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Santa Margarita secures third team title at CIF State Girls Golf Championships, dramatic putt lifts Victoria Cui to win

Victoria Cui of Crystal Springs Uplands sank a 25-foot putt on the par-5 18th, highlighting birdies on the final three holes, to lift the sophomore to a dramatic victory and the individual title Wednesday with a 4-under 67 at the CIF State Girls Golf Championships at Poppy Hills Golf... Read more

Mater Dei wins record third CIF Open Division girls volleyball state title, with Harvard-Westlake, Cypress, AOLP, Immanuel and Hilmar also champions

Mater Dei won its record third Open Division girls volleyball title, including its second in three years, with a 25-13, 25-22, 25-18 victory Saturday against Rocklin at the CIF State Championships at Santiago Canyon College in Orange. The Monarchs (35-5) also captured Open Division championships in 2018 and 2023... Read more

University High of Irvine, Menlo School boys tennis teams receive top regional seeds in CIF USTA State Championships

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University High of Irvine and Menlo School received the top seeds in their respective boys tennis regionals in the CIF USTA State Championships, looking to produce a rematch from their March 15 semifinal showdown at the All-American Invitational. The section champions first have to survive their respective two-day, eight-team... Read more

Best Of The Best | NorCal Wrestling Puts 64 On State Podium

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A Strong Weekend For Boys & Girls NorCal Wrestling Yielded Eight State Titles At The CIF State Wrestling Championships In Bakersfield • PICTURED ABOVE: Cesar Chavez-Stockton Senior Taydem Khamjoi, Who Won The 131-Pound Girls State Title On Feb. 25. (Ike Dodson photos) Sixty-four Northern California wrestlers escaped the three-day... Read more

Pride & Perseverance | Salesian Girls Basketball Takes Winding Road To Glory

High School Basketball North Coast Section Southern Section March 29, 2022 0

Behind A Strength-In-Numbers Approach, Salesian Girls Basketball Navigated A Frustrating And Demanding Season To Win The Program’s First State Title • PICTURED ABOVE: Salesian senior Kaylie Edge. (David Gershon photos) The morning after winning his first state championship in four tries, Salesian High girls basketball coach Steve Pezzola was... Read more

Fitting Finish | Elk Grove Basketball Makes History

High School Basketball San Diego Section March 28, 2022 0

With A Talented And Ambitious Core Of Seniors Leading The Way, Elk Grove Basketball Claimed Its First State Title • There was really no other way for the Elk Grove basketball season to end. The Thundering Herd celebrating the program’s first-ever CIF State Basketball Championship on the Golden1 Center... Read more

Mustang Magic | San Marin Wins First CIF Football Title

High School Football North Coast Section December 16, 2021 0

Led By NorCal’s Leading Rusher And A Talented Core, San Marin Claimed Its First CIF State Bowl Title And Inspired A Novato Community Along The Way • One of one. That’s the mantra that the San Marin-Novato football team clung to throughout a season that will go down in... Read more

Viral Disruption: NorCal Teams Cope With State Basketball Cancellations

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section March 17, 2020 0

Twelve NorCal Teams See Title Dreams End After CIF Is Forced Into State Basketball Cancellations As The Coronavirus Outbreak Accelerated • And then there were no championships. On the morning of March 12, the sudden CIF State Basketball cancellations brought the stark reality of the Coronavirus pandemic to the... Read more

CIF Wrestling Preview: A Weight-By-Weight Boys & Girls Breakdown

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SportStars’ Wrestling Guru, Ike Dodson, Runs Down Each Division Listing Favorites As Well As NorCal’s Top Contenders, Dark Horses • 2020 CIF Wrestling Preview The walls of Mechanics Banks (formerly Rabobank) Arena will soon be singing the sweet melody of state championship wrestling. Thursday’s pigtail rounds open 28 brackets... Read more

The Ace & The Wild Card

High School Football North Coast Section December 15, 2017 0

Cousins A’jae And Justin Boyd Help Stack The Deck For Pittsburg • Story By STEVEN WILSON | Photos By JAMES K. LEASH At the start of the 2017 season, it was the unlikeliest of connections. Cousins Justin and A’jae Boyd were supposed to line up on opposite sides of... Read more