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• NorCal boys volleyball: Local teams aiming for history - Mon, 20 May 2013 22:40:19 +0000
  The brackets are out, and the sprint to the first Northern California boys volleyball championship matches Saturday at Dublin High is about to begin. Will Central Coast Section Division I champ Archbishop Mitty and Kevin Feller (17), left, in a photo courtesy of Nhat V. Meyer/staff, get to Dublin? What about Mountain View, the CCS [...]
• CCS softball playoffs (late from Saturday): Mt. Pleasant, Homestead reach semifinals - Mon, 20 May 2013 19:27:18 +0000
  Mt. Pleasant, which tied for first in the Blossom Valley Athletic League’s Santa Teresa Division, is two wins from its first Central Coast Section softball championship. The Cardinals reached the Division II semifinals after getting four hits from freshman Emily Randall, including a double, to outlast Leigh 10-7 on Saturday night at PAL Stadium. Mt. [...]
• CCS softball roundup: Leland edges Santa Teresa; Carlmont, Los Altos also move on - Sun, 19 May 2013 05:58:12 +0000
  From the Mercury News website — Saturday’s Central Coast Section quarterfinal softball action: SAN JOSE — Before his team’s Division I quarterfinal softball game Saturday against Santa Teresa, Leland coach Joe Gron told his players that they shouldn’t expect the score to be as lopsided as the previous meeting between the teams. He was spot [...]
• CCS baseball roundup: John Riley’s home run, Kenny Corey’s pitching propel Willow Glen - Sun, 19 May 2013 05:06:33 +0000
  From the Mercury News website — Saturday’s quarterfinal baseball action in the Central Coast Section: SAN JOSE — John Riley got Willow Glen off to a strong start Saturday with a three-run home run, and that was more than enough support for pitcher Kenny Corey. The senior threw a complete game as Willow Glen defeated [...]
• CCS baseball playoffs: Palo Alto stuns Bellarmine, advances to semifinals - Sun, 19 May 2013 01:20:25 +0000
  Hot off the Mercury News website from Saturday — with pictures (and VIDEO of game’s final out). SAN JOSE — Palo Alto knew the challenge it faced Saturday. Bellarmine College Prep had won 10 in a row, had 15 shutouts and was playing the Central Coast Section Division I quarterfinal on its shiny, new home [...]
• In the spotlight: The week’s top performers - Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:07 +0000
  Here are the top performers for the week covering May 4 through this past Saturday: Santa Clara County athletes of the week Curtis Ogren, St. Francis Sport: Swimming Events: I.M., breaststroke Class: Junior Ogren won the 200-yard individual medley in 1:45.01 at the CCS championships Saturday, setting a section and national independent-school record. He posted [...]
• CCS baseball roundup: Burlingame shuts out Los Gatos; Willow Glen, Westmont, Branham all advance - Fri, 17 May 2013 05:56:55 +0000
  Burlingame coach Shawn Scott was asked why his diminutive left-hander Tommy Caulfield has had such a successful high school pitching career: Scott made a fist of his right hand and softly punched his chest. “All heart,” Scott said after Caulfield went six shutout innings to help Burlingame to a 2-0 win Thursday over host Los [...]
• CCS baseball playoffs: St. Ignatius gets big home runs to oust third-seeded Saratoga - Fri, 17 May 2013 05:44:08 +0000
  Hot off the Mercury News website, plus photos and a few extra notes from the Central Coast Section Division II opening-round game game: SARATOGA — A memorable season for the Saratoga baseball team, which included a Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division championship, ended Thursday in the opening round of the Central Coast [...]
• CCS softball playoffs: ’007′ gets it done for Santa Teresa; Katie Moss dominant for Homestead - Thu, 16 May 2013 15:35:59 +0000
  From the Mercury News website, plus a few extra games that did not make the Thursday morning paper. By Darren Sabedra They are called “007” because pitcher Jamie Billings has No. 00 on her jersey and catcher Ally Beaulieu wears No. 7. Wednesday, the “007” battery played big roles in Santa Teresa’s 1-0 victory over [...]
• CCS baseball roundup: Homestead wins a tight one; Michael Strem, Matt Gorgolinski both pitch no-hitters - Thu, 16 May 2013 05:30:39 +0000
  Carlmont reliever Matt Seubert was one out away from pitching out of a jam and sending the game to extra innings Wednesday. The bases were loaded with two out and the score tied in the bottom of the seventh when Homestead first baseman Justin Lyon hit a hard grounder deep into the hole between shortstop [...]