Inductees

As the first athlete from Antioch High to ever stand on the track and field state championship medal podium, Curtis was rewarded for setting the standard in speed. Read More “Curtis Casey”

Rachelle emerged as perhaps the premier scholar-athlete of the 1980s at Antioch High: academics and class president duties shared equal time with softball, but the 1989 Contra Costa Times Player of the Year managed to squeeze in some amazing athletic accomplishments. Read More “Rachelle Manning”

An astonishing Earned Run Average of less than one run per game in 1954 and 1955 put Max in the record books as a top pitcher, one of six selected in 2000 to the DVC All Half-Century Baseball Team. In 1950, the three-sport athlete entered AHS as a sophomore. Read More “Max Neal”

John came up through the ranks of Antioch youth football, playing at Antioch High between 1970-1973. He was MVP and team captain on the league champion Panther team, and was chosen for both Offensive and Defensive All East Bay Teams. Read More “John Olenchalk”

In the decades before high-tech running shoes and synthetic tracks, Eddie Savage sprinted into the Antioch High, Contra Costa County and North Coast record books in the 660-yard dash. Read More “Eddie Savage”

Ron Sbranti graduated from Antioch High in 1962 after playing third base on the varsity baseball team and offensive and defensive end in football during his junior and senior years. He was All-League in both sports and captain of the football team. Read More “Ron Sbranti”

Gary Sheide did not disappoint the hometown fans in 1969, when as a junior, he quarterbacked the Panthers to a 20-0 “Big-Little Game” victory over Pittsburg, the first in 22 years. Read More “Gary Sheide”

Forty years before there was Tiger Woods, there was Wayne Sleppy. Son of Ollie Sleppy, the head professional at the Antioch Municipal Golf Course, “Champagne Wayne” moved to Antioch at age 12. Read More “Wayne Sleppy”