MARCH 25, 2011
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Boys and girls of summer
Photo by Angelo Garcia, Jr.
Deer Valley’s Noah Labonte, left, and Marcus Lee elevate for a block during the Wolverines’ win over Mission San Jose.
DV tough at home
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powerhouses such as De La Salle, Deer Valley, San Ramon Valley and Amador Valley. The Wolverines got an early look at teams they hope to face in May, losing just one match en route to a championship in the silver bracket by
llison Felix, Ashley Rowley and Austin Rowley put on their game faces at Antioch Little League’s recent Opening Day celebration at Antioch High School. The event’s parade was led by the Challenger program for kids with disabilities. On Saturday, April 2, the league holds a grand unveiling of the fields at 10 a.m., followed by a Challenger Invitational at 11 a.m. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ antiochlittleleague.
by Justin Lafferty Staff Writer
The brackets of Saturday’s Logan Bailey Memorial Invitational looked more like the playoffs than the preseason. The tournament set the stage for clashes between boys volleyball
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Lions, Falcons to be inducted into Hall of Fame Six former Liberty Union High School District athletes and one team will be honored on April 16 as part of the district’s Hall of Fame induction night, held at Heritage High. The 1979 Liberty High football team, Liberty football and wrestling star Billy Beltram, Liberty football and baseball standout David Martin, MVP defensive lineman Gabe Dal Porto, Freedom champion wrestler Jason Montgomery, recordbreaking Liberty swimmer John Dwelley and Freedom three-sport star Keri Kresevich will be inducted into the district’s Hall of Fame. Tickets are $37.50 and must be prepaid at Liberty Alternative Education, 929 Second St. For information, call Joann Morrison at 925-634-2565, ext. 1022.
1979 Liberty football team After posting three consecutive winning seasons between 1976, ’78 and ’79, the Liberty Lions football team enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in school history, posting a 7-1 overall mark and capturing a share of the Foothill Athletic League title.
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The 1979 Liberty High football team, co-champions of the Foothill Athletic League, will be inducted into the Liberty Union High School District Hall of Fame next month. Led by head coach Mark Watson and assistant coaches Jerry Lilley and John Rodgers, the 1979 group proved one of the stingiest defensive groups ever to set foot on Ohmstede Field. Led by a defense that allowed a scant 86 points all season – a mark unequaled since that time – the Lions won their final four contests of the season to claim their share of the league championship.
Half of the team received all-league honors, including first-team honors for David Continente, Gordon Ball, Kevin Vornhagen, Louis Fernandez, Brian Biddle and Stan Orman. Fernandez was also recognized as the team’s Most Valuable Player, while Biddle and Ball represented the Lions in the annual Contra Costa-Alameda All-Star Game in the summer of 1980.
Billy Beltram Billy Beltram attended Liberty High School from 1994 through ’98. During that time he became an outstanding force in two sports – football and wrestling. In wrestling, Beltram went on to become a three-year varsity letterman, competing in the 198-pound weight class as a see Inducted page 28A