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Mater Dei secures back-to-back Open Division state football titles, fifth championship in program history with 37-15 win against Concord De La Salle

Blog Central Section Features Football High School Football High School Sports Features Los Angeles City Section News NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section StaffPicks December 18, 2024 0

Mater Dei captured back-to-back Open Division football titles for the first time since 2017-18 with a 37-15 victory Saturday against Concord De La Salle at the CIF State Championships at Saddleback College. Mater Dei (13-0), which is expected to conclude the year as the top-ranked high school football team... Read more

Perfection achieved by Palos Verdes, which completes 27-0 season by defeating Los Altos to capture first girls tennis state crown

Blog Central Coast Section Features High School Sports Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Tennis: High School & Club December 9, 2024 0

FRESNO – For more than 100 days, Palos Verdes High navigated through a challenging schedule of nonleague, tournament, league, section and regional matches by relying on the deepest doubles lineup in the country and a versatile singles roster to remain unbeaten. In less than 100 minutes Monday at the... Read more

Palos Verdes looks to cap exceptional fall season with girls tennis state title against Los Altos, add to historic haul for Sea Kings

Blog Central Coast Section Features High School Sports Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Tennis: High School & Club December 8, 2024 0

It has already been a memorable fall season for the Palos Verdes High girls tennis team, as well as the school’s entire athletic department. The unbeaten Sea Kings will look to continue their momentum and contribute another historical achievement for the school when they pursue a team title in... Read more

Orange Lutheran freshman Sophie Suh secures Southern Section singles title, Cassie Blakey and Stella Simpson-Morgan of Palos Verdes rally to capture doubles crown

Blog Central Coast Section Features High School Sports Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Tennis: High School & Club December 6, 2024 0

CLAREMONT – Sophie Suh began what has the potential to be an exceptional prep legacy, highlighted by the first of many CIF Southern Section girls tennis titles. Cassie Blakey and Stella Simpson-Morgan finally celebrated a championship moment Thursday that had been three years in the making for the close... Read more

Los Altos outlasts Menlo School for third time this season to win first Northern California regional girls tennis title

Blog Central Coast Section Features High School Sports Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Tennis: High School & Club December 4, 2024 0

Menlo School had its season, and a bid for a return trip to the girls tennis state final, conclude Wednesday just how it began in August – with a heartbreaking setback to Central Coast Section rival Los Altos. The top-seeded Eagles relied on three singles victories, in addition to... Read more

Quincy Wilson Named 2024 USATF Youth Athlete of the Year

Blog High School Sports Features News NewsTicker Running SportStars of the Week StaffPicks Star of The Week Page Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner XC-Track-Running November 15, 2024 0

At just 16 years old, Quincy Wilson has already established himself as one of the brightest young talents in track and field. He can now add USATF Youth Athlete of the Year to his running accomplishments. USATF announced its end-of-the-year award winners on Thursday, naming Wilson its youth recipient.... Read more

PERPETUAL PANTHER | Antioch High’s Fifita Grewe Never Stops

High School Baseball/Softball High School Sports Features North Coast Section April 1, 2024 0

With An Intense Work Ethic And Passion For Improving The Lives Of Others, Multi-Sport Athlete & Student Leader Fifita Grewe Isn’t Slowing Down Anytime Soon Fifita Grewe has a schedule that would be daunting to most adults, but the Antioch High School junior wouldn’t have it any other way.... Read more

EYEING HISTORY | Salesian Basketball Set New Bar For Excellence

High School Basketball High School Sports Features NewsTicker North Coast Section March 25, 2024 0

On the court and in the classroom, a talented, unselfish, hard-working Salesian boys basketball ensemble achieved one of the greatest seasons in the history of its storied program Story by M. Scott | Photos by David Gershon Bill Mellis doesn’t always look at the score or the time or... Read more

Following The Plan | Valley Christian Baseball At It Again

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Sports Features NewsTicker March 12, 2024 0

One Year After A Heartbreaking NorCal Championship Loss, Valley Christian-San Jose Baseball Is Off To A 7-0 Start Behind Loads Of Returning Talent And A Familiar Guide PICTURED ABOVE: Quinten Marsh crosses the plate against Elk Grove on Feb. 24. (David Gershon photo) Watching another team skip, flail and... Read more

Hungry For More | Whitney Softball Opens 2024 With High Hopes

High School Sports Features More Sports NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section March 4, 2024 0

After Graduating Just Four Seniors From A Section Championship Team And CIF NorCal Semifinalist, Whitney Softball Is Cooking Up Some Lofty Goals PICTURED ABOVE: Whitney senior pitcher Hannah Duncan smiles during a Feb. 19 workout. (David Gershon photo) It’s a late President’s Day afternoon and Fresno State-bound senior pitcher... Read more

BEST OF 2023: May | Bailey’s Breakout

Aquatics High School Sports Features NewsTicker North Coast Section December 18, 2023 0

Bailey Hartman Is The Latest National-Level Swimmer At Carondelet — But The First Since 2013 To Help Carry The Cougars To An NCS Title • Bailey Hartman sat comfortably in her fold-out camping chair posted squarely in the front corner of the Carondelet swimming tent. Throughout the morning of... Read more

SportStars Vault | The Night The Pirates Stole The Show

High School Football High School Sports Features NewsTicker North Coast Section May 12, 2023 0

With The ’91 Pittsburg Football Team Going Into The Pittsburg FB Hall Of Fame This Weekend, We Dug Up Our 2011 Feature On That Famous Win • EDITOR’S NOTE: This Article First Appeared In SportStars #37 On Dec. 8, 2011, Marking The 20th Anniversary Of Pittsburg’s 1991 Win Over... Read more