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With less than two weeks remaining in the California community college regular season, College of San Mateo was on the outside looking in at the Coast North Conference baseball title race.

While the high school baseball and softball teams are jockeying for position atop league and division standings, the local community college teams are in their final week of the regular season with three teams still in the running for conference titles.

Assemblymember Diane Papan (D-San Mateo) and State Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park) recognized the College of San Mateo (CSM) Bulldogs football team for their outstanding 2024 championship season on the floors of both the Assembly and Senate Chambers. The Bulldogs secured their second state and national title in three years with a dominant 43-11 victory over Mount San Antonio College on December 14, 2024. 

The Bulldogs are headed to the second round of the Northern California Regional Playoffs following a road win in their opener.

Jill David led CSM (17-11) with 12 points after sinking four three-pointers. Simone Murray totaled nine points, six rebounds, and five assists while Heaven Payton also scored nine points.

College of San Mateo and Skyline College are set for post-season basketball play. The women’s state playoffs begin Wednesday with No. 18 NorCal seed College of San Mateo (16-11), which finished third in the Coast North Conference, playing at No. 15 Reedley (16-12) of the Central Valley Conference.

The unbeaten College of San Mateo softball team has sprinted to a 10-0 start, having outscored three opponents this week by a 23-0 count. 

The San Mateo City Council and Mayor Rob Newsom honored College of San Mateo’s Football team during the regular meeting of the city council on Monday, February 3. The evening celebrated the team’s incredible 2024 football season, which culminated in state and national championships. Local leaders, community members, and college officials recognized the team’s athletic achievements and commitment to excellence in academics.

College of San Mateo head football coach Tim Tulloch is all about earning things on the field and for the second time in three years, the Bulldogs earned the 3C2A state championship. But there is one thing Tulloch and the Bulldogs can’t control — the rankings, which is why Tulloch doesn’t pay attention to them until after the season. So less than a week after CSM dismantled previously undefeated Mt. San Antonio College, 43-11 to win the state title, the Bulldogs (12-1) were named community college national champions by JCgridiron.com, which has been ranking community college programs and naming national champions for 20 years.

Once the game clock ticked down and the College of San Mateo Bulldogs began a long and vibrant postgame celebration after Saturday’s state championship victory, sophomore Soa Takeifanga scooped up a game ball and made a bee line for the College Heights Stadium grandstands.

The California community college football title will be at stake when College of San Mateo hosts unbeaten Mt. San Antonio College (12-0) in the 3C2A championship game at noon Saturday at College Heights Stadium on the CSM campus.