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Rain delay helps squad with needed rest

Rain delay helps squad with needed rest

By Joel Umanzor, Sports Editor Apr 17, 2019

Everybody loves a day off. The Comets (5-27 overall and 5-13 in the Bay Valley Conference) found themselves in the midst of one due to rain on Monday after rescheduling a non-conference makeup game...

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.

Inexperience leads to growth

By Luis Cortes, Advocate Staff Apr 17, 2019

Generally, the start of something new brings with it unique challenges. The adjustment time to accommodate a changing situation offers the opportunity to grow and adjust to better fit new circumstances....

Comet first baseman Shelly Walker fouls a pitch back during the bottom of the 2nd inning of a 15-2 loss against Yuba College Thursday on the Softball Field.

Walker steps up to the plate

By Luis Cortes, Advocate Staff Mar 27, 2019

Life can be hectic and unpredictable and sometimes people don’t end up doing the things they want to do because of fear or a lack of time. That was the case for Contra Costa College first baseman...

Comet pitcher Larissa Carvalho launches a pitch during the top of the fourth inning in Thursday’s 15-2 loss against Yuba College at the Softball Field.

Team progresses despite home loss

By Luis Cortes, Advocate Staff Mar 27, 2019

Miscues and inexperience underscored the softball team’s second home performance as the team fell 15-2 and 13-4 in a doubleheader sweep to Yuba College (3-10 overall, 3-4 in the Bay Valley Conference)...

Off the Record: Comet record does not reflect performance

Off the Record: Comet record does not reflect performance

By Joel Umanzor, Sports Editor Mar 27, 2019

The latest in a series of storms to hit the Bay Area has given the baseball team (3-18 overall and 3-5 in the Bay Valley Conference) a makeshift bye week to close out the month of March and a chance to...

Outfielder Mychael Jamison  
loses his glove after he dove and missed the ball in the ninth inning 
 during Contra Costa College’s 1-10  loss against Solano Community
College on 
March 14 at the Baseball Field.

Comets give up 9 runs in 9th in loss

By Joel Umanzor, Sports Editor Mar 20, 2019

Baseball is a game in which glancing at a final score may not tell the entire story. This was the case for the Comets who fell to Solano Community College (8-13 overall, 4-2 in the Bay Valley Conference)...

Comet infielder Sicaly Sorrell fields a ground ball during softball practice at the Softball Field on Monday. The team will have played its first game in a doubleheader against Mendocino College on Tuesday after press time.

Softball team resurrected, set to start season

By Luis Cortes, Advocate Staff Mar 20, 2019

Disappointment. We all face it and hate when it happens, but with that comes the opportunity to grow from failure and start something great. The Contra Costa College softball team will now live out that...

Contra Costa College pitcher 
Conner Rudy throws a pitch during the first inning of the Comets’ 6-3 win against Los Medanos College on March 7 at the Baseball Field.

Pitcher sets tone as BVC play begins

By Efrain Valdez, Sports Editor Mar 20, 2019

Intensity and drive are two of the words that coaches and teammates use to describe Comet left-handed pitcher Conner Rudy. Following the Comets rough 0-13 start this season, the team seemed drained...

Comet guard Isaiah Attles drives baseline in a game against Mendocino College

Squad falls short of state playoff berth

By Efrain Valdez, Sports Editor Mar 13, 2019

The men’s basketball team, for the first time since the 2015-16 season, finished with a record over .500 in the Bay Valley Conference, which was the last time they made the state playoffs. For a team...

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 begins slow, ends season much improved

By Efrain Valdez, Sports Editor Mar 13, 2019

The women’s basketball team started the 2018-19 season with a disappointing 12-game losing streak after facing tough opposition in non-conference play. Although CCC finished the season 1-9 in the...

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.

Comets beat LMC in dramatic fashion

By Joel Umanzor, Sports Editor Mar 13, 2019

A confrontation cleared both benches following the game-winning bunt that gave the Comets a 6-5 walk-off victory in the 10th inning against the Los Medanos College (7-11 overall and 0-2 in the BVC) Friday...

Off the Record: Giant problems

Off the Record: Giant problems

By Efrain Valdez, Sports Editor Mar 6, 2019

Since the move to San Francisco in the spring of 1958, the Giants, as an organization, have experienced good and bad times. For the last 25 years, the Giants have been able to remain one of the model...

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