Led By The Nation’s Top Recruit, Archbishop Mitty Begins The Season At The Top Of Our NorCal Girls Preseason Rankings • 1. Archbishop Mitty-San Jose (29-1 in 2017-18): Yes, we know Pinewood beat Mitty in the NorCal Open finals last year, and that the San Jose power lost a ton... Read more

Owning Perhaps The Strongest Schedule Of Any NorCal Boys Basketball Program, The Supremely Talented Modesto Christian Crusaders Hope It Paves The Road To A State Title • There are a lot of intriguing sub-plots to the 2018-19 boys basketball season at Modesto Christian. Can the Crusaders emerge as the better... Read more

2018 NorCal Players To Watch Served by NCVA HITTERS Sofia Aguilera, California-San Ramon, Jr. | KEY 2017 STATS: 293 kills, 284 digs Julia Cabri, Archbishop Mitty-San Jose, Jr. | KEY 2017 STATS: 120 kills, 99 blocks Zippy Dudziak, Berean Christian-Walnut Creek, Sr. | KEY 2017 STATS: 532 kills, the most... Read more

We Reveal Our Annual Ranked Countdown Of The Bay Area Athletes Of The Year For The 2017-18 School Year • Below are the first 55 athletes from our sixth annual Bay Area 75 — SportStars’ rankings of the top 75 Bay Area athletes of the year from 2017-18. We’ll be... Read more

We Wrap Up The 2018 Season With Our All-NorCal Softball Teams, Led By Player Of The Year Rachel Cid And Pitcher Of The Year Vanessa Strong • NORCAL SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR Rachel Cid, Tracy, Sr. (Pictured above) NORCAL SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE YEAR Vanessa Strong, Freedom-Oakley, Sr. FIRST TEAM... Read more

Hoop Review Update: Boys basketball showcase coming to Chabot College, Hayward features elite ballers, top-tier coaching: 2018 NOR CAL CLASH ANNOUNCEMENT The ninth annual Nor Cal Clash will be held Sunday August 26th at Chabot College in Hayward at 3:00 pm. This one-game event will have elite players from Northern California... Read more

NorCal Boys Player Of The Year, James Akinjo Of Salesian-Richmond, Leads Our 2017-18 All-NorCal Basketball Selections • CLICK HERE for All-NorCal Girls Selections NORCAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR James Akinjo, Salesian-Richmond, Sr. Longtime Salesian varsity boys basketball coach Bill Mellis has had his share of gym rats over the years. ... Read more

Beginning With Player Of The Year, Archbishop Mitty’s Haley Jones, It Was A Banner Year For NorCal Girls Talent • CLICK HERE For All-NorCal Boys Selections NORCAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR Haley Jones, Archbishop Mitty-San Jose, Junior There’s not much Haley Jones can’t do on a basketball court. At 6-1, she’s... Read more

Thirty Years After After Losing A NorCal Basketball Final As A Las Lomas Player, Brian Dietschy Coached A Serendipitous Knights Team Into The State Finals • Brian Dietschy story by CLAY KALLAM | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH The story starts on San Juan Avenue, a quiet Walnut Creek side... Read more

Modesto Christian’s Deep, Versatile Bench Could Be The Crusader’s Best Weapon As CIF Basketball Open Division Tips-Off  As the postseason gets longer, the bench typically gets shorter. But the Modesto Christian boys’ basketball team still relies on the depth of its roster as the teams left with a shot at... Read more

Prior To The 2018 Season, SportStars Highlights 20 NorCal Players To Keep An Eye On Click here to see our 20 Baseball Players To Watch. Enjoy our SportStars Magazine High School Softball Preview below. PITCHERS Grace Garcia (Half Moon Bay), Sr. — Led Cougars to 23-3 record in 2017 by going... Read more

Our All-NorCal High School Football Team is comprised of a 50-man roster (25 on offense, and 25 on defense). There is no first-team, or second-team. Also, every player is equal. However, for a bit of fun, we do pick starters. Enjoy! STARTERS DL — Tyler Manoa | St. Francis-Mountain View... Read more