It was a historical Sports Legends meeting night. Sports legends and museum volunteers enjoyed a beautiful evening in the gazebo breaking in the new BBQ donated by the Leo Fontana Family Foundation for our October 1st monthly meeting.
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…
Antioch 21, Granada 6: The Panthers topped the host Matadors in a defensive battle. Michael Gray put the Panthers on the board first with a 3-yard run, finally breaking the 0-0 tie with 3:21 left in the first half. The two-point conversion was carried in by Najee Harris, putting them up 8-0. Granada answered with…
An All-Pro lineman and a World Series champion are among the 2014 class of inductees into the Antioch Legends Sports Hall of Fame. Jeremy Newberry, an All-Pro and two-time Pro Bowl selection, and Aaron Miles, who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the 2006 World Series, lead a group of 14 individuals and one team…
Featured in the September 2014 edition of the Antioch Herald. By Allen Payton Debbie Nelson is proud to announce the opening of the new All American Sports Academy in Antioch. Debbie grew up in the local community and attended Antioch High School where her softball jersey number has been retired in her honor. She was…
Antioch 30, Acalanes 28: Sophomore sensation Najee Harris ran for 279 yards and four touchdowns, allowing the Panthers to withstand the remarkable efforts of Acalanes quarterback Casey Harrington on Friday, August 29. Harrington passed for 366 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores. He gave the Dons a 14-0 first-half lead with…
At the city council meeting on Tuesday, August 12th, 2014, Antioch Sports Legends will receive a check of $3543 for participation in the Mayor’s Golf Tournament for 2014. Kay Power received the check on behalf of Antioch Sports Legends.
This is a photo of the starting five of the Antioch High School 1962 basketball team celebrating their Coach, Thayer Johnson’s 85th birthday. Left to right are: Jerome Circo, Ron Morelli, Butch Rounsaville, Thayer Johnson, Gerald Circo and Bogie Edwards. This is the first time that all of the players and coach have been together…
Pico was drafted by the Chicago Cubs out of high school. Ironically, his Major League Baseball pitching debut on May 31, 1988 was a 4-hit shutout of the Reds, becoming the first time a rookie player pitched a shutout in a debut game since 1934. Pico played for 13 seasons professionally, and has spent the…
