Lawrence Otis, left, of McCymonds-Oakland and Armani Hampton of Sheldon-Sacramento each battle for the rebound during a NorCal Tip-Off Classic game at Newark Memorial High on Nov. 26. Sheldon won the game 45-43.Photo by PHILLIP WALTON, SportStars Read more
Every sport has it’s own special lingo: a controlled vocabulary that precisely expresses specific things to the in-crowd, and often means next-to-nothing to casual observers. And with the meat of the wrestling season upon us, we figured it was a good time to share our Top Five wrestling... Read more
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL Golden Era Baseball Based in the East Bay, we offer several instructional-based programs as well as 9U thru 18U Club Teams. We are currently taking sign-ups for our Hitting Classes. Please see our website for full details: www.GoldenEraBaseball.com. The Pitching Center We develop baseball players to their full... Read more
Northgate’s Jonny Crosthwaite (3) drives against rival College Park’s John Daily (4) and Jared Jensen (25). Crosthwaite had 13 points, 11 rebounds, 5 steals, and 3 assists in the 56-54 Northgate victory on Jan. 20. Photo by BARRY CROSWAITHE Read more
PILAR SOUDER, College Park soccer Favorite reality show: Jersey Shore Celebrity you want to meet the most: Ashton Kutcher Favorite in-person fan moment: Earthquakes vs. Galaxy soccer games Favorite app: Instagram Favorite Twitter hashtag: #RebeccaBlack Game winning shot, assist or block: Assist COURTNEY RANGE, St. Mary’s-Stockton basketball Favorite reality show: The Game... Read more
So it’s the week before the Super Bowl (we refuse to acquiesce to the NFL’s demands that we call it “Super Week” unless the week starts wearing blue tights and a big red “˜S’ on its chest”¦). We’ve been told time and again that it is one of the... Read more
12 The number of times Allison Miller (pictured) and the Miramonte-Orinda girls basketball team has held opponents under 40 points this season. The Matadors held an unbeaten 20-0 record through Jan. 28. Read more
Campolindo-Moraga boys soccer player Harlan Raine leaps in celebration following a goal in the Cougars’ North Coast Section quartefinal match on Feb. 18. Concord won the match 3-2 in a penalty kick shootout. Photo by Jonathan Hawthorne/SportStars Read more
Picked out of the SportStars Archives, River-City-West Sacramento Kasey Chapan shows the ball to the umpire after tagging out a sliding Mike Barron of Pioneer-Woodland during the Junior Optimist All-Star Game at American River College on June 6, 2011. Chapan was the first River City baseball player to earn... Read more
