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Baseball champs! Benicia makes itself at home in NCS
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
Benicia was a new member to the NCS this school year, but a quick scan through its previous section’s website shows that the Panthers have quite a …
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Runner who stopped to help fallen competitor wins state
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CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device CLOVIS — Sometimes it’s not about winning or losing, good …
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NCS baseball: Alhambra, Fremont Christian win section crowns
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PLEASANT HILL — Alhambra High scored single runs in the second and third innings, and pitching ace Brody Eglite fired a four-hitter to lead the …
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CIF state track finals: Silver Creek star wins two titles
The Mercury News - Phil Jensen
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device CLOVIS — Silver Creek’s Jazlynn Shearer crossed the finish line …
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NCS baseball: De La Salle rolls past Heritage, captures Division I title
The Mercury News - Mike Lefkow, Correspondent
PLEASANT HILL — De La Salle won another North Coast Section baseball title on Saturday — its fourth in a row — and in the process ran its winning …
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CCS baseball: Valley Christian nearly no-hits Mitty to 3-peat in Open
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CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device SAN JOSE — It’s been over three decades since any team managed …
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CIF state track: How locals fared in finals
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
Results from the CIF state track and field finals Saturday night in Clovis:
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CIF state track: Bellarmine sophomore takes second in 1,600
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CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device CLOVIS — Colin Peattie didn’t know what to expect on …
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CCS baseball: Mountain View claims first title, TKA repeats
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CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device SAN JOSE — The first Central Coast Section baseball title for …
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CCS softball: Mitty shuts out St. Francis for Open title
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CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device SAN JOSE — Archbishop Mitty held its graduation ceremony …
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Foothill blanks Heritage, wins NCS D-I title to cap 28-0 season
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CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device PLEASANT HILL — Is there anything Nicole May can’t do on a …
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CIF state track and field prelims: How locals fared
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Athletes from the Bay Area News Group’s coverage area and the top qualifier in each event who advanced Friday to Saturday’s finals at the 101st …
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CCS softball playoffs: Thursday's surprises, trends and more
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• Open Division: No. 3 St. Francis vs. No. 8 Archbishop Mitty, 3 p.m. • Division I: No. 1 Watsonville vs. No. 3 Aragon, 12:30 p.m. • Division II: No. 3 …
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CCS baseball playoffs: Thursday's surprises, trends and more
The Mercury News - Phil Jensen
Mountain View recorded its third straight upset to reach a Central Coast Section baseball championship game for the first time in school history. The …
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NCS, CCS baseball playoffs: Wednesday's surprises, trends and more
The Mercury News - Mike Lefkow, Correspondent
Heritage came into the North Coast Section playoffs as the No. 6 seed in Division I. The Patriots finished the regular season on a five-game winning, …
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Los Gatos baseball coach steps down after successful run
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
LOS GATOS — In six seasons as a high school baseball head coach, the past five at Los Gatos, Nate Anderson has taken every one of his teams to the …
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NCS baseball playoffs: Tuesday's surprises, trends and more
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De La Salle did not get rattled Tuesday when two first-inning errors in the North Coast Section Division I semifinals against Foothill left the …
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CCS softball playoffs: Monday, Tuesday surprises, trends and more
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This is the third year that the Central Coast Section softball playoffs included an Open Division. The No. 1 seed has yet to reach the championship …
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CCS, NCS baseball playoffs: Monday's surprises, trends and more
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After Saturday’s rainout, No. 8 Palo Alto traveled to No. 1 Valley Christian on Monday afternoon for a Central Coast Section Open Division …
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Boys volleyball: Monta Vista wins epic NorCal Division I final
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For the second year in a row, Monta Vista’s Northern California Division I championship match extended to five sets. Saturday, the top-seeded Matadors …
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NCS boys track: Clayton Valley Charter cousins both win Meet of Champion events
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CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device PLEASANT HILL — Clayton Valley Charter’s Justin Love ended a …
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NCS girls track: Act of sportsmanship highlights wet championships
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CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device PLEASANT HILL — In the middle of one of the rainiest North Coast …
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CCS baseball playoffs: Saturday’s surprises, trends and more
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
Generally speaking, perfect baseball weather is blue skies and pleasant temperatures, not too hot, not too cold. The conditions Saturday at Fremont …
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NCS softball playoffs: Friday’s surprises, trends and more
The Mercury News - Phil Jensen
The majority of California High’s senior softball players made a quick exit after the Grizzlies’ 5-1 home victory over Granada … they were …
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NCS, CCS baseball playoffs: Friday's surprises, trends and more
The Mercury News - Mike Lefkow, Correspondent
CONCORD — When the De La Salle and Monte Vista baseball teams met Friday, it didn’t matter where these rivals were seeded in the North Coast Section …
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CCS track finals: Silver Creek star overcomes scare, wins three events
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CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device GILROY — Days before her quest to win four individual …
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CCS track finals: Los Gatos claims boys title for first time
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CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device GILROY — Masaki Wada-Law struggled to stand, weary legs pleading …
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CCS track and field preview: How they stand
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
When: Friday (field events start at 4 p.m., track events at 6 p.m.) CCS and state girls season leader: Jazlynn Shearer, Silver Creek, 13.36 CCS girls …
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NCS track and field preview: How they stand
The Mercury News - Darren Sabedra
When: Trials on Friday, finals on Saturday (unless noted below). Field events start at 9 a.m. both days; track events begin at 1 p.m. Friday, 1:30 …