This weekend saw Cal participate in the annual Battle in the Bay Classic. Three Bears took the courts at the California Tennis Club to compete in this year’s tournament.

Though the main draw headlines the Battle in the Bay, Cal showcased four freshmen in extra singles, giving them a taste of tournament play.

“The greatest thing about the freshmen is that they don’t shy away from practice or competition, proving they’re always eager to learn what they can do better. It’s a very easy group to work with, so I see a lot of success ahead of them … I’m excited for them and hopefully the enthusiasm they brought from the start continues growing,” said Cal head coach Kris Kwinta.

Junior Derrick Chen, who dominated the qualifiers, landed himself a spot in the opening singles round of 32 against Nikolas Kuraica from the University of San Francisco.

Chen got the upper hand early and cleaned up the draw in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.

Chen was not the only Bear to compete in the singles as fellow juniors Carl Emil Overbeck and Alex Chang were present as well.

Overbeck faced San Diego’s Lambert Ruland, facing a grueling three-set match, 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-0. Much like his teammate Chen, Overbeck found himself moving on to the round of 16.

On the other hand, Chang’s time in the main draw was short-lived after his draw with the nation’s 27th-ranked singles player Iiro Vasa from the University of San Diego. Chang fought to three sets, but the tournament’s fifth-seeded player was too much for the Cal junior to handle.

Moving onto the singles round of 16, Chen and Overbeck were both matched with nationally ranked opponents, ultimately ending their tournament stints.

Chen dropped both sets, 6-2, 6-4, to No. 37 ranked Ronnie Hohmann. Chen’s level of competition is not to be disregarded as Michigan State’s Hohmann appeared in the singles finals.

“I’m happy with the way I performed in general, a little bit disappointed in the second match, which I lost, but I think the hard work that I’ve been putting in is paying off,” Chen said. “I maybe overplayed a little bit … I feel like I should have hung in the match a little bit longer and tested my opponent and put him under more pressure … but there are definitely a lot of things I can work on.”

Overbeck’s second round draw was against three-seeded Jeffrey von der Schulenburg from the University of Virginia. Overbeck held his own against the 13th-ranked singles player as he lost the draw in three sets, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.

“We have to be looking to get mentally tougher and to be able to move on from unfortunate situations,” Kwinta said. “This is a big part of the game, especially in a collegiate format … but I thought the chemistry was great. Guys were cheering for each other and staying close together. The team camaraderie is great, so I’m excited in that aspect for sure”

Cal’s play didn’t end there as Overbeck and Chang paired together for doubles.

Overbeck won the previous two doubles titles at the California Tennis Club with former teammate Yuta Kikuchi, looking to three-peat with his new teammate Chang.

In the doubles round of 16 and the quarterfinals, Overbeck seemed to seamlessly mesh with Chang as they rolled past USF’s Moritz Hoffmann and Nikolas Kuraica, 8-2, and UCSB’s Pablo Masjuan and Gianluca Brunkow in the quarterfinals, 8-6.

With the title just two wins away, Overbeck and Chang met their match against Arizona’s duo of Colton Smith and Herman Hoeyerral, falling short 8-7(1).

Nonetheless, this is not the end of the road for the blue and gold, but rather just the beginning of the tennis season for Cal as each individual looks to improve on the Battle in the Bay Classic performances in future matches and tournaments.

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Reports for the last three weeks have persisted saying that the ACC was considering adding California, SMU and Stanford. Now, the ACC is set to enact such a plan.

Cal and Stanford were two of the four teams left standing following the dramatic moves by the Big Ten (adding Oregon, Southern California, UCLA and Washington) and the Big 12 (adding Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah). As they moved to explore their options in the wake of the departures, the ACC emerged as a possible home. After a few stops and starts—and the inclusion of SMU, currently a member of the American Athletic Conference that doesn’t play baseball, an agreement reportedly was reached Friday.

All 10 schools are slated to depart the Pac-12 effective July 1, 2024, meaning this is the last year of the conference as we know it. As of now, when the next academic year begins, only Oregon State and Washington State will remain in the conference.

The latest moves aren’t as dramatic as the previous departures but there’s still plenty of fallout. Here’s a Q&A to try to make sense of it all.

Does this make sense?

While Cal, SMU and Stanford aren’t natural fits in the ACC, the plan is mutually beneficial. The ACC is dealing with some very public, very loud complaints from cornerstone members like Florida State about how the conference is falling behind financially in comparison to the Big Ten and SEC. The addition of the three new schools—all at initially reduced rates of revenue distribution—will allow for more money to be distributed to schools that were already in the conference. That seems to be the best plan right now for increasing revenue for the conference. For Cal and Stanford, while they will now have a massive increase in travel, they will remain in a major conference. They seem to view (probably correctly) having a home in a league with teams like Clemson, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame, etc., is better for their national championship aspirations than being in a league that more closely resembles the current makeup of the American or Mountain West.

It’s not the most straightforward move, but conference composition is well beyond tradition at this point. The ACC is just the latest league to stretch from coast to coast. The Big Ten goes from Piscataway, N.J., to Los Angeles. The Big 12 stretches from Salt Lake City to Orlando. Conference USA goes from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Albuquerque, N.M. Chalk this one up as just another strange marriage that we’ll have to get used to starting next fall.

Stanford baseball comes out of this looking pretty good, right?

Yes. This move isn’t without drawbacks for the Cardinal, but I think it’s the best possible outcome for them on the diamond. Stanford now moves into the second-best baseball conference and will fit right in. The Cardinal have been to the last three College World Series and being in a conference of the ACC’s stature makes it all the easier to continue to compete at that level.

While I’ve previously argued that Stanford could make it work if it ended up in a smaller conference because of its unique recruiting profile, now we won’t have to put that hypothesis to the test. Stanford will be in a league that’s full of major powers and national championship contenders. It won’t have to rethink its scheduling strategy to overcome a worse conference RPI or fight against any perception issues from playing outside a major conference. It also shouldn’t hurt Stanford much that it will now be playing on the West Coast less often. The majority of its roster is from California, but the Cardinal has long been a program that recruits nationally. Its fall roster includes players from 10 different states (plus Australia). It’s a strong brand and an elite degree and besides, if you’re a West Coast native who wants to play baseball in a major conference, you now either need to go cross country for school or get comfortable with playing a bunch of conference games in another time zone. This is admittedly the most dramatic of the options (the Big 12 is still mostly west of the Mississippi and the Big Ten at least has four schools on the West Coast, which are likely to annually play each other), but all of these teams have a lot of travel time in their future.

What about Cal?

Cal doesn’t have it quite as good as Stanford. It already isn’t a consistent NCAA Tournament team in the Pac-12 and now it’s going to be playing in a tougher conference. Unlike the Cardinal, the Golden Bears don’t recruit nationally—all but two of their players on last season’s roster were from California.

I still think this a win for Cal, however, and that’s all down to money. Its athletic department is not in a strong financial position. It has a lot of debt to pay off on its football stadium and it was little more than a decade ago that the school cut baseball before reversing course at the 11th hour. If Cal is making this move, it must think this is the best financial proposition. While the Golden Bears might have had a better chance at making the NCAA Tournament in a different league, this is probably better for long-term stability.

The ACC was already the second-best baseball conference. Does this move the needle at all?

Honestly, probably not. I’d argue this makes the ACC a better, deeper league, but at best it’s just offsetting the SEC’s strengthening through next year’s additions of Oklahoma and Texas. Maybe this provides some further separation from the Big 12 and Big Ten, but what is that worth? It’s hard to see the ACC getting more credit in the selection committee room just because it’s clearly the second-best conference, if that is how it plays out.

So, what is ACC baseball getting in this move?

Stanford is a two-time national champion and has been to Omaha 19 times. It’s won the Pac-12 three times in the last five years and routinely produces All-American talent. Cal hasn’t been quite as successful, but it has Omaha pedigree and has produced three first-round picks in the last five years. The ACC is a better baseball conference with those teams in it.

The most significant on-field ramification is that there will be some fun series to come out of it. Stanford playing Louisville or Virginia or Wake Forest should make for a fun series. Cal taking on Pitt, as it did this spring in non-conference action, may not move the needle as much, but there could be seasons when a Cal-Clemson or Cal-Louisville showdown is meaningful.

How does this impact the players?

As I wrote a couple weeks ago, the breakup of the Pac-12 does create real concern for players. We don’t yet know what the ACC will do with its scheduling model, but it probably won’t appreciably change. And that means that every year Cal and Stanford are looking at four or five cross-country trips, depending on whether they host the rivalry series or not. With a few exceptions, ACC schools are generally located close to major airports, and it seems likely that Cal and Stanford will have to charter flights more often going forward. But even a flight between San Francisco and Chicago is 3.5 hours. It’s five hours to Boston or Miami.

All that travel, missed class and altered sleep schedules will have some impact. There’s also the fact that now more games will be further away from home for most of the Cardinal and Golden Bears, which makes it harder for family and friends to see games. What that does for a player’s mental health will vary, but many will no doubt feel its effects.

What about Oregon State and Washington State? What do they do now?

Oregon State and Washington State have been very public in the last couple weeks about their desire to hold the four remaining Pac-12 schools together and reform the conference. They’ve also been pretty open about understanding that the ACC possibility had to resolve itself before that could truly take shape. Now, they have clarity about the future of Cal and Stanford.

Anything Oregon State and Washington State do now will likely put them in a conference that looks like the American or Mountain West. They may still call it the Pac-12 for financial reasons, but it’s not going to be the same.

For Washington State, this is particularly bad news. The Cougars, like Cal, have a tough financial situation already and they will see their revenue fall in a new conference. Oregon State will also have to deal with less revenue but is coming from a completely different place in baseball with its three national championship trophies and strong fan base.

I’ve argued that Oregon State can continue to play high-level baseball no matter what conference it ends up in—if it continues to make the investment needed to retain a premier coaching staff and recruit at a high level. Coastal Carolina, Dallas Baptist and East Carolina are examples of schools that are consistently achieving at high levels outside the power conference structure. While it’s true that between them, they only have one CWS appearance (Coastal, 2016), they also don’t have Oregon State’s history. The Beavers have already proven they can win and produce big leaguers. It should be easier for Oregon State to convince players that they can still do all of that regardless of their conference affiliation than it was a decade ago for a school like DBU.

The margin for error will be smaller—just ask any Big West school—but if Oregon State decides it wants to continue to be a baseball power, I believe it can still be that kind of program.

Other than Oregon State and Washington State finding a home, is this the end of the realignment/consolidation chaos?

For now, probably. Some ACC schools probably still aren’t thrilled with their situation (North Carolina made a public statement Thursday night opposing it), but SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has gone out of his way to make it clear the conference wants to onboard Oklahoma and Texas before looking at anything else. The Big Ten just went through an expansion process over the last 12 months and only seemed to add Oregon and Washington because of the perilous nature of the Pac-12. Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark has said it’s no longer looking at Connecticut and Gonzaga, previous expansion targets.

Unless Florida State or some other ACC school finds a way to get out of or challenge the grant of rights (which ties up its conference TV payout through 2036), this should be the end of the major changes in the immediate future.

This current format itself will probably only be temporary—conferences change far more often than we’d like to think—and potentially major changes are on the horizon. But this should carry college sports through this decade, at least.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Khalil Shabazz had 18 points in San Francisco’s 60-48 victory against Cal Poly on Thursday night.

Shabazz also contributed seven rebounds for the Dons (2-0). Tyrell Roberts scored 12 points and added six rebounds and three steals. Josh Kunen recorded eight points and was 3 of 7 shooting and 2 of 3 from the free throw line.

The Mustangs (1-1) were led by Alimamy Koroma, who recorded 15 points and eight rebounds. Chance Hunter added eight points for Cal Poly. In addition, Trevon Taylor finished with seven points, six rebounds and two blocks.

Shabazz scored nine points in the first half and San Francisco went into halftime trailing 27-24. San Francisco outscored Cal Poly by 15 points in the second half. Shabazz led the way with nine second-half points.

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San Francisco’s next game is Sunday against UC Merced at home, while Cal Poly visits Stanford on Friday.

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The anxieties of these dreadful weeks receded for a while Sunday afternoon as soprano Angel Blue filled UC Berkeley’s Hertz Hall with passionate song. In her debut recital for Cal Performances, the California-born singer shared her love of music and her generous heart with a very appreciative audience.

Late Romantic art song was at the core of the program, in ample sets by Gabriel Fauré and Richard Strauss. These short songs are highly dramatic, and blue visibly and vocally inhabited their rich and varied textures.

Blue made her Metropolitan Opera debut five years ago as Mimi in Puccini’s La bohème, eliciting praise for her ability to capture both the sparkle and the sadness of the role (you can catch her charming rendition of “Sì, mi chiamano Mimì” on YouTube). A similar range of emotions was evident in the Fauré songs in this recital, from the hazy moonbeams of “Clair de lune” to the tragedy of rejected love in “Fleur jetée” (Discarded flower).

Angel Blue and Bryan Wagorn at Hertz Hall | Courtesy of Cal Performances

Canadian pianist Bryan Wagorn was a perfect partner for Blue in these operatic miniatures. His experience of musical drama at the Metropolitan Opera (he is assistant conductor there) showed in his spirited accompaniment as well as in his two solos, Debussy’s “Clair de lune” and Chopin’s “Raindrop” prelude. Both are very familiar — almost, one might say, chestnuts — but there was nothing mundane about Wagorn’s theatrical performances.

Four Strauss songs, along with Robert Schumann’s dark “Silent tears” (“Silent tears”), gave ample play to Blue’s ability to spin a continuous — and continuously varying — thread of sound. Big moments are called for in these songs — especially in Strauss’s wonderful “Cäcilie,” which closed the first half. She delivered the grand vocal gestures strongly and securely.

At the same time, Blue was sensitive to Strauss’s expressive color notes and moments of introspection. In “Befreit” (Released), his heart-rending song of domestic tragedy, Blue herself was visibly moved to tears, a response that I’m sure was shared by many in the audience. Throughout the recital, Blue warmly shared her thoughts and feelings — something I wish more artists would do.

In a change of pace, the second half opened with Kurt Weill’s sardonic “Youkali,” a dramatic monologue about disillusionment that Blue delivered with breathy tone and cabaret rakishness, hands in pockets like Mack the Knife — even in her silver gossamer gown.

Angel Blue and Bryan Wagorn at Hertz Hall | Courtesy of Cal Performances

Blue also performed three art songs by the mid-century composer Lee Hoiby — a protégé of Gian Carlo Menotti — of which the most engaging was his fine setting of Emily Dickinson’s “There Came a Wind like a Bugle,” with its powerful depiction of a storm

Four spirituals ended the program with verve and heart — from the excited patter of “You Can Tell the World” to the jazzy vitality of “Ride On, King Jesus.” For me, the emotional center was “Deep River,” sung with affecting sincerity.

Blue captured the hall not only with stellar technique but also with generosity of spirit. That came out particularly in the first encore, when Blue started the aria — Giacomo Puccini’s well-known “O mio babbino caro” (Oh my dear papa) — and then stopped suddenly, inviting a young woman in the audience to sing with her, whom she had recently been coaching by Zoom — and apparently had never met in person. I learned later that she was Mikayla Sager, a current Adler Fellow and a soprano who is going places, judging from her splendid impromptu performance with Blue.

A second encore brought the program to a close with a deliciously comic rendition of a patter song from the 19th-century Spanish composer Ruperto Chapí.

Angel Blue and Bryan Wagorn at Hertz Hall | Courtesy of Cal Performances

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Sure, the Central Coast Section soccer playoffs begin this weekend, but there won’t be a bigger game than the one in San Mateo on Saturday afternoon.

After nine weeks of preparation, the regular season of the California Community College ends with what is arguably the largest showdown in the state: JC Athletic Bureau No. 3 of the City College of San Francisco on the No. 1 ranking College of San Mateo. Kick-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. at College Heights Stadium. The game will also be broadcast on KOFY20.

And it’s all one: the winner claims the Bay 6 Conference title and number 1 in the Northern California playoffs, as well as the bragging rights of Nor Cal.

While the community college postseason doesn’t officially begin until next week, CSM head coach Tim Tulloch knows that now is the time to switch to playoff mode.

“Essentially, what we enter even though the playoffs haven’t started (this week) is like the playoffs,” said Tulloch. “We have against. played [City College SF] a long time ago. I think it kind of fits that they are the opponent of week 10. “

For CSM (9-0) it’s just the latest test in a season full of them. Six of the Bulldogs’ 10 opponents this season – including CCSF – are still in the state’s top 25. Tulloch plans the toughest programs he can find, knowing he is preparing for games like this against the Rams on Saturday and preparing them for the postseason.

“If you want to be one of the best teams in the state, you want to play against the best teams. They want to play the tough schedule, ”said Tulloch.

CSM won their ninth straight game with a 63-0 chabot breakdown last week, the Bulldogs defense’s fourth shutout of the season. In fact, the CSM defense was downright stingy this season and allowed an average of just under 6 points per game.

The Bulldogs offensive, led by second quarterback Luke Bottari and running back by Darrell Page, is one of the best units in the state. In his two seasons on The Hilltop, Bottari is 21-1 as a quarterback in the starting line-up. And while Page may not have the most eye-catching stats this season, he has certainly improved his game over the past few weeks. Two weeks ago he stormed 113 yards to 18 carries in a 24-7 win over DVC. Last week he went against Chabot for 136 yards and four touchdowns from just 12 carries.

“[Bottari] steered the ship further. He does plays. … Who he is is a big part of our program and our guys are behind him, ”said Tulloch. “DP went through that. As an all-state kid in 2019, he got those big playoff games behind him. I’m not surprised that he plays well later in the season, in crunch time. He knows what is expected. “

But if there was one team that mirrored the Bulldogs, it was the Rams. The defense of San Francisco has three shutouts of its own and allows an average of around 9 points per game. The Rams won a 41:16 win over Diablo Valley last week.

On the offensive, the Rams average just under 50 points per game and are led by second quarterback Jack Newman, who has thrown more than 2,500 yards this season, with 29 touchdowns against just three interceptions.

“On the offensive, they do a good job of throwing and distributing the ball,” said Tulloch. “Defensively, they get to the ball well and force the ball to be lost. They play well on both sides of the ball. “

The game gets extra meaning for CSM as it will be the last chance in the regular season to honor the second class who is in their third season due to the COVID pandemic. This second class, more than any other, will always have a special place in the heart of Tulloch.

“What I’m really proud of this group is that they have made this journey. From the 2019 season on, when we won Nor Cal and played (and lost) a state championship and came back hungry and on a mission – and then COVID arrives, “said Tulloch. “We can’t even work together. We have countless protocols and practice in capsules.

“To get back here (to play a full schedule) it’s like walking through the dark together. I am very happy to honor these sophomores who have made the journey together. “

CSM will also honor longtime equipment manager Ken Harren. A CSM player and graduate, Harren played in the state of Idaho before returning to the Bulldogs, where he was the coach and the team’s equipment manager for the past 20 years. His son Steve Harren was a standout quarterback for the Bulldogs in the mid-2000s.

“He was a mentor to me,” said Tulloch. “He is one of the reasons why I started coaching at CSM.”

While Saturday’s game will determine the conference winner, it won’t have much of an impact on the four-team Nor Cal playoff to determine which Northern California team will play for the state championship. Win or lose, both teams are already in the post-season playoffs. A CSM victory would give them the number 1 start number and home advantage. But even the loser of this game will collect the No. 4 seeds.

“That’s why you come to CSM,” said Tulloch. “Be part of something special.”

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The following areas are warned from 5:00 p.m. Sunday to 5:00 p.m. Monday: North Bay Mountains, East Bay Hills, Diablo Range, Santa Cruz Mountains.

Due to the threat of dry thunderstorms, which lasted from late Sunday morning to Monday afternoon, the fire alarm was triggered.

If a fire breaks out in your area, watch out for the weather and make a plan. # CAwx pic.twitter.com/F1uJ1QATKc

– NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) July 17, 2021

The area of ​​the Santa Lucia Range, the mountains of San Benito County, is warned from Sunday 11 a.m. to Monday 5 p.m.

The National Weather Service warns that dry thunderstorms and gust runoff can lead to wildfires that can spread quickly.

It is worth it that the euro is the greatest threat to the mountain thunder on Monday afternoon. Model recommendations do not give consensus on the exact course of these storms, but there are threats that warrant fire alarms in most parts of California. pic.twitter.com/DpBsZu6SUK

– Drew Tuma (rew DrewTumaABC7) July 17, 2021

On Thursday, the National Weather Service warned areas of potential thunderstorms that could bring potential dry thunderstorms to the area.

British Columbia skyscraper faults hit the area from the northwest with a garment of energy as moisture in the middle of the rise travels over the Central Coast and Bay Area, according to the Meteorological Department. This can lead to thunderstorms and dry thunderstorms.

Relationship: Use this interactive map to track wildfires in the San Francisco Bay Area in other parts of California

Dry thunderstorms are unlikely, but forest fires can occur if they occur near dry bushes across the area.

Weather services do not expect conditions to cause similar fires. Lightning complex fire It struck the Bay Area in August 2020.

These fires burned hundreds of thousands of acres, destroyed homes and killed at least six people.

CAL FIRE announced on Sunday that the entire unit in the Bay Area had been staffed up, taking into account the expected weather conditions.

Upcoming meteorological events: In preparation for the upcoming weather events, the CAL FIRE CZU has 16 engines, 4 captains,
1 safety officer, 2 bulldozers, 3 crew members. https://t.co/lq3PMVR3kV

– CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) July 18, 2021

The CALFIRE CZU in the Santa Cruz and San Mateo districts has 16 additional engines, 4 battalion commanders and 3 additional crew members.

Additional crew members are also waiting at CAL FIRE SCU in Santa Clara, Contra Costa and Alameda Counties.

In preparation for this weather event, the Santa Clara unit will be equipped with 16 engines, 4 bulldozers, 4 battalion commanders, 3 security officers, 2 helicopters and 2 hand crews. .. We take care of attacks, you take care of defense. #OneTeamOneFight https://t.co/8Cznjjdccs

– CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) July 18, 2021

“All holidays are canceled,” said Robert Foxworthy, a CALFIRE spokeswoman.

This allows employees to be assigned to a dedicated response team to respond quickly across the state.

He says her agency is currently fighting only one fire in the state, but otherwise it’s been a busy year with nearly 5,000 fires across the state. I’m going.

“Compared to last year there were about 715 fires and 103,000 acres more than last year,” said Foxworthy.

Bay Area residents can check the latest forecast here.

Video: Watch an incredible video of lightning strikes and thunderstorms across the San Francisco Bay Area

Bay City News Service contributed to this article.

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