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EYEING HISTORY | Salesian Basketball Set New Bar For Excellence

High School Basketball High School Sports Features NewsTicker North Coast Section March 25, 2024 0

On the court and in the classroom, a talented, unselfish, hard-working Salesian boys basketball ensemble achieved one of the greatest seasons in the history of its storied program Story by M. Scott | Photos by David Gershon Bill Mellis doesn’t always look at the score or the time or... Read more

GOING DUTCH | Colfax Basketball Thrived On Community, Caffeine

High School Basketball NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section March 15, 2024 0

On the court or in the coffee shop, tight-knit Colfax girls basketball made its share of lasting memories on the way to its second-straight CIF state championship game appearance. Sugar-laden coffee trips powered the most successful basketball team in the Sac-Joaquin Section to the state finals. When a school... Read more

SportStories, Ep 2.1 | Great Moments In Track & Field Series — Michael Granville

Central Coast Section NewsTicker Podcasts Southern Section Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner April 18, 2023 0

National High School 800 Meter Record-Holder, Michael Granville, Opens Up The Second Season Of Our SportStories Podcast • After a two-year hiatus, SportStars Magazine is finally bringing back its original podcast — SportStories. The oral history-style show carries a slightly different format in Season 2, but keeps its core goal... Read more

SportStars’ 2022-23 NorCal Girls Basketball Coach Of The Year | Leroy Hurt

High School Basketball NewsTicker Oakland Section April 6, 2023 0

With A CIF Div. I State Title And A State Playoff Winning Streak Now At 19 Games, Oakland Tech’s Leroy Hurt Is On One Epic Run • MORE SPORTSTARS POSTSEASON HONORS: NorCal Girls Player Of The Year (Jordan Lee – St. Mary’s-Stockton) | All-NorCal Girls BB Team (out April... Read more

So Close | Mitty Girls Basketball Gives Max Effort In Stinging State Finals Loss

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker Southern Section March 14, 2023 1

Archbishop Mitty Girls Basketball Left To Regroup, Recommit After Battle Of National Top 10 Teams Ends In A Buzzer-Beater Defeat To Etiwanda • PICTURED ABOVE: Mitty Star Freshman McKenna Woliczko Grabs A Rebound During The CIF Open Div. State Final. (David Gershon photos) Sue Phillips, the legendary Archbishop Mitty... 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

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.38: Mustangs & Memories

Central Coast Section High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section December 15, 2022 0

Our Hosts Look Back On 2022, Hand Out Some 7 Friday Night Awards, And Welcome Dominic DiMare Of Back-To-Back CIF Champion San Marin Finally rested from their weekend of five games, two pods and one flight delay, hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos endeavor to revisit CIF Bowls weekend... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Eps. 2.36 & 2.37: CIF State Bowl Instant Reactions

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Football Los Angeles City Section NewsTicker North Coast Section Oakland Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section Southern Section December 12, 2022 0

7 Friday Night Hosts Share Thoughts & Search For Positives In Late Night Recordings From NorCal’s Long Weekend At CIF Bowls In Mission Viejo PICTURED ABOVE: Pittsburg Senior Zack Card Leads Pittsburg High On To The Field Saturday. (Ben Enos photo) Saddleback College in Mission Viejo was a place... Read more

Open Shutout | National No. 1 Blanks Serra Football In CIF Final

Central Coast Section High School Football NewsTicker Southern Section December 11, 2022 0

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... Read more

Howling Effort | San Ramon Valley Wolves Fall In OT

High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section San Diego Section December 10, 2022 0

Luke Baker Led Two Fourth-Quarter Game-Tying Drives Before Falling To Granite Hills-El Cajon In Overtime Of CIF 2-A State Final Though the result wasn’t what the San Ramon Valley-Danville football team hoped for, a first trip the California Interscholastic Federation state bowl championships will leave a lot to remember.... Read more

Warriors To The End | McClymonds Battles, Falls Short In 2-AA Bowl

High School Football Oakland Section San Diego Section December 9, 2022 0

McClymonds Forces Three Turnovers, Stages Valiant Comeback Effort Before Falling 26-18 To Mater Dei Catholic-Chula Vista • McClymonds-Oakland coach Michael Peters couldn’t help but be proud of his team. Minutes earlier, the California Interscholastic Federation Division 2-AA state bowl championship ended with his Warriors on the short end of... Read more