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Refuse To Lose | Determined Seniors Power Cardinal Newman Baseball
A Roster With 19 Seniors And An Identity Forged During The Covid Summer Of 2020, Has Cardinal Newman Baseball Among NorCal’s Elite • PICTURED ABOVE: Senior infielder Raul Valdivia (22) gets a high-five from Anane Wilson on his way back to the dugout. (David Gershon photos) During the summer... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | April 13
West Catholic, East Bay Athletic Leagues Dominate Livermore Stampede — Leading To Few Surprises In NorCal Softball Rankings • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Monday, April 12 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Carly Cummings Of No. 1 St. Francis-Mountain View. (Chace Bryson... Read more
SportStars NorCal Baseball Rankings | April 11
Boras Classic, Other Easter Week Tournaments Shake Up NorCal Baseball Rankings And Put New Teams At Nos. 1 Through 5 • NorCal Baseball Rankings All records are through Monday, April 10 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Wade Mountz Of No. 3 Bellarmine-San Jose. (David Gershon... Read more
Livermore Stampede Roundup | San Ramon Valley Softball Storms Into Semis
Danville’s San Ramon Valley Softball Is Using Stampede To Announce Presence With Authority; NorCal No. 1 No-Hits No. 2 • PICTURED ABOVE: San Ramon Valley Senior Pitcher, Paige McLeod. (Ben Enos photo) As it looks to make noise in an always-crowded East Bay Athletic League softball hierarchy, San Ramon... Read more
SportStars’ All-NorCal Girls Basketball Team ’22-’23
Fifteen Girls Plus One Special Mention Comprise Our All-NorCal Girls Basketball Team For The 2022-23 Season • MORE SPORTSTARS POSTSEASON HONORS: NorCal Girls Player Of The Year (Jordan Lee – St. Mary’s-Stockton) | NorCal Girls Coach Of The Year (Leroy Hunt – Oakland Tech) All-NorCal Girls Basketball Team FIRST... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | April 4
Two Teams Jump From Teens Into Top 8 As NorCal Softball Rankings See Decent Shakeup Before Livermore Stampede Promises More • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Monday, April 3 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Sophomore Delaney Aumua Of No. 2 Granada-Livermore. (Chace Bryson... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | March 28
Twelve Different Teams Make Upward Movements And Just One Team Falls Out In This Week’s NorCal Softball Rankings • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Saturday, March 26 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Sophomore Alyssa Flindt Of No. 16 Whitney-Rocklin. (Chace Bryson photo) 1.... Read more
SportStars NorCal Baseball Rankings | March 27
Top 5 Have A Perfect Week, But Changes Take Place Below Them In Another Shuffle Of Our NorCal Baseball Rankings • NorCal Baseball Rankings All records are through Saturday, March 25 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Tanner Griffith Of No. 3 De La Salle-Concord. (Jean-Paul... Read more
SportStars Vault | SportStories Podcast: Don Lippi, NorCal’s Mr. 900
In The Wake Of His 900th Career Win In 2021, Our SportStories’ Podcast Honored St. Joseph Notre Dame Boys Basketball Coach Don Lippi • EDITOR’S NOTE: This Article And Podcast First Debuted In May 2021. We’re Republishing It Following Coach Don Lippi’s Announced Retirement On March 23. If there... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | March 22
It’s St. Francis And Mitty Together At The Top Of The NorCal Softball Rankings. Stop Us If You’ve Heard This One Before • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Monday, March 21 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Keira Brady, Left, And Alyssa Onyeagwa Of... Read more
SportStars NorCal Baseball Rankings | March 21
Head-To-Head Wins Among Top Teams Both Simplifies And Complicates Our First NorCal Baseball Rankings In Two Weeks • NorCal Baseball Rankings All records are through Monday, March 20 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Junior Outfielder Tatum Marsh Of No. 2 Valley Christian-San Jose. (Ike Dodson... Read more
Ike’s Ironmen/Ironwomen | All-NorCal Wrestling ’22-’23
Gilroy’s Isaiah Cortez, Pitman’s Lilly Avalos Shine Brightest As 37 Different Programs Crack Our Fifth Annual All-NorCal Wrestling Honors • PICTURED ABOVE: All-NorCal Wrestling Selection At 220 Pounds, Nolan Frank Of Elk Grove High. (Ike Dodson photos) Our final wrestling story of the 2022-23 season awards special recognition to... Read more