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NorCal Wrestling’s Power Five | Gilroy
If The Roster Stays Healthy And Fully Eligible, The ’22-’23 Gilroy Wrestling Team Could Change History Over a month of California prep wrestling has cleared the way for five of Northern California’s best boys wrestling programs to represent the true power of NorCal grappling. This five-part series takes a... Read more
NorCal Wrestling’s Power Five | Vacaville
Never Count Out The Vacaville Wrestling Program, Which Seeks Sixth Straight Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Title Despite Inexperienced Squad Over a month of California prep wrestling has cleared the way for five of Northern California’s best boys wrestling programs to represent the true power of NorCal grappling. This five-part series... Read more
NorCal Wrestling’s Power Five | Los Gatos
With Nine State-Ranked Wrestlers To Open The ’22-’23 Season, Los Gatos Wrestling Is Developing Into A Legit Central Coast Section Challenger Photo: Los Gatos Wrestling (Facebook) Over a month of California prep wrestling has cleared the way for five of Northern California’s best boys wrestling programs to represent the... Read more
NorCal Wrestling’s Power Five | Oakdale
Led By An Extremely Balanced Lineup — From Six Seniors To Three Freshmen — Oakdale Wrestling Is So Good It ‘Stangs Over a month of California prep wrestling has cleared the way for five of Northern California’s best boys wrestling programs to represent the true power of NorCal grappling.... Read more
NorCal Wrestling’s Power Five | De La Salle
In Second Season Since His Passing, Mark Halvorson’s Standard For Excellence Lives On In A Very Talented De La Salle Wrestling Room Over a month of California prep wrestling has cleared the way for five of Northern California’s best boys wrestling programs to represent the true power of NorCal... Read more
Champions For Life | Grant Football Rallies For 3-AA State Title
Grant Football Program Goes From Winless To Limitless After 2008 State Champion Alumni Inspire Bowl Game Greatness In Wild Finish PICTURED ABOVE: Grant’s Kyrell Goss-Pruitt Dives Over The Goal Line For A 2-Yard Fourth-Quarter TD Run. (David Gershon photos) In North Sacramento, what’s behind you can help you overcome... Read more
Grinding Toward Greatness | Top-Seeded Placer Football Aims For 7th SJS Title
Battle-Tested And Powered By Legacy, The 10-0 Placer Football Team Opens Its Postseason Hosting Woodcreek In A Sac-Joaquin Section Quarterfinal • PICTURED ABOVE: Sophomore Running Back Baylor Kelley Celebrates During Placer’s Sept. 9 Win Over Vista del Lago-Folsom (Ike Dodson photos) “It’s great to be a Hillman.” Coach Joey... Read more
Rock & Roll (To The Right) | QB Caden Pinnick Has Del Oro Shredding
Golden Eagles Off To Best Start Since 2018 Behind Caden Pinnick, A Superb Leader And The Cousin Of Del Oro’s Last State-Winning QB • Admit it. For the first five seconds of Queen’s “Under Pressure,” you secretly hope it’s actually “Ice, Ice Baby.” Sometimes it’s both. Emcee and quarterback... Read more
Earning Their Stripes | Lincoln Fighting Zebras Aim To Keep Pace With FVL Rival
Spirted Comeback Win Over Yuba City Has Lincoln Football Off To 2-0 Start — The Same As Perennial Foothill Valley League Juggernaut, Placer • PICTURED ABOVE: Lincoln QB Thomas Mukai, left, and running back Sean Cotten. (Ike Dodson photos) The term “rivalry” gets tossed around like a spread formation... Read more
Wild Night | Whitney Football Opens Season With Comeback Thriller
Several Clutch Performances Help Wildcats Erase A 21-0 Deficit To Antelope And Send Whitney Football Surging Into 2022 Season • PICTURED ABOVE: Whitney Quarterback Trevor Hargis. (Ike Dodson photos) A senior transfer, a backup quarterback and a first-year starting defensive back walk onto a field.  It’s not the setup... Read more
Noa Way But Up | Alani Noa, Grant Football Plot Return To Prominence
Led By USC-Bound Lineman Alani Noa, Grant Is Building From The Inside Out As The Long-Respected Sac-Joaquin Section Power Looks To Rise From A Five-Year Swoon • PICTURED ABOVE: Grant senior lineman, Alani Noa. (Ike Dodson photos) To resurrect one of the most storied football programs in Northern California... Read more
Best Bell Cow | Inside The Crowded Race For Top SJS Running Back
Curron Borders, Lamar Radcliffe And A Guy Nicknamed “Thor” Lead The Way At The Sac-Joaquin Section’s Deepest Skill Position In 2022 • PICTURED ABOVE: Manteca senior, Blake Nichelson (David Gershon photo) Who needs a passing game if the run can’t be stopped? Most of the teams mentioned below are... Read more