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Ball Of Confusion: Trying To Process The Sac-Joaquin Playoff Selection Process
   Long, long ago, a good high school season meant winning the league championship. There might’ve been some kind of postseason playoff, but basically it was about being the best in your little area.    Obviously, that has changed. Just like professional sports (and of course college sports are... Read more
Stay Ahead Of The Injury
Tips For Football Players On Enjoying The Game And Avoiding The Injury List.     As a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, I get the opportunity to be influential in many young athletes’ lives. Unfortunately, those that I typically have access to are already injured. Hopefully in this forum, I have a... Read more
Assessing the NorCal Sports Landscape
One Month In. And just like that, September was gone. Our first full month of the 2016-17 year in high school athletics was a pretty eventful one. This is always a time of year where I like to use this space to take note of what we’ve learned about... Read more
Nobody puts Dublin volleyball in a corner — it only makes the Gaels better. Read more
Cobra Rugby Player Development update
Cobra Rugby continues its player development course program in the East Bay Area and Sacramento Valley. Learn the attacking and defensive fundamentals critical to high-level competitiveness. Courses are held at Ted Fairfield Park in Dublin adn teh Handy Family Park in Folsom. Call coach Gene 619-806-2123 or visit the Cobra Rugby... Read more
NCS Open Div. Preview
By CHACE BRYSON Victor Galli’s enthusiasm practically radiated through the phone as he spoke from his office on the morning of Nov. 10. “We’re recharged,” the Pittsburg High football coach said of his team’s preparation to face Freedom-Oakley in what will be the second ever North Coast Section Open... Read more
Second Act
Fifteen years since his last high school coaching job, Floyd Burnsed takes on a new challenge at Acalanes Read more
’16 Volleyball Preview: Seven seniors lead the way as Christian Brothers looks for third SJS title in four years. Read more
Rugby-Inspired Football Tackling System
When Rugby NorCal’s Executive Director, Mark Carney says Rugby is an amazing sport, he’s talking from experience. SportStars has chronicled Carney’s collegiate history right up to current times as he brings his love of the sport to NorCal’s young athletes. Lately the NorCal Rugby mantra is if you want... Read more
Timing & Impact: The Science Of Covers
   It can be quite a thrill to be featured on the cover of a magazine, whether it’s a regional/statewide high school sports publication like SportStars, or Time Magazine.    Former Pitman-Turlock three-sport standout Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers was on the cover of Time in late... Read more
With plenty of returning talent, Menlo-Atherton sets its sights on a return to the state championships Read more
Dzurko Named to Synchronized Swim Junior Worlds National Team
US Performance Academy student, Nikki Dzurko, has been named to the Junior Worlds National Team for the sport of synchronized swimming. A two-phase process with women from all over the country competing, gaining a spot on the National Team to represent the USA is challenging. Dzurko has been with... Read more