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Minding the Gaps

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Concord High offensive coordinator Jon Bell has seen pretty much everything in his time as the Minutemen’s offensive maestro. He’s played a part in a North Coast Section title run, and played a key role in orchestrating the fast-paced approach that has helped establish Concord as a perennial... Read more

2015 Preseason NorCal Top 20: No. 10 Foothill-Pleasanton

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Gillette Knows The Code

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Third baseman Joe Gillette of Scotts Valley was the only Bay Area player named to the Area Code Games First Team after this year’s event concluded, Aug. 10 at Blair Field in Long Beach. Gillette was lauded by the scouts for his outstanding defense and potential to hit at... Read more

Mark Tennis’ State of Play: Preseason Bowling

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By MARK TENNIS | CalHiSports.com Whether there is a regional bowl game, open divisions in every section, or just about any other tweak in format, the one factor for Northern California football that may never change is the dominance of De La Salle-Concord. The Spartans, who... Read more

Mark Tennis’ State of Play: NorCal’s NFL QB’s had modest beginnings

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Has there ever been a time in NFL history when three former Northern California quarterbacks all began the season with a legitimate chance to be MVP of the league? It doesn’t look like it to me. Barring injury, the three, of course, are Tom Brady of the... Read more

Saluting The Three-Sport Athlete

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State of Play By Mark Tennis It won’t be known until early July who will be the 2013-14 State Athlete of the Year, but for someone who put in the effort to excel in three different sports, a special tip of the hat should go to Miramonte’s Drew... Read more

Mt. Rushmores Of NorCal Hoops

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State of Play By Mark Tennis At this year’s CIF state basketball finals, we were asked at Cal-Hi Sports by Time Warner Cable to provide a series of Mt. Rushmore type selections for California’s best-ever boys players, girls players and coaches. If you don’t know, Mt. Rushmore... Read more

Diamond Dandy

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State of Play By Mark Tennis It’s always a contested argument about which league is the toughest in the state each season in the major sports. In recent seasons, for example, the Trinity League in Southern California has been at or near the top of the state... Read more

Bowl Business: CIF looks at another makeover for its championship football games.

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If a proposal passes next month, CIF bowls will no longer exclude any section champion. There will just be a lot more divisions and some of them just might not be that exciting. Two of the best football teams this season that did not get chosen to... Read more

Perfect Fit: State hoops championships return to the East Bay

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The state hoops championships return to the East Bay in a perfect case of right place, right time. State of Play: Mark Tennis My first taste of the passion of East Bay basketball fans and the skill of its players came when I was a senior in high school... Read more

Lovin’ It At Levi’s

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Reviewing the first high school football event at Levi’s Stadium, and five suggested future matchups. State of Play: Mark Tennis It wasn’t the Friday night lights of the Corral at Oakdale High, but for senior fullback Frankie Trent the Saturday afternoon sunshine he felt on Oct. 11 at... Read more

Turf Wars

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Last year’s cover story in SportStars by Ben Enos focused on football bragging rights being decided in games between teams from the Bay Area and the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section. At the time Enos wrote the story, the Sac-Joaquin held a 114-90 edge in reported games from the... Read more