Figure Skaters from Across the Nation Arrive in Roseville for the Gold Rush Dance and Showcase on Ice, March 17-18 at Skatetown Ice Arena. Figure Skaters: Capital City Figure Skating Club (CCFSC) and Placer Valley Tourism are gearing up for the Gold Rush Dance and Showcase Ice figure skaters competition taking... Read more
SportStars’ NorCal Wrestling Writer, Ike Dodson, Dishes Out His First Annual NorCal Wrestling Postseason Awards In The Wake Of The CIF Wrestling Championships How do you put a full NorCal Wrestling season of triumphs and heartbreaks — the result of countless hours of grass drills, weight cuts and sniffing... Read more
De La Salle’s Sr. Wrestler Captures First Gold In Program’s History With His Triumph In The 145-Pound Bracket at CIF State Wrestling Championship. Mark Halvorson’s heart sank when Tony Mendoza’s outstretched hand snaked toward the left foot of his De La Salle-Concord wrestling star, Peyton Omania, in the waning... Read more
Burlingame Boys Soccer “Super” Motivation
HS / CLUB Soccer March 8, 2018 0
Embracing The Role Of Underdogs, Burlingame Boys Soccer Reached CIF NorCal Semifinals By Attempting To Mirror Mindset Of Super Bowl Champs • Though this was a CIF NorCal soccer playoff game, the Burlingame boys soccer team took a Super Bowl team’s mindset. “When we entered CCS, we were given... Read more
Learning the R.A.C.E. Formula to Perform to Your Potential
High School BasketballLEVELUP INSIDERS March 8, 2018 0
If you’re still with me in this ongoing conversation, you clearly connect with the messages I’ve been espousing, that young basketball players, like Tod, are carrying around mental/emotional baggage that interferes with ones ability to perform to your potential. Remember this equation: Performance = Potential – Interference Let’s talk about some typical... Read more
Prior To The 2018 High School Baseball Season, SportStars Highlights 20 NorCal Players To Keep An Eye On Click here to see our 20 Softball Players To Watch. Enjoy our SportStars High School Baseball Players Preview below. PITCHERS Titus Groenweg (Wood-Vacaville), Sr. — The CSU Fullerton-bound left-hander earned All- State... Read more
Prior To The 2018 Season, SportStars Highlights 20 NorCal Players To Keep An Eye On Click here to see our 20 Baseball Players To Watch. Enjoy our SportStars Magazine High School Softball Preview below. PITCHERS Grace Garcia (Half Moon Bay), Sr. — Led Cougars to 23-3 record in 2017 by... Read more
River City Girls Soccer, Zero Postseason Wins to Division Champs
HS / CLUB SoccerSac-Joaquin Section March 6, 2018 0
How River City High Went From Zero Postseason Wins In Program History, To Sac-Joaquin Section Div. II Champs • Leading up to the biggest game of her career, River City Girls Soccer-West Sacramento senior Sydney Schultz practiced the ideal shot in what became the deciding factor of the Sac-Joaquin Section... Read more
Emotional Father-Daughter Dance: Bamberger Family
High School BasketballNorth Coast Section March 5, 2018 0
Concord’s Bamberger Family Shares A Special Winter Through The Seasons Of Carondelet And Clayton Valley Basketball • Father-Daughter Dance: Eric Bamberger and his daughter Ali have a rule when it comes to breaking down her basketball games. “If I was able to see the game, I get five minutes... Read more
SportStars Cover Girl, Kate Formico, Makes the Grade at Stanford Volleyball
VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA March 5, 2018 0
Up-and-Coming Stanford Volleyball Star Our sister sports publisher, (Ultimate Sports Guide) today captured an up-and-coming Stanford volleyball star. Who just happened to be our own cover subject back in August of 2016, when we featured the Archbishop Mitty star-studded team. Furthermore, we knew she was making the grade! From... Read more
Hopeful Pride – McClatchy High School Girls Basketball
High School BasketballSac/Joaquin Edition March 5, 2018 0
After Falling In The Quarterfinals Of The Section Playoffs, McClatchy High School Girls Basketball Looks To Make The Most Of Its Inclusion In The State Playoffs • *EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an updated version of a story which first appeared in the March 1 issue of SportStars NOW Few... Read more
The University of California, Merced women’s basketball team fell 65-54 to Antelope Valley. In the California Pacific Conference Championship game Tuesday night. The NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Bracket reveal is tomorrow at 4:00pm. If the Bobcats are not selected for an at large bid, they finish the season... Read more