Sportstars
Cooper Hjerpe, Woodland Baseball SportStar of the Week
The Oregon State-bound lefty could do no wrong. Our 2018 FIRST TEAM ALL-NORCAL BASEBALL pick, Cooper Hjerpe, the Sr. Woodland High School Baseball player earns our SportStar of the Week title. During Woodland’s 14-0 win over Mira Loma on March 26, he went 3-for-4 at the plate with a... Read more
Ripon Christian’s Madison de Graaf: Refusing To Bend
Born Without An Elbow In Her Right Arm, Madison de Graaf Has Defied Any Limitations To Become A Standout Two-Way Softball Player For The Knights • Softball coach Lenny Rizzuto marvels at her consistency and excellence. Assistant coach Steve de Graaf, her father, is most proud of her emotional... Read more
Team California Girls Wrestling Come up Winners
This past March 24th weekend, Team California won both the Cadet (under 16) and Junior Girl’s Folkstyle Nationals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Several All-Americans are from the Sac-Joaquin, North Coast, and Northern Sections. Below is a list of girls from these sections that earned All-American honors. USAW Junior Folkstyle... Read more
Tales from the Dirt Zone SoCal Mountain Bike Racing Series
Tales from the Dirt Zone: Round Two What a weekend at Vail Lake Resort in Temecula, CA! It was round two of the 2019 SoCal Interscholastic Mountain Bike Racing Series at Vail Lake presented by Around the Cycle. The racing season is now careening towards its mid point with only three events... Read more
Logan’s Run: James Logan Boys Nearly Net State Hoops Title
An Epic Comeback Falls Just Short As James Logan Basketball’s Stellar Season Ends With Second State Runner-Up Finish In Three Years • Exhausted. Emotionally drained. Physically spent. Left it all on the court. All of those applied to the boys of the James Logan basketball team at the Golden 1... Read more
Sheldon Basketball: Out In The Open
Huskies Boys Vow To Regroup After Falling To Nationally-Ranked Sierra Canyon-Chatsworth In The CIF Open State Final For Second Straight Season • Despite a strong run to California’s pinnacle prep basketball game, Sheldon High’s momentum faded quickly against the NBA-offspring superteam from Sierra Canyon-Chatsworth. It became apparent by halftime... Read more
FINAL Boys Basketball Rankings
Campolindo Lays Claim To NorCal’s Only Boys State Title, But Sheldon Finishes As The Region’s No. 1 Team For Second Straight Year  • Final Boys Basketball Rankings All Records Are FINAL 1. (1)  —  Sheldon-Sacramento   24-11*    2. (2)  —  Modesto Christian  27-8 3. (3)  —  Salesian-Richmond  31-1 4. (4) —  De La... Read more
FINAL Girls Basketball Rankings
NorCal Lays Claim To Four State Titles, But It’s Open Division Runner-Up Pinewood That Earns Our Final No. 1 • Final Girls Basketball Rankings All Records Are FINAL 1. (1)  —  Pinewood-Los Altos Hills   27-4  [PICTURED ABOVE: Hannah Jump, far right, and fellow Pinewood starters during state final starting lineups;... Read more
Golden Goal Scores St. Francis Soccer CIF NorCal Title
Junior Lindsey Piatanesi scored a golden goal in overtime to lead No. 4 St. Francis to the 2019 CIF State Northern California Division II Regional title. The Saturday afternoon match was a 1-0 win over No. 3 Mountain View. Giving St. Francis Soccer the CIF State Northern California DII Regional Title.... Read more
Monte Vista Soccer: Mustang Girls Repeat In Chaotic Fashion
Controversial-Call-Turned-Free-Kick Leads To Golden Goal And Mass Confusion As Monte Vista Wins Second Straight CIF NorCal Title • Buckle up with the Monte Vista High and Davis girls soccer teams. Jubilation, heartache and controversy await. Saturday’s CIF Division I Northern Regional Championship girls soccer match in Davis ended in... Read more
Max Nyrop: Nothing But Zeroes
Alameda Senior Max Nyrop Finishes Just Two Innings Shy Of State Record For Consecutive Scoreless Innings Pitched • When a pitcher in baseball doesn’t give up a run and posts a shutout, the manager or coach is never questioned about poor sportsmanship. A run is a run and any... Read more
Sheldon Boys Basketball: Huskies Hunker Down
Using Depth, Experience To Overcome Key Injuries, Sheldon Won Its First Sac-Joaquin Section Title Since 2013 — Can Huskies Repeat As NorCal Champs? Sheldon has earned its standing as a Northern California boys’ basketball powerhouse — perhaps the best public school program in the region over the last 20... Read more