The St. John Bosco wrestling team had another night of dominance, Thursday at the USA TODAY High School Sports Award show. Senior Nathan Haas, a two-time CIF State wrestling champion, was selected the Los Angeles area Wrestler of the Year. He was also a finalist for the Athlete of... Read more
Inspiring St. Margaret’s football coach Kory Minor shares his experiences of being Black with players
Blog June 20, 2020
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Kory Minor sounded a bit weary and disheartened as he shared his struggles the last several weeks. “It’s been rough for me,” the St. Margaret’s football coach said. Minor has been thinking about the deaths of... Read more
Going away to college is an adjustment for any high school graduate. Three Inland girls will at least have each other when they arrive soon at the University of Arizona to study and play soccer. Paloma Valley’s Nicole Dallin, Chino Hills’ Alex Day and Roosevelt’s Jenna Studer are all... Read more
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. Sierra Canyon boys basketball is reloading, again. The Trailblazers picked up 4-star 2022 transfer Chance Westry from Trinity High in Pennsylvania Friday. Westry announced his move via Instagram. Sierra Canyon adds 2022 shooting guard Chance Westry... Read more
Ben Lomond’s Tanner Murray, a junior shortstop at UC Davis, made the cut in the shortest draft in MLB history. The slick-fielding, 6-foot-2 shortstop was chosen by the Tampa Bay Rays in the fourth round of MLB’s First-Year Player Draft on Thursday night. “It was one of the most... Read more
Senior Salutes: All-State Honor Roll
Blog June 20, 2020
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, there just wasn’t close to the number of games that would have needed to be played to fairly select any sort of official 2020 Cal-Hi Sports All-State Teams for baseball this year. We still wanted to do something with an honor roll list of... Read more
Manteca High football begins summer workouts with social distancing limitations due to coronavirus
Blog June 20, 2020
MANTECA — Zoom meetings have been a key component of the Manteca football offseason during the coronavirus pandemic to install the team’s offensive and defensive playbooks. But after the Buffaloes’ first summer outdoor workout Monday night, third-year head coach Mark Varnum joked he hopes to never have to use... Read more
With a world enveloped in protests over social injustice combined with a COVID-19 pandemic, Warriors star Stephen Curry delivered a message of hope to young people Friday. “This is a great time to be alive,” Curry said near the end of a virtual discussion entitled “The Dream Marches On” ... Read more
SportStars’ Overall Boys Athlete Big 10 | NorCal’s Best Male Athletes (’11-’20)
Big 10 Anniversary ProjectCentral Coast SectionHigh School FootballNorth Coast SectionSac-Joaquin Section June 19, 2020 0
For The Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue, SportStars Continued Its Big 10 Series With The Overall Boys Big 10 —NorCal’s Best Male Athletes Of The Past Decade • The Overall Boys Athlete Big 10 is an installation of the SportStars Big 10 Project: A 10-months-long anniversary project celebrating the magazine’s... Read more
SportStars’ Overall Girls Athlete Big 10 | NorCal’s Best Female Athletes (’11-’20)
Big 10 Anniversary ProjectCentral Coast SectionHigh School BasketballNorth Coast SectionSac-Joaquin Section June 18, 2020 0
For The Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue, SportStars Continued Its Big 10 Series With The Overall Girls Big 10 —NorCal’s Best Female Athletes Of The Past Decade • The Overall Girls Athlete Big 10 is an installation of the SportStars Big 10 Project: A 10-months-long anniversary project celebrating the magazine’s... Read more
2020 AWN’s High School All-American Team
Central Coast SectionCentral SectionHigh School Wrestling Pinned by TCWRankingsSouthern Section June 18, 2020 0
A bevy of seniors top 2020 AWN’s High School All-American Team. Gonzales, Figueroa, Vasquez, and Saldate earn First Team Honors. With more than 10,000 high schools across the country sponsoring wrestling programs for more than 250,000 athletes, it’s easy to see how picking the crème de la crème of... Read more
Mark Tennis: CIF, Sections, Districts Face Tough Decisions In Turbulent Times
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In A Notes-Style Column, Cal-Hi Sports’ Editor Writes On The CIF Facing Tough Calls On Fall Sports, And Looks At Black Lives Matter Protests Through A California HS Sports Lens • High school sports can seem insignificant during turbulent times, but it does play a role in the many... Read more