NCS roundup: Northgate routs Berean Christian to win D-IV softball title

Berean Christian earned a rematch against Northgate, with much higher stakes, but the result wasn’t much different from the teams’ game in late March.

It was all Northgate. Again.

The top-seeded Broncos captured the North Coast Section Division IV softball championship on Friday, beating second-seeded Berean Christian 10-0 in a run-rule rout at Diablo Valley College.

The game ended when Addison Baxter ripped a fifth-inning double to right that brought in Taelyn Jriyasetapong and Sophie Hanko...