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Rugby 101-Part II

HS / CLUB RUGBY NorCal Edition Sac-Joaquin Section Sac/Joaquin Edition February 19, 2017 0

How To Play; How To Score; And What’s A Scrum? Last month, we discussed the history of the sport of Rugby, the very basics on what the sport is and where it is played. This month, we explain HOW you actually play the game and what some of the... Read more

Hannah Jump

Basketball Central Coast Section SportStars of the Week February 13, 2017 0

SportStar Of The Week | Pinewood-Los Altos Hills | Basketball | Senior • Jump played a key role in keeping the Panthers’ lengthy winning streak alive during a tough three-games-in-seven-days stretch that bridged January and February. Pinewood, which entered this week at No. X in SportStars NorCal Top 20, knocked... Read more

Fairbrook’s 41

Sac-Joaquin Section Uncategorized January 26, 2017 0

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Janae Fairbrook had a big night on Tuesday, scoring a career-high 41 points and made a St. Francis school record 11 three-pointers, including 10 straight in the first half. “I was not really counting during the game,” said Fairbrook, whose career best was... Read more

NorCal Player of the Year

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section January 20, 2017 0

NorCal Player of the Year Mason Hurst • WR/DB • Del Oro-Loomis • Senior Versatile. Humble. Leader. Competitor. Athletic. Mature. Special. The adjectives to describe SportStars Magazine’s NorCal Football Player of the Year Mason Hurst are as plentiful as the skills that he possesses on and... Read more

Streak Smarts

CalHiSports Insights CalHiSports Sitewide Stats CalHiSports.com High School Basketball Southern Section January 20, 2017 0

A 50-plus Game Win Streak Has Chino Hills Boys Hoops In Rare Territory Win streak records are especially fun to keep track of because when challenging teams come along over the years — and there aren’t many — it’s natural to relive those moments and bring back those... Read more

Welcome To Rugby 101

HS / CLUB RUGBY Sac-Joaquin Section January 19, 2017 0

A Brief History And Introduction To One Of America’s New IT Sports. Over the course of the next few editions of SportStars Magazine, we want to introduce you to a sport that many consider the fastest growing team sport in the United States: Rugby! Youth Rugby in particular in... Read more

Elishja Duplechan

High School Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week January 19, 2017 0

SportStar Of The Week | Sheldon-Sacramento | Basketball | Senior • The Huskies’ point guard has Sheldon off to a fast start and atop SportStars’ NorCal Top 20 rankings through the first two weeks of January. At just 5-foot-11, Duplechan guided the Huskies to a 12-1 start that includes... Read more

NorCal FB Offensive Players of the Year

High School Football North Coast Section January 19, 2017 0

Co-Offensive Players Of The Year RONNIE RIVERS • RB • FREEDOM-OAKLEY • SENIOR An argument in favor of Ronnie Rivers winning any sort of Player of the Year trophy can almost start and end with seven simple words: He was the MVP of his league. ... Read more

Parker Jones Can’t Lose

North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 11, 2017 0

Story and Photos by CHACE BRYSON Momentum is a dangerous thing in volleyball. It can wield great power. It also isn’t easy to get back once it’s been lost. Acalanes had lost the momentum. And the only way the Dons were going to get it back was to win... Read more

Open Throttle

High School Football Southern Section January 1, 2017 0

Story by CHACE BRYSON | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH SACRAMENTO — It started like so many other big-stage De La Salle High football games. The Spartans needed just three plays from scrimmage to break Kairee Robinson free for a 60-yard touchdown run and De La Salle had a lightning-fast... Read more

The Show Goes On

High School Basketball Southern Section December 22, 2016 0

Story by RONNIE FLORES | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH The scene was Haas Pavilion for the 2015 CIF boys basketball state championships. Chino Hills was in a dogfight with a tough senior bunch from San Ramon Valley-Danville. The Div. I state title hung in the balance. The game... Read more

Jacqueline DiSanto

Central Coast Section SportStars of the Week Volleyball December 16, 2016 0

SportStar Of The Week | Menlo-Atherton | Volleyball | Senior • DiSanto helped put the Bears back in the CIF Division I State final by posting 15 kills, 14 digs, three aces and going 15 of 16 on serve receives in a 3-1 victory over Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills... Read more