By MITCH STEPHENS | Contributor   Serra High School tailback Eric Redwood’s best trait on the football field is balance. His hips and shoulders are always square. He continuously aims his body down hill.   Beyond that, his coach Patrick Walsh says, the undersized 5-foot-7, 175-pound senior runs with... Read more

Records are final. (source: MaxPreps.com)   RANK LAST WK TEAM RECORD 1 4 Archbishop Mitty-San Jose 28-6   2 2 Sheldon-Sacramento 27-6   3 1 Salesian-Richmond 30-4   4 5 Modesto Christian 29-4   5 10 Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove 28-6   6 7 Deer Valley-Antioch 26-6   7 3 Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland... Read more

As reported by SPSV coach, Danette Domecus   This past Saturday, April 27th, the SPSV Boys Volleyball team competed in the final tournament of the season at the Northgate Varsity Tournament in Walnut Creek. St. Patrick-St. Vincent won the tournament.   Even as the first seed in our pool it was a rough morning,... Read more

75. FRANCIS CHRISTYCasa Grande-Petaluma – Baseball – Senior The 6-foot-1 catcher’s sweet left-handed swing produced 41 hits (.423 avg), 9 doubles, 6 homers and 19 RBI. He was a Rawlings 2nd-Team Al-American and was a 37th-round draft choice by the A’s. He’s committed to Oregon.  74. ALYSSA ROSSTerra Linda-San Rafael... Read more

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

EVERY DAY HEALTH: KENT MERCER     Jayne Appel, center for the San Antonio Silver Stars and graduate of Carondelet-Concord and Stanford, is the best passing post in the WNBA, and she dishes out great advice to high school athletes who would follow in her All-Star footsteps. For instance, staying in... Read more

Early Tests for Top Teams By Alex Goff After defeating Dixon 24-5 in a tough midweek game , Sacramento’s Jesuit HS seems firmly in place to lead Northern California’s single-school Boys Varsity rugby division, (Goff Rugby Report). Jesuit may only be 2-0, but with wins against up-and-comers Riordan and perennial contenders... Read more

By Chace Bryson | Editor     It’s about 15 minutes after Serra’s 49-13 dismantling of host Encinal on Sept. 20 and Padres coach Patrick Walsh is not admitting satisfaction.    But he’s smiling. And after a hug from his wife and son, and a kiss for his mom, things seem... Read more

  TOP 5 BAY AREA vs. SAC-JOAQUIN GAMES SINCE 2009   De La Salle-Concord 49, Folsom 15 (12/8/12)  Much-hyped and highly-anticipated game was the first Open Division Regional bowl game to determine the NorCal berth to the CIF State Bowl. Folsom entered with a 14-0 record and a desire to... Read more

   On Sunday, March 23, 2014, The 3rd annual “QUICK 6 PREMIER 7-on-7 PASSING CHALLENGE” took center stage at Sheldon High School in Sacramento, California. 7-on-7 Football events are very prevalent in the Midwest and Southeastern United States for many high school football athletes, but the West Coast has few... 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

   If a proposal passes next month, CIF bowls will no longer exclude any section champion. There will just be a lot more divisions and some of them just might not be that exciting.    Two of the best football teams this season that did not get chosen to play... Read more