Top seed Broncos volleyball had as good a run as possible with four consecutive 3-0 victories in the tournament, defeating Windsor, Livermore, Alameda and No. 2 seed Campolindo in the finals. The victory over Campo was the third in four meetings this year between the Diablo Athletic League rivals. Northgate was 31-3 heading into the Northern California CIF playoffs this week.
Defending champion De La Salle was third seed in D-II and lost to Campo in the semi-finals.
De La Salle notched its third successive NCS boys swimming and diving team title while Carondelet finished second to Campolindo on the girls side as the Cougars tried to defend their 2023 title.
The Spartans had no first-place finishes but team depth including a third in the 200 freestyle relay racked up a winning point total. Northgate took sixth in the meet.
Clayton Valley Charter junior Molly Gray once again dominated the girls diving competition for her third successive NCS title. But that was just a prelude to last week’s CIF State Meet when the Ugly Eagles diver finally nabbed her first state one-meter diving title after finishing second as a freshman and sophomore.
Northgate’s Mason Wendler and Clayton Valley Charter’s Diego Castaneda were the outstanding local boys performers at NCS. Wendler was first in the 100 free and second in the 200 free while Castaneda won the 100 back title. Northgate won the boys 400 free relay.
Carondelet was not able to repeat as NCS champions, but the Cougars did win the 200 medley relay, Elisabeth Butler won the 100 butterfly and Madison O’Connell was a double winner in the 100 backstroke and 100 free. O’Connell followed up her NCS exploits with a championship in the 100 back at the State Meet last... Click here to read full article
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