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All-Norcal Boys Basketball ’16-’17
Woodcreek-Roseville’s Jordan Brown Was A Slam Dunk Choice As NorCal Player Of The Year • As the final quarter of California basketball for the 2016-17 season ticked away, and Bishop Montgomery-Torrance mustered just enough moxie to eventually hold off Woodcreek-Roseville 74-67 in the CIF Open Division state final, it... Read more
All-NorCal Girls Basketball ’16-’17
  Player Of The Year, Iimari Thomas of Sacred Heart Cathedral-S.F., Headlines Our Top 15 Players From 2016-17 • There’s a computer program buried deep in the bowels of the massive MaxPreps’ database of girls high school basketball teams, and it churns through the wins and losses — and... Read more
Rip Kids
  Rancho Bernardo Baseball Shines Thanks To A Talented Roster And A Legendary Coach Who’s Been Known To Grab A Wave • Story by Mark Tennis | Photos by Rudy Schmoke The perfect day for Rancho Bernardo-San Diego baseball coach Sam Blalock is to grab his surfboard, catch some... Read more
De La Salle High School Baseball: League Of Their Own
Sorting Out NorCal Best Baseball League De La Salle high school baseball team charges the mound to celebrate its 2016 North Coast Section Div. I title. The East Bay Athletic League has won five of the seven Div. I title since 2010. The EBAL also claimed the 2016 Div... Read more
Alhambra Softball Briana Perez Serves 5-Tool Menu
Diamond Rated Settle into your seat to watch the four-star softball program at Alhambra High School in Martinez and prepare to be dazzled.   By the time seven innings elapse, one course of “Did-you-see-that?” after another will be brought to you, each as uniquely sweet as 31 flavors of... Read more
Grinders
  There’s No Off Day In The East Bay Athletic League — And Foothill Baseball Is Just Fine With That •   Story By Mike Wood | Photos By Berry Evans III When Foothill High School-Pleasanton wrapped up a strenuous, dramatic win over Monte Vista-Danville, Falcons players rushed the... Read more
Writing Down A Dream
  Vacaville High’s Jurnee Woodward Crafts A Script Of Hurdling Excellence • Story By JIM MCCUE | Photos By JAMES K. LEASH   Fluidity. Vacaville High School senior Jurnee Woodward strides along the track and glides over hurdles with a smooth and easy flow. Aspiring screenwriter Jurnee Woodward turns... Read more
SoCal Cycling 2017 Season-Ender
Another season in the books for SoCal High School Cycling League SoCal Cycling 2017 Season-Ender means another season is in the books for the High School Cycling League. Last weekend 730 of the best, brightest, and fastest high school and middle school mountain bike racers in the country tackled... Read more
Archer’s Aim: World Stage
Bear River High’s Abby Weir Vaults To International Heights In Barebow Archery • Story by Josh Howser | Photos by James K. Leash Abby Weir’s breath steadies as she pulls the string back. She aims down her arrow, eyes locked on the lone target nestled among the trees. The 16-year-old... Read more
Hang 10
With Its First 10 Games, Clayton Valley Baseball Announced Its 2017 Presence With Authority Story By Mike Wood | Photos By Samuel Stringer Clayton Valley Charter High-Concord baseball is out of the gate quickly this season. How fast? Try a 10-0 start, with five shutouts. Thanks to a stingy... Read more
Just Keep Playing
San Francisco’s First Public School To Win A State Hoops Title Did So Because It Refused To Have An Off Switch • Story By Chace Bryson | Photos By Berry Evans III Niamey Harris threw down the dunk and provided an exclamation point to a history-making state championship victory... Read more
Everyday Joe
NOTE: This article first appeared in SportStars on August 22, 2013, as the cover story to our 2013 Football Preview. • We are providing it again in its original version as a complement to the most recent column of our editor, Chace Bryson, who reflects on the Joe Mixon... Read more