Stories from the weekend (3/6-3/8)

What a wild weekend! We saw 10 Sac-Joaquin Section champions crowned, while down in Bakersfield three wrestlers from the SJS took home state titles. Congrats to all the winners!

BOYS BASKETBALL
Section championship stories: Division I - Sheldon beat Franklin-EG 78-72. Click here.
Division II - Woodcreek beat Oakmont 45-44. Click here or here. And click here for Kurt Johnson's comments on the game.
Division IV - Modesto Christian beat Colfax 88-80. Click here or here or here. Click here for a sidebar story on MC's Anthony Pratt.
Division V - Victory Christian beat Ripon Christian 68-64 in overtime. Click here or here. And click here for a story on RC coach Ron Vander Molen and his son Steve.

NorCal previews: Click here or here for a Merced-San Ramon Valley advance. ... Click here for the SacBee preview. ... Click here for the Stockton Record story.

GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Section championship stories: Division I - Oak Ridge beat Kennedy 64-50. Click here.
Division II - Vallejo beat St. Francis 67-64. Click here.
Division III - St. Mary's beat Sacramento 75-45. Click here. ...
Division IV - Modesto Christian beat Argonaut 64-39. Click here or here. ...

STATE WRESTLING: Del Oro's Jesse Stafford was the 152-pound runner-up. Click here. ... Jim Wilson became McNair's first wrestler to win a state medal. Click here. ... Click here for a story on the three Manteca residents who made state. ... Los Banos' Greg Hartman was just short of a medal. Click here. ... Central Catholic's David Ferry won the state 135-pound title. Click here. ... Elk Grove heavyweight Lefi Letuligasenoa won a state title. Click here. ... Click here for a story on Vacaville's Tyler Johnson and his state championship.