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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

Acalanes remains only unbeaten North Coast Section girls basketball team after winning So Cal Holiday Prep Classic NCAA Premier Division title

Basketball Blog Central Coast Section Central Section Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section Southern Section StaffPicks December 29, 2024 0

Acalanes High continued the most impressive start in girls basketball program history Saturday in the NCAA Premier Division final at the So Cal Holiday Prep Classic by securing a 72-57 victory in an all-North Coast Section showdown against San Ramon Valley at Canyon Hills High in San Diego. With... Read more

South Pasadena rallies for five-set win in Division 4 girls volleyball state final, highlighting three titles in one day for Tigers

Blog Central Coast Section Central Section News North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section Southern Section StaffPicks VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 26, 2024 0

South Pasadena completed a trifecta Saturday by winning titles in three different sports, but the most thrilling performance came in the Division 4 final at the CIF State Girls Volleyball Championships at Santiago Canyon College in Orange. The Tigers rallied from a two-set deficit against Hilmar to produce a... Read more

Ellison Brush, Vivian Golub lead Sacred Heart Prep girls water polo to first Northern California Division 1 regional championship

Aquatics Blog Central Coast Section Central Section Features News NewsTicker North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks Water Polo November 25, 2024 0

Carondelet still hasn’t figured out how to solve the Sacred Heart Prep puzzle, especially junior goalkeeper Ellison Brush. Thanks to Vivian Golub and Brush, the Gators were finally able to successfully navigate the gauntlet that is the Northern California Division 1 girls water regional playoffs. Golub scored five goals... Read more

Sacred Heart Prep girls water polo steps up on defense against Arroyo Grande to secure title repeat at NorCal Invitational

Aquatics Blog Central Coast Section Central Section Features News NewsTicker North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks Water Polo October 28, 2024 0

In order to produce a successful title defense in the NorCal Invitational for the first time in program history, Sacred Heart Prep showcased a spectacular defensive effort in the final four minutes Saturday to secure an 8-7 victory in the final against Arroyo Grande at Dunlevie Aquatic Center in... Read more

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

Redwood outlasts Menlo School in OT to win Scott Roche Invitational title

Aquatics Central Coast Section News NewsTicker North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section StaffPicks Water Polo September 13, 2024 0

MENLO, Calif. – One of the longest and most thrilling championship showdowns in the 26-year history of the Scott Roche Invitational boys water polo tournament was inches away from being decided in regulation, setting the stage for an even more dramatic sudden-death victory Saturday at Gates Pool. Ossie Joplin... Read more

Top Girls Cross Country Teams By Section Entering The Fall Season

The high school cross country season has already begun in several sections, or is about to get underway all across the state later this month. Here is a look at the top girls cross country program in each of the 10 sections in California entering this season. There are... 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 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

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