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Camper Q & A: Matt Ladrech of Campolindo High School
Campolindo High School-Moraga Baseball, Class of 2014, Starting pitcher for Cal Baseball What would you tell your younger self so that you could get more out of a camp? Well, just to remember that you are constantly being evaluated. In addition, even the small things matter a lot. Like... Read more
2018 Baseball Preview: 20 Players To Watch
Prior To The 2018 High School Baseball Season, SportStars Highlights 20 NorCal Players To Keep An Eye On Click here to see our 20 Softball Players To Watch. Enjoy our SportStars High School Baseball Players Preview below. PITCHERS Titus Groenweg (Wood-Vacaville), Sr. — The CSU Fullerton-bound left-hander earned All- State... Read more
2018 Softball Preview: 20 Players To Watch
Prior To The 2018 Season, SportStars Highlights 20 NorCal Players To Keep An Eye On Click here to see our 20 Baseball Players To Watch. Enjoy our SportStars Magazine High School Softball Preview below. PITCHERS Grace Garcia (Half Moon Bay), Sr. — Led Cougars to 23-3 record in 2017 by... Read more
NorCal High School Softball Preseason Top 20
We See No Reason To Doubt The Dynasty That Is Huskies Softball, But A Few Other Defending Section Champions Look Just As Daunting • 1. Sheldon-Sacramento (30-2 in 2017) Sticking the Huskies dynasty right back where we last left it seemed an easy call. Though Sheldon graduated the 2017... Read more
NorCal High School Baseball Preseason Top 20
Valley Christian-San Jose And Elk Grove Begin The Year As 1A and 1B With Plenty Of Talented Clubs In Hot Pursuit • 1. Valley Christian-San Jose (22-11-1 in 2017) The defending Central Coast Section Open Division champions were a relatively easy choice to open the year as NorCal’s No.... Read more
Foothill High School Softball: Queens Of The Hill
Recent History Shows Repeating As North Coast Section Division I Softball Champs Is No Easy Task — But Few Teams Have Been Built For It Like Foothill-Pleasanton • Winning the North Coast Section Division I softball championship with a very young, extremely talented team in 2017 was an impressive... Read more
Sheldon High School Softball: Details On Demand
Sheldon-Sacramento Has Built Its Sac-Joaquin Section Softball Dynasty Upon Mastering The Little Things — And The 2018 Squad Is Already At Work • There’s nothing simple about winning three consecutive Sac-Joaquin Section Division I softball championships and seven titles in the last 11 years. And it’s no simple task... Read more
Valley Christian High School Baseball: Version 2.0
With A Dugout Full Of Returning Talent, Valley Christian-San Jose Prepares For A Year Of New Challenges As It Chases A CCS Open Division Repeat • At 53, John Diatte is not nearly old enough to have come from the time of Satchel Paige. Maybe because he’s been guiding... Read more
Matt Kavanaugh Returns As Pacifics Manager
East Bay, De La Salle Baseball Alum Is Longest Tenured Manager In Pacifics History The San Rafael Pacifics, who open their 2018 season at Albert Park on June 2nd vs. the newest expansion team, the Napa Silverados, offer a high level of professional, minor league baseball as well as... Read more
Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs to Host Annual League-Wide Tryout Camp
The Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs will host its annual league-wide tryout camp for all accomplished baseball players. If you’re interested in playing at the professional level? Representatives from each of the six Pacific Association teams will evaluate players, then conduct an on-site draft immediately following tryout baseball... Read more
SportStar Of The Week: Archbishop Mitty Erika Yeager
SportStar of the Week: Next Level highlights former California high school athletes who are excelling on the collegiate or international stage • ERIKA YEAGER | ARCHBISHOP MITTY-SAN JOSE ’16 UNIV. RHODE ISLAND – SOFTBALL – SOPHOMORE If her first collegiate season was any indication. Rhode Island hit the jackpot... Read more
Redding Complex Takes A Swing To Ballpark Replicas
Ever wonder what it was like to stare down the Green Monster in left field like Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams? Or call your home run shot like burly Babe Ruth in the 1932 World Series? In Redding, kids and adults get the chance to feel like they’re... Read more