April Phillips, considered a rising coach, has been hired at San Jose State. She was most recently an assistant at Cal and Texas.

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St. Francis-Mountain View (14-2) beat Sacred Heart Cathedral (10-5-1) 9-2 behind a pair of RBI each from Wyatt King and Derek Kile. Tristan Kim struck out 10 batters over six innings. Colin Spear had a home run in the loss. St. Ignatius (9-9) beat Valley Christian (11-4-1) 4-1 as the Wildcats outhit the Warriors 8-2. Josh Pashby threw a complete game with six strikeouts. Serra (9-10) led 3-0 after three innings in posting a 3-1 win over Mitty (10-5). Samuel Kretsch threw a complete game in surrendering just a home run to Matteo Blandino. Bellarmine (12-4-1) beat Riordan (6-10) 1-0 in 11 innings. Carlmont (11-4-1) flexed their offensive prowess in a 14-2 win over Menlo-Atherton (6-10). Carson Vance and Aidan Kurt combined for seven RBI.

Woodcreek (12-1) completed its sweep of River Valley (1-12) with a 14-2 win in five innings. Connor Barth and Noah Madsen had seven total RBI and Austin Nye struck out five batters in two perfect innings. Vanden (15-1) stepped out of league to beat Berkeley (9-5) 7-2. Jason Olsen had a home run and two RBI. Colfax (10-7) got a two game sweep of Bear River (7-7) with a 16-1 win on Friday. Chase Pfeifer had a home run with four RBI and Marcus Maeder picked up the win.

Foothill-Pleasanton (14-1) beat Northgate (6-8) 10-3 to advance to the championship game against Redwood this afternoon. Jack Basseer went 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI. Landen Rota and Tanner Bradley combined on a three hit shutout in Cardinal Newman’s (12-1) 3-0 win over Carrillo (5-9-1). St. Bernard’s (10-2) is 2-1 at its tournament in Arizona, which concludes today. Their lone local loss is to Arcata (9-1).

Whitney (12-3) completed a three game sweep of Folsom (6-8) with a 10-3 win yesterday. Sam Thawley went 3-for-3 with three RBI. Other SFL scores were Oak Ridge (9-6) over Granite Bay 6-7) 10-7 despite five seventh inning runs from the Grizzlies. Andy Uharriet improved to 5-0. Rocklin (7-8) shutout Del Oro (10-5) 10-0. The Thunder won the final two games after dropping the opener. Oakdale (10-6) earned a split against Central Catholic (10-7) with a 2-1 win. Johnny Wylie struck out nine in a complete game effort. This was the Raiders’ first loss in league play.

Leland (5-9) completed the two game sweep of Willow Glen (11-5-1) with a 9-3 victory behind six runs in the seventh inning. The Chargers have won three in a row. Leigh (13-3) bounced back from an extra inning loss to Wilcox to beat Prospect (6-8) 2-1. Two of Leigh’s three losses were by one run. Pacific Grove (4-10) earned a split with Palma (13-3) after Thursday’s 7-2 win. The result leaves San Benito (9-5 overall) alone in first place. Branham (12-4) outlasted Wilcox (13-5) in an 8-7 victory. Branham plays a key two game set against Leigh next week.

Pittsburg (12-4) scored four runs over the last two innings to beat Heritage (9-6) 7-6 for a two game split. Cole Leschak and Gio Fuentes each had two RBI for the Pirates. Granada (11-5) shutout Amador Valley (5-10) 2-0 at the Alhambra Easter Tournament. Joshua Morano threw a two-hitter with nine strikeouts. Marin Catholic (13-3) beat Branson (5-8) 6-1 for its fourth straight win. Alex Saavedra had two doubles and Kody Perry struck out six batters in five innings.

2022 Nor Cal Spring Showcase at Chabot College in Hayward - May 7

The 10th annual Nor Cal Spring Showcase will be held Saturday May 7 at Chabot College in Hayward from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm.

Entry fee is $260 per team. Discounts for three or more teams. Each team will play two games. Open to boys 17u, 16u, 15u teams.

College coaches in attendance, post-event write-ups. All games live streamed by Baller TV.

To register or for more information contact event director Gerry Freitas via email: gerryfreitas@hotmail.com.

Former City College Of SF and St Ignatius player transfers after 2 years All WAC at Seattle University to San Diego State. Could be a good fit as SDSU graduates it's 2 starting guards.

Miramonte quarterback Luke Duncan (6-foot-5, 215 pounds) completed 57 percent of his passes for 2,949 yards and 30 touchdowns against 12 interceptions. He puts good touch on the ball to get it over defenders and can throw with velocity in going over the middle. Duncan can also keep his accuracy even when he’s not set. Junior Film

In the EBAL, #2 De La Salle (10-2) scored four runs in the first inning en route to an 8-5 win over #6 California (12-3). Junior Connor Harrison had a home run and five RBI and Cade Cushing added two RBI. Sam Sitzman struck out six batters in relief to get the win. The Grizzlies got two RBI apiece from Nic Bronzini, who also threw two innings of relief, and Aidan Camberg.

Tyler Yocum went 4-for-4 with five RBI in Mountain View’s (9-6) 11-3 win over Santa Clara (10-7). Chase Yocum threw four innings with seven strikeouts to get his fourth win of the year. Jordan Montez went 2-for-3 with two RBI for the Bruins.

Rio Americano (10-5) beat #19 Vista del Lago (14-3) 20-3 in five innings to split the first two games between the teams. They finish their series on Friday. In Wednesday’s win, JT Wright and Ryan Christiansen each had home runs.

#11 McClatchy (10-0) was back on the field with an 11-0 win over Kennedy-Sacramento (7-4). Gabe Henderson went 3-for-4 with three RBI and struck out five batters in 3.1 innings to get the win.

Elsewhere, #1 Cardinal Newman (11-1) won its 10th in a row with an 8-5 victory over Carrillo (5-8-1). Brady Boyd had three RBI and Mason Lerma threw five shutout innings. Arcata (9-1) won its opener over Fortuna (10-3) 9-6. They led 7-1 after two innings. The two will play a doubleheader on Saturday. Joe Brown had a home run and Aaron Davainis threw a complete game with nine strikeouts in Petaluma’s (6-5) 6-1 win over Sonoma Valley (6-7). Burlingame (8-4) beat Aragon (9-3) 4-2. The Panthers are the lone unbeaten in the PAL-Bay Division. El Capitan (11-4) beat Buhach Colony (13-4) 5-3. Andrew Bakken gave up three runs over 5.1 innings for the Gauchos.

Sacred Heart Cathedral beat Riordan 4-0
Bellarmine beat St. Ignatius 1-0
St. Francis beat Serra 4-2
Valley Christian beat Mitty 5-1
Wilcox beat Leigh 12-11
Clayton Valley Charter beat Monte Vista 10-3
Dougherty Valley beat Granada 6-5
Berkeley beat Acalanes 2-0
Heritage beat Pittsburg 5-2
Marin Catholic beat Branson 7-1
Rocklin beat Del Oro 8-1
Whitney beat Folsom 6-0
St. Mary's beat Tracy 6-5

Newark Memorial High School would like to fill a Girls JV Basketball spot on their non-league schedule. The opening is on Friday, December 16, 2022, with a 5:30 pm tip-off, at the Newark Memorial High School Event Center.

JV Teams interested and available should contact Coach Darryl Reina at darryl14r@aol.com.

Open until filled.

Can mom and pop sell your tshirts
At your games?
Can they mock up a basketball card
Have you sign them and sell them at
Your games?
Can an athlete run her own AAU summer program?
Wow so many questions

Congratulations to the.All-Metro team, Regional and All Metro POYs:

• Peninsula - Aidan Burke Sr. Archbishop Mitty
• Contra Costa/Tri-Valley - Ryan Beasley Jr. Dougherty Valley and Aidan Mahaney Sr. Campolindo
• East Bay - Money WIlliams Jr. Oakland (ALL METRO NAME of the YEAR - btw!)
• North Bay - Dom Girish Sr. Sonoma Valley

• ALL METRO PLAYER OF THE YEAR - King-Njhsanni Wilhite Jr. Archbishop Riordan

Metro POY -https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/...tro-Player-of-the-Year-Riordan-s-17051416.php

Metro Regional POYs -
All Metro Team - https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/...ronicle-s-2021-22-boys-All-Metro-17051421.php

Metro Coach of the Year and other Coach Mentions - https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/...coaches-had-notable-achievements-17053388.php

Whitney junior Jace Gillmore has picked up league wins over Granite Bay and Folsom to run his season record to 5-0 with a 1.55 ERA. He has walked seven batters against 38 strikeouts in 31.2 innings.

In his latest outing, he threw a complete game, two-hitter against Folsom with nine strikeouts.

At the plate, he is hitting .438 with 11 RBI and eight runs scored.

Newark Memorial High School is looking for schools to "scrimmage" (Varsity & JV) on the following dates and times:

Wednesday, November 15, 5:30 & 7:00 pm, Home (@ Newark Memorial), or Away
Saturday, November 19, 4:30 & 6:00 pm, Home (@ Newark Memorial)

Open until filled.

Contact Coach Darryl Reina
Newark Memorial HS
darryl14r@aol.com
(510) 917-4060

Going to share some notes on 2023 players to watch in the leadup to the season. Starting with Noah Dunham of Yuba City

2023 Yuba City offensive lineman Noah Dunham (6-foot-5, 290 pounds) has picked up new offers from Arizona and Washington State. Dunham has other offers from Wyoming, Utah State, UMass, San Diego State, Nevada, Fresno State and New Mexico State. He has good size, makes blocks while pulling and getting to the second level and can be very physical at the point of attack. Junior Film

Monte Vista beat Bear Creek 9-5
Whitney beat Folsom 4-0
Granite Bay beat Oak Ridge 5-4
Del Oro beat Rocklin 4-2
Pitman beat Gregori 9-1
Oakmont beat Placer 3-2

Campo or Gonzaga?

In case anyone was interested. here is a replay of the Optimist All-Star featuring some of the top seniors in the Sacramento area

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Archie Williams beat Petaluma 8-7
Casa Grande beat Windsor 7-3
Heritage beat Lincoln-Stockton 9-1
Cardinal Newman beat Vacaville 7-0
Marin Catholic beat San Rafael 5-2
Franklin-Elk Grove beat Elk Grove 3-2
Sacred Heart Cathedral beat St. Ignatius 6-4

San Ramon Valley beat De La Salle 3-2
Foothill-Pleasanton beat California 2-1
Bishop O'Dowd beat Alameda 6-5
Palo Alto beat Santa Clara 14-0
Bellarmine beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 5-0
St. Francis beat Mitty 15-6
Valley Christian beat Serra 3-1
Homestead beat Mountain View 5-1
St. Mary's beat Lodi 10-7

I know they get a lot of hate on here but I want to wish good luck to Prolific Prep as they face the No 1 HS team in the nation Sunrise Academy (KS).

There are four great games today. As I type this Link Academy (Beat PP 2x) is facing Oak Hill.

Will be fun to see Zion Sensley play today on ESPN.

Hardy Nickerson is next ODowd coach. I guess my question on both fronts is WHY??

After winning the opener 10-0, Franklin beat Elk Grove 4-3 on Thursday. Nolan Stevens had a home run and Nic Abraham threw a complete game, four hitter for the Wildcats.

Elk Grove's Kade Brown had two RBI and threw six innings as the starter

San Benito (7-4) won its fifth straight game with a 4-1 win over Palma (11-2).

Adrian Ruiz and Jaden Mingus each had two RBI. Billy Aviles went 2-for-4 with a double.

Wyatt Barton threw five, no-hit innings with nine strikeouts.