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Proving Perfection | Heritage Softball Opens ’22 Ready To Roll
A Team Shouldn’t Need To Prove Itself After Any Undefeated Season, But Heritage Softball Is Ready To Take NorCal’s Best Shot PICTURED ABOVE: Seniors Tianna Bell, Right, And Kasey Aguinaga Heritage Softball made it look easy in 2021.  In a 25-0 season, the Patriots played just two one-run games.... Read more
SportStars’ Season-Opening NorCal Softball Top 20
Led By A Pair Of Undefeated Teams From 2021, The Season-Opening NorCal Softball Top 20 Suggests A Riveting Three Months Ahead Of Us • PICTURED ABOVE: No. 1 St. Francis-Mountain View from March 2020. (SFHS Athletics photo) 1. ST. FRANCIS-MOUNTAIN VIEW (26-0 in 2021) It’s Jessica Oakland’s world and... Read more
Chase-ing Perfection | NorCal Section Wrestling Championships Review
Undefeated Champion, Record-Setting Tournaments Highlight Section Wrestling Championships Weekend As NorCal’s Finest Set Sights On Bakersfield And The CIF State Championships • PICTURED ABOVE: Oakdale’s Michael Torres celebrates his 126-pound Masters title. (Ike Dodson photos) Chase Nutting’s championship mullet had to be styled with performance-enhancing substances Friday and Saturday at... Read more
Grinders In Green | Moreau Catholic Basketball Outlasts Liberty
Hostile Crowd, Lots Of Fouls, And A Very Good Liberty Team Couldn’t Keep Moreau Catholic From Advancing To The NCS Div. I Semis • Moreau Catholic basketball coach Frank Knight stood outside of the visitors locker room on a brisk February evening at Liberty High in Brentwood.  Fifteen minutes... Read more
SportStars NorCal Wrestler Rankings (106-145) | Feb. 17
Postseason Weight Class Movements Compelled Us To Dial Up New NorCal Wrestler Rankings Prior To Section Championship Weekend • PICTURED ABOVE: Julian Sanchez of Ponderosa-Shingle Springs (No. 9 @ 113s). (Ike Dodson photo) Bonus content! We saw enough changes in divisional action from the Sac-Joaquin Section and weight class... Read more
SportStars NorCal Wrestler Rankings (152-285) | Feb. 17
Postseason Weight Class Movements Compelled Us To Dial Up New NorCal Wrestler Rankings Prior To Section Championship Weekend • PICTURED ABOVE: Jason Brauning, top, of Vacaville (No. 5 @ 152s). (Ike Dodson photo) Bonus content! We saw enough changes in divisional action from the Sac-Joaquin Section and weight class... Read more
Over The Hump | Granada Basketball Opens Playoffs With Big Win
Tough Losses Are In The Rearview As Livermore’s Granada Boys Basketball Team Storms Into EBAL Semifinals • PICTURED ABOVE: Granada senior wing, Kevin Gad (Chace Bryson photos) For the better part of a month, the Granada boys basketball team has been right on the cusp of a breakthrough win. ... Read more
SportStars NorCal Girls Wrestling Rankings | Jan. 28
Our Final Regular Season NorCal Girls Wrestling Rankings Features Several New Names — Including A Very Notable One • PICTURED ABOVE: Del Oro-Loomis junior Elena Ivaldi (No. 1 in 121s). (Ike Dodson photo) She’s baaaaack. Both on the mat and atop the 235-pound Division of our newest NorCal Girls... Read more
Miramonte Basketball | Challenge Accepted
Driven By A Confident Quartet Of Senior Captains, Miramonte Basketball Doubled Down On The Idea This Could Be A Special Year — So Far, It’s Aces • PICTURED ABOVE: Miramonte senior co-captain, James Frye. (Berry Evans III photos) When Chris Lavdiotis took over the Miramonte High boys basketball program... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 23: All-NorCal Season Finale
SportStars Puts A Bow On The 2021 Season With An Episode Full Of Postseason Award And All-NorCal Football Team Discussion • In the final episode of our first season, hosts Chace and Ben wrap up the 2021 Northern California high school football season with an in-depth discussion on SportStars’... Read more
SportStars’ 2021 All-NorCal Offense
The SportStars All-NorCal Team Is Selected As One 54-Man Roster — These Are The 27 Guys Who Make Up Our All-NorCal Offense • WANT MORE ALL-NORCAL FOOTBALL COVERAGE?NorCal Player Of The Year: Tyler Tremain, QB, FolsomNorCal Defensive Player Of The Year: Zeke Berry, DB, De La Salle-ConcordAll-NorCal DefenseNorCal Offensive... Read more
SportStars’ 2021 All-NorCal Defense
The SportStars All-NorCal Team Is Selected As One 54-Man Roster — These Are The 27 Dudes Who Make Up Our All-NorCal Defense • WANT MORE ALL-NORCAL FOOTBALL COVERAGE?NorCal Player Of The Year: Tyler Tremain, QB, FolsomNorCal Defensive Player Of The Year: Zeke Berry, DB, De La Salle-ConcordNorCal Offensive Player... Read more