Sportstars
Women’s West Coast Tournament of Champions
PRESTIGIOUS WRESTLING TOURNAMENT RETURNS TO ROCKLIN’S HARDWOOD PALACE, DEC. 20-21 The Women’s West Coast Tournament of Champions Always Brings Top High School and College Wrestlers to Placer Valley. This year, the final to be held at Hardwood Palace, promises to be even bigger. Placer Valley Tourism and Cliff Keen... Read more
Matt Strangio, Jesuit Cross Country CIF Champion
Sac-Joaquin’s Matt Strangio Kicks to 2nd Cross Country CIF Championship Win Matt Strangio, Jesuit-Carmichael Cross Country CIF Champion blazed through Fresno’s Woodward Park course in a time of 14 minutes and 44 seconds on Nov. 30. It was 16 full seconds faster than the next closest finisher and delivered... Read more
Kainoa Acia: Viral Freshman Football Talent Hits The Mat
2019-20 WRESTLING PREVIEW: A Social Media Sensation During The Fall, Kainoa Acia Has Traded In Pads For Singlet As Part Of Del Oro’s Stellar 2023 Infusion • A month before his Nikes stepped onto the wrestling mat, Del Oro-Loomis freshman Kainoa Acia was a household name. That is, if... Read more
Rancho Cotate Football: Rasheed Rankin Powers Relentless Cougars
Fueled By Its Bruising Running Back, Rancho Cotate Football Claimed Its First NCS Title In 17 Years And Has Shot At A CIF 3-A State Bowl Appearance • Listed at 6-foot-1 and 225 pounds on the Rancho Cotate football roster, Rasheed Rankin has shoulders broad enough to support his... Read more
“We Move People”: Elk Grove Football Puts It All On The Line
Following The Lead Of Its Experienced And Relentless Linemen, Elk Grove Football Has A Chance At Its First CIF State Bowl Appearance • For the Elk Grove football linemen, some of the toughest assignments come before Friday. On the practice field, the trenches can be pretty tough among the... Read more
Sac-Joaquin Section Wrestling: Pitman Poised To Pounce
2019-20 WRESTLING PREVIEW: Pride Out To End Sac-Joaquin Section Wrestling Reign Of The Usual Suspects • Coaches often call them “The Big Three.” In Sac-Joaquin Section wrestling, that’s Vacaville, Oakdale and Del Oro-Loomis.  No other team has won a Masters wrestling title in the last 13 years, and the... Read more
De La Salle Football Lu Magia Hearns SportStar of the Week
LU MAGIA HEARNS De La Salle Football Named SportStar of the Week Playing against the program that his dad starred for 25 years ago, Lu Magia Hearns delivered an electric five-minute sequence that helped the De La Salle Spartans defeat Pittsburg 49-7 in the North Coast Section Division I championship... Read more
Manteca Football: Bring On The Doubters
Scrappy Manteca Football Team Upends Expectations En Route To Punching A Ticket Into SJS Div. III Final • They’ve read the articles. They’ve seen the predictions. Players and coaches from the Manteca football program have fully embraced their underdog status this season.   Pundits and computer rankings picked against the... Read more
SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings: 2019 FINAL
FINAL NorCal Volleyball Rankings: CIF NorCal Open Champion Marin Catholic Goes Wire-To-Wire As NorCal’s No. 1; WCAL Lands Three In Top Six • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All Records Are Final (via MaxPreps.com) 1. (1)  —  Marin Catholic-Kentfield   35-4    2. (2)  —  Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland   30-8   3. (3)  — ... Read more
Foothill High Sends Spirit All-American to Disney Competition
Muna Bellot, sophomore from Foothill High School in Pleasanton, California, has been selected to perform in the annual Orlando Varsity Spirit All-American  Thanksgiving Tour, held at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Bellot along with more than 300 high school cheerleaders from across the U.S. joins the tour. _______________________________ GET CONNECTED:... Read more
John Brindley Encinal Football SportStar of The Week
SportStar of The Week — John Brindley Encinal-Alameda – Football – Senior After seeing his team’s 21-0 lead evaporate in the span of nine minutes on Friday night, John Brindley was given the chance to give the Jets a victory as time expired. _______________________________ GET CONNECTED: Follow SportStars on Twitter & Instagram | Like us on Facebook | Subscribe! _______________________________... 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