ASL Co-Founder Tom Menasco went to the 2015 MLB Spring Training in Arizona in March. He met up with Cincinnati Reds head pitching coach and ASL Hall of Fame 2010 Inductee Jeff Pico. Pico graduated from Antioch High School and was drafted directly afterwards by the Chicago Cubs in 1984. He played in the minors…
Kentucky Wildcats (37-0) wipe out West Virginia to move onto Elite Eight
Contra Costa Times – Two people were named Citizen of the Year, longtime resident Tom Menasco, accepting the title for lifetime achievement, and painting contractor Tom Hartrick for having the greatest impact on the city last year. Menasco was one of the founders of Antioch Sports Legends, a portion of Antioch Historical Society’s museum that…
Former 2012 Deer Valley High School’s Marcus Lee helps lead the Kentucky Wildcats (35-0) in its quest for the NCAA 2015 basketball championship. The 6’9″ Sophomore forward from Antioch played in all 35 games this season and shot 63% from the field and on defense added 27 blocks. In the second round Kentucky dominated The…
By Steve Dulas, Sports Legends staff writer ANTIOCH – More than three dozen youth coaches were able to partake of more than a century of experience Saturday during the 2015 Antioch Sports Legends Alumni Baseball Coaches Clinic. The staff, led by former major leaguers and Sports Legends Hall of Fame inductees Butch Rounsaville and Aaron…
Uploaded: Mon, Nov 17, 2014, 11:48 am Stanford men’s volleyball head coach John Kosty has announced the signing of three prep standouts to National Letters of Intent. Jordan Ewert (Antioch), Matt Klassen (Milwaukee, Wis.), and Ryan Smith (Clovis) will join the Cardinal in the fall of 2015. “We feel fortunate to sign these three outstanding…
By Phil Jensen POSTED: 11/19/2014 01:23:43 PM PST In the third quarter of last Friday’s 50-26 win over San Leandro High, it occurred to Antioch coach John Lucido that star sophomore running back Najee Harris might have broken the school record for rushing yards in a game. “I said ‘I think he’s over 300,’” Lucido…
Growing Up Johnson
Stacey Johnson, surrounded by her husband and parents, wiped away tears as she studied the display case in the Antioch Sports Legends Hall of Fame celebrating her accomplishments as an all-around athlete at Antioch High School. “This is very humbling,” said Johnson, a 1991 graduate and one of 14 individuals, plus one team, inducted Saturday…
Antioch Sports Legends Class of 2014 inductees kick off their Hall of Fame breakfast at the Antioch Historical Museum preparing for tonight’s Hall of Fame Induction.
