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Sacred Heart Prep girls water polo bidding for back-to-back NorCal Invitational titles

Aquatics Blog Central Coast Section Central Section Features News NewsTicker North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks Water Polo October 22, 2024 0

Sacred Heart Prep produced one of the most impressive runs in NorCal Invitational history last year to capture the program’s first title since 2007 as host of the most prestigious girls water polo tournament of the fall season. But the Gators’ pursuit of capturing back-to-back championships for the first... Read more

Preseason All-NorCal Football 2023 | Offensive & Defensive Linemen

Central Coast Section High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section August 16, 2023 0

As The 2023 Season Nears Kick-Off In The Sac-Joaquin Section, We Continue Our Preseason All-NorCal List With The Region’s Top Linemen • PRESEASON ALL-NORCAL LIST SCHEDULE: Quarterbacks/Running Backs | Receivers & Tight Ends | Linebackers/Defensive Backs PICTURED UP TOP: Manuel Serna of Clayton Valley-Concord. (Chace Bryson photo) Our 2023... Read more

SportSquad VOTE: Team Of The Week | May 1-7

Aquatics High School Baseball/Softball NewsTicker SportStars of the Week May 9, 2023 6

Nominees For Our Inaugural SportSquad Team Of The Week Honors Include Two Swim Teams, One Baseball And One Softball Program • THIS VOTE HAS ENDED — #SPORTSQUAD NOMINEES FOR MAY 8-14 WILL BE OUT BY NOON ON MAY 16 We’re using this last month of the 2022-23 interscholastic sports calendar... Read more

SportStars NorCal Baseball Rankings | March 21

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball NewsTicker North Coast Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section March 21, 2023 0

Head-To-Head Wins Among Top Teams Both Simplifies And Complicates Our First NorCal Baseball Rankings In Two Weeks • NorCal Baseball Rankings All records are through Monday, March 20 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Junior Outfielder Tatum Marsh Of No. 2 Valley Christian-San Jose. (Ike Dodson... Read more

Final NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | 2022-23

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section March 16, 2023 0

Mitty-San Jose Finishes At The Top Of Our Final NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings Yet Again — And The Dominance Isn’t Likely To Stop • PICTURED ABOVE: Senior guard Nia Hunter of No. 4 Oakland Tech. (Chace Bryson photo) It’s Mitty’s world in Northern California and here in the NorCal... Read more

SportStars’ Preseason NorCal Baseball Rankings

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball NewsTicker North Coast Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section February 21, 2023 0

Defending NorCal Div. I Champion De La Salle Begins 2023 Atop Our Preseason NorCal Baseball Rankings — With The WCAL In Hot Pursuit • PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Cal Randall Of No. 1 De La Salle. (Ike Dodson photos) As things transition from scrimmage to nonleague games during the last... Read more

SportStars’ Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings 2022 | Nos. 25-1

Aquatics Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Basketball High School Football High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW HS / CLUB Soccer Lacrosse North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA July 20, 2022 0

Our 10th Annual Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings Honoring The Top High School Athletes From The ’21-’22 School Year Concludes With Nos. 25-1 • PICTURED ABOVE: No. 16 Talana Lepolo of Carondelet-Concord (Chace Bryson photo) Welcome to our tenth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the... Read more

SportStars 2022 All-NorCal Baseball Team

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section Northern Section Sac-Joaquin Section June 28, 2022 0

This 32-Player All-NorCal Baseball Team Features National Leaders In Both Home Runs And Pitching Wins From This Season • PICTURED ABOVE: From left to right, Palo Alto’s Henry Bolte, McClatchy-Sacramento’s Malcolm Moore and Woodcreek-Roseville’s Braeden Sloan. (Palo Alto Baseball/Twitter; USA Baseball; David Gershon photos) Baseball was all the way... Read more

2022 Final NorCal Baseball Rankings | Top 25

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section Northern Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section June 10, 2022 0

Pitching Depth And Stubbornly Resilient Lineup Lead De La Salle To Two Titles And The Top Spot In Our Final NorCal Baseball Rankings • PICTURED ABOVE: No. 1 De La Salle Celebrates Its NorCal Div. I title. (Jean-Paul Toshiro photo) Final NorCal Baseball Rankings. All records are through June... Read more

SportStars’ Season-Opening NorCal Baseball Top 20

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section Northern Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section February 25, 2022 0

De La Salle And Its Arsenal Of Pitching Talent Opens Atop Our First NorCal Baseball Top 20 Rankings Of The 2022 Season • PICTURED ABOVE: No. 1 De La Salle (Jean-Paul Toshiro photo) 1. DE LA SALLE-CONCORD (20-4 in 2021) Good pitching beats good hitting and the Spartans have... Read more

SportStars NorCal Wrestler Rankings (152-285) | Feb. 17

Central Coast Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Northern Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section February 17, 2022 0

Postseason Weight Class Movements Compelled Us To Dial Up New NorCal Wrestler Rankings Prior To Section Championship Weekend • PICTURED ABOVE: Jason Brauning, top, of Vacaville (No. 5 @ 152s). (Ike Dodson photo) Bonus content! We saw enough changes in divisional action from the Sac-Joaquin Section and weight class... Read more

Final NorCal Baseball Rankings | 2021

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section Northern Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section June 21, 2021 2

WCAL Reigns Supreme As Valley Christian Plays Its Way To A CCS Title And Another No. 1 Finish In Our Final NorCal Baseball Rankings • Final NorCal Baseball Rankings For 2021. Previous rank in parenthesis. (TOP PHOTO: Valley Christian celebrates its CCS Open title on June 19; photo by... Read more