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Sheldon's Darin Johnson scores 21 points and Antonio Lewis added 14, along with big contributions from Dakarai Allen, D'Erryl Williams, and Ryan Manning

Despite Kennedy having a lead late in the third, St. Mary's was too strong in the final quarter

Antelope's Gabe Bealer scores a team-high 24 points in the win

Meserole leads Liberty Ranch with 24 points, but it's not enough to stop Summerville in the fourth quarter

Sac High defeats Florin, 48-37. Chaya Durr leads the way for the Dragons with a game-high 27 points, while Ayanna Edwards adds 11 rebounds and seven blocks.

Lions get 19 points from Erika Bean and 18 points from Ashley Jones

Alicia Gonzalez led the Falcons with 18 points, Niel Valmores added 15 points.

Tyler Jennings connected on a free throw with 0.7 seconds left in regulation to left Capital Christian to a 40-39 win over Brookside Christian

The Eagles will take on the No. 1 Sheldon Huskies in the Division I championship

Antelope advances with a 55-47 win over Rocklin, while No. 4 Grant upsets No. 1 Sacramento by a final of 72-69.

Behind 25 points from D'Erryl Williams and 22 points from Darin Johnson, Sheldon takes care of business with an 86-72 win over Bethel.

After six years as head coach for the Woodcreek football team, Hildebrand steps down to spend more time with this family

Sac High leads the way at No. 1, followed by Oak Ridge, Pleasant Grove, and Kennedy.

SureWest Sports' Top 20 boys basketball rankings (Jan 7)

The South prevails 16-12, with MVP honors going to defensive lineman Joe Vitoria of Galt. North MVP was quarterback Dillon Smith

Granite Bay's 21-20 win over Long Beach Poly secures school's first state football title

Day 1 - bus ride with team to So. Cal, and a personal look at some of the players and coaches

SureWest Sports host Mike Finnerty will blog, tweet, and update Facebook on his travels to Carson with the Granite Bay football team.

The inaugural All City Football Classic all star game features the best Division IV-VI players in the Sacramento region as North and South squads square off at Del Oro on December 22.

The St. Francis Troubadours fell 3-1 to Marymount of Los Angeles in the Division I state championship on Saturday.

Folsom overcomes the rain and delivers with a 44-18 win over Elk Grove to capture the Division II section title, and will now move on to next week's regional championship

Today's show provides a recap of Granite Bay-Oak Ridge, a preview of Folsom-Elk Grove, Coaches and Players of the Year, and more

Vista Del Lago's second half surge led to a 28-21 win over Inderkum in the Division III semi-final.

Oak Ridge took a 17-point second quarter and cruised to a 24-6 win over Burbank in the Division I semi-final game.

Jake Browning's five touchdown passes lead Folsom to a 49-13 route of Vacaville

St. Francis captured the program's 12th volleyball section title with a 3-0 win over Granite Bay.

The El Camino Eagles beat Gregori of Modesto, 3-1, for their section straight Division II section championship.

Oakmont rallied for a 2-0 deficit to beat Vista Del Lago, 3-2, for their first girls volleyball section title.

The Valley Christian Lions of Roseville fell 3-1 to Turlock Christian in the Division VI section championship

The Cardinals of Woodland Christian captured their fourth overall section title with a 3-0 win over Le Grand

Bear River defeats Ripon Christian, 3-1, for the Division IV section championship

Del Oro's Brandon Monroe rushed for 292 yards and three touchdowns in a 21-10 win over St. Mary's in round two of the Division II playoffs

Vista Del Lago buries the Lincoln, 44-0, in round one of the Division III section playoffs

The Elk Grove Jr. Thundering Herd defeat the Woodland Jr. Wolves, 24-0, for the Sierra Valley USA midget division title and a 10-0 season.

The Del Campo defense held Rio Linda scoreless in the fourth to beat the Knights, 34-28, and capture the Capital Valley Conference championship.

SureWest Sports correspondent Dale Eckenberg breaks down the Division I and II playoffs

Woodland's Sara Scarlett shot a round of 70 for first place in the individual competition

Franklin's 17-7 win was a combination of dominant defense and timely scoring

In double overtime, Grizzlies quarterback Grant Caraway passes for a touchdown and runs for another, and the defense recovers a game-ending fumble.

Granite Bay girls still No. 1, while Davis, Oak Ridge, Bella Vista, and Rocklin round up top five

In girl's volleyball, St. Francis continues to dominate while Oakmont surges to No. 6

Del Oro senior Brianna Ruiz will play basketball next year for the Huskies, turning down offers from Louisville, Kansas, and Nebraska amongst many.

Wildcats boys and girls cruise to league victory in cross country

VIDEO INTERVIEW - Miller is the winningest coach in the section, with 257 lifetime victories, returns to the sidelines

ON-CAMERA INTERVIEW WITH VANDERDOES

Granite Bay is still No. 1, but watch out for Bella Vista

Is No. 5 Oak Ridge the best team in the area? They take no No. 4 Folsom at home this week. St. Francis still No. 1 in volleyball.

Hillmen quarterback Peter Denham throws three first quarter touchdown passes to spark early offense.

No. 2 El Camino defeats No. 11 Rio Americano, 3-0

Antelope defeats El Camino, 3-0, for first win in two weeks. Rogan O'Connor scored two goals for the Titans.

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Dezja James, senior for Pleasant Grove High School, and AAU player for Cal Sparks NorCal, is a versatile 6'0" forward

The Roseville Jr. Tigers defeat the Granite Bay Jr. Grizzlies, 22-8, to open up a two-game lead on the Midget North standings.

Elk Grove running back Robert Frazier rushes for 303 yards and three touchdowns, while Wadus Parker adds a pair of rushing touchdowns

No. 5 Oak Rige defeats No. 2 St. Francis, while No. 7 Rocklin edges No. 4 Del Oro in Thursday afternoon action

St. Francis, Davis, and Del Oro round out top four of this week's Top 10 rankings

Pleasant Grove, Del Oro, and Grant all drop in rankings.

Top six teams remain, Oakmont jumps into top ten.

Quarterback Thomas Sperbeck accounted for all four touchdowns in Jesuit's 28-23 win over Christian Brothers

Rio Americano quarterback Matt Lyon scores the game-winning touchdown to beat Davis, 26-21

Burbank overcomes terrible first quarter to come back and beat Del Oro, 28-23

The Troubadours win 3-1 (25-22, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19), but lose their first set of the season.

is Bella Vista even better than it was last year?

Bella Vista, Oak Ridge, and Nevada Union all move up, while Oakmont, Monterey Trail, Davis, and Franklin make their debut in the Top 20

Burbank moves up and Grant falls, while Rio Linda, Rocklin, and Jesuit join the Top 20

Trojans improve to 3-0, but the schedule will get tougher

Area powers battle for soccer bragging rights in Capital Challenge Cup

Troubadours defeat Bishop Manogue of Reno, 25-12 and 25-21

Finnerty's news, notes, and observations from last night's Nevada Union win over Grant

Franklin moves up, and there are three new teams to the Top 20

Franklin defeats Thousand Oaks (So. Cal), 38-28, sparked by four touchdown, two interception performance by Trevon Lampley

Elk Grove leads the season off as our preseason No. 1

Preseason No. 1 Elk Grove travels to Lincoln of Stockton, while No. 6 Del Oro and No. 7 Franklin take on So. Cal powers at the Battle for Veterans

Early commitment based on Monroe's major of animation graphic design and desire to be near home

Elk Grove's two-sport standout, Carlee Gray, was selected by SureWest Sports as this year's Female Athlete of the Year

North MVP Jordan Courage (Del Oro) struck out six, and allowed no hits and no runs in the final three winnings, while South MVP Carlee Gray of Elk Grove had a three-run homer

Sophomore Jeremiah Moore tosses a two-hitter against Millennium to help lead Valley Christian of Roseville to a 6-0 win, and VCA's fourth D-VII section title in the last five years

Woodcreek defeats Granite Bay, 9-2, to capture the Division II section championship. Stephen Nogosek pitched a two-hit gem, while the offense delivered one timely hit after another

Brendan Keeney was quarterback for the D-I champion Granite Bay Grizzlies, first team All-SFL and All-Metro. In baseball, Keeney is the ace of a Grizzlies pitching staff that will play for a D-II title on Monday

Sheldon makes it back-to-back Division I section championships with an 8-1 win over Ponderosa, putting the cap on a dominant postseason performance

The Bear River Bruins win their fourth section title in five years with a 9-3 win over Whitney, sending 18-year head coach Duane Zauner out on top

Down 2-0 heading to the bottom of the seventh, Woodcreek scores three runs to beat Del Campo, 3-2

Granite Bay bounced back from 7-5 loss in Game 2 to beat McClatchy 12-7 in the deciding Game 3 of the D-II section semi-finals.

The Sheldon Huskies advance to the Division I winner's bracket semi-final round with a 10-2 victory over Elk Grove.

The Raiders get a 3-0 win over Antelope to make it four section championships in the last six years

The Vista Del Lago Eagles scored two goals in overtime to beat Cosumnes Oaks, 4-2, to capture their first girls section soccer championship

The Timberwolves capture their first girls soccer title with a 4-0 win over league rival Del Oro

Granite Bay prevails over Rocklin in a three-set sweep for third D-I title in the last four years

Vista Del Lago defeats Whitney, 3-0, to capture it's second straight Division II section championship in boys volleyball

SureWest Sports' 2011-2012 Coaches of the Year are Sheldon boys basketball coach Joey Rollings and Union Mine girls volleyball coach Mike Yates

Defending D-VII champion Lions end game early with 11-0 win, Shaw dominates on the hill

Franklin pounds out 15 hits in an 11-5 win over Pleasant Grove, while Vacaville jumps out to a 3-0 lead on Jesuit and holds on to win 3-2.

Granite Bay shoots a Masters record 363 to take first place, while Del Oro's Austin Smotherman sets the individual record with a 65

The Jesuit Marauders stay atop the SureWest Top 15, as does Del Oro in softball

Raiders are looking for their sixth straight Capital Athletic League title, and their fourth D-III section championship over that same span

Kystal Aubert's three-run HR in the third inning put Casa Roble up for good

The Eagles defeat SureWest's No. 9 Cosumnes Oaks, 9-6, to take the season series

Granite Bay get 9-3 win over Woodcreek to stay unbeaten in SFL

Del Oro's Jordan Courage pitches a two-hit shutout for the Golden Eagles, and delivers at the plate as well with a bases loaded, bases clearing double

Jesuit moves back into the No. 1 spot, while both Bella Vista and Grant climb

Grant defeats Inderkum, 3-2

The Vikings finish in third place in the Gina Montes SureWest Easter Invitational

Timberwolves roll the Tigers, 9-1, to improve to 11-0 on the season

Bella Vista's Cody Haley goes the distance for the 3-2 win over Oak Ridge, while Oakmont takes 3rd place

Woodcreek holds down the No. 1 spot in softball

Pat Esposito's Grizzlies are No. 1 in baseball, and Woodcreek remains No. 1 in softball

Nevada Union snaps 3-game losing streak by defeating No. 11 Oakmont, 6-0. Miners pitching holds Oakmont to just two hits.

Six runs through the first two innings carry No. 13 Woodcreek to a 10-1 win over No. 9 Del Campo

With No. 3 Davis down 6-0 after four innings, the Blue Devils rally back in the final three innings to beat No. 8 Rocklin, 7-6.

Roseville scores six runs in the final two innings to beat Woodcreek, 7-0

Woodcreek's long time head coach Art Banks has his team on a roll at 8-0 and atop the rankings.

TOP 15 baseball rankings: Granite Bay jumps to No. 4, Pioneer falls to No. 15,

Long time State power Berkeley defeats Kennedy, 56-38, to advance to the D-I State Championship.

League-by-league analysis, predictions, teams to watch for, and players to watch

Predictions and analysis, plus teams and players to watch for in every league

The No. 3 Kennedy Cougars are heading to the D-I NorCal Championship game with a 44-40 win over No. 7 Gunn (Palo Alto)

Sheldon and Jesuit will meet for the fourth time this season when they do battle for a NorCal championship this Saturday

D'erryl Williams comes alive in the fourth quarter to help carry Sheldon to a 49-44 win over Jesuit in the D-I section championship

Kennedy wins third section championship in the past five years after a 62-58 win over over Oak Ridge. Lynette Johnson had 24 points for the Cougars

Despite 23 points from Haley Shaner, West Campus falls to Calaveras in the D-V section championship game, 56-45

Foothill defeats Sierra, 74-52, to capture it's first boys section title since 2003 and it's fourth overall. Kelly Bender had 22 points and 11 rebounds in the win.

Capital Christian tops Central Catholic, 64-50, to capture first boys hoops section title in school history

No. 1 Antelope edges No. 5 Bella Vista, 55-49 to earn a trip back to the D-II section championship

No. 2 Jesuit edges No. 6 Pleasant Grove, 64-62, and will now face No. 1 Sheldon in a rematch of last year's D-I section championship

The Huskies defeat Bethel, 81-55, with up tempo play and double digit scoring by Dakari Allen (22 pts), D'erryl Williams (18 pts), and Armani Hampton (15 pts)

The Division II section championship will be an all-Stockton battle between No. 1 St. Mary's and No. 3 McNair

No. 1 Sac High defeats No. 4 Vanden, 54-32

The No. 4 Kennedy Cougars punch ticket to Division I section championship where they'll take on No. 6 seed Oak Ridge.

Sende leads the Trojans with 18 points and 22 rebounds

In a major stunner, No. 2 Sac High falls to No. 7 Lodi

Top seed Pleasant Grove (D-I), St. Mary's (D-II), Sac High (D-III), Calaveras (D-IV), and Brookside Christian (D-V) and win. No. 2 El Camino, and No. 3 Lincoln of Stockton fall.

No. 12 seeds Oak Ridge (D-I), Cosumnes Oaks (D-II), and Vista Del Lago (D-III) all picked up surprise wins over No. 5 seeds.

No. 12 St. Francis defeats No. 5 Monterey Trail, 61-50

SureWest Sports gives predictions for girls Division I - VI playoffs

SureWest Sports boys playoff predictions along with Round 1 match ups

Prep basketball highlights, and conversations with Arik Armstead (Pleasant Grove), Shaq Thompson (Grant), and Joe Davidson of the Sacramento Bee

Prepvolleyball.com honors El Camino volleyball stars Devin Herenda and Natalie Riddering

This week's coverage schedule for SureWest Sports

No. 3 ranked El Camino hands Antelope a 64-53 defeat to improve to 19-4 overall and 6-0 in league play

Sheldon's Kyi Thomas gets tip-in at buzzer to lift No. 1 Sheldon over No. 2 Jesuit, 71-70

We talked to Steven Moore and Josh Letuligasenoa of Elk Grove, Marcus Rios of Cosumnes Oaks, and Arik Armstead, DJ Dunn, and Cody Demps of Pleasant Grove

Quotes from one-on-one interviews SureWest's Mike Finnerty had on Wednesday Thompson (Grant), Andrews (Granite Bay), Bertrando (Del Oro), Collie (Oak Ridge), Cunha (Roseville, and Frank (Jesuit)

Sac High girls remain No. 1, and we have some new additions to the rankings with Del Oro (boys), Rio Americano (girls), and Rocklin (girls).

Thompson tweeted tonight that he has "committed to the UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON"

(VIDEO) Pleasant Grove All-American lineman Arik Armstead announced that he will play football and basketball for the University of Oregon

SureWest's No. 1 ranked Sheldon Huskies get 22 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocks from D'erryl Williams in the victory over Pleasant Grove

Tough shooting night for both teams, but led by Brianna Ruiz's 16 points Del Oro defeats Woodcreek 45-33

Del Oro defeats Roseville 64-53 to improve to 4-0 in the Sierra Foothill League, with Roseville dropping to 3-1.

Del Oro's (3-0) Brianna Ruiz will lead her team into critical league games this week against Woodcreek and Nevada Union.

Bella Vista grabs late first quarter lead and rides it to the end in a 64-57 victory over Del Campo.

With Sheldon's 88-70 win over previous No. 1 Jesuit last week, the Huskies were the obvious choice.

Antelope takes over in second half for 60-46 win. Gabe Bealer (20 points) and Jarvis Watkins (16 points) lead the way on offense

Dakari Allen scores a game-high 29 points for the Huskies

The No. 14 Falcons jump out to a 21-4 lead early in the second and never look back.

Kennedy defeats Valley, 58-47, improving to 3-0 in league play

No. 2 Pleasant Grove beat No. 3 Oak Ridge, 56-42 with great defense, and scoring from Avonna Lee (17 points) and Marissa Wimbley (15 points)

Oak Ridge at Pleasant Grove (girls) and Sheldon at Jesuit (boys) highlight our coverage this week

Bryce Scott scores game high 31 points and hits game winner with 23 seconds left. Howard had a big night as well with 25 points.

Shaq makes announcement at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on NBC

The No. 3 Sac High Dragons get 15 points from Darius Graham, and 13 points from De'Von Boyd to beat No. 6 Burbank

Bella Vista's Ahmad Smith misses a three-pointer at the final buzzer as No. 12 Foothill prevails over No. 9 Bella Vista

The No. 8 River City Raiders win 14th straight with 65-39 win over Cosumnes Oaks (photo by De'Onna Jack)

Jesuit has the edge, but the two teams will meet on January 13

No. 1 Sacramento routed No. 4 Florin, 65-31, but Sac High star Jasmine Ware left the game with a knee injury and didn't return

Our SureWest Sports high school basketball coverage goes into high gear with six games this week

The team, schools, and sports covered by SureWest Sports Show host Mike Finnerty this year

A look back at the top Sacramento area high school moments in 2011

Del Oro football coach Casey Taylor, and Union Mine volleyball coach Mike Yates had seasons to remember

Folsom quarterback Tanner Trosin set state passing records, while Union Mine volleyball player Mikayla Tucker was the MVP on a State Champion

SureWest Sports Show No. 146 brings you interviews with various athletes who signed their college Letters of intent back in November

local winners include Mike Takayama (Del Oro), Diane Heine (Christian Brothers), Kelly Rhoden (Nevada Union), and Janice Williams (Galt)

Top 15 for football, girls volleyball, and boys soccer

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Helix explodes for 21 second quarter points, defeats Del Oro 35-24

Del Oro honored at school with pep rally, team boards bus for drive to Carson, California

Defense, and up-tempo pace lead to 81-54 victory for Huskies

Jasmine Ware leads Sac High in scoring with 19 points, Ayanna Edwards had 12

A guard-heavy team, plus 6'4" sophomore center Ayanna Edwards, has the Dragons seeking another section title

Del Oro will take on Helix of La Mesa in the Division II State Championship

St. Francis outscores Del Oro 21-7 in the third quarter, despite a game-high 27 points from Del Oro's Brianna Ruiz

The Diamondbacks beat the two-time defending D-IV State Champions, La Jolla Country Day, 3-1. Tucker named MVP

Trosin sets single season State passing and total yardage records, but late stop by Vacaville secures win

Granite Bay defeats Pleasant Grove, 30-24, for the Division I section championship

Brandon Monroe has two rushing touchdowns, and Casey Taylor gets his 100th win.

The Golden Eagles know they will need to first beat Oakdale in Friday's Division III section championship

Union Mine defeats Soquel, 3-1, for the Division IV NorCal Championship

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Del Oro, Folsom, Granite Bay, and Pleasant Grove represent Sacramento teams at banquet

The Pride had over 600 yards rushing

Trosin throws for 377 yards and three touchdowns, to go with 121 yards on the ground and a rushing TD

St. Francis, El Camino, Vista Del Lago, and Union Mine will host Round 1 matches Tuesday.

The Golden Eagles outscored the Hillmen 34-0 in the second half

Diamondbacks senior Mikayla Tucker puts on championship performance

Sipiora, tough defense, spark Eagles to win

The El Camino Eagles had revenge on their mind when beating Rocklin 3-0 for the Division III section title

Troubadours win first section championship in Division I and 11th volleyball title overall

Athletes in softball and swimming lead the way

Bella Vista's Tex Gossett scores on header with a minute left in regulation to force overtime

Nolan ties match at 2-2 with late in second half, then Ben Slavich scores final PK for win

Jesuit prevails over Davis in boy's DI championship match

Rio Americano repeats as Division II champions with scoring contributions from six players

Weddle, Andreatta, Haynes, and Howard leading the Golden Eagles scoring attack

National Letter of Intent signing day is Wednesday, as once again there will be dozens of area athletes who will make their college commitments official.

Sheldon (boys) and Sacramento (girls) hold their spots at No. 1

No. 2 El Camino defeats No. 11 Rio Americano, 3-0

Del Oro defeats Pitman 1-0, but falls to Bear Creek at NorCal Classic in Tracy

Sheldon comes back from a 17-point deficit to defeat Jesuit 61-56 and capture the D-I NorCal title

Four Antelope players score in double figures as the No. 1 seeded Titans cruise to a 77-55 win over No. 7 Lodi in the D-II section championship

Lady Dragons roll Modesto Christian, 73-36, with great defense and an offense led by seniors Jasmine Ware (19 points) and Jehiah Cook (18 points).