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Anthony Susac, Jesuit- SportStar of the Week

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week March 23, 2020 0

Anthony Susac-SportStar of the Week! In what might possibly have been the last big NorCal baseball matchup of the 2020 season, SportStars’ No. 2-ranked Jesuit hosted No. 1 De La Salle-Concord on March 12. Susac spun six sterling innings and struck out nine as the Marauders defeated the Spartans,... Read more

James Logan Girls Wrestling | Colts Claim State Title As Sport Skyrockets

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section March 20, 2020 0

James Logan Girls Wrestling Clutches CIF Championship As Girls Wrestling Builds NCAA “Emerging Sport” Momentum • Saturdays are officially for the girls. And the James Logan Girls Wrestling team is here for it. Wrestling’s highest divisions have been invaded by college and prep athletes looking to define their generation... Read more

Chase Saldate | Gilroy Wrestling Star’s Countdown To Liftoff

Central Coast Section High School Sports Features High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW March 19, 2020 0

National No. 1 And CIF State Wrestling Champion, Chase “Satellite” Saldate Is An Other-Worldly Sensation — And Our NorCal Wrestler Of The Year • 10. For Chase Saldate, the countdown for his liftoff into orbit begins now. After he graduates from Gilroy High, the 152-pound InterMat National No. 1... Read more

Viral Disruption: NorCal Teams Cope With State Basketball Cancellations

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section March 17, 2020 0

Twelve NorCal Teams See Title Dreams End After CIF Is Forced Into State Basketball Cancellations As The Coronavirus Outbreak Accelerated • And then there were no championships. On the morning of March 12, the sudden CIF State Basketball cancellations brought the stark reality of the Coronavirus pandemic to the... Read more

SportStar Ashley Hiraki Mitty Girls Basketball

Central Section High School Basketball SportStars of the Week March 16, 2020 0

Ashley Hiraki, Archbishop Mitty-San Jose — Basketball – Senior named SportStar of the Week Amidst the concern and confusion of the COVID-19 outbreak, stellar student-athletes continue find ways of standing out. And wowing us! At the time this piece was written, girls (and all) high school basketball has been... Read more

Salesian Basketball Sr. Jaden Lazo Scores SportStar of the Week

High School Basketball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week March 7, 2020 0

SportStar of the Week Jaden Lazo Salesian-Richmond – Basketball Senior Wing Thursday’s CIF Division 1 Norcal Regional quarterfinals pitted Salesian basketball against Grant-Sacramento. Jaden Lazo came out firing on all cylinders. The senior wing scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the first quarter to help the Pride... Read more

Acalanes Softball | Here Come The Dons – Fences Beware

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section March 6, 2020 0

A Dynamic Incoming Freshman Adds To An Already Fierce Lineup That Has Acalanes Softball Aiming For Its First NCS Title • Freshman prospect Hailey Stripling made a big impression in her first live action as a high school player. Literally. Just look at the fence on the Acalanes High... Read more

Kelly Sopak | Clear Vision: Miramonte Hoops Coach Nears Milestone

High School Basketball High School Sports Features North Coast Section March 5, 2020 0

As Miramonte Girls Basketball Coach Kelly Sopak Nears 400 Career Wins, He’s Taking A Calmer Approach • Kelly Sopak had a question: “What are those progressive lenses like?” Sopak, in his 11th year coaching at Orinda’s Miramonte High, turns 51 this month, and is considering his vision-improving options. Though... Read more

Vista del Lago Softball | Viva Vista! Eagles Ready For Takeoff

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section March 4, 2020 1

A Deep, Young Roster Led By Sophomore Tayler Biehl Has Vista Del Lago Softball Thinking Big Things For 2020 And Beyond • They say that youth is wasted on the young. The Vista del Lago softball team hopes to prove that adage false in 2020. To do that, the... Read more

De La Salle Baseball: Spartans Bring Crossover Appeal

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section March 4, 2020 0

Boosted By Its Vaunted Football Program, De La Salle Baseball Opened 2020 As The State’s No. 1 Team — And Chasing A Record Fifth Straight NCS Title • De La Salle will always be known as a football school. For as many championship banners as the Concord school’s other... Read more

St. Francis Soccer Wins Section D2 Title

HS / CLUB Soccer Sac-Joaquin Section Sac/Joaquin Edition March 3, 2020 0

St. Francis Soccer Wins Section D2 Title over Ponderosa (Feb. 17, 2020) Junior Jackie Stanco scored the game-winning goal in the final minutes of the second half to give St. Francis soccer a 3-2 win over Ponderosa in the Sac-Joaquin Section D-2 title game at Whitney High School. “What... Read more

Lilly Freitas (Pitman) SportStar Wrestler of the Week

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week March 2, 2020 0

Pitman-Turlock Girls Wrestling Sophomore Phenom, Lilly Freitas Selected SportStar of the Week Lilly Freitas won her second CIF state title in as many years on Saturday after a dominant three-day performance in Bakersfield. The Pitman girls wrestling phenom went a perfect 5-0 and won all five matches by pin.... Read more