Inductees

Few football players distinguish themselves enough to be put on a “Dream Team,” but Doug was the only Antioch player in 1963-64 to earn a spot on the coach-selected Contra Costa County All-Star squad and was chosen by the Daily Ledger for its All-Decade Team, Read More “Doug Gosnell”

One-high-school towns often elevate their football players into local heroes; their gridiron achievements living on for decades, preserved in local folklore. One such local sports hero was Joe Harlan. Read More “Joe Harlan”

The Most Outstanding Athlete at Antioch High in 1956 was also the top campus political leader. Student Body President Ray Harrington was captain of the 1955-56 football team doing quadruple duty as tackle, fullback, middle linebacker and later on as a signal-caller, Read More “Ray Harrington”

More than a thousand Antioch High students found success as track and field and cross-country athletes under the tutelage of a former Panther. This 1964 alumnus created a winning dynasty by coaching AHS teams to 16 league and division championships in track and field and cross-country and three North Coast Division II championships during the 1970s. Read More “Mike Hurd”

The “ace southpaw” brought Antioch High roaring back into competition as a baseball powerhouse after a WWII hiatus, leading the Panthers in back- to- back league championships. The 6-foot-2 senior pitched a no-hitter, a one-hitter and a two-hitter during the 1950 season. Read More “Chuck Hutchinson”

Being slightly more than 6-foot-6 tall offers some great advantages to an athlete who wants to play basketball. That held true for Rich Jones, who became Antioch High’s Most Valuable Player on the varsity hoops team. Read More “Rich Jones”

She was not a head coach, or league founder, or a standout athlete. However, Jill Joseph wove herself into the fabric of the Antioch sports community, serving as the number one unofficial cheerleader and mom to thousands of athletes and students who wore black and gold for the Antioch High School Panthers. Read More “Jill Joseph”

The early 1970s produced some of the best distance runners to ever graduate from Antioch. Among the best of the best is Mike Kelly, whose cross-country 3-mile time of 14:46, remains the fastest ever run at a North Coast Section meet by any Antioch High junior. Read More “Mike Kelly”

Antioune “Tony” Lang was only a sophomore, but his 94-yard kick-off return for a touchdown late in the 1976-1977 season proved that the Antioch High varsity football squad had itself a prodigy. Read More “Tony Lang”

Local sportswriters bestowed several nicknames on Steve, such as “Fearless” or “The Executioner” due to his consistently fantastic performances spanning nearly a decade in Antioch baseball leagues. Read More “Steve Ornellas”