Long before he was a Golden State Warrior, Gary Payton II got an ultimatum.
Option A: He could get a sports scholarship to fund his potential higher education. Option B: He could forgo a college degree altogether. In high school, Payton, as…
The birth of Crystal Fielder’s twin boys was supposed to be natural. She was due to deliver them — her third and fourth children — in May of 2005. “All the way up until 34 weeks,” she said. But one of her…
Sterling McClanahan, Coby Christensen and Jaden Woodard readied their apartment in mid-December before their guests' arrival. Their residence, about five minutes from campus in Livermore, made for an ideal meeting spot.
They set up the video games — College Football 2025, NBA2K25…
Sarah Thompson, the Academic Senate president at the time, managed the arduous task of organizing Classified Appreciation Day on the heels of a pandemic. These employees perhaps have never been more worthy of the school’s gratitude after helping Las Positas College (LPC)…
Sophomore guard Sterling McClanahan assumes bigger role as LPC men's basketball maximizes its potential
Preseason featured some spirited practices for the Hawks men's basketball team. That’s in part because of sophomore guard Sterling McClanahan. One of the team’s best scorers, he played…
Teenagers are meant to be rebellious. It’s a trait perennially assigned to them. Kids pushing towards independence, yearning to strip themselves from the shadow of their parents. They don’t want to look or act like them. They certainly don’t want to think…
MAGA is a dirt parking lot lined with oversized trucks. Flags sprout from their beds. A few proclaim Jesus is my Savior, Trump is my President. Another features the bloodied image of Donald Trump, post assassination attempt, defiant fist raised…
Raina Dent was born in Alabama two minutes before her twin sister Reese. Her primary place of residence as a kid was a state up in Memphis. And, as a sixth grader, she and her family moved again – this time to…
It began with a gimmick at an Oakland A’s game. But Will MacNeil parlayed a fan promotion into a paid gig doing play-by-play for professional baseball.
After 10 years as a gymnast, she gave up the sport after graduating high school. She came to Las Positas, found her self on the diving board and now she’s stamped as one of the best community college divers in the state.