Next-level talent drives local pitcher to strive for NCAA dreams, possible professional career
By Michael Santone, Associate Editor
May 15, 2018
Childhood aspirations of future careers come in many different forms. However, the opportunity to manifest them lie in the perseverance and dedication of pursuing adolescent dreams. For Contra Costa College pitcher Jake Dent, living and breathing baseball has been a way of life since he was 3 years old. ...
Division I coaches to educate during clinic
By Robert Clinton, Opinion Editor
May 1, 2018
Filed under Sports
When pushing to achieve a goal it is always helpful to hear the experiences of those who have already weathered the journey and for the previous four years, the Comet football coaches clinic has accomplished that. Information from the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education shows onl...
Dramatic win ends season on high note
By Michael Santone, Associate Editor
May 1, 2018
The Comet baseball team (9-27 overall, 5-16 in the Bay Valley Conference) struggled to muster up momentum early in the game, but capitalized in the bottom of the eighth to beat Napa Valley College 4-2 in the final season matchup of the team’s three-game series Friday at the Baseball Field. Back-to-back changes...
Participation woes in women’s sports persist despite effort
By Robert Clinton, Opinion Editor
April 24, 2018
Filed under Sports
After the Comet softball team failed to field a team for the second year in a row due to a sustained lack of participation, the trend of dwindling involvement of area women in post-high school athletics leaves administrators and coaches searching for answers. This season, the Bay Valley Conference softb...
Comets easily grounded in seven run blowout loss
By Anthony Kinney, Associate Editor
April 24, 2018
Filed under Sports
The baseball team (7-26 overall and 3-15 in the Bay Valley Conference) failed to continue its light wave of momentum, resulting from recent back-to-back wins, by losing to Mendocino College 10-3 in the second match-up of the teams’ three-game series Thursday at the Baseball Field. Sloppy fielding, bad...
Renovation design for sports facilities in finale stage
By Efrain Valdez, Social Media Editor
April 17, 2018
Filed under Sports
The athletic department facilities’ much-needed structural renovations are set to begin on time in 2019 and will take place for about 18 months with the cost of the project still within the allocated $29.4 million budget. Contra Costa Community College District Facilities Planner Ray Pyle said the re...
False hope over baseball coliseum leaves fans bewildered
By Efrain Valdez, Social Media Editor
April 17, 2018
Filed under Sports
The Oakland Athletics front office is once again tainted by its broken promises as the team continues to search for a location in the East Bay for a new baseball-only ballpark. When A’s President Dave Kaval announced last year that Peralta Community College District land near Laney College would b...
Comets devour Yuba in series finale
By Denis Perez, Editor-In-Chief
April 17, 2018
Contested early innings ending in a 4-2 Comet lead skyrocketed Contra Costa College (6-24 overall, 2-13 in the Bay Valley Conference) to an 8-2 win over Yuba College (13-21 overall, 4-11 in the BVC) during the third game of their three-game series on the Baseball Field Saturday. After the Comets d...
Last shot at redemption
By Efrain Valdez, Social Media Editor
March 21, 2018
Filed under Sports
Having to navigate through the hardships of life and overcome those challenges is what separates humans from other living beings. Injuries are the toughest obstacle any athlete can face. Since his sophomore year of high school, Comet pitcher Kyle Brown has battled through multiple rotator cuff injurie...
Crustacean feast fosters unity
By Efrain Valdez, Social Media Editor
March 21, 2018
Filed under Campus Beat, Sports
Coming together for a meal and socializing with friends, family and colleagues is something that gives people a sense of unity. The annual Crab Feed, hosted by the athletic department Saturday in the Gymnasium showed that the community continues to support the department through the event. CCC men’s...
Comets fall to Mariners
By Efrain Valdez, Social Media Editor
March 20, 2018
Filed under Sports
After a series of rain delays, the Contra Costa College baseball team (4-13 overall and 0-2 in Bay Valley Conference) finally got to host its first conference game of the season. In a 12-3 defeat to College of Marin (13-7 overall and 2-0 in BVC), the Mariners slayed the Comets with a combination of su...
Pool revamp scheduled
By Dan Hardin, Staff Writer
March 20, 2018
Filed under Campus Beat, Sports
The renovation and refurbishing of the college Pool’s eroding deck and cantilevered deck will require more time and more money. The Pool continues to be a staple at the college. There was no talk of closing the Pool and clearly a pool that is not in the best of condition, is better than no pool at all. ...