The Tip - Off Classic, which has spent the last seven years
as the NorCal Tip - Off Classic, will take place Nov. 29 at Newark Memorial High School.
Cardinal Newman - Santa Rosa is emerging
as a NorCal power after reaching the NorCal Division IV semifinals in just its fourth year of being a co-ed school.
The Wildcats went 3 - 1 that day and cemented their status
as NorCal's No. 2 - ranked team by defeating West Catholic Athletic League stalwart St. Ignatius - S.F. in three sets before falling to the region's No. 1 - ranked team Archbishop Mitty - San Jose in the championship match, 27 - 25, 25 - 15.
James Akinjo (Salesian - Richmond, Sr.), 6 - 1, Guard WHAT HE DID: The University of Connecticut - bound playmaker was the unquestioned leader on a 30 - 2 Pride team which spent the majority of the season
as NorCal's No. 1 - ranked team.
Elk Grove (23 - 10) Even though we gave the nod to Valley Christian, we wouldn't fault anyone who opened the year with the Thundering Herd
as NorCal's team to beat.
Valley Christian - San Jose (22 -11-1 in 2017) The defending Central Coast Section Open Division champions were a relatively easy choice to open the year
as NorCal's No. 1.
As the NorCal TOC Wrestling Tournament turns 50 this year, Hundreds of Top Middle School Wrestlers Will Take it to the Mats at Del Oro High School.
After missing the NorCal cut during his sophomore and junior seasons, Brueckner said that attending his senior ball, coming away
as NorCal champion and getting a chance to compete as state in San Gabriel on June 4, has boiled down to «the week of my life.»
Brown enters the offseason
as NorCal's top recruit for the 2018 class.
As the NorCal TOC Wrestling Tournament turns 50 this year, Hundreds of Top Middle School Wrestlers Will Take...
Not exact matches
The restaurant did very well, so corporate approached us at
NorCal Restaurant Holdings and proposed that we takeover two other locations within the area that were not doing
as well.
Typically Northern Californians prefer to say «
NorCal» and like to separate themselves
as much
as possible from Southern Californians, whereas Southern Californians usually just say, «I'm from California.»
IIMAR» I THOMAS Sacred Heart Cathedral - S.F. — Basketball — Senior Thomas was the SportStars
NorCal Girls Basketball Player of the Year,
as well
as a Cal - Hi Sports First - Team All - State Elite selection, after posting a double - double average of 25 points and 13.4 rebounds for an Irish team that finished 18 - 9 against what many computer programs determined to be the most difficult schedule in the country.
SportStars embraces Rugby
NorCal's enthusiasm and passion for the sport and it's thousands of athletes
as the organization's Official Media Partner.
I and
NorCal Open Division championships
as the team finished 32 - 3.
NO. 1 VS. NO. 2: When Archbishop Mitty - San Jose and St. Ignatius - S.F. clash in West Catholic Athletic League play on Sept. 26, it will undoubtedly be viewed
as a meeting between
NorCal's top two teams.
While there may be debate
as to whether the Washington - bound Browning is the greatest
NorCal high school QB in history, there is no debate that the state will not soon see anything like Browning and Folsom's 2014 season.
Postseason accolades included All - State Elite honors
as well
as All -
NorCal.
QB — JAKE BROWNING Folsom Sr. 6 - 2, 210 OFFENSIVE PLAYER of the YEAR Three - year starter became the most prolific quarterback
NorCal has ever seen, setting or equaling national marks for career TDs (239) and single - season TDs (91)
as well
as the state mark for career yards (16,775).
As rugby is quickly growing across the country, some new faces are being introduced to the USA Rugby National Teams, two of those new faces are recent graduates of Rugby
NorCal.
With
NorCal product Joe Mixon a controversial topic
as the NFL draft nears, editor Chace Bryson urges readers to...
Lafaele's speed was on full display at the annual Nike
NorCal football event earlier this year where he boosted his recruiting stock
as a linebacker with the capability to chase down opposing runners from sideline to sideline.
More records will be broken soon in both football and basketball, and whether they are
NorCal, SoCal or state, it'll always be an honor to keep them
as updated
as possible.
As we begin the planning stages of the
NorCal Preview, we like to start by asking questions.
Thirty Years After After Losing A
NorCal Basketball Final
As A Las Lomas Player, Brian Dietschy Coached A Serendipitous Knights Team...
By the third quarter, he'd passed John Bordenkircher (3,416 yards in 1997 at Dixon)
as the single - season leading rusher in
NorCal history, according to the ESPNHS Cal - Hi Sports State Record Book.
With three transfers now eligible to join him on the court, Duplechan will have even more options to dish the ball to
as Sheldon seeks to remain the
NorCal team to beat in 2017.
In the
NorCal finals, Smotherman dropped to seventh place and Granite Bay qualified
as the third - best team from the North.
There's still talent up front for the Rams, who likely will begin the season ranked
as one of
NorCal's top three teams, but Frampton will have his work cut out for him against a daunting schedule.
As long as the Gauchos can take care of business and win their first NCS title, they should be a lock for one of the two CIF NorCal Bowl participant
As long
as the Gauchos can take care of business and win their first NCS title, they should be a lock for one of the two CIF NorCal Bowl participant
as the Gauchos can take care of business and win their first NCS title, they should be a lock for one of the two CIF
NorCal Bowl participants.
The adjectives to describe SportStars Magazine's
NorCal Football Player of the Year Mason Hurst are
as plentiful
as the skills that he possesses on and off the football field.
Hurst's play on the field was a big reason Del Oro repeated
as Sac - Joaquin Section and
NorCal champs, but Taylor praised Hurst's other contributions
as a captain and a senior leader.
It goes without saying that
as many
as four or five of
NorCal's best volleyball teams will be cannibalized in the
NorCal Open bracket.
Since losing five consecutive section titles to Modesto Christian from 2003 - 07, the Cougars have established themselves
as a Sac Joaquin Section and
NorCal power.
ALTHEA GIBSON SCHOLARSHIP (Value: $ 2,000 / year; Open to: African American applicants): In 2007, USTA
NorCal enacted the Diversity Committee Althea Gibson College Scholarship in honor of the valuable contributions Althea Gibson made to tennis,
as well
as in honor of her memory, life, and achievements of this exceptional pioneer who paved the way for millions who followed.
As one of the larger geographic sections, USTA
NorCal has been promoting, servicing, and administering tennis programs since 1953.
(Two other top
NorCal teams, EBX and the Cal Ballaz, had played in the DFW tournament in Dallas, which was at the same time
as the EOT.
The Spartans won the
NorCal crown in 2011, when Pagila finished fourth individually
as a sophomore.
With more top - end softball tournaments springing up each season, the Livermore Stampede is constantly under pressure to keep its reputation
as the premier mid-season
NorCal tournament.
A gregarious young man, Bruecker doesn't look the part, doesn't act the part, but he can walk around knowing he left Sierra View Country Club in Roseville
as the top golfer at the 2014 California Interscholastic Federation
NorCal Golf Championship on May 19.
And
as the only team with five golfers posting rounds in the 70s, Foothill claimed the
NorCal team title for the third time since 2007.
KAIREE ROBINSON De La Salle - Concord — Football — Junior A no - brainer selection
as a SportStars All -
NorCal running back after he rushed for 2,013 yards and 25 TDs in his first season
as the Spartans» premier ball - carrier.
Arguably
NorCal's top shooter, Calcaterra led the Bay Area in scoring
as a senior (29.5 ppg) and added 6.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.9 steals.
The 20 - team Nike Nationals is considered the best summer tournament in the country, even though only Nike - sponsored teams can be invited, and though
NorCal teams such
as EBX, the Cal Ballaz, Mission Rec and others have been strong in the past, none ever got the coveted invitation.
Our All -
NorCal Football Awards will appear all in one edition this year —
as opposed to being split into offense and defense the past two seasons.
With record - setting quarterback Jake Browning returning for his third year behind center, Folsom begins 2014
as the consensus choice
as the No. 2 team in
NorCal «'' behind De La Salle, of course.
Austin Smotherman, Del Oro, Sr, The SMU - bound senior is probably the section's best shot to winning a
NorCal and / or state title after finishing fourth at both tournaments
as a junior.
Corey Pereira, Junior, Ponderosa Pereira fired a 73 to finish in a tie for fourth at the 2011 Masters tournament, which earned him an individual
NorCal qualification
as a sophomore.
Alex Gibbs, Senior, Granite Bay Gibbs recorded a top - 15 finish at the
NorCal Tournament
as a junior and has committed to play at Sacramento State next year.
Sacred Heart Cathedral should be proud of themselves, led by their Head Coach LyRyan Russell,
as this game will definitely improve the team's forthcoming in CCS playoffs and possible
NorCal Regionals.