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Salesian Basketball Sr. Jaden Lazo Scores SportStar of the Week

High School Basketball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week March 7, 2020 0

SportStar of the Week Jaden Lazo Salesian-Richmond – Basketball Senior Wing Thursday’s CIF Division 1 Norcal Regional quarterfinals pitted Salesian basketball against Grant-Sacramento. Jaden Lazo came out firing on all cylinders. The senior wing scored 16 of his game-high 24 points in the first quarter to help the Pride... Read more

Acalanes Softball | Here Come The Dons – Fences Beware

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section March 6, 2020 0

A Dynamic Incoming Freshman Adds To An Already Fierce Lineup That Has Acalanes Softball Aiming For Its First NCS Title • Freshman prospect Hailey Stripling made a big impression in her first live action as a high school player. Literally. Just look at the fence on the Acalanes High... Read more

Kelly Sopak | Clear Vision: Miramonte Hoops Coach Nears Milestone

High School Basketball High School Sports Features North Coast Section March 5, 2020 0

As Miramonte Girls Basketball Coach Kelly Sopak Nears 400 Career Wins, He’s Taking A Calmer Approach • Kelly Sopak had a question: “What are those progressive lenses like?” Sopak, in his 11th year coaching at Orinda’s Miramonte High, turns 51 this month, and is considering his vision-improving options. Though... Read more

De La Salle Baseball: Spartans Bring Crossover Appeal

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section March 4, 2020 0

Boosted By Its Vaunted Football Program, De La Salle Baseball Opened 2020 As The State’s No. 1 Team — And Chasing A Record Fifth Straight NCS Title • De La Salle will always be known as a football school. For as many championship banners as the Concord school’s other... Read more

CIF Wrestling Preview: A Weight-By-Weight Boys & Girls Breakdown

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Los Angeles City Section North Coast Section Northern Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section Southern Section February 27, 2020 0

SportStars’ Wrestling Guru, Ike Dodson, Runs Down Each Division Listing Favorites As Well As NorCal’s Top Contenders, Dark Horses • 2020 CIF Wrestling Preview The walls of Mechanics Banks (formerly Rabobank) Arena will soon be singing the sweet melody of state championship wrestling. Thursday’s pigtail rounds open 28 brackets... Read more

SportStars Girls Golf BIG 10 | NorCal’s Best Golfers (’10-’19)

Big 10 Anniversary Project Central Coast Section High School Golf North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section February 17, 2020 1

SportStars’ 10 Year Anniversary Project Continues With Its Girls Golf Big 10 — The Magazine’s Top 10 NorCal Girls Golfers Of The Past 10 Seasons (2010-2019) • The SportStars Girls Golf Big 10 is the second offering to a 10-months long anniversary project to celebrate what will be 10... Read more

Tameiya Sadler | St. Patrick-St. Vincent Star Mourns Kobe, Pushes Bruins

High School Basketball High School Sports Features North Coast Section February 13, 2020 0

CLOSE TO HOME: Jolted By Kobe Bryant’s Tragic Death, St. Patrick-St. Vincent’s Tameiya Sadler Is Ready To Lead The Vallejo Program Into The Postseason • It was just two days later. It seemed too soon for Tameiya Sadler. Shock still reverberated in the aftermath of the helicopter crash of... Read more

All-NorCal Football Defense 2019: SportStars Honors 26

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section February 12, 2020 0

Meet The 26 Players Comprising SportStars’ All-NorCal Football Defense 2019 Roster — Led By Defensive Player Of The Year, Marcus Jones Jr. • We do things differently at SportStars. Rather than build an all-region roster broken into first- and second-team honors, we build one complete roster. The 26 players... Read more

All-NorCal Football Offense 2019: SportStars Honors 25

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section February 11, 2020 0

Meet The 25 Players Comprising SportStars’ All-NorCal Football Offense 2019 Roster — Led By Offensive Player Of The Year, Jackson Pavitt • We do things differently at SportStars. Rather than build an all-region roster broken into first- and second-team honors, we build one complete roster. The 25 players below... Read more

CIF North Coast Section Dual Meet Championships – Finals

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section February 11, 2020 0

SportStars Wrestling INSIDER Al Fontes (The California Wrestler) offers up his CIF North Coast Section Dual Meet High School Wrestling Championships Finals report. Here’s his news from the mats. DIVISION I EAST BAY 1 – De La Salle (EBAL) 2 – Granada (EBAL) 3 – James Logan (MVAL) 4... Read more

Jackson Pavitt | SportStars 2019 NorCal Offensive Player Of The Year

High School Football North Coast Section February 7, 2020 1

Accounting For 41 Touchdowns, Cardinal Newman’s Jackson Pavitt Was A Prolific Dual-Threat QB — And Just The Right Leader For 3-AA State Bowl Champions • A great quarterback once said, “You can’t have success if you don’t visualize it first.” That great quarterback is the SportStars NorCal Offensive Player of... Read more

Shamar Garrett | 2019 SportStars NorCal Football Player Of The Year

High School Football North Coast Section February 7, 2020 1

After A Remarkable Senior Year, Shamar Garrett Closed His Three-Year Varsity Career With A Place Among De La Salle’s Best Two-Way Skill Players • For as much talent that takes the field for De La Salle year-in and year-out, Northern California’s best football program of the last four decades... Read more