Jim McCue, Author at SportStars Magazine

All Gas, No Brakes | Ponderosa Basketball Revs Up For Act II

High School Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section February 18, 2022 1

As The Playoffs Arrive, The State’s Last Remaining Unbeaten Div. II Team Is Ready To Prove The Last Three Months Were No Fluke • There was always an end game. And the Ponderosa basketball team’s seniors have reached it. The high school’s 2022 class of hoopers have had high... Read more

In Teagan They Trust | Senior Leader Powers Oak Ridge

High School Basketball High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section January 26, 2022 0

Teagan Brown Is The Consummate Leader For An Oak Ridge Girls Basketball Team That’s NorCal-Ranked And A Legit Section Title Contender • In her four years on the Oak Ridge varsity basketball team, Teagan Brown has attracted recruiters and spectators alike to El Dorado Hills. The 5-foot-11 guard fills... Read more

Folsom’s Newest Dynamic Duo | RETURN TO FALL Football Preview Series No. 4

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section August 9, 2021 0

Tyler Tremain And Rico Flores Jr. Continue Folsom Football’s Long Line Of Quarterback-Receiver Duos; PLUS A Trailer For SportStars’ New Football Podcast • This is the fourth of 20 installments to our Return To Fall Series — a daily component to our 2021 NorCal Football Preview coverage. Though Folsom... Read more

Casey Taylor’s New Normal | Star Football Coach Starts Anew Again

High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 2, 2020 0

After His Wildly Successful Football Coaching Career Took More Than One Unexpected Twist Last Spring, Casey Taylor Eagerly Waits To Begin Building Another Champion On A New Campus • Back in March, Casey Taylor was enjoying a change of scenery and entering a new phase of his life. The longtime... Read more

NorCal Early Football Predictions | Staff Stabs: Jim McCue

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section October 29, 2020 0

As We All Nervously Await December, SportStars Is Using Each Thursday Of October To Reveal The Early Football Predictions Of Different Staff Writers • We’ve officially entered our 2021 Season Preview mode. Because it’s not like anything else is happening. So it’s time for some early football predictions. Before... Read more

Mark Soto: Honor Bowl Founder Writes Of Family, Service & Football

High School Football High School Sports Features September 11, 2020 1

In His Book “Honor Coach,” Mark Soto Shares How Passion and Patriotism Helped Birth The National High School Football Showcase • Mark Soto has never been short on enthusiasm and passion for what he loves and believes in. And his first-ever foray into the world of book writing shows... Read more

Elk Grove Baseball | EGHS Alums Lead Region’s Growing MLB Footprint

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section August 19, 2020 0

Dylan Carlson’s MLB Debut Continues A Wave Of Elk Grove Baseball And Sacramento Region Talent Reaching The Bigs • While regional diamonds sit eerily quiet, Elk Grove baseball is leading a region that’s making noise at the highest level. Area stars, and Elk Grove High alumni in particular, are... Read more

Vista del Lago Softball | Viva Vista! Eagles Ready For Takeoff

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section March 4, 2020 1

A Deep, Young Roster Led By Sophomore Tayler Biehl Has Vista Del Lago Softball Thinking Big Things For 2020 And Beyond • They say that youth is wasted on the young. The Vista del Lago softball team hopes to prove that adage false in 2020. To do that, the... Read more

Marcus Jones Jr. | 2019 SportStars NorCal Defensive Player Of The Year

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section February 7, 2020 1

Tenacious Middle Linebacker Logged 101 Solo Tackles In A Season That Saw Monterey Trail Defeat Folsom And Reach The Section Final • All that Marcus Jones, Jr. has ever wanted and needed is an opportunity. Give him that and he will take care of the rest. Monterey Trail head... Read more

“We Move People”: Elk Grove Football Puts It All On The Line

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section December 4, 2019 0

Following The Lead Of Its Experienced And Relentless Linemen, Elk Grove Football Has A Chance At Its First CIF State Bowl Appearance • For the Elk Grove football linemen, some of the toughest assignments come before Friday. On the practice field, the trenches can be pretty tough among the... Read more

Honor Bowl: Veteran Appreciation Football Event Celebrates 10 Years

High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section October 3, 2019 0

Mark Soto And The Honor Group Celebrate A Decade Of Honoring Military And First Responders With Its Hometown Honor Bowl At Del Oro • Granite Bay and Del Oro High faced off in a football rivalry game between former state champions on Sept. 20. But it was more than... Read more

De La Salle And Folsom Football: After The Clash

High School Football North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section September 19, 2019 0

On Sept. 13, De La Salle And Folsom Clashed For The Fourth Time As NorCal’s Top Two Teams — The Spartans Maintained Rule, But The Bulldogs Aren’t Fading Away • Northern California teams have been taking their shots for nearly 20 years. One by one, the next challenger takes... Read more