Inductees

Josh Winfield, fondly known as “Happy” among his loved ones, embodied the essence of joy and positivity in everything he did. From his earliest days at DVHS, Josh’s infectious personality and unwavering spirit made him a cherished figure among his peers. His athletic journey began on the track, where he discovered a passion for running that would define much of his high school career. Read More “Josh Winfield”

Rich Woods was a highly successful football coach that had led three high schools to state championships at Vanden High School in Fairfield, California, Shasta High School in Redding, California and Juanita High School in Kirkland, Washington. He became the California State Small Schools “Coach of the Year in 1995 following the Vanden Vikings undefeated season of 13-0 that earned them the Sac-Joaquin Section 3A and CIF State 3A Football Championships. Read More “Rich Woods”

Top Row: Mike Nichols, Coach Dan Lovell, Johnny Unpingco, Joe Reed
Not Pictured: Jesse Unpingco and Andrew Strausbaugh Read More “AHS 2004-2005 Wrestling Team”

Jason Stephens’ impact on the Antioch High School Swim Team in the early 1990’s was much more than being one of the fastest freestyle sprinters in school history. He brought energy, enthusiasm and built team cohesiveness. Everyone rallied around Jason and his character made things fun. Along with another teammate, he created a ‘social media’ atmosphere with a printed swim team newsletter called The Weekly Wake. Fun facts, words of encouragement and a little humor here and there, it helped focus both the boys and girls teams on that week’s competition. Read More “Jason Stephens”

Carrie Tucker was always willing to swim in off events to help the team win. At the BVAL Championships in her junior year, she helped the Antioch HS girls win the school’s first league swimming title, fending off rivals Clayton Valley and Carondelet by swimming in off events. Read More “Carrie Tucker”

Sheena Wellman was one of the most impactful swimmers in Deer Valley High School history. She still holds the school record for the 50 freestyle and 400 free relay, is 2^nd all time in the 100 freestyle, 3^rd in the 100 backstroke, and 7^th in the 200 freestyle. Sheena placed in the finals at the North Coast Section Championships all four years, scoring 43 individual points (school record), and earning All-American consideration in the 100 backstroke as a sophomore. Upon her graduation in 2001, she was selected Deer Valley’s Outstanding Female Athlete for all sports by the Athletic Director and coaches. Read More “Sheena Wellman”

Ben McCorriston was the 2005 North Coast Section and Bay Valley Athletic League Wrestling Champion at the 112-weight class. He was a key member of the Antioch High School wrestling team that made NCS wrestling history as the first team to become champions of the NCS Team Dual Meet and NCS Wrestling Championships. Read More “Benjamin McCorriston”

As a youth, John enjoyed playing sports with his friends. Since he was bigger than most of his friends, he played lineman blocking for his teammates. Upon entering high school, John played offensive guard for the junior varsity football team his sophomore year.  At the conclusion of the regular season, he was brought up to the varsity team to play in the NCS Football Playoffs. Read More “John Murphy”

Kendra Rowland, a 2007 graduate from Deer Valley High School was a three-year starter, playing outside hitter for the varsity volleyball team. Kendra helped lead the Wolverine team to the NCS Volleyball Championship Finals her senior year. Read More “Kendra Rowland”

Hard work and dedication have always been the pillars of Trevor Graifman’s success. This 2008 Antioch High valedictorian was involved in student government and was part of the elite choir, Music Masters, all the while maintaining a 4.0 grade point average. Trevor’s extracurricular activities did not end there. With aspirations of medical school, he actively sought a rigorous schedule to prepare him for that challenge. Read More “Trevor Graifman”