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CIF State Wrestling: NorCal’s Top Contenders

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Los Angeles City Section North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section San Francisco Section Southern Section February 20, 2019 0

It’s Our Annual Weight-By-Weight Breakdown Preview Of The CIF State Wrestling Championships. Who Is NorCal’s Best Hope? Who Could Bracket-bust? • Seeds schmeeds. No matter where wrestlers landed in the 14 40-man brackets at the CIF State Wrestling Championships, they have the scrambler’s chance to victory. It’s what makes... Read more

Wrestling Insider Al Fontes Meets An American Wrestler

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section February 19, 2019 0

Ok, if any of you are fans of Top Gear (BBC) or Grand Tour (Amazon), you’ll “get” that headline. Our man, Al Fontes met up with his main man, Ali Afshar, who wrestled for Casa Grande High School in NCS some years back. Afshar’s now, among other things car-related,... Read more

Wrestling Championships: CCS, NCS, Northern Previews

Central Coast Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Northern Section February 14, 2019 0

There Will Be 112 CIF State Championship Berths On The Line As Central Coast, North Coast And Northern Sections Hold Their Wrestling Championships On Feb. 15-16 • The roster of NorCal wrestling talent that will vie for state glory will be shaped this weekend. Eight total qualifications for each... Read more

Dublin Volleyball’s Brooke Lohuis: Touched By Tragedy

North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA February 14, 2019 0

In November 2017, Brooke Lohuis Transferred to Dublin High from Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Florida — It Was A Move That May Have Saved Her Life, And Changed Her Future • “I was in a group chat with my family, when my sister texted that there were shots fired... Read more

Ryan Partridge: NorCal Football Coach Of The Year

High School Football North Coast Section February 2, 2019 0

He Led Liberty-Brentwood To Its First Section Title In Year One — And Delivered A State Bowl Crown With His Encore • History is starting to make a habit of following two-year Liberty High coach Ryan Partridge. After leading the Lions to their first section title in 2017, Partridge... Read more

Henry To’oto’o: 2018 NorCal Defensive Player Of The Year

High School Football North Coast Section February 1, 2019 0

De La Salle’s Wrecking Ball Linebacker Embodied The Physical Nature And Served As The Emotional Center To NorCal’s Best Team, Defense • Henry To’oto’o spent 12 games of 2018 cementing his stature as Northern California’s best linebacker — for the second year in a row. His standing as one... Read more

Sione Vaki: 2018 NorCal Football Player Of The Year

High School Football North Coast Section February 1, 2019 0

No Two-Way NorCal Player Did More For A State Bowl Winner Than The Liberty-Brentwood Receiver And Safety • Sione Vaki simply wasn’t going to be denied his chance to make a difference for his teammates. After a regular season in which he was one of the East Bay’s most... Read more

SportStars 2018 All-NorCal Football Defense

Blog Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section January 26, 2019 0

Meet Our 2018 All-NorCal Football Defense Featuring 26 Players From 19 Different Schools, Five Different Sections • Here it is! Wrapping up an epic season of high school football through Northern California, we present our All-NorCal Football Defense. It represents half of a 52-man All-NorCal roster. If it’s offense... Read more

SportStars 2018 All-NorCal Football Offense

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section January 26, 2019 3

Meet Our 2018 All-NorCal Football Offense Featuring 26 Players From 20 Different Schools, Five Different Sections • Here it is! Wrapping up an epic season of high school football through Northern California, we present our All-NorCal Football Offense. It represents half of a 52-man All-NorCal roster. If it’s defense... Read more

All-NorCal Football Vote: People’s Player Of The Year

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section January 26, 2019 17

We’re Giving Readers And Fans Their Own All-NorCal Football Vote — Who Will Be The First People’s Player Of The Year? • VOTING IS CLOSED! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO VOTED. WATCH FOR THE WINNER ON FEB. 1 SportStars will be naming it’s fifth annual All-NorCal Football Teams right... Read more

De La Salle Soccer: Chasing Greatness

HS / CLUB Soccer North Coast Section January 24, 2019 2

De La Salle Soccer’s Youthful Squad Seeks To Uphold The Program’s Relentless Tradition Of Success • Legendary coach John Wooden described success as “peace of mind, which is a direct result of the self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”... Read more

First Pitch: CIF on High School Sports Officials

Central Coast Section Central Section LEVELUP INSIDERS Los Angeles City Section North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section San Francisco Section Southern Section January 22, 2019 1

First Pitch: Black & White Issue On Jan. 11, the California Interscholastic Federation released an op-ed about high school sports officials. It was emailed to the various media outlets throughout the state which still cover high school sports. (It’s not as big a list as it used to be).... Read more