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San Francisco Chronicle
16-05-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Granada baseball tops No. 1 De La Salle for EBAL championship
If every season is its own animal, as Granada-Livermore baseball coach Corrigan Willis says, 2024 was a whale — a blue whale, mammoth and spectacular. The Matadors won East Bay Athletic League, North Coast Section and Northern Region Division 1 titles, a first for each, while finishing 32-1 and ranking in the top five in every national poll. The odds of a repeat season appeared mammoth, yet host Granada pulled off the first stage Thursday in the EBAL championship game with a 5-1 win over Chronicle No. 1 De La Salle-Concord as winning pitcher Tyler Kennedy allowed just four hits and a run and struck out seven before giving way to Mason Ravera in the seventh. Fresno State-bound third baseman Mikey Boyd drove in four runs, including two on a double, and Joey Marasco and Tommy Brown each had two hits to lift the fourth-ranked Matadors (21-5) to their second straight win this season over the Spartans (22-4) and sixth straight overall. Granada shut out De La Salle twice in the playoffs last year and held the Spartans scoreless until the sixth inning when Alec Blair hit an RBI double. Clearly, the Matadors are far from intimidated by the Spartans, who have built a remarkable resume under David Jeans, winner of his 300th game last week. De La Salle, led currently by the Oklahoma-bound Blair and top junior shortstop prospect Tyler Spangler, a Stanford commit, won six straight NCS titles before Granada's championship last season. De La Salle had won 12 straight this season before Thursday by a 110-13 run differential thanks in part to the big bats of outfielder Blair (.439 average), junior catcher Zach Tchejeyan (.387), Spangler (.385, 34 RBIs, nine home runs) and senior infielder Antonio Castro (.351, five homers, 29 RBIs) and pitching of Stanford-bound junior Graham Schlicht (8-0, 0.52 ERA). Granada has countered with big seasons from seniors Boyd (nine doubles, 22 RBIs), Pacific outfield signee Peyton Richards (.390, 30 doubles, 32 hits), Marasco (.338) and Arizona State-bound catcher Brown (.328, 22 runs, eight doubles), along with the pitching of Kennedy (6-1, 0.95) and Alex Piscotty (8-0, 0.42). 'We have a dedicated group of seniors who work hard and are hungry,' Willis said Friday morning. 'It's a lesson learned from the 2024 campaign and one that we hope will continue on with next year's group.' More impressive on Granada's run is it has done it without USC-bound ace pitcher Jake Sekany, who went 10-1 last season with a 1.85 ERA. He pitched 12 innings early this season, going 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA, but then was shut down. 'Something wasn't quite right,' Willis said. 'We are being extra careful because of his bright future. Literally, we're taking him day by day.' The NCS playoff seedings will be announced this weekend and Granada and De La Salle will no doubt be the top two seeds, and could face off again. 'We're looking forward to NCS and we're playing well,' Willis said. 'But as a coach, I've learned to take a moment and appreciate winning in this very tough league.' Bellarmine shocker: The only tougher Northern California league than the EBAL is the West Catholic Athletic League, and when Bellarmine started 0-5, the Bells became an afterthought. After losing four more in a row starting on April 25, the season looked cooked. But now the Bells are doing the cooking, claiming a WCAL playoff championship by defeating ninth-ranked St. Francis (4-1), No. 2 Serra (1-0) and No. 3 Valley Christian (3-1) in succession this week. The Bells (17-13), who were fifth in the WCAL in the regular season, became the first bottom-four seed to win the conference tournament. Christian Duarte, a 6-foot-6 commit to Santa Clara, threw a four-hitter Thursday at Valley Christian to clinch the title. He struck out just two, walked two and didn't allow an extra-base hit. Vincent Kim had an RBI double and Dash Knight singled in a run for the Bells. Rohan Kasanagottu pitched 3⅓ scoreless and hitless innings of relief for Valley Christian (23-6-1), which had won 10 straight coming into the game and will likely get a top-two seed in next week's Central Coast Section playoffs. Briefly: From a busy Thursday — No. 12 Livermore (23-11) won the EBAL softball playoff title with a 7-4 win over No. 11 California as Payten Williams drilled a three-run homer and winning pitcher Kaci Norton struck out five. … Northgate-Walnut Creek (Division 1), International (Division 2), Washington-Fremont (Division 3) and Berean Christian-Walnut Creek (Division 4) all won NCS boys volleyball titles and advanced to next week's Northern California regionals with those champions advancing to the first CIF State championships May 31 at Fresno City College. … NCS lacrosse champions crowned: Marin Catholic-Kentfield (Division 1 boys), University (Division 2 boys), Redwood-Larkspur (Division 1 girls), College Park-Pleasant Hill (Division 2 girls).
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
HIGHLIGHTS: Lake View baseball team hosts Lubbock Estacado, recognizes top teachers
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The Lake View High School baseball team hosted Lubbock Estacado on Most Valuable Educators Night for the Chiefs on Tuesday, but the Matadors spoiled the fun with a 5-0 victory. Lake View assistant principal Dennis Padilla threw out the first pitch on this special night that was about more than just baseball. Advertisement Estacado improved to 9-14-1 overall and 5-5 in district. The Matadors and Chiefs are currently tied for third place. Lake View dropped to 5-17-1 and 5-5. The Chiefs will travel to Levelland on Friday. Lake View has just four games left in the regular season. The final home game is scheduled for Tuesday, April 15 against Lubbock-Cooper Liberty. Click on the video above for highlights from Tuesday's game against Estacado. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to
Associated Press
18-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Stanford, CSU Northridge square off in NIT
Stanford, California; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Stanford and CSU Northridge play in the National Invitation Tournament. The Cardinal are 12-10 against ACC opponents and 8-3 in non-conference play. Stanford averages 73.0 points and has outscored opponents by 2.4 points per game. The Matadors are 14-7 against Big West opponents. CSU Northridge leads the Big West with 37.3 points per game in the paint led by Keonte Jones averaging 10.7. Stanford's average of 8.3 made 3-pointers per game is 1.4 fewer made shots on average than the 9.7 per game CSU Northridge allows. CSU Northridge has shot at a 46.8% rate from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points higher than the 44.9% shooting opponents of Stanford have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Maxime Raynaud averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Cardinal, scoring 20.1 points while shooting 34.3% from beyond the arc. Oziyah Sellers is averaging 13.6 points over the last 10 games. Marcus Adams Jr. averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Matadors, scoring 16.1 points while shooting 39.7% from beyond the arc. Scotty Washington is averaging 14.2 points over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinal: 5-5, averaging 66.6 points, 28.2 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 6.5 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.0 points per game. Matadors: 7-3, averaging 80.8 points, 34.4 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 6.9 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.1 points. ___
Washington Post
13-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
CSU Northridge Matadors square off against the UCSB Gauchos in Big West Tournament
UCSB Gauchos (20-12, 12-9 Big West) vs. CSU Northridge Matadors (22-9, 14-6 Big West) Henderson, Nevada; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Matadors -3; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: CSU Northridge plays in the Big West Tournament against UCSB. The Matadors are 14-6 against Big West opponents and 8-3 in non-conference play. CSU Northridge averages 16.7 assists per game to lead the Big West, paced by Keonte Jones with 4.3.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
CSU Northridge Matadors square off against the UCSB Gauchos in Big West Tournament
UCSB Gauchos (20-12, 12-9 Big West) vs. CSU Northridge Matadors (22-9, 14-6 Big West) Henderson, Nevada; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Matadors -3; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: CSU Northridge plays in the Big West Tournament against UCSB. The Matadors are 14-6 against Big West opponents and 8-3 in non-conference play. CSU Northridge averages 16.7 assists per game to lead the Big West, paced by Keonte Jones with 4.3. The Gauchos are 12-9 in Big West play. UCSB is fourth in the Big West with 15.0 assists per game led by Stephan D. Swenson averaging 4.3. CSU Northridge makes 46.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.2 percentage points higher than UCSB has allowed to its opponents (42.6%). UCSB has shot at a 47.2% clip from the field this season, 6.9 percentage points greater than the 40.3% shooting opponents of CSU Northridge have averaged. The teams meet for the third time this season. The Matadors won 103-77 in the last matchup on March 2. Scotty Washington led the Matadors with 23 points, and Jason Fontenet II led the Gauchos with 18 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Marcus Adams Jr. is shooting 40.3% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Matadors, while averaging 16.5 points. Washington is shooting 43.0% and averaging 14.3 points over the last 10 games. Swenson is scoring 13.0 points per game and averaging 3.7 rebounds for the Gauchos. Deuce Turner is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Matadors: 8-2, averaging 82.4 points, 33.8 rebounds, 17.5 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.5 points per game. Gauchos: 6-4, averaging 76.2 points, 27.0 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.5 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. The Associated Press
