Inside Look: De Anza boys
Basketball February 13, 2012 0
By CHACE BRYSON | Editor A year ago at this time, attending practice was essentially optional for members of the De Anza High basketball team. “People didn’t show up to practice and they’d still get to play in the games because we just didn’t have any players,” said... Read more
NorCal Boys Hoops Rankings (Jan. 28)
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All records through Jan. 28 Rank (Last Wk.) School Record 1 (1) Salesian-Richmond 15-2 2 (2) De La Salle-Concord 18-2 3 (3) Archbishop Mitty-San Jose 16-3 4 (5) Newark Memorial-Newark 17-4 5 (6) Jesuit-Sacramento 18-4 6 (4) Sheldon-Sacramento 16-4 7 (7) Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland 15-5 8 (8) Pleasant Grove-Elk... Read more
New Blood for Diablo Rugby
Club Sports February 13, 2012 0
By Erik Stordahl | SportStars With the rugby season already a month old, Michael Dominguez likes what he sees. The Diablo Rugby head coach, now in his third year at that position, looks to improve on last year’s fourth place finish at the Northern California Tournament. “Honestly, we... Read more
NorCal Girls Hoops Rankings (Feb. 21)
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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)... Read more
CIF Div. IV GIRLS: Salesian learns lessons in first state appearance
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By ERIK STORDAHL | SportStars After a magical run in the North Coast Section and CIF Northern Regional playoffs, the Salesian-Richmond girls basketball team succumbed to La Jolla Country Day 72-41 in the CIF Div. IV state championship on March 23. Still, Pride head coach Stephen Pezzola was... Read more
NorCal Boys Hoops Rankings (Feb. 21)
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NorCal Boys Top 20 All records through end of regular season. Rankings are not updated during the playoffs. Rank (Last Wk.) School Record 1 (1) Salesian-Richmond 26-2 2 (2) De La Salle-Concord 24-2 3 (3) Archbishop Mitty-San Jose 24-3 4 (4) Newark Memorial-Newark 22-4 5 (6) Sheldon-Sacramento 22-5... Read more
Boys Hoops Playoff Preview
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NCS/OAKLAND: By Chace Bryson | SJS: By Jim McCue To quote a popular ad slogan, “Here we go.” The road to the California Interscholastic Federation state basketball championships at Sacramento’s Power Balance Pavilion began on Feb. 21. More than 150 teams will lace up their sneaks and put it all on the... Read more
NorCal Baseball Preview 2012
High School Baseball/Softball February 13, 2012 0
BASEBALL PRESEASON TOP 20 NorCal rankings only. Records are from 2011 1. Jesuit-Carmichael (25-6) If your ace is committed to Stanford and your SS to Oregon State, good things are happening. 2. St. Mary’s-Stockton (22-9) Switch-hitting star Gio Brusa leads the way for a Rams squad... Read more
NorCal Softball Preview 2012
High School Baseball/Softball February 13, 2012 0
SOFTBALL PRESEASON TOP 20 NorCal rankings only. Records are from 2011 1. Archbishop Mitty-San Jose (28-3) Power, speed and pitching are all present for a Monarchs team which began the year as the state’s No. 1 team. 2. Sheldon-Sacramento (27-6) Huskies lose power-bat Danielle Henderson, but... Read more
Sweet Revenge
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NCS Div. III: Longrus wills O’Dowd boys to 14th title
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By ERIK STORDAHL | SportStars It wasn’t the finest game of his storied career, but Richard Longrus still brought his lunch pail to McKeon Pavilion at St. Mary’s College. Longrus helped the Bishop O’Dowd boys basketball team capture its second NCS championship in three years and the program’s... Read more
CIF NorCal Playoffs: Carondelet Narrows Focus
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By ERIK STORDAHL | SportStars It’s the same formula that got it this far in the season, so they saw no need in changing it “” even after a shaky first quarter. The Carondelet girls basketball team led only 19-16 against visiting McNair-Stockton in the California Interscholastic Federation... Read more
