One of my favorite state record files to update each summer is the one in which it’s determined which schools around the state have the best records in football during the current decade.    When the decade is young, it’s not that difficult to piece together two or... Read more

By MARK TENNIS | Special To SportStars This year’s family vacation had a definite San Francisco Giants’ theme with four games seen in a two-week span, but it was watching a different Giants’ game on the tube that brought the biggest smile to my face. Sure, the Giants struggled... Read more

Ceres’ senior shortstop becomes the Sac-Joaquin Section’s first Ms. Softball in more than a decade.  By Mark Tennis | Cal-Hi Sports    Ceres High infielder Nicole Bates nudged Gatorade National Player of the Year Madilyn Nickles of Merced for top local honor in Stanislaus/Merced County and did the same... Read more

   Dynamic duos in sports can be a corny phrase, but when they are two players from the same team it can create all sorts of possibilities.    At the high school level, I was reminded of the greatest duo from any one high school team that I’ve ever... Read more

   For some, high school football is a year-round activity. For others, it doesn’t come into focus until teams start to practice in the August heat. But for me, the start of the next high school football season has always been the Northern California Nike Football showcase event that... Read more

   Fans of Northern California prep football better start getting used to the term “competitive equity” as it relates to the playoffs in the Sac-Joaquin Section, North Coast Section and Central Coast Section.    To be precise, competitive equity is simply a different method used to determine which playoff... Read more