Why play Delta Winter Ball???

It’s the best deal in East County! Doesn’t interfere with Soccer or Football! Ball players get to play with their friends! Cost is only $65 for uniform (cap and shirt), umpire and game ball.

Online signups are open NOW!

In-Person signups:

– Saturday, September 12 – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Sports Authority (5839 Lone Tree Way, Antioch)

– Wednesday, September 16 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Antioch Indoor Sports Complex (1210 Sunset Drive, Antioch)

– Friday, September 18 – 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Antioch Indoor Sports Complex (1210 Sunset Drive, Antioch)

– Saturday, September 26 – 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Sports Authority (5839 Lone Tree Way, Antioch)

Our season runs from October 18, 2015 to January 23, 2016.

12 game schedule (Weather permitting…Some double headers may be played due to weather and scheduling)

Most games played on Saturdays with the first three games played on Sunday.

Coaches bring over your entire team

Interested in signing up a team? Contact Seneca Gibson at fallwinterball@deltabaseballleague.com

Baseball Divisions

Junior Boys ages 6-7

(8 yr old can play Junior depending on skill level)

Ripken Minor ages 8-9

(10 yr old can play Minor depending on skill level)

Ripken Major ages 11-12

(10 yr old can play Major depending on skill level)

Softball Divisions

Junior Girls ages 9-10(8 yr old can play Junior depending on skill level)

Senior Girls ages 11-13

(10 yr old can play depending on skill level)

Coaches Needed!!! Contact Seneca Gibson at fallwinterball@deltabaseballleague.com

Delta Baseball and Softball League is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching Baseball and Softball to children in East Contra Costa County. Our Board of Directors are all volunteers giving their time to provide a positive and instructional league for children where the focus is on participation, fundamentals, and enjoyment of the game; all in a safe environment where everyone is treated fairly. Winning is not the primary goal. For more information visit www.deltabaseballleague.com.

SAN LUIS OBISPO – For the second consecutive year, Cal Poly ITE, a student chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, has been named the institute’s international chapter of the year.

The student group – including chapter events coordinator Kelsey Littell from Anitoch – was honored at the ITE annual conference, held August 2-5 in Hollywood, Florida.

“I don’t know specifically what put us over the top again this year,” said Kevin Carstens, chapter president. “But my guess is that, in addition to our increase in membership and activities, it was our acquisition of the Transportation Engineering Student Project Area. It’s a new space in Cal Poly’s Bonderson Projects Center, which is now dedicated to transportation engineering projects and research.”

In addition to Carstens and Littell, the 2014-15 Cal Poly ITE chapter officers included Krista Purser, vice president; Karl Schmidt, treasurer; Alex Chambers, secretary; Monica Fiedler-Ross, firm tours coordinator; Bobby Sidhu, marketing coordinator and Engineering Student Council representative; and Troy Kawahara, historian and webmaster.

The club also won the title and $2,000 in the ITE Collegiate Traffic Bowl Grand Championships, competing with teams from each district in Canada and the U.S. The University of Manitoba and Purdue University placed second and third, respectively.

“Winning the Traffic Bowl was the cherry on top of this year’s Student Chapter of the Year award,” said Anurag Pande, faculty advisor for the club.

“We may not play schools like Purdue on the gridiron, but this was almost as exciting—– the three finalists turned it into a very close contest,” he said. “The Jeopardy-style event has a traffic and transportation engineering theme, and the winning question was ‘What is a sharrow?’” (Answer: A lane marking that tells drivers where to expect to share the lane with bicyclists).

Cal Poly contestants in the Traffic Bowl competition included chapter officers Carstens, Purser, Chambers and Sidhu.

The Institute of Transportation Engineers is an international association of nearly 17,000 transportation professionals and more than 140 student chapters.

Related links:

Cal Poly ITE Student Chapter www.calpolyite.com.

Institute of Transportation Engineers http://www.ite.org/

Calling all golfers and Antioch PAL supporters. It’s that time of the year again! We are proud to announce the 8th Annual Antioch Police Activities League Charity Golf Tournament is open for player and sponsorship registration. Don’t miss your change to be part of this year’s fun and excitement! The tournament will be taking place on Friday, September 11, 2015, at the beautiful Lone Tree Golf Course and Event Center here in Antioch.

Attached you will find a form with additional information about how to register players, sponsor the event, or both! As in prior years, we are limiting our field to 128 players. Don’t wait too long to register, as you may miss out on participating in the premier tournament in East County!

Please remember, all proceeds raised from this tournament go toward helping the youth in our community stay active and socially involved through positive relationships with mentors and members of the Antioch Police Department. We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, and your donation/sponsorship can be considered tax deductible.

Contact Dineen Burdic, Antioch PALProgram Coordinator at (925) 864-0808 or dineenb@comcast.net or vsit http://antiochpalgolf.com

By Allen Payton

Deer Valley High Class of 2013 graduate Derek King started out singing rap, but switched to rhythm and blues, and it seems to be a fit. He got signed with his first label when he was 16 and is now with a large label, 300 Entertainment.

Now 19, Derek just finished touring with Kalin & Myles, a very popular Bay Area duet. The “Dedication Tour” lasted two months, and included stops in Florida and Chicago.

He also traveled to Great Britain, last year, on a tour with singer Sage The Gemini.

Derek was born in Walnut Creek and raised in Antioch, where he lives with his parents, Eric and Dietra King. He used to work as a waiter at his family’s restaurant, Dad’s BBQ in Pittsburg. But, now he’s working on a new EP (electronic play album) and some new videos, as well.

Derek responded to a brief Q&A session:

Q. How did you get into making music?

A. Music started off as a hobby for me. But, as I started playing with it and getting more serious with it, I started to really enjoying making music. It’s just a great feeling for me to listen to harmonies and how stuff comes together.

Q. What is your favorite part about making music?

A. My favorite part about making music is having people listen to your music and getting their reaction on things and how it made them feel and how they like it. So, basically I love when my music can make someone happy. That’s my favorite part of music.

Q. What are your plans for the future?

A. My plan for the future is to stay consistent and stay focused and to master my craft in music and maybe help others get to where they want to be and help them understand what I know in this music business.

“Jump” was his first single and came out in 2014. His “Fake ID” mix tape of 12 songs includes “Fake Love,” “What It Do,” “Came Here For” and “Teasin,” which also became a single. Both of his singles, which the label promotes, can now be heard on the radio, including Bay Area station KMEL.

“Prince Charming” is his latest single, which he dropped onto YouTube, this year.

When asked how he got into making music, Derek replied, “

He has several write-ups online, which you can see if you search his name.

A series of mentions about his songs can be seen on www.thisisrnb.com.

“One of our favorite new radio friendly records of the moment now has an accompanying video. Released just about a week ago, emerging teen singer Derek Kingteams up with fellow Bay Area rapper IAMSU! for the visual to their infectious new song ‘What It Do,’” reads one of their posts.

Another was written, last year, when Derek was chosen the Young California Pick of the Week on May 14, 2014. That can be viewed here: www.youngcalifornia.com/tag/derek-king/

To listen to his music and view his videos, go to www.youtube.com/user/DerekKingOnline. You can also follow him on Twitter @DerekKingOnline where he has over 63,000 followers.

 

By Allen Payton

Alan Lloyd, Jr., of Antioch, traveled to Europe for the United World Games, as part of the USA Basketball team 16 and Under boys and helped them bring home the gold.

“They played a lot of good teams,” his father Alan, Sr. said. “And they came out on top.”

Alan, Jr. just celebrated his 13th birthday, this week and will be an eighth grader at Black Diamond Middle School, this year. The talented, young scholar athlete, who had a 3.6 GPA, this year, was the youngest player on the USA team. His teammates will be in 10th and 11th grade. 

“He has been playing with high schoolers for the past five years,” Alan, Sr. added.

Now Alan, Jr. is preparing to play in the upcoming West Coast National AAU tournament in Las Vegas, this week, from Thursday to Sunday. Good luck to him and his team!

By Allen Payton

Sean Shinn started in scouting in second grade. A few months later he met Josie Monaghan, founder of the East County Veterans Thrift Stores in downtown Antioch, at the 9-11 Memorial event and kept in constant contact.

“I’ve been around vets my entire life,” Shinn, now a junior at Antioch High and a member of Troop 151, said. “So, helping Josie would be amazing since she’s been helping every veteran that’s come back. I helped her with her store when she was starting out.”

So when it came to do a project to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, he contacted Josie. Shinn had already done two other projects at the [Veterans] Peer Counseling Center, including making a brochure rack, for the self-help mentoring. Plus, he organized the books they already had.

One of the ideas was a box for collecting American flags that are torn, tattered or faded, so they can be properly disposed of.

“They’re no longer fit for duty, according to the Flag Code,” Shinn shared. “They’re then retired.”

That’s done in two ways, either by burning or burying the flag.

He built the box and installed it in February, this year and a variety of flags have already been deposited in the box.

Shinn spoke of properly retiring a flag.

“It has to be done respectfully,” he shared. “Only Boy Scouts or military are authorized to do a flag retirement ceremony.”

He is almost done earning his desired rank.

“I have a couple more things to do,” Shinn stated. “One more merit badge and then my Eagle Scout Board of Review. Then I’m there. Hopefully in the next couple months.”

His future plans include military service with hopes of attending the Naval Academy.

If you have a worn American flag, you can bring it the East County Veterans Thrift Store at 522 West Second Street in Antioch and place it in Shinn’s flag box. It will be disposed of properly.

By Allen Paytons

Collegiate volleyball player, Jason Agopian, of Antioch is heading to South Korea on Sunday to play on the U.S. men’s volleyball team during the World University Games in July. He is one of 12 players selected from across the country. He and two of his teammates of U.C. Irvine are on the team.

There are three levels of teams that represent that United States at sporting competitions, Agopian explained.

“There’s the U.S. Olympic national team,” he said. “Those are the top dogs. The Panamerican Games team. Those guys are the number two. And then there’s the World University Games team, the next level down.”

The international competition includes a Winter Games, Summer Games and World Championships. This year’s Summer Games will be held in Gwangju, South Korea, and includes collegiate athletes on various teams, chosen from around the country. It will last from July 2 -11.

“It’s pretty cool,” Agopian shared. “There’s an opening ceremony. It looks very much like the Olympics.”

Contacted in May, Agopian “was asked to play for this team to represent the USA at the World University Games made up of collegiate athletes from across the country,” he added.

For those who want to watch him and the USA team play, the games will be broadcast on ESPNU and ESPN3.

In addition being part of the U.S. men’s volleyball team for the World University Games, Agopian was also selected Second Team All American by Volleyball Magazine, this year, in which he was a red shirt junior. He’ll play one more year, as a senior.

In addition, he was selected First Team for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, of which UCI Men’s Volleyball team is a member.

Agopian was also part of UCI’s 2013 Men’s Volleyball team that won the National Championship.

A 2011 graduate of Deer Valley High School where he also played on the volleyball team, the 6-foot, 7-inch tall Agopian is majoring in Psychology and Social Behavior. But he said he’s considering a career in physical therapy, which will require additional education.

There are 12 players on the team heading to the games. Agopian plays middle blocker. When he rotates to the back row, a player called the libero, who has a different colored jersey, comes in off the sidelines and takes Agopian’s place. Then when the libero rotates to the front, Agopian returns and takes the libero’s place.

He leaves for Southern California, on Saturday, where he and the rest of the team will meet up for the first time and practice. They will then fly to South Korea on Sunday night.

But, before he leaves on Sunday, Agopian will be the subject of a photo shoot to become the face of UCI Sports for the upcoming school year. His photo will show up in marketing for the school, mainly on campus and possibly on buses.

Agopian is the son of Robin and the late Antioch City Councilman Gary Agopian.

For more information on the World University Summer Games, www.wugusa.com/summer-games/. To learn more about UC Irvine Men’s Volleyball, visit www.ucirvinesports.com/sports/m-volley/index.

Good luck to Jason and the USA Men’s Volleyball Team!

Three Antioch girls have decided to join together to celebrate their Sweet 16 birthdays, this Saturday night and wanted to let the world know.

Savannah Eve Thrower is the daughter of Brandon and Danyell Thrower. Savannah is considered a book-smart nerd, she loves to read and write. Savannah plans to one day, finish writing her own book and would love to share it with the world. She is nice and likes to make new friends. She also wants to pursue a career in photography and share her creativeness with the world.

Ajanna Malaya Williams Jamison is the daughter of Michael and Adeesha Jamison. Ajanna, who goes by AJ, is a student athlete who is on her varsity high school basketball team. She also works in community service and on fundraisers. Ajanna plans to attend a four-year college and major in forensic science.

Felicity Terezah Faith Scott is the daughter of Percy and Dannette Scott. Felicity has a very interesting taste in fashion. She has created her own personal style in which her goal is to represent how important it is to be an individual and unique. Felicity is also a student athlete as a member of her high school varsity basketball team, runs track, dances, is part of the yearbook committee, and is very active in church.

Happy Sweet 16 Birthday, ladies!