De La Salle vs. Folsom: Collision Course
High School FootballHigh School Sports FeaturesNorth Coast SectionSac-Joaquin Section August 2, 2018 0
De La Salle And Folsom Will Potentially Play NorCal’s Biggest Football Game Of The Season — On Opening Night • From coffee shops to weight rooms, water coolers to dinner tables, there’s one game everyone in Northern California is talking about. This year, for the first time, Folsom High... Read more
Giles Jackson: Slot Machine
High School FootballHigh School Sports FeaturesNorth Coast Section August 2, 2018 0
Freedom-Oakley’s Dynamic Running Back Turned Coaches Comments Into A Quick Decision — Now Giles Jackson Is NorCal’s Most Coveted Slot Receiver Recruit • It wasn’t a questionable gamble when Giles Jackson chose to run routes as a slot receiver during various spring and early summer football showcase events. The... Read more
Southern Storm: 45th Lions All-Star Football Classic Wrap
High School FootballSac-Joaquin Section June 18, 2018 0
Dominant Defensive Effort, Impressive Chemistry Lead The South To Convincing Victory In 45th Lions All-Star Football Classic With time running out in the 45th Lions All-Star Football Classic, Patterson quarterback Gabe Sanchez showed he knew the importance of closure. Just in case any North players were clinging to impractical... Read more
St. Jos’ Caroline Evans • SportStar of the Week
High School Baseball/SoftballNorth Coast SectionSportStars of the Week June 8, 2018 0
EVANS ACE: St. Joseph Notre Dame-Alameda Freshman Softball Caroline Evans looked like anything but a freshman during the North Coast Section Division IV championship game on June 2. She tossed the first no-hitter of her high school career, striking out five and walking none in a 4-0 shutout of Del... Read more
Lindsey Walljasper Closed Her Four-Year Career By Leading Sierra Softball To A Third Title — And The Timberwolves Fifth With A Walljasper In The Circle • A blue banner gripped tightly in one hand, Lindsey Walljasper used the other to clutch family and fans after Sierra softball triumphed 3-1... Read more
Paced By A Record-Breaking Offense, De La Salle Baseball Thundered Its Way To A Third Consecutive NCS Division I Crown • When a baseball team outscores its four North Coast Section playoff opponents by a combined 42-3, something exceptional is happening. How special? This finish came from likely the... Read more
With A Freshman Phenom Pitcher And A Stacked Lineup, St. Joseph Notre Dame Softball Locked In On Winning — Until They Found Out They Won It All • A consistent mark of good teams is the ability of every player to stay locked in the moment. One would be... Read more
Dogs’ Day
High School Baseball/SoftballSac-Joaquin Section June 7, 2018 0
Gritty And Undaunted, Vacaville Flooded The Delta En Route To Winning Its First Section Title • It’s a difficult road to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I baseball title, especially when navigating from Solano County. The Bulldogs of Vacaville High know this all too well. The Div. I bracket is... Read more
ONE for the Road. Seniors Lead San Ramon Valley To First Lacrosse Section Title
LacrosseNorth Coast Section May 31, 2018 0
In Their Final Game Together, Eight Exemplary Seniors Led San Ramon Valley To Its First Boys Lacrosse Section Title Since 2015 • In the end, for the San Ramon Valley High boys lacrosse team, it was all about “this one.” The “one” on May 17 was big: the North Coast... Read more
SportStar of the Week: Christian Encarnacion-Strand
High School Baseball/SoftballNorth Coast SectionSportStars of the Week May 17, 2018 0
College Park Falcons Baseball Player, Christian Encarnacion-Strand COLLEGE PARK-PLEASANT HILL – SENIOR – BASEBALL It’s been an up and down season for the College Park Falcons baseball team, but not for their senior shortstop. The four-year varsity player recently went 1-for-2 with an RBI double to help fuel a 9-5... Read more
Benicia Is Arguably The Sac-Joaquin Section’s Most Complete Softball Team — Will It Equate To A Division III Title? • At times, softball can become a singular sport: One team’s ace pitcher facing off with the opponent’s big hitter and the game on the line. But the Benicia High... Read more
Folsom Junior Receiver Joe Ngata Left Every Football Scout Drooling In 2017 • Joe Ngata wasn’t wasting any time. Fresh off a 16-0 state championship season, Joe Ngata, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound Folsom High School receiver was begging to get back in the gym. “I’ve been back in the gym... Read more
