After Storming The SportStars Fan Poll Through The Write-In Process, Riordan Senior Bryce Monroe Gained Over 23,000 Votes • Bryce Monroe has proven himself a player of many skills over the past two seasons at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco. The lightning-quick, 5-11 guard can play at a breakneck pace... Read more

Boosted By Its Vaunted Football Program, De La Salle Baseball Opened 2020 As The State’s No. 1 Team — And Chasing A Record Fifth Straight NCS Title • De La Salle will always be known as a football school.  For as many championship banners as the Concord school’s other sports... Read more

Meet The 26 Players Comprising SportStars’ All-NorCal Football Defense 2019 Roster — Led By Defensive Player Of The Year, Marcus Jones Jr. • We do things differently at SportStars. Rather than build an all-region roster broken into first- and second-team honors, we build one complete roster. The 26 players below... Read more

SportStars’ Anniversary Project Begins With The Girls Volleyball Big 10 — Our Top 10 NorCal Girls Volleyball Players From The Past 10 Seasons (2010-2019) • Welcome to the SportStars’ Girls Volleyball BIG 10.  This is an installation to our Big 10 Project: A 10-months long anniversary project to celebrate what... Read more

FINAL RANKINGS: Bay Area Teams Take Top Four Spots In Our Expanded 2019 Final NorCal Football Rankings • Final NorCal Football Rankings — Like this page (above) and leave your name in comments (below) for a shot at winning a sweet SportStars T-shirt! 1. (1)  —  De La Salle-Concord   12-2 COMMENT: Spartans... Read more

Despite Graduation And Injuries, Archbishop Mitty Opens The 2019-20 Season In The Top Spot In Our NorCal Preseason Girls Basketball Rankings • Welcome To Our Exclusive Expanded 2019-20 Preseason Girls Basketball Rankings. Records are from 2018-19. 1. Archbishop Mitty-San Jose (25-3) Yes, it’s a cliché, but Archbishop Mitty does not... Read more

NEW WORLD ORDER: A Young Phenom, Tested Veterans And An International Talent Has Granite Bay Golf Aiming For More Than Just A Fifth Straight SJS Girls Crown • On Oct. 14, Anika Varna shot a two-under-par 70 across 18 holes to lead Granite Bay Golf to its fifth straight Sierra... Read more

Experienced Sacred Heart Cathedral Showcases Clout As West Catholic Athletic League Volleyball Schedule Gets Underway • The final point was almost anti-climatic, with Sarah Cheng spiking the ball to finish off a 25-27, 25-20, 25-19, 25-12 win for Sacred Heart Cathedral-San Francisco over visiting Valley Christian-San Jose on Sept. 18.... Read more

After 14 Wins And A CIF State Bowl Title, Wilcox Football Enters New Territory As It Prepares To Follow Its Most Successful Season Ever • For the Wilcox football team, it’s been about shattering barriers and destroying preconceived notions. Barriers were blown away during the Chargers’ outstanding 2018 season in... Read more

SportStars Opens The 2019 High School Football Season With Our NorCal Preseason Top 30 Rankings • NorCal Preseason Top 30. All records are from 2018 1. DE LA SALLE-CONCORD (11-1) FINAL 2018 NORCAL RANK: 1 OUTLOOK: No surprise here. The Spartans enter 2019 with 27 straight North Coast Section championships,... Read more

SportStars’ 2019 Preseason All-NorCal Football Team Features 44 Players Representing Five Different NorCal Sections • Welcome to our Preseason All-NorCal Football Team, a staple of our annual Football Preview Issue. Selections are based on a variety of criteria, including 2018 performance, 2019 expectations, comments from coaches and recruiting buzz. PRESEASON... Read more

We Open Our 2019 NorCal Preseason Football Rankings With Two Programs Who Finished 2018 Unranked — But Look Ready To Take The Next Step • This is the first of five releases this week debuting the opening 10 teams to our expanded 2019 NorCal Preseason Rankings. Mitty’s promise lies with... Read more