CIF Open Division runner-up Woodcreek was never budging from the top spot, but deciding what to do with state-champions St. Patrick-St. Vincent and Mission-S.F. was a bit tougher. We had the Bruins one spot ahead of the Bears before the state finals, and chose to keep it that way —... Read more

Here’s how we see the NorCal baseball landscape to start the 2017 season. 1. DE LA SALLE-CONCORD (25-3) Some of the most competitive games on the Spartans schedule each year are the intrasquad games played at Saturday morning practices. It’s in those games where De La Salle builds its program... Read more

A New Coach And Attitude Helped The St. Ignatius Wildcats Evolve Into Title Threats Read more

Carondelet-Concord Golfer Yealimi Noh is named our SportStar of the Week One year after Top 10 finishes at both the CIF NorCal and State Tournaments — as a freshman — Noh shot to the top of the leaderboard. At The Club at Crazy Horse Ranch in Salinas on Nov. 7, her... Read more

SportStar Of The Week | Freedom-Oakley | Football | Senior • In one the best back-and-forth games of the season in the East Bay, Pierce helped keep the Falcons’ perfect season in tact by leading them to a 41-38 victory at previously-unbeaten Pittsburg. Pierce’s 34-yard touchdown pass to Giles Jackson was... Read more

Carondelet golf takes aim at second at another postseason run to the state tournament Read more

SportStar Of The Week | Serra-San Mateo | Football | Senior • The Padres QB accounted for six touchdowns and the game-winning 2-point throw in an overtime win over St. Francis-Mountain View. The dual-threat quarterback was at his best in leading host Serra to a thrilling 41-40 overtime upset of previously-unbeaten St. Francis-Mountain... Read more

SAN PABLO, CA ““ The Seventh Annual NorCal Clash that ended in a 96-93 victory for the boys from the class of 2018, was a back and forth affair that certainly gave the fans at Contra Costa College on Sunday afternoon their money’s worth. Several players shined for both teams,... Read more

  By DAVID KIEFER | Contributor There is a common dialogue between sisters Madeleine and Tori Dilfer that goes something like this: Maddie: “You need to focus!” Tori: “You need to chill out!” Yes, Maddie admits she could loosen up a little, but it’s also part of a personality that... Read more

The Northern California Volleyball Association’s Boys Junior Red team claimed a gold medal at the USA Volleyball High Performances Championships in Ft. Lauderdale from July 19-23. NCVA compiled a perfect 9-0 record during the tournament and dropped just five of 32 total sets en route to winning the Youth Boys... Read more

Our Final 2015-16 NorCal Top 20 Rankings For Baseball, Softball, Basketball and Football — All In One Place! Read more

Baseball is one of the great equalizing sports. Especially at the high school level. A team may be better than its opponent over the course of a season, but one strong outing from a good pitcher “” or an abnormally bad outing by one “” can tilt the scale on any... Read more