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Perfection achieved by Palos Verdes, which completes 27-0 season by defeating Los Altos to capture first girls tennis state crown

Blog Central Coast Section Features High School Sports Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Tennis: High School & Club December 9, 2024 0

FRESNO – For more than 100 days, Palos Verdes High navigated through a challenging schedule of nonleague, tournament, league, section and regional matches by relying on the deepest doubles lineup in the country and a versatile singles roster to remain unbeaten. In less than 100 minutes Monday at the... Read more

Palos Verdes looks to cap exceptional fall season with girls tennis state title against Los Altos, add to historic haul for Sea Kings

Blog Central Coast Section Features High School Sports Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Tennis: High School & Club December 8, 2024 0

It has already been a memorable fall season for the Palos Verdes High girls tennis team, as well as the school’s entire athletic department. The unbeaten Sea Kings will look to continue their momentum and contribute another historical achievement for the school when they pursue a team title in... Read more

Paso Robles’ Tyler Daillak wins Foot Locker West Regional title, leading 10 California athletes qualifying for nationals

Blog Central Coast Section Central Section News NewsTicker North Coast Section Running Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section Southern Section StaffPicks XC-Track-Running December 8, 2024 0

WALNUT – The Foot Locker West Regional was an opportunity Saturday for some runners to finish off their high school cross country careers in style by advancing to one final race, and others to announce their presence on the big stage. On a clear day, with temperatures in the... Read more

Orange Lutheran freshman Sophie Suh secures Southern Section singles title, Cassie Blakey and Stella Simpson-Morgan of Palos Verdes rally to capture doubles crown

Blog Central Coast Section Features High School Sports Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Tennis: High School & Club December 6, 2024 0

CLAREMONT – Sophie Suh began what has the potential to be an exceptional prep legacy, highlighted by the first of many CIF Southern Section girls tennis titles. Cassie Blakey and Stella Simpson-Morgan finally celebrated a championship moment Thursday that had been three years in the making for the close... Read more

Los Altos outlasts Menlo School for third time this season to win first Northern California regional girls tennis title

Blog Central Coast Section Features High School Sports Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Tennis: High School & Club December 4, 2024 0

Menlo School had its season, and a bid for a return trip to the girls tennis state final, conclude Wednesday just how it began in August – with a heartbreaking setback to Central Coast Section rival Los Altos. The top-seeded Eagles relied on three singles victories, in addition to... Read more

Chiara Dailey, Trey Caldwell seek third straight berths at cross country national finals from Foot Locker West Regional

Blog Central Coast Section Central Section News NewsTicker North Coast Section Running Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section Southern Section StaffPicks XC-Track-Running December 4, 2024 0

Chiara Dailey earned the opportunity to compete in a national final in Oregon, but she was determined to return to the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships and decided to race Saturday at the West Regional at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif. Dailey, a junior at La Jolla... Read more

Trabuco Hills girls, Jesuit boys lead six California teams, plus 10 individual qualifiers to compete at Nike Cross Nationals in Oregon

Blog Central Coast Section Central Section News NewsTicker Running Sac-Joaquin Section Southern Section StaffPicks XC-Track-Running December 4, 2024 0

Following its first Division 1 girls title and producing the fastest team time in Woodward Park history at the CIF State Cross Country Championships, Trabuco Hills High earned its first berth to compete Saturday in the 19th edition of Nike Cross Nationals at Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland, Ore.... Read more

Eyan Turk and Amelia Sarkisian, plus Menlo School boys and Ross Branson girls highlight memorable day for Division 5 athletes at state cross country meet

Blog Central Coast Section Central Section Los Angeles City Section News NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Running Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section San Francisco Section Southern Section StaffPicks XC-Track-Running December 2, 2024 0

FRESNO – Cross country in California showcased in Division 5 is for the smallest schools in a sport that has purely enrollment-based divisions. Most of the time there’s the unspoken sentiment of, “it’s nice there’s a division for small-school kids who wouldn’t be able to compete against kids from... Read more

Jesuit captures state record 10th boys cross country title, JSerra girls win fourth straight in Division 4, Trabuco Hills fastest girls team in Woodward Park history

Blog Central Coast Section Central Section Los Angeles City Section News NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Running Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section San Francisco Section Southern Section StaffPicks XC-Track-Running December 2, 2024 0

FRESNO – The most decorated boys program in state history returned to the spotlight. One of the most impressive girls dynasties added another remarkable chapter to its growing legacy. A pair of three-time individual winners made their last races at Woodward Park memorable. Post-race interviews And a trio of... Read more

Hanne Thomsen takes aim at fourth state cross country title, Sadie Engelhardt and Evan Noonan eye three-peats, JSerra girls pursuing four in a row in Division 4

Blog Central Coast Section Central Section Los Angeles City Section News NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Running Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section San Francisco Section Southern Section StaffPicks XC-Track-Running November 29, 2024 0

Four returning girls individual winners and three defending boys champions join all the teams looking to add to their title legacies Saturday at the CIF State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno. Hanne Thomsen, a senior at Santa Rosa Montgomery, is attempting to become the fourth female... Read more

South Pasadena rallies for five-set win in Division 4 girls volleyball state final, highlighting three titles in one day for Tigers

Blog Central Coast Section Central Section News North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section Southern Section StaffPicks VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 26, 2024 0

South Pasadena completed a trifecta Saturday by winning titles in three different sports, but the most thrilling performance came in the Division 4 final at the CIF State Girls Volleyball Championships at Santiago Canyon College in Orange. The Tigers rallied from a two-set deficit against Hilmar to produce a... Read more

Sacred Heart Prep boys water polo adds to legacy with fourth straight Northern California Division 1 regional crown

Aquatics Blog Central Coast Section Central Section Features News NewsTicker North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks Water Polo November 25, 2024 0

Sacred Heart Prep wasn’t able to counteract the counterattack of Concord De La Salle a month earlier in a showdown of the top two boys water polo programs in Northern California. But the return of junior defender Oliver Marcin, along with several timely stops from goalkeeper Murdoch Baker-Matsuoka helped... Read more