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Motherly Advice for Team Snacks
Team Moms: Make Sure You’re Shopping From The Approved Snack List for Tournaments to Keep Athletes Well Fueled. Let’s say you’re a team mom who needs some ideas for feeding the team during tournaments. What are some quick, healthy, energizing foods you can provide for these athletes? Keeping the... Read more
Rugby 101-Part II
How To Play; How To Score; And What’s A Scrum? Last month, we discussed the history of the sport of Rugby, the very basics on what the sport is and where it is played. This month, we explain HOW you actually play the game and what some of the... Read more
Hannah Jump
SportStar Of The Week | Pinewood-Los Altos Hills | Basketball | Senior • Jump played a key role in keeping the Panthers’ lengthy winning streak alive during a tough three-games-in-seven-days stretch that bridged January and February. Pinewood, which entered this week at No. X in SportStars NorCal Top 20, knocked... Read more
Fairbrook’s 41
   SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Janae Fairbrook had a big night on Tuesday, scoring a career-high 41 points and made a St. Francis school record 11 three-pointers, including 10 straight in the first half.    “I was not really counting during the game,” said Fairbrook, whose career best was... Read more
NorCal Player of the Year
  NorCal Player of the Year   Mason Hurst • WR/DB • Del Oro-Loomis • Senior   Versatile. Humble. Leader. Competitor. Athletic. Mature. Special.   The adjectives to describe SportStars Magazine’s NorCal Football Player of the Year Mason Hurst are as plentiful as the skills that he possesses on and... Read more
New Year, New Opportunities
Use 2017’s Arrival To Analyze Where You Are, Plot A Path To Where You Want To Be     It’s that time of year again: When we look forward, dreaming about all that we will accomplish.     If you dream of having a meaningful and successful journey through sports, investing... Read more
Is Sport-Specific Training Necessary?
Specialized Sport Training Isn’t A Necessity. I’m sure you’ve heard the term “sport-specific training” more than once in your life. Well the cold hard fact is that it doesn’t exist, especially not with young athletes. When working with pre-adolescent and high school athletes, there’s undeniable truth. This is that... Read more
Full-Time Club Comes At A Cost
   I play soccer year-round and some of the better players don’t play for their high schools. Why is that? Why wouldn’t someone play for their high school? I know the competition isn’t as good during the summer as it is during the school year, but don’t colleges care... Read more
   There’s an adage I’ve heard from time to time that claims “Cut Day is harder on the coach than it is the player.”     As a high school athlete who had to make the walk through the locker room before school and glance at the list on the... Read more
Streak Smarts
A 50-plus Game Win Streak Has Chino Hills Boys Hoops In Rare Territory    Win streak records are especially fun to keep track of because when challenging teams come along over the years — and there aren’t many — it’s natural to relive those moments and bring back those... Read more
NorCal Boys Hoops Top 20
              Records through Jan. 21 1. (1)  Sheldon-Sacramento    16-2 2. (2)  Woodcreek-Roseville    18-2 3. (3)  Salesian-Richmond    17-3 4. (4)  St. Joseph Notre Dame-Alameda    17-1 5. (5)  Dublin    17-1 6. (7)  Capital Christian-Sacramento    11-7 7. (9)  De La Salle-Concord    14-4 8. (8) Oakland Tech  ... Read more
Welcome To Rugby 101
A Brief History And Introduction To One Of America’s New IT Sports. Over the course of the next few editions of SportStars Magazine, we want to introduce you to a sport that many consider the fastest growing team sport in the United States: Rugby! Youth Rugby in particular in... Read more