As The Postseason Begins, Expect Big Things From These 137 Wrestlers — The Best Of NorCal Girls Wrestling This Season • PICTURED ABOVE: Bella Vista-Fair Oaks Junior Gianna Dibenedetto (137 Pounds) At The 2022 SJS Masters. (Ike Dodson photos) Before she was the No. 1 ranked female wrestler on the... Read more

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. 5... Read more

We Take A Glance At Every Weight Class As The NorCal Wrestling Postseason Grind Arrives — CIF Contenders, Upset Threats & More • PICTURED ABOVE: Franklin-Elk Grove Senior Ammar Khan Is A CIF Medal Contender At 145s. (Ike Dodson photo) Load up the RV with hot dogs and headgear, because... Read more

We Want The Ball, And We’re Gonna Score — These Are The 27 Players We’ve Picked As The 2022 SportStars All-NorCal Offense • PICTURED ABOVE: San Ramon Valley-Danville QB Luke Baker (Chace Bryson photo) There are no first-teams or second-teams when it comes to the SportStars All-NorCal Team. We build... Read more

Charlie Ramirez Is The First New Pittsburg Football Coach In 21 Years — His Own High School Coach And Former Players Share What To Expect • It was part high-step, part strut and pure emotional release. Charlie Ramirez stormed up the sideline away from a Pittsburg High defense celebrating another 4th... Read more

Serra Football Will Be Content Being NorCal No. 1 After Falling 45-0 To St. John Bosco-Bellflower In CIF Open Division Championship Serra football coach Patrick Walsh knew the mountain his team had to climb. Facing the super team from the south, St. John Bosco-Bellflower, Walsh’sPadres from San Mateo did what they... Read more

It’s The Final Week Of True NorCal Football Picks, And The 7 Friday Night Crew Offers Analysis & Picks On 10 Different Regional Showdowns • The stakes are higher for everyone now as the season moves past sections and into NorCal regional bowl playoffs — and that goes for the... Read more

Campolindo Football Advances To North Coast Section Div. II Final After Instant Classic With Rancho Cotate; DLS Tops Pittsburg For Open Title • PICTURED ABOVE: Campolindo QB Dashiell Weaver Looks For Running Room On Friday. He Accounted For Nearly 400 Total Yards Passing & Rushing. (Ben Enos photos) One more... Read more

Despite Slow Start To 2022, Clayton Valley Football Stayed Committed To A Spread Offense And Is Now Among East Bay’s Hottest Teams • PICTURED ABOVE: Clayton Valley running back Nicholas Khashabi is lifted up by one of his linemen during a touchdown celebration. (Ben Enos photos) Sometimes to truly take... Read more

Come For NorCal Football Picks On Several Of The Region’s Top Games; Stay To Hear Why Coach Eidson Thinks He Should Have His Own TikTok • It’s The Ocho! Week 8 of the NorCal high school football season has arrived and the guys are ready with their picks for some... Read more

With A 34-28 Comeback Win Over Previously Unbeaten Concord, College Park Football Continued Its March Toward Sustained Success — And Maybe A League Title • PICTURED ABOVE: College Park junior Julian Abeyta celebrates in the closing seconds of the Falcons win over Concord. (Ben Enos photos) Signs of progress can... Read more

It’s Another Week Of NorCal Football Picks As The 7 Friday Night Crew Tackles No. 3 Folsom At No. 2 De La Salle And Other Key Matchups • PICTURED ABOVE: Cameron Johnson of No. 18 Menlo-Atherton (David Gershon photo) The 7 Friday Night crew is back for another round of... Read more