Class of 2013

Antioch High School 1966

Great achievement in both athletics and academics marks the career of Robbie Adams, a three-sport star and 1966 Athlete of the Year at Antioch High School who went on to earn a Ph.D. at the University of Oregon. Read More “Robbie Adams”

Antioch High School 1964

As more technologically advanced athletic equipment and training methods are developed, running records have been shattered in the 21st century. Joe Bonanno’s Antioch High record still stands after nearly five decades. Read More “Joe Bonanno”

Antioch High School 1988

Anthony “Macho” Camacho lived up to every bit of his high school nickname. The High School All-American grappler completely dominated his sport in East Contra Costa County during the 1980s. Read More “Anthony Camacho”

Credited by the Antioch Ledger as “the coach who brought Antioch to the top of the softball world,” Andria Edwards’ Antioch High softball teams won two North Coast Section Championships in three years, triumphs that earned recognition as East Bay Coach of the Year in 1984 and again in 1986. Read More “Andria Edwards”

Antioch High School 1961

From the time he was junior in 1959 at Antioch High, Jon Fontana was a varsity starter on the football team – on both offense and defense. The gifted athlete was actually a quadruple threat; he played first base and centerfield on the baseball team and was a high jumper and broad jumper in track. Read More “Jon Fontana”

Antioch High School 1986

Scott Freier needs a room-sized display case to shelve all the awards he accumulated for Antioch High School in the late 1980s. An extraordinarily gifted athlete, the tight end was First Team All-Diablo Valley Athletic League, All-East Bay, SF Examiner First Team All-Bay Area, and All-Northern California in football. Read More “Scott Freier”

Antioch High School 1986

“March 31, 1983.” Proud mom Ruth Georgen glued a neatly typed caption under the picture of a grinning 14-year old wearing a blue and gold uniform for the first time: “Margaret, today you ran your first track meet… you had a wonderful time. Read More “Margaret Georgen”

Antioch High School 1962

Jack Hannigan is being inducted as an Antioch Sports Legend, but he will forever be remembered as a hero, sacrificing his own life to save his fellow platoon members – felled by an enemy attack in Vietnam. Just three years earlier, Jack was a champion swimmer at Antioch High School. Read More “Jack Hannigan”

Antioch High School 1984

A professional ball team would pay millions to have a pitcher with the stats of Dawn Hilgenberg. The Antioch High School phenomenon finished the 1984 season with a 24-1 record (the team was 29-1) and an ERA of .94 with 126 innings pitched. Read More “Dawn Hilgenberg”

Antioch High School 1962

This powerful tackle helped the Antioch High School football team to a 7-1-1 record in 1962, ending a 15-year league championship drought for the Panthers. John’s job was to keep the other teams from advancing, and he did it well, performing on both offense and defense. Read More “John Joseph”