Between community college and Division 1, only 7 percent of high school athletes make it to the collegiate level. This year, Albany High School has produced many who will be taking the next step in their athletic careers. The athletes we chose to highlight are seniors Sisseline Lovejoy, Imani West, Michael Richards, and Deron Lyons.
As winter sports have officially wrapped up, we want to highlight the successful seasons of boys varsity soccer, boys varsity basketball, and girls varsity basketball.
Rivalries are a huge part of sports, and for Albany, the Saint Mary’s Panthers are our biggest rival. Three sports where it gets particularly intense are boys’ basketball, girls volleyball, and boys soccer.
Bill Treseler, the current Athletics Director (AD) and longtime basketball coach, has deep roots in Albany and in the coaching field. His career path took him to multiple top high schools, and even college programs across California.
Varsity sports may be challenging for the average high school student, but these tremendous athletes play multiple sports. Cainen Cisneros, Jasper Graf, Noga Wallach, Lise Arnuad, and Muhammed Amin all play two or more varsity sports.
Omar Johnson Coaches are usually something most athletes take for granted, but for the AHS Varsity Softball team last year, it was a privilege. During the 2024-25 season, the longtime varsity softball coach was fired and replaced by the JV coach who then quit soon after, leaving another vacancy. The ...
Gwen Pingree Dave Beza has been the Albany High School varsity girls volleyball head coach since 2020. When he went on paternity leave last season, Theresa Lieu stepped in. She focused on varsity while Dave Owen, the JV coach at the time, managed his team. Lieu and Owen collaborated on ...
Last Thursday, September 5th, Albany High School’s JV football team won their first game in almost two years. This game against St. Helena was closely followed by another September 13th against Northgate.
