Everyday Joe
FootballHigh School FootballNorth Coast Section April 6, 2017 0
NOTE: This article first appeared in SportStars on August 22, 2013, as the cover story to our 2013 Football Preview. • We are providing it again in its original version as a complement to the most recent column of our editor, Chace Bryson, who reflects on the Joe Mixon... Read more
Rugby 101: Part IV
HS / CLUB RUGBYSac-Joaquin Section March 29, 2017 0
Rugby Culture And A Region Unparalleled Editors note: This is the fourth and final installment to a four-part series. Parts 1-3 can be found beginning with our January issue. All four articles are also available at sportstarsmag.com In this, our final installment of this series, we will be spotlighting... Read more
NorCal Rugby 101: Part III
HS / CLUB RUGBY March 4, 2017 0
Where To Find Rugby In Your Corner of NorCal? Last month, we discussed the nuances of the sport of Rugby, how to play it, some of the laws, and what goes into making a good game. This issue, we delve into the history of rugby in NorCal, the governance... Read more
Let’s Face It, Cut Day Is THE WORST
FootballHigh School Football January 20, 2017 0
There’s an adage I’ve heard from time to time that claims “Cut Day is harder on the coach than it is the player.” As a high school athlete who had to make the walk through the locker room before school and glance at the list on the... Read more
NorCal Boys Hoops Top 20
High School BasketballRankings January 20, 2017 0
Records through Jan. 21 1. (1) Sheldon-Sacramento 16-2 2. (2) Woodcreek-Roseville 18-2 3. (3) Salesian-Richmond 17-3 4. (4) St. Joseph Notre Dame-Alameda 17-1 5. (5) Dublin 17-1 6. (7) Capital Christian-Sacramento 11-7 7. (9) De La Salle-Concord 14-4 8. (8) Oakland Tech ... Read more
Co-Offensive Players Of The Year RONNIE RIVERS • RB • FREEDOM-OAKLEY • SENIOR An argument in favor of Ronnie Rivers winning any sort of Player of the Year trophy can almost start and end with seven simple words: He was the MVP of his league. ... Read more
Rugby’s Official Kick Off
Club Sports January 18, 2017 0
It’s that time of year again, hundreds of youth rugby players lacing up their boots and hitting the pitch to kick off the rugby season. Come join us in celebrating the sport we love so much. This Saturday and Sunday at Cordova High School. The Kick Off Tournament (KOT),... Read more
Parker Jones Can’t Lose
North Coast SectionVOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 11, 2017 0
Story and Photos by CHACE BRYSON Momentum is a dangerous thing in volleyball. It can wield great power. It also isn’t easy to get back once it’s been lost. Acalanes had lost the momentum. And the only way the Dons were going to get it back was to win... Read more
Martial Arts with a Mission
Club SportsMartial Arts January 11, 2017 0
Annual Performance Marks 30th Anniversary for USKS Martial Arts is a way of life that is steeped in tradition. It has evolved over the last 2,000 years from a way of developing discipline and fitness, both mentally and physically, into a wide range of activities. These include self-defense, confidence,... Read more
Send a kid to South Lake Tahoe – to Camp Concord while hitting it long and straight down the fairway! Not a bad deal, is it? Yep, it’s Dan Ashley’s 21st Annual Friends of Camp Concord golf tournament. If we’re lucky, we might even get to hear Ashley rock... Read more
Master recruitment specialist, Gerry Freitas is up to his magic again announcing a 15-event schedule for 2017 with six of those in SoCal, the balance in NorCal. Showcase events of this ilk are meant to (and do) attract the top tier ballers from the state. They’re worth following at... Read more
Open Throttle
High School FootballSouthern Section January 1, 2017 0
Story by CHACE BRYSON | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH SACRAMENTO — It started like so many other big-stage De La Salle High football games. The Spartans needed just three plays from scrimmage to break Kairee Robinson free for a 60-yard touchdown run and De La Salle had a lightning-fast... Read more
