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Girls Cross Country Section Rankings
The high school cross country season has reached the midway point all across the state, with several teams having already raced in several quality invitationals, with more meaningful meets and significant showdowns scheduled in the days and weeks ahead. Here is a look at the top girls cross country... Read more
Boys Cross Country Section Rankings
The high school cross country season has reached the midway point all across the state, with several teams having already raced in multiple elite invitationals, with more significant competitions and impactful matchups scheduled in the days and weeks ahead. Here is a look at the top boys cross country... Read more
Brentwood’s Amelia Sarkisian, Viewpoint’s Olly O’Connor enjoy big days at ASICS Clovis Invitational
FRESNO, Calif. – The depth of elite athletes in California Division 5 has the potential to be the most significant in state history and several small school competitors took advantage of their opportunities to compete in the spotlight Friday at the 45th ASICS Clovis Invitational. A new challenger for... Read more
Ventura’s Sadie Engelhardt smashes Woodward Park course record at ASICS Clovis Invitational
FRESNO, Calif. – Sadie Engelhardt took an opportunity to reflect following the Bill Buettner girls championship race at the 45th ASICS Clovis Invitational on the moments when she was in elementary school and had the opportunities to sit with her father Max and watch videos of Claudia Lane racing... Read more
Girls Water Polo Section Rankings
The high school girls water polo season continues to showcase exciting competition this fall in Northern California, with several teams having already competed in multiple tournaments and other elite events and marquee matchups scheduled in the days and weeks ahead. Here is a look at the top girls water... Read more
Arroyo Grande girls water polo holds off Miramonte to win first Fall Classic championship since 2018
Arroyo Grande hadn’t won its own Fall Classic girls water polo tournament since the event’s inaugural year in 2018 and the Eagles found their championship quest in an unfavorable position after losing by a goal in the opening match Thursday against Carondelet. But Arroyo Grande rebounded with four consecutive... Read more
Newport Harbor boys water polo handles Harvard-Westlake to win second Elite 8 title in three years
There were a few moments during the annual Delfina Elite 8 boys water polo tournament when unbeaten Newport Harbor might have appeared inefficient, sluggish or lacking motivation. Unfortunately for the rest of the field, especially host Harvard-Westlake, those occasions were few during the three-day event, and usually followed by... Read more
Marymount girls volleyball grabs another National Division Gold Bracket title at Nike Tournament of Champions
MESA, Ariz. – It might not have been the title Marymount had in mind when it took the court at the start of Saturday’s schedule at the Nike Tournament of Champions. But when two of the state’s longest girls volleyball winning streaks were halted less than 10 minutes apart... Read more
Titles Twice as Nice for Claremont’s Grace Smith, Tesoro’s Griffin Kushen at Iolani Invitational
Smith, a freshman, achieves victories in consecutive days in multiple states to lead Wolfpack girls to win, with Kushen adding another triumph following 2022 championship in Oahu Grace Smith won two races in consecutive days in different states, with Griffin Kushen securing his second career victory at the Iolani... Read more
Redwood outlasts Menlo School in OT to win Scott Roche Invitational title
MENLO, Calif. – One of the longest and most thrilling championship showdowns in the 26-year history of the Scott Roche Invitational boys water polo tournament was inches away from being decided in regulation, setting the stage for an even more dramatic sudden-death victory Saturday at Gates Pool. Ossie Joplin... Read more
De La Salle Runs Away From Serra
What can you do in 29 seconds? If you’re De La Salle, you can completely turn one of the biggest football games of the year upside down. Faced with the prospect of trailing and giving the ball to Serra to start the second half, Niko Baumgartner recovered a botched... Read more
Manalapan Braves Sweep Top Three Girls 5k Spots at A-North Championships
HOLMDEL, N.J. — The Manalapan girls varsity cross country team claimed a historic victory Tuesday at the A-North Championships, capturing the 5-kilometer team title at Holmdel Park with an impressive 33 points. This marks the first time the Braves have topped the podium at the annual Holmdel Park event, ending... Read more