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Primed to play? Our Summer Fun section is brimming with ideas to make the season sizzle. Page 1B

Arts .......................................6ABusiness ............................. 18BCalendar ............................ 27BClassifieds ......................... 21BCop Logs ............................17AEntertainment ................. 16BFood .................................... 14BHealth & Beauty .............. 11BMilestones ........................ 17BOpinion ..............................16ASports .................................19ASummer Fun ....................... 1B

In memory of the fallen Flags will be unfurled and gratitude unveiled at Antiochs Memorial Day observances. Page 3A

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A Recycled Water Master Plan got a big boost from the Department of the Interior.

Aquatic aidgo to news/WebExtras!

Unions fear that inspector layoffs will put communities at risk.

Layoffs opposedgo to news/press releases

The Mr. Liberty event featured acts ranging from the goofy to the grandiose.

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East County track and field stars are warming up for the Memorial weekends Meet of Champions. Page 19A

City aims to reduce emissions

Antioch offi cials and com-munity members have been working on ways for the city to drastically decrease its green-house gas emissions., and at its Tuesday meeting, the City Coun-cil approved a resolution adopt-ing a community and municipal plan outlining ways to reach tar-gets the council set in 2009. The plan aims for a 25-percent reduc-tion in carbon emissions by 2020 and an 80-percent reduction by 2050.

The plan is two-fold: to help city government cut back on its carbon emissions and to fi nd ways for residents to leave a smaller carbon footprint.

Julie Haas-Wajdowicz, An-tiochs environmental resource coordinator, presented an update on the citys efforts at Tuesdays City Council meeting. Accord-

ing to a survey by the California Energy Commission, Antioch in 2005 emitted roughly 308,954

metric tons of greenhouse gases and Contra Costa County gave off 12,335,904 metric tons of

greenhouse gases.Haas-Wajdowicz would like

to see Antiochs number come back down. Greenhouse gases are good; theyre necessary for our planet to stay warm and habitable for us, Haas-Wajdo-wicz said. The problem is that you can have too much of a good thing and it can make it a bad thing, where we are raising the temperature of our planet above where we want it to be.

She outlined the negative impacts raised by the levels of toxins residents released, such as an increased water level, declin-ing snow pack, poorer air qual-ity and hotter weather.

Haas-Wajdowicz explained several ways Antioch could be-come a greener city, on both a micro and macro level.

Establishing carpool lanes on Highway 4 could garner an

Antioch environmental of cials met constantly with the public through workshops, such as seen here, drafting ways the city and its residents can cut back on their carbon footprint.

Photo courtesy of Julie Haas-Wajdowicz

by Justin LaffertyStaff Writer

see City page 15A

Officials optimistic about Bypass money

Improvements to the in-tersection of Sand Creek Road and the Highway 4 Bypass could come sooner rather than later, as local offi cials are optimistic that the project to improve that troubled traffi c zone is in line to receive up to $33 million from the state.

Currently, the three-way intersection of the Highway 4 Bypass and Sand Creek Road in Brentwood is moderated by traffi c lights, causing gridlock in the morning and afternoon. Money from the California De-partment of Transportations Corridor Mobility Improve-ment Account (CMIA) would turn the intersection into an interchange, much like the

Bypass exits for Laurel Road and Lone Tree Way. The funds would also extend the highway to four lanes two in each di-rection south to the intersec-

tion at Balfour Road.The project stands a good

chance of receiving the thumbs-up from the state. According to a letter from Bimla Rhinehart,

the Department of Transpor-tations executive director, the Sand Creek Road interchange is

A project that would turn the Sand Creek Road and Highway 4 Bypass intersection, above, into an interchange, much like the exits at Lone Tree Way and Laurel Road, is high on the list to receive money from the state.

Photo by Richard Wisdom

by Justin LaffertyStaff Writer

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The Delta Valley Athletic Clubs Relay For Life team took a fundraising hike last weekend at Black Diamond Mines in Antioch in support of the American Cancer Societys upcoming Relay event in Brentwood. The hike was organized by team captains Tony Salinaro and Kathleen Schwartz, and led by Press outdoors columnist Ger Erickson. The group savored seven hilly miles of magni cent scenery including late-spring wild owers and a Northern Paci c rattlesnake and lived to tell about it.

Hiking for Healing

Photo by Ger Erickson

Relay volunteers neededThe Brentwood 2011 Relay for Life

event is nearly here, but theres still time to lace up your sneakers and join a team as well as volunteer to help out at the American Cancer Societys annual fundraiser.

Held this year on Saturday and Sunday, June 11 and 12 at Liberty High Schools Ohmstede Field, organizers are still in need of volunteers to help before, during and after the event. Categories include setup, cleanup, registration, security, food, luminaria decoration, concierge (information tent) and logis-tics (tent setup, parking, ice and water delivery).

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life gives everyone in communities across the globe a chance to celebrate the lives of those who have or are bat-tling cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fi ght back against the disease.

Dates and times currently open for volunteer slots are:

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nightSunday, June 12, 1 a.m. to 1 p.m.To volunteer, call Daniela at 925-

522-6960. To sign up for a team, call Wanda Zimmerman at 925-550-1381 or visit www.relayforlife.org.

Library seeks teen helpersThe Oakley Library is looking for

enthusiastic and energetic teens to help Contra Costa County Library staff with this years summer reading program. Vol-unteers will help spruce up the library, track supplies and prizes, explain the summer reading program to participants and assist with record keeping.

Teens must be able to explain the summer reading program to children and adults, be dependable and respon-sible and must be entering eighth grade or above in the fall. Volunteering at the library is a good way to spend a few summer hours, interact with readers of

all ages and contribute to the community library.

Volunteers will be assigned one to two two-hour shifts per week from June 14 through July 23. All interested volun-teers must fi ll out an application avail-able at the library and attend a manda-tory 30-minute orientation. Orientations can be scheduled between 3 and 4 p.m. or 7 and 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, or Saturday, June 11 at the Oakley Library. Call the Oakley Library at 925-625-2400 to sign up for an orientation time. For more information, call Andrea Freyler [email protected].

In a pair of stories in last weeks edition of The Press, two names were inadvertently

switched. Lanny Browns wife is Kelly; Andy Parsons wife is Kathleen.

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The late Evaline Webb, art teacher for the City of Antioch Recreation Depart-ment and well-known for her work depict-ing Antioch and surrounding areas in the 1970s through 90s, will be honored with a memorial exhibit June 4 through 25 at the Lynn House Gallery, 809 W. First St. A reception will be held Saturday, June 4 at 2 p.m. There is no charge for admission to the exhibit and reception.

Webb co-founded the Delta Art As-sociation in Antioch and was an honor-ary life member of the PTA. Many of her works can be found in Antioch homes and businesses. She was well known for her watercolors. Her distinctive style and abil-

ity to capture local scenery made her art-work popular. She also created the Antioch Historical Society and the Arts & Cultural Foundation of Antioch logo, which is still used today.

Included in the exhibit will be the work of former Delta Art Association members Shirley Smith Diethelm, Nordyn Ander-son, Kirby, Celia Huddleston, Kathleen Henderson and Frances Rodriquez.

The Lynn House Gallery is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.art4antioch.org/evaline_webb_2011.asp, e-mail [email protected] or call 925-325-9897.

Exhibit to celebrateAntioch artist, teacher

The late Evaline Webbs work will be exhibited ay the Lynn House Gallery in June. The former Antioch art teacher is seen here with two of her portraits. Left is a rendering named Yellow House.

Photos courtesy of Diane Gibson-Gray

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MORE CLARITY ON MODSIn the past, your lender could turn

you down for a loan mod, and didnt have to give you a reason why. A recent new law will change that for some homeowners. If you applied for a Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) loan mod and are turned down, your lender must now send you a letter detailing why you were rejected. There are up to 33 data points that they can use to make their determination. Not all loans will be covered by this requirement, so its not guaranteed that youll get a letter.

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They will also look at something called the Net Present Value test (NPV). This can be a complicated calculation, but

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I watched the Backstreet Boys on Dancing With The Stars the other night. Wow, they still look good 10 years later.

As a Christmas gift to my kids (and to myself I secretly loved

Nick, the blond hunk) I once took my kids to a Back-street Boys concert at the Oakland Coliseum. My hus-band, having no desire to sit in an auditorium filled with screaming kids (and a 40-year-old woman) stayed home with my newborn son.

One of my dearest friends decided to bring her 11-year-old son as well. I offered to pick them up in my Wind-star van so we could all go together.

We decorated our van with Ivory Soap, pledging our love to the Backstreet Boys on every window. I wrote I love Nick! on the front windshield. Everyone on the freeway would know where we were going.

Next, what to wear? I was sure Nick would be looking at me, so I wanted to wear something sexy. I chose a pair of suede pants and a low-cut blouse. He wouldnt be able to take his big, baby blues off me.

We loaded up and headed to San Ramon to pick up my girlfriend and her son, blasting Backstreet hits on the stereo and singing along. At the stadium, we wandered around trying to find our seats. An usher pointed upward. She wasnt kidding. We went up and up and up. I couldnt believe how high up our seats were. I paid a lot of money for these seats! Where are we sitting, in the rafters? Nick will never see me up here! Wow, this section didnt look this far away from the stage on the website!

When we sat down I also real-ized wed be turning our heads left to see the stage. I predicted a nasty kink in my neck after two hours of this. The band was warming up. I got all my kids situated in their

seats. My young son was already complaining that it was too loud. In retrospect, I probably shouldnt have brought him, but he loved the Back-street Boys and even knew some of their dance moves. I couldnt break his heart.

I stood up for a moment (suede tends to ride up a bit) and felt some-thing on the seat of my pants. It was blue cotton candy. The previous guest had left a nice wad stuck to the seat. Pulling pieces of the sticky stuff off my butt, I heard the open-ing number and had no choice but to sit down.

The concert was awesome! My son climbed up into my lap. I spent most of the show clasping my hands over his ears. It probably didnt help that I was screaming inches away from his head. (By the way, Im pretty sure Nick waved to me.)

The concert was over, and the mass exodus began. It was late and I had to carry my sleepy son on my shoulder. Did I mention that my son weighed 10 pounds at birth? Strug-gling to carry him and not lose my daughters in the crowd, somehow we all made it to the van. Our voices were hoarse from screaming but we all were elated.

As we got on the freeway, it began to drizzle. The drizzle turned to rain. I switched on my windshield wipers. Oh, no. The soap we had used to profess our Backstreet love was now sudsing up all across my windshield and on every window! Cloudy white foam now completely obscured my view.

Oh, my God, I cant see! I had to slow down fast. Straining to see the lane lines and the other cars, I made it over to the slow lane. God must have heard me. The rain stopped and I was able to see the road again, but I stayed in the slow lane the whole way home.

I still have a crush on Nick, but if I go see the Backstreet Boys again, Ill be leaving the Ivory Soap in the bathroom.

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Alice Coehlo Cartwright has made a career out of helping students dreams come true. But recently the Freedom High School career center technician achieved a dream of her own.

On May 17, Cartwright was named the Contra Costa County Offi ce of Education Classifi ed Employee of the Year the fi rst time classifi ed employees have been honored at the county level. Its an honor that has left the Brentwood resident and Liberty High School alumnus a little tongue-tied.

I dont even know what to say, said Cartwright. I was very surprised. I clearly realize the scale of this award and it makes me even more proud of the achievement. Its very satisfying.

Cartwright a 1993 Liberty graduate began her career as a probation offi cer in Stanislaus County, but a desire to work closer to home and a tug toward education led her in 2005 to a professional change.

Today, she works at Freedom High School in the career center, counseling and guiding students as they prepare to transi-tion from high school into the real world. My job title is Career Center Technician

but Im basically a school counselor, said Cartwright. Im a resource of information for students to fi nd out about college, ca-reers and help them take the steps forward to graduate and then move on, whether it be a four-year college, junior college, a techni-cal school or the work force.

Gene Clare, assistant superintendent of administrative services of the Liberty Union High School District, believes Cartwrights recognition is well deserved. Ive known Alice a long time, said Clare. She was a student when I was principal at Liberty, and shes so deserving. She has a strong work ethic and is great at her job. Im extremely proud of her.

So now that Cartwright has received the countys top honors, where does she go from here?

Well, Ive been thinking about that, she laughed. I hope to continue to add more opportunities and make more infor-mation available to our students by letting them know whats new and whats out there to help them succeed.

I love my job, I love what I do and I love the district and community I work in. Im a hometown girl; I couldnt be in a bet-ter place.


by Ruth RobertsStaff Writer

Alice Coehlo Cartwright, with Bob Giannini of the Association of California School Administrators, left, and county Superintendent of Schools Joseph Ovick, was re-cently honored as the Contra Costa County Classi ed Employee of The Year.

Local educator named Employee of the Year

Photo courtesy of LUHSD

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Bits of past part of new school building

Students this week at Excelsior Middle School prepared for the future with a look back at the past. As part of ongoing plans to commemorate the schools soon-to-be-completed multi-purpose building, Excelsi-or students and faculty fi lled a time capsule with items representing the present.

The time capsule was designed to show what was going on at the time of the construction and to give a sense of the school climate, said Excelsior Principal Charles Miller. And to acknowledge the hard work of the community, students and staff in making this all happen.

The 30-40 items preserved for poster-

ity include a cell phone and iPod, a copy of People Magazine, articles on the death of Osama Bin Laden and headlines from local community newspapers. Excelsior school schedules, P.E. clothes and the wrappers of popular candy bars and drinks were also included.

Some of the students wrote let-ters to future students, said Miller, who placed one of his business cards and his cell phone number in the capsule. Its pos-sible that those students could be writing to their own children. Wouldnt that be something?

The time capsule is set to be sealed within the next couple of weeks and eventu-ally placed behind Plexiglas in the wall of the new auditorium.

Board members of the Byron Union

School District Board Members, from left,

Jeffrey Sugimoto, Ken Silman, Jill

Sprenkel and Elaine Landro, helped put

together a time capsule this week

at Excelsior Middle School.

Photo courtesy of BUSD

by Ruth RobertsStaff Writer

Congratulations to the following Heritage High students, named Students of the Quarter for the fourth quarter of the 2010-11 school year: In the front row, from left to right, are Jacob Wink Visual & Performing Arts (visual), Stephanie Morano PE, Brenton Curran Career Technology, Bobbie Rich Visual & Performing Arts (performing), Alex Goodson Social Studies, Alexandra Lochhead Math, and Samantha Pastor Science; center row: Cassidy Golinveaux World Languages, Ryan Vogler PE, Sydney Grube Career Technology, Gabriella Withers English, Esther Mou World Languages, Madigan Ford PE, Cherylynn Lima Math, Mercedes DeVincenzi English, Courtney Hegwer Social Studies, Huong Tran Math, Ariel Craig Visual & Performing Arts (performing), Michellangela Madrid Social Studies, Marilyn Ruelas Motivational, Megan Harrity Career Technology, Vivian Pham Math, and Laurie Bell Science; back row: Tameena Wais World Languages, Regine Smith PE, Pedro Campino-Jimenez Visual & Performing Arts (visual), Elizabeth Allen English, Nicholas Muse Motivational, Andy Parsons Principal, Chelsey Pippin Visual & Performing Arts (performing), Stefanie Johnston Career Technology, Eric Stone English, Daniel Mandrychenko Visual & Performing Arts (performing), Richa Kamboj Social Studies, Kayla Clemons Science, Roxanne Fallah Science, and Mikaya Sandy Visual & Performing Arts (visual). Not pictured are Sabreen Khalil Motivational, Abraham Pena Visual & Performing Arts (visual), Stephanie Sanchez World Languages, and Estrus Smith Motivational.

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Brentwood man is Bike Commuter of the YearAt fi rst glance, Al Lims commute

might not seem unusual. Each day, he leaves his Brentwood home and makes his way to Bay Point, traveling the notori-ously congested Highway 4 corridor like tens of thousands of others.

But while everyone else drifts along in a slow-moving river of steel, Al is whiz-zing along the Delta De Anza Trail, the whoosh of wind, rather than traffi c alerts, in his ear.

Lim is the General Manager of Crite-rion Catalysts & Technologies, and his se-cret is simple: Instead of four wheels and an internal combustion engine, he travels on two wheels powered by muscle.

Our man Al commutes on his bikes, including fi xed gears, in all weather condi-tions and against many challenges, includ-ing darkness, strong headwinds and sev-eral diffi cult intersections, said Michael Thomas, Als cycling companion and the person who nominated Al for the Contra Costa Bike Commuter of the Year award he recently won.

Bicycle commuting is not only al-lowed at the Criterion plant; its encour-aged. When our staff saw that their boss bicycled to work, it showed them that it was OK to do, said Lim. When I start-ed work at Criterion, I was the only one who biked. Now, several of our staff have regularly bicycled to work from homes in Oakley, San Ramon and Oakland.

Al takes pride in the fact that East County is more bikeable every year. When

friends from out of state visit, Al always seems to fi t in a bike ride, and enjoys their pleasant surprise at the areas recreation-oriented climate and many bike lanes and trails.

Al rides to work dressed in normal attire, because thats what bicyclists do.

But hes also inspired by how colleagues at Criterions European affi liates view and utilize bicycles. They think of their bikes quite differently.

Here, bicycling is a pastime and a bike is a possession you take special care of. In Europe, everyone rides a bike, and

it would be a joke to wash your bike. It would be like washing your hammer a bike is a tool.

Al is looking forward to the re-con-nection of the Mokelumne Trail at the State Route 4 Bypass. Before the Bypass, it was much better and safer to bicycle down Lone Tree Way, Al recalls. Now, Lone Tree is a dangerous street. The re-connected bike trail would open up the shopping centers to the residential neigh-borhoods for short trips to places like Trader Joes, and get more people biking to work.

Al and wife Mais three kids are bi-cycle afi cionados. His teenage sons, Zack and Max, run track and fi eld and some-times cross-train on their bikes, while his 12-year-old daughter Sydney rides the most. My cycling sets a good example to my kids for their good health, said Al.

Al also runs an orphaned bike garage, accepting all bikes his friends have aban-doned over the years. He fi xes up many and has given several away to friends. Al is also a regular guitar entertainer at the Delta Pedalers annual holiday party.

His commitment to bicycling and his inspiration to co-workers, friends and family has earned Al Lim the title of Bike Commuter of the Year in Contra Costa County.

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Contributed by Dave Campbell, East Bay Bicycle Coalition

Brentwood resident and Delta Pedalers member Al Lim has been named Bicycle Commuter of the Year.

Photo courtesy of East Bay Bicycle Coalition

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Doing the best they canEditor:

Teachers hearts were nearly broken yesterday when they saw the headline East Bay schools at bottom of study. Not something they wanted to read on the fi rst day of the work week or any day, for that matter.

They went to their classrooms and their eyes focused on the students and their personal feelings were put on the back burner. They didnt come across as losers or as an excuse for not doing well in class; they stood tall and looked their charges right in the eye. Failure is not an option, not for the educators or for the students.

The old saying, If you think you can, or you think you cant, youre probably right is a lesson we all need to remember when the going gets tough. And it doesnt look like its going to get better for quite a while.

Teachers, because they see these students on a more regular basis than some of their parents, know that the problem has very little to do with what school district students attend or the color of their skin. Their problem is much more complex.

How do you get young students to believe that graduating from high school or going to college is all that important? They have seen their mothers and fathers lose a job they had for years and have been out of work for over a year. Their home, the only home theyve ever had, has gone into foreclosure and theyre scared, really scared, that their family is about to break up. Many of their own teachers have been given pink slips.

Everyone is under enormous pressure and much of it is out of their control. Maybe its time to take a step back and say, It is what it is and Im doing the best that I can.

Barbara HerendeenAntioch Schools Education

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DBPOA more of the sameEditor:

In late April we received a post card from the DBPOAs new management company with the results of the 4/12/11 recall election. It stated that 476 bal-lots were validated and counted by the election committee. If 476 ballots were counted, how did Bobbi Nugent receive 479 (three more votes than the validated total)? Please sign the petition when asked to stop this kind of nonsense.

Ed CoatsDiscovery Bay

Filling in the mitigation-funds blanks

Editor:I dont know if you had a chance to

read the county auditor-controllers (AC) report or discuss this issue with anyone from the community for which the KCMF were intended to provide mitigation, but your article is completely silent to the fact that the money was being diverted illegitimately away from its intended purpose.

At best it was sloppy and damaging to the Keller Canyon community; at worst it was a political favor slush fund that served supervisors Glover and Piepho. Recall that these mitigation funds were used for the ZIP Code event that celebrated Discovery Bays new ZIP code while congratulating the Piephos for their efforts in that endeavor and tell me if the KC community were well served by that diversion of funds.

The fact that the CCC-BOS Finance Committee and the CCC-BOS as a whole recognized the KCMF were being admin-istered improperly as pointed out by the AC report and worked with the AC offi ce to improve the process is completely lost on your reporting.

Even more misleading is your mention of some wonderful nonprofi ts that have received benefi ts from KCMF without com-menting on whether or not they will continue to receive the funds legitimately. Neither do you mention if they should not have received

the funds at all, and if by receiving the funds some other equally deserving and legitimately entitled organizations did not receive them.

Nothing from the AC report to the Finance Committee recommendations to the BOS order will reduce the amount of funds being used for the benefi t of the community. The only change is that the funds will be used properly, as they were intended, to benefi t those who are deserving of mitigation as a result of the Keller Canyon Landfi ll.

What this all means to Discovery Bay is that we are no longer able to illegitimately re-ceive reimbursements from this fund. Sorry, it was never the right thing to do anyway. What our Community Services District should do to properly clarify the situation, as was pointed out by the districts own attorney, the auditor-controllers offi ce, and LAFCO, is to activate powers of funding for county advisory duties through LAFCO.

It is pretty simple: Ratepayer funds can only be used for services for which they are intended, and at this point they are not intended for county advisory purposes. Each year the district spends many thousands of dollars for these functions in clear violation of Prop 218. They know it, but have said that until someone sues them they are not going to change anything. In fact, they wont even discuss it as a board at a public meeting.

I think your readership is capable of un-derstanding these issues and I hope at some point you will report on them.

Don FlintDiscovery Bay

Thanks for supporting the Journey

Editor:On behalf of Sydneys Journey, we

would like to thank the following people and/or business for their ongoing support:

Ace Hardware, Ally Clark, Amy and Perlie Howard, AeroJump, Annette Seabury, Allyson Russell, Black Diamond Kids Cen-ter, Boardwalk Grill, Bart Schneider, Boards n More, Brandon Pasion, Brentwood Press, Brentwood Family Pet Care, Build-a-Bear,

Bettencourt Construction, Caps, Caseys Auto Body, Carol Carry Salon, Coca Cola, Chevron Corporate, Chevys, Contra Costa Times, Christina Zanotto, Cindy Gonzalez, Diane and Paul Martin, Design by Regina, Debi Elkins, Donna Masada, Delta Water, Diggers Diner, El Torito, Esthetics by Denise Kelly, Extreme Motorsports, Fiona Jensen, Frazee Paint, Gary and Fran Kennealy, Great America, Gliedts Boat Shop, Halle Dehmlow, Hair Razors, Harvest Park Bowl, Henson Plumbing, Jim Henderson, Jim and Cherie Briner, Kerry Brink, Kaya Seabury, Knights of Columbus/St. Anthonys Church, Lynelle Russell, Maureen DeGrano, Mels Diner, Michael Smith, Mountain Mikes Pizza, Michelle Smith, Mara Muniz, Noah Bisping, Neighborhood Church, Napa Auto Parts, Oregon Hill Farms, 110 Magazine, Phat Grafi x Signworks, Pam Smith, Quick Stop, Quinn Seabury, Rodda Electric, Rhon-da Wirtz, Regal Cinemas, Ray Navarro, Roddy Ranch, Rave Theaters, Rocky Moun-tain Chocolate Factory, Starbucks Garin Ranch, Scrap Diva, Super Balloons Plus, Sports Bar and Steakhouse of Discovery Bay, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Sheila and Peter Jensen, Sweeneys, Straus Fam-ily Creamery, Scrumpdillyumptious, Tom and Linda Burke, Traci Kemper, Tailgaters, www.Thirtyonegifts.com, The UPS Store, Walmart, Willys Bagels & Blends and the people of the city of Brentwood who have continued to show their support and caring for our family.

We apologize if we have overlooked anyone in our thanks. Thank you, again, to the generous community that has supported us with fi nancial assistance toward Sydneys medical needs. We are truly blessed by the depth of your giving. We might not have mentioned your name, but we have felt your blessing and are grateful beyond belief, and only pray that we are able to pay it forward with such enthusiasm and abundance.

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A sampling of recent law enforcement activity reported by East County police de-partments.BRENTWOODMay 13, 2:35 a.m. Two subjects were ar-rested for possession of documents stolen from a vehicle parked on Second Street.May 13, 8:21 a.m. A resident of Chap-arral Drive reported that she received harassing voice and text messages after breaking up with her boyfriend.May 13, 3:37 p.m. An unidentifi ed person in Los Angeles used the personal infor-mation of a resident of Brentwood Bou-levard to purchase a vehicle.May 13, 4:53 p.m. A resident of Grant Street reported that he lost his pistol.May 13, 5:32 p.m. Two subjects discov-ered to have burglarized a business on Lone Tree Way were arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.May 14, 1:59 a.m. On Nancy Street at Brentwood Boulevard, a subject stopped for a vehicle code violation was found to be driving under the infl uence of alcohol and assaulted offi cers during the arrest. He was taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.May 14, 2:20 a.m. An unidentifi ed person smashed the window of a vehicle parked on Sand Creek Road and stole a GPS unit and gym bag.May 14, 1:07 p.m. A subject was battered when he served court papers to a resident of Valley Green Drive. The assailant was placed under citizens arrest and released on a Promise To Appear.May 14, 3:49 p.m. An unidentifi ed person stole a white Sims BMX bicycle from the front porch of a residence on Apple Hill Drive. Estimated loss: $150.May 14, 3:51 p.m. At a park on Buena Vista Lane at Fairview Drive, a resident found mail belonging to several Discov-ery Bay residents. The case is under inves-tigation.May 14, 5:40 p.m. On Brentwood Bou-levard at Delta Road, a subject stopped for a vehicle code violation was found to be driving without any form of identifi ca-tion. He was fi ngerprinted and found to have an outstanding warrant for his ar-rest. He was arrested and released on a

Promise To Appear.May 14, 6:56 p.m. On Second Street at Brentwood Boulevard, a subject stopped for vehicle code violations was arrested for possession of methamphetamine.May 14, 11:30 p.m. A subject reported as a runaway by Sacramento police was located at his grandmothers residence on Havenwood Drive in Brentwood.May 14, 11:32 p.m. On OHara Avenue at Second Street, a subject stopped for ve-hicle code violations was found in posses-sion of a knife in violation of the terms of his probation. May 15, 10:15 p.m. On Lone Tree Way at Giannini Ranch Road, a subject stopped for vehicle code violations was found to be driving on a license suspended for mul-tiple DUI convictions. He was arrested and released to the vehicles registered owner, who was riding as a passenger.May 16, 9:15 a.m. An unidentifi ed person stole copper wire from several street lights on Grant Street.May 16, 10 a.m. On Lone Tree Way at Emerald Bay, a subject stopped for a me-chanical violation was found to be driv-ing without a license. The driver was cited and the vehicle stored.May 16, 2:39 p.m. A subject arrested for petty theft at a business on Lone Tree Way was released on a Juvenile Affi davit.May 16, 3:30 p.m. A resident found three wallets on Sand Creek Road.May 16, 6:01 p.m. An unidentifi ed person entered a residence on Vivian Street and stole a game console.May 16, 9:22 p.m. On Delta Road at Brentwood Boulevard, a subject identifi ed by a witness as a potential drunk driver parked and began walking away from his vehicle. When he was apprehended, he re-fused to take both a breath test and blood test. A forced blood draw was completed and a sample obtained. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Fa-cility.May 17, 12:30 a.m. On Jericho Court, a subject was found in violation of a re-straining order.May 17, 7:11 a.m. An unidentifi ed per-son forced entry into the tool shed of a residence on Brentwood Boulevard and

stole tools.May 17, 1:16 p.m. On Balfour Road at Griffi th Lane, a subject stopped for a ve-hicle code violation was found to driving on a suspended license. He was arrested and released on a Notice To Appear.May 17, 2:50 p.m. On Third Street at Oak Street, a driver who made a U-turn and rear-ended another vehicle was found to be driving without a license. No injuries were reported.May 17, 5:26 p.m. On Walnut Boulevard at Dainty Avenue, a driver turned in front of another vehicle, causing a head-on col-lision..

To view the Brentwood Police Depart-ments public logs on the citys Web site, visit www.ci.brentwood.ca.us/department/pd/reports/index.cfm.ANTIOCHMay 20, 4:34 p.m. Antioch Police re-sponded to the report of subjects remov-ing items from a residence on the 3400 block of Gentrytown Drive. Witnesses provided a description of the subjects and their vehicle, which offi cers stopped as it was leaving the scene. Property in the truck was identifi ed by the victim. Offi cers detained the occupants of the vehicle 33-year-old Antioch resident Kenneth Hubbs and 25-year-old Pleasant Hill resident Rachael Byrnes until they were positively identifi ed by witnesses. A further search of the vehicle yielded credit cards, checks and IDs stolen in burglaries in Pleasant Hill, Pittsburg and Antioch. Hubbs and Byrnes were booked at police headquarters and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.May 22, 7:47 p.m. Offi cers of the Antioch Police Department responded to the re-port of a shooting on the 2300 block of D Street. Upon arrival, offi cers found the victim, a 19-year-old Antioch resident, on the sidewalk. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he was pro-nounced dead. The motive for the shoot-ing is unknown at this time, but leads are being followed up by the Antioch Police investigations unit.

For information on law enforcement in Antioch, visit www.ci.antioch.ca.us/city-gov/police.

OAKLEYMay 16 Reckless driving was reported on Main Street at ONeil Court.May 16 A subject was reported to be in possession of dangerous drugs on the 3800 block of Marsh Way.May 16 On the 1000 block of Vintage Drive, a subject was found in violation of a court order.May 17 On Big Break Road at Vintage Parkway, a subject was cited for driving without a license.May 18 On the 100 block of Escher Circle, a subject was found in violation of probation.May 18 On the 2500 block of Main Street, a subject was arrested for petty theft from a coin-operated machine.May 19 On the 1000 block of Neroly Road, a subject was arrested for posses-sion of a weapon on school grounds.May 20 A residence on the 4500 block of Duarte Avenue was burglarized.May 20 On the 1700 block of Fairhaven Court, a subject was arrested for posses-sion of burglary tools.May 20 A vehicle was towed from Bridgehead Road at Main Street.May 20 Arrest warrants were served on the 5000 block of Neroly Road and on Neroly Road at Oakley Road.May 20 Incidents of hit-and-run oc-curred on the 900 block of Main Street and on West Cypress Road at Empire Avenue.May 21 A vehicle accident with major injuries occurred on Brownstone Road at Main Street.May 21 Vehicles were stolen from the 4000 block of Mellowood Drive and the 100 block of Malicoat Avenue.May 21 Grand theft was reported on the 1400 block of Kay Lane.May 21 On the 400 block of Rocky Mountain Way, a subject was arrested for receiving stolen property.May 21 Vandalism was reported on the 3800 block of Cloverbrook Avenue.May 22 A vehicle accident with prop-erty damage occurred on the 3400 block of Empire Avenue.May 22 On East Cypress Road at Main Street and on East Cypress Road at Ru-bens Way, subjects were arrested for driv-ing under the infl uence of alcohol.

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Me-gan McCarthy, a Brentwood native, was in Hayneville, Alabama for a two-week deployment this month for an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) mission. Above, McCarthy, a medical service technician with the 673d Medical Group in Alaska, checks a patients heart rate. The IRT program pro-vides real-world training opportunities for military members and much-needed care

to underserved communities in the United States. The mission in Hayneville offered an array of medical, dental and mental health services plus a helping hand on several civil engineering and public works projects. Mc-Carthy worked in the patient screening/tri-age section. The patients were weighed and measured, had their blood-sugar tested, and vitals taken. A total of 1,152 patients were screened during the eight-day clinic.

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BVAL readies for Meet of ChampionsEast County athletes enjoyed great success at

the recent Tri-Valley North Coast Section track and fi eld meet. Every Bay Valley Athletic League school qualifi ed at least two athletes for the Memorial weekends Meet of Champions. Deer Valley was the best overall team. The Wolverine girls took the top spot; the boys fi nished sixth.

Qualifying for the MOC on the girls side were senior Joy Gee (100 meters, 200 meters), senior Erica Wilson (100 meters, 300 meter hurdles), junior Au-drena Harlan (triple and long jump), seniors Dar-nella Jenkins (long jump), Raven Fox (400 meters) and sophomore Chantell Taito (shot put). Wilson won both of her races, Jenkins won the long jump and Harlan won the triple jump. Also qualifying were the 4x100 team of Harlan, Wilson, Gee and Jenkins (4x100), and the 4x400 team of Fox, Gee, Wilson and Jenkins.

Joining them will be senior Dariel Patton (100 meters) and junior Shawn Simms (100 meters, long jump). Also qualifying for the Wolverines was the 4x400 team of senior Andrew Hunte, juniors Isaiah Reed and Tajae Smith White, and Simms.

They performed pretty well, said Deer Valley head coach Bernard Stephens. It was a surprise to me; I wasnt really expecting that. Its been a long and a trying year. Sometimes you get years like that. All you can ask for is that they go and compete and our athletes have done that.

The Heritage boys and girls made an impres-sive showing. Both won the overall Bay Valley

Athletic League Championship, the boys fi nishing second and the girls tying Freedom for the No. 17 position.

One girl who qualifi ed for the MOC was fresh-man Sarah Toelkes, who edged senior teammate Alex Grant in the 800-meter race for the fi nal spot. In a sign of sportsmanship, Toelkes gave her spot to Grant, as Grant had the race won before trip-ping on a spike and falling just short of the fi nish line. She got up and crawled across the fi nish line in the eighth position, which would have been one spot short of MOC qualifi cation.

We took home second place and we get a ban-ner for that. Thats a big step for our program; were extremely proud of that, said Patriots head coach Kevin Bain. Thats the most kids that weve ever had qualify for the Meet of Champions.

The Heritage boys who qualifi ed were seniors Eric Morford (1600m), Brandon Brum (800m), Bryan Cuellar, Billy Eng (high jump), Jake Rounds and Alex Horncliff (shot put, discus), junior Miguel Aguiar (400m), and freshman Frank Kurtz (400m). Rounds won the shot put. Also qualifying were the 4x100 team of sophomore Carter Blaise, Aguiar, Kurtz and Cueller, and the 4x400 team of Kurtz, senior Kruger Story Jr., Brum and Aguiar.

Joining Grant at the MOC is Asha Giles (100m, 200m) and the 4x400 team of Grant, freshman Kylee Smith, Toelkes and Giles.

If Saturdays meet proved nothing else, it was that Antioch fi elds a phenomenal quartet of girls that make up two strong relay teams. In both the

Heritage senior runner Alex Grant, seen here in the BVAL Championship meet, tripped short of the nish line at the re-cent NCS Tri-Valley Championship meet, but still quali ed for the Meet of Champions thanks to a teammates generosity.

Photo by Angelo Garcia, Jr.

by Michael DixonCorrespondent

see Champions page 23A

Heritage rallies to top DV

The only two Bay Valley Athletic League losses Deer Valley suffered this year came at the hands of league champion Heritage. That gave the Patriots the home fi eld advan-tage in the fi rst-round North Coast Section playoff game between the two otherwise, the slate was wiped clean.

After building up a fi ve-run lead in the fourth inning, it looked like the Wolverines

would avenge their prior losses. But Heritage rallied to score one in the fourth, one in the fi fth, and four in the sixth to take a 6-5 lead, which would stand as the fi nal.

We were not going to go home, said junior second baseman Carlos Carrillo. We stayed focused. We had the mindset to get the win, and we never failed.

Heritage junior pitcher Paul Black-burn went the full seven innings, but he did

Heritage senior left

elder Jeff Casperson, who went 3-for-4 in Tuesdays win over

Deer Valley, slides into

second base.

Photo by Richard Wisdom

see Rallies page 23A

Led by Deer Valley, Freedom and Heritage, Bay Valley Athletic League teams made a strong showing at the re-cent North Coast Section swimming and diving championship meet.

The Patriot girls placed 10th overall and the boys fi nished 13th both bests this season for a BVAL team. Freedom also capped a solid season with a respect-able 26th-place fi nish in girls events. Deer Valley placed 37th in the girls rankings.

Several Heritage athletes got on the radar for this seasons All-American hon-ors spotlighting the 100 best times in the country including junior Madison Applegate, who fi nished fi fth in the 100 yard butterfl y event with a time of 55.58 seconds. Her best time this year is 55.18.

Applegate, along with Emilee Troy, Haley Rose Love and Erica Knudsen, posted a nice time in the 200-yard free-style relay (1:38.20), but will likely nar-rowly miss All-American consideration. Individually, Love placed sixth in the fi nals in the 50-yard freestyle event and eighth in the 100-yard freestyle.

We set a goal earlier in the year

that we wanted to try and fi nish in the top 10, Heritage High head coach Craig Carson said.

Patriots boys also qualifi ed for the fi -nals. The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Ryan Barsanti, Kurt Holzmuller, Travis West and Walker Thaning fi nished eighth with a time of 3:15.59. Travis Cook was also the highest-fi nishing BVAL diver, placing 12th.

Carson was proud of this years squad and excited that of the 16 athletes who qualifi ed for NCS, only two are graduating.

Freedom saw some athletes break school records at the NCS meet. The relay team of freshman Emily Too, sophomore Emily Harris, sophomore Si-erra MacIntyre and senior Taylor Henry fi nished 13th in the fi nals in the 200-yard medley relay and 200-yard freestyle relay. Both times set Falcons records.

Individually, swimmers Too, Har-ris and Justin Stafford all qualifi ed for NCS.

The Falcons placed several divers in the fi nals as well. Freshman Genevieve Pascale fi nished 20th, freshman Sabrina

Swimmers excel at NCSby Justin Lafferty

Staff Writer

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Spartans derail Wolverines in NCS final

The only way the Deer Valley boys volleyball team could improve on their 2010 campaign was to reach the North Coast Sections fi nal match. That was the goal of everyone involved with the team.

When the Wolverines defeated Amador Valley in the NCS semifi nals, that goal was realized. Unfortu-nately for the Wolverines, their dream season fell short of an NCS championship, as the top-seeded De La Salle Spartans defeated Deer Valley three games to one.

This season exceeded expectations, said senior outside hitter Taylor Higgs. I never thought we would get this far. I mean, I knew we would be good, but I didnt think we would do so well against the teams we played and win as many games as we did.

The Wolverines fi nal round got off to a promis-ing start as they came from behind to win the opening game 26-24. They trailed for nearly the entire game, but took their fi rst lead on an ace from Higgs, putting them up 23-22. Shortly thereafter, 6-foot-8-inch sophomore middle blocker Marcus Lee rejected an attempted Spar-tans kill to give Deer Valley a 26-24 win in the opening game. But the Wolverines wouldnt lead again until the fourth game.

De La Salle opened up big early leads against Deer Valley in both the second and third games and cruised to victories in both. But even in Deer Valleys worst mo-ments, the DV student section made its presence felt, raucously urging the team to rally. The Spartans gym was packed nearly to capacity.

I thought the crowd was awesome, said Wolver-ines head coach Lou Panzella. Their guys were awe-some and our guys were awesome. I dont think any of

our guys have ever played in front of this many people, and that just makes for a great match.

Although they lost the fourth set, it probably was Deer Valleys best overall game, as they led for much it and never faced signifi cant defi cits. In the end, the Spar-tans speed and tremendous blocking ability negated the Wolverines size advantage.

While the Deer Valley coaches and players were all upset with the loss, they were quick to point to De La Salles superb play as the cause.

They just outplayed us by a little bit, said senior outsider hitter Jason Agopian, who will be playing for UC Irvine next year. Weve still got some younger play-ers and were building up our strength and made a great run to the fi nals. But theyre a great team. I congratulate them.

Agopian led all players with 16 kills. Trailing him were teammates Higgs and junior opposite hitter Noah Labonte, who each made eight. Sophomore setter Der-rico Kwa notched 35 assists. The Spartans were led by senior outside hitter John Hayes, who made 14 kills. Ju-nior setter Michael Doherty recorded 29 assists.

The Wolverines, whose season ends at 39-4, gradu-ate fi ve players. Co-captains Higgs and Agopian were four-year varsity starters. Short of winning an NCS Championship, their run could not have been more suc-cessful. This season marked the fi fth consecutive Bay Valley Athletic League championship for Deer Valley. In that run, the team has not dropped a single league match. Additionally, the 2011 run followed NCS semi-fi nal appearances in 2009 and 2010.

Its been really good, said senior middle blocker Cole McMahon. I started as a sophomore, got moved up to varsity the next year, and its just been better and better every year.

Deer Valley senior outside hitter Taylor Higgs goes up for a ball during Saturdays North Coast Section nal game with De La Salle.

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Queens of the diamond

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The 8U Delta River Rats inline hockey team traveled to San Jose for the recent Nor Cal Cup Tournament and beat Puck Attack 7-2 to bring home the coveted cup. The River Rats, clearly the most balanced team in their division, were the team to beat all year long. Several team members competed in the Skills Competition, and two of them Jack We-dowski and goalie Caiden Bradshaw came out on top as fastest skaters.

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Heritage High School swimmers who competed at the NCS Cham-pionship Meet, from left, are Madison Applegate, Emilee Troy, Haley Rose Love and Erica Knudsen. For coverage of the event, see page 19A.

Patriots in the pool

Photo courtesy of Craig Carson

Fighting his way up

Brentwood native and Liber-ty High alumnus CJ LeVeque, a mixed martial arts ghter, recently won a ght with Josh Ap-pelt a bout to be replayed June 1 on the Comcast American Cage Fighter Channel. LeVeques next ght will be July 16 vs. Eric Flood in the super heavyweight division.

After a slow start this season, the 12U Major Delta Diamondbacks are picking up steam, winning three of their last four tournaments and taking aim on their fourth title the Memorial Day Tournament. In the front row, from left, are Carlos Rodriguez, Jake Cosgrove, Ronnie Rivers, Abel Ordaz, Jr. and Connor Cunningham; back row: Jordan Chriss, Ja-son Gavello, Nile Earl, Cody Maday, Kevin Lonergan and Chris Rogan. Not pictured is Cameron Nodal.

Diamondbacks heat up

Photo courtesy of Abel Ordaz

Falcons honoredAt this weeks Freedom spring sports

award, several student-athletes were feted, as well as the manager of a local golf course that hosted the Falcons this season.

Tim Eldridge, the General Manager of Shadow Lakes Golf Course, was hon-ored with the Don Golinveaux Athletic Service Award. Shadow Lakes was the Falcons home course this season, and Eldridge was also instrumental in coordi-nating the Freedom Athletics Golf Tour-nament fundraiser.

Tim has been extremely supportive of both boys and girls golf this year, girls golf head coach Krista Plumlee wrote

in an e-mail. He has really gone above and beyond to support our golf programs here.

Student-athletes Meghan Delamater, a track and soccer athlete, and Timazray Shepherd, who competes in football and track, both earned the Ten Seasons patch for participating in a decades worth of athletics during their time at Freedom.

Softball infi elder Katie Wood was giv-en the inaugural sportsmanship award.

Additionally, Freedom Athletic Di-rector Steve Amaro was surprised at the end of the ceremony by the schools booster club, which presented the depart-ment with a donation of $5,000.

Shadow Lakes Golf Course General Manager Tim Eldridge, second from right, accepted Freedoms Don Golinveaux Athletic Service Award. With him, from left, are Athletic Director Steve Amaro, boys golf head coach Ken Saunders and girls golf head coach Krista Plumlee.

Photo by Jolly Hanson

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4x100 and 4x400 relays, sophomore Lind-say McGrath ran the second leg between seniors Taevionna Wilson, LeShay Evans and Khadija Suleman. The Panther girls earned a second-place fi nish.

Those runners also enjoyed predict-able success in individual races. Suleman won the 100- and 200-meter races. Evans also qualifi ed for the MOC in the 100, while Wilson joined her teammate in the 200 at 25.71. McGrath and Wilson also qualifi ed in the 400.

They exceeded my expectations in terms of how they fi nished at the meet, Panthers head coach Joshua Tezeno said. I had only a four-girl squad. They took second at the meet, and that was a good surprise.

The achievement was magnifi ed by the fact that Antioch is one of the few schools in the NCS Tri-Valley that competes on a dirt track, and that Evans, who played basketball for four years at Antioch, didnt join the track team until this season.

Sophomore Alex McCauley-Sim-

mons (200m) and senior Peter Tirade (discus) will join their female teammates at the MOC.

In addition to Freedoms tie with the Heritage girls, the Falcons boys fi n-ished in seventh place. Qualifying for the MOC were senior DAmora Cooper (110 hurdles, long jump), junior Adrian Perez (100m, 200m), senior Mike Kicen-ski (high jump) and senior Timazray Shepherd, who won the 100. Senior Sara Radda qualifi ed for the girls MOC in the 100-meter hurdles. The 4x100 team of

Cooper, Perez, Shepherd and sophomore Darrell Daniels also qualifi ed.

Liberty juniors Nicholas West (triple jump) and Jesus Morales (pole vault) were the only Lions to qualify for the MOC. Pittsburgs boys qualifying were seniors Javen Butler (100), John Lacey (shot put) and junior Miles Walker (long jump). The Pirate girls placed Idorenyin Udoh (shot put) and the sophomore 4x100 relay team of Jazmin Grizby, Janeek Mollique, Jas-mine Huey and Chanel Jones also qualify.


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struggle. The Wolverines struck in the fi rst inning when senior designated hitter Joshua Garcia singled in senior leftfi elder Nicholas Gavello. In the fourth inning, ju-nior shortstop Thomas Riley and junior second baseman Michael Lanter both beat out infi eld singles. After sophomore catcher Jordan Gough walked, the bases were loaded with one out for senior fi rst baseman Patrick McKnight.

McKnight hit a fastball to right-cen-terfi eld that he and Blackburn assumed would be caught. But a strong tailwind swept the ball over the heads of the Heri-

tage outfi elders for a grand slam, giving Deer Valley a 5-0 lead.

I just put my head down and swung as hard as I could, McKnight said. To hit a grand slam in the NCS playoffs it just doesnt get much better than that.

Heritage got a run in each of the next two innings, but left the bases loaded both times. Trailing 5-2 in the bottom of the sixth, the Patriots rallied. Blackburns sin-gle scored senior shortstop Jake Meister. Carrillo also scored when the ball got away from Gavello in left fi eld while Blackburn advanced to second. After an intentional walk to senior right fi elder Ryan Howell, senior left fi elder Jeff Casperson stepped

up with two on and two out.After falling behind 0-2 in the count

to Wolverines sophomore relief pitcher Tyler Vistalli, Casperson took an oppo-site fi eld approach. He lined a ball into the right center fi eld gap that scored both Blackburn and Howell. Casperson was thrown out trying to stretch the double into a triple, but Howell had already scored for the 6-5 lead. Jorgensen threw a 1-2-3 seventh inning to fi nish the game.

I knew the pitcher was struggling, said Casperson. I think it was a fastball; I just wanted to hit the ball as hard as I could to the opposite fi eld.

Vistalli replaced junior starter Ricky

Delgado with two outs in the bottom of the fourth. Delgado allowed one un-earned run on fi ve hits, two walks and fi ve strikeouts.

After McKnights slam, Blackburn didnt allow any hits.

The victory earned the Patriots a Friday road date against top-seeded San Ramon Valley. Heritage lost 7-3 to the Wolves on April 25.

Ill be really interested to see how we play against San Ramon, said manager Kevin Brannan. When they beat us, we were without a couple of our top guys but theyre a great team.


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Castor 24th, Kate Clark 30th and senior Kirsten Hulsey 32nd.

They performed probably the best I can ask for and over and above that, Free-dom head coach George Petko said. Their

performance was impeccable and they have really good attitudes.

Deer Valleys relay teams were well represented at NCS. The girls and boys 200-yard medley, girls and boys 200-yard free-style and girls and boys 400-yard freestyle squads made it to the trials, though not the

fi nals.Wolverines senior diver Rachel Cad-

wallader was the highest-fi nishing BVAL girls diver in the fi nals, placing 16th. Junior Isabella Navarro fi nished 35th.

Two Liberty individuals junior J.T. Sarmento and Joey Cecchini and two relay

teams the boys 200- and 400-yard freestyle qualifi ed for NCS. Senior diver Stuart Boyer placed 26th in boys swimming.

Antioch placed two divers in the fi nals senior Zach Barlow, who fi nished 28th, and senior Amelia Taylor, who placed 37th.


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Bricks4Kids, the new Lego creativity center for kids in kindergarten through middle school, is set to open next month on Balfour Road in Brentwood.

Photo courtesy of Jenny Shirks

Building fun with Lego

If youre looking for somewhere to take the kids this summer that doesnt require sunscreen, beach towels or $50 bucks in the gas

tank, consider a trip to Bricks4Kids in

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set to open in June is a free-style, free-

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Lego has always been a popular toy, said Jenny Shirks, co-owner of Bricks4Kids. And when I was a kid, Lego was just the regular blocks. But now there are so many varieties of Lego, its wonderful. Whatever kids can imagine, they can create. And were going to help them do that.

The center hosts birthday parties, special events, summer camps, and free-play walk-in times. The skys the limit, said Shirks, for the creation of future programs and projects.

Although the building blocks are all about constru

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