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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

Perfect Storm

Central Coast Section High School Basketball December 14, 2016 0

Story by CLAY KALLAM | Photos by NORBERT von der GROEBEN You may have heard of Kerri Walsh — but not that many are aware that the Olympic volleyball star was a superb basketball player at San Jose’s Archbishop Mitty High back in the day. And she wasn’t alone... Read more

The Fabulous Forbes

Basketball High School Basketball High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section December 6, 2016 0

From two generations of Harlem Globetrotters, the Forbes siblings are ready for center stage Read more

Culture Shock

Central Coast Section High School Sports Features Volleyball VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 28, 2016 0

A New Coach And Attitude Helped The St. Ignatius Wildcats Evolve Into Title Threats 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

Leading Lancers

Football High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 17, 2016 0

A long dormant giant, Cordova Football was at the forefront of its league and the concussion safety movement Read more

Folsom Graduate Jake Browning Has A Chance To Join A Very Short List of NorCal Heisman Trophy Winners

CalHiSports Insights CalHiSports Sitewide Stats CalHiSports.com LEVELUP INSIDERS Sac-Joaquin Section November 11, 2016 0

Folsom Graduate Jake Browning Has A Chance To Join A Very Short List of NorCal Heisman Trophy Winners Northern California didn’t have much of a connection to the Heisman Trophy for the first 30 years in which college football‘s most prestigious award was handed out, but then... 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

Ball Of Confusion: Trying To Process The Sac-Joaquin Playoff Selection Process

Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section October 28, 2016 0

Long, long ago, a good high school season meant winning the league championship. There might’ve been some kind of postseason playoff, but basically it was about being the best in your little area. Obviously, that has changed. Just like professional sports (and of course college sports are... Read more

Jayden Machado

Football High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week October 28, 2016 0

SportStar Of The Week | Elk Grove | Football | Senior • The senior quarterback came up big in the Thundering Herd’s biggest game of the season thus far. He tossed three touchdown passes — two to Gavin Reinwald and one to Jonas McMillan — to lead a 24-17... Read more