Sportstars
Jake Browning Folsom – Football
Browning passed for a Northern California and Sac-Joaquin Section record 689 yards and tied a national record with 10 touchdown passes in his first varsity start, a 68-28 road victory over Woodcreek-Roseville on Aug. 24. Browning kept the pass-heavy Bulldogs’ offense rolling along, seamlessly transitioning the spread formation from... Read more
Brianna Karsseboom-Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland – Volleyball
With the disappointment of 2011 in its rearview mirror, the Bishop O’Dowd girls volleyball team is in the fast lane to a deep postseason run in 2012. One of its leaders is Karsseboom who helped guide them to winning the top prize at the Deer Valley Invitational tournament on... Read more
Francis Christy  Casa Grande-Petaluma – Baseball
It can be overwhelming playing with some of the nation’s best players at maybe the premier baseball exhibition in the country. It’s another thing to perform at top level with big league scouts watching your every move. But that didn’t stop Christy from enjoying a great first-time experience at... Read more
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Maggie Steffens – Water Polo
In her senior year at Monte Vista-Danville, it was already evident that Maggie Steffens was going places. Two years later she wears an Olympic gold medal in water polo. This is our cover feature from Oct. 28, 2010. Maggie Steffens doesn’t get nervous. Not in the pool, anyway. Not... Read more
Jake Elliott Oakmont-Roseville – Wrestling
The former Vikings wrestler and 2012 state runner-up took sixth place in the 152-pound division at the ASICS/Vaughan Junior and Cadet National Championships in Fargo, N.D.. Elliott, a two-time Sac-Joaquin Section champ and 2011 145-pound state champ, posted an 8-3 record over three grueling days. He will continue his... Read more
Jabari Bird Salesian – Basketball
If college scouts and coaches didn’t already know about the Salesian senior, his performance at the Nike Peach Jam, part of the Elite Youth Basketball League, certainly turned a few heads. Bird, playing for the Oakland Soldiers, nailed two free throws with 1.9 seconds left in the championship giving... Read more
Michaela Leonard Placer-Auburn – Volleyball
The former Hillgals’ setter earned All-Tournament honors in the National Division at the USA Junior National Championships in Columbus, Ohio. She and teammate Lianna Sybeldon (Ponderosa-Shingle Springs) received all-tourney honors as they helped lead the Northern California Volleyball Club (NCVC) 18-1 Moxie team went 10-1 to take the bronze... Read more
Taylor Bromley Dublin – Golf
Competing in a sudden-death playoff was familiar territory for the San Jose State-bound golfer. He calmly and methodically attacked the first playoff hole, sinking an eight foot birdie putt and edging Corey Pereira to win the 83rd annual NCGA Junior Championship on July 3. The icing on the cake... Read more
Dakarai Allen Sheldon-Elk Grove – Basketball
There’s really nothing more nail biting than a championship boiling down to penalty kicks. Just ask Sarah Robinson, member of the Mountain View Los Altos SC Lightning U16 team. They won the FarWest Regionals on June 24 but not before they endured two overtimes and an epic penalty kick... Read more
Sarah Robinson Gunn-San Jose -Soccer
There’s really nothing more nail biting than a championship boiling down to penalty kicks. Just ask Sarah Robinson, member of the Mountain View Los Altos SC Lightning U16 team. They won the FarWest Regionals on June 24 but not before they endured two overtimes and an epic penalty kick... Read more
Jesse Scholtens Rodriguez-Fairfield – Baseball
The Mustangs’ ace pitched a three-hit shutout to defeat El Camino-Sacramento in the SJS Division III baseball championship at Sacramento City College. Scholtens struck out nine batters to help secure the first-ever baseball title for the Rodriguez program. The shutout was Scholten’s fourth of the year and his sixth... Read more