Bishop O’Dowd Volleyball: Dragons Look To Set NCS Ablaze
North Coast SectionVOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 5, 2019 1
POWER TRIP: A Senior Core Stocked With Heavy Hitters Looks To Lead Bishop O’Dowd Volleyball Back To The State Finals • Aggression. Intimidation. These are not words usually associated with girls volleyball — after all, there’s a net separating the two teams, and contact is not only infrequent, it’s forbidden. But it’s... Read more
Nate Rutchena: Monte Vista’s Mustang Of Many Talents
High School FootballNorth Coast Section September 4, 2019 0
A Multi-Sport Standout And Starter On Both Sides Of The Football, Rutchena Leads A Senior Core That Has Monte Vista Among NorCal’s Top 10 Teams • With the first game of his senior season hanging in the balance, Monte Vista football star Nate Rutchena went to a familiar move.... Read more
Paul Doherty Ushers In A New Era Folsom Football That Should Look A Lot Like The Bulldogs Of Recent Years — Perhaps An Even Faster Version • When longtime head coach Kris Richardson left the Folsom football program to join his former co-coach Troy Taylor at Sacramento State in... Read more
OAL Football: McClymonds Looks To Continue Dynastic Run
High School FootballOakland Section August 28, 2019 0
Season Preview: After CIF 3-Peat, McClymonds Remains Class Of OAL Football; Oakland Tech, Oakland High Look To Keep Warriors Honest • After the first state title, McClymonds football coach Michael Peters figured anything after would be gravy. His plate has runneth over. With a 32-6 win over Garfield-Los Angeles... Read more
Pittsburg Football: Jerry Johnson Leads Week Zero Pirate Raid
High School FootballNorth Coast Section August 27, 2019 0
Delivering One Of Pittsburg Football’s Best Ever Quarterback Performances, Jerry Johnson Helped No. 6-Ranked Pirates Win Season-Opening Shootout • One week into the 2019 football campaign and the Pittsburg Football record book is already being re-written. Making just his second start at quarterback for Pittsburg High, senior Jerry Johnson... Read more
Pleasant Valley Football: Defending CIF Champs Ready For Battle
High School FootballNorthern SectionSac-Joaquin Section August 21, 2019 0
Chico’s Pleasant Valley High Opens Its Season At Del Oro With 12 Returning Starters, A Dynamite Junior Class — And Special Forces Training • “Everyone has a job to do.” It’s the mantra of the Pleasant Valley football program. It wasn’t crafted by its stellar bookend offensive tackles or other... Read more
Sheldon Conde, No. 28 Del Oro Football Prepare For The Unknown
High School FootballSac-Joaquin Section August 21, 2019 0
With Just Three Returning Starters, Del Oro Will Look To Determined Senior RB Sheldon Conde To Set The Tone • Third-year coach Jeff Walters hopes his Del Oro football team will attack the 2019 season like senior running back Sheldon Conde hits the hole. The Golden Eagles may not... Read more
Going the Distance: Angel More Menlo School-Atherton
AquaticsCentral Coast SectionClub SportsSportStars of the Week August 21, 2019 0
Angel More, Menlo School-Atherton – Distance Swimming – Senior named SportStar of the Week. So… what did you do this weekend? Angel More swam 28 miles around the Manhattan Island in New York City. She’s also setting records on Menlo-Atherton’s swim team and was a league championships qualifier. But... Read more
Doug Longero Had No Intention Of Returning To The Las Lomas Football Sidelines — Until He Met A Young Isaiah Newell • Isaiah Newell walks into the Las Lomas football office like he’d walk into his own living room. He wears a big smile as he strides to an... Read more
After 14 Wins And A CIF State Bowl Title, Wilcox Football Enters New Territory As It Prepares To Follow Its Most Successful Season Ever • For the Wilcox football team, it’s been about shattering barriers and destroying preconceived notions. Barriers were blown away during the Chargers’ outstanding 2018 season... Read more
James Medeiros is Taking the Los Angeles City Section A Level Up
High School Wrestling Pinned by TCWLos Angeles City Section August 19, 2019 0
The following is my latest article about James Medeiros, who attended American High School in Fremont. Now at Birmingham High, Coach Medeiros is taking the Los Angeles City section to another level. The road map to achieving goals in life is through hard work, sacrifice, and being fully dedicated... Read more
Preseason All-NorCal Football 2019
Central Coast SectionHigh School FootballNorth Coast SectionNorthern SectionOakland SectionSac-Joaquin Section August 16, 2019 0
SportStars’ 2019 Preseason All-NorCal Football Team Features 44 Players Representing Five Different NorCal Sections • Welcome to our Preseason All-NorCal Football Team, a staple of our annual Football Preview Issue. Selections are based on a variety of criteria, including 2018 performance, 2019 expectations, comments from coaches and recruiting buzz.... Read more
