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Beer Week intoxicates with science

By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
February 18, 2020
Former 
men’s soccer 
coach Rudy
Zeller 
(left middle)
places his hands on his hips as the squad sits on their bench during a game this season. Zeller ended his term as coach at halftime during a game against Napa Valley on Oct. 4.

Tumultuous soccer season concludes

By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
December 11, 2019
Sophomore R.J. Ma’Ae flexes his biceps after making a big stop for the Comets in the 2018 season. Ma’Ae finished his career with the Comets with 75 tackles, 10.5 of those for losses.

Positivity absorbed in the D-line

By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
December 11, 2019
Comet midfielder Nick Silva dribbles
up the field as Yuba College 	midfielder Salvador Ramirez
pressures him during Contra Costa College’s 2-1 Bay Valley Conference loss at home Friday.

Early lead squandered after error

By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
October 23, 2019

Squad loses 43-6 to Dons

By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
October 23, 2019
Comet midfielder Victor Rodriguez tackles a De Anza College midfielder during Contra Costa College’s 2-0 loss on Friday on the Soccer Field.

Men’s soccer drops to 0-9

By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
October 2, 2019
Comet sophomore Elijah Musah Paul-Gindiri is a starting striker for the men’s team.

Striker driven by university dreams

By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
October 2, 2019
A Las Positas player runs for a bouncing ball as he passes a Comet player during Contra Costa College’s
2-0 loss on Sept. 17 at the Soccer 
Field.

Despite late effort, Comets lose 2-0

By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
September 25, 2019
Contra Costa College coach Pat Henderson 
walks down the Comet sideline after 
a dispute with an official after a call against the Comets during the football team’s 48-10 home opening defeat at the hands of Monterey Peninsula College on Saturday.

Comets gashed in loss

By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
September 18, 2019
Comet player Nick Silva (right) fights for the ball duringa  6-0 blow out home loss to San Joaquin Delta College, the first of a five-game losing streak to start the 2019 season.

Mustangs stampede over Comets in home opener

By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
September 18, 2019

Men’s soccer shut out in home opener

By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
September 11, 2019
BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 27:  In this photo illustration the logo of Instagram is displayed on a smartphone on September 27, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.  (Photo Illustration by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)

Instagram users anguished over outage

By Luis Cortes, Sports Editor
August 28, 2019
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
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

Ceremony celebrates scholarships

By Luis Cortes, Advocate Staff
May 15, 2019

Symposium spotlights STEM projects

By Luis Cortes, Advocate Staff
April 17, 2019
Joshua Saephan (second from left), who plays Fidel Castro, is questioned by Sydney Smith (left), Jelaine Maestas (second from right) and Melissa Velasquez (right) in a skit during a dress rehearsal of “The Hispanick Zone” on Monday.

Play depicts Latinx lifestyle

By Luis Cortes, Advocate Staff
April 17, 2019
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
April 17, 2019
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
March 27, 2019
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
March 27, 2019
Contractor Sylvester Duarte digs near the Applied Arts Building as part of the campus construction for the new Science Complex

Rain slows construction

By Luis Cortes, Advocate Staff
March 6, 2019
Council approves new logo design

Council approves new logo design

By Luis Cortes, Advocate Staff
March 6, 2019
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