The Mountain View flag football team is on the brink of history, just two wins away from capturing their first CHSAA-sanctioned Class 4A state championship. After a stellar 14-1 regular season, the team has continued to show resilience, overcoming substantial deficits in both of their recent playoff matches. Currently seeded No. 2, Mountain View (16-1) will face No. 6 George Washington (12-4) in the semifinals on Saturday. The squad is riding a wave of momentum, fueled by a strong bond formed during the season and the return of key players from prior absences.

Mountain View is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Wheatland is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mountain View Buffalos will host the Wheatland Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.4 points per game this season.

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii—Lucia Lopez Ortega sits atop the leaderboard at 6-under 67, and the San José State women’s golf team is in third place after the first round of the Nanea Invitational at the par-73 Nanea Golf Club Monday afternoon. Lopez Ortega nearly had a clean card with...

The latest Bay Area News Group water polo rankings highlight notable performances and shifts among the top teams as of October 29, 2024. In boys' rankings, Miramonte holds the top position with an impressive record after recent victories. Sacred Heart Prep leads the girls' section, having climbed back to the number one spot after a strong series of wins. Upcoming matches could further affect standings, with several critical games ahead for ranked teams.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kate Paye walked into the Stanford women’s basketball office on a recent Friday morning moments after hanging up the phone with former star and Seattle Storm forward Nneka Ogwumike and who does she see but another former star in WNBA rookie Cameron Brink. This is a regular day for Paye, being surrounded by such greatness, support and familiarity. And she understands how unique her situation is as the Cardinal’s first-year coach with so many connections and logistics already firmly in place as she takes over for Tara VanDerveer. No new staff to hire. No uprooting and moving her young family. No familiarizing herself with an entirely new athletic department. “I think it’s a really unusual situation and a real blessing,” Paye said.

Boys varsity water polo celebrated senior night with an 18-4 victory over Mountain View High School on Oct. 22. As the last home league game of their high school careers, seniors Rajes Apte, Oskar Baumgarte, Caio Cammer, Andre Lu, Adam Pawliger, Vyom Vidyarthi, Aiden Wang and Alex Zhong reflected on their time on the varsity team, noting their growth, achievements and future plans.

STANFORD, Calif. – The Stanford Cardinal will make their 2024-25 debut on Wednesday night with an exhibition against Cal State LA at Maples Pavilion. The game will give fans their first look at a Cardinal squad under new head coach Kate Paye, who steps into her role following the legendary Tara VanDerveer’s retirement. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. PT, and fans can follow the action via live stats via GoStanford.com or tune in to the radio broadcast by Tim Swartz.

SAN JOSE CALIF. – Get ready for the upcoming winter sports in Silver Creek High School. There are going to be many sports to play. There are going to be up to 4 sports you can join. Basketball is coming up and there is going to be a girls...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Special interest groups have sunk millions of dollars into November’s Santa Clara city elections to decide its future government. The San Francisco 49ers have spent the most money supporting who the team wants sitting on the City Council, burning $2.3 million so far. Other special...

NEW YORK (AP) — They play on the same team, but they couldn’t be further apart. One member of the women’s volleyball team at San Jose State University has signed on to being part of a federal lawsuit against the NCAA challenging the presence of transgender athletes in women’s college sports. The specific person she cites? One of her own teammates. The situation swirling around the SJSU team — which has gotten increasingly chaotic in recent weeks, with several teams canceling matches against the school and politicians and advocates weighing in — somehow seems unsurprising in the polarized United States these days as a highly contested election looms. As with other points of dispute in the struggle over gender identity and transgender rights, one thing opposing sides have in common is framing their stance as a matter of what’s fair and right.

In order to produce a successful title defense in the NorCal Invitational for the first time in program history, Sacred Heart Prep showcased a spectacular defensive effort in the final four minutes Saturday to secure an 8-7 victory in the final against Arroyo Grande at Dunlevie Aquatic Center in Atherton.

High school football rivalries heat up as Wilcox and Los Gatos prepare for a crucial matchup this Friday, promising to be one of the season's best games. Both teams are performing well, with Wilcox (6-2, 3-0) recently defeating Sacred Heart Prep 35-7, while Los Gatos (7-1, 3-0) shut out Menlo School 38-0. The stakes are high in the West Catholic Athletic League as St. Francis seeks to maintain its undefeated status amidst stiff competition. In a nostalgic twist, veteran coaches Casey Moreno and Chad Nightingale face off in a long-awaited showdown between St. Mary’s-Berkeley and Salesian. Meanwhile, teams like Sequoia are rebounding after a rocky start, with a notable player return fueling their success.

Image from Mr. Rigdon. Top: Steven Kwan, a former Husky. It is October, which means two things: Fall has officially begun, and it is time for baseball playoffs. The MLB postseason shows what teams have to offer and which can handle the pressure. The 2024 World Series will be between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees, who defeated the Cleveland Guardians to become American League champions. Normally this wouldn’t matter for Washington High School. But one of Washington High School’s very own, Steven Kwan, born in Los Gatos and raised in Fremont, is a left fielder for the Guardians. Kwan was drafted in the 2018 MLB draft 163rd overall by the Guardians in the fifth round of picks. This year, his second in the majors, he hit .292, with a .793 OPS, and was a starter in the MLB All Star Game. He excelled in the playoffs this year, hitting .381 and leading his team to the ALCS. The two time Golden Glove Award winner did everything he could to try and carry his team, but the Yankees hitting and pitching staff were too much for the Guardians.

The regular season is coming full circle for Cal field hockey. What began with an exhibition against Stanford is now ending the same way with a Halloween clash Thursday that may shape the Bears’ postseason path. This season has been a tumultuous one for Cal. From joining the ACC,...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - San José State men’s water polo swept this week’s WCC Player of the Week awards as Mateja Bosić was named Player of the Week and Alexey Poletaev was named Newcomer of the Week, announced by the conference on Tuesday. Bosić tallied 18...

From literally learning each other's names, to an opportunity to make the playoffs and rewrite history - it's been a special year for National Women's Soccer League expansion team Bay FC.There was a buzz felt by soccer fans across the Bay Area when Bay FC kicked off their inaugural season and the excitement is even greater now as the team wraps up the year.This weekend, the team has a chance to earn their ticket to the playoffs and win the most games by an expansion team in league history.With all that said...."Expansion is really hard," Defender Emily Menges said.MORE: SJ's...