Stories from the weekend (5/27-30)

We had baseball and track and field championships over the long weekend, and we're still catching up. Check below for stories from many of those championship events.

BASEBALL
D1 North: Jesuit beat Oak Ridge 5-1 to advance to the D1 championship series. Click here.
D2: Roseville beat Rocklin 4-2 for the title. Click here.
D3: Benicia beat Rodriguez 8-5 in the championship. Click here or here.
D4: Oakdale beat Manteca 14-4 in six innings for the championship. Click here or here.
D5: Escalon beat Summerville 10-0 in five innings for the championship. Click here.
D6: Bradshaw Christian beat Delta 15-2 in six innings for the championship. Click here.
D7: Valley Christian beat Millennium 3-1 for the title. Click here.

TRACK and FIELD
Click here for the Manteca Bulletin Masters meet roundup. ... Amador's Donovan Mason is the SJS boys shot put champion. Click here. ... Click here for the Roseville Press-Tribune roundup. ... Click here for the Nevada Union track roundup. ... Click here for the Bear River track roundup. ... Click here for the Lodi News-Sentinel roundup. ... Click here for the Merced Sun-Star track roundup. ... Click here for the Sacramento Bee track roundup. ... Click here for the Vacaville Republic track roundup.

Stories for 5/25

We're nearing the end of the Sac-Joaquin Section's spring postseason. Today, there are D1 baseball games and softball championships at Sacramento Softball Complex. Thursday and Friday is the Masters track and field championships at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento and Memorial Day Monday will be baseball championships for Divisions 2-7. Look below for some stories from across the Section.

BASEBALL
D1: Oak Ridge beat Elk Grove in a second-round game. Click here. ... Jesuit beat Oak Ridge in a semifinal game. Click here or here.
D3: Rodriguez beat Yuba City to advance to Monday's D3 championship game. Click here. And click here for the Yuba City-angled story. ... Rodriguez will play league rival Benicia, which beat Rio Americano in their semifinal series. Click here.
D4: Manteca held off East Union in a D4 semifinal. Click here. ... Oakdale beat Los Banos in the other semifinal series. Click here.

SOFTBALL
D1: Elk Grove beat Johansen in consolation play. Click here. ... Sheldon beat Pleasant Grove in the semifinal round. Click here.
D3: Rodriguez advanced to the D3 championship game with a win over Whitney. Click here. ... Whitney beat Pioneer in the consolation round to advance to the finals. Click here.
D6: Le Grand beat Mariposa 3-2 in the D6 championship. Click here.

SOCCER
West Campus beat Calaveras 3-0 in the D5 championship, Click here for a Calaveras-angled story. ... Granite Bay beat Rocklin 1-0 in the D2 championship game. Click here. ...

TRACK and FIELD
Click here to see how Oak Ridge fared at the Division 1 meet. ... Click here or here for the Grass Valley Union track roundup.

SJS girls soccer results for Thursday/Saturday's championship schedule

Below are the Sac-Joaquin Section postseason girls soccer semifinal games as well as Saturday's championship schedule

D1 - Davis Sr. 7, Pitman 0
St. Francis 1, St. Mary’s 0
D2 - Rocklin 5, Kennedy 0
Granite Bay 1, Bella Vista 1 (Granite Bay wins in PKs)
D3 - Rio Americano 5, Rodriguez 0
Benicia 2, Whitney 0
D4 - Sierra 2, Vista del Lago 1 (OT)
Oakdale 1, Central Catholic 1 (Oakdale wins in PKs)
D5 - West Campus 4, Summerville 1
Calaveras 3, Hughson 1
D6 - Bradshaw Christian 2, Forest Lake Christian 1
Mariposa 2, Vacaville Christian 1

SATURDAY CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Lincoln HS, Stockton
Division 6: Bradshaw Christian vs. Mariposa, 10 a.m.
Division 4: Oakdale vs. Sierra, noon
Division 7: Faith Christian vs. Millennium, 2 p.m.
At Cosumnes Oaks HS, Elk Grove
Division 5: West Campus vs. Calaveras, 10 a.m.
Division 3: Rio Americano vs. Benicia, noon
Division 2: Rocklin vs. Granite Bay/Bella Vista, 2 p.m.
Division 1: Davis Sr. vs. St. Francis, 4 p.m.

Thursday's SJS playoff scores

We'll be posting all the final scores except for girls soccer here. The girls soccer scores have been posted in a separate subject. You can find them here.

SOFTBALL
St. Francis 12, Franklin-EG 6
River Valley 2, Cordova 0
Yuba City at El Camino, n
D4 – Arnaiz
Los Banos 3, Vista del Lago 1
Oakdale 3, Patterson 2 (10)
Cosumnes Oaks 2, Kimball 1
Second round
Sierra 1, Los Banos 0
Cosumnes Oaks 3, Oakdale 2
Friday
Consolation semi - Los Banos vs. Oakdale, 5 p.m.
Championship semi - Sierra vs. Cosumnes Oaks, 5 p.m.
D5 – Arnaiz
Modesto Christian 9, Bret Harte 0
Argonaut 13, Dixon 3
Hughson 6, Linden 0
Marysville 4, Hilmar 2
Second round
Modesto Christian 4, Argonaut 0
Hughson 5, Marysville 4
Friday
Championship semi - Modesto Christian vs. Hughson, 5 p.m.
Consolation semi - Argonaut vs. Marysville, 5 p.m.
D7 – Lodi
Big Valley Christian 13, Buckingham Charter 6
Millennium 21, New Life Christian 0
Elliot Christian vs. Big Valley Christian, n
Valley Christian vs. Millennium, n

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
D2 final - Vista del Lago 3, Valley 0
D1 final - Rocklin 3, Jesuit 2

BASEBALL
D1 North - ARC
Jesuit 6, Napa 3
Pleasant Grove 12, Armijo 2
D1 South - UOP
Merced 8, West 4
Lincoln-S 6, Enochs 1
D2 - SCC
Rocklin 7, Bella Vista 3
Del Campo 6, McClatchy 2
D3 – home site
Rodriguez 7, Cordova 1
D4 - Zupo
Manteca 13, Central Catholic 8
Galt vs. East Union, n
D5-Zupo
Escalon 12, Lindhurst 0 (5)
D5-Galt
Marysville 15, Calaveras 5
D6-Galt
Bradshaw Christian 6, Le Grand 0
Waterford vs. Forest Lake Christian, n
D6 (home site)
San Juan vs. Mariposa at Hilmar, n
D7-McAuliffe
Big Valley Christian 4, Auburn Christian 1
Millennium 14, Tioga 1 (6)
Valley Christian 10, Mountain Oaks 0 (6)
Elliot Christian 11, Trinity Prep 1 (6)

Wednesday's playoff events (weather updates)

Check below for any updates on the baseball and softball games scheduled for today (Wednesday, May 18). UPDATED AT 2:17 p.m. (D1 South baseball on for today)

SOFTBALL
D1-3 outbracket games
Pitman at Napa
Tracy at Wood
Kennedy at Del Campo
Yuba City at El Camino - Moved to Thursday
Cordova at River Valley - Moved to Thursday
Benicia at Bear River
Colfax at Vanden
Division 4 games at Arnaiz Fields have been postponed. The first round games scheduled for 5 p.m. today will be played at 3 p.m. on Thursday. Today's 7 p.m. second round games will be played at 7 p.m. on Thursday. One game will be played today. Central Catholic plays at Sierra at 5 p.m.
TODAY: Central Catholic at Sierra, 5 p.m.
D4 games: Vista del Lago vs. Los Banos, Patterson vs. Oakdale, Kimball vs. Cosumnes Oaks.
Division 6 at Lodi Softball Complex is a go for tonight at 6 and 8 p.m.
D6 games at 6 p.m.: Gustine vs. Golden Sierra, Forest Lake Christian vs. Mariposa. D6 games at 8 p.m.: San Juan vs. Foresthill, Bradshaw Christian vs. Le Grand.

BASEBALL
Division 1 South baseball at UOP is on for today.
Turlock vs. Downey, 5 p.m.
Tracy vs. St. Mary’s, 8 p.m.
Division 5 baseball at Zupo Field is postponed. Lindhurst-Escalon moved to 2 p.m. at Zupo on Thursday, Calaveras-Marysville moved to Galt Community Park tomorrow at 2 p.m. This also impacts the D4 and D6 baseball games at those respective sites. They will now be contested at 5 and 8 p.m. instead of 4 and 7.
Lindhurst vs. Escalon, Thursday, Zupo Field, 2 p.m.
Calaveras vs. Marysville, Thursday, Galt Community Park, 2 p.m.
Division 6 baseball at Galt Community Park has been canceled for Wednesday and will be at home sites.
Vacaville Christian at Delta, Friday, 3:30 p.m.
San Juan vs. Mariposa at Hilmar HS, Thursday, 7 p.m.

Track and Field
D1 at Elk Grove
D2/3 at Bella Vista

SJS playoffs (girls soccer, boys volleyball, softball) for TUESDAY 5/17

GIRLS SOCCER
Quarterfinals
Division 1
Davis Sr. 2, Sheldon 1 (OT)
Pitman 1, Lodi 0 (OT)
St. Mary's 2, Enochs 0
St. Francis 3, Napa 1
Semifinals/Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Pitman at Davis Sr.
St. Francis at St. Mary's
Division 2
Rocklin 2, Oakmont 0
Kennedy 1, Christian Brothers 0
Bella Vista 3, Roseville 2
Granite Bay 4, McClatchy 2
Semifinals/Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Kennedy at Rocklin
Granite Bay at Bella Vista
Division 3
Rio Americano 6, Inderkum 1
Rodriguez 4, Colfax 0
Benicia 1, Antelope 0
Whitney 4, Natomas 1
Semifinals/Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Rodriguez at Rio Americano
Whitney at Benicia
Division 4
Vista del Lago 4, East Union 1
Sierra 2, Livingston 0
Oakdale 2, Galt 1 (OT)
Central Catholic 4, Cosumnes Oaks 1
Semifinals/Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Sierra at Vista del Lago
Central Catholic at Oakdale
Division 5
West Campus 5, Hilmar 2
Summerville 2, Ripon 1
Calaveras 4, Capital Christian 2
Hughson 2, Dixon 1
Semifinals/Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Summerville at West Campus
Hughson at Calaveras
Division 6
Bradshaw Christian 11, Woodland Christian 0
Forest Lake Christian 2, Ripon Christian 1 (FLC wins 4-3 in PKs)
Mariposa 3, Golden Sierra 2 (OT)
Vacaville Christian 4, Victory Christian 1
Semifinals/Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Forest Lake Chr. at Bradshaw Chr.
Vacaville Christian at Mariposa
Division 7
Semifinals
Faith Christian 6, Sacramento Country Day 0
Millennium 5, Elliot Christian 1
Championship/Saturday, TBA
Faith Christian vs. Millennium

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Semifinals
Division 1
Rocklin 3, Del Oro 1
Jesuit 3, Oak Ridge 1
Championship/Thursday, 7:30 p.m. at Jesuit HS
Rocklin vs. Jesuit
Division 2
Vista del Lago 3, Antelope 0
Valley 3, Union Mine 1
Championship/Thursday, 5:30 p.m. at Jesuit HS
Vista del Lago vs. Valley

SOFTBALL
Only one game played today
Division 1 outbracket
Buhach Colony 11, Tokay 1 (6 inn.)

Tuesday's playoff events (weather updates)

Below is the list of Tuesday's playoff events and any scheduling updates due to the rain.
SOFTBALL
Grace Davis at Lodi - Moved to Friday
Franklin-EG at St. Francis - Moved to Thursday.
Tracy at Wood - Moved to Wednesday
Tokay at Buhach Colony
Kennedy at Del Campo - Moved to Wednesday
Yuba City at El Camino - Moved to Wednesday
Cordova at River Valley - Moved to Wednesday
Benicia at Bear River - Moved to Wednesday
Colfax at Vanden - Moved to Wednesday
Pitman at Napa - Moved to Wednesday

BASEBALL
Cordova at Rodriguez - Moved to Thursday
Games at Zupo Field: Capital Christian vs. Ripon, Hilmar vs. Summerville - The games at Zupo have been moved to Friday at Galt Community Park.
Zupo note: Due to travel considerations for the Hilmar-Summerville baseball winner, the D5 semifinal featuring the Ripon-Capital Christian winner and the Hilmar-Summerville winner will now be Saturday at 3 p.m. (instead of 9 a.m.). The D4 semifinal featuring the Central Catholic/Manteca winner and the East Union-Galt winner is now at 9 a.m. (instead of 3 p.m.).
McAuliffe change: The D3 first round games scheduled for Wednesday at McAuliffe Fields are now on Friday.

SOCCER
Sheldon at Davis Sr.
Pitman at Lodi
Enochs at St. Mary's
Napa at St. Francis
Oakmont at Rocklin, 7 p.m.
Christian Brothers at Kennedy
Roseville at Bella Vista
McClatchy at Granite Bay
Inderkum at Rio Americano
Rodriguez at Colfax, 5 p.m.
Antelope at Benicia
Whitney at Natomas
East Union at Vista del Lago
Livingston at Sierra, 6 p.m.
Galt at Oakdale, 7 p.m.
Cosumnes Oaks at Central Catholic
Hilmar at West Campus
Summerville at Ripon, 5:30 p.m.
Capital Christian at Calaveras, 5 p.m.
Dixon at Hughson, 5 p.m.
Woodland Christian at Bradshaw Christian
Forest Lake Christian at Ripon Christian, 3 p.m.
Golden Sierra at Mariposa
Vacaville Christian at Victory Christian
Sacramento Country Day at Faith Christian
Elliot Christian at Millennium

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Del Oro at Rocklin
Oak Ridge at Jesuit
Antelope at Vista del Lago
Union Mine at Valley

TRACK AND FIELD
Division 4/5 trials at MJC

Stories for 5/17

Look below for lots of Section golf coverage as well as playoff baseball and softball.

Del Oro won the Section Masters boys golf championship, a week after placing third in the Division 2 tournament. Click here for the story.

Turlock's Paul Smith won medalist honors in the Section Masters Tournament for the second straight year. Click here for the story. ... The Davis Sr. boys golf team finished second at the Section Masters tournament, one stroke behind Del Oro. Click here for the story. ... East Union's Will Brink won a five-man playoff that stretched through three holes to take the final berth to the NorCal tournament. Click here. ... Ponderosa's Corey Pereira and Oak Ridge's Charlie Cameron qualified for the NorCal championships. Click here.

PLAYOFF BASEBALL: Cordova and Rodriguez were scoreless through four innings when the game was called by rain. Rescheduled for Thursday. Click here. ... Bear River beat River Valley 8-3 in a D3 outbracket game. Click here. ... Enochs beat Tokay 7-3 in a D1 South outbracket game. Click here. ... Turlock beat Lodi 7-0 in a D1 South outbracket game. Click here. ... Manteca beat River City 5-0 in a D4 outbracket game. Click here. ... Le Grand beat Woodland Christian 6-2 in a D6 outbracket game. Click here. ... Click here for the Modesto Bee's MMC playoff roundup (Enochs won, Beyer lost). ... Click here for the Modesto Bee's CCC playoff roundup (Turlock won, Pitman lost). ... Napa beat Franklin-EG in a D1 North outbracket game. Click here or here. ... Bella Vista beat Sacramento 10-2 in a D2 outbracket game. Click here. ... Whitney beat Vallejo 2-0 in a D3 outbracket game. Click here. ... Tracy and West both won their D1 South outbracket games. Click here.

PLAYOFF SOFTBALL: Central Catholic beat Liberty Ranch 11-1 in a D4 outbracket game. Click here. ...

Vintage is honoring its two Section championship football teams (1980, 1986) with a dinner in September. Click here for the story.

SJS baseball/softball playoffs for MONDAY (5/16)

Baseball
DIVISION 1 NORTH
Outbracket game (elimination)
Napa 5, Franklin-EG 4
First round (elimination games)/At American River College
Thursday
Napa vs. Jesuit, 4 p.m.
Pleasant Grove vs. Armijo, 7 p.m.
Friday
Oak Ridge vs. Davis Sr., 4 p.m.
Vacaville vs. Elk Grove, 7 p.m.

DIVISION 1 SOUTH
Outbracket games (elimination)
Turlock 7, Lodi 0
Tracy 9, Pitman 8
West 7, Beyer 3
Enochs 7, Tokay 3
First round (elimination games)/At UOP
Wednesday
Turlock/Lodi vs. Downey, 4 p.m.
Tracy/Pitman vs. St. Mary's, 7 p.m.
Thursday
West vs. Merced, 4 p.m.
Enochs vs. Lincoln-S, 7 p.m.

DVISION 2
Outbracket game (elimination)
Bella Vista 10, Sacramento 2
First round games (elimination)/At Sac City College
Thursday
Bella Vista vs. Rocklin, 4 p.m.
Del Campo vs. McClatchy, 7 p.m.
Friday
Rosemont vs. Roseville, 4 p.m.
Woodcreek vs. Casa Roble, 7 p.m.

DIVISION 3
Outbracket games (elimination)
Whitney 2, Vallejo 0
Rodriguez vs. Cordpva, ppd. (Rescheduled to Tuesday)
Colfax 5, Pioneer 3
Bear River 8, River Valley 3
First round (elimination)/At McAuliffe Ballparks, Sac.
Wednesday
Whitney vs. Yuba City, 4 p.m. (Field 1)
Rodriguez/Cordova vs. Lincoln-L, 4 p.m. (Field 1)
Colfax vs. Rio Americano, 7 p.m. (Field 1)
Bear River vs. Benicia, 7 p.m. (Field 2)

DIVISION 4
Outbracket game (elimination)
Manteca 5, River City 0
First round (elimination)/At Zupo Field, Lodi
Thursday
Manteca vs. Central Catholic, 4 p.m.
Galt vs. East Union, 7 p.m.
Friday
Los Banos vs. Vista del Lago, 4 p.m.
Ceres vs. Oakdale, 7 p.m.

DIVISION 5
Outbracket game (elimination)
Lindhurst 9, Bret Harte 5
First round (elimination)/At Zupo Field, Lodi
Tuesday
Capital Christian vs. Ripon, 4 p.m.
Hilmar vs. Summerville, 7 p.m.
Wednesday
Lindhurst vs. Escalon, 4 p.m.
Calaveras vs. Marysville, 7 p.m.

DIVISION 6
Outbracket game (elimination)
Le Grand 6, Woodland Christian 2
First round (elimination)/At Galt Community Park
Wednesday
Vacaville Christian vs. Delta, 4 p.m.
San Juan vs. Mariposa, 7 p.m.
Thursday
Le Grand vs. Bradshaw Christian, 4 p.m.
Forest Lake Christian vs. Waterford, 7 p.m.

SOFTBALL
DIVISION 4
Outbracket game (elimination)
Central Catholic 11, Liberty Ranch 1
First round (elimination)/At Arnaiz Softball Complex, Stockton
Wednesday
Central Catholic vs. Sierra, 5 p.m. (Stadium)
Vista del Lago vs. Los Banos, 5 p.m. (Field 1)
Patterson vs. Oakdale, 5 p.m. (Field 2)
Kimball vs. Cosumnes Oaks, 5 p.m. (Field 3)
Winners play each other in double elimination games at 7 p.m.

DIVISION 5
Outbracket games (elimination)
Bret Harte 5, Mesa Verde 0
First round (elimination)/At Arnaiz Softball Complex, Stockton
Thursday
Bret Harte vs. Modesto Christian, 5 p.m. (Stadium)
Dixon vs. Argonaut, 5 p.m. (Field 1)
Linden vs. Hughson, 5 p.m. (Field 2)
Hilmar vs. Marysville, 5 p.m. (Field 3)
Winners play each other in double elimination games at 7 p.m.

Stories for 5/12

Many of our spring playoffs have already started. The postseason for baseball and softball is upon us. We have nearly all of the playoff brackets completed on our homepage (still, missing two or three baseball/softball teams). Look below for some of the latest stories from around the Sac-Joaquin Section.

Bret Harte's Joel Ashley won the Section D3 boys singles tennis title. Click here.

Click here for the Manteca Bulletin's D4 boys golf tournament story.

Click here for the Lodi News-Sentinel advance on this weekend's Section swimming championships. Click here for the Merced Sun-Star swimming story.

Del Oro won its third straight SFL softball title. Click here. ... Merced won the CCC softball title. Click here.

Downey beat Beyer for the MMC baseball championship. Click here. ... Central Catholic won its 15th straight baseball league title. Click here.

Bear River and Lincoln-L shared the PVL baseball title. Click here.

Click here for the Sacramento Bee's baseball notebook. And click here for the SacBee's Prep Names and News.

The Calaveras girls soccer team won the first league title in that sport in school history. Click here.

Calaveras girls basketball coach John Franceschi has stepped down. Click here. ... Karen Foster is the new Davis Sr. girls basketball coach. Click here.

SJS playoff volleyball for TUESDAY (5/10)

Below are the scores of Tuesday's boys volleyball playoff matches. These are outbracket matches.
DIVISION 1
Ponderosa 3, Grant 1
Quarterfinals/Thursday at 7 p.m.
Ponderosa at Rocklin
Del Oro at Monterey Trail
Oak Ridge at Granite Bay
Franklin-EG at Jesuit

DIVISION 2
Bear River 3, McClatchy 0
Antelope 3, Burbank 0
West Campus 3, Christian Brothers 0
Union Mine 3, Pioneer 0
Quarterfinals/Thursday at 7 p.m.
Bear River at Vista del Lago
Antelope at Oakmont
West Campus at Valley
Union Mine at Whitney

SJS playoff soccer for TUESDAY (5/10)

Below are the Sac-Joaquin Section girls soccer playoff scores for Tuesday. These are all outbracket games.
DIVISION 1
Wood 2, Ponderosa 2 (Wood wins in PK shootout)
Beyer 1, Stagg 1 (Beyer wins in PK shootout)
Tokay 1, Modesto 0
Tracy 3, Golden Valley 2
Merced 2, Lincoln-S 0
First round/Thursday at 3:30 p.m. unless noted.
Wood at Davis Sr.
Vintage at Sheldon, Wed., 3:30 p.m.
Beyer at Lodi
Tokay at Pitman
Tracy at St. Mary's
Merced at Enochs
Elk Grove at St. Francis
Franklin-EG at Napa

SJS playoff tennis scores for MONDAY (5/9)

Here are the Sac-Joaquin Section playoff tennis quarterfinal scores for Monday:
DIVISION 1
Davis Sr. 9, St. Mary's 0
Oak Ridge 6, Modesto 3
Jesuit 8, Franklin-EG 1
Armijo 7, Pitman 2
Semifinals/Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
Oak Ridge at Davis Sr.
Armijo at Jesuit

DIVISION 2
Granite Bay 9, Bella Vista 0
Vanden 9, McClatchy 0
Rio Americano 9, East Union 0
Del Oro 6, Christian Brothers 3
Semifinals/Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
Vanden at Granite Bay
Del Oro at Rio Americano

DIVISION 3
Placer 5, Marysville 2
Escalon 4, River City 3
West Campus 6, Bear River 1
Argonaut 4, Vista del Lago 3
Semifinals/Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
Escalon at Placer
Argonaut at West Campus

SJS playoff tennis scores for TUESDAY (5/3)

Here are the Sac-Joaquin Section playoff tennis scores for Tuesday:
DIVISION 1
Davis Sr. 8, Folsom 1
St. Mary's 5, Turlock 4
Tracy at Modesto, n
Napa at Oak Ridge, n
Jesuit 9, Enochs 0
Franklin-EG 5, Lincoln-S 4
Armijo 9, Downey 0
West at Pitman, n
Quarterfinals/Monday at 3:30 p.m.
St. Mary's at Davis Sr.
Tracy/Modesto vs. Napa/Oak Ridge
Franklin-EG at Jesuit
West/Pitman at Armijo

DIVISION 2
Livingston at Granite Bay, n
Bella Vista at Woodland, n
Del Campo at Vanden, n
McClatchy 6, Mira Loma 3
Rio Americano 9, Pioneer 0
East Union 5, Benicia 4
Christian Brothers 7, Hogan 2
Del Oro 7, Central Catholic 2
Quarterfinals/Monday at 3:30 p.m.
Livingston/Granite Bay vs. Bella Vista/Woodland
McClatchy vs. Del Campo/Vanden
East Union at Rio Americano
Del Oro at Christian Brothers

DIVISION 3
Placer 6, Union Mine 1
Marysville at Delhi, n
Calaveras at Escalon, n
River City 4, Bret Harte 3
Ripon Christian at West Campus, n
Bear River 6, Forest Lake Christian 1
Vista del Lago 4, Center 3
Modesto Christian at Argonaut, n
Quarterfinals/Monday at 3:30 p.m.
Marysville/Delhi at Placer
River City vs. Calaveras/Escalon
Bear River at Ripon Christian/West Campus
Modesto Christian/Argonaut at Vista del Lago

SJS playoff tennis scores for MONDAY (5/2)

Here are the Sac-Joaquin Section playoff tennis scores for Monday:
DIVISION 1
Vintage at Folsom, n
Tracy 7, Atwater 2
Enochs 5, Edison 4
Downey 6, Lodi 3
Tuesday's matches/3:30 p.m.
Folsom/Vintage at Davis Sr.
Turlock at St. Mary's
Tracy at Modesto
Napa at Oak Ridge
Enochs at Jesuit
Franklin-EG at Lincoln-S
Downey at Armijo
West at Pitman

DIVISION 2
Livingston 5, Manteca 4
Bella Vista 7, El Camino 2
Del Campo 8, Ceres 1
Kimball at Mira Loma, n
Pioneer 5, Valley 4
Benicia 6, Nevada Union 3
Hogan 7, Kennedy 2
Natomas at Del Oro, n
Tuesday's matches/3:30 p.m.
Livingston at Granite Bay
Bella Vista at Woodland
Del Campo at Vanden
Kimball/Mira Loma at McClatchy
Pioneer at Rio Americano
Benicia at East Union
Hogan at Christian Brothers
Natomas/Del Oro at Central Catholic

DIVISION 3
Union Mine 7, Sacramento Country Day 0
Calaveras at San Juan, n
Ripon Christian 7, Riverbank 0
Dixon at Center, n
Tuesday's matches/3:30 p.m.
Union Mine at Placer
Marysville at Delhi
San Juan/Calaveras at Escalon
Bret Harte at River City
Ripon Christian at West Campus
Bear River at Forest Lake Christian
Dixon/Center at Vista del Lago
Modesto Christian at Argonaut

Stories for 3/11

Look below for links to stories from the CIF Northern California Regional games scattered throughout the region. There also might be a spring sports story or two.

NORCAL BOYS BASKETBALL
D1: De La Salle beat Granite Bay 51-39. Click here. ... Sheldon beat Santa Teresa 76-57. Click here. ... Castro Valley beat Franklin-EG 68-63. Click here.
D2: Woodcreek and Antelope both won on the road, setting up a semifinal rematch. Click here. ... Las Lomas beat St. Mary's 66-51. Click here.
D3: Sacramento beat Foothill-Palo Cedro 66-62. Click here.
D4: Santa Crux beat Colfax 72-43. Click here.
D5: St. Joseph Notre Dame beat Ripon Christian 52-53. Click here. ... Vacaville Christian beat Trinity-Weaverville 81-78. Click here.

NORCAL GIRLS BASKETBALL
D1: Carlondelet beat Armijo 94-65. Click here. ... Lincoln-S beat Palo Alto 56-34. Click here.
D2: Del Oro beat Chico 68-37. Click here. ... St. Mary's beat Mitty 67-64. Click here.
D3: Bishop O'Dowd beat Vanden 50-48. Click here. ... Sacramento beat Miramonte 51-43. Click here.
D4: Modesto Christan beat Marin Catholic 74-67 in a matchup of the "MC's." Click here.
D5: Eastside Prep beat Vacaville Christian 54-27. Click here.

STATE SKIING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Placer senior Karly Kenworthy is the state champ in the slalom and giant slalom. Click here.

In a matchup featuring two of the top softball teams in the SJS, Elk Grove beat Pleasant Grove 1-0. Click here for the story.

Saturday's championship basketball recaps (3/5)

Look below for recaps from all of Saturday's Sac-Joaquin Section championship basketball games.

DIVISION 4 GIRLS
Modesto Christian 71, Calaveras 52
The Crusaders (23-8) rode their pressure defense and a big game from freshman Charise Holloway to their third consecutive D4 title. Holloway, playing on the Power Balance Pavilion floor for the first time, didn't show the nerves as she led MC with 16 points and 22 rebounds. Her rebounds were a D4 title game record and tie her for tops overall in the Section record book.
All five of the Crusaders' starters scored in double figures; the other four were: Danielle Thompson (12) and 11 points apiece from Vanessa Cagle, Mariah Brown and Alexus Tillman.
Nikki Gleason led Calaveras with 21 points and teammate Maddy Cox added eight rebounds.
It's the third straight victory over a Mother Lode League team in the finals for the Crusaders, their last two victims were Argonaut and Linden.

DIVISION 2 GIRLS
St. Mary's 70, Del Oro 65
In what turned out to be a dynamite game, the Rams (25-2) got a hige 3-pointer from senior guard Ali Gibson with 1:35 left and held on for the victory over the Golden Eagles. Gibson finished with 25 points and seven rebounds.
The teams traded the lead throughout the game, with Del Oro holding a nine-point advantage at one point early. But the Rams kept battling back behind their full-court pressure defense.
Sophomore point guard Onome Jemirigbe spearheaded the St. Mary's defense and also scored 23 points. She added five steals.
Madeline Campbell and Crystal Sewell each led Del Oro with 23 points. Sewell also led the Golden Eagles with eight rebounds.
It was the fourth Section title in a row for the Rams, and the program's 12th overall.

DIVISION 4 BOYS
Colfax 53, Amador 44
The Falcons (22-9) suffered a major setback early in the game when leading scorer Chase Mosier went down with a leg injury, but they received contributions from several players en route to the victory. Mosier was averaging 20 points a game, but only played for 4 minutes, scoring two points. In his place, Austin Oberg scored 15 points and center Ben Buell added 10 points and five rebounds.
The Buffaloes were led by Clinton Tremelling (15 points, three assists), Max Perry (10 points) and Austin Johnson (eight points, 13 rebounds).
It was the fourth boys basketball Section title in Colfax history, all of those championships coming since 2004. In the last eight years, Colfax is 24-4 in the postseason.

DIVISION 2 BOYS
St. Mary's 61, Antelope 50
In a matchup between one of the most successful programs in Section boys basketball history and a school in the playoffs for the first time, experience ruled the day.
The Rams (21-10) pulled away for the victory thanks to an 18-10 fourth quarter. Alex Simmons scored 20 points to lead the Rams, and he also grabbed 11 rebounds. Teammate Chris Magalotti added 14 points and 14 rebounds and Justin Cox pitched in with 14 points.
Antelope stayed with St. Mary's for most of the game, pulling to within one at 43-42, but was never able to take the lead. The Titans, in the playoffs for the first time, were led by Jarvis Watkins and Isaiah Ellis (11 points apiece).
It was the eighth Section title in St. Mary's history; the Rams are 8-5 in championship games.

DIVISION 1 GIRLS
St. Francis 57, Lincoln-Stockton 49
The St. Francis girls basketball program has won more than its share of Section titles. But until this year, the Troubadours had never won a D1 crown. That all changed after they held off a talented and tenacious Trojans team.
The senior guard tandem of Jolise Limcaco and Briana Charles each scored 12 points to lead St. Francis to the victory. The Troubadours couldn't miss in the first quarter, jumping out to a 24-16 lead. But the Trojans chipped away, getting to within two points several times late in the game.
The Trojans were led by junior forward Nyre Harris' 14 points and 12 points from senior guard Devyn Weymouth. Lincoln, in the playoffs 22 times, was seeking its first Section title.
It was the eighth Section title for St. Francis, which won D3 crowns in 1991-94 and 2002 and won D2 banners in 2007 and 2008.

DIVISION 1 BOYS
Sheldon 84, Jesuit 69
The Huskies (23-7) won their second consecutive Section title behind 27 points and 14 rebounds from senior forward Darius Nelson. Sheldon is coached by Joey Rollings, who won a Section title with the Huskies' girls team in 2006 as well.
Sheldon received 18 points apiece from Ramon Eaton and D'Erryl Williams and 10 points form Dakarai Allen.
Jesuit, the DRL runner-up to Sheldon, got 17 points apiece from Akachi Okugo and Parker Uu. Broan Glodowski added 15 points.
It was the third meeting between the DRL rivals, and Sheldon won all three. Both advance to the CIF NorCal Tournament, which begins next week. NorCal brackets for all divisions will be released Sunday afternoon.

Friday's championship basketball recaps

Look below for the recaps from Friday's Sac-Joaquin Section Basketball Championships from Power Balance Pavilion.

DIVISION 5 GIRLS
Bradshaw Christian 44, Brookside Christian 32
The Pride (22-9) jumped out to an early 19-7 lead and cruised from there in Bradshaw Christian's fourth consecutive Section championship in a row. Senior Jordie Smith, in her fourth Section title game, led the Pride with 17 points. She added 11 rebounds.
Her teammate Lauren Beyer, also a senior, had 14 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.
Brookside Christian, in the program's first girls basketball Section championship, featured a roster of only six players. One of those players, freshman Tiara Tucker, entered the game averaging 35.7 points in the postseason, but was held to 11. Bradshaw Christian sophomore Ashlee Jones was assigned Tucker defensively, holding her well below her scoring average.
Tucker made two free throws in the final seconds of the game, giving her 118 for her four-game Section postseason, which ranks her No. 2 on the all-time list, behind Nevada Union's Kellie Cook (149).

DIVISION 5 BOYS
Vacaville Christian 90, Bradshaw Christian 63
The Falcons (25-6) used a 29-11 third-quarter advantage to pull away from their Sierra Delta League rivals in winning the school's first-ever Section championship. Brandon Barnes scored 29 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead Vacaville Christian. Barnes' seven 3-pointers are a Division 5 record and tie him for the overall Section championship record.
Teammate Jake Abel added 22 points and Torry Arthur had 18 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Scott Ecklund scored 23 points to lead Bradshaw Christian; he was helped out by 15 points from Jake Adkins and 12 from Ron Henry.
The game was tight at the half, with the Falcons clinging to a 44-40 lead. But Vacaville Christian controlled the flow in the second half. The Falcons' 90 points were three away from the overall Section record.

DIVISION 3 GIRLS
Sacramento 63, Vanden 50
The Dragons (26-5) held almost every Vikings player in check, forcing 28 turnovers, in the victory over a team that beat them during the regular season. Sacramento was led by senior guard Fantasia Hilliard, who scored 26 points, had four steals and grabbed seven rebounds despite her 5-foot-3 frame.
Teammate Allie Green added 13 points and Jasmine Ware had 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
Vanden was led by senior forward Erimma Amarikwa, who had 28 points and 11 rebounds. Amarikwa is going to San Diego State University next year.
It was the eighth consecutive Section championship appearance for the Dragons, and their second title. They won the D3 title in 2007 as well.

Division 3 boys
Sacramento 53, Center 48
The Dragons (27-5) parlayed an 11-0 run to end the third quarter into a close victory over the Cougars. 6-foot-11 center Robert Garrett had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead Sacramento, which won its third Section title in a row.
Aaron Cameron added 14 points for the Dragons.
Christopher Smith led Center with 13 points and Andrew Zan added 11.
The Dragons shared the ball, dishing off for 14 assists in the victory.

SJS playoff basketball (3/2)

Division 1 girls
St. Francis 83, Armijo 40
Lincoln-S 58, Oak Ridge 45
Championship/Saturday at Power Balance Pavilion
#1 St. Francis vs. #2 Lincoln-S, 6:30 p.m.

Division 2 girls
Del Oro 66, El Camino 37
St. Mary's 76, Bella Vista 32
Championship/Saturday at Power Balance Pavilion
#2 Del Oro vs. #1 St. Mary's, 1 p.m.

Division 3 girls
Vanden 56, El Dorado 36
Sacramento 77, Christian Brothers 53
Championship/Friday at Power Balance Pavilion
#3 Vanden vs. #1 Sacramento, 7:30 p.m.

Division 3 boys
Sacramento 74, Weston Ranch 67
Center 66, Foothill 54
Championship/Friday at Power Balance Pavilion
#1 Sacramento vs. #2 Center, 9 p.m.

Division 4 girls
Calaveras 62, Bear River 40
Modesto Christian 83, Colfax 51
Championship/Saturday at Power Balance Pavilion
#3 Calaveras vs. #1 Modesto Christian, 11:30 a.m.

Division 4 boys
Colfax 48, Summerville 42
Amador 56, Modesto Christian 54
Championship/Saturday at Power Balance Pavilion
#3 Colfax vs. #4 Amador, 3 p.m.

Stories for 3/2

Look below for lots of basketball stories, both gamers and advances.

DIVISION 1: Click here for the Sacramento Bee's coverage of both D1 semifinals.

DIVISION 2: The St. Mary's boys beat Cordova 48-35. Click here. ... Antelope beat Woodcreek 62-61. Click here.

DIVISION 5: The Vacaville Christian boys beat Ripon Christian 71-63. Click here or here. ... The Brookside Christian girls beat Turlock Christian 72-60. Click here. ... Click here for a story on the two Vacaville Christian teams by the Vacaville Reporter.


The Auburn Journal takes a look at some of tonight's Section semifinal basketball games. Click here.

The Oak Ridge girls play Lincoln-S in a semifinal at UOP tonight. Click here.

The three Roseville-area teams lost last night. Click here for the Roseville Press-Tribune story.

The Bear River girls play Calaveras in a D4 semifinal tonight. Click here.

The Vanden girls play El Dorado in a D3 girls semifinal tonight. Click here.