Believe it! Mission San Jose wins first NCS title in boys basketball

To completely comprehend what unfolded Friday night in Santa Rosa – Mission San Jose winning a section championship in boys basketball – consider the facts:

The Fremont public school is renowned for being ranked among the state’s best in academics but far from it in athletics.

So driven are its students about hitting the books that on the eve of Friday’s North Coast Section Division IV final, basketball coach Mike Kenney said that at least two of his players had academic commitments...