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NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (1-25)

Blog April 6, 2021

What to do in the aftermath of Norco’s win from last Saturday over previous No. 6 Corona Centennial? Should a team like the Cougars jump all the way up into this week’s rankings from the bubble and where should the Huskies drop? We say yes and put the two... Read more

Oakmont Baseball | Meet The Upset Squad

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section April 5, 2021 0

Nearly Two Years Removed From A 30-Win Section Title Season, Oakmont Baseball Returned From The Pandemic Led By A Young Wave Of Talent Ready To Face Anyone • Kurt Marton saved his best fastball for last on March 30. The right-handed sophomore pitcher on the Oakmont High baseball team... Read more

Campolindo Football | Strength In Numbers

High School Football High School Sports Features North Coast Section April 5, 2021 0

When Campolindo Lineman Elijah Klock’s Father Passed Away Five Days Before Facing Rival Acalanes, It Led The Cougars On A Week That Truly Underscored The Importance Of This Brief Football Season • Campolindo football coach Kevin Macy is no stranger to magical moments on the football field. Through his... Read more

Pahulu’s POV | Monterey Trail Football Powers Past Clayton

High School Football LEVELUP INSIDERS North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section March 28, 2021 0

A Strong Power Running Game Delivers Nonconference Road Win For Monterey Trail Football • George Pahulu first approached SportStars about covering Tongan and Samoan athletes for the magazine back in 2017. He’s covered several games for us since then under the series name, “Pahulu’s Point Of View.” With football... Read more

State Stat Stars of the Week

Blog March 26, 2021

Several from baseball & softball join with football for this week’s honor roll of significant individual accomplishments. These are done each week also to track totals for inclusion in our all-time state record lists, which can be found through the tabs on the top of this page. Football’s best... Read more

OAL Football Preview | Four Oakland Schools Set For Spring Blitz

High School Football Oakland Section March 26, 2021 1

There Will Be A Silver Bowl On April 24, But The Journey Carries A Lot More Weight Than Any Destination For OAL Football Teams This Spring • TOP PHOTO: From left to right, Skyline’s Darius Fonteno, McClymonds’ DaVeonne Sanders and Castlemont’s Franklin Daniels. 504 days. That’s how long Castlemont... Read more

SportStories, Ep. 4 | Ripple Effect: Remembering Mark Halvorson

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Podcasts March 25, 2021 2

The Pod Welcomes Its First Olympian As Robby Smith Joined Multiple Wrestlers To Help Us Remember The Late Youth And De La Salle Coach, Mark Halvorson • As the wrestling program director at Concord’s Community Youth Center, Mark Halvorson opened the door of wrestling to countless youth from all... Read more

Jordan Woolery | From Legend To Leader At Clayton Valley

High School Baseball/Softball High School Sports Features North Coast Section March 18, 2021 0

Tales Of Jordan Woolery’s Softball Mastery Were Widespread Before Her 2019 Arrival At Clayton Valley — As It Turned Out, They Were All True • Jordan Woolery has never waited long to make an impression. When she was in the sixth grade, word started filtering around Concord’s Clayton Valley... Read more

Pahulu’s POV | Menlo-Atherton Football’s Sharp Spring Opener

Central Coast Section High School Football March 17, 2021 0

George Pahulu Was Impressed With Menlo-Atherton Football In Its Season-Opening Win Over Half Moon Bay • George Pahulu first approached SportStars about covering Tongan and Samoan athletes for the magazine back in 2017. He’s covered several games for us since then under the series name, “Pahulu’s Point Of View.”... Read more

Bulldog Blast | Bats Lead Alhambra Softball To First Win Since 2019

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section March 12, 2021 1

Behind A 13-Hit Assault, The Senior-Driven Alhambra Softball Team Topped Clayton Valley For The Program’s First Win In 22 Months For the Alhambra Softball team, a long year of waiting to play softball together again ended Tuesday, March 9. That was followed by a long 44 hours of waiting... Read more

SportStories, Episode 3 | Football Springs To Life

High School Football North Coast Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section March 10, 2021 0

The Podcast Celebrates The Return To Football With A Tribute To Traditional Offseason Anticipation And Memorable NorCal Season Openers • If you’ve been someone paying attention to California high school sports — or lack thereof — over the last several months, then you know this week of March 8th... Read more

High School Sports | A Spring For All Seasons

High School Baseball/Softball High School Football HS / CLUB Soccer March 5, 2021 0

Athletic Directors And League Commissioners Want Nothing More Than To See Kids Back Competing — But Getting To That Point Has Never Taken More Work. So are the administrators who make high school sports tick breathing a sigh of relief that sports are coming back? Only if by some... Read more