Ethan Kassel, Author at SportStars Magazine

Archbishop Riordan boys basketball team thrives in third quarter to knock off Concord De La Salle in Northern California Regional Open Division final

Basketball Blog Central Coast Section Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker North Coast Section Southern Section StaffPicks March 12, 2025 0

SAN FRANCISCO – Archbishop Riordan won the CIF Northern California Regional Open Division championship Tuesday night in two five-minute windows. First came the five minutes the top-seeded Crusaders spent at halftime shoring up their defense and rebounding. Then came the opening five minutes of the third quarter, where they... Read more

With Star Injured, Marin Catholic Leans on Depth

Blog Features Football News StaffPicks October 14, 2024 0

Marin Catholic entered Thursday night’s league opener against San Marin without star tight end and San Jose State commit Braiden Bachich-Dixon, who was nursing an arm injury. To compensate, Caedon Afsharipour completed passes to seven different receivers and Jarred Geissberger ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third... Read more

Serra Impresses, But Bosco Dazzles

Blog High School Football News StaffPicks September 17, 2024 0

The Serra Padres put up more points and yards in Saturday’s game against the St. John Bosco Braves than they had in their three CIF Open Division Championship appearances combined. But a Braves roster filled to the brim with not only Division I talent, but likely future NFL talent,... Read more

De La Salle Dominates Lancers

Club Sports Football High School Football News Northern Section StaffPicks September 16, 2024 0

The Spartans made it back-to-back wins over WCAL contenders. The theme at De La Salle’s practices this week was “domination.” It showed throughout every phase of Friday night’s convincing 42-7 win over the St. Francis Lancers, one that affirms the Spartans as the top team in Northern California. Four... Read more

De La Salle Runs Away From Serra

Club Sports Football Football News NewsTicker StaffPicks September 12, 2024 0

What can you do in 29 seconds? If you’re De La Salle, you can completely turn one of the biggest football games of the year upside down. Faced with the prospect of trailing and giving the ball to Serra to start the second half, Niko Baumgartner recovered a botched... Read more

Riordan Stuns McClymonds With Late Comeback

Football High School Football News StaffPicks September 3, 2024 0

He had missed a couple of open receivers, his teammates had failed to haul in some open passes, and he threw an interception into double coverage in the end zone. But in the final nine minutes, he more than made up for those missteps, leading a pair of touchdown... Read more

NorCal Baseball: Tempers Flare as Granada Completes Hat Trick Over De La Salle

Blog CalHiSports Insights CalHiSports.com Club Sports High School Baseball/Softball More Sports News NorCal Edition Northern Section June 5, 2024 0

Even without a walk-off, the third installment between the Matadors and Spartans was must-see theater. There was no need for extra innings, no walk-off, no marathon affair split across two days at two different sites. But Granada’s 5-0 win over De La Salle in the Northern California Division I... Read more

CCS Baseball: Rodriguez Lifts Mitty To Division I Championship

High School Baseball/Softball More Sports May 31, 2024 0

The Monarchs’ Wichita State commit put up an MVP performance. The Central Coast Section doesn’t give out an MVP award for its baseball postseason. If there was one, it undoubtedly would have gone to Nico Rodriguez. The Wichita State commit went 7-for-10 with three walks over three playoff games,... Read more

NorCal Baseball Quarterfinals: SI Wins With Chip on Shoulder

CalHiSports Insights CalHiSports.com Club Sports High School Baseball/Softball More Sports News May 30, 2024 0

Unhappy with their seed, the Wildcats took it out on San Marin. The St. Ignatius Wildcats entered Tuesday’s Northern California Division II Quarterfinal with a chip on their shoulders. Having reached the CCS Division I Championship Game and having already won the Northern California Division II Championship last year,... Read more

CCS Baseball: Menlo Wins Division VI Behind Schnell’s Gem

CalHiSports Insights High School Baseball/Softball More Sports May 25, 2024 0

The Knights won their eighth section title and denied a Cinderella story. The Lincoln Lions entered their first CCS Baseball Championship Game in program history with all the momentum in the world and a throng of dedicated supporters that descended on Excite Ballpark. But the Menlo Knights had their... Read more

Siwinski’s Gem Eliminates Padres

Blog Departments High School Baseball/Softball More Sports May 18, 2024 0

St. Ignatius’ senior southpaw pitched a gem to eliminate his rivals. This one was personal. Not only did the St. Ignatius Wildcats secure a trip to the CIF Northern California Playoffs for a second consecutive year, they also ended rival Serra’s season with a 2-0 win in Saturday’s CCS... Read more

Sequoia and Carlmont to Meet for Third Time in Playoffs

Blog CalHiSports Insights CalHiSports.com High School Baseball/Softball More Sports May 18, 2024 0

With Capuchino’s loss to Burlingame later that night on May 10, the Ravens secured one of the PAL Bay’s five automatic CCS playoff berths. Carlmont (14-13, 5-9 PAL Bay) was later selected as an at-large.