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Rugby Chat with Coach Carlson, Quinnipiac University Women’s Rugby Champions Women’s College Rugby in the U.S. is expanding at a rapid clip. As a result there are close to 20 teams who have gone NCAA (NIRA) and more to come! Therefore many prospective students and families have lots of... Read more
Hartshorn, Omania Win UWW Jr. Greco Championships
California Wrestlers Mason Hartshorn and Peyton Omania Win UWW Jr. Greco Championships – Earn Spots on Jr. World Team. SportStars INSIDER Al Fonte’s post April 25th outlined the UWW Jr. Greco Championship results, shared below. USA Wrestling posted this commentary that same day, written by Mike Willis. We’re sharing... Read more
Rock Stars Travel to SoCal and Nevada
NorCal Juniors Honor Roll: April 2019 April was an exceptional month for Team NorCal, on the national and international level. Keeping it close to home, our rock star players traveled to Southern California and Nevada to compete. First on the agenda, the coveted USTA International Spring Championships from March... Read more
Catie Grace Carrington SRV Lacrosse SportStar of the Week
Catie Grace Carrington, San Ramon Valley-Danville — Lacrosse – Junior SRV’s talented attacker, Catie Grace Carrington, scored a combined 10 goals on back-to-back nights. That lead the Wolves to defeated Foothill-Pleasanton 19-7 on April 26 and St. Ignatius-San Francisco on April 27. Carrington added two assists in the win over... Read more
All-City Athletes Of The Year Vote 2018-19
SportStars And The Sacramento River Cats Ask Fans To Weigh In On The Finalists For The All-City Team’s Male And Female Athlete Of The Year • The SportStars 10th Annual All-City Team was recently announced in the Sac-Joaquin Edition of our May issue. The team is produced in partnership... Read more
Zach Meddings SportStar of the Week
SJS Two-Way Talent Earns Zach Meddings SportStar of the Week Honors Franklin High’s Zach Meddings, the Nevada-bound senior, has developed into one of the best two-way talents on arguably the Sac-Joaquin Section’s most complete baseball team this season. The Wildcats went 3-1 at the prestigious Northern California Boras Classic... Read more
College Park Softball: Ready To Rise
After Several Seasons Of Middle-Of-The-Road Finishes, The College Park Falcons Have Built A Diablo Foothill League Juggernaut With A Mix Of Experience, Youth • College Park High-Pleasant Hill’s softball team is growing confident. Winning 11 of your first 12 games will do that. But let’s not go too crazy.... Read more
Sac-Joaquin Section Boys Volleyball Playoff Preview
As April Ends, 50 Teams Begin A Race For Three Sac-Joaquin Section Boys Volleyball Championships • Opening rounds for the Sac-Joaquin Section boys volleyball playoffs are April 29-30. With Golden Sierra-Garden Valley earning a No. 6 seed in Division III, the Grizzlies are the defending section champion with the... Read more
Vista del Lago Volleyball: Eagles Seniors’ Time To Shine
With Five Seniors Leading The Way, Vista del Lago Enters The Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs Hoping To Party Like Its 2012 • Timing is essential to success in volleyball. Jump too soon, set too late, or miss a hit or dig attempt by a split-second, and the point is lost.... Read more
State of Baseball Playoffs
CIF Could Be On the Cusp of State Championship Event For Baseball • The last official CIF state baseball championship was in 1922 in Los Angeles as Sacramento High blanked Franklin-Los Angeles 3-0. San Diego High won the year before over host Chico and also won titles in 1918... Read more
Cal, Life to Meet in D1A Nationals at Santa Clara
California and Life University To Meet in National Championship  For the second time in two years, The Life University Running Eagles (Marietta, GA) and The California Golden Bears will meet in the D1A Rugby National Championship.  Cal and Life have been two of the most dominant programs in collegiate rugby... Read more
Boras Baseball Classic: Mitty Mastery
Monarchs Earned Trip To Boras Baseball Classic Championship After Outlasting WCAL Rival Bellarmine In The NorCal Title Game • Pity the poor Archbishop Mitty-San Jose baseball players. They didn’t get a one-week spring break that was showing on their schedule since the beginning of the 2019 season. Instead, the... Read more