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Fitness FRENZY Ups Mt. Diablo
Concord Helps Host Pair Of Fitness Forward Events In October, November Get your step counter on. It’s time to get ready for the eighth running of the Diablo Summit Stump. A 30K marathon where the Mount Diablo summit is only the halfway point. The event, which is staged out... Read more
UC Merced Chalks Up 7th Player of the Week Honors
Senior forward Cruz Trenado of the men’s soccer team has been named the California Pacific Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, October 8. Trenado, a Enochs High School, Modesto grad, earns this award after playing a key role in the Bobcats 3-1 victory against Benedictine University... Read more
Built Tough
Four Years After The Boston Marathon Bombings Left Him With Severe Leg Injuries, Aaron Hern Is Thriving As Alhambra’s Starting QB • The first thing that jumps out to the visitor in Aaron Hern’s bedroom is simply how immaculate it looks. Bed neatly made. No clothes on the floor.... Read more
SportStars Joins Visit Concord as Official Media Partner
Sept. 2017 After years of continued and mutual support, Visit Concord and SportStars have moved forward to formalize an Official Media Partnership. Visit Concord’s Executive Director, Elaine Schroth has been on a mission to ensure the City is recognized as a hub for travel and tournament play. “As Concord... Read more
Xceleration Volleyball: At Home in the East Bay
Xceleration Volleyball Club’s Family-First Approach Gets Major Upgrade • Jim Ross knows it sounds corny. Yet, the club partner and former director of Xceleration Volleyball Club — a mainstay in the East Bay for more than a decade now — says it anyway. “We’re a club who cares,” he... Read more
Pedal Paradise With Scenic Views – Redding
The open road has a different feel to it when scenic views accompany your ride around every turn, climb and descent. In Redding – the sunniest city in California – you can forget congested roads and crowded streets when you cruise the countryside and open spaces. Sweeping vistas and... Read more
SportStar Of The Week: Makaela Tanaka
Archbishop Mitty-San Jose – Volleyball – Monarchs’ Senior Makaela Tanaka Tanaka, the All-American setter bound for Fordham next fall was the Monarchs’ lone All-Tournament selection at the prestigious Nike Durango Fall Classic in Las Vegas from Sept. 15-16. Mitty went 6-1 at the tournament and took fifth place in... Read more
From The First Tee of San Joaquin to the first tee at Pebble Beach and Poppy Hills – that’s where 15-year old Anitra Khoth is headed to compete in the PURE Insurance Championship, September 22-24, 2017. The Stockton (CA) High School junior is one of 80 junior golfers from... Read more
Six Shooters
Archbishop Mitty-San Jose Takes Aim At An Unprecedented Sixth Straight State Crown • Story By JAMES G. KANE | Photos By DOUG STRINGER It doesn’t take long. Only a few moments into the conversation, and Archbishop Mitty-San Jose coach Bret Almazan-Cezar recognizes what’s ahead. The name of another legendary... Read more
SportStar Of The Week: Kaiden Bennett
Folsom – Football – Junior The Bulldogs quarterback opened the season displaying efficiency and versatility to lead Folsom to the top of the Sac-Joaquin Section ranks. Bennett is stepping up to earn mention as the next outstanding QB in a long line of recent signal callers under head coach... Read more
Update: Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018
In an update received at SportStars HQ earlier today from Lafayette, CO-based USA Rugby, the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 has partnered with San Francisco Travel Association as the official destination marketing partner for the tournament. The initiative is aimed at enhancing the fan experience.  World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont said: “Rugby... Read more
SportStars Vault: Lancers Baseball Living Large
  SportStars Vault (Issue 83, April 2014): John Gavin And The St. Francis Baseball Tradition Of Major League Talent •   EDITOR’S NOTE: We’re re-running this story from 2014 to celebrate former St. Francis-Mountain View star, John Gavin, signing his first professional baseball contract today (June 27, 2016) with... Read more