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CIF California State Championships, Since ’73
SportStars Wrestling Insider, Al Fontes (TheCaliforniaWrestler.com) chronicles the CIF California 3x and 4x State Champions/Finalists/Placers Club (since 1973) Feature image: Darrell Vasquez (Bakersfield, CS) First 4x State Champion. 3x State Champs list below… 4x CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONS Seth Nevills (Clovis, CS): 2015, ’16, ’17, ’18 Justin Mejia (Clovis, CS): 2014,... Read more
SportStars’ Preseason Girls Basketball Rankings: NorCal Top 25
Despite Graduation And Injuries, Archbishop Mitty Opens The 2019-20 Season In The Top Spot In Our NorCal Preseason Girls Basketball Rankings • Welcome To Our Exclusive Expanded 2019-20 Preseason Girls Basketball Rankings. Records are from 2018-19. 1. Archbishop Mitty-San Jose (25-3) Yes, it’s a cliché, but Archbishop Mitty does... Read more
California High School Wrestlers In National Top 20 – Oct. 23, 2019
California High School Wrestlers Named To The Open Mat National Rankings Following is a list of California wrestlers who were included in the Open Mat Individual Top 20 national high school rankings released on October 23. List is ordered by weight class. St. John Bosco, Selma high schools to... Read more
Bryson’s First Pitch: Best of the Decade
What do Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist water polo player Maggie Steffens and Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon all have in common? They all played high school sports in Northern California during the SportStars Magazine Era. That era will reach 10 full years in... Read more
Californians In Open Mat National Wrestling Rankings (10/16/19)
Adidas National High School Wrestling Rankings from The Open Mat Following is a list of California wrestlers who were included in the Open Mat Individual Top 20 national high school rankings released on October 16. List is ordered by weight class: 113 – Richard Figueroa (Selma, CS, 11) 2x... Read more
NorCal Preseason Top 30: Expanded Football Rankings To Open 2019
SportStars Opens The 2019 High School Football Season With Our NorCal Preseason Top 30 Rankings • NorCal Preseason Top 30. All records are from 2018 1. DE LA SALLE-CONCORD (11-1) FINAL 2018 NORCAL RANK: 1 OUTLOOK: No surprise here. The Spartans enter 2019 with 27 straight North Coast Section... Read more
Pleasant Valley, Campolindo Football Drop Into NorCal Ranks At #21-22
A Pair Of 10-Win Teams In 2018, Campolindo And Pleasant Valley-Chico Both Come Into 2019 With Key Returners And High Expectations • This is the fifth of five releases this week debuting the opening 10 teams to our expanded 2019 Fit Pro Go! NorCal Preseason Top 30 Rankings. Pleasant Valley-Chico... Read more
Las Lomas, Rancho Cotate Football Open With NorCal Ranks Of #23-24
With 23 Combined Wins In 2019 And Pair Of NCS Semifinal Appearances, Both Las Lomas And Rancho Cotate Are On Serious Upward Trends • This is the fourth of five releases this week debuting the opening 10 teams to our expanded 2019 Fit Pro Go! NorCal Preseason Rankings. Las... Read more
California-San Ramon, Oak Ridge Football Enter Preseason Ranks At #25-26
Mix Of Experience And New Talent Gives California-San Ramon, Oak Ridge Opportunities To Surprise Within A Pair Of Super-Competitive Leagues • This is the third of five releases this week debuting the opening 10 teams to our expanded 2019 Fit Pro Go! NorCal Preseason Rankings. California-San Ramon has proven... Read more
San Ramon Valley, Del Oro Football Join NorCal Ranks At #27-28
Del Oro, San Ramon Valley Continue Our Expanded NorCal Preseason Ranks As Defending Section Champions Facing Holes To Fill And Questions To Answer • This is the second of five releases this week debuting the opening 10 teams to our expanded 2019 Fit Pro Go! NorCal Preseason Rankings. Defending... Read more
Manteca, Mitty Football Open NorCal Preseason Ranks As #29-30
We Open Our 2019 NorCal Preseason Football Rankings With Two Programs Who Finished 2018 Unranked — But Look Ready To Take The Next Step • This is the first of five releases this week debuting the opening 10 teams to our expanded 2019 NorCal Preseason Rankings. Mitty’s promise lies... Read more
FINAL Boys Basketball Rankings
Campolindo Lays Claim To NorCal’s Only Boys State Title, But Sheldon Finishes As The Region’s No. 1 Team For Second Straight Year  • Final Boys Basketball Rankings All Records Are FINAL 1. (1)  —  Sheldon-Sacramento   24-11*    2. (2)  —  Modesto Christian  27-8 3. (3)  —  Salesian-Richmond  31-1 4. (4) —  De La... Read more