Norcal Basketball Regional

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Open department

Wednesday games

No. 5 Modesto Christian (24-8) against No. 4 Salesian (26-3) in Albany, 7 p.m.

Half -final on Saturday

No. 5 Modesto Christian or No. 4 Salesians at No. 1 Archbishop Riordan (27-1), 7 p.m.

No. 3 Folsom (28-3) in No. 2 by La Salle (27-4), 7 p.m.

Division I.

Tuesday games

No. 1 Indderkum 69, No. 16 California 43

No. 8 Oakland Tech 71, No. 9 Redwood 57

No. 5 San Ramon Valley 61, No. 12 San Joaquin Memorial 56

No. 13 Liberty 71, No. 4 Clovis North 67

No. 3 Lincoln-Stockton 57, No. 14 Clovis West 46

No. 11 Moreau Catholic 84, No. 6 Dougherty Valley 76, OT

No. 10 St. Ignatius 65, No. 7 Dublin 62

No. 2 Buchanan-Clovis 59, No. 15 Monterey Trail-Elk Grove 46

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 8 Oakland Tech (24-5) at No. 1 Indderkum (29-2), 7 p.m.

No. 13 Liberty (26-3) in San Ramon Valley No. 5 (22-9), 7 p.m.

No. 11 Moreau Catholic (26-5) at No. 3 Lincoln-Stockton (28-4), 7 p.m.

No. 10 St. Ignatius (21-8) at No. 2 Buchanan-Clovis (27-5), 7 p.m.

Division II

Tuesday games

No. 1 Rocklin 70, No. 16 Bullard 61

No. 8 Clayton Valley 59, No. 9 Serra 38

No. 5 Destiny Christian 58, No. 12 Menlo Atheron 38

No. 13 Oakland 59, No. 4 Valley Christian 45

No. 3 Jesuit-Carmichael 64, No. 14 Bellarmine 50

No. 6 Archbishop Mitty 59, No. 11 Branson 55

No. 7 Clovis East 67, No. 10 Cardinal Newman 61

No. 2 Millpites 68, No. 15 Woodcreek 67, OT

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 8 Clayton Valley (22-12) in No. 1 Rocklin (25-8), 7 p.m.

No. 13 Oakland (22-8) at No. 5 Destiny Christian (20-12), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Archbishop Mitty (15-13) at No. 3 Jesuit-Carmichael (23-9), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Clovis East (20-10) at No. 2 Milpitas (24-4), 7 p.m.

Division III

Tuesday games

No. 1 The King's Academy 68, No. 16 Pleasant Valley 47

No. 9 Aptos 67, No. 8 San Domenico 54

No. 5 Carlmont 58, No. 12 of the Capitan-Merced 49

No. 4 Universityan Francisco 76, No. 13 Half Moon Bay 66

No. 14 Enterprise-Redding 46, No. 3 Christopher 40

No. 6 Palo Alto 61, No. 11 FOHILL-PALO CEDRO 51

No. 7 Carmel 58, No. 10 Central-Fresno 49

No. 2 Christian Brothers Sacramento 61, No. 15 Sacred Heart Prep 44

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 9 Aptos (25-6) on the King's Academy (24-4), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Carlmont (18-10) at No. 4 University-San Francisco (22-11), 7 p.m.

No. 14 Enterprise-Redding (16-13) at No. 6 Palo Alto (23-5), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Carmel (20-7) at No. 2 Christian Brothers Sacramento (26-7), 7 p.m.

Division IV

Tuesday games

No. 1 Priorat 64, No. 16 Washington-San Francisco 53

No. 8 NATOMAS 84, No. 9 Piedmont 71

No. 5 Berkeley 64, No. 12 Ripon Christian 61

No. 4 Palma 52, No. 13 San Mateo 47

No. 3 Santa Cruz 68, No. 14 Venture Academy 56

No. 6 St. Patrick-St. Vincent 78, No. 11 Burbank 57

No. 7 House Roble 49, No. 10 Twelve Bridges 43

No. 15 Lincoln-San Francisco 77, No. 2 Westmont 66

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 8 NATOMAS (25-8) on Priorat No. 1 (22-6), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Berkeley (16-15) at No. 4 Palma (21-7), 7 p.m.

No. 6 St. Patrick-St. Vincent (16-13) at No. 3 Santa Cruz (20-11), 7 p.m.

No. 15 Lincoln-San Francisco (22-9) at No. 7 Casa Rauble (29-4), 7 p.m.

Division V

Tuesday games

No. 1 Prep-Redding 51 of the University, No. 16 Durham 49

No. 8 Girdley 41, No. 9 Bret Harte 40

No. 12 Unraut 70, No. 5 Middletown 63

No. 4 Fortune Early College 80, No. 13 Portola 57

No. 3 Argonaut 72, No. 14 Chowchilla 49

No. 6 Alhambra 51, No. 11 West Valley 39

No. 7 International-San Francisco 58, No. 10 Orland 46

No. 15 Sonoma Valley 73, No. 2 Woodland Christian 61

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 8 Girdley (25-5) at No. 1 University Prep-Redding (25-8), 7 p.m.

No. 12 weeds (25-6) at Fortune Early College No. 4 (22-8), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Alhambra (17-14) at No. 3 Argonaut (26-7), 7 p.m.

No. 15 SONOMA Valley (18-15) at No. 7 International-San Francisco (21-12), 7 p.m.

Division VI

Wednesday games

No. 8 Mendocino (18-8) at No. 1 Redding Christian (27-3), 7 p.m.

No. 5 St. Vincent de Paul (19-11) in No. 4 Sacramento Waldorf (27-3), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Biggs (18-9) in No. 3 St. Bernard's-Eureka (22-5), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Point Arena (21-4) at No. 2 Stone Ridge Christian (23-8), 7 p.m.

Girl

Open department

Wednesday games

No. 5 McClatchy (24-6) at No. 4 Acalanes (27-2), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Pinewood (23-4) in San Ramon Valley No. 3 (27-3), 7 p.m.

Half -final on Saturday

No. 5 McClatchy or No. 4 Acalanes at No. 1 Archbishop Mitty (25-3), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Pinewood or No. 3 San Ramon Valley in No. 2 Clovis West (32-0), 7 p.m.

Division I.

Tuesday games

No. 16 San Joaquin Memorial 84, No. 1 Folsom 74

No. 9 Piedmont 60, No. 8 Oakland Tech 29

No. 5 Priory 50, No. 12 Central-Fresno 45

No. 4 St. Mary's-Stockton 67, No. 13 Pleasant Valley-Chico 43

NO. 3 Carondelet 62, No. 14 St. Francis 57

No. 11 Bishop O'Dowd 45, No. 6 Archbishop Riordan 39

No. 7 Cardinal Newman 68, No. 10 St. Ignatius 47

No. 2 Clovis 63, No. 15 OAK Ridge 52

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 16 San Joaquin Memorial (23-6) in No. 9 Piedmont (24-5), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Priorat (23-5) at No. 4 St. Mary's-Stockton (18-13), 7 p.m.

No. 11 Bishop O'Dowd (20-8) at No. 3 Carondelet (26-6), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Cardinal Newman (26-5) at No. 2 Clovis (25-5), 7 p.m.

Division II

Tuesday games

No. 1 Caruthers (22-6), bye

No. 8 Sacred Heart Cathedral 44, No. 9 Christian Brothers 40

No. 5 California 58, No. 12 cats 40

No. 13 Redwood 66, No. 4 Lincoln-Stockton 52

No. 3 Colfax 64, No. 14 Clovis East 37

No. 6 Salesian 48, No. 11 Whitney-Rocklin 41

No. 7 Atwater 58, No. 10 Valley Christian 39

No. 2 Sierra Pacific-Hanford 66, No. 15 Grant-Sacramento 61

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 8 Sacred Heart Cathedral (15-13) at No. 1 Caruthers (23-6), 7 p.m.

No. 13 Redwood (24-9) at No. 5 California (22-11), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Salesian (21-10) at No. 3 Colfax (27-6), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Atwater (28-5) at No. 2 Sierra Pacific-Hanford (24-8), 7 p.m.

Division III

Tuesday games

No. 1 Immanuel-Reedley 66, No. 16 East Union-Manca 48

No. 8 Chico 50, No. 9 Dougherty Valley 47

No. 12 Menlo-Atherton 53, No. 5 Ponderosa-Shingle Springs 49

No. 4 Justin-Siena 73, No. 13 Evergreen Valley 39

No. 3 Marin Catholic 61, No. 14 Christopher 44

No. 6 Menlo School 45, No. 11 St. Bernard's-Eureka 41

No. 7 Moreau Catholic 45, No. 10 University Prep-Redding 39

No. 2 Shasta-Redding 58, No. 15 Harker 48

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 8 Chico (17-13) at No. 1 Immanuel-Reedley (28-5), 7 p.m.

No. 12 Menlo-Atherton (20-8) at No. 4 Justin-Siena (28-3), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Menlo School (19-8) at Marin Catholic (22-11) No. 3, 7 p.m., 7 p.m.

No. 7 Moreau Catholic (23-8) at No. 2 Shasta-Redding (21-5), 7 p.m.

Division IV

Tuesday games

No. 1 Liberty Ranch-Galt 41, No. 16 Colusa 37

No. 9 Lowell-SF 47, No. 8 Notre Dame Belmont 37

No. 5 Mills 49, No. 12 Bret hard 30

No. 13 Castilleja 44, No. 4 Riverbank 43

No. 3 Rio Linda 47, No. 14 Fortuna 38

No. 6 Marysville 55, No. 11 Prospect 40

No. 7 West Campus-Sacramento 36, No. 10 Notre Dame San Jose 27

No. 2 Half Moon Bay 52, No. 15 St. Patrick-St. Vincent 45

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 9 Lowell-SF (19-7) at No. 1 Liberty Ranch-Galt (30-2), 7 p.m.

NO. 13 Castilleja (22-3) at No. 5 million (18-10), 7 p.m.

No. 6 Marysville (24-8) at No. 3 Rio Linda (28-4), 7 p.m.

No. 7 West Campus-Sacramento (25-5) in No. 2 Half Moon Bay (8-7), 7 p.m.

Division V

Tuesday games

No. 1 summit Shasta 64, No. 16 Skyline 55

No. 9 Washington-San Francisco 51, No. 8 Modoc 45

No. 5 Orland 65, No. 12 Cloverdale 61

No. 4 Encinal 67, No. 13 Argonaut 36

No. 3 Head-Royce 59, No. 14 Fortune Early College 39

No. 11 Durham 59, No. 6 West Valley-Cottonwood 42

No. 7 Trinity-Weaverville 50, No. 10 Sonoma Valley 41

No. 2 Woodland Christian 54, No. 15 Fort Bragg 40

The quarter -finals on Thursday

No. 9 Washington-San Francisco (12-6) on No. 1 summit Shasta (18-6), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Orland (23-8) at No. 4 Encinal (20-9), 7 p.m.

No. 11 Durham (20-8) at No. 3 Head-Royce (8-4), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Trinity-Weaverville (24-7) at No. 2 Woodland Christian (27-6), 7 p.m.

Division VI

Wednesday games

No. 8 Fall River-McArthur (13-13) in No. 1 Ferndale (5-9), 7 p.m.

No. 5 Cornerstone Christian (20-10) at No. 4 Sacramento Adventist (21-7), 7 p.m.

No. 6 St. Vincent de Paul (17-12) at No. 3 Weed (25-6), 7 p.m.

No. 7 Round Valley (17-5) at No. 2 Faith Christian-Yuba City (26-2), 7 p.m.

Originally published: March 4, 2025 at 9:40 p.m. PST

It is that this time of yr again.

The local highschool basketball teams from throughout Bay Area learned their sowing and divisional clips for the state playoffs on Sunday and can start probably the most expected high -basketball tournament after the season from this week.

The ultimate goal: to play on March 14th to fifteenth within the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento for a state championship.

The brackets usually are not at all times perfect and a few teams will do significantly better than others.

The CIF uses a competitive equity model for sowing, which divides teams from the perfect to worst into separate departments, whereby the open brackets are where the strongest teams within the state are placed. From there, the following 16 teams will probably be installed in Division I and after Division V.

The top seed in every division is preserved within the playoffs home games, while number 16 has to take to the streets for 4 games to make it into the Golden 1 center.

Archbishop Riordan (Open), the King's Academy (Division III) and Priory (Division IV) were awarded top seeds after winning their respective CCS titles. California received number 16 in Division I, though it was an NCS Open Division Team.

On the side of the ladies, the one schools who received a top norcal seed from the reporting area of ​​the Bay Area News Group, Archbishop Mitty within the open and small summit Shasta within the Division V. The Daly City School will organize the Skyline No. 16 in its first matchup.

There was plenty of talk during all the season as as to whether the central section and the National Powerhouse St. Joseph-Santa Maria could be accommodated within the Norcal Boys Open Division. Riordan, de La Salle and Salesiane don't must worry that St. Joseph Star and California's leading top scorer Tounds Yessoufou, since the knights received number 2 within the Socal Open.

While the publication of the Playoff Brackets can never make someone comfortable, CIF Associate Executive Director Brian Seymour spoke to the Bay Area News Group on Sunday evening to make among the decisions that CIF made during this process.

Here are the highlights:

Nathan Canilao: CIF went with five young Norcal Open teams. Many thought that St. Joseph-Santa Maria had the prospect to be a Norcal team since they were within the north two years ago. What was the explanation to bring St. Joseph to the south and only have five Norcal teams outdoors?

Brian Seymour: We only had the sensation that the realm from which they arrive makes more sense for them within the south than to play within the north. We have already placed it (you within the north) and it was plenty of time on the road for a lot of these teams. It only makes more sense that we do that with almost each of our section teams in the middle and check out to share them geographically each time possible. … there have been also some discussions on the boy about whether Indderkum must be open to the boy and we also spent plenty of time with it.

Nathan Canilao: On the side of the ladies, Acalanes received the seed no. 4 outdoors and Pinewood received the No. 6. Both teams lost their title games of the department, however it was certain that Pinewood against Mitty, the highest seeds of the division, was more competitive. Was there a consideration of putting pinewood in front of Acalanes?

Brian Seymour: Ultimately, we have now idea long before the games are literally played. It was a surprise of the rating between San Ramon Valley and Acalanes. No surprise in any respect that SRV won, but you normally don't see that. We saw really close games between Pinewood and Mitty. The committee looks in any respect of this they usually attempt to make sure that there aren’t any repetitions of a bit. Much of it has something to do with it, but there they decided with these schools on the ladies' side.

Nathan Canilao: How much inventory is built into the section championship games and if a team has a one -sided loss, how does it have in mind the way it sown?

Brian Seymour: Not as much as everyone thinks. If you might be a team within the Big Ten tournament and lose the nation of the nation and the quarter -finals, you’ll still be a seed No. 1 within the NCAA tournament. So let's take a take a look at all of the work. It's not necessarily a game. You must see how teams play at the moment within the yr. That also has something to do with it.

Nathan Canilao: The Boys team from Dougherty Valley has two teams within the NCS Open Division, a better seed within the Norcal D1 clip as NCS Division I Champion I about California and Liberty. Did you think that that the NCS just misunderstood it and that it needed to be corrected for the state playoffs?

Brian Seymour: The NCS uses the pc rating for the primary time to find out the location of your teams. So if you will have something latest, you will have to undergo it for a number of years to repair the mistakes which might be presented when you only use the pc. We not only use computers for the status, but we use various different computer methods and metrics. But within the case of the NCS, the pc spat the rank and had Dougherty Valley on the skin of his open division with six teams. And when Dougherty Valley played thoroughly in Division I and Cal High and Liberty from the NCS Open from the north coast department were, and said: 'Hey, you realize what, that is a chance to proceed and place a team that plays thoroughly in the intervening time. “

Nathan Canilao: Dougherty Valley got the seed no. 6 in the division I and right behind Dublin is in 7th place. Dublin scored a head-to-head victory against Dougherty Valley and won a game in the NCS Open Division. Why was Dougherty Valley gave the nod?

Brian Seymour: Dougherty only played really good basketball and the committee felt as in the event that they had earned themselves on this place.

Originally published: March 2, 2025 at 7:23 p.m. PST

Gilroy didn’t capture the Californian Interscholastic Federation State Team Championship in Boys Wrestling on Saturday evening in Bakersfield, however the Mustangs celebrated more individual titles than every other.

The Powerhouse Central Coast Section qualified five wrestlers for the ultimate among the many 14 weight departments, and all five won medals in first place.

That was not enough to stop Buchanan from winning his ninth young team. The heavyweight of the central section ended with 247.5 points, regardless that it only had a single champion. Poway (240) took the second and Gilroy (239) finished third.

However, Gilroy had lots to cheer when coach Daniel Cormier's team stretched victories.

Isaiah Cortez beat Paris Ruiz von Buchanan 9-0 with £ 126. In the subsequent weight class 132 kilos Gilroys defeated Moses Mendoza Billy Townson from Poway 3-1.

Elijah Cortez won and £ 138, Edgging Jesse Grajeda by St. John the Baptist. John Bosco 3-2

Daniel Zepeda called for the title at £ 150 with a 5: 3 victory against Anderson's alias Raby.

Gilroy also won at £ 175 when Tyler Eise Mason Oniveros from Pitman defeated 13-4.

On the side of the women, Palo Alto Freshman Ella Cohen, who competed with £ 105, defeated Ava Fodera from Poway in autumn at 5:20 a.m.

The Clayton Valley took the seventh place in the women' team with 59.5 points and Gilroy was tenth on the age of 52.

The US Education Ministry starts an investigation by the title -ix examinations within the HighSchool management position in two states, including California.

In a press release on Wednesday, the Ministry of Education announced that the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) “has publicly announced the federal government's violation against the federal government's anti-discrimination laws in connection with girls and women's sports”. The department also examines the Minnesota State High School League.

The probe is the newest campaign because President Donald Trump's executive order of transgender athletes prevents him from participating in women and girls's sports.

The office for civil rights of the Ministry of Education announced an investigation by San Jose State University last Thursday for “reported violations of title IX”. The University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association were also called the goals of this investigation.

The CIF corresponds to California law by enabling the scholars to attend school programs and activities, including sporting teams and competitions that match the gender identity of the coed, whatever the gender listed in the scholars listed within the records of the coed.

The CIF said on Wednesday afternoon that it’s aware of the investigation by the Ministry of Education: “We do not comment on pending investigations.” The organization also said that it doesn’t collect any data on transgender athletes.

In a press release by the Bay area News Group, the managing director of Equality California, Tony Hoang, expressed the support of the CIF directive.

“This policy corresponds to California law and the basic principles of fairness and inclusion,” said Hoang. “These protective measures have existed for years without problems and made it possible to play the small number of transgender athletes in California, just like all other – school sports.”

Hoang described the brand new federal investigation “one other politically motivated attack and a part of a broader effort to weapons the federal government against transgender youth. It is a conscious try to stigmatize and exclude transgender students as a part of a coordinated agenda so as to extinguish transgender people from public life. “

The California Family Council, a conservative parental rights group, published an explanation on Wednesday in which the investigation was praised.

“CIF has the concerns of athletes, parents and trainers of female athletes for too long, the unconventional gender ideology against fairness, security and the integrity of athletics of girls within the blind eye,” wrote the organization. “This investigation is an important step towards restoring justice in highschool.”

Governor Gavin Newsom's office rejected a statement.

Well-known cases of transgender athletes that take part in girls' and women's sports are small, but there were top-class examples. In November, the Stone Ridge Christian High School of Merced refused in a volleyball match of the CIF Norcal Division VI, the San Francisco Waldorf School, in the CIF Norcal Division VI Volleyball match against the conviction that SF Waldorf opened a transgender player had his squad.

At the Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, two transgender girls were subjected to control and threats when they competed in athletics and cross country. In May 2023, two runners retired to the girls who arrived 1,600 meters from the CIF meeting in Clovis after they received threats that they were transgender.

On Tuesday, the educational department asked the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to change records, championships, awards and awards, of which it claims that they “take part in biological men who take part in female categories”, were abused.

On February 5, Trump signed an executive regulation entitled “Men from Women's Sports”, which reversed the instructions of title IX under the previous President Joe Biden. The previous guidance beneficial educators to enable players in teams who corresponded to their gender identity and never for his or her gender assigned at birth.

The NCAA followed on February 6 and limited the competition in women's sports to athletes who were only assigned to women at birth. The organization, one of the best -known management committee in College sports, had previously made it possible to play in San Jose State and other colleges.

Originally published: February 12, 2025 at 5.10 p.m. PST