SOFTBALL PRESEASON TOP 20   NorCal rankings only. Records are from 2011   1. Archbishop Mitty-San Jose (28-3) Power, speed and pitching are all present for a Monarchs team which began the year as the state’s No. 1 team.   2. Sheldon-Sacramento (27-6) Huskies lose power-bat Danielle Henderson, but... Read more

BASEBALL PRESEASON TOP 20   NorCal rankings only. Records are from 2011   1. Jesuit-Carmichael (25-6) If your ace is committed to Stanford and your SS to Oregon State, good things are happening.   2. St. Mary’s-Stockton (22-9) Switch-hitting star Gio Brusa leads the way for a Rams squad... Read more

NorCal Baseball Top 15 Final rankings    1. St. Francis-Mountain View 25-6 2. Palo Alto         28-9 3. Archbishop Mitty-San Jose 26-6-1 4. St. Mary’s-Stockton         24-10 5. Jesuit-Carmichael         25-9 6. James Logan-Union City 24-4 7. San Benito-Hollister 22-9 8. Campolindo-Moraga 19-8... Read more

   BASEBALL   Andrew Buckley, P, De La Salle-Concord, Sr. COMMENT: Posted a 1.71 ERA with a 5-2 record and one save over 49 innings.   Bryson Brigman, SS, Valley Christian-San Jose, Jr. COMMENT: Two-year starter for Warriors is already a two-time All-CCS player and a two-time world champion... Read more

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  By BLAINE CLEMMENS | Special to SportStars Last spring SportStars became the official media partner of Bay Area World Series (BAWS) and that relationship will continue in 2013.  Starting in 2004, BAWS is the longest running and most successful showcase-focused organization in Northern California. This summer, BAWS will... Read more

By CHACE BRYSON | Editor   Sometimes the game is simply the story.  And sometimes the story is part of something bigger.  To aptly embody what transpired in the North Coast Section Division I softball championship game June 1 at Saint Mary’s College, one simply needs to start with... Read more

Records through April 19 1. (3)  De La Salle-Concord    11-3 2. (1)  Davis    14-2 3. (5)  Serra-San Mateo    15-4-1 4. (4)  Heritage-Brentwood    11-3 5. (2)  Jesuit-Carmichael 13-3 6. (6)  St. Francis-Mountain View    13-7 7. (11)  Elk Grove    10-6 8. (7)  Bellarmine-San Jose    14-6 9. (12)  Casa Grande-Petaluma    11-3 10.... Read more

  Record Highs: Eight East Bay SportStars Baseball teammates are going to North Carolina this year. “I thought it would be tough to top last year, but we did!!” exclaimed team GM, Jason Sekany of TPC in Pleasanton, CA in a morning interview Friday. The players, (from U14 and... Read more

By Chace Bryson | Photos by Phillip Walton     Had he not been prepared for it, Rocco Fitzgerald almost certainly would’ve been convinced someone was trying to fool with him. Catch him off guard. Weird him out.     Because this batting cage was really talking to him.    A... Read more

  By MIKE YOUNG | SportStars   Defending your home turf in an international competitions is enough pressure for anyone “” ask any Olympian. The boys of Canyon Creek Little League could tell you something a little about it too.    The District 57 host team for the Intermediate... Read more