HOW THEY FARED – GAMES OF 11/15-16  RANK TEAM RESULT SCORE RECORD 1 De La Salle-Concord BYE “” 10-0 2 Folsom WIN: vs. Lincoln-Stockton 50-13 11-0 3 Archbishop Mitty-San Jose LOSS: @ No. 5 Serra-San Mateo 34-7 9-1 4 Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills WIN: vs. Napa 31-7 10-1 5 Serra-San Mateo... Read more

State of Play By Mark Tennis    It’s always a contested argument about which league is the toughest in the state each season in the major sports.    In recent seasons, for example, the Trinity League in Southern California has been at or near the top of the state in... Read more

RECORDS ARE FINAL RANK LAST TEAM RECORD   1 1 De La Salle-Concord 14-0   2 2 Folsom 16-0   3 3 Grant-Sacramento 14-1   4 6 Campolindo-Morga 16-0   5 5 Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton 13-0   6 4 Clayton Valley Charter-Concord 15-1   7 7 St. Mary’s-Stockton 12-2  ... Read more

ATHLETE SCHOOL SPORT COLLEGE Keenan Brigman Valley Christian-San Jose Baseball Pacific Chris Brown College Park-Pleasant Hill Baseball UC Davis Kris Bubic Archbishop Mitty-San Jose Baseball Stanford Noah Burnham College Park Baseball UC Santa Barbara Brendt Citta Leland-San Jose Baseball San Jose State Myles Coston De La Salle-Concord Baseball Fresno State... Read more

   Reviewing the first high school football event at Levi’s Stadium, and five suggested future matchups. State of Play: Mark Tennis    It wasn’t the Friday night lights of the Corral at Oakdale High, but for senior fullback Frankie Trent the Saturday afternoon sunshine he felt on Oct. 11 at Levi’s... Read more

 NEW RANKS OUT WEDNESDAY             RANK TEAM RESULT COMMENT 1 De La Salle-Concord (4-1) d. No. 17 Granite Bay 37-0 Spartans battle through penalties + mistakes to still post shutout on the road 2 Folsom (6-0) d. No. 10 Del Oro-Loomis 31-0 Bulldogs hold Golden... Read more

Compiling the Bay Area 75 list is an exercise full of painstaking scrutiny and doesn’t come without some guilt. There were at least another 75 athletes considered who didn’t make the list, and they all had incredibly strong credentials. We’ve chosen five to highlight here as the toughest cuts we... Read more

  30. J.J. KOSKI  San Ramon Valley-Danville, Football/Basketball, SR.Koski’s two-sport prowess was recently recognized with a 3rd-Team selection to Cal-Hi Sports’ All-State Grid-Hoop team. The Cal-bound wide reciever caught 56 passes for 881 yards and 15 TDs during the fall. He then spent his winter as the defensive stopper and... Read more

  1. ST. FRANCIS-MOUNTAIN VIEW (29-5 in 2015)   Returning plenty of talent from their 2015 Central Coast Section Open Division championship roster, the Lancers were a no brainer to begin at No. 1 this season. UCLA-bound outfielder and pitcher, Jeremy Ydens, will lead a dynamic offense and solid defensive... Read more

What’s The Toughest League In The State? It’s a debate that changes every year in every sport: What’s the toughest league in the state? For baseball, there are several that are usually in the discussion and they include three from Northern California: the West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL) of the... Read more

State of Play By Mark Tennis    At this year’s CIF state basketball finals, we were asked at Cal-Hi Sports by Time Warner Cable to provide a series of Mt. Rushmore type selections for California’s best-ever boys players, girls players and coaches.    If you don’t know, Mt. Rushmore picks... Read more