Of the state's top eight performers in the boys 400 meters this season, according to PrepCalTrack.com, four will be competing in this Sacramento Meet of Champions on Saturday at American River College.
Representing the West in the boys game are Salesian High's Jabari Bird, Deer Valley's Marcus Lee and Archbishop Mitty-San Jose's Aaron Gordon; Bishop O'Dowd's Oderah Chidom is playing in the girl's game.
Join the Bay Area News Group prep sports reporters all day for a live blog from Saturday's NorCal high school basketball playoff championships, semifinals, beginning at 10 a.m.
Rachel Howard has scored in double figures in three consecutive games to lead the 12th-seeded Berkeley High girls basketball team on an improbable run to the Northern California regional final.
East Bay competitors showed they belonged on the big stage at the California Interscholastic Federation Wrestling Championships; in a surprisingly strong showing, eight locals advanced to Friday night's quarterfinals at Rabobank Arena.