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NorCal Football Rankings | Top 20, WEEK 8

Central Coast Section High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section October 10, 2022 0

There’s A New No. 3 In The NorCal Football Rankings, Plus A Preseason Top 20 Team Returns After A Mid-September Exit • We didn’t get the seismic shift we could’ve had with a few more upsets, but last week’s five matchups between teams within the NorCal Football Rankings still... Read more

Progress Report | Rising College Park Football Passes Newest Test

High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section October 9, 2022 0

With A 34-28 Comeback Win Over Previously Unbeaten Concord, College Park Football Continued Its March Toward Sustained Success — And Maybe A League Title • PICTURED ABOVE: College Park junior Julian Abeyta celebrates in the closing seconds of the Falcons win over Concord. (Ben Enos photos) Signs of progress... Read more

Rock & Roll (To The Right) | QB Caden Pinnick Has Del Oro Shredding

High School Football High School Sports Features NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section October 7, 2022 1

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

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.17: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 7)

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It’s Another Spirited Week Of NorCal Football Picks From The 7 Friday Night Trio Featuring Key Matchups From Across The Region • As the high school football season charges into its second half, the 7 Friday Night team is back for another round of NorCal football picks. Hosts Chace... Read more

SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings | Top 20, Oct. 6

Central Coast Section NewsTicker North Coast Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 6, 2022 0

San Ramon Valley Moves Into The Top 5 As The NorCal Volleyball Rankings Brace For The Stacked Field At The Stockton Classic • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Tuesday, Oct. 5. Previous ranking in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Setter Morgan Daetz Of No. 5 San Ramon Valley-Danville.... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.16: Midseason Awards & The Magic Kingdom

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This Week, 7 Friday Night Hands Out Midseason Honors And Welcomes Campolindo Standouts Dashiell Weaver And Robbie Mascheroni • This week’s episode is jam-packed with content and interviews, including a 10-minute conversation with the Campolindo QB-WR duo of Dashiell Weaver and Robbie Mascheroni. Hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos... Read more

Rising Above | Heritage Football Uses Gutsy Effort To Get To 5-1

High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section October 2, 2022 0

With Multiple Starters Out, The Heritage Football Team Had Big Nights From Devon Rivers And Its Defense In A League-Opening Win At Freedom • PICTURED ABOVE: Heritage Running Back Devon Rivers Delivers A Stiff Arm To Freedom’s Herschel Turner Jr. (Chace Bryson photos) Even before the first snap of... Read more

Sweet Relief | Pittsburg Football Buries Folsom Loss, Tops Mack

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Two Weeks After Self-Destructive Loss, The No. 4-Ranked Pittsburg Football Team Outlasted A Feisty Effort From No. 7 McClymonds • PICTURED ABOVE: Pittsburg’s Khai Taylor Sprints Along The Sideline During One Of His Two TD Catches. (Ben Enos photos) Victor Galli knew his Pittsburg High football team would be... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.15: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 6)

Central Coast Section High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section Oakland Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section September 29, 2022 0

One Week After Collectively Going 9-4, The 7 Friday Night Trio Gathers For Another Round Of NorCal Football Picks • PICTURED ABOVE: NorCal No. 13 Del Oro-Loomis Takes The Field For Its Sept. 16 Game Vs. No. 18 Menlo-Atherton (David Gershon photo) Your favorite NorCal football podcast trio is... Read more

SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings | Top 20, Sept. 28

Central Coast Section NewsTicker North Coast Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 28, 2022 1

Only Three Teams Hold The Same Spot They Did In Last Week’s NorCal Volleyball Rankings; Top 5 Sees Slight Shuffle And New Team • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Tuesday, Sept. 27. Previous ranking in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: No. 3 Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton. (SHP Athletics photo/Twitter) 1.... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.14: Tacos & Touchdowns

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The Show Flirts With Becoming 7 Foodie Night Before Our Hosts Reel It In To Talk Folsom-De La Salle, Unbeaten Teams & Much More • PICTURED ABOVE: Folsom Celebrates On The Field Following Its 24-20 Win At De La Salle. (Ben Enos photo) Before hosts Chace Bryson and Ben... Read more

Hanne Thomsen Brings Home the Win from Nike Portland XC

Running Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner XC-Track-Running September 27, 2022 0

The Nike Portland XC meet came and went this Saturday, but what it left in its wake was an impressive set of wins on both the boys and girls sides of the Danner Championships races. Hanne Thomsen of Montgomery Highschool in Santa Rosa CA, won the girls’ Danner Championship... Read more