Inductees
Scott Olds
Antioch High School 1987
Golf has been Scott Olds’ life since his days as a “range boy” at the Antioch city golf course. At age 11, he won the Antioch Junior Golf Championship shooting an 89 for 18 holes. As a 7th grader in 1981 he beat his father, Jim. He defeated older brother Ron a year later by one stroke, shooting a 78 to Ron’s 79. Read More “Scott Olds”
1984 Antioch High School Baseball Team
Kneeling from left; Asst. Coach Joe Albanese, Jim Lanter, Vince Latham, Bob Rounsaville, Marty Warner, Billy Smith.
Standing, from left; Asst. Coach LeRoy Murray, Chris Munoz, Butch Combs, Frank Favalora, Derek Pritchard, Danny Murray, Jeff Pico, Ryan Luton, Glenn Friesen, Alex Sanchez, Kelly Crismore, Greg Hetrick, Mike Ruiz, John Barton, Head Coach John Whitman.
Not pictured: Manager Anthony Alba, Scorekeeper Veronica Tarango and Assistant Coach Paul Schorr. Read More “1984 Antioch High School Baseball Team”
Manuel Bermudez Jr.
Antioch High School 1995
Pitching ace Manuel Bermudez Jr. and legendary Antioch baseball coach John Whitman agreed that they didn’t always see eye to eye on everything, but one thing was indisputable: Bermudez left his mark as one of the school’s best pitchers ever. Read More “Manuel Bermudez Jr.”
Mark Butterfield
Antioch High School 1991
The early 1990s was a golden era for Antioch football, as Mark Butterfield was one of five Panthers in a five-year span to eventually play in the National Football League. Read More “Mark Butterfield”
Cal Chaney
Antioch High School 1954
Antioch wasn’t the biggest school in the Contra Costa Athletic League in the 1953 football season, but its offensive and defensive linemen were touted as being perhaps the biggest and most physical in the league. One of the best was Cal Chaney, a 6-foot-2 and 205-pound senior. Read More “Cal Chaney”
Cristina Conn
Antioch High School 1993
After two years of being one of the best, Antioch High School’s Cristina Conn was the best as a senior. After a record-setting performance to win the North Coast Section championship, Conn won the 1993 National High School championship. Read More “Cristina Conn”
Brooks Golden
When the Antioch Junior High gym was renamed Brooks Golden Gym in 1987, no doubt some old-timers lovingly referred to it as “Knothead Gym.” Years earlier, parents of an Antioch High student sent Golden a heartfelt letter thanking him for being such a positive influence on their son, and added that his calling students “knothead” had become almost a badge of honor. Read More “Brooks Golden”
Matt Hurd
Antioch High School 1996
After Matt Hurd qualified for the CIF State track championship meet in the high jump as a sophomore in 1994, an Antioch Ledger columnist called Hurd a name to watch for in the future. How right that was. Read More “Matt Hurd”
Stacey Johnson
Antioch High School 1991
Stacey Johnson’s association with the Antioch basketball team began early. As a seventh-grader at Park Junior High, she was the student manager for varsity coach Sue Cottier, Read More “Stacey Johnson”
Dave Kirkpatrick
Antioch High School 1958
It isn’t likely that someone will achieve what Dave Kirkpatrick did as a senior at Antioch in 1957-58. He was not just a four-sport athlete – he excelled at all four. Kirkpatrick started his senior year by being named first-team All-Diablo Valley Athletic League as a receiver in football. Read More “Dave Kirkpatrick”