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Comet wide receiver Terique Owens sheds two Mustang defenders during Saturday’s 41-6 victory over Los Medanos College in Pittsburg. The win ended CCC’s 17-game losing streak.

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...

Despite effort, fires incinerate chance at title

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...

Coach Taylor Harris (middle) has adjusted the way the softball team is coached because of the level the team is at. Harris has coached a seasoned team before, and now takes up the challenge to start off with an inexperienced squad.

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...

Comet shortstop Lucas Abbas throws a fielded ball as infielder Andruw Shaw runs behind him during Contra Costa College’s 6-3 win over Los Medanos College on Friday at the Baseball Field.

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...

Sep 15, 2018; Arlington, TX, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Nick Bosa (97) stands on the field before the game against the TCU Horned Frogs at AT&;T Stadium.

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...

New athletic trainer Nichole Oaks wraps a bandage around Comet men’s soccer team defender Raul Garcia’s arm during a home game on Friday against College of the Redwoods.

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...

Middle blocker Makaya Thomas spikes the ball during a volleyball game this season

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...

Comet guard Isaiah Attles has basketball in his blood and hopes to
jump start 
his career
playing in 
college. He hopes to become an architect one day.

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...

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...

Sophomore guard Victoria 
Lopez dribbles through two Yuba College guards, LaiLani Hanks and Taeyla Washington, during a game at the Gymnasium on Feb. 20.

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...

 In 1934, then Boston Red Sox owner John Taylor installed a 25-foot high wooden fence, stretching all the way from beyond the left-field foul pole to almost straight-away center field to prevent people on the street from getting a free view of the game. The Green Monster is now 37-feet high.

A monster at home

By Efrain Valdez, Sports Editor May 15, 2019

Baseball parks are notorious for having oddly shaped dimensions. In general, the only rules that apply to a baseball field are that the bases have to be 90 feet apart from each other and the mound must...

Comet second baseman Bryan Perez slides into home and was tagged out during Contra Costa College’s 5-4 win against Mendocino College at Comet Baseball Field on April 19.

Comets fail to build momentum

By Joel Umanzor, Sports Editor May 1, 2019

An extra inning contest, in a rather forgettable season, always requires a gut check for both teams. When the infield dust settled in their final regular season home game April 19, the Comets found...

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