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SportStories, Ep. 11 | Olympians Pt. 2: Goal Oriented

Aquatics Central Coast Section HS / CLUB Soccer Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section July 23, 2021 0

Jump Back A Decade With Us As We Highlight The Dominance And Rise Of U.S. Soccer’s Abby Dahlkemper And U.S. Water Polo’s Maggie Steffens • TOP PHOTO: Maggie Steffens Competes For Monte Vista-Danville In 2010. (Bob Larson photo) Abby Dahlkemper and Maggie Steffens both graduated high school in the... Read more

Ms. Softball 2021: Jayla Castro

Blog July 23, 2021

It’s been two years since the last Ms. Softball State Player of the Year has been determined, and it’s another of the closest calls ever. This time, even though she and her team didn’t get to have section playoffs, the winner is UCLA-bound catcher Jayla Castro of Rocklin. She... Read more

LIST: NorCal Olympians (Tokyo 2020/21)

Aquatics Central Coast Section High School Cycling HS / CLUB RUGBY HS / CLUB Soccer North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Outdoor Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section July 22, 2021 0

Wondering How Many Current Olympians Graduated From NorCal High Schools? This Might Be The List You’re Looking For • TOP PHOTO: Drew Holland, Men’s Water Polo, Miramonte-Orinda ’14 With every Olympics it’s fun to root for Team USA. It’s even more fun when you know the specific athletes are... Read more

Boys BB: All-State Underclass 2021

Blog July 22, 2021

It’s obviously a strange time compared to every other season, but we begin releasing the 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Boys Basketball Teams with a look at the best of the best among juniors, sophomores and freshmen. State Team of the Year Centennial of Corona had four sophomore starters... Read more

GOLD RUSH: NorCal Talent Helping USA Softball Chase Fleeting Olympic Glory

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section July 21, 2021 0

Five NorCal Products Make Up One-Third Of The USA Softball Women’s National Team, Which Faces A Now-Or-Never Shot At Redemption In Tokyo • TOP PHOTO: Pitcher/Infielder Ally Carda, Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove ’11 UPDATED: July 26, 2021, 1pm The USA Softball team’s quest to reclaim Olympic glory has more California... Read more

SportStories, Ep. 10 | Olympians Pt. 1: Diamond Desperados

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section July 19, 2021 0

Coaches From Foothill-Pleasanton And Merced High Tell Tales Of Valerie Arioto And Bubba Nickles — Part Of Five NorCal Natives Powering USA Softball’s Quest For Gold • TOP IMAGE: Valerie Arito (USA Softball photo) Of all the U.S. National Teams competing in the Tokyo Summer Olympics, perhaps none feel... Read more

Mr. Baseball 2021: Marcelo Mayer

Blog July 19, 2021

Eastlake of Chula Vista makes it two in a row for state’s most prestigious and longest-running baseball honor. Mayer follows 2019 winner and former teammate Keoni Cavaco from 2019 after no one could be selected for 2020 (pandemic). Mayer had one of the best high school seasons for a... Read more

Ed Tunstall: State Coach of the Year

Blog July 17, 2021

For coming up with the perfect blend of seniors and younger talented players that won the coveted CIF Southern Section Division I title, Esperanza of Anaheim head coach gains the 2021 State Coach of the Year selection for California softball. This also was his 21st season and there were... Read more

All-NorCal Football Offense | Spring 2021

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section July 16, 2021 0

No First Teams Or Second Teams — These Are Simply The 20 Offensive Players We Selected To Honor As All-NorCal Standouts This Spring • TOP IMAGE: Vista del Lago-Folsom running back, Ethan Menezes (David Gershon photo) Our All-NorCal Football Offense and Defense were chosen a little differently from years... Read more

All-NorCal Boys Basketball | Spring 2021

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section July 16, 2021 0

After A Unique 2021 Spring Season, We Scrap The First-Team, Second-Team Format And Just Name Our 15-Player All-NorCal Boys Basketball Team • TOP IMAGE: Sione Lose, Capital Christian-Sacramento (David Gershon photo) With the 2021 Spring providing such a unique season that differed from league to league and section to... Read more

All-NorCal Girls Basketball | Spring 2021

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section July 16, 2021 0

After A Unique 2021 Spring Season, We Scrap The First-Team, Second-Team Format And Just Name Our 15-Player All-NorCal Girls Basketball Team • TOP IMAGE: Silivia Fonongaloa, Salesian-Richmond (Berry Evans III photo) With the 2021 Spring providing such a unique season that differed from league to league and section to... Read more

Bay Area 75 Rankings (’20-21) | Nos. 20-1

Central Coast Section High School Football High School Sports Features North Coast Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section July 15, 2021 0

SportStars Magazine Counts Down The Bay Area’s Top 75 Athletes From 2020-21 In Its Ninth Annual Bay Area 75 Rankings • Welcome to the ninth edition of our annual Bay Area 75 athlete rankings. This is a countdown of the top Bay Area’s top athletes from the 2020-21 school... Read more