Pitching may have been a question mark for the Grizzlies coming into the season, but offense was not. Santos, Cal’s shortstop and leadoff hitter, was a big reason for that. And he has not disappointed. He’s got nine hits over… Read more
Joey Banks isn’t just a football star. For those whi know the Franklin-Elk Grove senior as a Sacramento State football commit should quickly realize he is a force on the wrestling mat as well. Read more
Tori Torres – West Sacramento – Basketball
Multi-SportSportStars of the Week February 27, 2014 0
Torres has been on a roll during the Raiders’ regular season stretch run, averaging 18.3 points per game while scoring in double digits in each of the team’s last 10 games. In a 71-37 victory over Union Mine, she scored 22 points and added four rebounds, four assists,... Read more
Mariya Moore – Richmond – Basketball
Multi-SportSportStars of the Week February 27, 2014 0
With the playoffs near and a title on the line, the McDonald’s All-American turned in her best scoring effort of the year. Moore’s season-high 38 points to go with 10 rebounds helped propel the Pride to a 76-57 win over rival St. Mary’s-Berkeley in the championship of the... Read more
Isaac Blackburn – Loomis – Wrestling
Multi-SportSportStars of the Week January 16, 2014 0
The Golden Eagles’ co-captain is off to a good start along with a squad expected to make noise in the Sierra Foothill League and beyond. Blackburn pinned Rocklin’s Logan Bik early in the second round of their 113-pound match during Del Oro’s dominating 70-6 SFL-opening victory, and won three... Read more
Gabby Green – Berkeley – Basketball
Multi-SportSportStars of the Week January 16, 2014 0
After injuries derailed the greater part of her junior season, it was a pretty good bet that the Panthers’ All-American wing was going to come out for her senior year with a major chip on her shoulder. In fact, the St. Mary’s team as a whole is playing as... Read more
Brooke Hershberger – Granite Bay – Volleyball
Multi-SportSportStars of the Week December 18, 2013 0
The middle blocker helped the Grizzlies to a California Interscholastic Federation Division I State Championship and a perfect 45-0 record. She was a major force at the net with 171 kills and 61 blocks for the season. Hershberger averaged 8 kills per match during Granite Bay’s run through the... Read more
David Ortega – Concord – Football
Multi-SportSportStars of the Week December 18, 2013 0
Facing the state-record holder for passing touchdowns in Folsom’s Jake Browning, Ortega and his defensive teammates helped the Spartans win the California Interscholastic Open Division Northern Regional bowl game 49-17 by executing a solid game plan against the Bulldogs’ spread attack. It went so well that Ortega came up... Read more
Selina Haefk – Martinez – Weightlifting
Multi-Sport December 5, 2013 0
After one of Haefke’s track and field coaches — Sam Viglienzone, also the Alhambra wrestling coach — suggested the shot and discus thrower try weightlifting, something clicked. It turns out, she was a natural. And after summer of rigorous two-a-day training workouts, Haefke attended the International Powerlifting League World... Read more
Tanner Hughes – El Dorado Hills – Football
Multi-SportSportStars of the Week December 5, 2013 0
The fullback rushed for 63 yards and three touchdowns in the Trojans’ 26-20 Sac-Joaquin Section semifinal victory over Delta River League foe Pleasant Grove on Nov. 29. Hughes powered in from 6 yards, and added a pair of 3-yard scores to account for the majority of Oak Ridge’s points.... Read more
Joe Mixon 5-Star Recruit -Freedom HS, Oakley – High School Football
Multi-SportSportStars of the Week November 21, 2013 0
Over the past decade, very few East Bay running backs have entered their final season with the type of expectations which faced Joe Mixon this fall. Considered a 5-star recruit by every major scouting service, and at one point holding as many as 50 scholarship offers from major college... Read more
Lauren Owens Davis – Water Polo
Multi-SportSportStars of the Week November 21, 2013 0
Owens was a key contributor at both ends of the pool, leading the Blue Devils to their fifth consecutive Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship. A four-year starter, Owens was a section champion every year. She scored once in Davis’s 11-3 rout of St. Francis in this year’s title game... Read more