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FROM THE VAULT: Make It Six | De La Salle Baseball Extends Title Streak With Complete Effort

High School Baseball/Softball NewsTicker North Coast Section February 12, 2024 0

CalHiSports.com Recently Announced De La Salle Baseball Will Begin 2024 At No. 4 In The State, So We Thought We’d Revisit Our NCS Title Story From Last Spring • This story originally appeared on May 27, 2023. Look For New Baseball Coverage Coming Soon. De La Salle baseball pitcher... Read more

STAYING HUNGRY | Late Touchdown Lifts El Cerrito To NCS Div. II Crown

High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section November 26, 2023 0

El Cerrito Football Punches Its Return Ticket Into CIF Bowl Playoffs With Last-Minute Comeback Win Over Windsor PICTURED ABOVE: Jayvon Bolds celebrates his go-ahead touchdown with a little more than a minute left in the game. (Ben Enos photos) It would be easy to understand if the El Cerrito... Read more

THREE FOR 3 | No. 3 Seed Pittsburg Wins Third Straight NCS Title

High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section November 25, 2023 0

Using Its Seed As Motivation, Pittsburg Football Topped San Ramon Valley For A Third Straight North Coast Section Division I Crown As a first-year head coach about to lead the Pittsburg High football team into the playoffs, Charlie Ramirez was handed a gift a few weeks back. The North... Read more

OVERDUE | Foothill Volleyball Wins First NCS Title Since ’10

NewsTicker North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 5, 2023 0

With Come From Behind Win Over Marin Catholic, Foothill Volleyball Improved To 36-1 And Snapped Four Game Skid In NCS Finals Appearances PICTURED ABOVE: Nisa Kincaid (left) and Katie Salonga (5) join teammates in celebrating a Foothill point late in the NCS championship match. (Chace Bryson photos) Katie Salonga... Read more

NorCal Team Of The Week, May 8-13 | San Ramon Valley Girls Lacrosse

Lacrosse NewsTicker North Coast Section SportStars of the Week May 26, 2023 0

After Yet Another Undefeated Season And North Coast Section Title, San Ramon Valley Girls Lacrosse Continues To Build Impressive Legacy • As five-year runs go, it would be hard to perform any better than the San Ramon Valley girls lacrosse team. The Wolves were recently voted our #SportSquad NorCal... Read more

SportStars Vault | The Night The Pirates Stole The Show

High School Football High School Sports Features NewsTicker North Coast Section May 12, 2023 0

With The ’91 Pittsburg Football Team Going Into The Pittsburg FB Hall Of Fame This Weekend, We Dug Up Our 2011 Feature On That Famous Win • EDITOR’S NOTE: This Article First Appeared In SportStars #37 On Dec. 8, 2011, Marking The 20th Anniversary Of Pittsburg’s 1991 Win Over... Read more

Breakthrough Statement | Dougherty Valley Basketball Wins First NCS Title

High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section February 25, 2023 0

Seniors Lead The Way As Dougherty Valley Basketball Solidifies Its Standing As North Coast Section’s Best With Open Championship Win • Dougherty Valley basketball coach Mike Hansen handed Ryan Beasley the scissors and pointed upward. Four years after beginning his Dougherty Valley High basketball career on the Saint Mary’s... Read more

Familiar Foes, Unfamiliar Territory | Granada Girls Basketball Rises Up

High School Baseball/Softball NewsTicker North Coast Section February 23, 2023 1

By Avenging Previous Losses In Back-To-Back Playoff Wins, Granada Girls Basketball Is One Win Away From Its First NCS Title In 37 Years • PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Alexa Pletschette, Right, Shares A Moment With Teammate Cassidy Bartolotto During Their Quarterfinal Win At California-San Ramon. (Chace Bryson photos) On the... Read more

One More Chapter | Pittsburg Football Takes NCS Crown, Keeps Coach’s Final Ride Going

High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section November 26, 2022 0

Suffocating Defense And Big Receiver Play Lift Pittsburg Football Over Clayton Valley, Adding At Least One More Game To Victor Galli’s Tenure • Back on Nov. 1, when Pittsburg football coach Victor Galli announced that his 21st season leading the Pirates would be his last, a narrative began that... Read more

Ball Above Body | College Park Volleyball Takes NCS

North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA May 23, 2022 0

A College Park Volleyball Team Led By 10 Seniors Played Through Aches, Pain And Relentless Opponents To Claim The Program’s First Title In 14 Years • It took a while for the reverberations to calm down on the gym floor at College Park High in Pleasant Hill. The wild... Read more

Green Machine | De La Salle Golf Aces NCS Title Defense

High School Golf High School Sports Features North Coast Section May 23, 2022 0

With Four Of Its Six Golfers Under Par, De La Salle Delivered Perhaps One Of The Most Dominant North Coast Section Championship Performances Ever • UPDATED ON MAY 24 Joey Hayden was the one. As the only member of the De La Salle High golf team to have teed... Read more

Pirates’ Gold | Pittsburg Treasures Its First NCS Title In 30 Years

High School Football North Coast Section November 28, 2021 0

Backup Quarterback Christian Aguilar Shines As Pittsburg Football Tops Clayton Valley In North Coast Section Div. I Final • Victor Galli and the Pittsburg High football program didn’t need a North Coast Section title to validate two decades of success on School Street. But in the moments after a... Read more