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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

Etiwanda girls basketball grabs one more title to end year with So Cal Holiday Prep Classic WNBA Premier Gold Division crown

Basketball Blog Central Coast Section Central Section Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section Southern Section StaffPicks December 31, 2024 0

SAN DIEGO – Winning championships was the norm for the Etiwanda High girls basketball team last season, whether it came in elite national tournaments or securing league, section and state titles, the latter of which culminated with back-to-back California Open Division crowns in March. The Eagles’ last chance to... Read more

Brentwood’s Amelia Sarkisian, Viewpoint’s Olly O’Connor enjoy big days at ASICS Clovis Invitational

Blog Central Coast Section Central Section Los Angeles City Section News NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section San Francisco Section Southern Section StaffPicks XC-Track-Running October 14, 2024 0

FRESNO, Calif. – The depth of elite athletes in California Division 5 has the potential to be the most significant in state history and several small school competitors took advantage of their opportunities to compete in the spotlight Friday at the 45th ASICS Clovis Invitational. A new challenger for... Read more

SportStars NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | Jan. 2

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section January 3, 2024 0

NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings Open 2024 With Just Three New Teams Entering; Showcases And Transfer Eligibility May Spice Things Up Though • NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings All records are through Saturday, Dec. 30 Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: Junior Jada Tupou of No. 2... Read more

SportStars’ All-NorCal Girls Basketball Team ’22-’23

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section April 7, 2023 0

Fifteen Girls Plus One Special Mention Comprise Our All-NorCal Girls Basketball Team For The 2022-23 Season • MORE SPORTSTARS POSTSEASON HONORS: NorCal Girls Player Of The Year (Jordan Lee – St. Mary’s-Stockton) | NorCal Girls Coach Of The Year (Leroy Hunt – Oakland Tech) All-NorCal Girls Basketball Team FIRST... 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

CIF Basketball Notes | Salesian Girls Shine; Bracketbusters Crash D2 Boys

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section March 2, 2023 0

Salesian Girls Show Grit In 2OT Road Win; EBAL Dominates; Sierra Foothill League Cinderellas Whitney, Granite Bay Boys Set To Clash Again • PICTURED ABOVE: Whitney-Rocklin Senior Derek Lamb Dunks The Ball During The Sac-Joaquin Section Division II Final. (David Gershon photo) As the Open Division closed out the... Read more

SportStars NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | Feb. 7

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section February 7, 2023 0

Another Week Bereft Of Upsets Leaves The NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings Unchanged Yet Again As Section Playoffs Begin On Feb. 14 • NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings All records are through Monday, Feb. 6. Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Guard Sofia Fidelus Of No.... Read more

SportStars NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | Jan. 31

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section January 31, 2023 0

With All 20 Teams Taking Care Of Business Last Seek, The NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings Go Unchanged Before A Week Of Big Matchups • NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings All records are through Monday, Jan. 30. Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: Gabriella Biittner Of No.... Read more

All-NorCal Boys Basketball | Spring 2021

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section July 16, 2021 0

After A Unique 2021 Spring Season, We Scrap The First-Team, Second-Team Format And Just Name Our 15-Player All-NorCal Boys Basketball Team • TOP IMAGE: Sione Lose, Capital Christian-Sacramento (David Gershon photo) With the 2021 Spring providing such a unique season that differed from league to league and section to... Read more

Final NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | Spring ’21

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section June 16, 2021 0

Pinewood Closes Out Perfect Season To Overtake No. 1 In Our Final NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings • Spring 2021 Final NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings. Previous rank in parenthesis. (TOP PHOTO: Pinewood Girls Basketball/Twitter) 1. (2) Pinewood-Los Altos Hills (17-0) Even though only one Northern California section had a postseason,... Read more