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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
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | April 24
Mitty Ends St. Francis’s Season-Long Stay Atop The NorCal Softball Rankings + Three Previously Unbeaten Teams Suffer Losses • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Monday, April 23 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Pitcher Ava Markert (center) And McKenna Woliczko Share A Handshake For... Read more
SportStars NorCal Baseball Rankings | April 20
Several Teams That Had Slid In Last Week’s NorCal Baseball Rankings Bounce Back To Regain Original Spots Or Higher • NorCal Baseball Rankings All records are through Monday, April 19 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Freshman Dax Hardcastle Of No. 7 St. Mary’s-Stockton. (David Gershon... Read more
SportStories, Ep 2.1 | Great Moments In Track & Field Series — Michael Granville
National High School 800 Meter Record-Holder, Michael Granville, Opens Up The Second Season Of Our SportStories Podcast • After a two-year hiatus, SportStars Magazine is finally bringing back its original podcast — SportStories. The oral history-style show carries a slightly different format in Season 2, but keeps its core goal... Read more
Refuse To Lose | Determined Seniors Power Cardinal Newman Baseball
A Roster With 19 Seniors And An Identity Forged During The Covid Summer Of 2020, Has Cardinal Newman Baseball Among NorCal’s Elite • PICTURED ABOVE: Senior infielder Raul Valdivia (22) gets a high-five from Anane Wilson on his way back to the dugout. (David Gershon photos) During the summer... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | April 13
West Catholic, East Bay Athletic Leagues Dominate Livermore Stampede — Leading To Few Surprises In NorCal Softball Rankings • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Monday, April 12 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Carly Cummings Of No. 1 St. Francis-Mountain View. (Chace Bryson... Read more
SportStars NorCal Baseball Rankings | April 11
Boras Classic, Other Easter Week Tournaments Shake Up NorCal Baseball Rankings And Put New Teams At Nos. 1 Through 5 • NorCal Baseball Rankings All records are through Monday, April 10 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Wade Mountz Of No. 3 Bellarmine-San Jose. (David Gershon... Read more
Livermore Stampede Roundup | San Ramon Valley Softball Storms Into Semis
Danville’s San Ramon Valley Softball Is Using Stampede To Announce Presence With Authority; NorCal No. 1 No-Hits No. 2 • PICTURED ABOVE: San Ramon Valley Senior Pitcher, Paige McLeod. (Ben Enos photo) As it looks to make noise in an always-crowded East Bay Athletic League softball hierarchy, San Ramon... Read more
SportStars’ All-NorCal Girls Basketball Team ’22-’23
Fifteen Girls Plus One Special Mention Comprise Our All-NorCal Girls Basketball Team For The 2022-23 Season • MORE SPORTSTARS POSTSEASON HONORS: NorCal Girls Player Of The Year (Jordan Lee – St. Mary’s-Stockton) | NorCal Girls Coach Of The Year (Leroy Hunt – Oakland Tech) All-NorCal Girls Basketball Team FIRST... Read more