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CIF State Wrestling: NorCal’s Top Contenders
It’s Our Annual Weight-By-Weight Breakdown Preview Of The CIF State Wrestling Championships. Who Is NorCal’s Best Hope? Who Could Bracket-bust? • Seeds schmeeds. No matter where wrestlers landed in the 14 40-man brackets at the CIF State Wrestling Championships, they have the scrambler’s chance to victory. It’s what makes... Read more
Wrestling Championships: CCS, NCS, Northern Previews
There Will Be 112 CIF State Championship Berths On The Line As Central Coast, North Coast And Northern Sections Hold Their Wrestling Championships On Feb. 15-16 • The roster of NorCal wrestling talent that will vie for state glory will be shaped this weekend. Eight total qualifications for each... Read more
SportStars 2018 All-NorCal Football Defense
Meet Our 2018 All-NorCal Football Defense Featuring 26 Players From 19 Different Schools, Five Different Sections • Here it is! Wrapping up an epic season of high school football through Northern California, we present our All-NorCal Football Defense. It represents half of a 52-man All-NorCal roster. If it’s offense... Read more
SportStars 2018 All-NorCal Football Offense
Meet Our 2018 All-NorCal Football Offense Featuring 26 Players From 20 Different Schools, Five Different Sections • Here it is! Wrapping up an epic season of high school football through Northern California, we present our All-NorCal Football Offense. It represents half of a 52-man All-NorCal roster. If it’s defense... Read more
First Pitch: CIF on High School Sports Officials
First Pitch: Black & White Issue On Jan. 11, the California Interscholastic Federation released an op-ed about high school sports officials. It was emailed to the various media outlets throughout the state which still cover high school sports. (It’s not as big a list as it used to be).... Read more
Northern Section Lights: NS Football’s Four Big Questions
There’s Plenty To Watch For In the Northern Section This Football Season — We Take A Look At Some Of The Biggest Storylines To Follow • Some things are automatic for Northern Section football. Linemen will grow humongous, section officials will refuse to start football early and someone will be... Read more
2017 Final NorCal Football Rankings
De La Salle Retains Top Spot For Another Year; Folsom Closing The Gap • Final Season NorCal Football Rankings ABOVE IMAGE: Folsom senior Justin Viega prepares to grab the Gatorade bucket the Bulldogs will use to soak coach Kris Richardson at the conclusion of the CIF 1-AA State Championship... Read more
Pahulu’s POV: NCS Div1 Championship Freedom vs. Liberty
Vaki leads Liberty HS to their 1st NCS Championship Photo Credits:  Phillip Walton and Ben Martin. Beautiful football weather on a Saturday night here at Heritage HS in Brentwood to see a football rematch between Liberty Lions vs. Freedom Falcons. Who will win their first NCS Championship? I came... Read more
Preseason NorCal Team Wrestling Rankings
Gilroy Is Set Up For A Historic Season — Can It Go Wire-To-Wire, Or Will A Sac-Joaquin School Spoil The Quest? • Welcome to the first set of our NorCal Team Wrestling Rankings for 2017-18. The rankings go hand-in-hand with our weight-by-weight wrestler rankings. A wrestler ranked No. 1... Read more
Preseason NorCal Wrestler Rankings (152-285 pounds)
Welcome to the debut of our weight-by-weight NorCal Top 20 wrestler rankings. These will be compiled by contributor Ike Dodson on a bi-weekly basis throughout the regular season. The next update will post on Dec. 15. For Weights 106-145, CLICK HERE 152 POUNDS Johnny Fox, Jr., Gilroy (CCS) Alexander... Read more
Preseason NorCal Wrestler Rankings (106-145 pounds)
Welcome to the debut of our weight-by-weight NorCal Top 20 wrestler rankings. These will be compiled by contributor Ike Dodson on a bi-weekly basis throughout the regular season. The next update will post on Dec. 15. For Weights 152-285, CLICK HERE. 106 POUNDS Jayden Gomez, Fr., Gilroy (CCS) William... Read more
NCS SJS Football: Small Schools, Big Goals
Storied Northern, Sac-Joaquin Section Small School Football Programs Prepare To Chase Hometown Glory Once Again • Story By IKE DODSON From the Oregon border to Merced, small-school football teams in the east half of California have become a utopia of civic pride. And hometown lore. An epic catch, a... Read more