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All-State Baseball Patch List
For those just interested in seeing the names of players who are on the Gold Club post for this year’s All-State Underclass Team for baseball 2021 without having to pay us any money, here is a simple alphabetical list. If you want the full presentation and are not Gold... Read more
All-State Girls BB: Best of Best
Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year Jayda Curry of No. 1 Corona Centennial leads the first team (top 10 overall) on the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state girls basketball team. Two sophomores who have both been state player of the year both land on this first group along... Read more
Girls BB: Divisional All-State 2021
Just like the boys, there are 144 players who have been named for these annual all-state teams according to five divisions. This is the 41st consecutive year of Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams in girls basketball (just one less year than boys). Schools that won CIF SoCal regional titles in... Read more
Baseball/Softball Coach Milestones 2021
State record coaching lists for baseball and softball have now all been updated through the 2021 season and here’s a look at the most significant milestone wins that were celebrated. For baseball, it would have to be Lakewood’s Spud O’Neil reaching 900 victories while in softball it was a... Read more
NBA Draft: Big Night for State
While most basketball fans in the state were buzzing about the L.A. Lakers getting superstar Russell Westbrook in a trade, the hugs and high fives were plentiful for those young players from the state who were selected on Thursday in the 2021 NBA Draft. California actually tied a record... Read more
All-State BB: Best of the Best
Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year Amari Bailey of state power Sierra Canyon and two terrific seniors from the CIF Southern Section’s Baseline League headline the 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state boys basketball teams. Go inside to see why these 10 have finished their careers as First Team... Read more
Boys BB: Divisional All-State 2021
Despite the extreme circumstances of a much later than usual 2021 boys basketball season in the state, we have selected 144 players for our annual all-state teams according to five divisions. This is the 42nd straight year of Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams. Several schools that won CIF SoCal regional... Read more
Class of 23 FB: Preseason Hot 100
Here is our first deep dive into the top 100 ranked football recruits from California for the Class of 2023. These juniors have all played fewer games than any other previous classes due to the pandemic and only in the last few months have been able to get busy... Read more
2021 NorCal Football Preview | Return To Fall Series
SportStars’ Return To Fall Series Is A Daily Collection Of NorCal Football Preview Content Highlighting Teams, Players, Rankings And More • From Aug. 6-26, the staff at SportStars Magazine will be celebrating football’s return to fall by working together to produce a daily collection of preview content from throughout... Read more
SportStories, Ep. 11 | Olympians Pt. 2: Goal Oriented
Jump Back A Decade With Us As We Highlight The Dominance And Rise Of U.S. Soccer’s Abby Dahlkemper And U.S. Water Polo’s Maggie Steffens • TOP PHOTO: Maggie Steffens Competes For Monte Vista-Danville In 2010. (Bob Larson photo) Abby Dahlkemper and Maggie Steffens both graduated high school in the... Read more
Ms. Softball 2021: Jayla Castro
It’s been two years since the last Ms. Softball State Player of the Year has been determined, and it’s another of the closest calls ever. This time, even though she and her team didn’t get to have section playoffs, the winner is UCLA-bound catcher Jayla Castro of Rocklin. She... Read more
LIST: NorCal Olympians (Tokyo 2020/21)
Wondering How Many Current Olympians Graduated From NorCal High Schools? This Might Be The List You’re Looking For • TOP PHOTO: Drew Holland, Men’s Water Polo, Miramonte-Orinda ’14 With every Olympics it’s fun to root for Team USA. It’s even more fun when you know the specific athletes are... Read more