High school football: Five weeks in, unbeatens are few in the Sacramento area

It’s five weeks into the high school football season, and just three teams in the region remain unbeaten. Because of parity, it appears that no Sacramento-area team will finish the regular season undefeated. In a battle of unbeatens Friday, No. 3 Elk Grove (5-0) upended previous No. 3 Nevada Union 23-7 in Grass Valley. The [...]

Second weekly football computer ratings

OHSAA Releases Weekly Football Computer Ratings  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association released its second weekly football computer ratings Tuesday, Sept. 27. The weekly computer ratings are released every Tuesday afternoon beginning after the fourth week of the season, leading up to the final report released on Sunday, Oct. 31. The top [...]

Madaris expected to play Friday

Moeller senior wide receiver Monty Madaris (hamstring) was held out of Saturday’s game against Pickerington Central. Madaris, one of the top wide receivers in the state in the 2012 class, is expected to be ready for Friday’s game against visiting Hamilton (1-0), according to Moeller coach John Rodenberg. Madaris has offers that include Cincinnati, Florida [...]

NewCath vs. McNicholas in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown

Scoreless at the end of the first quarter at Nippert Stadium. UPDATE: NewCath drives to inside McNicholas 25-yard line on each of its first two possessions, but the Thoroughbreds fumble the ball away each time. The second fumble proved costly as Rockets junior Brad Rice scooped up the ball and sprinted 74 yards into the [...]

High school volleyball: Defending Division-II champion Rocklin is No. 1 – and wary

Dave Muscarella is not a guy who can afford to be complacent. Not when he coaches in the Sac-Joaquin Section’s toughest league (Sierra Foothill) and toughest playoff division (II). Which is why when presented with information that his Rocklin Thunder would open the season ranked No. 1 in the area by The Bee, he brushed [...]

Colerain ranked No. 1 in Enquirer Division I area football coaches’ poll

Colerain is ranked No. 1 in the seasons first weekly Enquirer Division I area football coaches poll. The Cardinals (1-0) defeated Cocoa (Fla.) 17-7 on Sunday in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown. Colerain has won 60 consecutive home games going back to Week 10 of the 1999 season. The Cardinals play host to Ryle at 7:30 [...]