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St. Francis XC Wins Fourth Straight Section Title
Cross Country Wins Fourth Straight Section Title to Qualify for State Championships The St. Francis cross country team won its fourth consecutive Sac-Joaquin Section Division II title and qualified for the CIF State Cross Country Championships on Nov. 30. “The team feels awesome,” said senior Isabella Fauria. “We can’t... Read more
Isa Silva: Top Recruit Leads Jesuit Into 2019-20
Tabbed By One Evaluator As “A Magician,” Isa Silva Leads A Promising Marauders Roster That Has Jesuit Aiming For A Return To Sac-Joaquin Section Elite • Two months, three states, two countries. With that track record, you could say Isa Silva is getting used to flying across the country.  This... Read more
Campolindo Volleyball: Bounce Back Brings State Run
After Being Swept In The Section Finals, The Cougars Found New Motivation And Became The First Campolindo Team To Reach A Division I State Volleyball Final • John Vuong knew the players on his Campolindo volleyball team were hurting.  As the team sat together in the aftermath of a... Read more
Pittsburg Football’s Swashbuckler Survival Guide
The 2019 Pirates Have Battled Their Way Through The Types Of Adversity That Have Derailed Pittsburg Football Teams Of The Recent Past • In most cases, the loss of a quarterback to injury would qualify as one of the most adverse circumstances a high school football team could face. That... Read more
Campolindo Boys Basketball: Recipe For A Title
It All Came Together As The Campolindo Boys Basketball Program Won Its First State Title Last Season — Can A Talented Cougars Roster Find The Right Mix For A Repeat? After winning a state basketball championship, coaches and players are apt to reflect on all the hard work that... Read more
Alden Standley, Sacred Heart, Volleyball SportStar of the Week!
 ALDEN STANDLEY Sacred Heart Cathedral-S.F. – Volleyball – Senior- Honored as SportStar of the Week! They say it’s hard to beat a good team three times. Try five! Standley delivered 44 assists and added eight digs on Nov. 9 as she and her Fightin’ Irish teammates defeated Archbishop Mitty-San... Read more
Signs to Come: CA Wrestlers Going D1
CA Wrestlers Going D1- Poway’s Jason Miranda and Elk Grove’s Peter Ming Sign With Stanford University (Division I) Jason Miranda 133/141 Pound class is a 2X CA State Medalist from Poway High Elk Grove’s Peter Ming is the 2019 CIF State Medalist/2x USAW Folkstyle All-American Gilroy’s Nick Villarreal Signs... Read more
Saint Francis Volleyball Sweeps Oak Ridge
Saint Francis Volleyball Wins Section Title 3-0 Over Oak Ridge The top-ranked Saint Francis volleyball team swept No. 3 Oak Ridge 25-21, 25-18, 25-13 to win the school’s first Sac-Joaquin Section title in volleyball since 2012 and 13th in school history. “I am super proud of them,” said Head... Read more
Jzaniya Harriel: Sac Region’s Top Recruit Leads Feisty Antelope
FLASH OF THE TITANS: Do-Everything Recruit Jzaniya Harriel Leads An Antelope Team Full Of Guards Bent On Out-Running, Out-Shooting And Outlasting Anyone • Squeaking sneakers scramble to midcourt during Antelope’s girls basketball practice in early November, Jzaniya Harriel and her teammates then dart toward one of six baskets that... Read more
H.S. Wrestling State Champions, Medalists
WRESTLING’S 3x CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONS Jesse Vasquez (Excelsior, S, 12): 2017, ’18, ‘19 3X CALIFORNIA STATE MEDALIST Aaron Nagao (Esperanza, S, 12): 5th, 2nd, 1st (2017 – ’19) _______________________________ CONNECT WITH US: Follow SportStars on Twitter & Instagram | Like us on Facebook | Subscribe! _______________________________   2x CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONS Richard Figueroa (Selma, CS, 11): 2018, ‘19 Maximo... Read more
World Series Keep You From a Good Night’s Sleep?
In the wake of this years’ World Series, late nights watching the big game on TV or at the stadium are inevitable. As we closed in on the final games of the World Series, a sleep expert at the Baylor College of Medicine asked, are there ways to feel... Read more
St. Joseph Girls Basketball: Pilots Ready To Fire Afterburners
Alameda’s St. Joseph Notre Dame Has Reached A North Coast Section Final In Each Of The Past Five Seasons — And Is Ready To Add On • We’ve all been there: Ms. Grunion’s English class, and it’s time to write a book report. Ms. Grunion, who settles for no... Read more