RICHMOND, Calif. - A student-led media team from Richmond is getting the chance to be on the sidelines as sports reporters and photographers for the Oakland Roots game on Saturday.

The media students at Summit Tamalpais, a middle and high school charter, will also take part in the post-game press conference and get real-world experience.

Teachers and staff here said the students have been preparing for weeks for their first-ever live sporting event.

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Gregory Brookins Hinton, the school’s dean of culture and instruction, said as sports teams in the East Bay are dwindling, "this will be an opportunity to document history."

The school is bringing 10 students to the sidelines at the Coliseum, gathering photos, sports reporting, and taking part in a

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