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Serra Padres Earns Share of WCAL Title
The Padres cruised to a win on Friday thanks to a mammoth first inning. By the end of the first inning, the only question was if Serra would be celebrating an outright West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL )regular season championship or a shared one. It turned out to be a... Read more
Throwing Heat: How To Improve Pitching Technique
If you are looking to start throwing heat then it’s time to work on how to better improve pitching technique. No matter if you just are starting or if you are looking to level up with sights on the big leagues, all pitchers can benefit from learning new ways... Read more
PERPETUAL PANTHER | Antioch High’s Fifita Grewe Never Stops
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
Following The Plan | Valley Christian Baseball At It Again
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
FROM THE VAULT: Make It Six | De La Salle Baseball Extends Title Streak With Complete Effort
CalHiSports.com Recently Announced De La Salle Baseball Will Begin 2024 At No. 4 In The State, So We Thought We’d Revisit Our NCS Title Story From Last Spring • This story originally appeared on May 27, 2023. Look For New Baseball Coverage Coming Soon. De La Salle baseball pitcher... Read more
SportStars’ Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings 2023 | Nos. 25-1
Our 11th Annual Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings For The ’22-’23 School Year Begins Concludes With Nos. 25-1 PICTURED ABOVE: No. 1, McKenna Woliczko of Archbishop Mitty-San Jose Basketball, Softball Welcome to our 11th annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the top 75 Bay Area athletes... Read more
SportStars’ Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings 2023 | Nos. 50-26
Our 11th Annual Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings For The ’22-’23 School Year Continues On With Nos. 50-26 PICTURED ABOVE: No. 39, Money Williams of Oakland High Welcome to our 11th annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the top 75 Bay Area athletes from the 2022-23... Read more
NorCal Pitchers Of The Year | Randi Roelling & Michael Castaneda
Central Catholic’s Randi Roelling Brings Perfect Close To Prep Career; Valley Christian’s Michael Castaneda Tied For State Lead In Wins • MORE BASEBALL/SOFTBALL HONORS: Baseball Player Of The Year | Softball Player Of The Year Everything starts with the ball in their hands. And more often than not, it... Read more
NorCal Baseball Player Of The Year | Nolan Stevens
RELENTLESS: Nolan Stevens Set Out To Do Everything In His Power To Lift Franklin-Elk Grove To Its First Section Title — And Delivered • PHOTOS: David Gershon Franklin baseball coach Bryan Kilby estimated he heard it at least 50 times.  Nolan Stevens made a habit of telling his coach... Read more
NorCal Softball Player Of The Year | Sophia Mariottini
FOUND STRENGTH: Sophia Mariottini Pushed Herself To Become A Lockdown Pitcher, Dependable Bat For NorCal & State’s Top Team • PHOTOS: Larry Kauk / Legndz Photography For the Hollister softball team and Sophia Mariottini, expectations for the 2023 season were modest at best.  There were only a handful of... Read more
NorCal Team Of The Week (May 30-June 3) | Hollister Softball
Early Grind Of Games In March, And Pivotal Loss On May 1, Built Hollister Softball Into An Unstoppable Force By Season’s End • PHOTOS: Larry Kauk / Legndz Photography After a 33-game season, it’s not always easy to recall vivid details from just any game. But Hollister softball senior... Read more
2023 Final NorCal Softball Rankings | Top 25
Central Coast Section Sweeps Each Of The Top Three Spots In The Final NorCal Softball Rankings, Including A First-Time No. 1 • PICTURED ABOVE: CIF Div. I NorCal Championship Game Hero, Hank Tripaldi, Of No. 1 De La Salle. (Chace Bryson photo) Final NorCal Softball Rankings. All records are... Read more