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NorCal Boys Basketball Preseason Top 20

High School Basketball Rankings November 26, 2018 0

With Several Key Returners And At Least Three Impact Transfers, Sacramento’s Sheldon Starts Season At The Top Of Our Preseason Boys Rankings • 1. Sheldon-Sacramento (29-6): The rich absolutely get richer when it comes to the Huskies. In addition to returning four starters and a great majority of the... Read more

NorCal Girls Basketball Preseason Top 20

High School Basketball Rankings November 21, 2018 0

Led By The Nation’s Top Recruit, Archbishop Mitty Begins The Season At The Top Of Our NorCal Girls Preseason Rankings • 1. Archbishop Mitty-San Jose (29-1 in 2017-18): Yes, we know Pinewood beat Mitty in the NorCal Open finals last year, and that the San Jose power lost a... Read more

Bishop O’Dowd Girls Basketball: Dragon Territory

High School Basketball High School Sports Features North Coast Section November 19, 2018 0

A Young, Talented Roster Has Bishop O’Dowd Girls Basketball Poised To Maintain Its Reign On The North Coast Section • “Here be dragons.” The ancient mapmakers didn’t really know what was lurking outside the boundaries of the known world, but they figured it wasn’t going to be too pleasant... Read more

Granada Cross Country: Matador Girls’ Finishing Kick

High School Sports Features North Coast Section XC-Track-Running November 16, 2018 0

A Nucleus Of Four-Year Seniors Look To Close Their Dominant Granada Cross Country Careers With A Golden Flourish • Your commitment best be serious. Being part of the girls cross country varsity team at Granada High in Livermore is not for those seeking a leisurely run through the park. ... Read more

Marcus Bagley Ups The Ante For Sheldon Hoops

High School Basketball High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 16, 2018 0

With The Addition Of Marcus Bagley And Others, The Sheldon Huskies Are Built For Another State Title Run Release the Hounds! This past June, Marcus Bagley had little idea where he would spend his final two years of high school. That decision depended on where his older brother would... Read more

Ready To Run: Clayton Valley Basketball Is Turning It Up

High School Basketball North Coast Section November 16, 2018 0

Clayton Valley’s Senior Core Is Deep, Fast, Talented And Determined To One-Up The Program’s Terrific 2017-18 Season • Led by a trio of talented seniors, Clayton Valley Charter High-Concord opened its 2017-18 season with 18 straight wins. The Ugly Eagles were seemingly leading the charge of a wave of... Read more

Lion’s Share: Liberty Football’s Sione Vaki Does It All

High School Football High School Sports Features North Coast Section November 15, 2018 0

The Liberty Football Team Isn’t A One-Man Show, But Senior Sione Vaki Sure Can Make It Look That Way At Times • Sione Vaki stands quietly on the sideline with teammates as the Liberty High football team’s special teams unit drills during a Thursday afternoon walk-through in late October. ... Read more

Bombs A-May: Behind St. Mary’s Football’s Hail Mary Playoff Win

High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 14, 2018 1

After Missing His 2017 Season With A Shoulder Injury, Quarterback Noah May Delivered An Epic Hail Mary Throw To Send St. Mary’s Football Into The Sac-Joaquin Semifinals • Call it luck, or call it skill. The truth is it’s a little of both for the quarterback of the St.... Read more

Inderkum Football: Depth Charge

High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 8, 2018 0

With No Obvious Superstars, Inderkum Football Has Used Its Widespread Talent To Carry On A Tradition Of Excellence • As November arrives, high school football looks to the postseason and gridiron news also centers on student-athletes making commitments to colleges. Inderkum football has been at the center of both of... Read more

Johnny Guzman Has Del Oro Football In Top Gear

High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 2, 2018 0

Del Oro Football Touchdown Specialist Johnny Guzman Has The Golden Eagles Speeding Into The Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs • Vin Diesel wants a 10-second car, but Del Oro football coach Jeff Walters only asks for a 12-second touchdown. Walters, whose team is bound for the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs after a... Read more

Oak Ridge Volleyball: Gracie Rowland

SportStars of the Week VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 2, 2018 0

Oak Ridge Senior Gracie Rowland Is Leading An Inspired Postseason Run By The Trojans • In her fourth year of varsity high school volleyball, outside hitter Gracie Rowland is helping to lead the Trojans on an inspired postseason run. Oak Ridge likely assured itself an automatic berth to the... Read more

James Logan Volleyball: Colt Blooded

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 31, 2018 0

NorCal’s No. 1-Ranked Team Headed Into November, James Logan Isn’t A Prototypical Volleyball Power — But The Colts Have Learned How To Win, And Now They Want Banners • Imposing? Nah. Intimidating? Hardly. But the James Logan High girls volleyball team gets the job done, again and again. Short... Read more