Sportstars
Dublin Volleyball’s Brooke Lohuis: Touched By Tragedy
In November 2017, Brooke Lohuis Transferred to Dublin High from Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Florida — It Was A Move That May Have Saved Her Life, And Changed Her Future • “I was in a group chat with my family, when my sister texted that there were shots fired... Read more
Del Oro’s Blake Brothers: SJS Wrestling Super Siblings
Blake Brothers, Noah And Eli, Lead Del Oro Wrestling Into The Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Tourney Looking To Make History • This weekend the Del Oro wrestling team will vie for a top-three finish at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling Championships. It would be the seventh consecutive season the Loomis school... Read more
SportStar of the Week: Weston Ranch Basketball Gavin Wilburn
GAVIN WILBURN – Weston Ranch-Stockton – Basketball – Junior • One week after dropping 19 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and three steals in a 66-60 road win over NorCal-ranked Grant-Sacramento on Jan. 19, Gavin Wilburn came up with another big game. And he helped the Cougars fend off a... Read more
Logan Track Clinic: Olympians Unite
Several Former Track & Field Olympians Unite For James Logan Track Clinic And A Week Of School Visits • In choosing a theme and honorees for his upcoming Olympians Week, Lee Webb looked toward one specific year. One tumultuous yet momentous year. 1968. The 32nd anniversary of the Willie... Read more
USA Rugby National Teams Massive Weekend
USA National Teams log massive weekend with two medals and seven individual benchmarks in rugby USA Rugby.org today reported their National teams recorded a massive weekend in international rugby with ten achievements across three national teams in sevens and fifteens. From Thursday, Jan 31 to Sunday, Feb 3 the... Read more
SportStar of the Week: JoVon McClanahan
JOVON MCCLANAHAN SportStar of the Week – Salesian-Richmond – Basketball – Senior • It’s been a dominant first two months of the season for nationally-ranked Salesian, and McClanahan has been right at the center of it. He showed that again on Jan. 26 at Solano College in Fairfield. He... Read more
Clipboard: Balance On The Courts
Gym Time Isn’t Always Easy To Come By, Nor Fair. Make The Best Of It •   Our freshman boys basketball team would beat our girls varsity by 20 — at least. But the girls get better practice times and more publicity than our boys varsity even though they... Read more
Quick 6 Football is Golden
Rob Sutton set his sights on another golden year. And 2019 is shaping up to be just that for Quick 6 Football 7-on-7 championship series — GOLDEN GREAT in the golden state! Being a middle school or high school football player nowadays means more than just showing up for... Read more
Ryan Partridge: NorCal Football Coach Of The Year
He Led Liberty-Brentwood To Its First Section Title In Year One — And Delivered A State Bowl Crown With His Encore • History is starting to make a habit of following two-year Liberty High coach Ryan Partridge. After leading the Lions to their first section title in 2017, Partridge... Read more
NCVA Power League: Girls Season Hits Full Swing
Several Loaded Squads Gear Up For Club Power League Opening • As February arrives, so does the heart of the girls volleyball club season. The Northern California Volleyball Association Power League kicked off the 18U Division in December. Divisions 11U through 17U all get underway on Feb. 2-3 with... Read more
Henry To’oto’o: 2018 NorCal Defensive Player Of The Year
De La Salle’s Wrecking Ball Linebacker Embodied The Physical Nature And Served As The Emotional Center To NorCal’s Best Team, Defense • Henry To’oto’o spent 12 games of 2018 cementing his stature as Northern California’s best linebacker — for the second year in a row. His standing as one... Read more
Kaiden Bennett: 2018 NorCal Offensive Player Of The Year
Folsom’s Offense Was A High-Octane, Well-Oiled Machine — And The Boise State-Bound Dual-Threat QB Was The Rocket Fuel Making It All Go • No player was more potent in 2018 than Folsom High’s Kaiden Bennett.  In his second year as the varsity starter, Bennett accounted for 75 touchdowns —... Read more