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Delta Revival | Franklin Softball Finds New Groove
After Six Straight Losing Seasons, Franklin Softball Is Enjoying One Of Its Best Years Ever Behind A New Coach & Balanced Roster • PICTURED ABOVE: Franklin Senior Kealani Nitta Sprints Toward First Following A Hit Against Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove On May 5. (David Gershon photos) Jon Gudel’s first season... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | May 15
St. Francis, Mitty Continue Their Dance At The Top While Rest Of NorCal Softball Rankings Brace For Section Playoff Showdowns • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Wednesday, May 13 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior shortstop Samm Shah of new No. 4 San... Read more
NorCal Team Of The Week, May 1-7 | Windsor Baseball
Windsor Baseball Entered The North Coast Section Playoffs As A No. 2 Seed And First Team Ever Voted SportSquad NorCal Team Of The Week • ** VOTE FOR THE NEXT SPORTSQUAD NOW! CLICK HERE ** In an attempt to bring new features to SportStarsMag.com for the upcoming school year... Read more
SportStars Vault | The Night The Pirates Stole The Show
With The ’91 Pittsburg Football Team Going Into The Pittsburg FB Hall Of Fame This Weekend, We Dug Up Our 2011 Feature On That Famous Win • EDITOR’S NOTE: This Article First Appeared In SportStars #37 On Dec. 8, 2011, Marking The 20th Anniversary Of Pittsburg’s 1991 Win Over... Read more
SportStories, Ep 2.4 | California Track & Field Series — Kenny Harrison
We Bent The California Track History Description Slightly To Welcome Triple Jump Olympic Record Holder, Kenny Harrison • The fourth installment of our track & field series to open Season 2 is the first of back-to-back episodes featuring Olympic Gold Medalists. Today’s guest is Kenny Harrison — the Olympic... Read more
SportStars NorCal Baseball Rankings | May 10
De La Salle Is Back Up To No. 2 As 10 Other Teams Move Downward In Topsy-Turvy NorCal Baseball Rankings • NorCal Baseball Rankings All records are through Tuesday, May 9 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Outfielder Tanner Griffith Of No. 2 De La... Read more
SportSquad VOTE: Team Of The Week | May 1-7
Nominees For Our Inaugural SportSquad Team Of The Week Honors Include Two Swim Teams, One Baseball And One Softball Program • THIS VOTE HAS ENDED — #SPORTSQUAD NOMINEES FOR MAY 8-14 WILL BE OUT BY NOON ON MAY 16 We’re using this last month of the 2022-23 interscholastic sports calendar... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | May 4
Amador Valley Continues Meteoric Rise Within The NorCal Softball Rankings; No. 1 Mitty, No. 2 St. Francis Prepare To Clash Again • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Wednesday, May 3 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Members Of No. 8 Amador Valley-Pleasanton Celebrate Their... Read more
SportStories, Ep 2.3 | California Track & Field Series — Keinan Briggs
Founder & Coach Of The Far-Reaching LEAP Squad Youth Track Club, Keinan Briggs, Visits To Talk Triple Jump, Coaching And CIF Hopefuls • PICTURED ABOVE: Keinan Briggs Is Photographed With LEAP Squad Standout Jumper, Madison Forbes (Mater Dei HS-Santa Ana). (CREDIT: Smotherman Images) One week after speaking with pole... Read more
SportStars NorCal Baseball Rankings | May 2
Last Two Weeks Of April Was A Battle Of Attrition For Several Teams Within NorCal Baseball Rankings, Leading To Shakeup • NorCal Baseball Rankings All records are through Monday, May 1 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Infielder Derek Pham Of No. 8 Franklin-Elk Grove.... Read more
SportStars’ All-NorCal Boys Basketball Team ’22-’23
NorCal Player Of The Year Ryan Beasley Leads An East Bay Athletic League-Rich 2022-23 SportStars All-NorCal Boys Basketball Team • MORE SPORTSTARS POSTSEASON HONORS: NorCal Boys Player Of The Year (Ryan Beasley-Dougherty Valley) | All-NorCal Girls Basketball Team | NorCal Girls Player Of The Year (Jordan Lee – St.... Read more
SportStories, Ep 2.2 | California Track & Field Series — Gary Muhammad
Former James Logan High Pole Vault Coach, Gary Muhammad, Talks About Teaching The Event And Raising Two Of The State’s Best Vaulters • In our second installment of this series highlighting great moments and names from California high school track & field, SportStories visits with former James Logan High-Union... Read more