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After 11 Winning Seasons Patriots’ Day is Finally Here for Heritage

High School Basketball North Coast Section March 4, 2017 0

After 11 Winning Seasons, Heritage Clinches Its First State Playoff Berth. After 10 seasons of varsity basketball, and never a losing season, nobody could’ve blamed the Heritage-Brentwood boys or coach Pat Cruickshank if they didn’t feel a bit cursed at the end of the 2015-16 season. The Patriots rode... Read more

Freedom’s March

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section March 2, 2017 0

Junior Pitcher Vanessa Strong Leads A Talented Freedom Roster Still Burning With Motivation Following An Emotional 2016 NCS Title Run. Story By James G. Kane It was, in retrospect, love at first sight. The diamond. The ball. The strike zone. The target. And the batter, of course. Don’t forget... Read more

NorCal FB Offensive Players of the Year

High School Football North Coast Section January 19, 2017 0

Co-Offensive Players Of The Year RONNIE RIVERS • RB • FREEDOM-OAKLEY • SENIOR An argument in favor of Ronnie Rivers winning any sort of Player of the Year trophy can almost start and end with seven simple words: He was the MVP of his league. ... Read more

Parker Jones Can’t Lose

North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 11, 2017 0

Story and Photos by CHACE BRYSON Momentum is a dangerous thing in volleyball. It can wield great power. It also isn’t easy to get back once it’s been lost. Acalanes had lost the momentum. And the only way the Dons were going to get it back was to win... Read more

Raising The Bar

High School Basketball North Coast Section December 14, 2016 0

Story by MIKE WOOD | Photos by BERRY EVANS III An already towering bar of success has been raised to loftier heights for Salesian College Preparatory-Richmond’s basketball team. And that’s something the Pride’s players and coaches realize and fully embrace. It’s a natural progression for a team that shook... Read more

Carondelet Golfer Yealimi Noh Named SportStar of the Week

Golf High School Golf North Coast Section SportStars of the Week November 18, 2016 0

Carondelet-Concord Golfer Yealimi Noh is named our SportStar of the Week One year after Top 10 finishes at both the CIF NorCal and State Tournaments — as a freshman — Noh shot to the top of the leaderboard. At The Club at Crazy Horse Ranch in Salinas on Nov. 7,... Read more

Drama Lurks As Playoffs Arrive

North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section November 11, 2016 0

Well it’s November, which means we’ve officially reached the first postseason of the high school sporting year. This one arrives with a bit of intrigue for a couple sports, actually. And of course, an accompanying amount of confusion and controversy. Let’s talk about the good stuff... Read more

Jonathan Pierce

Football High School Football North Coast Section SportStars of the Week November 11, 2016 0

SportStar Of The Week | Freedom-Oakley | Football | Senior • In one the best back-and-forth games of the season in the East Bay, Pierce helped keep the Falcons’ perfect season in tact by leading them to a 41-38 victory at previously-unbeaten Pittsburg. Pierce’s 34-yard touchdown pass to Giles Jackson... Read more

Iron Girls

Golf High School Golf High School Sports Features North Coast Section November 3, 2016 0

Carondelet golf takes aim at second at another postseason run to the state tournament Read more

Pittsburg Football Career Crushing Record, Montaz Thompson

High School Football North Coast Section October 27, 2016 0

Eyes On The Prize As he chases several of Pittsburg’s career rushing records, Montaz Thompson has the Pirates on a pillaging path. The eyes have it. They belong to Pittsburg High running back Montaz Thompson, and on the football field they never stop moving. They dart one way, seeking... Read more

Crunch-Time Killers

High School Sports Features North Coast Section Volleyball VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 27, 2016 0

Nobody puts Dublin volleyball in a corner — it only makes the Gaels better. Read more

NCS Open Div. Preview

Football North Coast Section October 25, 2016 0

By CHACE BRYSON Victor Galli’s enthusiasm practically radiated through the phone as he spoke from his office on the morning of Nov. 10. “We’re recharged,” the Pittsburg High football coach said of his team’s preparation to face Freedom-Oakley in what will be the second ever North Coast Section Open... Read more