NCS, CCS baseball and softball semifinal scores, championship schedule
Semifinals
No. 5 College Park 10, No. 9 Casa Grande 0
No. 2 De La Salle 10, No. 3 Foothill 1
Championship
College Park vs. De La Salle at St. Mary's College, 1 p.m. Saturday
Third-place game
Casa Grande at Foothill, 1 p.m. Saturday
Division 2
Semifinals
No. 15 Rancho Cotate 5, No. 6 Tamalpais 1
Championship
Acalanes vs. Rancho Cotate at Diablo Valley College, 1 p.m. Saturday
Division 3
Semifinals
No. 1 California 7, No. 12 Freedom 4
No. 6 Marin Catholic 4, No. 10 Northgate 3
Championship
California vs. Marin Catholic at DVC, 4 p.m. Friday
Division 4
Semifinals
No. 13 Las Lomas 12, No. 8 Healdsburg 0
No. 6 Clear Lake 11, No. 7 American Canyon 9
Championship
No. 13 Las Lomas at No. 6 Clear Lake, 2 p.m. Saturday
Division 5
Semifinals
No. 5 Kennedy 5, No. 1 Pinole Valley 4
No. 2 Arcata 5, No. 3 St. Bernard's 2
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Championship
Kennedy at Arcata, 5 p.m. Friday
Division 6
Semifinals
No. 1 Swett 4, No. 4 Athenian 1
No. 2 St. Mary's 11, No. 3 Sonoma Academy 1
Championship
No. 2 St. Mary's at No. 1 Swett, 1 p.m. Saturday
Central Coast Section
Division 1
Semifinals
Valley Christian 4, Los Gatos 2
Serra 7, St. Francis 4
Championship
No. 2 Valley Christian (25-6-1) vs. No. 1 Serra (25-6) at Exicite Park, 7:30 p.m. Saturday
Division 2
Semifinals
Hollister 8, Menlo-Atheron 2
Wilcox 8, Capuchino 2
Championship
No. 3 Hollister (20-8) vs. No. 5 Wilcox (21-8) at Excite Park, 5 p.m. Saturday
Division 3
Semifinals
Willow Glen 10, Los Altos 8
Carmel 2, Christopher 0
Championship
No. 3 Willow Glen (23-6) vs. No. 1 Carmel (19-10) at Santa Clara University, 7 p.m. Friday
Division 4
Semifinals
St. Francis SCP 1, Homestead 0
Santa Clara 11, Branham 7
Championship
No. 2 St. Francis SCP (15-14) vs. No. 8 Santa Clara (26-3) at Santa Clara University, 4 p.m. Friday
Division 5
Semifinals
Monterey 4, Harbor 1
Menlo 7, Piedmont Hills 5
Championship
No. 2 Monterey (11-17) vs. No. 1 Menlo (20-8) at Excite Park, 7:30 p.m. Thursday
Division 6
Semifinals
South San Francisco 6, Fremont 3
Stevenson 12, Sobrato 8
Championship
No. 2 South San Francisco (23-5) vs. No. 1 Stevenson (18-8) at Excite Park, 5 p.m. Thursday
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Semifinal finals, Championship schedule
North Coast Section
Division 1
Semifinals
No. 1 Liberty 3, No. 13 Foothill 1
No. 3 Casa Grande 9, No. 2 Livermore 0
Championship
Liberty vs. Casa Grande at St. Mary's College, 5 p.m. Friday
Division 2
Semifinals
No. 1 Cardinal Newman 7, No. 5 Benicia 0
No. 2 Carondelet 11, No. 3 James Logan 4
Championship
No. 2 Carondelet vs. No. 1 Cardinal Newman at Santa Rosa JC, noon Saturday
Division 3
Semifinals
No. 4 Alhambra 12, No. 9 Freedom 1
No. 11 San Leandro 11, No. 2 Maria Carrillo 10
Championship
San Leandro vs. Alhambra at DVC, 2 p.m. Saturday
Division 4
Semifinals
No. 1 Northgate 7, No. 5 Pinole Valley 4
No. 2 Berean Christian 6, No. 6 Salesian 5
Championship
Berean Christian vs. Northgate at DVC, 5 p.m. Friday
Division 5
Semifinals
No. 4 Miramonte 2, No. 1 McKinleyville 1
No. 2 Kennedy 7, No. 3 Piner 2
Championship
Miramonte vs. Kennedy at California School for the Deaf, noon Saturday
Division 6
No. 5 Willits 7, No. 1 Kenseyville 5
No. 2 St. Vincent de Paul 14, No. 3 Tomales 3
Championship
Willits at St. Vincent, 5 p.m. Friday
Central Coast Section
Open Division
Semifinals
St. Francis 6, Salinas 1
Willow Glen 4, Capuchino 1
Championship
No. 2 Saint Francis (26-3) vs. No. 1 Willow Glen (28-0) at West Valley College, 3 p.m. Saturday
Division 1
Semifinals
Gilroy 1, Saratoga 0
King's Academy 3, Live Oak 0
Championship
No. 2 Gilroy (20-7) vs. No. 4 King's Academy (19-7) at West Valley College, 12:30 p.m. Saturday
Division 2
Semifinals
San Mateo 2, Alvarez 0
Hillsdale 2, Notre Dame-Belmont 0
Championship
No. 7 San Mateo (16-8) vs. No. 1 Hillsdale (18-9-1) at West Valley College, 10 a.m. Saturday
Division 3
Semifinals
Aptos 9, Sobrato 2
Westmont 2, Mountain View 1
Championship
No. 7 Aptos (17-7) vs. No. 4 Westmont (15-14) at SJCC, 3 p.m. Saturday
Division 4
Semifinals
Woodside 2, Watsonville 1
Palma 3, Sacred Heart Cathedral 2
Championship
No. 3 Woodside (15-11) vs. No. 8 Palma (10-14-1) at SJCC, 10 a.m. Saturday
Division 5
Semifinals
South San Francisco 11, Soledad 1
King City 16, Independence 0
Championship
No. 2 South San Francisco (16-8) vs. No. 4 King City (17-11) at SJCC, 12:30 p.m. Saturday
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