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Archer’s Aim: World Stage

Archer’s Aim: World Stage

OutdoorSac-Joaquin Section April 19, 2017 0

Bear River High’s Abby Weir Vaults To International Heights In Barebow Archery • Story by Josh Howser | Photos by James K. Leash Abby Weir’s breath steadies as she pulls the string back. She aims down her arrow, eyes locked on the lone target nestled among the trees. The 16-year-old... Read more
Hang 10

Hang 10

EB IssuesHigh School Baseball/SoftballNorth Coast Section April 14, 2017 0

With Its First 10 Games, Clayton Valley Baseball Announced Its 2017 Presence With Authority Story By Mike Wood | Photos By Samuel Stringer Clayton Valley Charter High-Concord baseball is out of the gate quickly this season. How fast? Try a 10-0 start, with five shutouts. Thanks to a stingy... Read more
Just Keep Playing

Just Keep Playing

High School BasketballSan Francisco Section April 6, 2017 0

San Francisco’s First Public School To Win A State Hoops Title Did So Because It Refused To Have An Off Switch • Story By Chace Bryson | Photos By Berry Evans III Niamey Harris threw down the dunk and provided an exclamation point to a history-making state championship victory... Read more
Everyday Joe

Everyday Joe

FootballHigh School FootballNorth Coast Section April 6, 2017 0

NOTE: This article first appeared in SportStars on August 22, 2013, as the cover story to our 2013 Football Preview. • We are providing it again in its original version as a complement to the most recent column of our editor, Chace Bryson, who reflects on the Joe Mixon... Read more
Big League Fun

Big League Fun

High School Baseball/SoftballSac-Joaquin Section April 5, 2017 0

Feel like you’re playing in the Big Leagues by taking in the type of views legends Babe Ruth or Ted Williams had at the famous replicas of major league ballparks at Big League Dreams in Redding. The 30-plus acre complex features scaled-down replicas of Boston’s Fenway Park, New York’s... Read more

Hang 10

EB IssuesNorth Coast SectionSpecial Editions April 4, 2017 0

With Its First 10 Games, Clayton Valley Baseball Announced Its 2017 Presence With Authority Story By Mike Wood | Photos By Samuel Stringer Clayton Valley Charter High-Concord baseball is out of the gate quickly this season. How fast? Try a 10-0 start, with five shutouts. Thanks to a stingy... Read more
Rugby 101: Part IV

Rugby 101: Part IV

HS / CLUB RUGBYSac-Joaquin Section March 29, 2017 0

Rugby Culture And A Region Unparalleled Editors note: This is the fourth and final installment to a four-part series. Parts 1-3 can be found beginning with our January issue. All four articles are also available at sportstarsmag.com In this, our final installment of this series, we will be spotlighting... Read more
USTA’s Champions of Character

USTA’s Champions of Character

San Francisco SectionTennis: High School & Club March 17, 2017 0

USTA NorCal Uses Four Scholarships To Reward Students Of The Game Located in Alameda, the United States Tennis Association, Northern California Section is a not-for-profit volunteer-based organization with approximately 34,000 adult members, 16,000 junior members and over 300 organization members. USTA Northern California is one of the 17 sections... Read more
Pack Mentality

Pack Mentality

Central SectionHigh School Basketball March 7, 2017 0

Talent, Leadership, Experience — And A Little Grit — Brought Ridgeview Its First Title Since 2013. Story by Trevor Horn | Photos by Samuel Stringer FRESNO — A crowd began to arrive at Selland Arena in downtown Fresno for the Central Section Division II boys basketball championship game. This... Read more
Heat Wave

Heat Wave

BlogHigh School Baseball/SoftballSouthern Section March 7, 2017 0

A “Rebuilding Year” Didn’t Cool Off Mission Viejo Softball. Will Any Opponent Have An Answer For The Diablos In 2017? Story By Mark Tennis | Photos By Patrick Takkinen/SoCalSidelines.com If you are building an elite high school program in any sport — especially one that is nationally-ranked virtually every... Read more
Rising Son

Rising Son

High School Baseball/SoftballSac-Joaquin Section March 7, 2017 0

Growing Up Amongst Major Leaguers Gave Darren Baker An Edge — But The Jesuit Standout Made Sure He Would Forge His Own Path Story By Jim McCue | Photos By James K. Leash Darren Baker may have been born with a baseball in his hand and grew up in... Read more
After 11 Winning Seasons Patriots’ Day is Finally Here for Heritage

After 11 Winning Seasons Patriots’ Day is Finally Here for Heritage

High School BasketballNorth Coast Section March 4, 2017 0

After 11 Winning Seasons, Heritage Clinches Its First State Playoff Berth. After 10 seasons of varsity basketball, and never a losing season, nobody could’ve blamed the Heritage-Brentwood boys or coach Pat Cruickshank if they didn’t feel a bit cursed at the end of the 2015-16 season. The Patriots rode... Read more