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De La Salle Soccer: Chasing Greatness
De La Salle Soccer’s Youthful Squad Seeks To Uphold The Program’s Relentless Tradition Of Success • Legendary coach John Wooden described success as “peace of mind, which is a direct result of the self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”... Read more
NorCal Football Preseason Top 20 Rankings
Our Preseason Rollout Of The NorCal Top 20 Football Rankings Won’t Surprise At The Top, But Offers Plenty To Debate As You Move Down The List • Here it is, our full 2018 Preseason NorCal Top 20 Football Rankings. 1. De La Salle-Concord (11-2) Perhaps Northern California’s best defense,... Read more
Spartans Of Swat
Paced By A Record-Breaking Offense, De La Salle Baseball Thundered Its Way To A Third Consecutive NCS Division I Crown • When a baseball team outscores its four North Coast Section playoff opponents by a combined 42-3, something exceptional is happening. How special? This finish came from likely the... Read more
ONE for the Road. Seniors Lead San Ramon Valley To First Lacrosse Section Title
In Their Final Game Together, Eight Exemplary Seniors Led San Ramon Valley To Its First Boys Lacrosse Section Title Since 2015 • In the end, for the San Ramon Valley High boys lacrosse team, it was all about “this one.” The “one” on May 17 was big: the North Coast... Read more
Oh My, Omania: CIF State Wrestling Championship
De La Salle’s Sr. Wrestler Captures First Gold In Program’s History With His Triumph In The 145-Pound Bracket at CIF State Wrestling Championship. Mark Halvorson’s heart sank when Tony Mendoza’s outstretched hand snaked toward the left foot of his De La Salle-Concord wrestling star, Peyton Omania, in the waning... Read more
Burlingame Boys Soccer “Super” Motivation
Embracing The Role Of Underdogs, Burlingame Boys Soccer Reached CIF NorCal Semifinals By Attempting To Mirror Mindset Of Super Bowl Champs • Though this was a CIF NorCal soccer playoff game, the Burlingame boys soccer team took a Super Bowl team’s mindset. “When we entered CCS, we were given... Read more
NorCal High School Baseball Preseason Top 20
Valley Christian-San Jose And Elk Grove Begin The Year As 1A and 1B With Plenty Of Talented Clubs In Hot Pursuit • 1. Valley Christian-San Jose (22-11-1 in 2017) The defending Central Coast Section Open Division champions were a relatively easy choice to open the year as NorCal’s No.... Read more
Defensive Player of the Year: Henry To’oto’o
De La Salle Junior Linebacker Has The Potential To Be Famed Program’s Next Great Export • Henry To’oto’o began his varsity career at De La Salle High as a sophomore in 2016. But it wasn’t particularly planned that way. The linebacker, who was new to the school after moving from... Read more
2017 Final NorCal Football Rankings
De La Salle Retains Top Spot For Another Year; Folsom Closing The Gap • Final Season NorCal Football Rankings ABOVE IMAGE: Folsom senior Justin Viega prepares to grab the Gatorade bucket the Bulldogs will use to soak coach Kris Richardson at the conclusion of the CIF 1-AA State Championship... Read more
Pahulu’s POV: NCS Div1 Championship Freedom vs. Liberty
Vaki leads Liberty HS to their 1st NCS Championship Photo Credits:  Phillip Walton and Ben Martin. Beautiful football weather on a Saturday night here at Heritage HS in Brentwood to see a football rematch between Liberty Lions vs. Freedom Falcons. Who will win their first NCS Championship? I came... Read more
SportStars NorCal High School Football Top 20-Week 15
Two New Teams Enter The Rankings And Serra-San Mateo Takes Over No. 3 • Through games played on 12/2 ABOVE IMAGE: Tyerell Sturges-Cofer of No. 17 Liberty-Brentwood. CREDIT: Phillip Walton High School Football Top 20 1. (1)  DE LA SALLE (11-1) LAST WEEK: d. No. 4 Pittsburg 24-7. THIS... Read more
Hooping It Up in Concord
As the weather turns cold and wet, the City of Concord is more than happy to invite you into its several warm and cozy gymnasiums to play some hoops — or maybe just watch some while drinking a hot cocoa. December will mark the start of three busy months... Read more