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Conor Maguire, International School adapt in second half of Division 5 boys basketball state final to prevail against Diamond Ranch

Basketball Blog Central Section Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks March 15, 2025 0

SACRAMENTO – Conor Maguire made CIF-North Coast Section history Feb. 6 by hitting a record 14 3-pointers and scoring 63 points in a 100-point effort for International School of San Francisco against Drew. Maguire didn’t hit a single 3-point field goal Friday for International School against Diamond Ranch in... Read more

Acalanes awarded top seed in CIF-North Coast Section Open Division girls basketball playoffs, defending champion Cardinal Newman earns No. 4 seed

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker North Coast Section StaffPicks February 16, 2025 0

Since the introduction of the CIF-North Coast Section Open Division girls basketball playoffs in 2020, a different champion has been crowned each year. That trend has the potential to continue this season, with Acalanes (27-1) and San Ramon Valley (25-3) earning the top two seeds and both receiving byes... Read more

Concord De La Salle collects top seed in CIF-North Coast Section Open Division boys basketball playoffs, reigning champion Richmond Salesian earns No. 2 seed

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker North Coast Section StaffPicks February 16, 2025 0

Concord De La Salle has won 14 Division 1 boys basketball titles in the CIF-North Coast Section, but the Spartans are still seeking their first Open Division crown after losing in the past three finals. Richmond Salesian is looking to become the first back-to-back Open Division champion since the... Read more

SportStars NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | Dec. 12

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section December 13, 2023 0

Our First In-Season NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings Has Nine Teams Rising From Their Preseason Spot; PLUS: Some Analysis On New NCS Playoff Proposal • NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings All records are through Monday, Dec. 11. Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: No. 17 Salesian from... Read more

STILL THE ONE | De La Salle Football Makes It 31 Straight

High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section November 20, 2023 0

Despite Two Major Challenges From San Ramon Valley, De La Salle Football Upholds Three-Plus Decade Of Excellence Over North Coast Section Presented without context, the numbers associated with the De La Salle-Concord football team’s dominance of its own backyard never cease to amaze. 31 straight North Coast Section titles.... 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

SportStars’ 2022-23 NorCal Boys Basketball Player Of The Year | Ryan Beasley

High School Basketball April 24, 2023 3

Dougherty Valley Do-Everything Guard, Ryan Beasley, Was The Ultimate Catalyst For The Bay Area’s Best Team • MORE POSTSEASON HOOPS HONORS: All-NorCal Girls Basketball Team | NorCal Girls Player Of The Year – Jordan Lee | NorCal Girls Coach Of The Year – Leroy Hurt They came from all... 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

Moving On | Campolindo Surives Rancho Cotate; De La Salle Crowned Again

High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section November 19, 2022 0

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... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.20: Storylines & Sleepovers

Central Coast Section High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section October 18, 2022 0

As The NorCal Regular Season’s Final Weeks Arrive, The 7 Friday Night Team Revisits Key Games From Week 8 And Looks At Big Picture Storylines • PICTURED ABOVE: Maealiuaki Smith of Serra-San Mateo. (David Gershon photo) It’s the last quarter of the regular season and everyone is playing through... Read more

Deeper Waters | Northgate Water Polo Dives In

Aquatics Features NewsTicker North Coast Section October 18, 2022 0

Northgate Water Polo Is A Two-Time Defending North Coast Section Div. II Champ Making The Leap To The Top Division This Postseason — And The Broncos Are Embracing The Moment PICTURED ABOVE: Northgate Senior Attacker Tommy Martin. (Chace Bryson photo) Taylor Herman kept the postgame pep talk to his... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 6: Requiem For A Streak (An Emergency Pod)

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Podcasts September 12, 2021 0

In The Wake Of St. Francis Football’s History Upset Of De La Salle, Our Trusty Hosts Felt Compelled To Gather For A Reactionary Conversation • When Mountain View’s St. Francis football team pulled off its seismic 31-28 victory over De La Salle-Concord on Friday night — becoming the first... Read more