Movin’ On Up: Area athletes excelling at next level
Here is this week's edition of our Movin' On Up feature: Jesse Delgado, University of Illinois wrestling: The former Gilroy High standout became the first Illinois wrestler to win a NCAA championship...
View ArticleFootball: New Fremont coach Jake Messina returns to Bay Area
Jake Messina, who graduated from Sequoia High in 1990, is the new football coach at Fremont High in Sunnyvale, athletic director Jason Townsend said in an email Thursday. Messina takes over for Ron...
View ArticleFootball: New Santa Clara coach Hank Roberts talks ‘vision’
Ten days into his job as Santa Clara's football coach, Hank Roberts sounds like a burst of energy as he talks about his new program. Roberts, the offensive coordinator at Sequoia last season, takes...
View ArticleHighlight reel: The week’s top performers
Here are the top performers from the week covering April 1 through Saturday: Santa Clara County athetes of the week Michael Strem, St. Francis Sport: Baseball Position: Pitcher/infielder Class: Senior...
View ArticleBoys volleyball: Big tournament this weekend in San Jose area
Some of the state's premier boys volleyball teams will be in the South Bay this weekend to compete in the King of Cali tournament, formerly the Bellarmine Invitational. Bellarmine coach Scott Petersen...
View ArticleIn the spotlight: The week’s top performers
Here are the top performers from the week covering April 8 through Saturday: ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Santa Clara County Josh Nashed, Leland Sport: Baseball Position: Pitcher/third base Class: Junior...
View ArticleApril signing period: Reported list of athletes who signed national letters...
The April college signing period began Wednesday. Here are the list of athletes who signed national letters of intent, as reported to this newspaper: Men's basketball Aaron Gordon (Archbishop Mitty),...
View ArticleBaseball: Woodside’s Brad Degnan sets state record
Woodside center fielder Brad Degnan felt like it was going to be a good day. The Wildcats had just got done playing a Tuesday game in Daly City at Westmoor, where the weather had been cold and windy....
View ArticleTrack and field: Piedmont Hills girls set CCS record in 4×400 relay
The Piedmont Hills 4x400 girls relay team of Alex Diaz, Timarya Baynard, Bianca Bryant and Ellisa Bryant finished second Saturday behind Long Beach Poly in the invitational race at the Mt. SAC Relays...
View ArticleIn the spotlight: The week’s top performers
Here are the top performers from the week covering April 15 through this past Saturday: Santa Clara County athletes of the week Khalid Johnson, St. Francis Sport: Track and field Position: Sprinter...
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Football: It’s official! CCS playoffs will have significant changes this fall
The Central Coast Section football playoffs will have a new format in the fall, with the top three divisions reserved for 24 “A” league teams and the bottom two divisions comprised of 16 teams from...
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Football extra: Sacred Heart Prep coach Pete Lavorato reveals secret to...
Mercury News award-winning writer Daniel Brown covered the 14th annual National Youth Sports Awards show last weekend in Palo Alto, an event in which former Giants manager Dusty Baker was the lifetime...
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Softball: Former Mitty star Jazmyn Jackson, now a Cal standout, among...
Jazmyn Jackson, known as Jazzy while playing shortstop and hitting leadoff for Archbishop Mitty, is having a sensational freshman season at Cal. Now a center fielder, Jackson was named a top-10...
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Week 1 football preview: A look at the weekend’s top matchups
Two hundred and 72 days after the 2014 football season ended for the Central Coast Section, the new season kicks off Friday. It’s opening day, high school football style, with several matchups that...
View ArticlePeninsula Hall of Fame: Serra coach Chuck Rapp among inductees
Serra basketball coach Chuck Rapp and Hillsdale softball coach Randy Metheany are among 10 individuals to be inducted into the Peninsula Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony takes place June 8 at Green...
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NorCal basketball: Serra out to do something no other team in school history...
Jeremiah Testa (Darren Sabedra/staff) This Serra team has a chance to do something no other team in school history has done. Serra (24-5) plays El Cerrito in the Northern California Division II...
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Softball: Carlmont’s Jim Liggett gets 1,000th win as Scots defeat Capuchino 3-0
Carlmont’s Jim Liggett receives congratulations from former star pitcher Ashley Chinn after the coach won his 1,000th game. (Glenn Reeves/staff) BELMONT — The multitudes that showed up Tuesday to...
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Boys basketball: New Valley Christian coach Mark DeLuca speaks with confidence
Berkeley coach Mark DeLuca walks off the court with the NorCal championship trophy after his team beat Menlo-Atherton 61-51 at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento on March 19. (Jim Gensheimer/Bay Area...
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Baseball: BVAL Mount Hamilton, WCAL and PAL Bay titles still up for grabs
Westmont ace Jason Munsch will be on the mound Friday at Lincoln when his team tries to clinch an outright BVAL Mount Hamilton Division title. (Keith Tharp/SVCN) ***UPDATE: Westmont’s game Friday at...
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Boys volleyball: Leigh wins another Mount Hamilton crown; Bellarmine rallies,...
Leigh’s Concordia-bound senior Ben VanDerLuit (9) has led a team that won its fourth consecutive BVAL Mount Hamilton Division championship this season. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Rob Karr is...
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