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Pleasant Grove’s Bright Lights

High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 17, 2018 0

Youngest Light Sisters Are Helping Pleasant Grove Volleyball Illuminate A Path Toward Sac-Joaquin Section Glory • It is the middle of an era of sorts for the Pleasant Grove volleyball program. It’s an era of Light, as in the Light sisters. And while the two youngest Light sisters, Vivian and... Read more

Concord’s Rayna Stanziano Sets A Quiet Pace

High School Sports Features North Coast Section Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner XC-Track-Running October 7, 2018 0

Underrated and Understated, Concord High’s Rayna Stanziano Has Quietly Become One Of The East Bay’s Best Distance Runners • Rayna Stanziano reflects the tranquil nature of Concord High’s cross country team, appreciating more subtle aspects of competition and sport, rather than the trophies and banners that larger programs collect... Read more

Placer BloodLINE: Capra Brothers Power Hillmen

High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section October 5, 2018 0

Joey Capra Is The Last Of A Trio Of Linemen Brothers Who Have Brought A Pac-12 Sparkle — And More Than A Few Banners — To Placer Football • Legends linger a little longer in Auburn, home to the world’s oldest 100-mile trail race, California’s longest-lasting prep basketball tournament... Read more

Megan Trottier: Woodland Christian Volleyball’s Hitmaker

High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 19, 2018 0

Woodland Christian Senior Knows How To Rock & Roll — And She May Just Be The State’s Best Small-School Volleyball Player • The Boots Randolph blooper anthem “Yakety Sax” would have aptly narrated a Woodland Christian dig this preseason in the third set of a sweep of Bradshaw Christian-Sacramento.... Read more

Cal High Volleyball: Championship CALibrated

High School Sports Features North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 11, 2018 0

A Young Cal High Volleyball Team Arrived Earlier Than Expected When It Won 30 Games In 2017 — And Now The Title Window Is Wide Open For The Talented Roster • With an impressive cast of impact players back from a section semi-finalist team, California High-San Ramon girls volleyball... Read more

City State Of Mind: Galileo Back For More After 2017 State Title Shocker

High School Football High School Sports Features September 9, 2018 0

The notion of an Academic Athletic Association football team winning a state championship seemed remote at best until Galileo, the alma mater of O.J. Simpson, pulled it off last December in stunning fashion. The Lions, led by sophomore Yarvell Smith, the league’s Player of the Year, and Jimmy Edwards,... Read more

Cardinal Newman Football: From The Ashes

High School Football High School Sports Features North Coast Section August 31, 2018 1

Close To A Year After Its Community And Campus Were Ravaged By The Tubbs Fire, Cardinal Newman High Football Won A True Homecoming Game • SANTA ROSA — Nearly 11 months after the Tubbs fire ripped through Northern California, the pains remain for communities still rebuilding from the devastation... Read more

Clash Splash: Keshad Johnson Shines At Hoop Showcase

High School Basketball High School Sports Features August 31, 2018 0

NorCal Clash Provides Proving Ground And Newest San Leandro High Standout Makes The Most Of It • In a basketball all-star event like the NorCal Clash, players are preparing for their move from the high school stage onto a larger platform: the college game. It’s an evolutionary stage for these... Read more

NCVA’s Nine High Performance Teams Show Well At National Event

High School Sports Features VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA August 29, 2018 2

Another sparkling summer for the NCVA and its member clubs wrapped up at the end of July as the organization’s NorCal High Performance program sent nine different teams to compete in the USA Volleyball High Performance Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With five boys teams and four girls teams, NCVA... Read more

Mack Keeps Truckin’: McClymonds Looks To Remain King Of Oakland Football

High School Football High School Sports Features August 29, 2018 0

You lose 18 of 30 players to graduation or transfer and there’s reason for concern. But McClymonds- Oakland football coach Michael Peters just rolls with the punches. That’s how it works in West Oakland. The Warriors have suffered their unfair share of pain and tragedy, including the death last month... Read more

Northern Section Lights: NS Football’s Four Big Questions

High School Football High School Sports Features Northern Section August 22, 2018 0

There’s Plenty To Watch For In the Northern Section This Football Season — We Take A Look At Some Of The Biggest Storylines To Follow • Some things are automatic for Northern Section football. Linemen will grow humongous, section officials will refuse to start football early and someone will be... Read more

Berean Christian Football: Size Advantage

High School Football High School Sports Features North Coast Section August 22, 2018 1

With A Roster Of Less Than Thirty, The Berean Christian Eagles Are Happy To Play Underdogs In A Much Larger League — And Prepare For A Real Run At A Division V Section Crown • As an outsider looking in, it would be perfectly understandable to argue a small... Read more