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Maximum Mat Watch-List: 10 Must-See Events
Make A New Year’s Commitment To Take In Some Of NorCal’s Best Wrestling Events — We’ve Helped You Out With A List • By IKE DODSON “I’m going to eat better and exercise more.” No, you’re not. I’ll give you a week before your longing hands go plunging into... Read more
Del Oro’s JT Stinson is The Scrambler
The Reputation Of Del Oro’s JT Stinson Grows After His Recent Upset Victory • Story and Photos by IKE DODSON On the wrestling mat, scrambling is art. Not every pin is achieved after a perfectly executed move, and evenly-matched foes will often improvise rolls, dives, pivots, hoists and pulls... Read more
2017 CIF State Bowl Football Championship Coverage
Our one-stop location for all of our 2017 CIF State Bowl Championship coverage from Sacramento State on Dec. 15-16. CIF State Bowl Football Championship Coverage Features NEVER BETTER by Chace Bryson Serra-San Mateo — 2-AA State Bowl Championship   YOUNG PUPS, TOP DOGS by Jim McCue Folsom — 1-AA... Read more
Serra High School Football- Never Better
The Word ‘Never’ Was Used A Lot Among The Serra Football Team In 2017 — A Team Never Short On Resilience Or Talent • Patrick Walsh called his 2017 Serra High football team the Team of Never. Partially because the many things the Padres of San Mateo accomplished this... Read more
Fairfax DNA
All The Pieces Are In Place For The Renown L.A. City Section Program To Win Its Third State Title — The Lions Just Need To Follow The Formula • Story by RONNIE FLORES | Photos by SAMUEL STRINGER Nearly a soul in the gym was rooting for his team,... Read more
Young Pups, Top Dogs: Folsom High Football Won Its Third State Title
Folsom Won Its Third State Title And Reclaimed Its Spot Atop Sac-Joaquin Section Football. All With A Roster That Could Be Even Better In 2018 • Winning is nothing new for Folsom football, but the Bulldogs that led Folsom to the 2017 CIF Division 1-A State Bowl Championship were... Read more
A Mighty Win
The Resilience Of The St. Francis Football Team Was On Full Display In Its First CIF State Bowl Victory • Story by MIKE WOOD | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH With furious winds pounding Sacramento State’s Hornet Stadium throughout the CIF Division 2-A state championship game, completing passes was... Read more
2017 Final NorCal Football Rankings
De La Salle Retains Top Spot For Another Year; Folsom Closing The Gap • Final Season NorCal Football Rankings ABOVE IMAGE: Folsom senior Justin Viega prepares to grab the Gatorade bucket the Bulldogs will use to soak coach Kris Richardson at the conclusion of the CIF 1-AA State Championship... Read more
Update- So Cal Holiday Prep Classic Goes LIVE
In an email this morning, SportStars was updated with exciting news by Tournament Director, Frank Quinones that all games of the So Cal Holiday Prep Classic that are being played at Del Norte HS will be streamed live online. Streaming will be provided by partners at GameFilm. The live stream... Read more
Stars Aligned
With A Roster Loaded With Next-Level Talent, Monte Vista Girls Soccer Is Focused Inward — Making The Mustangs Especially Dangerous • Story by MIKE WOOD | Photos by DENNIS LEE Being part of the Monte Vista High girls soccer team is comparable to playing on an all-star team. The... Read more
The Ace & The Wild Card
Cousins A’jae And Justin Boyd Help Stack The Deck For Pittsburg • Story By STEVEN WILSON | Photos By JAMES K. LEASH At the start of the 2017 season, it was the unlikeliest of connections. Cousins Justin and A’jae Boyd were supposed to line up on opposite sides of... Read more
SportStar of the Week- Tariq Bracy Milpitas Football Sr.
Tariq Bracy Milpitas Football Trojans Running Back The Trojans running back was quite simply on a mission. When his team traveled to Campolindo-Moraga for the CIF 4-A northern regional playoff game on Dec. 9. Since he and his twin brother, Tyree — the team’s quarterback — have been at... Read more