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PAU WOW: John Pau Mendoza, San Ramon Valley Race To 4-0
San Ramon Valley Football Has Playmakers All Over The Field, But Its Multi-Purpose Running Back John Pau Mendoza That Has Even The Wolves Talking During a recent appearance on SportStars’ podcast 7 Friday Night, San Ramon Valley-Danville quarterback Luke Baker singled out Wolves running back John Pau Mendoza as... Read more
UNDER THE LIGHTS | Inside The Upstart Inderkum Flag Football Program
A Longtime Coach Running His First Varsity Program And Several Striving Female Athletes Learn On The Fly For Inderkum Flag Football PICTURED ABOVE: Micky Garcia races into the end zone as Inderkum High won its first girls flag football game in program history on Aug. 21 against visiting Mira... Read more
GRIZZLIES GLANCE INWARD | Focus On Itself Works For California High Football
San Ramon’s California High Dialed Up Its Air Attack As It Improved To 2-1 With Impressive Home Win Over Ranked Escalon PICTURED AT TOP: Sophomore Carson Fife (22) And The Grizzlies Celebrate Winning Their Home Opener. (Ben Enos Photos) Throughout the first few weeks of the season, California High... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.03: Prove It Week
7 Friday Night Hosts Chace Bryson & Ben Enos Revisit Week 3, Look Ahead To A Week Full Of Top 20 Showdowns; PLUS: Coach Eidson, Picks It’s time for contenders to prove themselves as several Top 20 matchups dot the Week 4 schedule. Hosts Chace and Ben look back... Read more
CHARLIE HUSTLE: On The Bus With Charlie Ramirez & The Pirates
SportStars Takes A Nine-Plus Hour Road Trip With The Pittsburg High Football Team As It Takes Shape Under New Coach Charlie Ramirez Since being appointed head coach of the Pittsburg High football team over the summer, Charlie Ramirez has received his share of congratulations from friends, family, community members... Read more
NorCal Football Rankings | Top 20, WEEK 3
Our NorCal Football Rankings Get Their First Real Shake-Up Of The Season, Including A Flip-Flop Of The No. 2 And No. 3 Teams • PICTURED AT TOP: Wayshawn Parker of No. 9 Grant-Sacramento. (David Gershon Photo) After three weeks of football in Northern California, the picture is becoming just... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.02: Feel The Force
San Ramon Valley QB Luke Baker Visits This Week’s 7 Friday Night Festivities, Plus Coach Eidson Talks DLS vs. Serra, And Much More • Star Wars references could not be avoided on a week in which co-hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos welcome San Ramon Valley QB Luke Baker. No Jedi... Read more
Steppin’ Out | San Marin Football Tackles Opening Challenge
San Marin Football Knows That Winning Section & State Bowl Titles Is A Step-By-Step Process — And The Mustangs Cleared A Big First Step PICTURED ABOVE: Brady Houlahan (27) Celebrates One Of His Two Interceptions With Teammates. (Ben Enos photos) Step one. That was the message San Marin Football... Read more
One Determined Dragon | Lamar Radcliffe Exalts In Return To Field For Sac High
After Nearly A Year Of Rehab, Sac High’s Celebrated Two-Way Talent Lamar Radcliffe Returned To Action For Sac High Football — Where Family Awaited Lamar Radcliffe’s first carry went into the middle of the Sacramento High line, and when there wasn’t a lane available, he bounced right looking for... Read more
The Buzz Is Back For Berkeley High Football
After Winning Seven Games And A League Title In His First Season, Coach Dave Perry Has The Berkeley Yellowjackets Thinking Bigger For 2023 It’s the middle of training camp, and Berkeley High football coach Dave Perry is talking mindset with his team at the end of one particular practice.... Read more
As The SJS Turns | Five Storylines As Sac-Joaquin Section Football Begins
The 2023 Sac-Joaquin Section Football Season Opens Friday Along With Plenty Of Intrigue And Expectations In what has become a tradition in recent years, it’s the Sac-Joaquin Section that gets to usher in a new season of Northern California football.  We know it’s been a minute since readers were... Read more
Preseason All-NorCal Football 2023 | Linebackers & Defensive Backs
With The 2023 Season Just A Day Away In The Sac-Joaquin Section, Our Preseason All-NorCal List Spotlights Linebackers & DBs • PRESEASON ALL-NORCAL LIST SCHEDULE: Quarterbacks/Running Backs | Receivers & Tight Ends | Offensive & Defensive Linemen PICTURED UP TOP: Folsom Linebacker Theo Greule, left. (David Gershon photo) Our... Read more