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NorCal Sports Highlights 2018-19: Media Members Look Back
Northern California Media Members Weigh In On Their Favorite NorCal Sports Highlights Of 2018-19 • As part of our annual Yearbook Special Edition, SportStars likes to survey a handful of high school sports writers for their NorCal sports highlights of the past year. Some of the writers are regular... Read more
SPAAT’s 2019 OAKLAND ESPY AWARDEES
SPAAT Announces The 2019 OAKLAND ESPY AWARDEES A spat (common in sports, popularized by football) is an over-the-cleat ankle tape job that provides support to the ankle, allowing the player to better control his/her body movement and overall athletic performance. Usually, it is part of the player’s ritual of... Read more
Vacaville Baseball: Simply Spectacular SJS Repeat
Third Generation Vacaville High Athlete Devereaux Harrison Sends 31-Win Baseball Team To The Sac-Joaquin Championship “Bulldog”-Pile • One does not simply win a section baseball pennant without a massive infield dogpile. Something Vacaville baseball star Devereaux Harrison knows all too well. The obligatory title celebration of Sac-Joaquin Section baseball... Read more
Why You Need PrepAway Dumps to Pass CISCO Exam
Reasons to Become Cisco Certified and Why You Need PrepAway Dumps to Pass Your Exam In our previous article – steering student-athletes towards careers in high tech, we broached the subject of certifications. Such programs fast-track techies and position them as highly employable. There’s a lot that goes into... Read more
California College Wrestling Programs
As the natural next step for high school wrestlers aspiring to wrestle in the college ranks, The California Wrestler’s award-winning newsletter Editor and SportStars INSIDER, Al Fontes files this report on new California college wrestling programs. For a list of Best Colleges For Men’s Wrestling, Nationwide see college factual Each... Read more
How to Become CCIE R&S Certified with ExamSnap
With the meteoric rise of technology, it’s an intelligent move to steer your student-athlete toward high tech. That’s assuming a D1 college coach isn’t knocking at your door! Tech careers in California (especially right here in the Silicon Valley) rose 12.9% between November 2017 and November 2018. An indeed... Read more
Applications for Rangers, Lifeguards at State Parks Extended
California State Parks Now Accepting Applications for Ranger and Lifeguard Cadet Academy: Update, Deadline Extended to June 17th. Want an excellent summer job? Summer work for the park system can lead to a rewarding career, such as these. California State Parks invites outdoor enthusiasts to “Live the Parks Life”... Read more
Monte Vista Soccer: Mustang Girls Repeat In Chaotic Fashion
Controversial-Call-Turned-Free-Kick Leads To Golden Goal And Mass Confusion As Monte Vista Wins Second Straight CIF NorCal Title • Buckle up with the Monte Vista High and Davis girls soccer teams. Jubilation, heartache and controversy await. Saturday’s CIF Division I Northern Regional Championship girls soccer match in Davis ended in... Read more
SportStars 2018 All-NorCal Football Defense
Meet Our 2018 All-NorCal Football Defense Featuring 26 Players From 19 Different Schools, Five Different Sections • Here it is! Wrapping up an epic season of high school football through Northern California, we present our All-NorCal Football Defense. It represents half of a 52-man All-NorCal roster. If it’s offense... Read more
East Bay Parks Summer Jobs for Teens
Kids Would Rather Be Parkin’ It and These Summer Jobs are Ideal for SportStars Like Yours! For the 5th consecutive year, the East Bay Regional Parks District will host two Youth Job Fairs, designed to raise awareness of employment opportunities for teens in the East Bay. The fairs are... Read more
FINAL 2018 NorCal Football Rankings
FINAL RANKINGS: We Close Out The 2018 Season With An Expanded Top 30 After NorCal Teams Won 10 Of 15 CIF State Bowls • NorCal Final Football Rankings  1. (1)  —  De La Salle-Concord   12-1 COMMENT: Finishes As CIF Open runner-up to Mater Dei-Santa Ana; had wins over No. 2 Folsom... Read more
Concord 5000 Set For Nov. 11
Popular, Affordable 5K Benefitting The Armed Forces And Its Veterans Takes Place At Newhall Park • On Nov. 11, Diablo Valley Federal Credit Union will present the Concord 5000 5K Run/Walk to benefit the Contra Costa Blue Star Moms.  The Blue Star Moms are a non-profit organization devoted to... Read more