Darren Sabedra
Vallejo Times-Herald
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States
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Bethel High grad C.J. Anderson joins coaching staff at Rice University
Former Cal and NFL standout leaves high school job to join a college staff. → Read More
CIF NorCal basketball regionals: This week’s opening-round schedule
Dozens of Bay Area high school basketball teams open regional action with first-round games Tuesday or Wednesday. → Read More
CIF NorCal basketball regionals: Why the brackets have some people baffled
As always in the CIF’s competitive-based basketball model, some teams caught a break and some did not. → Read More
NCS basketball playoffs: Wednesday’s results, updated matchups
Results from the opening round of the North Coast Section boys, girls basketball playoffs. → Read More
NCS basketball playoffs 2022: Boys, girls first-round schedule
North Coast Section basketball playoffs begin Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday across seven divisions, including Open → Read More
California state high school football matchups: Did CIF get the choices right?
Serra becomes the first CCS team selected for the state Open championship game, but was De La Salle the better choice? → Read More
Gunshots halt St. Francis vs. Serra CCS Division I championship game; two injured
Police, including a helicopter, arrived on the scene. CCS officials said they planned to resume the game, but not until police give the all clear. → Read More
Stunner! St. Francis ends De La Salle’s 30-year unbeaten football streak against regional opponents
De La Salle grabs its first lead late in the fourth quarter, but Nicolas Andrighetto answers with a TD reception that gives St. Francis the historic victory. → Read More
High school football: Wildfire smoke wreaks havoc, turns Bay Area’s opening weekend into chaos
Bay Area’s marquee matchup this season — Serra at Pittsburg — falls victim to wildfire smoke; won’t be rescheduled → Read More
Fall 2021 high school football preview: Diablo Athletic League
Top players & predicted order of finish in Diablo Athletic League’s Foothill, Valley divisions. → Read More
Coronavirus: California settles with prep athletes, allowing indoor sports statewide
Indoor sports activists earned a swift and sweeping victory Thursday in a legal settlement with the state of California that will remove the state’s additional restrictions on sports like bas… → Read More
San Francisco won’t commit to following California’s reopening of football, outdoor prep sports
Tougher rules are in place in San Francisco that will prevent the return of high school football and other high- and moderate-contact sports in the county as allowed under a new set of state guidel… → Read More
California lifts COVID-19 ban on high school football, some other sports
Football and other high-contact, outdoor sports got the green light to begin competition in many parts of California, culminating a long-fought battle for return-to-play advocates. → Read More
California lifts COVID-19 ban on high school football, some other sports
Football and other high-contact, outdoor sports got the green light to begin competition in many parts of California, culminating a long-fought battle for return-to-play advocates. → Read More
Prep sports on pause: Where things stand as crucial March 1 football date draws closer
Prep sports advocacy groups get clarity on “two weeks” statement from Gov. Newsom’s office. Club sports, including football, happening in California without known repercussions. → Read More
Gov. Newsom said progress being made on youth sports
Gov. Gavin Newsom: “We recognize we have a few days to get some clarity on schools and on youth sports.” → Read More
COVID-19: Gov. Newsom addresses prep sports lawsuits, return-to-play status
Gavin Newsom on prep sports: “I really mean this, I am very, very hopeful that we can find a compromise here” → Read More
California prep sports on pause: Coaches advocacy group meets with governor’s office
Golden State HS Football Coaches Community, led by Serra’s Patrick Walsh, De La Salle’s Justin Alumbaugh, has a positive meeting with state officials. → Read More
Bay Area high school sports primer: Where things stand heading in February
For the Bay Area high school sports community, the past 11 months have been an emotional rollercoaster. → Read More
North Coast Section approves calendar revisions; purple-tier sports cleared to start Monday
North Coast Section Board of Managers holds firm on April 17 end-date for football. → Read More