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After 11 Winning Seasons Patriots’ Day is Finally Here for Heritage

After 11 Winning Seasons Patriots’ Day is Finally Here for Heritage

High School BasketballNorth Coast Section March 4, 2017 0

After 11 Winning Seasons, Heritage Clinches Its First State Playoff Berth. After 10 seasons of varsity basketball, and never a losing season, nobody could’ve blamed the Heritage-Brentwood boys or coach Pat Cruickshank if they didn’t feel a bit cursed at the end of the 2015-16 season. The Patriots rode... Read more
NorCal Rugby 101: Part III

NorCal Rugby 101: Part III

HS / CLUB RUGBY March 4, 2017 0

Where To Find Rugby In Your Corner of NorCal? Last month, we discussed the nuances of the sport of Rugby, how to play it, some of the laws, and what goes into making a good game. This issue, we delve into the history of rugby in NorCal, the governance... Read more
Ethan Thompson Torrance SportStar of the Week

Ethan Thompson Torrance SportStar of the Week

High School BasketballSouthern SectionSportStars of the Week March 3, 2017 0

SportStar Of The Week Ethan Thompson, Torrance Basketball, Senior The Torrance basketball shooting guard Ethan Thompson scored a game-high 21 points to go along with five rebounds. And with the help of 15 fourth-quarter points from teammate Jordan Schakel they led the Knights to a 70-63 win over then... Read more
Spencer Hoyle SportStar of the Week

Spencer Hoyle SportStar of the Week

HS / CLUB SoccerSac-Joaquin SectionSportStars of the Week March 3, 2017 0

SportStar Of The Week | Folsom | Soccer | Senior • Hoyle scored a pair of goals in each of the Bulldogs’ first two Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoff matches and added an assist as part of a quarterfinal victory. The postseason goals upped Hoyle’s team-leading goal total to 18... Read more
Almost Perfect

Almost Perfect

Central SectionHigh School Baseball/Softball March 2, 2017 1

Few Programs In The State Have Had The Continued Success Of Buchanan-Clovis — And It’s Not Stopping Anytime Soon Story By Mark Tennis | Photos by Cary Edmondson In his 19 years as the head baseball coach at Buchanan High in Clovis, Tom Donald has become familiar with perfection.... Read more
Freedom’s March

Freedom’s March

High School Baseball/SoftballNorth Coast Section March 2, 2017 0

Junior Pitcher Vanessa Strong Leads A Talented Freedom Roster Still Burning With Motivation Following An Emotional 2016 NCS Title Run. Story By James G. Kane It was, in retrospect, love at first sight. The diamond. The ball. The strike zone. The target. And the batter, of course. Don’t forget... Read more
NorCal Preseason Baseball Top 20

NorCal Preseason Baseball Top 20

High School Baseball/SoftballRankings March 1, 2017 0

Here’s how we see the NorCal baseball landscape to start the 2017 season. 1. DE LA SALLE-CONCORD (25-3) Some of the most competitive games on the Spartans schedule each year are the intrasquad games played at Saturday morning practices. It’s in those games where De La Salle builds its... Read more
Motherly Advice for Team Snacks

Motherly Advice for Team Snacks

LEVELUP INSIDERS March 1, 2017 0

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

Rugby 101-Part II

HS / CLUB RUGBYNorCal EditionSac-Joaquin SectionSac/Joaquin Edition February 19, 2017 0

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

Hannah Jump

BasketballCentral Coast SectionSportStars of the Week February 13, 2017 0

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

Fairbrook’s 41

Sac-Joaquin SectionUncategorized January 26, 2017 0

   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

High School FootballSac-Joaquin Section January 20, 2017 0

  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