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Youth Served In Windsor Win | NorCal Football Sunday Wrap
Freshman Hayden Anderson Has Impact On Windsor Jaguars’ Big Road Win Over Benicia And 5-0 Start To Fall • Windsor receiver/defensive back Hayden Anderson admits he’s never blocked a punt before, so when he broke through the middle of the Benicia punt formation and smothered a prospective first quarter... Read more
Presumed Dead Too Soon? | Elk Grove Football Rushes Back To SJS Relevance
Seniors Zeke Burnett, Ethan Archuleta And Pita Folaumotui Vi Are On Mission To Prove Elk Grove’s Demise Was Falsely Advertised — They Might Be Right • TOP PHOTO: Zeke Burnett Crosses The Goal Line In Elk Grove’s Sept. 17 Win At Lincoln (Ike Dodson photo) A dive isn’t a... Read more
Mira Costa at Nike Portland XC
Mira Costa High School represented well in all races last Saturday at Blue Lake Park in the Nike Portland XC Invitational. Dalia Frias ran 17:14.0 for 3rd place in a super competitive race including the top-ranked runners in the country. With about 800 meters to go Kate Peters, who... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast |Ep. 9: Football Festivus & Jaguar Juggernauts
Grievances Are Aired, Coach Terry Eidson Provides Keys To De La Salle’s National Spotlight Game And Kimball High’s Nick Coronado Joins The Show • TOP PHOTO by JOE ROSWELL / Twitter: @Joe_roswell / Joeroswellphotos.com Before 7 Friday Night hosts Chace and Ben dive into an enticing week of high... Read more
All-State FB: NorCal’s Best Since ’80
There has been a Cal-Hi Sports all-state first team after every California high school football season since 1980. There also has been at least a second team added on since 1986. Here is an honor roll of the best players from Northern California starting from the first all-state team... Read more
TOP 20 All-Time MLBers As Gridders
Expanding on a list from a few days ago, this would be our picks of the top 20 all-time players from Major League Baseball who are from California high schools and who were standouts in football. Two current managers are included along with several Hall of Famers. FOR THE... Read more
Rivers Run Wild | Heritage Star Back Just Keeping Up With Fam
Brentwood’s Devon Rivers Is The Youngest Of A Family With Running In Its Blood — And The Patriots Football Standout Is Keeping Pace Just Fine • Updated With New Quotes And Stats: Oct. 7, 2021 Good natured competition is the name of the game in the Rivers household. If... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 8: Hollywood Memories & Gaucho Pride
Our Hosts Talk Most Surprising Teams, Elicit Hollywood Memories From Coach Eidson And Take 7 Friday Night On The Road To El Cerrito • As NorCal football begins to embark on Week 6, we’ve already reached the one-third marker of the season. 7 Friday Night hosts Chace Bryson and... Read more
Elk Grove Rushes To First Win | NorCal Football Sunday Wrap
Running Game, Pass Rush Lead Elk Grove Over Lincoln; McClymonds Passes First Big Test + VIDEO Of Heritage-Brentwood Win • PICTURED ABOVE: Elk Grove defensive end, Pita Folaumotui Vi (Ike Dodson photo) On paper, Friday’s matchup between 2-1 Lincoln High and winless Elk Grove was a toss-up. It didn’t... Read more
Foothill Volleyball | COVER STORY: Footloose Falcons
High School Volleyball Isn’t Quite Back To Normal, But Standout Grayce Olson And Her Foothill High Teammates Are Enjoying The Challenge, Embracing The Moment • PICTURED ABOVE: Foothill senior captain, Grayce Olson Making the quick adjustment back to a fall season in one of the region’s most competitive leagues, the... Read more
Rocklin Football | Beware Of Thunderstorms
A Lightning-Fast Aerial Attack And Hard-Nosed Defense Has Rocklin Football In Contention For Serious Sac-Joaquin Section Success • PICTURED ABOVE: Senior wide receiver Nathan Kent To win games in the Sac-Joaquin Section’s premier football conference, you will have to find creative ways to score. Five Sierra Foothill League teams average... Read more
Good To Be A Gator | Sacred Heart Prep Water Polo Is Ready To Roll
Sacred Heart Prep Boys Water Polo Is No Stranger To Title Expectations — But This Fall’s Team Has Talent And Motivation Exceeding Perhaps All Of Its Championship Predecessors PICTURED ABOVE: Sacred Heart Prep senior, Gavin West There are more stories than are worth counting of high school programs from... Read more