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Football Preview 2012

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Almost everything we were able to cram into our 2012 Football Preview — all in one place. PLUS MORE!  Read more
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Maggie Steffens – Water Polo

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Maggie Steffens – Water Polo

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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

Jake Elliott Oakmont-Roseville – Wrestling

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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

Jabari Bird Salesian – Basketball

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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

Michaela Leonard Placer-Auburn – Volleyball

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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

Taylor Bromley Dublin – Golf

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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

Dakarai Allen Sheldon-Elk Grove – Basketball

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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

Sarah Robinson Gunn-San Jose -Soccer

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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

Jesse Scholtens Rodriguez-Fairfield – Baseball

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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
Trent Shelton Campolindo – Baseball

Trent Shelton Campolindo – Baseball

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Ice water flowed through the veins of the junior left-hander as he threw a combined 12 scoreless innings with nine strikeouts in two playoff starts to help the Cougars collect their third consecutive NCS championship — the first East Bay baseball team at any level to accomplish such a... Read more
Sophie Weber Granite Bay – Swimming

Sophie Weber Granite Bay – Swimming

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Weber broke her own Sac-Joaquin Section record in the 200-yard individual medley event to win her second consecutive section title on May 12. Her time of 2:00.50 broke her own section mark set at the SJS finals in 2011 by nearly one half-second. Weber also finished second in the... Read more
Emilie Weiderman Irvington – Diving

Emilie Weiderman Irvington – Diving

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Amidst a crowd of upperclassmen, the freshman took home the gold at the NCS Diving  Championships on May 17. The Vikings standout displayed a litany of dives with a spirit of grace and calm over the 11-round event. She finished with a total score of 432.25, establishing herself as... Read more