Nor Cal Tip Off Classic The Tip-Off Classic, which has spent the last seven years as the NorCal Tip-Off Classic, will take place Nov. 29 at Newark Memorial High School. The seven-game showcase will feature five Northern California 2014 state finalists. Including Bishop O’Dowd (Open Division), Folsom (Division II), Drake (Division... Read more

   By Jim McCue | Senior Contributor    Look good, feel good. Feel good, play good.    The debate over whether a football team’s looks can translate into wins may not have many supporters. But that has not stopped Under Armour, Nike, and adidas from forging on in their growing... Read more

   Last year’s cover story in SportStars by Ben Enos focused on football bragging rights being decided in games between teams from the Bay Area and the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section.    At the time Enos wrote the story, the Sac-Joaquin held a 114-90 edge in reported games from the 2009... Read more

State of Play by Mark Tennis    Heading into the closing weeks of the last two California high school football seasons, there weren’t many certainties except it was pretty obvious that whichever teams were going to play in the CIF Division II State Bowl game, the Northern California team was... Read more

  After two years of seeing the North and South eliminate one of their strongest candidates for the California Interscholastic Federation State Football Bowl Championships, the CIF announced Monday it would be doing away with the regional bowl for its Open Division.    The regional bowl games will still occur... Read more

 NEW RANKS OUT WEDNESDAY             RANK TEAM RESULT COMMENT 1 De La Salle-Concord (4-1) d. No. 17 Granite Bay 37-0 Spartans battle through penalties + mistakes to still post shutout on the road 2 Folsom (6-0) d. No. 10 Del Oro-Loomis 31-0 Bulldogs hold Golden... Read more

  1 – Maggie Steffens, Monte Vista-Danville, Water Polo When we named her our first SportStars Female Athlete of the Fall in January of 2011, we asked her if she could see herself competing at the Olympics. This is what Steffens said: “I can envision myself (in London), but it’s... Read more

  1. De La Salle-Concord Football 2014  While the Spartans have had an honor roll of talented individuals play between the white lines at Owen Owens Stadium, it’s impossible not to think of that football program and not think TEAM. There was little doubt a De La Salle football was... Read more

  By JIM McCUE| Senior Contributor   Ask Folsom junior Jake Browning about his accolades and you are likely to hear about his linemen, receivers, coaches, and the Bulldogs’ success as a team.   The humble record-setting quarterback led Folsom to its second consecutive Sac-Joaquin Section championship and set California... Read more

   SACRAMENTO, Calif. ““ Six St. Francis High School seniors signed a National Letter-of-Intent or made a commitment to play collegiate sports next year at schools across the country Wednesday.    They were recognized on campus after school and will be part of the school’s formal spring signing day recognition.... Read more