storm continues its dominace
By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor
October 14, 2014
The volleyball team came into the contest having lost every game against Napa Valley College since the program’s inception — and this game was no different as the Storm defeated Contra Costa College in straight sets in the Gymnasium, Friday. Each set had a familiar theme. The Comets (3-8 overall,...
Comets trample Mustangs at homecoming celebration
By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor
October 7, 2014
PITTSBURG — The football team braved 90-degree heat to outshine its Bay Valley Conference rival 33-6 at Los Medanos College on Saturday. The Comet (4-1 overall 1-0 BVC) coaches, players and even ball boys arrived at the LMC stadium with a chip on their shoulders. The team was dismayed by the...
Record heat burns team’s shot at victory
By Robert Clinton, Sports Editor
October 7, 2014
Yuba College (3-6-2 overall, 2-1 in the Bay Valley Conference) brought the Marysville heat with them to scorch the women’s soccer team 6-0 on Friday at the Soccer Field. CCC (0-11 overall, 0-4 in the BVC) came out with an aggressive style that kept the 49ers on their heels for most of the first half. While...
Resilient squad breaks streak
By Jason Sykes, Staff Writer
October 7, 2014
OAKLAND — The volleyball team broke its four-game losing streak at Laney College after playing the Eagles in four tense sets on Oct. 8. The Comets (3-6 overall, 1-3 in the Bay Valley Conference) lost control of the game during the second set, but shattered the 1-1 deadlock entering the third set. During...
Second half surge fuels win
By Lorenzo Morotti, Editor-in-Chief
October 7, 2014
Two second half goals prompted a late Falcon offensive surge that a well-positioned Comet defensive backline contained to seal a shutout victory at the Soccer Field on Friday. The men’s soccer team (2-0-0 in Bay Valley Conference, 5-3-1 overall) took advantage of key counter attacks to defeat a...
Lack of intensity leads to loss
By Jason Sykes, Staff Writer
September 30, 2014
Losing in straight sets to Solano Community College (7-5 overall, 3-0 in BVC), the women’s volleyball team has now dropped three consecutive Bay Valley Conference games. The Falcons beat Contra Costa College 25-16, 25-14 and 25-13 to stay undefeated in conference play. The Comets (2-6 overall, 0-3...