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Into The Sunset

Uncategorized August 21, 2014 0

Pete Saco closes out 21 years as the SJS commissioner this August.  Read more
Aqua Force: Influential Bay Area Synchronized Clubs
Two Bay Area swim clubs helped pioneer synchronized swimming, and remain a major national influence.   Here in the Bay Area, when we think of the success of our sports teams, a quick rundown of Super Bowls, World Series, and even the odd NBA championship may conjure up great... Read more
Rising Star: Fast Track with Jaden Conwright
Still a year before he can drive a street car, Newark Memorial’s Jaden Conwright is a rising Formula Car talent and on the fast track to success. Steve Brisentine had a hard time believing what he was hearing.   The 53-year-old San Ramon-native had come to renown World Speed... Read more
Intermediate LLWS: West Was Best
The one-stop hub for all of SportStars’ coverage of the Intermediate Little League World Series in Livermore Read more
     For as long as I’ve been writing about high school sports, at least 7-10 times a year, I have had the same question asked of me.     I’ve been asked this question a bit more since we began SportStars, but I’d hear it when I was in... Read more
Our countdown of the Bay Area’s Top 75 athletes from the 2013-14 school year. Read more
National bronze medalists, Five Starz VB Club’s U17 roster is as talented as they come. Read more
Pacific Rim Academy’s 17U boys team went to Texas and brought back an Open Div. National Title. Read more
Sabrina Ionescu: Girl’s Got Next | SportStars Vault 2014
Miramonte’s Sabrina Ionescu Wore A Team USA Jersey Once Again This Summer, Adding To An Already Stacked Resume • This story was originally published in July 2014. Blinded by the light of professional sports – and of course, the money on the men’s side – it’s easy to overlook... Read more
   During the World Cup, there is a lot of talk about the formation and the tactics, but then they focus on the star players. What’s more important? P.L., Sonoma     Great question — and it applies to all sports. In fact, I’ll start with college basketball.    When... Read more
Arturo Sotomayor – Track & Field – Junior
   After a disappointing trip to the CIF State Track and Field Championships at the beginning of June, the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters 800 meters champion was determined to get back to his winning ways.  Read more
   I love the World Cup. And it’s not because I’m a big soccer fan.     I love the World Cup because it turns me — and millions of other fair weather futbol Americans — into soccer fans. All-consuming soccer fans. Even if just for a few summer fortnights.... Read more