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West Coast Jamboree Scholarship: Tournament Names 2018-19 Winners
Three Players Are Honored In The Third Year Of The West Coast Jamboree Scholarship Program; Tournament Looks To Expand Program In 2019-20 • On July 11, the West Coast Jamboree (a 501c3) girls basketball tournament announced the three 2018 winners of its annual scholarship program. The West Coast Jamboree Scholarship Program... Read more
Steven Zobac Valley Christian-San Jose – Baseball SportStar of the Week
Steven Zobac was officially named the SportStars NorCal Baseball Player of the Year on July 5th. It came just a few weeks after he was one of five finalists for Cal-Hi Sports’ Mr. Baseball State Player of the Year Award. The Cal-bound talent batted .465 with 40 hits, 28... Read more
Nicole May: NorCal Softball Pitcher of the Year
Foothill Ace Delivered Flawless Junior Season To Help Lead Pleasanton Powerhouse To The North Coast Section’s Best All-Time Undefeated Record, Section Crown • There’s often no better compliment for an elite athlete than calling him or her a “big game performer.” When the stakes are highest, the best players... Read more
Kyle Harrison: NorCal Baseball Pitcher Of The Year
De La Salle Lefty Followed Up Stellar Sophomore Year With Even Better Junior Season; Saved His Best For Spartans’ Championship Run • As the De La Salle Spartans chased their third straight North Coast Section Division I championship in 2018, sophomore pitcher Kyle Harrison played a huge role. He... Read more
Lexi Webb: NorCal Softball Player Of The Year
Oakdale Slugger Proved Just As Dominant In The Circle On Her Way To Leading Mustangs To 29 Wins, Sac-Joaquin Section Title • If Oakdale’s Cal-Hi Sports State Championship softball team is the Avengers, then Lexi Webb is surely its Iron Ma’am. The Mustang’s home-run clubbing, strikeout pitching, Thanos-killing senior... Read more
Steven Zobac: NorCal Baseball Player Of The Year
Valley Christian Outfielder And Pitcher Starred At The Plate And On The Mound For Three-Time CCS Open Champions • With three Central Coast Section Open Division titles under his belt, Steven Zobac has plenty of material to choose from when he looks back on his favorite moments in a... Read more
Bay Area 75: Top 20 Athletes of the Year
These 20 Athletes Conclude Our Annual Ranked Countdown Of The Bay Area Athletes Of The Year For 2018-19 • Below are the top 20 athletes from our seventh annual Bay Area 75 — SportStars’ rankings of the top 75 Bay Area athletes for the 2018-19 school year. The first 55... Read more
Bay Area 75 Rankings: 2018-19
We Reveal Our Annual Ranked Countdown Of The Bay Area Athletes Of The Year For The 2018-19 School Year • Below are the first 55 athletes from our seventh annual Bay Area 75 — SportStars’ rankings of the top 75 Bay Area athletes of the year from 2018-19. The Top... Read more
Last State Honor for Levelle Bailey
LeVelle Bailey received potentially his last All-State honor as a high school athlete in late June when we named him SportStar of the week and Cal-Hi Sports named him 1st Team Grid-Hoop All-State. The Grid-Hoop All-State teams are comprised of California’s top performers in both football and basketball. Bailey... Read more
Sophie Jones named SportStar of the Week, Gatorade Player of the Year
Knights midfielder, Sophie Jones honored Gatorade State POY and SportStar of the Week. On June 13, 2019 Menlo School in Atherton announced that Sophie Jones had become the school’s first Gatorade State Player Of The Year winner in the 34-year history of the awards. The senior midfielder led the... Read more
Fremont Christian Baseball: Promise Kept, Promise Fulfilled
Bubba Gomez And His Dad Completed A Four-Year Promise To Each Other By Leading Fremont Christian Baseball To The School’s First Section Title • A four-year plan ended just the way coach Chris Gomez and his Fremont Christian baseball team envisioned it — capping off a 24-6 season with... Read more
Team NorCal Battles on National Level
NorCal Juniors Honor Roll: May 2019 In May, Team NorCal traveled to Florida and Southern California to battle on the national level and on the ITF tour. Team NorCal started the month by heading to Delray Beach, FL, from April 29, to May 4, at the Delray Beach ITF.... Read more