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USTA Q&A: Mackie McDonald Headed to 2020 Western/Southern Open

Central Coast Section Club Sports North Coast Section Oakland Section San Francisco Section Tennis: High School & Club September 10, 2020 0

USTA NorCal recently sat down with Piedmont’s Mackie McDonald before he headed to New York for the 2020 Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati Open) and the US Open to discuss how he is preparing his game in these crazy times and what he is looking forward to most for... Read more

Relationship Goals | Club Sports, Schools Face New Era

Club Sports HS / CLUB Soccer VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 9, 2020 0

If High School Sports Happen In 2021, It Will Likely Coincide With A Brave New World Of Collaboration With Certain Club Sports • In a world filled with “ifs,” there is one large question for youth sports. If current scenarios stand, could Northern California high school and club sports coexist in... Read more

Acalanes Girls Water Polo | 2019-20 NorCal Team Of The Year

Aquatics High School Sports Features North Coast Section September 8, 2020 0

Acalanes Girls Water Polo Players, Coaches Provide Oral History Insight Into Its Achievement Of A Second Straight Perfect Season • To fully appreciate the perfect 27-0 season that led to the Acalanes girls water polo team becoming our 2019-20 NorCal Team of the Year, one needs to go even... Read more

Elk Grove Baseball | EGHS Alums Lead Region’s Growing MLB Footprint

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section August 19, 2020 0

Dylan Carlson’s MLB Debut Continues A Wave Of Elk Grove Baseball And Sacramento Region Talent Reaching The Bigs • While regional diamonds sit eerily quiet, Elk Grove baseball is leading a region that’s making noise at the highest level. Area stars, and Elk Grove High alumni in particular, are... Read more

Pre-Run Stretch Get You Ready To Run

Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner August 18, 2020 0

Countdown to the Youth Runner Camp – Four Min Pre-Run Stretch from Matt Walsh Pre-run workouts get you properly prepared for a good run. While waiting for running camps and competition, or just going out for a good bit of exercise, try these pre-run stretches. Physical Therapist Matt Walsh... Read more

Livermore Elite Wrestling Club

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW August 15, 2020 0

WEST COAST PREPS: Success? Just another day for the Livermore Elite Wrestling Club Recently, The Livermore Elite Wrestling Club (LEWC) entered six competitors into the 2020 Turf Wars Western States Championships hosted by The Legacy Center and USA Wrestling in Farmington, Utah. If Turf Wars was an appropriate title for the well-run, highly... Read more

Bryson: What If CIF Needs A Plan B For 2020-21?

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section August 10, 2020 0

SportStars Magazine Editor Chace Bryson Shares A Few Ideas For Some CIF Calendar Tweaks If Infection Numbers Don’t Look Much Better Come Halloween • This column first appeared in the August 2020 issue of SportStars Magazine. So it’s time to wait a little longer for fall sports, it seems. ... Read more

Amid Covid Crisis Collin Morikawa Wins. Golf Thrives!

High School Golf Los Angeles City Section Southern Section August 10, 2020 0

23 year old SoCal native, Collin Morikawa won his first major PGA tournament yesterday at San Francisco’s Harding Park. The Cal graduate shot a closing round 64 to secure the 102nd Wannamaker Trophy. For his efforts, Morikawa took home $1.98-million share of the $11-million dollar purse. Morikawa attended La... Read more

SportStars’ 2019-20 NorCal Team Of The Year VOTE

Aquatics Central Coast Section High School Basketball HS / CLUB Soccer North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA Water Polo August 6, 2020 4

In A Final Tip Of The Cap To The 2019-20 Year In High School Sports, SportStars Seeks Reader Help In Choosing Its NorCal Team Of The Year • As we begin that looong wait for December — with masks on and fingers crossed — our recent August issue sought... Read more

Lily Freitas | SportStars’ 2019-20 Sac-Joaquin Female Athlete of the Year

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Sac-Joaquin Section August 4, 2020 0

Pitman High Wrestling Phenom Lily Freitas Earns Athlete Of The Year Honors After Second Straight Undefeated Season • The best female athlete in the Sac-Joaquin Section is a state and national champion wrestler with Olympic ambitions. Lily Freitas is also just a sophomore. The Pitman High-Turlock mat star hasn’t... Read more

Prophet Brown | SportStars’ 2019-20 Sac-Joaquin Male Athlete of the Year

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section August 4, 2020 0

Monterey Trail Three-Sport Speed Demon, Prophet Brown, Spoke His 2019-20 Success Into Being • Last October, when things were normal and the high school football season was full swing, Monterey Trail’s Prophet Brown, like his name suggests, tweeted out his prediction for the coming months. “Turning this season up... Read more

’19-’20 Bay Area 75 Rankings, Part 3 | Nos. 25-1

Aquatics Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Basketball High School Football High School Golf High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA Water Polo XC-Track-Running August 3, 2020 0

SportStars Magazine Counts Down The Bay Area’s Top 75 Athletes From 2019-20 In Its Eighth Annual Bay Area 75 Rankings • Welcome to our eighth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the top 75 Bay Area athletes from the 2019-20 school year. Obviously, the 2019-20 season... Read more