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NorCal Baseball 2022 | Players To Watch

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section Northern Section Sac-Joaquin Section February 25, 2022 1

We’ve Listed More Than 100 Names Of Guys We Expect To Be Impact Players Throughout The 2022 Season Of NorCal Baseball • PICTURED ABOVE: Valley Christian-San Jose pitcher, Jacob Hudson (Chace Bryson photo) As we prepared for our NorCal Baseball and Softball preview coverage to be included in our... Read more

Senior Moment | Experience Drives 9-1 Start For St. Ignatius

Central Coast Section High School Basketball December 31, 2021 0

A Roster Loaded With Unselfish Seniors Has St. Ignatius Boys Basketball NorCal-Ranked And Ready For WCAL Play • PICTURED ABOVE: St. Ignatius senior Sean Quanico high-fives Zachary Ferdon during the announcement of starting lineups on Dec. 29. (Chace Bryson photo) It’s hard to beat experience. And these days, it’s awfully... Read more

Lost & Found … In Las Vegas | St. Ignatius VB Ready For Regionals

Central Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 4, 2021 0

St. Ignatius Volleyball Will Be A Serious Contender In The State Tournament — And It May Owe That To A Friday Night Team Meeting In Las Vegas • For the St. Ignatius High girls volleyball team, the season’s lowest point began on a Friday on its home campus in San... Read more

Nick Yorke, Boston Red Sox 1st Round Pick | SportStar Of The Week

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball SportStars of the Week June 15, 2020 0

NICK YORKE Archbishop Mitty-San Jose – Baseball – Senior Despite having his senior season all but wiped out because of the Coronavirus, something tells us that the recently-graduated Yorke is a lot less bummed after June 11. That’s when the Boston Red Sox made him their first-round selection (17th... Read more

Mitty Boys Basketball: Eyes On All The Prizes

Central Coast Section High School Basketball December 19, 2019 0

With Experience And A Veteran Swagger, The Mitty Boys Basketball Team Has Opened The 2019-20 Season With Big Goals In Mind — And The Talent To Achieve Them • Early indications show the Archbishop Mitty boys basketball team is built to thrive amid those tense late-game moments. The Monarchs’... Read more

Sacred Heart Cathedral: Irish Volleyball Not Waiting On Luck

Central Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 30, 2019 0

Experienced Sacred Heart Cathedral Showcases Clout As West Catholic Athletic League Volleyball Schedule Gets Underway • The final point was almost anti-climatic, with Sarah Cheng spiking the ball to finish off a 25-27, 25-20, 25-19, 25-12 win for Sacred Heart Cathedral-San Francisco over visiting Valley Christian-San Jose on Sept.... Read more

Steven Zobac: NorCal Baseball Player Of The Year

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball July 5, 2019 0

Valley Christian Outfielder And Pitcher Starred At The Plate And On The Mound For Three-Time CCS Open Champions • With three Central Coast Section Open Division titles under his belt, Steven Zobac has plenty of material to choose from when he looks back on his favorite moments in a... Read more

Boras Baseball Classic: Mitty Mastery

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball April 29, 2019 0

Monarchs Earned Trip To Boras Baseball Classic Championship After Outlasting WCAL Rival Bellarmine In The NorCal Title Game • Pity the poor Archbishop Mitty-San Jose baseball players. They didn’t get a one-week spring break that was showing on their schedule since the beginning of the 2019 season. Instead, the... Read more

SportStar Of The Week: Patrick Wicklander

High School Baseball/Softball SportStars of the Week April 13, 2018 0

Patrick Wicklander Strikes Out 18 In A No-Hit Shutout Of Riordan-S.F.; Lowers ERA Under 1.00 • PATRICK WICKLANDER | Valley Christian-San Jose – Baseball – Senior A University of Arkansas-signee and the cover athlete to SportStars’ NorCal Baseball/Softball Preview this past March, Wicklander is doing more than just delivering on... Read more

A Mighty Win

Central Coast Section High School Football December 20, 2017 0

The Resilience Of The St. Francis Football Team Was On Full Display In Its First CIF State Bowl Victory • Story by MIKE WOOD | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH With furious winds pounding Sacramento State’s Hornet Stadium throughout the CIF Division 2-A state championship game, completing passes was... Read more

Six Shooters

Central Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 14, 2017 0

Archbishop Mitty-San Jose Takes Aim At An Unprecedented Sixth Straight State Crown • Story By JAMES G. KANE | Photos By DOUG STRINGER It doesn’t take long. Only a few moments into the conversation, and Archbishop Mitty-San Jose coach Bret Almazan-Cezar recognizes what’s ahead. The name of another legendary... Read more