Sportstars
Campolindo Boys Basketball: Recipe For A Title
It All Came Together As The Campolindo Boys Basketball Program Won Its First State Title Last Season — Can A Talented Cougars Roster Find The Right Mix For A Repeat? After winning a state basketball championship, coaches and players are apt to reflect on all the hard work that... Read more
St. Joseph Girls Basketball: Pilots Ready To Fire Afterburners
Alameda’s St. Joseph Notre Dame Has Reached A North Coast Section Final In Each Of The Past Five Seasons — And Is Ready To Add On • We’ve all been there: Ms. Grunion’s English class, and it’s time to write a book report. Ms. Grunion, who settles for no... Read more
Berkeley Water Polo Star Georgia Tomasik
SportStar of the Week — Georgia Tomasik, Berkeley Water Polo, Senior Georgia Tomasik has been a driving force for a very good Berkeley Yellow Jackets water polo team this fall. Through her first 16 games, Georgia had 78 goals for an average of 4.9 per game. She also assisted... Read more
Kennedy Football: It’s About Getting To Friday
Richmond’s Kennedy Football Program Has Built And Fostered Sustained Success Behind A Culture Of Survival And Resilience • Just a few moments after an emotionally charged loss to rival El Cerrito dealt his team its first defeat of the 2019 season, Kennedy football coach Greg Marshall brought his team together.... Read more
Foothill Volleyball: A Mix Of Grit & Grayce
Falcon Girls Hang Tough In A Loaded EBAL Behind Strong Leadership And Sophomore Phenom Grayce Olson — Who Wasn’t Even Expected To Play In 2019 • There’s much to the Foothill volleyball team. Great passing, serving, defense and the ability to stay calm under pressure. And there is 6-foot-4... Read more
ELIJAH LASH Las Lomas Football, SportStar of the Week
ELIJAH LASH Las Lomas-Walnut Creek – Football – Senior Chosen SportStar of the Week In his first season with the Knights, Elijah Lash has made an immediate impact on both sides of the ball. _______________________________ GET CONNECTED: Follow SportStars on Twitter & Instagram | Like us on Facebook | Subscribe! _______________________________ Las Lomas improved to 7-0 with a 42-21... Read more
Freedom H. S. Catches FLW Fishing Championship
Freedom High School Wins Bass Pro Shops FLW High School Fishing California Delta Open The Freedom High School duo of Tyler Hurney and Justin Hurney, both of Oakley, California, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday. Weighing 16 pounds, 12 ounces this won the 2019 Bass Pro Shops... Read more
SHANE MORAN Cardinal Newman Football, SportStar of the Week
Cardinal Newman – Santa Rosa Football – Shane Moran honored as SportStar of the Week. Shane Moran, the Cardinal Newman football two-way standout at running back and linebacker helped fuel a 35-point first quarter that was all he and his Cardinals teammates needed in a 35-6 win over Balboa-San... Read more
Jamar Sekona: Marin Catholic Football’s Terror In The Trenches
USC Is Next Stop For Marin Catholic’s Jamar Sekona, One Of State’s Most Coveted Linemen — But Unfinished Business With Wildcats Comes First • There are very few student-athletes who would warrant a 5 a.m. wake-up call for a 7 a.m. interview 30 miles away in commute traffic, but... Read more
Jewel Roemer: Acalanes Water Polo’s National Team-Caliber Engine
Acalanes Water Polo Charges Toward A North Coast Section Repeat, Powered By Jewel Roemer — Arguably The Bay Area’s Biggest Water Polo Talent Since Maggie Steffens • Jewel Roemer amazes in many ways. Foremost might be her positive energy, which shines like the sun. And there’s her mastery of... Read more
Dorian Hale De La Salle-Concord – Football – Junior
DLS Dorian Hale Captures SportStar of the Week Honors Dorian Hale, the #1 ranked De La Salle Spartans dual-threat quarterback, has led NorCal’s top team to four straight wins after a season-opening loss to St. Thomas Aquinas-Ft. Lauderdale (Florida). In a matchup with NorCal’s No. 2-ranked Folsom on Sept.... Read more
De La Salle And Folsom Football: After The Clash
On Sept. 13, De La Salle And Folsom Clashed For The Fourth Time As NorCal’s Top Two Teams — The Spartans Maintained Rule, But The Bulldogs Aren’t Fading Away • Northern California teams have been taking their shots for nearly 20 years. One by one, the next challenger takes... Read more