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Iron & Fire | Albany Distance Star Sophia Nordenholz Chases Second CIF Title

High School Sports Features North Coast Section StaffPicks Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner May 25, 2022 0

After Finding And Correcting An Iron Deficiency, Albany High’s Sophia Nordenholz Could Properly Fuel Her Passion For Running — And Become One Of State’s Best Distance Runners • It’s been a long journey to the California Interscholastic Federation State Track and Field Championships for Albany High senior Sophia Nordenholz.... Read more

Ball Above Body | College Park Volleyball Takes NCS

North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA May 23, 2022 0

A College Park Volleyball Team Led By 10 Seniors Played Through Aches, Pain And Relentless Opponents To Claim The Program’s First Title In 14 Years • It took a while for the reverberations to calm down on the gym floor at College Park High in Pleasant Hill. The wild... Read more

Green Machine | De La Salle Golf Aces NCS Title Defense

High School Golf High School Sports Features North Coast Section May 23, 2022 0

With Four Of Its Six Golfers Under Par, De La Salle Delivered Perhaps One Of The Most Dominant North Coast Section Championship Performances Ever • UPDATED ON MAY 24 Joey Hayden was the one. As the only member of the De La Salle High golf team to have teed... Read more

Hope, Grace & Ws | Meet The Jenkins Sisters Powering Sac’s St. Francis Softball

High School Baseball/Softball High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section May 20, 2022 0

Powered By Twins With Motivational Philosophies And Winning Attitudes, Saint Francis Softball Seeks First Sac-Joaquin Section Title Since 1986 • Hope & Grace. It sounds like a motivational memoir that fits nicely into your staged background for virtual meetings, somewhere between How to Win Friends and Influence People and... Read more

All Together Now | De La Salle Baseball Ready For Playoffs

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section May 11, 2022 0

De La Salle Baseball Charges Into The Postseason With A Deep Camaraderie — And A Senior-Heavy Roster Loaded With Pitching Depth • PICTURED ABOVE: From L to R, De La Salle leaders Cal Randall, Cade Cushing and Anthony Martinez. (photo c/o De La Salle Baseball) With the postseason looming,... Read more

Flood Zone | Woodcreek Baseball Opens Playoffs As NorCal No. 1

High School Baseball/Softball High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section May 9, 2022 0

We’re Past The Rising ‘Creek Stage — Extremely Talented Woodcreek Baseball Enters SJS Division II Postseason As NorCal’s Team To Beat • PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Zack Malone raises a fist from second base during a win over Oakmont-Roseville at Sutter Health Park on April 30. (David Gershon photos) As... Read more

Panthers Primed | Benicia Softball Builds Momentum

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section May 5, 2022 0

In The Midst Of A Strong Second Half — And On The Verge Of A League Title — A Young, Talented Benicia Softball Team Is Ripening Just In Time For An NCS Title Run • PICTURED ABOVE: Freshman Emma French Smiles Following A High-Five With Senior Robynn Balmediano After Scoring A... Read more

‘Sky High’ | Granada Softball Storms Stampede

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section April 12, 2022 0

With High Confidence And Loud Bats, Granada Softball Won A Stacked Livermore Stampede Tournament To Take Over NorCal’s No. 1 Ranking • PICTURED ABOVE: Livermore Stampede tournament MVP, Makayla Winchell. (Chace Bryson photos) As Granada High softball pitcher Alex Mello continued to retire hitter after hitter in the Livermore... Read more

Pride & Perseverance | Salesian Girls Basketball Takes Winding Road To Glory

High School Basketball North Coast Section Southern Section March 29, 2022 0

Behind A Strength-In-Numbers Approach, Salesian Girls Basketball Navigated A Frustrating And Demanding Season To Win The Program’s First State Title • PICTURED ABOVE: Salesian senior Kaylie Edge. (David Gershon photos) The morning after winning his first state championship in four tries, Salesian High girls basketball coach Steve Pezzola was... Read more

Fitting Finish | Elk Grove Basketball Makes History

High School Basketball San Diego Section March 28, 2022 0

With A Talented And Ambitious Core Of Seniors Leading The Way, Elk Grove Basketball Claimed Its First State Title • There was really no other way for the Elk Grove basketball season to end. The Thundering Herd celebrating the program’s first-ever CIF State Basketball Championship on the Golden1 Center... Read more

Final NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings | 2021-22

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section March 17, 2022 0

Modesto Christian’s 30-Win Season, Regional Open Title Secure Crusaders The Top Spot In Our Final NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings • PICTURED ABOVE: Div. II State Champions, No. 12 Elk Grove . (David Gershon photo) Final NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings. Previous rank in parenthesis 1. (1) Modesto Christian (30-6) Crusaders... Read more

Ike’s Ironmen/Ironwomen | All-NorCal Wrestlers 2022

Central Coast Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Northern Section Sac-Joaquin Section March 15, 2022 2

Oakdale’s Ceasar Garza, Whitney’s Leah Brown Lead The Way As 20 Different Programs Are Represented In SportStars’ Fourth Annual All-NorCal Wrestling Honors • PICTURED ABOVE: Leah Brown of Whitney-Rocklin (Ike Dodson photo) The return of wrestling was a resounding success for many of the grapplers represented by SportStars’ NorCal... Read more