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  • San Ramon Valley sends ‘a message’ with win over Clayton Valley Charter

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    San Ramon Valley had to slow down Clayton Valley senior Jhadis Luckey, who had 455 yards rushing in his first two games this season

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  • Prep roundup: Serra dominates in win over St. Ignatius, Benicia softball wins eighth straight game

    Prep roundup: Serra dominates in win over St. Ignatius, Benicia softball wins eighth straight game

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    No. 3 Serra 5, No. 11 St. Ignatius 1

    The Padres bounced back after dropping the first of a two-game series against the Wildcats on Friday. 

    St. Ignatius took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Patrick Ruane scored Makai Susor on a sacrifice bunt. 

    Serra responded in a big way in the fourth inning. 

    The San Mateo school scored four consecutive runs as St. Ignatius struggled to get outs. After Evan Bradshaw knocked in Ian Josephson to tie the game, the Wildcats walked three straight batters with the bases loaded and Serra took a 4-1 lead heading into the fifth. 

    Ian Armstrong’s RBI single in the seventh gave Serra a commanding 5-1 lead to seal the win for the Padres. 

    Serra, which improved to 18-5, 9-3, snapped its two-game losing streak. St. Ignatius dropped to 15-7, 6-6.

    No. 4 Valley Christian 11, Bellarmine 0 

    The Warriors blanked Bellarmine behind a superb pitching performance from Rohan Kasanagottu.

    Kasanagottu pitched 6 1/3 innings, striking out seven and allowing four hits. 

    Stanford commit Quinten Marsh went 3 for 3 with five RBIs and a homerun. Hunter Fujimoto totaled two hits and a home run. 

    Valley Christian moved to 22-3, 10-2. Bellarmine is now 11-13, 4-8. 

    Valley Christian baseball players celebrate their 4-1 win over Serra High during a West Catholic Athletic League game at Valley Christian High School in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 

    No. 13 Archbishop Mitty 5, No. 8 Sacred Heart Cathedral 3

    Mitty overcame a two-run deficit to beat Sacred Heart Cathedral at home. 

    The Fightin’ Irish took a two-run advantage in the top of the third when Jack Ruegg scored Barclay Ovalle on a sacrifice fly to left field. Mitty tied the game in the bottom half of the inning after Andrew Sauceda’s RBI single scored Mason Manglicmot and Nico Rodriguez. 

    The Monarchs blew the game open in the fourth, scoring three runs to take a 5-2 lead. Sacred Heart scored a run in the sixth, but it wasn’t enough as Mitty closed out the game strong in the seventh by retiring three of four batters. 

    The Monarchs won both games of the series and improved to 15-9-1, 7-4-1. Sacred Heart dropped to 15-9, 6-6. 

    Elk Grove 3, No. 5 De La Salle 2

    The Spartans’ high-powered offense went cold in Saturday’s loss to Elk Grove as De La Salle managed just five hits. 

    The Concord school dropped its third game this year to a Sac-Joaquin Section team.

    De La Salle senior Hank Tripaldi was 2 for 3 and had an RBI. 

    The Spartans are now 14-5. 

    No. 9 James Logan 6, No. 18 Berkeley 2

    James Logan extended its winning streak to eight, beating Berkeley at home.

    The Yellow Jackets briefly led after scoring a run in the first, but it was all James Logan after that. 

    The Colts scored two runs in the second inning, three runs in the third and a run in the fourth to take a 5-1 lead late. 

    James Logan’s Kayden Carmona-Shaw had a hit and two RBIs. Junior Evan Yau was 2 for 3 and recorded an RBI. 

    Sophomore Westley Vega came in relief in the sixth and struck out five while allowing a run for the Colts. 

    James Logan improved to 17-3. Berkeley dropped to 11-9. 

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  • Prep roundup: Valley Christian rallies to beat Mitty, De La Salle wins sixth straight, Granada rolls

    Prep roundup: Valley Christian rallies to beat Mitty, De La Salle wins sixth straight, Granada rolls

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    No. 4 Valley Christian 5, No. 12 Archbishop Mitty 3

    The Warriors overcame a three-run deficit in the first inning and rallied to beat Mitty for their seventh league win of the year. 

    An RBI single from Luka Pintar brought home Andrew Sauceda and Makoa Sniffen in the first inning. Waylon Walsh reached home on a fielding error, putting Mitty up 3-0 early. 

    But Valley Christian’s offense came alive in the fourth. 

    Tatum Marsh hit a solo homer on the first pitch thrown to him to cut the Mitty lead to two runs. Valley Christian tied the game 3-3 when Kole Laubach hit an RBI double to the center field wall that scored Jordan Ortiz and Brock Ketelsen.

    Valley Christian center fielder Tatum Marsh (4) makes a catch for the last out of their 4-1 win over Serra High during a West Catholic Athletic League game at Valley Christian High School in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 

    Marsh scored the go-ahead run in the fifth after he singled to knock in Nathan Choi. Later in the inning, Ketelsen was walked with the bases loaded which brought home Marsh, giving the Warriors a 5-3 advantage. 

    Laubach, who came in relief in the second inning, retired three straight batters in the seventh to close the game. He ended the day allowing just two hits and striking out six. 

    Valley Christian won both games of the two-game series and moved to 19-3, 7-2. Mitty is now 13-8-1, 5-3-1.

    No. 2 Granada 10, Foothill 3

    Granada put up six runs before the fifth inning and had 15 hits as the Matadors completed the sweep of Foothill with a 10-3 win. 

    Junior Mikey Boyd had two hits, two RBIs and a home run. Riley Winchell was 3 for 4 and had an RBI. 

    Pitcher Parker Warner pitched 4 2/3 innings, striking out five and allowing a run. 

    Sophomore George Schmitt hit a home run for Foothill, which is now 10-10, 4-5. 

    Granada improved to 19-1, 8-1. 

    Granada's Mikey Boyd (23) attempts to field a ground ball against Amador Valley in the seventh inning at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, Calif., on Saturday, April 12, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
    Granada’s Mikey Boyd (23) attempts to field a ground ball against Amador Valley in the seventh inning at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, Calif., on Saturday, April 12, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) 

    No. 5 De La Salle 12, No. 7 San Ramon Valley 

    The Spartans won their sixth straight game behind an explosive offensive performance from Hank Tripaldi. 

    The senior was 2 for 3 with five RBIs, a double and a home run. Tripaldi had the Spartans’ only two extra-base hits.

    De La Salle shortstop Tyler Spangler totaled two hits and two RBIs. 

    SRV’s Colin Linteo had a home run. 

    De La Salle improved to 12-3, 6-2. SRV dropped to 12-7, 7-3. 

    De La Salle's Hank Tripaldi (1) runs the bases after hitting a home run against Valley Christian High School during the CIF NorCal Division I championship at Valley Christian High School in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
    De La Salle’s Hank Tripaldi (1) runs the bases after hitting a home run against Valley Christian High School during the CIF NorCal Division I championship at Valley Christian High School in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, June 3, 2023. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) 

    Castro Valley 6, No. 17 Piedmont 4 (nine innings)

    Castro Valley came back from a two-run deficit to beat Piedmont in extra innings.

    Piedmont took a 2-0 lead after two innings, but Castro Valley put up a three-spot in the third to take a 3-2 lead. 

    The Trojans led 4-3 heading into the sixth, but Piedmont tied it when Diego Delventhal singled to right field and brought home Brandon Dicke. 

    After the two teams went scoreless in the seventh and eighth innings, the Trojans broke through in the ninth. 

    Gilbert Seidel was walked with the bases loaded, bringing home Braden Spade. In the next at-bat, Owen Seidel reached home on a ground out to put the Trojans up 6-4. 

    In the bottom of the ninth pitcher Alex Nicol retired three straight to ice the win for Castro Valley, which improved to 12-7-1, 2-3-1. Nicol came in relief in the sixth and ended the day, allowing just a hit while striking out five.

    Piedmont dropped to 13-3, 5-1. 

    Oakland Tech 2, Skyline 0

    The Bulldogs remained perfect in Oakland Athletic League play with a dominant defensive win over Skyline. 

    Senior David Granger pitched a complete game shutout, striking out nine and allowing just two hits. 

    Junior Ben Estow had an RBI double. 

    Oakland Tech jumped to 11-6, 7-0. Skyline is now 4-6, 3-3. 

    Softball

    No. 1 St. Francis 17, Sacred Heart Cathedral 0 (five innings)

    The Lancers won their 17th straight by scoring 17 runs, defeating SHC by mercy rule. 

    St. Francis put up 11 runs in the first inning and didn’t look back. 

    Shannon Keighran batted 2 for 3 with four RBIs and a triple. Rebecca Quinn had two hits and three RBIs.

    Kate Munnerlyn had another solid day in the pitcher’s circle, throwing a one-hitter in five innings while striking out five. Keighran came in relief in the fourth inning and struck out three while allowing no hits. 

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  • Heritage stays in control of first place in BVAL with comeback win over Pittsburg

    Heritage stays in control of first place in BVAL with comeback win over Pittsburg

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    PITTSBURG — Heritage didn’t play its best game. 

    But when it mattered most, the Patriots found a way to get the job done. 

    After struggling to score runs for five innings, Heritage came alive late to beat Pittsburg 4-3 on Thursday and firmly secure its spot as the top team in the Bay Valley Athletic League standings. 

    Heritage junior Alonzo Alvarez was 3 for 4 and had two doubles. Elijah Ward totaled two hits and scored a run while KC Karbowski had a hit and an RBI. 

    Patriots pitcher JJ Kinnaird pitched 5 1/3 innings, striking out three while allowing two runs. 

    “All week we were preparing to play the best team in our area,” Ward said. “We knew we had to come out and score early and play dominant defense. That’s what we did.”

    Pittsburg came into Thursday’s game motivated to even the score against its division rival as the Pirates dropped the first of the two-game series 6-2 at Heritage on Tuesday.

    Due for a get-back game, Pittsburg looked dominant early on. 

    In the top half of the fourth inning, pitcher Josh Painter got caught in a jam with Heritage runners occupying second and third base and no outs. The senior retired the next batter and helped force a double play later in the inning to retire the side.

    In the bottom half of the fourth, Pittsburg’s offense broke through. 

    Niko Fuentes’ single to center field scored Cole Leschak and Anthony Garcia to put the Pirates up 2-0. 

    A half inning later, Painter retired three of four batters as it looked like the Pirates were in complete control of the game heading into the sixth. 

    Painter finished the day by striking out seven batters in five innings. 

    The Heritage crowd sat quietly through the first five innings, but that all changed in the sixth. 

    With his pitch count at 78, Pittsburg coach Marco Cartagena subbed out Painter as he is still working his way back from an injury sustained earlier in the season.

    As the Pirates relieved their most effective pitcher, the Patriots took advantage. 

    The first three Heritage runners singled, loading the bases for KC Karbowski with no outs. The senior singled to drive in Gio Martini and give the Patriots their first run of the game. Jace Bernard tied the game 2-2 after he was walked in the next at-bat.

    Sophomore Jett Guevara batted in the go-ahead runs when he doubled on a laser to the center field wall, putting the Patriots up 4-2. 

    “They just got hot and got a couple of hits in a row,” Cartagena said about losing the lead in the sixth inning. “We were lucky it was only four runs.”

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  • CIF Norcal soccer 2024: Top storylines heading into regional playoffs

    CIF Norcal soccer 2024: Top storylines heading into regional playoffs

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    CIF Norcal Regional championships

    Boys: Top storylines

    Archbishop Mitty is playing its best soccer at the right time. After winning the Central Coast Section Division I title against St. Francis, Mitty was awarded the No. 2 seed and will play No. 7 McClatchy from Sacramento. The Monarchs are 10-0-3 in their last 13 matches and have not lost since Jan. 11. Mitty lost to Jesuit High School — this year’s No. 1 seed in Division I — last year in the Division II Norcals. If seeds hold, the two could see each other in this year’s Division I championship match. The trio Jaxson Bettencourt, Guiseppe Sigala and Isaac Castillo will look to lead the Monarchs to their first CIF Norcal championship in school history. … St. Francis was given the No. 4 seed in Division I and will have an interesting matchup with No. 5 Berkeley. The Yellow Jackets were the Cinderella team of the North Coast Section Division I bracket, beating Monte Vista and Dougherty Valley en route to the section title. St. Francis has been dominant all year, but will look to bounce back after losing its first match of the season to Mitty in the section title on Saturday. … Dougherty Valley earned the No. 1 seed in Division II. Tristan Casella’s 16 goals this season has led the Wildcats to being one of the hottest teams in Northern California. Dougherty Valley should be the favorites to make a run at the title in Division II. They have proven to be a top team in NCS, beating the likes of De La Salle, Clayton Valley and Granada in the past month … After winning the NCS Division II crown, Las Lomas was given the No. 6 seed in Norcal Division II. Las Lomas hasn’t lost since Dec. 22 and won the Diablo Athletic League title earlier this season. … After being upset in the NCS Division I semifinal by Maria Carrillo, Newark Memorial will get a shot to win CIF Norcal Division III title as they were awarded the No. 1 seed. The Cougars will be heavy favorites, having home field advantage throughout the playoffs. They will face No. 8 Everett Alvarez at home Tuesday. 

    Archbishop Mitty’s Guiseppe Sigala (14) shows the California Interscholastic Federation Central Coach Section Division 1 boy soccer trophy to the fans in the grandstands after winning their championship game against Saint Francis High 2-0 at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) 

    Girls: Top storylines

    Kamryn Rosa and No. 1 seed St. Francis will look to capture its second consecutive CIF Division I Norcal championship. Rosa has been on a tear as of late, scoring eight goals in the Lancers’ last three matches including a midfield goal that helped lift St. Francis over Mitty in the CCS Division I championship match Saturday. St. Francis’ first round matchup will be against No. 8 Carondelet who the Lancers beat in the CIF Norcal championship last year. … Mitty was given the No. 4 seed and will play Davis Senior High School in its first round matchup. If St. Francis ends up winning its first round match and the Monarchs get a win over Davis, it will set up a CCS Division I championship rematch between the two rival schools in the second round of CIF Norcals. … Two East Bay Athletic League schools made it to the Norcal regionals. No. 3 San Ramon Valley, who won NCS the NCS Division I title over Carondelet with a late goal, will play host to visiting No. 6 Leigh. The Wolves will be led by Ella Beardslee who shot the winning goal Saturday. Amador Valley was given the No. 7 seed and will play at Del Oro on Tuesday. NCS Division II runner up Las Lomas was placed as the No. 6 seed in Norcal Division II. The Knights will travel to No. 3 Sequoia High School for its first round matchup.

    St. Francis' Kamryn Rosa (9), center, celebrates with the team after scoring her second goal against Archbishop Mitty during the Central Coast Section Division I girls soccer championship at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
    St. Francis’ Kamryn Rosa (9), center, celebrates with the team after scoring her second goal against Archbishop Mitty during the Central Coast Section Division I girls soccer championship at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) 

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  • Mills honors late coach Dave Matsu with league title

    Mills honors late coach Dave Matsu with league title

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    ATHERTON — When the buzzer sounded, the Mills girls basketball team gathered at mid-court to celebrate a gusty 46-40 win over Menlo-Atherton Friday.

    The sound of cheering screams from the players and parents in the stands could be heard from the parking lot. The Vikings had just captured the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division title in a game where it looked like they were going to come up empty handed.

    As both teams walked through the handshake line, Mills coach Justin Matsu congratulated the Menlo-Atherton coaches, walked to the end of the his team’s bench and broke down.

    With his team hugging and cheering with each other near midcourt, the 5-foot-10 head coach took off his thin-framed black glasses and wiped away tears from his eyes.

    When he looked up, his mother Julia was waiting to embrace him. As they both shed tears of joy, she told Matsu how proud she was that he got his team here.

    Friday’s win for Mills meant a lot more than just winning the league title. For the Vikings, the win was in honor of Justin’s father Dave Matsu — the long-time Mills coach who died of a stroke in October.

    “These girls have done such a great job of playing with a fire from within that my dad fueled,” Matsu said.

    “They’ve helped me out more than I have helped them. Just getting through this whole process, we’re gonna try to keep this thing going.”

    Mills head coach Justin Matsu instructs his team during a timeout in the fourth quarter at Menlo Atherton High School Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Atherton, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer) 

    Dave and Justin Matsu led Mills to its first Central Coast Section Title since 1985 last season. When Dave died, Justin Matsu took over as head coach before this season started.

    The stakes were high for both teams coming into Friday’s game. If Menlo-Atherton had won, the title would have been shared between Mills, Menlo-Atherton and Carlmont as all three teams would have had a 6-3 record in league play.

    The pressure of the game looked to have caused some nerves early for the Vikings. Mills didn’t score a basket until the 1:04 mark of the first quarter and went into the second quarter with just four points total.

    Mills trailed by as much as eight in the second quarter, struggling to find a rhythm offensively.

    “I think nerves played a part in the slow start,” Matsu said. “It’s a tough place to play and shoot, so I knew we just had to find our groove on the offensive end.”

    With the Vikings down 19-14 at halftime, they needed a spark on both ends.

    Matsu felt that an adjustment or big halftime pep talk didn’t need to be made. Instead, he believed he just needed to lean on the players that got the team to this point.

    Mills' Sofia Kwan (15) shoots under pressure from Menlo Atherton's Janiya Moss (15 ) in the second quarter at Menlo Atherton High School Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Atherton, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer)
    Mills’ Sofia Kwan (15) shoots under pressure from Menlo Atherton’s Janiya Moss (15 ) in the second quarter at Menlo Atherton High School Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Atherton, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer) 

    After a relatively quiet start to the game, junior guard Sophia Kwan put the team on her back in the second half. Kwan didn’t miss a shot in the third quarter and made a curling mid-range jumper that gave the Vikings their first lead of the game at 26-24 with just under two minutes left in the third.

    Kwan finished the game with 23 points with 16 coming in the second half.

    After three, Mills was down 30-29. An 8-0 run from the Vikings to start the fourth quarter gave them a comfortable seven-point lead with five minutes left in the game.

    It was a shift in mentality for the Vikings who looked timid early. But with each made shot in the second half, their confidence continued to grow.

    “We just knew we could do much more than what we showed (in the first half),” Kwan said about the Vikings’ second half run.

    Mills' Michelle Tang (4) looks to maneuver after grabbing a rebound over Atherton's Janiya Moss (15 ) in the fourth quarter at Menlo Atherton High School Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Atherton, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer)
    Mills’ Michelle Tang (4) looks to maneuver after grabbing a rebound over Atherton’s Janiya Moss (15 ) in the fourth quarter at Menlo Atherton High School Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Atherton, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer) 

    But Menlo-Atherton wasn’t going away just yet. The Bears cut the lead to just two with under 30 seconds left in the game.

    With the league title on the line, it was the Vikings’ two best players who sank the biggest shots of the night. Senior Michelle Tang, who finished the game with 12 points, went to the free throw line and sank both of her foul shots to make the score 44-40 with 15 seconds left.

    Kwan closed the game, hitting the final two free throws of the night as Mills pulled off the win.

    “We didn’t want a shared title,” Tang said. “To get this win for Dave means more than anything for us.”

    For Mills, winning the PAL Bay is just the start of what the Vikings hope to accomplish this season. After winning a CCS title last season, the team said they came into this year expecting to do a lot more.

    “Right before the season we had a coaches meeting with my dad and he wrote out our goals in a notebook,” Matsu said. “All he wrote was league, CCS and Norcal. We have a long way to go before we get to the last two, but it’s just so nice to get one of these for him.”

    Mills High School players celebrate their 46-40 victory over Menlo Atherton at Menlo Atherton High School Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Atherton, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer)
    Mills High School players celebrate their 46-40 victory over Menlo Atherton at Menlo Atherton High School Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Atherton, Calif. (Photo by Jim Gensheimer) 

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