Our Season 3 Premiere Features Chace, Ben and Coach Eidson Getting Back Into Form While Talking Week 1 SJS, Previewing Week 1 In The Bay Rejoice! The 7 Friday Night trio has returned for Season 3 of NorCal Football insights and tom foolery. SportStars editor Chace Bryson returns to help... Read more

The 2023 Sac-Joaquin Section Football Season Opens Friday Along With Plenty Of Intrigue And Expectations In what has become a tradition in recent years, it’s the Sac-Joaquin Section that gets to usher in a new season of Northern California football.  We know it’s been a minute since readers were dialed... Read more

With The 2023 Season Just A Day Away In The Sac-Joaquin Section, Our Preseason All-NorCal List Spotlights Linebackers & DBs • PRESEASON ALL-NORCAL LIST SCHEDULE: Quarterbacks/Running Backs | Receivers & Tight Ends | Offensive & Defensive Linemen PICTURED UP TOP: Folsom Linebacker Theo Greule, left. (David Gershon photo) Our 2023... Read more

As The 2023 Season Nears Kick-Off In The Sac-Joaquin Section, We Continue Our Preseason All-NorCal List With The Region’s Top Linemen • PRESEASON ALL-NORCAL LIST SCHEDULE: Quarterbacks/Running Backs | Receivers & Tight Ends | Linebackers/Defensive Backs PICTURED UP TOP: Manuel Serna of Clayton Valley-Concord. (Chace Bryson photo) Our 2023 Preseason... Read more

As The 2023 Season Nears Kick-Off In The Sac-Joaquin Section, We Continue Our Preseason All-NorCal List With Our Top Downfield Targets • PRESEASON ALL-NORCAL LIST SCHEDULE: Quarterbacks/Running Backs | Offensive/Defensive Line | Linebackers/Defensive Backs PICTURED UP TOP: Trevor Rogers of Acalanes-Lafayette. (Ben Enos photo) Our 2023 Preseason All-NorCal Roster adds... Read more

Our 11th Annual Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings For The ’22-’23 School Year Begins Here With Nos. 75-51 PICTURED ABOVE: No. 54, Jonathan Guerrero of De La Salle-Concord Football, Track Welcome to our 11th annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the top 75 Bay Area athletes from... Read more

Central Coast Section Sweeps Each Of The Top Three Spots In The Final NorCal Softball Rankings, Including A First-Time No. 1 • PICTURED ABOVE: CIF Div. I NorCal Championship Game Hero, Hank Tripaldi, Of No. 1 De La Salle. (Chace Bryson photo) Final NorCal Softball Rankings. All records are through... Read more

Section Playoffs Deliver Big Changes To NorCal Softball Rankings, Including A Brand New No. 1 Out Of The Central Coast • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Saturday, May 27 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Your New No. 1, The Hollister Haybalers. (Central Coast Section... Read more

Departure Of Defensive Coordinator Nate Kenion Leads To Key Role Changes And The Return Of A Very Familiar Face • There was no need to overthink it. Sometimes it’s best to just go with what works — which led De La Salle football coach Justin Alumbaugh to one of the... Read more

St. Francis, Mitty Continue Their Dance At The Top While Rest Of NorCal Softball Rankings Brace For Section Playoff Showdowns • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Wednesday, May 13 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior shortstop Samm Shah of new No. 4 San Ramon... Read more

Amador Valley Continues Meteoric Rise Within The NorCal Softball Rankings; No. 1 Mitty, No. 2 St. Francis Prepare To Clash Again • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Wednesday, May 3 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Members Of No. 8 Amador Valley-Pleasanton Celebrate Their Livermore... Read more

Mitty Ends St. Francis’s Season-Long Stay Atop The NorCal Softball Rankings + Three Previously Unbeaten Teams Suffer Losses • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Monday, April 23 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Pitcher Ava Markert (center) And McKenna Woliczko Share A Handshake For No.... Read more