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Madi Mays Minutemen Softball SportStar of the Week

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section SportStars of the Week May 19, 2020 0

Madi Mays’ Minutemen career began as a freshman in 2017 when she helped Concord High School softball claim a North Coast Section Division II title. Mays went 3-for-4 with 4 RBI in the final against Granada. Fast forward to her last varsity game, Mays spun a no-hitter against Monte... Read more

Ben Dillard, Oak Ridge Swimmer – What Would’ve Been

Aquatics Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week May 11, 2020 0

SportStar Ben Dillard, a senior swimmer from Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills, is a champion. A record-setting champion in fact. Dillard’s the kind of guy who fills the grandstands. The sort of swimmer whom spectators and other swimmers alike find themselves rooting for in hopes of witnessing a new record.... Read more

YV Soccer- Alejandro Lopez Gets Star Treatment

HS / CLUB Soccer North Coast Section SportStars of the Week May 7, 2020 0

Editors Select Ygnacio Valley-Concord Senior Alejandro Lopez SportStar Of The Week for his prowess on the soccer field Alejandro Lopez was a four-year varsity player and three-year captain for the Ygnacio Valley Warriors. He closed out his prep career by leading the team to the North Coast Section Division... Read more

Alexa Edwards, St. Francis-Sacramento | SportStar of the Week

Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA April 20, 2020 0

St. Francis Volleyball’s Alexa Edwards Is Named SportStar Of The Week After Earning The Sac-Joaquin Section’s Top Student-Athlete Scholarships • Alexa Edwards is no stranger to SportStars adulation. The Magazine recently named her one of the Top 10 girls volleyball players of the decade. On Friday, April 17, St. Francis... Read more

Bryce Monroe Riordan Basketball SportStar of the Week

Central Coast Section High School Basketball SportStars of the Week April 16, 2020 0

When SportStars Magazine launched a NorCal boys basketball Player of the Year fan vote on March 31, Bryce Monroe was not among the nine voting options. But after a relentless write-in campaign got him added, the Sam Houston State-bound guard landed more than 23,000 of the 73,000-plus total votes received over... Read more

SportStars Is Supporting Youth Sports Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

High School Football April 16, 2020 0

Join with us and support small business and youth sports. We’re all doing our part. SportStars upped its commitment from $30,000 to $50,000 in free advertising over the coming months to support small businesses who work in youth sports. We endeavor to make a difference in their lives during... Read more

Anthony Susac, Jesuit- SportStar of the Week

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week March 23, 2020 0

Anthony Susac-SportStar of the Week! In what might possibly have been the last big NorCal baseball matchup of the 2020 season, SportStars’ No. 2-ranked Jesuit hosted No. 1 De La Salle-Concord on March 12. Susac spun six sterling innings and struck out nine as the Marauders defeated the Spartans,... Read more

Why is California Such a Hotbed for Baseball?

Baseball Blog March 20, 2020 1

Baseball fans around the world know that California is a hotbed for talent. What is it about the “Golden State” that creates these incredible athletes? If you look into the details of this region, you can draw a clear picture of why California will continue to produce top tier... Read more

Is Sports Betting Legal in California?

Blog Multi-Sport March 18, 2020 0

Not yet, but you can bet it’s coming. Paid College Athletes and Sports Betting Present Big Changes for California Sports. Two significant changes are on the horizon for California sports in 2020. The recent move to allow payments to NCAA college athletes and a fall approval of sports betting... Read more

SportStar Ashley Hiraki Mitty Girls Basketball

Central Section High School Basketball SportStars of the Week March 16, 2020 0

Ashley Hiraki, Archbishop Mitty-San Jose — Basketball – Senior named SportStar of the Week Amidst the concern and confusion of the COVID-19 outbreak, stellar student-athletes continue find ways of standing out. And wowing us! At the time this piece was written, girls (and all) high school basketball has been... Read more

Lindsey Berg: Volleyball Short Setters Handbook

Club Sports LEVELUP INSIDERS VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA March 10, 2020 0

MOVING TO THE BALL Olympian Volleyball player Lindsey Berg espouses one thing that she thinks all might agree on in the volleyball world. That there is a big possibility that a shorter/smaller setter will make faster moves to the ball. But that wouldn’t be a good enough reason to... Read more

Salesian Basketball Sr. Jaden Lazo Scores SportStar of the Week

High School Basketball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week March 7, 2020 0

SportStar of the Week Jaden Lazo Salesian-Richmond – Basketball Senior Wing Thursday’s CIF Division 1 Norcal Regional quarterfinals pitted Salesian basketball against Grant-Sacramento. Jaden Lazo came out firing on all cylinders. The senior wing scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the first quarter to help the Pride... Read more