Bellarmine’s KJ Carta-Samuels has followed in his brother’s footsteps — with one step still to take. Read more

Mired in a late-season funk, Amador Valley baseball rediscovered itself and never looked back. Read more

College Park boys basketball went from being an afterthought in the NCS playoffs, to a surprise NorCal champion. Read more

A casting call has gone out for football players as filming is set to begin on April 22 — though nowhere close to California. Read more

No program has been hotter than Campolindo over the past three years. Can it continue? Read more

News and notes on Bay Area wrestlers at the CIF state wrestling championships. Read more

Records through April 19 1. (3)  De La Salle-Concord    11-3 2. (1)  Davis    14-2 3. (5)  Serra-San Mateo    15-4-1 4. (4)  Heritage-Brentwood    11-3 5. (2)  Jesuit-Carmichael 13-3 6. (6)  St. Francis-Mountain View    13-7 7. (11)  Elk Grove    10-6 8. (7)  Bellarmine-San Jose    14-6 9. (12)  Casa Grande-Petaluma    11-3 10. (9) ... Read more

   BASEBALL   Andrew Buckley, P, De La Salle-Concord, Sr. COMMENT: Posted a 1.71 ERA with a 5-2 record and one save over 49 innings.   Bryson Brigman, SS, Valley Christian-San Jose, Jr. COMMENT: Two-year starter for Warriors is already a two-time All-CCS player and a two-time world champion with... Read more

NorCal Baseball Top 15 Final rankings    1. St. Francis-Mountain View 25-6 2. Palo Alto         28-9 3. Archbishop Mitty-San Jose 26-6-1 4. St. Mary’s-Stockton         24-10 5. Jesuit-Carmichael         25-9 6. James Logan-Union City 24-4 7. San Benito-Hollister 22-9 8. Campolindo-Moraga 19-8 9.... Read more

  All records through Jan. 28   1. (1) St. Mary’s-Stockton 16-3 2. (3) Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland 17-2 3. (4) Carondelet-Concord 16-3 4. (2) Berkeley 16-2 5. (5) Sacramento 11-6 6. (14) St. Mary’s-Berkeley 15-6 7. (6) Lincoln-Stockton 15-3 8. (7) Miramonte-Orinda 20-0 9. (9) St. Ignatius-S.F. 16-3 10. (8) Archbishop... Read more

NorCal Girls Top 20 All records were through the end of the regular season (Feb. 18). No rankings will be posted during the playoffs.    1. (1) St. Mary’s-Stockton 23-3   2. (2) Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland 23-3   3. (3) Carondelet-Concord 22-3   4. (4) Berkeley 20-2   5. (5) Sacramento... Read more

SCOUT IT OUT LOUD Northern California is one of the most plentiful regions for producing professional baseball players. Take a look at the big league rosters and you will find all-star caliber players such as Dustin Pedroia (Woodland), Jimmy Rollins (Alameda), and CC Sabathia (Vallejo) and of course many players... Read more