Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Former High School Rivals to Face Off
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Wednesday, May 16
DUST OFF YOUR OLD CLEATS! Alumni football is coming to Union City. Gridiron Alumni is planning several full contact alumni footballgames. Gridiron Alumni travels the nation pitting old football rivals against each other one more time. Players are needed to sign up and the first 40 players on each team get to play. The team that gets 30 people registered first gets home field advantage. This Spring, hundreds of players and thousands of fans swarmed stadiums to watch their hometown heroes strap it on one more time. This year, GridironAlumni would like to bring alumni football to the whole state of California. Teams from Logan, Union City Christian Academy, New Haven Unified School, Hayward High School, and other area teams are …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Coverage from our sister site Livermore Patch of the Amgen Tour as it rolled through town late Tuesday morning.
Happy Race Day! Thanks to our sister site Livermore Patch for sharing its coverage of the big day with us! Check out these photos and a short video of Stage 3 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California as it raced through the streets of downtown Livermore late Tuesday morning.
Monday, May 14, 2012
A guide to help you check out the Amgen Tour of California when it zips through the East Bay on Tuesday - and how spectators can participate in a humorous attempt at a Guiness World Record while watching!
Here's information provided by Livermore Downtown, Inc. to help you catch the pro cyclists zip through town for Stage 3 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California: Stage 3 San Jose to Livermore, Tuesday, May 15 Total Distance: 115.3 mi/185.5 km Stage 3 of the Amgen Tour of California begins at 11:15 a.m. in San Jose. The cyclists are expected to arrive into Livermore around noon and will spend approximately 40 minutes within the City limits as they pass through Livermore. There’s more! The cyclists will make their way back into Livermore and cross the finish line on First Street and M Street around 3:50 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please be aware that temporary road closures (excluding the downtown area) will occur when the cyclists are on the road. …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Family and friends remember the life of an 18-year-old Newark student who was fatally stabbed late Saturday night.
Hanging inside Osana Futi’s room is a cap and gown. A cap and gown that signals a graduation that is 40 days away. A cap and gown that will never be worn. The Newark Memorial High School senior’s life was cut short by violence Saturday night after he succumbed to injuries early Sunday that he sustained during a fight that turned into a reported stabbing outside of a house party in Fremont’s Blacow District on Saturday. Hundreds gathered on Newark Memorial’s football field Monday night for a vigil to remember the high school student who turned 18 on March 27 and embraced one another while candles were lit, songs were sung and memories were shared. He Was My Son Futi was looking forward to June 9, relatives and friends said. It would be the …
Friday, April 27, 2012
The third annual 5K/10K Race to Save Student Activities will be held Sunday, May 6. Folks can register online through Thursday or in person on Sunday morning before the event.
Community members are once again putting their money where their feet are to help raise funds for sports and music programs in the New Haven Unified School District. Extra and co-curricular activities are just one of many vital programs in jeopardy as the district faces nearly $11 million in cuts for the upcoming school year. That’s why the New Haven Boosters Association is hosting the third-annual Race to Save Student Activities — a 5-kilometer and 10-kilometer fun run for all ages — next Sunday, May 6. The event will also feature shorter runs and relays for younger children. Registration costs are: Registration begins at 8 a.m. the morning of the event, with races starting at 9 a.m. Online and pre-registration closes Friday, May 4, …
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Thirteen-year-old Denisse Ramirez recently attended a national training program at UC Irvine.
Submitted by Victor Juarez Thirteen-year-old Denisse Ramirez, who has already received local and state recognition for her soccer talent, is now receiving national recognition. Sixty of the top 13-year-old female players from across the nation were invited to attend the second id2 Program Training Camp of 2012 in Irvine, California. Players invited came from as far as Hawaii and Florida and seven players of the 60 came from Northern California. Ramirez, who currently plays for Union City Premier is the only player representative of the Tri-City area. id2 Program Training Camps are invitation-only events that bring together the nation’s top male and female youth players for four days of competition, evaluation and fun. U.S. Soccer National…
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Event organizers estimated about 3,500 people attended and more than $8,000 was raised for families affected by Osteosarcoma, including a 9-year-old from Fremont.
There was a charity soccer game Saturday afternoon at Dougherty Valley High in San Ramon. Stanford and Cal's women's soccer teams competed hard. The Cardinal nicked a goal and thousands of fans were entertained. But what made the warm spring day special was the community and it's support for three kids who are facing a difficult opponent — cancer. The exhibition soccer game was the highlight of an all-day event to raise money for kids with Osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. The event was organized by friends of San Ramon residents the Bochenek family, whose 10-year-old daughter Brianne (who goes by "Breezy") was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma last fall. Since, she has gone through chemotherapy cycles and had her left leg amputated in her …
Friday, April 20, 2012
Paloma Zermeño has been the leading scorer for the past three years for the Lady Colts. Next year, she could break 100 goals in her career.
Friday, April 6, 2012
Vote in our poll and show us your team spirit photos!
The San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's officially open their seasons today. And what's a better way to lead it off than with a friendly fan poll? If you want to attend the home openers, the A's play the Mariners tonight at 7:05 p.m., while the Giants take on the Pirates April 13 at 1:30 p.m. We'd love to see any photos you have showing your team spirit. (A little face paint wouldn't hurt either.) Click the green "add" button to post them here. Explain your vote in the comments below. Friendly heckling allowed. For a Giants schedule, click here. For the A's, click here. Both schedules are attached as PDFs. You can also download schedules directly into your online calendar program from the team websites. Play ball!
Friday, March 30, 2012
NHUSD’s annual choral festival was held to much fanfare Thursday morning. But due to budget cuts, it may be the school district’s last.
Like every year, hundreds packed Logan’s Performing Arts Center on Thursday to watch New Haven Unified School District's annual choral festival. The showcase featured choir performances from five elementary schools, both middle schools and James Logan High School. “It’s a wonderful day to see what a great choral music program we have in this town and in our school district, and it’s a wonderful day for the kids to see what they can do from elementary age all the way through high school,” said Jennifer Carini, choir director at Cesar Chavez Middle School. But it could be the last, district officials said. Faced with nearly $11 million in budget cuts for the 2012-13 school year, the district issued layoff notices to more than a 100 teachers …
Alejandro Ramirez
10:52 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Muchas felicitaciones Dein estamos orgullosos de todo tu esfuerso y esto es solo el principio de Lo Que biene ,sigue trabajando fuerte tu familia te ama. Congratulations Dein, we are so proud of you,this is just the beginning , let's keep working hard. Yes we can. Your family loves you. more ›