SACRAMENTO – Salesian, under the brightest lights, on the state’s biggest stage, against California’s most talented team, played its game. After Elias Obenyah bullied his way to the bucket and flipped in a hook shot with 1 ½ minutes left to give Salesian a one-point lead, the Richmond program stood on the brink of a … Read more
SACRAMENTO – One of the great boys basketball seasons in San Ramon Valley history ended on Friday night without the state championship celebration the Danville school’s green-and-gold clad student section had come to watch. But the Wolves didn’t go down without a fight. Wobbled in the first quarter, SRV charged back to within single digits … Read more
SAN PABLO — Not even a bad case of leg cramps could get Salesian guard Aaron Hunkin-Claytor off the floor in the fourth quarter. With just over four minutes left in the CIF NorCal Open Division final, Hunkin-Claytor hit a double-clutch jumper to put the Pride up by three against Archbishop Riordan. As he fell … Read more
DANVILLE — Six weeks ago, San Ramon Valley senior forward Jack Moxley thought his high school career might have been over. A dislocated patella in his right knee had many people within the team thinking about how the Wolves were going to go on without him in the playoffs. Fast forward to Saturday and Moxley … Read more
Girls soccer Division I No. 4 Archbishop Mitty 3, No. 1 St. Francis 2 Less than a week after suffering a crushing loss to rival St. Francis in a section final, Mitty got its chance for payback on Thursday night. But for one half, not much changed. St. Francis led by two goals as the … Read more
OAKLAND — Forget the record. The Bellarmine Bells are one of most battle-tested teams still playing in the state basketball playoffs, their grind through the West Catholic Athletic League having prepared them for moments such as the one they faced Thursday night. Overtime at Bishop O’Dowd. Nine seconds on the clock. Score tied. The ball … Read more
STOCKTON — San Ramon Valley left it all on the floor Tuesday night. But despite coming back from a 16-point first-half deficit, SRV fell just short of completing the comeback as the Wolves lost at No. 3 St. Mary’s 67-61 in the first round of the California Interscholastic Federation NorCal Open Division regional. The loss … Read more
CONCORD — De La Salle shouldn’t have even been in this position. Do-it-all junior forward Alec Blair had spent the entire fourth quarter on the Spartan bench after injuring his knee late in the third period. But somehow, some way, the hosts were tied with a bigger, stronger and faster Modesto Christian with under five … Read more
Girls basketball NorCal Division I No. 16 McClatchy-Sacramento 66, No. 1 Pinewood 64 Pinewood’s dream of adding more championship hardware to its trophy case came to a abrupt end on Tuesday night when the top-seeded Panthers lost at home in Los Altos Hills to 16th-seeded McClatchy. The home team led by nine points going to … Read more
Central Coast Section Division II girls No. 1 Monta Vista 53, No. 3 Christopher 47: Once a girls basketball power, the Matadors held off a late charge by Christopher to capture their first CCS title in 31 years. Monta Vista (22-5) led 26-14 at the half and maintained that 12-point edge through the third quarter. … Read more