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Kainoa Acia: Viral Freshman Football Talent Hits The Mat

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Sac-Joaquin Section December 5, 2019 0

2019-20 WRESTLING PREVIEW: A Social Media Sensation During The Fall, Kainoa Acia Has Traded In Pads For Singlet As Part Of Del Oro’s Stellar 2023 Infusion • A month before his Nikes stepped onto the wrestling mat, Del Oro-Loomis freshman Kainoa Acia was a household name. That is, if... Read more

“We Move People”: Elk Grove Football Puts It All On The Line

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section December 4, 2019 0

Following The Lead Of Its Experienced And Relentless Linemen, Elk Grove Football Has A Chance At Its First CIF State Bowl Appearance • For the Elk Grove football linemen, some of the toughest assignments come before Friday. On the practice field, the trenches can be pretty tough among the... Read more

Sac-Joaquin Section Wrestling: Pitman Poised To Pounce

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Sac-Joaquin Section December 4, 2019 0

2019-20 WRESTLING PREVIEW: Pride Out To End Sac-Joaquin Section Wrestling Reign Of The Usual Suspects • Coaches often call them “The Big Three.” In Sac-Joaquin Section wrestling, that’s Vacaville, Oakdale and Del Oro-Loomis. No other team has won a Masters wrestling title in the last 13 years, and the... Read more

Manteca Football: Bring On The Doubters

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section November 29, 2019 0

Scrappy Manteca Football Team Upends Expectations En Route To Punching A Ticket Into SJS Div. III Final • They’ve read the articles. They’ve seen the predictions. Players and coaches from the Manteca football program have fully embraced their underdog status this season. Pundits and computer rankings picked against the... Read more

SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings: 2019 FINAL

Central Coast Section North Coast Section Northern Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 26, 2019 0

FINAL NorCal Volleyball Rankings: CIF NorCal Open Champion Marin Catholic Goes Wire-To-Wire As NorCal’s No. 1; WCAL Lands Three In Top Six • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All Records Are Final (via MaxPreps.com) 1. (1) — Marin Catholic-Kentfield 35-4 2. (2) — Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland 30-8 3. (3) — ... Read more

SportStars’ Preseason Girls Basketball Rankings: NorCal Top 25

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section November 22, 2019 0

Despite Graduation And Injuries, Archbishop Mitty Opens The 2019-20 Season In The Top Spot In Our NorCal Preseason Girls Basketball Rankings • Welcome To Our Exclusive Expanded 2019-20 Preseason Girls Basketball Rankings. Records are from 2018-19. 1. Archbishop Mitty-San Jose (25-3) Yes, it’s a cliché, but Archbishop Mitty does... Read more

Isa Silva: Top Recruit Leads Jesuit Into 2019-20

High School Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section November 21, 2019 0

Tabbed By One Evaluator As “A Magician,” Isa Silva Leads A Promising Marauders Roster That Has Jesuit Aiming For A Return To Sac-Joaquin Section Elite • Two months, three states, two countries. With that track record, you could say Isa Silva is getting used to flying across the country. This... Read more

Saint Francis Volleyball Sweeps Oak Ridge

Sac-Joaquin Section Volleyball VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 15, 2019 0

Saint Francis Volleyball Wins Section Title 3-0 Over Oak Ridge The top-ranked Saint Francis volleyball team swept No. 3 Oak Ridge 25-21, 25-18, 25-13 to win the school’s first Sac-Joaquin Section title in volleyball since 2012 and 13th in school history. “I am super proud of them,” said Head... Read more

Jzaniya Harriel: Sac Region’s Top Recruit Leads Feisty Antelope

High School Basketball High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 15, 2019 0

FLASH OF THE TITANS: Do-Everything Recruit Jzaniya Harriel Leads An Antelope Team Full Of Guards Bent On Out-Running, Out-Shooting And Outlasting Anyone • Squeaking sneakers scramble to midcourt during Antelope’s girls basketball practice in early November, Jzaniya Harriel and her teammates then dart toward one of six baskets that... Read more

Nothing But Net: Best Of The West Hits Hardwood

High School Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 6, 2019 0

BEST OF THE WEST RETURNS TO HARDWOOD PALACE IN ROCKLIN On Nov. 12-14, Regency Baptist Academy will host it’s fourth annual basketball and volleyball championships The fourth annual Best of the West tournament returns to Hardwood Palace in Rocklin on Nov. 12-14 and will showcase basketball and volleyball teams... Read more

Davis Football: Rise Of The Devils

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section November 6, 2019 0

YEAR OF ASCENSION: Two Years Removed From An 0-10 Season, The Blue Devils Roll Into The SJS Playoffs As 9-1 Delta League Champs • A series of blue and white banners hang on the wall of the Davis High gymnasium. Each symbolizing athletic success by sport. While the basketball,... Read more

Vista del Lago Football: Operating In The Shadows

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section October 30, 2019 0

It’s Not The Headline-Grabbing Program From Folsom, But Vista Del Lago Football Is Thriving With A Backup Quarterback As League Showdown Looms • When 2018 NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes went down with a dislocated kneecap on Oct. 17, the sporting world took notice. But few fans heard about Vista... Read more