In Memory of 1938-1950 Antioch High Coach, Jack Danilovich February 10th, 1910 – April 22nd, 1988
East Bay Athletes of the Week for Thursday, Sept. 11 Bay Area News Group POSTED: 09/10/2014 05:40:39 PM PDT NAJEE HARRIS SCHOOL: Antioch SPORT: Football YEAR: Sophomore POSITION: Running back THE STAT LINE: The speedy Harris continued his fast start with 262 yards on 27 carries and touchdown runs of 13 and 40 yards in…
The 2015 Antioch High School Varsity and JV baseball awards banquet held their annual awards ceremonies at the Antioch Historical Society’s Riverview room recently. After a spaghetti dinner made by team Moms the Panthers players and coaches toured the Antioch Sport’s Legends Hall of Fame. Like so many before them they read stories of Antioch…
Brian Boccio, Football AHS 1993
Chris Hurd, Football DVHS 2001
Just as in Kevin Costner’s movie, “Field of Dreams” the 1947 Antioch Bears played baseball in a cornfield. The Bears, a sandlot team made up of 9 to 13 year old boys played ball in a growing cornfield in Antioch’s old Prosserville District on Seventh Street. Each day after work, Penrose “Penny” Russell would watched…
Today Antioch Sports History- April 7, 1970- 51 years ago today Antioch High’s Gene “Butch” Rounsaville toes the rubber at Chicago’s White Sox Stadium as a relief pitcher and becomes Antioch’s first Major League Baseball (MLB) player. It would be eight long years before the 6’3’ 205 pound, 1962 graduate would stand facing his first…