We also dive into the new study
on NorCal's Hayward Fault; review this week's movie releases on FilmWeek; and more.
They all live, snuggled handily
on the NorCal League's race page.
Christian Brothers Returners Dylan Fuller, Kit Carson, Andrej Bevins, and Hunter Rappleye hope to erase the painful sting of missing out
on a NorCal tournament berth last year by a tiebreaker to Davis.
Kiara Jefferson (West Campus - Sacramento, Sr.), Guard, 5 - 9 KEY STATS: She was the top player
on NorCal's only state championship team.
Not exact matches
Because while Oahu native Ravi Kapur's spins
on tuna poke and pork belly are delicious riffs
on the 50th state's signatures, what really sets Liholiho apart is the chef's ability to pull from
NorCal, Japanese, Indian, and Korean playbooks.
Almost everything
on the menu comes from the two wood - burning hearths that dominate the open kitchen where chef Russell Moore practices his rustic
NorCal artistry.
STONE SMARTT: The Del Oro - Loomis senior QB remained delivered a 4 - TD effort in the Golden Eagles»
NorCal regional win
on Dec. 3.
Our All -
NorCal Football Team is comprised of a 50 - man roster (25
on offense, and 25
on defense).
Lead by Castro Valley jumper Nate Moore setting two national - best marks en route to defending gold in both the long and triple jump,
NorCal athletes spent plenty of time
on the podium at Buchanan High in Clovis.
Again a No. 6 seed in the inaugural CIF
NorCal Division I playoffs, Burlingame (15 -4-4) will try its magic
on the road once more at No. 2 Montgomery - Santa Rosa (22 -2-1)
on March 8 in the regional semifinals.
ANGEL JACKSON Post Salesian - Richmond 6 - 4 Junior WHAT SHE DID: Another great Salesian season — reaching the semifinals of the
NorCal Open Division playoffs — was anchored
on Jackson's play in the paint.
Another recent former
NorCal athlete to have appeared
on Time's cover was Jeremy Lin of Palo Alto (the NBA basketball player) in 2011.
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.
But the
NorCal team may be
on its way to starting a strong reputation of its own.
Awarded a penalty kick after a foul in a tied - up tense CIF
NorCal Division I semifinal with Carondelet - Concord, Anderson converted in the 62nd minute and the host Mustangs advanced with a 2 - 1 win
on March 8.
Those results were not lost
on the Tigers heading into this year «s
NorCal prizefight.
The girls are playing in the
NorCal finals — There's an Open Division and D1 (James Logan is ranked # 20 in the state and very likely will be playing for the D1 Championships), but it also puts pressure
on our gym availability.
Brady came to the second - ever
NorCal prospect combine / camp that was put
on by Student Sports and Cal - Hi Sports in May of 1994 at Saint Mary's College in Moraga.
Another great Salesian season — reaching the semifinals of the
NorCal Open Division playoffs — was anchored
on Jackson's play in the paint.
In fact, even after Mitty lost to Pinewood - Los Altos Hills in triple overtime in the
NorCal Open finals — a game in which Jones fouled out (
on a very shaky call) with 1:31 left in regulation — the West Catholic Athletic League champion still finished the year ranked No. 3.
In fact, an argument could be made that the high level of professional volunteerism
on display at the KOT helped create Rugby
NorCal, the leading state - based rugby organization in USA Rugby.
Geographically, Tulare is about 30 minutes south of Fresno, and based
on the number of Giants fans compared to Dodgers fans, is clearly
NorCal.
One aspect of the
NorCal Nike camp we keep in mind while watching everything is to look for players from a particular team that could be
on teams that will be ranked high for the next preseason rankings.
If indeed the new CIF committee that selects the Open Division teams (and does all the seeding and bracketing for Divisions I through VI) only chooses six or seven teams, the trickle - down effect would have a major impact
on almost every other
NorCal division.
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.
The Spartans, who finished No. 1 in SportStars» final
NorCal Top 20 rankings for 2017, lost a road game to Bishop Gorman - Las Vegas
on Sept. 16 before winning eight straight and capturing the program's 26th consecutive North Coast Section title.
And then beginning
on Wednesday, Sept. 21, we're going to release the first set of weekly state and
NorCal girls volleyball rankings.
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.
Freedom, which finished the regular season No. 3 in the SportStars
NorCal Top 20 rankings, trailed by 10 points multiple times in the second half of the teams» meeting
on Oct. 28.
Omania fluctuated between 1 and 3
on the SportStars
NorCal rankings all season, and won crucial victories over rivals Jake Ryan of Oakdale and Lawrence Saenz of Vacaville at the Temecula Valley Battle for the Belt to earn his No. 1 seed at state.
NorCal Sports TV reached out
on social media for nominations of players, and the response led to them adding a second game of rising stars, said Dion Aye, CEO of
NorCal Sports TV.
«With all of the things that he can do
on the football field, Robards and McCaffrey are exactly alike,» Carlson said of the SportStars Magazine All -
NorCal Offensive Player of the Year.
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.
Though all the attention in the coming weeks will be rightfully focused
on the race for state championships, it would be unfair to ignore the quality Division VI girls teams, which will conclude their season at the end of the
NorCal playoffs.
If it's not, the highest
on the state list (which was updated two nights after Allen put his name at the top) from
NorCal would be Andrew Brown, a running back from Ripon Christian in the Sac - Joaquin Section, who scored 55 times in 2013.
Without dwelling
on Simpson for obvious reasons, it only took one more year until 1970 when
NorCal made it three Heismans in four years.
Who's the one guy every
NorCal fan should see before he goes
on to star at the next level?
A Tracy victory would throw the
NorCal Division I field into complete chaos that would still probably leave Tracy
on the outside looking in.
We do acknowledge that one Evergreen is one of
NorCal's deeper teams, and they could easily pop back into the Top 20 when we release our next rankings
on Feb. 9.
His 408 carries this season is also a
NorCal record and puts him at No. 5
on the overall state list.
Soto was seemingly in constant motion
on the sidelines, the field and about the stadium to pull off the opening night of the
NorCal Honor Bowl
on Aug. 29.
ALL -
NORCAL DEFENSE: Click
on Bishop O'Dowd - Oakland's Jevon Holland to see our All -
NorCal Defense Roster.
On the Undergrads team are forward Bryant Jefferson from Palo Alto, Division I
NorCal finalist in March, and guard Walter Lum of Lick - Wilmerding - San Francisco, which reached the CIF Division IV
NorCal semifinals.
Winner moves
on to the
NorCal final at Sleep Train Pavilion
on March 16.
Which reminds me, wrestling fans should definitely be keeping tabs
on SportStarsMag.com for Dodson's bi-weekly boys team rankings and his weight - by - weight
NorCal wrestler top 20 rankings.
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.
On a deep team, she still averaged 12.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.8 steals and 2.6 blocks a game for the CIF
NorCal Open finalists.
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.»
He was a SportStars All -
NorCal all - purpose selection last year after amassing 664 receiving yards and seven TD catches while also logging seven interceptions
on defense.