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Max Nyrop: Nothing But Zeroes
Alameda Senior Max Nyrop Finishes Just Two Innings Shy Of State Record For Consecutive Scoreless Innings Pitched • When a pitcher in baseball doesn’t give up a run and posts a shutout, the manager or coach is never questioned about poor sportsmanship. A run is a run and any... Read more
Sheldon Boys Basketball: Huskies Hunker Down
Using Depth, Experience To Overcome Key Injuries, Sheldon Won Its First Sac-Joaquin Section Title Since 2013 — Can Huskies Repeat As NorCal Champs? Sheldon has earned its standing as a Northern California boys’ basketball powerhouse — perhaps the best public school program in the region over the last 20... Read more
Fun at the Fort. Cycling League Gets its Pedals Grinding
Oh It’s On. Fun at the Fort Race Kicks Off NorCal League 2019 Mtn. Biking Season After a long, rainy winter the warm sunshine and blue skies of Monterey were a welcome change of pace, and the perfect setting for Race #1. Fun at the Fort. High school student-athletes were... Read more
Lexi Webb: Oakdale Softball’s Ultimate Weapon
Oakdale’s Lexi Webb Might Just Be One Of The Best High School Softball Hitters In The Country — And She Can Pitch, Too • Lexi Webb, the embodiment of power and potential on the diamond, blushes when the conversation turns to her.  These days, the Oakdale High senior has... Read more
SportStar of the Week: Ali Bamberger Carondelet Basketball
Ali Bamberger — Carondelet-Concord Varsity Basketball Standout You’ve seen the name before gracing these hallowed SportStars of the Week pages. Ali Bamberger, the Carondelet Basketball Cougars 6-foot-3 post player, posted a dominant double-double of 28 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks to lead her team to a fourth-straight North... Read more
BOYS XC ATHLETE OF THE YEAR LIAM ANDERSON
Gatorade Presents Winner with Honor in Front of Family, Friends and Teammates In its 34th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Liam Anderson of Redwood High School in Larkspur, CA as the 2018-19 Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Anderson won the... Read more
3 Exercises Add Distance to Your Golf Swing
Want to add distance to your golf swing? Here’s how: Add Stability! Every golfer who plays the game wants to hit the golf ball farther and add distance to his golf swing. This game is tough enough as it is, so adding 10-15 yards would definitely help. There are... Read more
All-NorCal Wrestling Honors: Ike’s Ironmen &  Ironwomen
Gilroy, Oakdale And Turlock All Score Big As Ike Dodson Offers Up SportStars’ Second Annual All-NorCal Wrestling Honors • Girls, girls, girls. They were the talk of the CIF State Wrestling Championships after swarming the first-ever three-day coed title event at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield. They also rightfully invade... Read more
CIF Wrestling Championships: Gilroy Boys, NorCal Girls Shine
Revisiting NorCal’s Key Stories, Newsmakers And Highlights Of NorCal’s Three Days And Nights At The CIF Wrestling Championships • Denied a CIF team wrestling championship in his first opportunity to win one at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield Saturday, Gilroy wrestling coach and UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier crafted a... Read more
Wrestling Legend Lee Kemp Coming to Norcal TOC
National Wrestling Legend Lee Kemp at the 51st Annual Norcal TOC for Fan Meet and Greet Top Youth Wrestlers at Del Oro Nearly 600 middle school-aged wrestlers are expected to compete at the 51st Annual Northern California Tournament of Champions (Norcal TOC) at Del Oro High School in Loomis. And they’ll... Read more
Kari Geissberger: Day In The Life
Sunny With A Chance Of Spikes: Marin Catholic Volleyball Star, Kari Geissberger, Is A Ray Of Positive Energy — And A Devastating Hitter • Kari Geissberger doesn’t really walk across the Marin Catholic High campus. It’s more of a glide.  That’s how quickly she and her 6-foot-5 frame seem... Read more
Heritage Softball: Patriots Swing Into 2019
Can A Mix Of Talented Seniors And Explosive Youth Lead To Heritage Softball’s First NCS Title In More Than A Decade? • With a brisk pace, the Heritage High softball players walked to practice with sweatshirt hoods cinched tight over their heads.  The rain came at them sideways from... Read more