Castro Valley High School is a public high school located in Castro Valley, CA. Almost 3000 students from 9th to 12 grade attend the school. Students from Creekside Middle School and Canyon Middle School feed into Castro Valley High School. Along with attending various invitationals in the Bay Area, they compete at the Bay Area Regional, held yearly at the California State University, East Bay.
In recent years, Castro Valley has been slowly improving, gaining ground on top powerhouse schools in the region. In the 2022 season, Castro Valley made it to the Northern California State Tournament for the first time, joining Creekside and Canyon who first made States in 2019 and 2021, respectively. In the 2023 season, Castro Valley pulled off some incredible performances, placing 3rd at the prestigious Golden Gate Invitational, then surprising everyone with a win at both Regionals and States, making it to the National Tournament for the first time. Castro Valley excelled once again in 2024, reaching States, but relinquished the state crown to Monta Vista. In 2025, the NorCal State tournament top 3 was a replay of 2024, and Castro Valley finished 2nd again, edging out Mountain View by 1 point.
Prior to 2020, teams were usually named White, Gold, and Green after the school colors. In the 2021 and 2022 virtual seasons, Castro Valley had 4 teams named after minerals: Diamond, Gold, Emerald, and Topaz. In 2023, teams were named after noble gases: Xenon, Argon, Neon, and Radon. The varsity team was named Xenon as a throwback to the original team name of the first-ever Castro Valley states team from Creekside Middle School back in 2019. In 2024, team names were put up to a vote with team names being brought up by team members. The team names chosen were Onion, Garlic, Scallion, Shallots and for the alternates, Chives. In 2025, team names were Spaghetti, Linguine, Rigatoni, Tortellini, and for the alternates, Fetuccine.
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