10 Years Of SportStars’ Staff Memories & Favorites
Central Coast SectionHigh School FootballHigh School Sports FeaturesNorth Coast SectionSac-Joaquin Section June 16, 2020 0
For Its 10th Anniversary Issue, SportStars Staff Members And Longtime Contributors Share Their Memories And Favorites From The Magazine’s First Decade Of Publishing • On June 12, we released our 10th Anniversary issue. One of the cornerstones of the content were various staff accounts of their memories and favorites... Read more
MLB Draft 2020: Seven NorCal Natives Selected, Two Stay In Bay
Central Coast SectionCentral SectionHigh School Baseball/SoftballNorth Coast SectionNorthern SectionOakland SectionSac-Joaquin SectionSan Francisco Section June 15, 2020 0
Detroit Tigers Take Former Casa Grande High Slugger Spencer Torkelson No. 1 Overall As Seven Former NorCal Standouts Are Chosen In Five-Round MLB Draft • The two-day 2020 MLB Draft started with a bang for local fans as Case Grande-Petaluma’s Spencer Torkelson was drafted first overall by the Detroit... Read more
Nick Yorke, Boston Red Sox 1st Round Pick | SportStar Of The Week
Central Coast SectionHigh School Baseball/SoftballSportStars of the Week June 15, 2020 0
NICK YORKE Archbishop Mitty-San Jose – Baseball – Senior Despite having his senior season all but wiped out because of the Coronavirus, something tells us that the recently-graduated Yorke is a lot less bummed after June 11. That’s when the Boston Red Sox made him their first-round selection (17th... Read more
SportStars: 10 Years of Sports Coverage • A Decade of Gratitude!
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SportStars 10th Anniversary Special Edition is now Live Online A mammoth 70-page effort jam-packed with Best Of’s, Player Spotlights, Memories, Favorites, Amazing Photography and More. 10 Years of Sports Coverage. A Decade of Gratitude! Honor. Encourage. Inspire. Thank you Reader Friends! #NeverStop #SportStarsNow Mike, Sharon, Chace, MikeD, Ryan... Read more
Editors note: Regional Training Centers (RTC’s) are becoming very popular among the collegiate level programs. Fresno State also has an RTC program that is open to former wrestlers training for the international level, as well as top level high school wrestlers that meet specified criteria (e.g., cadet/Jr. All-Americans, state... Read more
Frank Cheek, Legendary Humboldt State Coach Passes
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This past Saturday, legendary Humboldt State University Coach Frank Cheek passed away at the age of 82. His long career at Humboldt State included 22 years coaching wrestling and 25 years coaching softball. Most recently the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Hall of Fame inducted Cheek. Frank Cheek guided... Read more
St. Anthony’s Tiare Jennings is the Press-Telegram’s Most Outstanding Senior in softball
Blog June 9, 2020
Tiare Jennings of St. Anthony had the start of all starts to her softball season. She batted .710 (22 for 31) with six home runs, 19 RBIs, 18 runs, four doubles and a triple through eight games before the coronavirus pandemic lowered the boom on the season. She was... Read more
State guidelines for schools reopening don’t answer questions about sports returning
Blog June 9, 2020
Those wondering whether high school sports will resume in the fall didn’t get a definitive answer on Monday when Tony Thurmond, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, released the California Department of Education’s guidelines for helping schools reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are still in the waiting game,”... Read more
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Alemany quarterback Miller Moss, who recently committed to USC, has applied for enrollment at Mater Dei. Mater Dei associate athletic director Jessica Perry said via email that Moss had not been accepted at Mater Dei as... Read more
There are signs that there is light at the end of the tunnel for high school student-athletes and coaches. CIF State Executive Director Ron Nocetti announced last week during a CIF State Federation Council meeting that the office is ready to establish “Return to Participation” guidelines for schools that... Read more
At an early age, Dillon Danner assumed leadership positions in the sports arena. Quarterback. Point guard. Catcher. The Santa Cruz High star not only retained those roles as he got older, he continued to blossom and shined brightest this season as a senior. He led the Cardinals football team... Read more
More Mascots Fun (Closed Schools)
Blog June 9, 2020
Everyone loves unique mascot names with some of the most popular in California being the Lincoln Zebras of Lincoln, Mayfair Monsoons of Lakewood, Vintage Crushers of Napa, Poly Parrots of Los Angeles, Chester Volcanoes of Chester and Venice Gondoliers of Venice. Here’s some more with the added twist that... Read more