Mike Lefkow
@leftwich
Formerly with the East Bay Times. Started Cream of Crop recruiting package. Seattle native, San Jose State grad.
CCC to field grid team after not having one in 2024. Ex-Pinole Vly star Marcus Davis is head coach. Staff includes ex-prep coaches Greg Marshall (JFK-Rich), Tyree Reed (De Anza), Jacob Rincon (El Cerrito). @DarrenSabedra @joseph_dycus @nathancanilao @CB_Journalist @JensenPhil
Burnsed was 31-10 with a state title the past 3 seasons. What will the new coach be starting over from? Too much winning?
NEW👇 Floyd Burnsed says he was pushed out as Acalanes football coach: ‘The administration thought it was time to start over’ mercurynews.com/2025/03/08/bur… | @DarrenSabedra @leftwich @NorCalPreps @CalHiSports @nathancanilao @MitchBookLive @GReeves23 @acalanesdons @james_dalpino
Rahsjon Duncan, a 3-star CB from McClymonds and the top player in Oakland, commits to Washington.
NEW 👉 Popular prep football data source goes private, putting Central Coast Section on clock Story by @CB_Journalist mercurynews.com/2025/07/18/cif… @nathancanilao @joseph_dycus @GReeves23 @leftwich @VytasMazeika @JensenPhil @MitchBookLive
College Park going for its 1st NCS bsbl title since 2015 when it beat DLS w/lineup featuring Trevor Larnach (Twins), Christian Encarnacion-Strand (Reds), Willie MacIver (A's).
Serra junior safety Malakai Taufoou now at 14 offers, says 247sports.com. 4-star Padre has offers from Cal, Wash, Tenn, Utah, Arizona, ASU, Sac State, SDSU among others. @DarrenSabedra @nathancanilao @CB_Journalist @GReeves23 @VytasMazeika @JensenPhil
Te’Jon Sawyer, a Salesian High grad and senior at Montana, scored 15 points (6 more than his average) and had a game-high 8 rebounds in No. 14 Grizzlies’ 85-66 loss to No. 3 Wisconsin @coachmellis @leftwich @DarrenSabedra @joseph_dycus @CB_Journalist @nathancanilao @MitchBookLive
We'll see right away how good this new coach is. First three games: Archbishop Mitty, Menlo-Atherton, at St. Ignatius.
"He told me it was time to step down..." Floyd Burnsed shares more details about sudden Acalanes resignation mercurynews.com/2025/03/11/flo… | @DarrenSabedra @nathancanilao @leftwich @CalHiSports @NorCalPreps @MitchBookLive @AcalanesBooster @KasselMedia @ChrisBabcock2
NorCal Open Division hoops: Salesian dials up pressure to notch first-round win over Modesto Christian @CarltonJr21 @EliasObenyah @imasantejohnson @alvin_loving4 @DarrenSabedra @joseph_dycus @CB_Journalist @GReeves23 @leftwich @NorCalPreps @VytasMazeika mercurynews.com/2025/03/06/nor…
🚨 NEW 🚨 🏈 Branham hires familiar name to coach its football program 🏈 @CoachT11_ is staying with the Bruins, a team he knows inside and out mercurynews.com/2025/03/04/bra… @Branhamfootball @G4GFamily @GetSportsFocus @MikeNowels @DarrenSabedra @joseph_dycus @nathancanilao @CalHiSports
NEW 👉 ‘We dreamed about this as kids’: Alhambra turns season around, defeats International for NCS D5 title Story by @nathancanilao mercurynews.com/2025/03/01/alh… @ahsdogs @All_DAL_Sports @joseph_dycus @CB_Journalist @GReeves23 @VytasMazeika @leftwich @MitchBookLive @JensenPhil
Berkeley forfeits NCS D-1 soccer semifinal for using ineligible player earlier this month. Dougherty Valley wins 1-0. Will play tonight's Clayton Valley-De La Salle winner Saturday. @DarrenSabedra @joseph_dycus @nathancanilao @CB_Journalist @JensenPhil @VytasMazeika @GReeves23
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 St. Ignatius hires interim coach, OC JaJuan Lawson as new full-time football coach to replace Lenny Vandermade mercurynews.com/2025/02/19/st-… @DarrenSabedra @joseph_dycus @nathancanilao @GReeves23 @VytasMazeika @JensenPhil @HaroldAbend @jlawson707 @CoachVandermade
NEW 👉 High school softball preview 2025: Rankings, players to watch, more mercurynews.com/2025/02/19/hig… @joseph_dycus @nathancanilao @CB_Journalist @GReeves23 @leftwich @VytasMazeika @JensenPhil @MitchBookLive
NEW 👉 High school baseball preview 2025: Rankings, players to watch, more mercurynews.com/2025/02/19/hig… @nathancanilao @joseph_dycus @CB_Journalist @leftwich @GReeves23 @VytasMazeika @JensenPhil @MitchBookLive
NEW 👉 High school baseball preview 2025: Rankings, players to watch, more mercurynews.com/2025/02/19/hig… @VCHSAthletics @GranadaMats @dlsathletics @PadreAthletics @CPFalconsBBall @acalanesdons @JamesLoganHigh @HeritagePats @SIscores @AMHSAthletics @WCALSports @THE_EBAL_SPORTS
NEW 👉 NCS basketball playoffs 2025: Tuesday’s results, updated matchups mercurynews.com/2025/02/18/ncs… @CB_Journalist @joseph_dycus @nathancanilao @VytasMazeika @GReeves23 @leftwich
No. 8 @YVwolvesbball outlasts No. 9 Monte Vista to advance to NCS Division I quarterfinals @510tone @TJayTatom2025 @KnoxKiminou @510_jay3 @DarrenSabedra @joseph_dycus @CB_Journalist @GReeves23 @leftwich @NorCalPreps @CalHiSports @MitchBookLive mercurynews.com/2025/02/19/ygn…
NEW 👉 Tuesday’s NCS basketball playoffs: Top storylines, surprises, trends, more + Night 1 video recap mercurynews.com/2025/02/18/tue… @nathancanilao @joseph_dycus @CB_Journalist @GReeves23 @leftwich @VytasMazeika @JensenPhil @MitchBookLive @KasselMedia
NEW 👉 Canilao: Why NCS's new basketball playoff format needs a major fix ASAP mercurynews.com/2025/02/17/can… @nathancanilao @joseph_dycus @CB_Journalist @leftwich @VytasMazeika @JensenPhil @MitchBookLive @RonMFlores @KasselMedia @HaroldAbend