Sportstars
Ally Howe – Swimming – Senior
National records tend to fall on a routine basis at the Bay Area’s two section swim championships. There were three new ones set between the Central Coast and North Coast Section events this year, but only one had famed Olympic champion Missy Franklin’s name attached to it. It was... Read more
Kaylee James – Heritage – Softball
Patriots softball has taken off in April, winning seven of nine games and entering their April 29 game against Antioch having won six straight. A big reason for it has been Kaylee James’ performance at the top of the batting order. In Bay Valley Athletic League wins over… Heritage... Read more
Jeremiah Moore – Roseville – Senior
   The senior displayed his prowess on the mound and at the plate during the 6th Annual Albie Swingin’ For Life Benefit. In a 2-1 win over Antelope, Moore went the distance, allowing just three hits and striking out 10 Titans in a complete-game victory. The Lions also defeated…  Read more
Trevor John – Danville – Basketball
   John put on his own personal shooting clinic, and he did on the biggest stage. The Cal Poly-bound swingman tied a CIF Division I State Championship record with six 3-pointers en route to a game-high 23-points as the Mustangs won their first state title. John hit his first... Read more
Lexi Tubbs – Modesto – Basketball
   She capped her high school hoops career by leading the Crusaders to a 64-55 victory over Santa Barbara that earned her team the Division III state championship. Tubbs had a team-high 11 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to put an exclamation point to an outstanding season and... Read more
Kyle Bryant – Colfax – Snowboarding
   A two-time All-State snowboarder, Bryant won the California Nevada Interscholastic Ski and Snowboard Federation individual snowboard championship on March 6. Sitting in second place after two giant slalom runs the day before, Bryant turned in a fast final slalom run to capture the title. His victory also helped... Read more
Cameron Santos – California – Baseball
   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 – Elk Grove – Wrestling
   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
   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
   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
  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
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