Chace Bryson, Author at SportStars Magazine

Henry To’oto’o: 2018 NorCal Defensive Player Of The Year

High School Football North Coast Section February 1, 2019 0

De La Salle’s Wrecking Ball Linebacker Embodied The Physical Nature And Served As The Emotional Center To NorCal’s Best Team, Defense • Henry To’oto’o spent 12 games of 2018 cementing his stature as Northern California’s best linebacker — for the second year in a row. His standing as one... Read more

Sione Vaki: 2018 NorCal Football Player Of The Year

High School Football North Coast Section February 1, 2019 0

No Two-Way NorCal Player Did More For A State Bowl Winner Than The Liberty-Brentwood Receiver And Safety • Sione Vaki simply wasn’t going to be denied his chance to make a difference for his teammates. After a regular season in which he was one of the East Bay’s most... Read more

SportStars 2018 All-NorCal Football Defense

Blog Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section January 26, 2019 0

Meet Our 2018 All-NorCal Football Defense Featuring 26 Players From 19 Different Schools, Five Different Sections • Here it is! Wrapping up an epic season of high school football through Northern California, we present our All-NorCal Football Defense. It represents half of a 52-man All-NorCal roster. If it’s offense... Read more

SportStars 2018 All-NorCal Football Offense

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section January 26, 2019 3

Meet Our 2018 All-NorCal Football Offense Featuring 26 Players From 20 Different Schools, Five Different Sections • Here it is! Wrapping up an epic season of high school football through Northern California, we present our All-NorCal Football Offense. It represents half of a 52-man All-NorCal roster. If it’s defense... Read more

All-NorCal Football Vote: People’s Player Of The Year

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section January 26, 2019 17

We’re Giving Readers And Fans Their Own All-NorCal Football Vote — Who Will Be The First People’s Player Of The Year? • VOTING IS CLOSED! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO VOTED. WATCH FOR THE WINNER ON FEB. 1 SportStars will be naming it’s fifth annual All-NorCal Football Teams right... Read more

Ready To Run: Clayton Valley Basketball Is Turning It Up

High School Basketball North Coast Section November 16, 2018 0

Clayton Valley’s Senior Core Is Deep, Fast, Talented And Determined To One-Up The Program’s Terrific 2017-18 Season • Led by a trio of talented seniors, Clayton Valley Charter High-Concord opened its 2017-18 season with 18 straight wins. The Ugly Eagles were seemingly leading the charge of a wave of... Read more

Lion’s Share: Liberty Football’s Sione Vaki Does It All

High School Football High School Sports Features North Coast Section November 15, 2018 0

The Liberty Football Team Isn’t A One-Man Show, But Senior Sione Vaki Sure Can Make It Look That Way At Times • Sione Vaki stands quietly on the sideline with teammates as the Liberty High football team’s special teams unit drills during a Thursday afternoon walk-through in late October. ... Read more

Spooktacular Swim Meet Returns To Roseville

Aquatics October 3, 2018 0

Popular Spooktacular Meet Will Bring More Than 700 Swimmers, One Of National Acclaim, To Renovated Roseville Aquatic Center • On Oct. 12-14 California Capital Aquatics will host their long-running, Halloween-themed Spooktacular Swim Meet in Roseville. It will do so at the recently renovated Roseville Aquatics Complex (RAC). Placer Valley... Read more

Bay Area 75 Rankings: 2017-18

Rankings July 5, 2018 3

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... Read more

Nine Steps For Choosing The Right Camp For Your Kid

Camps & Clinics June 18, 2018 1

With three decades of experience, National Academy of Athletics founder Aaron Locks offers parents nine steps for choosing the right camp for their kid • Summer camps should be an awesome experience for all children. The focus should be on fun, education and being active. This is my 32nd... Read more

Surf’s Up! Walnut Creek Soccer Club Catches The Wave

HS / CLUB Soccer June 11, 2018 0

Walnut Creek Soccer Club Transforms Into Walnut Creek Surf After Becoming Affiliate Of Renown San Diego Club • When Adam Cooper came on as Walnut Creek Soccer Club’s director of coaching in February, the club was excited about the change in direction. They probably didn’t anticipate the most recent... Read more

2018 All-NorCal Softball Team

High School Baseball/Softball June 11, 2018 3

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... Read more