DE LA SALLE 35, PITTSBURG 0   In what was arguably a matchup between the East Bay’s two best defensive teams, this games was always going to come down to which team’s offense could execute and make the least amount of mistakes. Not surprisingly, it was De La Salle (13-0).... Read more

  There will be plenty on the line when six teams take the field this week for the final three Sac-Joaquin Section football titles up for grabs. We dig into each matchup and give our predictions.   DIVISION I   MATCHUP: No. 1 FOLSOM (13-0) vs. No. 7 TRACY (10-3) ... Read more

By Chace Bryson | Photos by Phillip Walton     Had he not been prepared for it, Rocco Fitzgerald almost certainly would’ve been convinced someone was trying to fool with him. Catch him off guard. Weird him out.     Because this batting cage was really talking to him.    A 10-year-old... Read more

      CALIFORNIA 35, LIBERTY 24   Liberty struck first with a touchdown on the first play of the game, but it was the host Grizzlies that had the last laugh as they outscored the Lions 21-7 in the second half to earn a hard-fought win in a North... Read more

  There will be plenty on the line when 10 teams take the field this week as five North Coast Section football titles go up for grabs. We dig into each matchup and give our predictions.   DIVISION I   MATCHUP: No. 1 DE LA SALLE (12-0) vs. No. 3... Read more

ATHLETE SCHOOL SPORT COLLEGE Keenan Brigman Valley Christian-San Jose Baseball Pacific Chris Brown College Park-Pleasant Hill Baseball UC Davis Kris Bubic Archbishop Mitty-San Jose Baseball Stanford Noah Burnham College Park Baseball UC Santa Barbara Brendt Citta Leland-San Jose Baseball San Jose State Myles Coston De La Salle-Concord Baseball Fresno State... Read more

   Reviewing the first high school football event at Levi’s Stadium, and five suggested future matchups. State of Play: Mark Tennis    It wasn’t the Friday night lights of the Corral at Oakdale High, but for senior fullback Frankie Trent the Saturday afternoon sunshine he felt on Oct. 11 at Levi’s... 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

  5. ANTOINE CUSTER   De La Salle-Concord, Football, JR.  The speedy-yet-powerful 5-foot-8, 185-pound running back was the SportStars Bay Area Male Athlete of the Fall after he rushed for 1,942 yards, a single-season total which placed him No. 6 on the progam’s all-time list. He rushed for 24 TDs... Read more

  1. ST. FRANCIS-MOUNTAIN VIEW (29-5 in 2015)   Returning plenty of talent from their 2015 Central Coast Section Open Division championship roster, the Lancers were a no brainer to begin at No. 1 this season. UCLA-bound outfielder and pitcher, Jeremy Ydens, will lead a dynamic offense and solid defensive... Read more

State of Play: Mark Tennis     It may seem like Southern California schools and teams in many sports always get benefit of the doubt when it comes to rankings and honors on the statewide level compared to Northern California.    Here’s a shock. Yes, they do. But it has nothing... 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