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SportStars Vault | SportStories Podcast: Don Lippi, NorCal’s Mr. 900

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Oakland Section Podcasts March 24, 2023 0

In The Wake Of His 900th Career Win In 2021, Our SportStories’ Podcast Honored St. Joseph Notre Dame Boys Basketball Coach Don Lippi • EDITOR’S NOTE: This Article And Podcast First Debuted In May 2021. We’re Republishing It Following Coach Don Lippi’s Announced Retirement On March 23. If there... 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

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

SportStars NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings | March 9

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section March 9, 2023 0

Regional Success Of CIF Central Section Leads To Quite A Bit Of Change For Our Penultimate NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings • NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings All records are through Tuesday, March 7. Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: Senior guard BJ Davis of No. 1... Read more

SportStars NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | March 9

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section March 9, 2023 0

Archbishop Mitty Takes Over No. 1 In NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings After Rolling To Another Open Div. Regional Championship • NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings All records are through Tuesday, March 7. Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: Senior guard Elle Hanson of No. 1 Archbishop... Read more

Purple Reigns | Oakland Tech Girls Claim Fourth Straight NorCal Crown

High School Basketball NewsTicker Oakland Section March 8, 2023 0

Oakland Tech Girls Basketball Pushes CIF Playoff Winning Streak To 18 Games, Topping St. Mary’s-Stockton For A Trip To Division I State Final • Championship blood. Heart of a champion. Whatever one chooses to call it, the Oakland Tech High girls basketball team has it. After winning the program’s... 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

SportStars NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | Feb. 28

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section February 28, 2023 0

Section Tournament Results Finally Bring Some Changes To NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings, Though Top 5 Teams Remain • NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings All records are through Monday, Feb. 24. Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: Paige Baldyga Of No. 8 San Ramon Valley Boxes Out... Read more

SportStars NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings | Feb. 9

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section February 9, 2023 5

Our NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings Get The Full Shakeup Treatment As Four New Teams Crash The Party • NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings All records are through Tuesday, Feb. 8. Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: Joziah Bell (10) And Xavion Bell (1) Of No. 16... Read more

SportStars NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | Feb. 7

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section February 7, 2023 0

Another Week Bereft Of Upsets Leaves The NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings Unchanged Yet Again As Section Playoffs Begin On Feb. 14 • NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings All records are through Monday, Feb. 6. Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Guard Sofia Fidelus Of No.... Read more

SportStars NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | Jan. 31

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section January 31, 2023 0

With All 20 Teams Taking Care Of Business Last Seek, The NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings Go Unchanged Before A Week Of Big Matchups • NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings All records are through Monday, Jan. 30. Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: Gabriella Biittner Of No.... Read more

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