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No Pain, No Gain In XC

LEVELUP INSIDERS Multi-Sport November 11, 2016 0

I’ve played all sorts of sports: Football, baseball, basketball, and I just don’t get cross country. It doesn’t even seem like a sport at all. You get out there and you don’t even run fast — you just jog. What kind of athletic skill does it take to... Read more

Assessing the NorCal Sports Landscape

CalHiSports Insights Multi-Sport October 28, 2016 0

One Month In. And just like that, September was gone. Our first full month of the 2016-17 year in high school athletics was a pretty eventful one. This is always a time of year where I like to use this space to take note of what we’ve learned about... Read more

Montaz Thompson

Multi-Sport North Coast Section SportStars of the Week September 16, 2016 0

SportStar Of The Week | Pittsburg | Football | Senior • The Pirates senior running back continued his monster start to the season on Sept. 9 when he rushed for 379 yards and four touchdowns to lift Pittsburg to a 48-25 win over visiting Serra-San Mateo. Thompson wasted no... Read more

Doubling Down On Teaming Up

CalHiSports Insights Multi-Sport September 16, 2016 0

Back in 2013, when we first partnered with Mark Tennis and Cal-Hi Sports, I wrote a column here announcing that it was a no-brainer. And to what should be nobody’s surprise, Mark’s columns, notes and rankings have been a great, and reliable feature in our magazine each month... Read more

First Pitch: Sun And Games

CalHiSports Insights Multi-Sport August 5, 2016 0

Despite a weird affinity for curling, I’ve always been more of a Summer Olympics guy. Certainly part of it has to do with the region I grew up. Lots of sun. Not a ton of winter sports to experiment in beyond the occasional ski trip to Mt. Lassen (when... Read more

Josh McCarthy

Golf High School Golf Multi-Sport North Coast Section SportStars of the Week July 7, 2016 0

SportStar Of The Week | De La Salle-Concord | Golf | Senior (2016) • Building off the momentum he established during a phenomenal postseason for the Spartans this spring, McCarthy recently qualified for the PGA Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae taking place from July 28-31 in... Read more

Maxime Rooney

Multi-Sport SportStars of the Week June 1, 2016 0

SportStar Of The Week | Granada-Livermore | Swimming | Senior (2016) • The Matadors’ University of Florida-bound star won the 200-yard freestyle final in 1 minute, 33.7 seconds at the NCS Championships on May 14. The time set a national high school record that would stand for only a... Read more

River Cats All-City Awards 2016

Multi-Sport May 5, 2016 0

SportStars joins with the Sacramento River Cats to honor the Sac-Joaquin sections best athletes of 2015-2016. Read more

Help SportStars Support Youth Sports

CalHiSports Insights Multi-Sport September 28, 2015 0

Challenges. We face them at every level of sports — and youth sports faces challenges of many kinds – especially funding. That’s why SportStars continually endeavors to expand its reach and offer our help. The magazine has one of the lowest ad rate costs of any major sports media... Read more

Charles Hillary – Senior – Football

Multi-Sport SportStars of the Week December 18, 2014 0

The shifty running back closed out a stellar postseason by rushing for 125 yards and the eventual game-winning touchdown in a 14-7 win over St. Helena in the North Coast Section Div. V championship on Dec. 5. Read more

Elizabeth Cameron – Volleyball – Junior

Multi-Sport SportStars of the Week October 3, 2014 0

The junior setter has helped the Trojans to a 14-0 start as they set sights on battling for a title in the newly-aligned Sierra Foothill League. Cameron, who split the setting duties with Moira McVicar last year, was charged with being Oak Ridge’s primary setter as a junior and... Read more

BEHIND THE CHIPBOARD: Rest Stop

CalHiSports Insights Multi-Sport September 5, 2014 0

I saw our girls’ volleyball team play its first game, and I couldn’t help but notice that they wear very tight, very short shorts. But then when I see the girls’ basketball team play, they wear really baggy shorts. What’s going on? — R.D., Livermore I thought... Read more