Boys BB: NEW ’23 State Player Ranks
Blog August 10, 2021
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with an updated look at the close of the school year at the state’s top college prospects in the sophomore (2023) class. Our final 2023 Cal-Hi Sports Top 65 for the 2020-21 school year shows nine newcomers since our last... Read more
Folsom’s Newest Dynamic Duo | RETURN TO FALL Football Preview Series No. 4
High School FootballSac-Joaquin Section August 9, 2021 0
Tyler Tremain And Rico Flores Jr. Continue Folsom Football’s Long Line Of Quarterback-Receiver Duos; PLUS A Trailer For SportStars’ New Football Podcast • This is the fourth of 20 installments to our Return To Fall Series — a daily component to our 2021 NorCal Football Preview coverage. Though Folsom... Read more
Preseason Sac-Joaquin Sec FB Team
Blog August 9, 2021
We obviously couldn’t do these preseason teams in a tour of the state last year and are late in getting started this year, but here we go. This first one is for the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section and it’s a 30-player squad dominated by D1 title favorite Folsom. Stockton rival... Read more
Vista del Lago Chases Lost Time | RETURN TO FALL Football Preview Series No. 3
Central Coast SectionHigh School FootballNorth Coast SectionSac-Joaquin Section August 8, 2021 0
New Coach, Revamped Roster Wants To Keep Vista del Lago Football On The Rise; PLUS Los Gatos’ Jake Ripp: Great Name, Better Linebacker • This is the third of 20 installments to our Return To Fall Series — a daily component to our 2021 NorCal Football Preview coverage. Like... Read more
Whicker: DL Hero Kanu is a marvel at Santa Margarita
Blog August 8, 2021
LONG BEACH — His name is Hero Kanu. “It’s a name of destiny,” said Anthony Rouzier, his football coach at Santa Margarita High. Kanu plays in the Trinity League, where you always need another Hero or maybe a whole comic book library. The Trinity League is known as the... Read more
A look at 100 fall athletes in Monterey County over 50 days
Blog August 8, 2021
Brady Kasper, Carmel Brought up as a freshman two years ago to play special teams, Kasper will be a starter on both sides of the ball this fall for the Padres. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound linebacker will anchor the defense as a run stuffer, who can also drop back and... Read more
St. Francis to begin stadium construction in September
Blog August 8, 2021
WATSONVILLE — St. Francis High will undergo construction to install a synthetic turf field and new multi-use stadium beginning in September, the school announced Friday at its annual fundraiser golf tournament. The stadium, which will include bleacher seating for 400 spectators on one sideline, is the first phase of... Read more
Amid another COVID-19 surge that has already caused games to be canceled in Southern California, high school football players returned to practice Friday in about half of the Bay Area, hoping for a semblance of normalcy just months after completing a spring season that was anything but routine. From... Read more
Benicia Ready For Big Time | RETURN TO FALL Football Preview Series No. 2
Central Coast SectionHigh School FootballNorth Coast Section August 7, 2021 0
Senior-Heavy With Multiple Next-Level Playmakers, Benicia Panthers Are Ready To Pounce; PLUS: DJ Crowther Plots An Encore • This is the second of 20 installments to our Return To Fall Series — a daily component to our 2021 NorCal Football Preview coverage. If experience counts for anything, Benicia football... Read more
FB Preview: Six Burning Questions
Blog August 7, 2021
The first of our preseason all-section, all-area or all-county teams will begin to be pushed out over the weekend plus we’re about one week from the preseason TOP 50 team rankings, but for now here’s a big picture outlook of where things stand prior to the 2021 California high... Read more
Bishop O’Dowd Believes | SportStars’ RETURN TO FALL Football Preview Series No. 1
High School FootballNorth Coast SectionSac-Joaquin Section August 6, 2021 0
Young Nucleus Of Talented Skill Players Has Bishop O’Dowd Thinking Big Things For 2021; PLUS: Liberty’s Nate Bell: The Dual Threat QB In The Shadows • This is the first of 20 installments to our Return To Fall Series — a daily component to our 2021 NorCal Football Preview... Read more
Boys BB: Final ’21 Player Rankings
Blog August 6, 2021
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a final look at the state’s top college prospects in the senior (2021) class. Our final 2021 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 shows many changes and 27 newcomers. Obviously there are many changes since we haven’t updated our players... Read more
