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Vista del Lago Softball | Viva Vista! Eagles Ready For Takeoff
A Deep, Young Roster Led By Sophomore Tayler Biehl Has Vista Del Lago Softball Thinking Big Things For 2020 And Beyond • They say that youth is wasted on the young. The Vista del Lago softball team hopes to prove that adage false in 2020. To do that, the... Read more
De La Salle Baseball: Spartans Bring Crossover Appeal
Boosted By Its Vaunted Football Program, De La Salle Baseball Opened 2020 As The State’s No. 1 Team — And Chasing A Record Fifth Straight NCS Title • De La Salle will always be known as a football school.  For as many championship banners as the Concord school’s other... Read more
St. Francis Soccer Wins Section D2 Title
St. Francis Soccer Wins Section D2 Title over Ponderosa (Feb. 17, 2020) Junior Jackie Stanco scored the game-winning goal in the final minutes of the second half to give St. Francis soccer a 3-2 win over Ponderosa in the Sac-Joaquin Section D-2 title game at Whitney High School. “What... Read more
Lilly Freitas (Pitman) SportStar Wrestler of the Week
Pitman-Turlock Girls Wrestling Sophomore Phenom, Lilly Freitas Selected SportStar of the Week Lilly Freitas won her second CIF state title in as many years on Saturday after a dominant three-day performance in Bakersfield. The Pitman girls wrestling phenom went a perfect 5-0 and won all five matches by pin.... Read more
How to Keep Fuel in Your Tank to Perform At Your Best!
Keeping Fuel in Your Tank. Learn how to fuel to perform at your best!  “Coach Sarah said that this was my year to be the leader on the cross-country team!” Reese exclaims. “And if I just gave it my all, we’d be the first girls’ team at our high... Read more
Susac Family Fun Time: All Aboard Jesuit Baseball’s Hype Train
Major League Hype Follows Jesuit Baseball’s Susac Cousins As They Seek Return Trip To SJS Title Game • Sitting in the bleachers at Sacramento City College, seven-year-old Anthony Susac wanted to be a part of the fun, so he asked his dad for a few bucks, hustled to the... Read more
2020 CIF State Championships – Semi-Finals Set
CIF Wrestling State Championships – Semi-finals For 2020 CIF State Championships Day 2 – Quarter-final Matchups, see next page. Feature image: 160 – TRENT SILVA (Windsor, NC, 12) High School Wrestling TOP 12 TEAMS (Entering Day 3) 1 – Buchanan (CS): 176.0 2 – Poway (SD): 133.5 3 –... Read more
What’s the most important concept to teach an athlete? Confidence.
Parent Q: What is the single most important concept that you teach your students? A: Confidence is the Key!!! Confidence is the glue that allows you to hold on to difficult subject matter. The single most important concept that I teach my kids is confidence. I might be an... Read more
CIF Wrestling Preview: A Weight-By-Weight Boys & Girls Breakdown
SportStars’ Wrestling Guru, Ike Dodson, Runs Down Each Division Listing Favorites As Well As NorCal’s Top Contenders, Dark Horses • 2020 CIF Wrestling Preview The walls of Mechanics Banks (formerly Rabobank) Arena will soon be singing the sweet melody of state championship wrestling. Thursday’s pigtail rounds open 28 brackets... Read more
Buchanan #1 in Final State Wrestling Rankings
Buchanan High School powerhouse takes #1 spot in Final California State Wrestling Rankings. St. John Bosco, Poway, Clovis and Gilroy round out top 5. TCW California State Ranking Finals by Michael Cho – February 26, 2020 TOP CALIFORNIA WRESTLERS (PRE-STATE) • State Wrestling Ranking Finals 106 – Andre Gonzales... Read more
Nico Young Gatorade XC Boy Athlete of the Year
Nico Young 2019-20 Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year In the lead during the 2019 Nike Cross Nationals, Nico Young – Newbury Park High School senior raced to the national championship this past season, breaking the tape at the Nike Cross Nationals Final with a course-record.... Read more
Bret Harte’s Kodiak Stevens Named SportStar of the Week
SportStars’ #1 Ranked, Kodiak Stevens Bret Harte-Angels Camp – Wrestling – Senior All season long, SportStars Magazine has ranked Kodiak Stephens as its top NorCal wrestler at 170 pounds. This past weekend he showed why. Stephens blazed his way through the 170-pound field at the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Tournament. Get... Read more