Beastmode

Hollister beat Palma 4-2: Both teams came into this game undefeated with Hollister improving to 7-0. The Balers scored all four runs in the bottom of the third inning.

Valley Christian beat Serra 8-1: Quinten Marsh had two RBI and Tatum Marsh and Carmelo Rivera each had two runs scored. Alec Belardes threw fiving innings of one run ball with five strikeouts. Ben Cleary scored the lone run for the Padres.

Branham beat Leland 8-4: Branham improved to 9-1 with Jason Armer, Sean Murphy and Jacob Rinehart each driving in two runs. Evan Williams threw a complete game with 10 strikeouts. Leland's Dominic Poole had a triple and two RBI.

Cardinal Newman beat College Park 11-7: Anane Wilson went 4-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI for the Cardinals. College Park got out to a 3-0 lead before Cardinal Newman scored eight runs in the bottom of the third. College Park freshman Desmond Cobb went 4-for-4 in the loss.

San Ramon Valley beat Foothill-Pleasanton 3-1: After losing four out of five games, San Ramon Valley beat Foothill, which has scored one combined run in their two losses.

Granada beat California 3-2: Granada scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to stay undefeaed in the EBAL. Josh Morano had 10 strikeouts for the Matadors. Zach Ragland had two hits and Aidan Camberg had a triple and RBI for the Grizzlies.

Whitney beat Ponderosa 7-0: Gavin McLendon (6 IP, 12 K) and Corden Pettey (1 IP, 2 K) combined on a no-hitter. Luke Oyler went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored.

Vanden beat Fairfield 7-0: Vanden improved to 5-1 in using three pitchers to post a three hitter with 12 strikeouts. Dalen Shipp had a home run and three RBI.

Roseville beat Yuba City 8-1: Roseville got two RBI apiece from Brady Ranallo, Logan Lauchner and Parker Hellekson. Dylan Schmitt threw a complete game with six strikeouts.

City All Stars and Coaches,

The Bay City Warriors will be hosting the 14th Annual City All Star Game on Friday March 24th at CCSF. The game will again be played in memory of Mike Gragnani, the former Lincoln coach who passed away in 2010. Per CIF rules the game is limited to Seniors only. The game is a great way for Seniors from the AAA, WCAL and BCL come together for a final game to celebrate their HS careers. The schedule will be as follows:

5:30 - CCSF gym opens
5:45 - Girl's 3 point contest
6:00 - Girls All Star Game
7:15 - Dunk Contest
7:30 - Boys All Star Game
8:45 - Boys 3-point contest

All the players we get a game reversible jersey which they can keep as a thank you for participating. We will charge admission to help cover our costs for the jerseys, refs, etc. Any excess profit goes to our 501c3 non-profit organization that supports youth basketball.

We have compiled rosters based on our knowledge but we may have missed some worthy players. Please let us know if you have a worthy player that we missed. Note that we are often short girl players so we may also include players from the PAL and other adjacent leagues. If you have additional girl nominees, please let us know.

If you have a player on the roster, please have them RSVP to me or get me their phone # so we can invite them directly. If you know someone on the roster please pass this along.

If you are a player on the roster, please RSVP to me directly at 415 418 4568 or coachrandal@yahoo.com

Thanks for your help!

Coach Randy Bessolo
Bay City Warriors
415 418 4568

Boys All Stars:

John Squire - SI
Krekar Karageuzian- SI
Aidan Gotch - SI
Niraj Dhaliwal - SI
Davis Wong - SI
Jerry Mixon - SHC
RL Miller - SHC
Michael Manfreda - SHC
Achilles Woodson - Riordan
Zac Jones - Riordan
Christian Wise - Riordan
Joey Kennedy - University
Luke Bradley - University
Matt Moore - University
Thomas Woeber - University
Siraj Sakir - Urban
Kyle Neece - Urban
Sterling Luddington-Simons - Stuart Hall
Brett Jasper - Stuart Hall
Peter Drew - Lick
Max Meyers - Lick
Jake McDonald - Lick
Justin Aquino - Lincoln
Jeremiah Aquino - Lincoln
Quentin Kennedy - Lincoln
Nikita Kartsev - Lincoln
Ben Liang - Galileo
DeMarco Kutz - Galileo
Alex Heger - Lowell
Troy Smith - Lowell
Sean Daly - Lowell
Teddy McCarty - Lowell
Kiejuan West - Marshall
Jhaunte Helton - Mission
Sean Coleman - Mission
Miles Hammons - Washington
Max Meier - Washington
Matt Santos - Washington
Skyler Lagaspi - Balboa
Noah Degroat - Balboa
Marshall Price - Academy
Tay-quan Lewis - Academy
Hugo Rutherford - Waldorf
Quinn Fishburne - Drew


Girls All Stars:

Leilani Blecha - SHC
Malea Scobie - SHC
Mia Franceshi - SHC
Jolene Lally-Stephens - Washington
Keira Shimamoto-Tong - Washington
Jordyn Owyoung - Washington
Rachael Lin - Lowell
Breanna Lew - Lowell
Rose Huang - Lowell
Audrey Lee - Lowell
Ayumi Wong - Lowell
Keira Wong - Lowell
Aaliyah Dias - Riordan
Mia Vaihola - Riordan
Aliyah Holmes - Riordan
Synise Byrd - Valley Christian
Serena Mezetta - Mills
Alli Dioli - Half Moon Bay
Keely Wright - San Marin
Lailiah Carey - San Marin
Jaclyn McDonough - St. Ignatius
Emmie Ennis - St. Ignatius
Brigette Mahoney - St. Ignatius
Grace Scwarz - St. Ignatius
Kailee Mahlstedt-Kamekona - Lick Wilmerding
Mikee Echon - Urban

ANOUNCING THE 69th ANNUAL GRIDLEY INVITATIONAL December 7th 8th & 9th 2023

I think we have put together another competitive Tournament.

It’s been 34 years since Clayton Valley, last made an appearance at Gridley. Here’s a sidelight: The A.D. for Clayton Valley is none other than Eric Bamberger. He was the two time MVP, and the top scorer for the tournament. Playing for Ygnacio Valley in 1986 & 87 ( 87* Year 3 point rule started. )

We welcome back Clovis North. They return with almost a full roster.

Salesian returns yet again. They have the all time record for appearances, with seventeen.

Branson brings in a loaded young roster. Branson has become a Gridley fan favorite.

Archbishop Reardon: Has several nice pieces coming back.

Sheldon: Returns with a young, but talented group of players.

We welcome San Ramon Valley: Another long ago team who played in 1968. They have some young pieces, and should be competitive.

And Gridley: They could be down forty, but they play like it’s a two point game. Bless their heart.

Hope to see lot’s of friends next season.

Here’s wishing you great hoops.

Looking for teams for the 2023 Damian Lillard Classic - Gold Divison 4 games Dec 27th to 30th and Silver Divison 3 games Dec 27th to 29th. We already have confirmation from 3 teams from out of state, two schools from Oregon, and one from Seattle. If interested, please email damianlillardclassic@gmail.com

OM scores last 5 points of the game.
In the last minute H Jones commits a foul after Stanford turns the ball over with the game tied at 49… then she loses the ball and it goes out of bounds and then she makes a terrible inbound pass across the court which is picked off for another turnover

All,

Justin-Siena will once again be hosting the Wine Valley Summer Jam June 9-11. This is a highly competitive tournament with a 6 game guarantee. This is a High School tournament only, no AAU or mixed High School teams please.

For more information, contact Head Coach Andy Bettencourt (abettencourt@justin-siena.org). First come, first serve. Committed teams listed below for your reference.

Coaches,

Clovis West Girls Basketball will host their 18th Annual CW Summer Splash June 23-25. Each team is guaranteed 5 games. We have openings for Varsity and JV caliber teams.

Entry fee is only $250 per team, $225 per team if you bring more than one!

For more info or to register, please email me at craigcampbell@cusd.com

Thanks!

Franklin-Elk Grove beat Jesuit 2-0: Nic Abraham threw a two-hit, shutout and Derek Pham had a home run for the Wildcats.

Mountain View beat Palo Alto 5-4: Mountain View's Clay White went 2-for-4 with a RBI. Charlie Bates and KangHee Cho each had two runs scored for the Vikings.

Sacred Heart Prep beat Menlo 2-1: Devin Saltzgaber threw a complete game in giving up four hits while striking out four.

Pittsburg beat Acalanes 7-3: Daniel Trujillo and Ty Thompson each had two RBI for the Pirates, which scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning.

Tamalpais beat Northgate 7-2: Kaiden Dossa and Tito Fierstein each had two runs scored for Tamalpais, which got nine strikeouts over six inning from Tyler Buxton.

Niu is part of a strong 2024 group for Serra and continues the pipeline from Serra to the Aztects

Login to view embedded media

While recruiting guides need to be taken with a grain a salt, they are still one of the better parameters for measuring elite emerging high school talent. Based on the rankings for the class of 2024 it loos like the level of elite talent this year will be down significantly from last year.

A quick look at 2024 shows no Northern California player in the top 20 from Rivals (compared to 5 last year) and only three players listed in the states top 50 (15 last year) and 13 players in the top 100 (23 last year).

247 sports is a little more generous to Northern California but they also have no Northern California player in the top 20 (compared to 8 last year), six in the top 50 (compared to 15 last year), and 18 in the top 100 (compared to 26 last year).

Also it looks like the trend to the two big Sourthn California mega schools continues to accelerate. This year both services list 8 of the top 50 CA players from Mater Dei and 6 from St John Bosco (compared to 2 from Meter Dei and 7 from SJB last year) and 13 from MD and 9 from SJB in the top 100 (compared to 3 for MD and 9 for SJB last year).

I can't remember a recent year where there is not one player from Folsom or De La Salle listed in the state top 100. Also the better leagues in Northern CA are not well stocked. Rivals lists one player from the SFL, one player from the WCAL (247 has three players from the WCAL all from Serra) and noone from the EBAL. The breakdown by section is Rivals 1 in the Oakland section (247 has 2), 2 in the NCS (247 has 1), 4 in the CCS (247 has 6) and 6 in the San Joaquin Section (247 has 9).

Announcing the 2023 North Marin Classic Girls Summer Basketball Tournament

June 23-25 at Novato and San Marin High Schools in Novato (Marin County)

6 Game Guarantee (2 per day). Pool to Bracket Play.

NFHS Streamed Games. Hudl Share Available. Bracket Team organized.

Carondelet, San Marin, Maria Carrillo, Mills, El Capitan, Ukiah, Esparto, Novato, Rodriguez locked in so far. 8 more verbals. Filling fast!

We had 24 teams last year. Shooting for 32! Vanden beat Colfax for the title last summer. $450 by May 1. $500 to June 1 deadline.

This is a basketball tournament for high school varsity level teams only and is intended for team development. All-star teams, AAU Teams, i.e. teams comprised of players from more than one school will not be allowed to participate.

REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT THE ABOVE LINK

BullDawgs Basketball invitation goes out to all teams to

“Spring Shootout I
April 1st and 2nd
hosted by BullDawgs Basketball Club

Location:

1. St. Ignatius College Prep
2. Terra Nova
3. Serramonte Gym
4. Menlo College

Boys Divisions
3rd grade thru JV/Var

Girls Divisions
3rd grade thru JV/Var

• $325.00 with a 3 Game Guarantee
• Multiple Team Discounts!!
• 4-8 teams per Division
• Quality Sites w/ On-site Administrators
• Certified High School/College Officials
• Posted Schedules in every gym
• High School Rules

For Information contact: Alfonso Joo Cell 650-267-3678
Register and Info on www.Dawgsclub.com
Email at alfonsojoo@yahoo.com

BullDawgs Basketball invitation goes out to all teams to

“Spring Shootout I
April 1st and 2nd
hosted by
BullDawgs Basketball Club

Location:

1. St. Ignatius College Prep
2. Terra Nova
3. Serramonte Gym
4. Menlo College

Boys Divisions
3rd grade thru JV/Var

Girls Divisions
3rd grade thru JV/Var

• $325.00 with a 3 Game Guarantee
• Multiple Team Discounts!!
• 4-8 teams per Division
• Quality Sites w/ On-site Administrators
• Certified High School/College Officials
• Posted Schedules in every gym
• High School Rules

For Information contact: Alfonso Joo Cell 650-267-3678
Register and Info on www.Dawgsclub.com
Email at alfonsojoo@yahoo.com

Aptos beat Soquel 2-0: Matt Hood got the start and went five shutout innings of two hit ball. Edward Peters had a home run for Aptos.

Novato beat Sonoma Valley 8-3: Novato got two RBI apiece from Andy Gates, JP Harmon and Nathan Dito as the Hornets scored fice runs in the bottom of the sixth. Nicolas Sebastiani had a home run in the loss.

Franklin beat Jesuit 6-5: Jordy Lopez had the walk-off hit in the eighth inning for the Wildcats.

Elk Grove beat Pleasant Grove 7-4: Eight of the nine starters for Elk Grove got at least one hit in support of Russell Pettis, who threw a complete game. Pleasant Grove's Zach Von Miller went 1-for-3 with two RBI.

Lodi beat Oak Ridge 4-2: Vance Haskins and Brent Godina comined for 10 strikeouts to power Lodi past Top 20 ranked Oak Ridge. Sean Kennedy had two RBI.

Vacaville beat Rodriguez 9-5: Drew Carrington had three RBI and Vacaville scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth. Rodriguez's Kyle Sander had two extra base hits.

So glad to see Fudd back playing again.

Motil was the Lancers' head coach for the past 15 seasons. Second straight year a long term WCAL coach has stepped down

Who do you have as the projected top NorCal teams assuming the returning rosters remain?

• St. Joseph's
• Salesian
• Sheldon
• St Ignatius
• Branson
• Riordan
• DeLaSalle
• Jesuit
• Dublin
• San Ramon Valley
• Monte Vista
• Moreau Catholic
• Clovis North
• Clovis West
• Mitty
• Modesto Christian
• University
• Vanden

Athletes Committed to Academics and its programs are made possible through the kind support of its Sponsors and Donors.

16u Play Hard Play Smart IS LOADED.

They played their first weekend in the Yellow Jackets tourney and Went 5-0 In the Top 17u Bracket

2025 Taylen Goodman 6'7 Inderkum
2025 Devin Banks 6'4 Inderkum
2025 Adrian Devenecia 6'2 Monterey Trail
2025 Jace Thompson 6'4 Rio Americano
2025 Jonah Gilchrist 6'6 Twelve Bridges
2026 Damarcus Cobb 6'4 Edison
2025 Jordan Lawrence 6'0 Kennedy
2025 Shawn Underwood 6'5 Christian Brothers
2025 AJ Cook 5'11 Antelope

Crusaders hire new Coach!!
Login to view embedded media

Rocklin beat San Ramon Valley 6-5: Rocklin got two RBI apiece from Aiden Frost, Jack Hyde and Grant Munozl.

Granada beat Del Campo 13-2: Riley Winchell had four RBI and Parker Warner had four strikeouts in three innings to get the win,

Whitney beat De La Salle 6-5: Jax Gimenez went 2-for-3 with three runs scored in the big out of section win for Whitney. De La Salle's Tanner Griffin went 4-for-4 with a double.

Berkeley beat Vacaville 9-3: Elijah Fairchild went 3-for-5 for the Yellowjackets.

Acalanes beat Carmel 8-3: Acalanes got out to a 4-0 lead after three innings.

Mitty beat Serra 5-2: Mitty's Michael Forney had a home run and Luka Pintar threw a complete game. Ian Armstrong and Samuel Rivas each had a double for the Padres.

Bellarmine beat St. Francis 5-1: The Bells improved to 7-1-1 on the year.

St. Ignatius (7-1) beat Serra (4-2) 3-1

Branham (6-1) beat Santa Teresa (5-3) 4-3

Pioneer-San Jose (5-1-1) beat Leigh (2-5) 4-2

Acalanes (6-2) beat Liberty (4-1) 6-5

Foothill-Pleasanton (6-1) beat California (5-4) 11-5

De La Salle (4-0) beat St. Mary’s-Stockton (2-2) 15-1

Cardinal Newman (5-0) beat Petaluma (2-4-1) 3-1

Granite Bay (3-1) beat Woodcreek (1-2) 2-0

Vacaville (2-3) beat College Park (1-2) 5-2