Athlete News

The 2015 Antioch Varsity and JV Baseball Teams have Awards Ceremonies at the Antioch Sports Legends

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…

AHS Sophomore Sensation Najee Harris Commits to Alabama

Antioch High School football star Najee Harris has orally committed to the University of Alabama, his mother, Tianna Hicks, confirmed early Monday afternoon. Harris, a 6-foot-2, 209-pound running back, rushed for 2,263 yards, averaged 205.7 yards per game, and scored 23 touchdowns during his fantastic sophomore season in 2014. He broke the school record for…

ASL Co-Founder Tom Menasco Meets with Jeff Pico at 2015 Spring Training

ASL Co-Founder Tom Menasco went to the 2015 MLB Spring Training in Arizona in March. He met up with Cincinnati Reds head pitching coach and ASL Hall of Fame 2010 Inductee Jeff Pico. Pico graduated from Antioch High School and was drafted directly afterwards by the Chicago Cubs in 1984. He played in the minors…

DVHS Alumnus Marcus Lee Helps Lead Kentucky to the 2015 NCAA Championships

Former 2012 Deer Valley High School’s Marcus Lee helps lead the Kentucky Wildcats (35-0) in its quest for the NCAA 2015 basketball championship. The 6’9″ Sophomore forward from Antioch played in all 35 games this season and shot 63% from the field and on defense added 27 blocks. In the second round Kentucky dominated The…

DVHS’ Jordan Ewert Signs Letter of Intent with Stanford

Uploaded: Mon, Nov 17, 2014, 11:48 am Stanford men’s volleyball head coach John Kosty has announced the signing of three prep standouts to National Letters of Intent. Jordan Ewert (Antioch), Matt Klassen (Milwaukee, Wis.), and Ryan Smith (Clovis) will join the Cardinal in the fall of 2015. “We feel fortunate to sign these three outstanding…

AHS’ Najee Harris Breaks School’s All-Time Rushing Record

By Phil Jensen POSTED: 11/19/2014 01:23:43 PM PST In the third quarter of last Friday’s 50-26 win over San Leandro High, it occurred to Antioch coach John Lucido that star sophomore running back Najee Harris might have broken the school record for rushing yards in a game. “I said ‘I think he’s over 300,’” Lucido…