With Four Straight Five-Set Wins, Berean Christian Girls Volleyball Closed Out An Incredible State Championship Run — The School’s First Ever  • EDITOR’S NOTE: This Feature Has Been Updated With Quotes Following Berean Christian’s State Championship Win. More than a half hour had passed since freshman Marley Seelye delivered a match-winning kill that would send the Berean Christian volleyball team to its first ever state championship appearance. Several players, parents and fans still milled about the gymnasium soaking in the vibes.  Meanwhile, setter Aunyka Uresti — one of just two ..read more

NorCal Open Champ St. Francis-Mountain View Assures Itself A Wire-To-Wire No. 1 Finish In The NorCal Volleyball Rankings • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Saturday, Nov. 15. Previous ranking in parenthesis. Record obtained via MaxPreps. PICTURED ABOVE: Cayman Stein and Sadie Snipes of No. 5 Branson-Ross (Chace Bryson photo) 1. (1) St. Francis-Mountain View   34-0* 2. (2) Archbishop Mitty-San Jose   30-9 3. (3) San Ramon Valley-Danville   28-8 4. (4) Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton   24-6 5. (8) Branson-Ross   22-10* 6. (5) Oak Ridge-El ..read more

With A Five-Set Win Over Hanford, Berean Christian Volleyball Won Its First NorCal Title; Will Be School’s First State Finalist In Any Team Sport • More than a half hour had passed since freshman Marley Seelye delivered a match-winning kill that would send the Berean Christian volleyball team to its first ever state championship appearance. Several players, parents and fans still milled about the gymnasium soaking in the vibes of the team’s 24th win of the season.  Meanwhile, setter Aunyka Uresti — one of just two seniors and the Eagles’ only four-year varsity player — was still holding t ..read more

St. Francis-Mountain View Escapes Fifth 1 vs. 2 Battle With Mitty; Top Half Of NorCal Volleyball Rankings Sees Little Change After Section Finals • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Saturday, Nov. 5. Previous ranking in parenthesis. Record obtained via MaxPreps. PICTURED ABOVE: Morgan Daetz, center, and members of No. 3 San Ramon Valley-Danville celebrate a point at the Stockton Classic in early October. (Chace Bryson photo) 1. (1) St. Francis-Mountain View   31-0 2. (2) Archbishop Mitty-San Jose   28-8 3. (3) San Ramon Valley-Danville   27-7 4. (4) Sa ..read more

Section Finals Weekend Arrives With New Teams At No. 3 And No. 5 Plus Two Teams Making Top 20 Debuts In NorCal Volleyball Rankings • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Wednesday, Nov. 2. Previous ranking in parenthesis. Record obtained via MaxPreps. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior libero Demi Harris of No. 2 Archbishop Mitty-San Jose (Chace Bryson photo) 1. (1) St. Francis-Mountain View   30-0 2. (2) Archbishop Mitty-San Jose   28-7 3. (4) San Ramon Valley-Danville   26-7 4. (3) Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton   24-5 5. (7) Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills  ..read more

Despite Some Small Upsets In League Tournaments, NorCal Volleyball Rankings See Little Movement As Section Playoffs Get Rolling • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Wednesday, Oct. 26. Previous ranking in parenthesis. Record obtained via MaxPreps. PICTURED ABOVE: Sophomore setter Celia Tolmie of No. 9 Branson-Ross. (Chace Bryson photo) 1. (1) St. Francis-Mountain View   28-0 2. (2) Archbishop Mitty-San Jose   26-7 3. (3) Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton   23-4 4. (4) San Ramon Valley-Danville   24-7 5. (5) Monte Vista-Danville   27-5 6. (6 ..read more

Mountain View’s Saint Francis Volleyball Has Dominated The First Two Months Of The Season, Fueled By The Confidence And Positive Spirit Of Star Hitter Erin Curtis. PICTURED ABOVE: Erin Curtis. (Chace Bryson photo/Mike DeCicco design) Erin Curtis tracked the pass. As Saint Francis teammate and setter Hannah Maguire settled under it, Curtis began to break for the left corner of the net. Three measured strides before launching her six-foot frame into the air. The jump was timed perfectly, as was the arm swing that connected with Maguire’s perfectly placed set. The volleyball thundered off Curtis ..read more

Stockton Classic Results Don’t Change The Very Top Of The NorCal Volleyball Rankings, But Several Teams Move Up This Week • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Tuesday, Oct. 11. Previous ranking in parenthesis. Record obtained via MaxPreps. PICTURED ABOVE: Members Of No. 10 Marin Catholic-Kentfield Celebrate A Point During Their Stockton Classic Match Vs. No. 12 Amador Valley-Pleasanton. (Chace Bryson photo) 1. (1) St. Francis-Mountain View   24-0 2. (2) Archbishop Mitty-San Jose   23-6 3. (3) Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton   17-4 4. (5) San Ramon Valley-Dan ..read more

San Ramon Valley Moves Into The Top 5 As The NorCal Volleyball Rankings Brace For The Stacked Field At The Stockton Classic • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Tuesday, Oct. 5. Previous ranking in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Setter Morgan Daetz Of No. 5 San Ramon Valley-Danville. (Chace Bryson photo) 1. (1) St. Francis-Mountain View   19-0 2. (2) Archbishop Mitty-San Jose   19-5 3. (3) Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton   16-4 4. (5) Amador Valley-Pleasanton  16-1 5. (12) San Ramon Valley-Danville   17-2 6. (4) Monte Vista-Danville  ..read more

Our 10th Annual Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings Honoring The Top High School Athletes From The ’21-’22 School Year Continues With Nos. 50-26 • PICTURED ABOVE: No. 49 Makayla Winchell of Granada-Livermore (Chace Bryson photo) Welcome to our tenth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the top 75 Bay Area athletes from the 2021-22 school year. The 2021-22 high school sports year wasn’t entirely without hiccups, but it was the closest thing we’d had in nearly two years. And the Bay Area’s athletes were ready to make up for lost time. As always, our only criteria used in generating th ..read more