New NorCal High School Baseball Rankings

SportStars’ Season-Opening NorCal Softball Top 20

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section Northern Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section February 24, 2022 0

Led By A Pair Of Undefeated Teams From 2021, The Season-Opening NorCal Softball Top 20 Suggests A Riveting Three Months Ahead Of Us • PICTURED ABOVE: No. 1 St. Francis-Mountain View from March 2020. (SFHS Athletics photo) 1. ST. FRANCIS-MOUNTAIN VIEW (26-0 in 2021) It’s Jessica Oakland’s world and... Read more

GOLD RUSH: NorCal Talent Helping USA Softball Chase Fleeting Olympic Glory

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section July 21, 2021 0

Five NorCal Products Make Up One-Third Of The USA Softball Women’s National Team, Which Faces A Now-Or-Never Shot At Redemption In Tokyo • TOP PHOTO: Pitcher/Infielder Ally Carda, Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove ’11 UPDATED: July 26, 2021, 1pm The USA Softball team’s quest to reclaim Olympic glory has more California... Read more

SportStories, Ep. 10 | Olympians Pt. 1: Diamond Desperados

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section July 19, 2021 0

Coaches From Foothill-Pleasanton And Merced High Tell Tales Of Valerie Arioto And Bubba Nickles — Part Of Five NorCal Natives Powering USA Softball’s Quest For Gold • TOP IMAGE: Valerie Arito (USA Softball photo) Of all the U.S. National Teams competing in the Tokyo Summer Olympics, perhaps none feel... Read more

Way Of The Warriors | Valley Christian Baseball’s Path To Title No. 10

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball June 25, 2021 0

Through A Pandemic, Odd Schedules And Unknowns, Valley Christian Baseball Stuck To What It Does Best — Winning Games When They Matter Most • The symmetry seems so perfect — San Jose’s Valley Christian High winning its 10th Central Coast Section baseball championship, matching the number and the nickname... Read more

Final NorCal Baseball Rankings | 2021

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section Northern Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section June 21, 2021 2

WCAL Reigns Supreme As Valley Christian Plays Its Way To A CCS Title And Another No. 1 Finish In Our Final NorCal Baseball Rankings • Final NorCal Baseball Rankings For 2021. Previous rank in parenthesis. (TOP PHOTO: Valley Christian celebrates its CCS Open title on June 19; photo by... Read more

Final NorCal Softball Rankings | 2021

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section Northern Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section June 21, 2021 0

St. Francis Left Zero Doubt Over Its Credentials To Be The Top Team In Our Final NorCal Softball Rankings Of 2021 • Final NorCal Softball Rankings For 2021. Previous rank in parenthesis. (TOP PHOTO: Tayler Biehl of No. 15 Vista del Lago-Folsom; James K. Leash photo) 1. (1) St.... Read more

SportStories, Ep. 8 | Thundering Heights

High School Baseball/Softball Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section June 3, 2021 0

Five Guests Revisit Coach Jeff Carlson’s Elk Grove High Baseball Dynasty That Produced Eight Section Titles And Eight Major Leaguers In Just A 16-Year Span • Dynasties are not particularly rare in high school sports. Even though rosters are always changing as classes graduate and others come in, if... Read more

Pittsburg Baseball | Ready Crew

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section June 3, 2021 2

Willed By Its Senior Class, Pittsburg Baseball Completed Its Rebirth As The Pirates Rolled To Their First League Title In More Than Three Decades Pittsburg High senior Michael Weber saw the sharp ground ball come right off the bat. It looked the same as the countless number of grounders... Read more

Golden Silva | Sophomore Ace Fuels Elk Grove Softball

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section May 6, 2021 0

Aissa Silva Has Some Of The Best Pitching Stats In The State For A Talented Elk Grove Softball Team Chasing A Delta League Crown UPDATED May 10, 2021 A road trip is only as good as its playlist. Elk Grove softball parents Erin and Manuel Silva prefer 2000s R&B.... Read more

South Bay Sports Training | “If You Build It…”

Club Sports High School Baseball/Softball April 28, 2021 0

San Jose’s South Bay Sports Training Gets Help From Its Landlord To Build Temporary Outdoor Diamond That Got Its Baseball, Softball Athletes Through The Shutdowns • For more than 14 years, the South Bay Sports Training center in San Jose has been a vibrant hub for baseball and softball... Read more

Oakmont Baseball | Meet The Upset Squad

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section April 5, 2021 0

Nearly Two Years Removed From A 30-Win Section Title Season, Oakmont Baseball Returned From The Pandemic Led By A Young Wave Of Talent Ready To Face Anyone • Kurt Marton saved his best fastball for last on March 30. The right-handed sophomore pitcher on the Oakmont High baseball team... Read more

Jordan Woolery | From Legend To Leader At Clayton Valley

High School Baseball/Softball High School Sports Features North Coast Section March 18, 2021 0

Tales Of Jordan Woolery’s Softball Mastery Were Widespread Before Her 2019 Arrival At Clayton Valley — As It Turned Out, They Were All True • Jordan Woolery has never waited long to make an impression. When she was in the sixth grade, word started filtering around Concord’s Clayton Valley... Read more