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SportStars NorCal Baseball Rankings | March 21

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball NewsTicker North Coast Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section March 21, 2023 0

Head-To-Head Wins Among Top Teams Both Simplifies And Complicates Our First NorCal Baseball Rankings In Two Weeks • NorCal Baseball Rankings All records are through Monday, March 20 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Junior Outfielder Tatum Marsh Of No. 2 Valley Christian-San Jose. (Ike Dodson... Read more

Ike’s Ironmen/Ironwomen | All-NorCal Wrestling ’22-’23

Central Coast Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section March 20, 2023 0

Gilroy’s Isaiah Cortez, Pitman’s Lilly Avalos Shine Brightest As 37 Different Programs Crack Our Fifth Annual All-NorCal Wrestling Honors • PICTURED ABOVE: All-NorCal Wrestling Selection At 220 Pounds, Nolan Frank Of Elk Grove High. (Ike Dodson photos) Our final wrestling story of the 2022-23 season awards special recognition to... Read more

SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | March 16

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section Northern Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section March 16, 2023 0

It’s Been A Wet March So Far, But That Didn’t Keep The NorCal Softball Rankings From Seeing Quite A Bit Of Change • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Monday, March 15 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Emma French of No. 6 Benicia. (Chace... Read more

Final NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | 2022-23

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section March 16, 2023 0

Mitty-San Jose Finishes At The Top Of Our Final NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings Yet Again — And The Dominance Isn’t Likely To Stop • PICTURED ABOVE: Senior guard Nia Hunter of No. 4 Oakland Tech. (Chace Bryson photo) It’s Mitty’s world in Northern California and here in the NorCal... Read more

Final NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings | 2022-23

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section March 15, 2023 0

For The Second Straight Season, Modesto Christian Finishes As No. 1 In Our Expanded Final NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings • PICTURED ABOVE: (L to R) Te’shawn Gamble, Money Williams and Jimon Campbell of No. 17 Oakland take photos during the CIF Div. III State Championship medals ceremony. (Chace Bryson... Read more

Journey To The Center Of The Mat | NorCal’s Kathy Kopara Makes History

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Sports Features High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section StaffPicks March 7, 2023 0

Santa Rosa Native And Vacaville Sixth Grade Teacher Kathy Kopara Endured To Become Groundbreaking Wrestling Official At The 2023 CIF Wrestling Championships • TOP PHOTO CREDIT: John Sachs/Tech-Fall.com Kathy Kopara remembers the moment distinctly, though she was oblivious at the time. The 45-year-old Vacaville resident was officiating a first-round... Read more

No Apologies | Granada Boys Basketball Earns First NorCal Finals Trip Since ’96

High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section March 6, 2023 0

Despite Drawing And Beating An Undermanned Riordan, The Granada Boys Basketball Team Has Proven It Belongs In Div. I Title Game • PICTURED ABOVE: Granada Students React As The Matadors’ NaVaughn Long Looks Up At The Score After Being Fouled While Converting A Second-Half Layup. (Chace Bryson photos) There... Read more

CIF Basketball Notes | Salesian Girls Shine; Bracketbusters Crash D2 Boys

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section March 2, 2023 0

Salesian Girls Show Grit In 2OT Road Win; EBAL Dominates; Sierra Foothill League Cinderellas Whitney, Granite Bay Boys Set To Clash Again • PICTURED ABOVE: Whitney-Rocklin Senior Derek Lamb Dunks The Ball During The Sac-Joaquin Section Division II Final. (David Gershon photo) As the Open Division closed out the... Read more

Best Of The Best | NorCal Wrestling Puts 64 On State Podium

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Sac-Joaquin Section February 27, 2023 0

A Strong Weekend For Boys & Girls NorCal Wrestling Yielded Eight State Titles At The CIF State Wrestling Championships In Bakersfield • PICTURED ABOVE: Cesar Chavez-Stockton Senior Taydem Khamjoi, Who Won The 131-Pound Girls State Title On Feb. 25. (Ike Dodson photos) Sixty-four Northern California wrestlers escaped the three-day... Read more

Breakthrough Statement | Dougherty Valley Basketball Wins First NCS Title

High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section February 25, 2023 0

Seniors Lead The Way As Dougherty Valley Basketball Solidifies Its Standing As North Coast Section’s Best With Open Championship Win • Dougherty Valley basketball coach Mike Hansen handed Ryan Beasley the scissors and pointed upward. Four years after beginning his Dougherty Valley High basketball career on the Saint Mary’s... Read more

Familiar Foes, Unfamiliar Territory | Granada Girls Basketball Rises Up

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By Avenging Previous Losses In Back-To-Back Playoff Wins, Granada Girls Basketball Is One Win Away From Its First NCS Title In 37 Years • PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Alexa Pletschette, Right, Shares A Moment With Teammate Cassidy Bartolotto During Their Quarterfinal Win At California-San Ramon. (Chace Bryson photos) On the... Read more

SportStars’ Preseason NorCal Softball Rankings

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball NewsTicker North Coast Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section February 22, 2023 0

No More Jessica Oakland Or Sydney Stewart, But St. Francis-Mountain View Will Top Preseason NorCal Softball Rankings Nonetheless • PICTURED ABOVE: Lexi O’Gorman Of No. 1 St. Francis Slides Safety Into Third Base During A Livermore Stampede Semifinal With No. 4 Sheldon-Sacramento Last April. (Chace Bryson photo) As things... Read more