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Ionescu Makes Most Of Time To Shine | SportStars Vault: April 2016

High School Basketball North Coast Section April 21, 2020 0

BRYSON: Sabrina Ionescu Closed Out Her Miramonte Career Like Other Former Bay Area Hoop Standouts — By Shining Brightest On The Biggest Stages • SportStars Vault: SportStars editor Chace Bryson wrote this column on Sabrina Ionescu for SportStars Magazine’s April 2016 issue. Four years later, it’s been dug out... Read more

Alexa Edwards, St. Francis-Sacramento | SportStar of the Week

Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA April 20, 2020 0

St. Francis Volleyball’s Alexa Edwards Is Named SportStar Of The Week After Earning The Sac-Joaquin Section’s Top Student-Athlete Scholarships • Alexa Edwards is no stranger to SportStars adulation. The Magazine recently named her one of the Top 10 girls volleyball players of the decade. On Friday, April 17, St. Francis... Read more

Ian Book Salutes Decade Of Gridiron Bonds For #NeverStop Project

#NeverStop Project High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section April 17, 2020 0

Oak Ridge High Grad And Notre Dame Quarterback Ian Book Delivers A #NeverStop Tip Of The Helmet To Teammates Past And Present • I have had the opportunity and privilege to play with teammates at Notre Dame that have gone on to play in the National Football League and... Read more

Bryce Monroe Riordan Basketball SportStar of the Week

Central Coast Section High School Basketball SportStars of the Week April 16, 2020 0

When SportStars Magazine launched a NorCal boys basketball Player of the Year fan vote on March 31, Bryce Monroe was not among the nine voting options. But after a relentless write-in campaign got him added, the Sam Houston State-bound guard landed more than 23,000 of the 73,000-plus total votes received over... Read more

Ashley Hiraki | Fan Choice NorCal Girls Hoops Player Of The Year

Central Coast Section High School Basketball April 16, 2020 0

After Garnering More Than 10,000 Votes Over Nine Days, Archbishop Mitty Veteran Leader Ashley Hiraki Was The Fans’ Choice For NorCal Player Of The Year • On its way to compiling a 26-3 record and going wire-to-wire as Northern California’s No. 1 team, the Archbishop Mitty High girls basketball... Read more

SportStars’ All-NorCal Girls Basketball 2019-20

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section April 16, 2020 0

No State Champs Were Crowned In 2020, But Our All-NorCal Girls Basketball Teams Still Highlight Plenty Of Championship-Level Talent • Meet the SportStars’ All-NorCal Girls Basketball teams from the 2019-20 season. Only five players can play on the floor at a time. And we stick to that rule. So... Read more

Don Lippi, Coach & Mentor | Mark DeLuca On His #NeverStop Inspiration

#NeverStop Project High School Basketball North Coast Section April 15, 2020 0

Valley Christian Basketball Coach Mark DeLuca Adds To Our #NeverStop Project With A Nod To His Own High School Hoops Coach — Bay Area Legend, Don Lippi As a kid growing up in Indiana, I was like every other Hoosier in the state. I loved basketball. Well — let... Read more

SportStars’ All-NorCal Boys Basketball 2019-20

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section April 14, 2020 0

No State Champs Were Crowned In 2020, But Our All-NorCal Boys Basketball Teams Still Highlight Plenty Of Championship-Level Talent • Meet the SportStars’ All-NorCal Boys Basketball teams from the 2019-20 season. Only five players can play on the floor at a time. And we stick to that rule. So... Read more

Charles McAdoo, #MyBestTeammate | A #NeverStop Tribute

#NeverStop Project High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section April 13, 2020 0

De La Salle Multi-Sport Standout Vince Bianchina Continues Our #NeverStop Project With An Ode To Teammate And Friend, Charles McAdoo • Throughout my four years at De La Salle, I have built many relationships with coaches, teammates and friends that will last forever. There have been plenty of ups... Read more

Anya Choice | SportStars’ 2019-20 NorCal Girls Player Of The Year

High School Basketball North Coast Section April 13, 2020 0

Cardinal Newman’s Anya Choice Was A Near-Unstoppable Force For The North Coast Section Open Finalists • We had a hand in her face,” recalls Salesian-Richmond coach Steve Pezzola. “We had a hand above her face. Her release just got quicker and higher. “She became unstoppable.” “I was definitely in... Read more

Anthony Roy | SportStars’ 2019-20 NorCal Boys Player Of The Year

High School Basketball North Coast Section April 10, 2020 0

Anthony Roy Became The Leader The Dublin Basketball Team Needed, Then Helped Push The Gaels To Within One Point Of The NorCal Open Final • Player of the Year honors are never decided by one performance. High school basketball seasons stretch four months from conditioning week to the state... Read more

Brock Hammer (Liberty ’19): #Scrapper | A #NeverStop Salute

#NeverStop Project High School Football North Coast Section April 8, 2020 0

Liberty High Football Coach Ryan Patridge Opens SportStars’ #NeverStop Project With A Tribute To 2019 Graduate, Brock Hammer — A Lion Who Embodied The Term #Scrapper • All ball coaches are looking for scrappers, high school coaches especially. It doesn’t matter their size. We want tough dudes who just... Read more

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