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NorCal Preseason Top 30: Expanded Football Rankings To Open 2019

NorCal Preseason Top 30: Expanded Football Rankings To Open 2019

High School FootballRankings August 19, 2019 0

SportStars Opens The 2019 High School Football Season With Our NorCal Preseason Top 30 Rankings • NorCal Preseason Top 30. All records are from 2018 1. DE LA SALLE-CONCORD (11-1) FINAL 2018 NORCAL RANK: 1 OUTLOOK: No surprise here. The Spartans enter 2019 with 27 straight North Coast Section... Read more
Preseason All-NorCal Football 2019

Preseason All-NorCal Football 2019

Central Coast SectionHigh School FootballNorth Coast SectionNorthern SectionOakland SectionSac-Joaquin Section August 16, 2019 0

SportStars’ 2019 Preseason All-NorCal Football Team Features 44 Players Representing Five Different NorCal Sections • Welcome to our Preseason All-NorCal Football Team, a staple of our annual Football Preview Issue. Selections are based on a variety of criteria, including 2018 performance, 2019 expectations, comments from coaches and recruiting buzz.... Read more
Cameron Skattebo: “I Will Score”, Rio Linda’s Relentless RB

Cameron Skattebo: “I Will Score”, Rio Linda’s Relentless RB

High School FootballHigh School Sports FeaturesSac-Joaquin Section August 16, 2019 0

NorCal’s Most Prolific Running Back From 2018, Cameron Skattebo Returns With A Goal Of 300 Yards A Game For The Defending CIF Bowl Champs • Before he was a Northern California football legend and a Division 5-A State Bowl Champion for Rio Linda, Cameron Skattebo was a running back... Read more
High School Football: STRONG SIDE • Inside Football’s Good Fight

High School Football: STRONG SIDE • Inside Football’s Good Fight

High School FootballHigh School Sports Features August 16, 2019 0

With The Risks Of Playing Driving Society’s Narrative About High School Football, Many Teens Still Crave It And Several Coaches Strive To Teach It. We Asked WHY • Tre Maronic has every reason not to play high school football. In June of 2016, Maronic sat by his brother Toran’s... Read more
Why We Play: High School Football Players, Coaches Sound Off

Why We Play: High School Football Players, Coaches Sound Off

High School Football August 16, 2019 0

For Our 10th Annual High School Football Preview, SportStars Sought To Find Reasons Players And Coaches Still Embrace A Sport With Obvious Health Risks • Below is our “Why We Play” collection: A list of responses obtained through the course of our reporting for the main feature of our... Read more
Pleasant Valley, Campolindo Football Drop Into NorCal Ranks At #21-22

Pleasant Valley, Campolindo Football Drop Into NorCal Ranks At #21-22

High School FootballNorth Coast SectionNorthern SectionRankings August 15, 2019 0

A Pair Of 10-Win Teams In 2018, Campolindo And Pleasant Valley-Chico Both Come Into 2019 With Key Returners And High Expectations • This is the fifth of five releases this week debuting the opening 10 teams to our expanded 2019 Fit Pro Go! NorCal Preseason Top 30 Rankings. Pleasant Valley-Chico... Read more
Sherman Divers Finish 1st at Far Westerns Meet

Sherman Divers Finish 1st at Far Westerns Meet

Aquatics August 15, 2019 0

One of the oldest meets in the country, the Far Westerns Diving Meet, took place in Santa Clara August 9-11. What makes Far Westerns a particularly special meet, besides its long history, are the myriad events in which each diver can participate. Athletes can dive from platforms (5, 7,... Read more
Jay Butterfield: Liberty’s Leading Lion (NCS Large Schools 2019)

Jay Butterfield: Liberty’s Leading Lion (NCS Large Schools 2019)

High School FootballNorth Coast Section August 15, 2019 0

After Quarterbacking Liberty-Brentwood To Its First Section And CIF Bowl Titles In Consecutive Seasons, Jay Butterfield Isn’t Afraid To Ask ‘What’s Next?’ • Jay Butterfield has done it all in two short seasons.  He is a 2018 CIF 1-A State Bowl champion, a college committed athlete and has gone... Read more
Moreau Catholic Football: Ready, Fresh, GO! (NCS Small Schools 2019)

Moreau Catholic Football: Ready, Fresh, GO! (NCS Small Schools 2019)

High School FootballNorth Coast Section August 14, 2019 0

One Year After Falling One Win Short Of Its First Section Title, Moreau Catholic Takes Aim Again With Star Tailback Fresh Ison Leading The Way • As he prepares for his third varsity season, Fresh Ison is finally the wise elder on the Moreau Catholic football team. And he’s... Read more
Tommy Troy Los Gatos Baseball Honored SportStar of the Week

Tommy Troy Los Gatos Baseball Honored SportStar of the Week

Central Coast SectionHigh School Baseball/SoftballSportStars of the Week August 14, 2019 0

Tommy Troy, the Stanford-bound infielder, competed for the Northern California team in the prestigious Area Code Baseball showcase event in Long Beach from Aug. 5-9. Troy had his best day on Aug. 8, the only day NorCal had a double-header in the round robin schedule. He started both games... Read more
Las Lomas, Rancho Cotate Football Open With NorCal Ranks Of #23-24

Las Lomas, Rancho Cotate Football Open With NorCal Ranks Of #23-24

High School FootballNorth Coast SectionRankings August 14, 2019 0

With 23 Combined Wins In 2019 And Pair Of NCS Semifinal Appearances, Both Las Lomas And Rancho Cotate Are On Serious Upward Trends • This is the fourth of five releases this week debuting the opening 10 teams to our expanded 2019 Fit Pro Go! NorCal Preseason Rankings. Las... Read more
Nutritional Keys to Optimal Athletic Performance

Nutritional Keys to Optimal Athletic Performance

LEVELUP INSIDERS August 14, 2019 0

These Twins Can Help You Win! Here’s my take on the nutritional key to optimal athletic performance: The One Thing that changes everything is Nutrition. Precise nutrition is the single optimizer of health and performance. We are what we eat! The tough thing is that there are a zillion... Read more