Baseball
One other no-hitter for Saratoga pitcher
One week after pitching a no-hitter in opposition to Lynbrook, Saratoga junior Lucas Dennis did the identical in opposition to Fremont of Sunnyvale.
Again-to-back begins. Again-to-back no-hitters.
In an 8-0 victory at dwelling over Fremont in a Santa Clara Valley Athletic League El Camino Division sport, Dennis struck out 9 and likewise made a highlight-reel play within the sixth to maintain the no-hitter alive. On a grounder between the mound and first base, Dennis chased down the ball and flipped it to first from his knees for the out.
He's 5-3 this season with a 1.32 ERA.
Doug Bettinger, Nathan Lee and Samanyu Ram every had three hits and Aiden Chen knocked in three runs for Saratoga (13-14, 9-6).
Fremont is 14-12, 8-7.
No. 6 Clayton Valley 7, No. 14 Acalanes 2
Clayton Valley, taking part in at dwelling in Harmony, broke a 2-2 tie with a five-run fourth inning to beat Acalanes in a Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division sport.
Aiden Romero had a two-run homer, Jerry Coakley went 2 for two with an RBI and Jordan Bolden struck out eight in three innings.
Clayton Valley improved to 20-4, 10-2. Acalanes fell to 15-9, 8-4.
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No. 10 Faculty Park 14, Miramonte 0 (5 innings)
Faculty Park’s Michael Barnett, Zach Vasell and Lucas Davel mixed for 14 strikeouts and restricted host Miramonte to 4 hits in a DAL Foothill win.
Jason Courtney went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and Diego Emerling knocked in three runs for the Falcons, who improved to 16-8, 9-3.
Miramonte slipped to 10-14, 1-11.
Pittsburg 9, Freedom 7
In a Bay Valley Athletic League match championship rematch from final yr, Pittsburg scored six runs within the fifth and sixth innings to erase a four-run deficit and beat host Freedom.
Khamani Blakney and Victor Valle every had two RBIs for Pittsburg. The Pirates improved to 19-6, tying this system document for many wins in a season.
Coach Marco Cartagena gained his 97th sport with the Pirates, making him the winningest coach in program historical past.
Freedom fell to 14-13.
Softball
Livermore beats Granada in EBAL ultimate
Within the rubber match between crosstown rivals, Livermore’s Taylor Rodriguez led the Cowboys to a 2-0 victory over visiting Granada within the East Bay Athletic League championship sport Thursday.
Rodriguez, who's dedicated to Dominican College, pitched a four-hitter, struck out 9 and went 1 for 3 with a solo dwelling run. The Cowboys improved to 23-3-1 total and captured their first EBAL title since 2009.
They're 2-1 in opposition to Granada this season.
“Our objective was to win the EBAL title” Livermore coach Andy Paulazzo mentioned. “That is most likely the most important win in my 11 years right here.”
Rodriguez homered, her ninth of the season, to steer off the second inning. Within the third, Taylor Rapp introduced in a run to make it 2-0.
After that, Rodriguez retired 12 of the 16 batters she confronted, bringing her season whole to 286 strikeouts and a 1.02 ERA.
Granada fell to 23-3, 12-1.
The North Coast Part playoff brackets will probably be introduced Sunday.
No. 5 Heritage 4, Freedom 3
Common-season Bay Valley Athletic League champion Heritage beat visiting Freedom 4-3 within the league match championship.
Taci Haase drove within the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly within the backside of the sixth inning. Alyssa Soares retired six of the ultimate seven batters within the final two innings.
Heritage (20-3-1) has gained 54 consecutive video games in opposition to BVAL opponents.
Freedom dropped to 13-9.
No. 6 Benicia 6, Alhambra 3
For the second time this week, Hailey Weddington had a three-RBI sport as visiting Benicia beat Alhambra in DAL Foothill play.
Braxton Brown struck out seven, Lorenzza Marcacci drove in a run and Robynn Balmediano had a three-hit sport for Benicia (18-6, 11-1).
Alhambra fell to 12-12, 6-6.
No. 16 Faculty Park 6, Harmony 0
Linsey Blackman pitched a one-hitter in Faculty Park’s shutout dwelling win over Harmony in a DAL Foothill sport.
Myia Weiler and Alexis Sealey every had two RBIs for Faculty Park (16-7-1, 9-3).
Harmony slipped to 4-18, 3-9.
No. 17 Willow Glen 11, Oak Grove 1 (6 innings)
Willow Glen gained its nineteenth consecutive sport and went undefeated in Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa Division play after beating visiting Oak Grove.
Faamaai Ulu had a three-RBI sport and Hailey Ocumen hit two triples and drove in a run. Willow Glen improved to 25-2, 14-0.
Oak Grove fell to 4-17, 3-11.
NCS championships
Lacrosse
Boys Division I: Luke Dermon, the quarterback on De La Salle’s soccer group, scored three objectives to steer the top-seeded Spartans to a 14-3 rout of No. 6 seed California for this system’s seventh NCS title. Henry Benner, Nolan Ohrman, Ben Kangas and Cole Kennedy every had two objectives for De La Salle, which completed the season 21-2. California is 16-5.
Ladies Division I: Second-seeded San Ramon Valley’s bid for its third NCS title fell quick as high seed Redwood prevailed 14-12. The championship was Redwood’s first.
Ladies Division II: Prime seed Campolindo, aiming for its second NCS crown, misplaced at dwelling to No. 2 seed Marin Academy 6-4.
Boys volleyball
Division I: Prime-seeded Faculty Park outlasted second-seeded Amador Valley 28-26, 25-20, 21-25, 25-21 to win its second NCS championship. The Falcons additionally gained a bit title in 2008.
Division II: Prime-seeded Campolindo cruised previous De La Salle 3-0 to seize its eleventh NCS crown. Josh Ewert (12 kills, two aces, two digs), Brian Thomas (seven kills) and Andrew Pak (26 assists, three aces) led the way in which for the Cougars.
Division III: No. 1 seed Bishop O’Dowd rolled previous No. 2 seed Moreau Catholic 25-14, 27-25, 25-16 for its first NCS title.
In Division IV: No. 3 seed Faculty Prep, taking part in at dwelling earlier than a crowd of greater than 300, outlasted No. 4 seed Berean Christian 20-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-13 for its first NCS championship in 12 years and third total.
The California Interscholastic Federation Northern California regional seedings will probably be introduced on Sunday.
Scoreboard
CCS boys volleyball semifinals
OPEN DIVISION
No. 1 St. Francis def. No. 4 Lynbrook 25-21, 25-17, 25-17
No. 2 Mountain View 3 def. No. 3 Branham 20-25, 28-26, 25-22, 25-16
Saturday’s ultimate
No. 2 Mountain View (30-1) at No. 1 St. Francis (33-2), 2 p.m.
DIVISION I
No. 1 Monta Vista def. No. 3 Carlmont 25-13, 25-22, 25-17
No. 3 Homestead def. No. 2 Serra 26-24, 25-12, 25-14
Saturday’s ultimate
No. 3 Homestead (19-5) vs. No. 1 Monta Vista (19-12) at St. Francis, 11:30 a.m.
DIVISION II
No. 2 Santa Cruz def. No. 3 Carmel 25-17, 15-25, 26-24, 20-25, 15-7
No. 5 Leland def. No. 1 Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral 25-23, 25-18, 25-12
Saturday’s ultimate
No. 5 Leland (26-8) vs. No. 2 Santa Cruz (33-6) at St. Francis, 4:30 p.m.