Sportstars
SSM’s Jim McCue takes a closer look at Division I-V as first-round games prepare to tip-off on Feb. 15. Read more
Darin Johnson Sheldon Basketball SportStar of the Week
Darin Johnson earns prestigious SportStar of the Week honors after stellar performance netting his team the win! With key Huskies out due to injury and illness, Darin Johnson scored a career-high 42 points in a 97-92 shootout win over Bay Area power Deer Valley-Antioch. He scored 19  in the... Read more
ERIC ROGSTAD Acalanes – Soccer
Before the season began, the senior goalkeeper had high hopes for a final ride and going out on top. Breaking his hand in the first practice and missing the first month of the season wasn’t part of the plan. Still, Rogstad made lemonade out of lemons and helped contribute... Read more

Licensed for Kills

Uncategorized February 14, 2013 0

Sac-Joaquin Female Fall Athlete of the Year: Gabriella Palmeri was always in the right place at the right time for NorCal champion St. Francis. Read more
Defensive Dynamo
Bay Area Female Fall Athlete of the Year: Anne Marie Schmidt, playing the under-celebrated libero, was the linchpin to Archbishop Mitty’s perfect season Read more
Led by one of the nation’s top sophomores, Bishop O’Dowd boys hoops is a state contender — again. Read more
Tucker Ready to Rumble Bella Vista
Pound For Pound: The top-ranked wrestler in the state at 152 pounds, Shayne Tucker is ready to rumble Read more
A crushing playoff upset in 2011 has given rise to a very driven Acalanes soccer team. Can it run the table? Read more

Honor Road

Uncategorized January 31, 2013 0

SSMOnline Exclusive: The Battle for Veterans Foundation goes way beyond producing a high school football showcase, and it’s hitting the road to prove it. Read more
De La Salle returned from Carson with a fourth state title and a record-setting running back. Read more
Taft Partridge Granite Bay – Football
The fullback accounted for the majority of the yards during the Grizzlies’ game-winning touchdown drive in the CIF Division I Bowl championship on Dec. 14. Trailing 20-14 with just 3:40 remaining in the game, Partridge grinded out 56 of the 77 yards Granite Bay needed, including a key 33-yard... Read more
TIAPEPE VITALE De La Salle – Football
Despite suffering a shoulder injury on the team’s second possession of the CIF Open Division Bowl championship game, the senior tailback delivered a vintage Spartans performance. He rushed 26 times for 145 yards and four touchdowns to help lift De La Salle to a 48-28 win over Centennial-Corona, cementing... Read more