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Rio Linda Football: Knight Fever
With The Sac-Joaquin Section’s Most Prolific Running Back Leading The Way, Rio Linda Football Heads Into State Bowl Final With An Entire Town Behind It • Rio Linda Football is changing the narrative. The football team’s run to the CIF State Division 5-AA Bowl Championship has created a renewed... Read more
Del Oro Football: Carson Jarratt, Capeless Crusader
Senior Quarterback Carson Jarratt Flashed His “Clutch” Superpower To Lead The Golden Eagles Into The CIF 2-AA State Bowl Championship • Carson Jarratt wears a Del Oro football uniform. It does not include a cape. The senior quarterback poised to lead the Golden Eagles into Friday’s CIF Division 2-AA... Read more
Matthew Smart Del Oro Football SportStar of the Week
Matthew Smart, Del Oro-Loomis — Football — Senior Wide Receiver Matthew Smart, the 6-foot-2 wide receiver caught three passes for 173 yards and scored both touchdowns. This as the Golden Eagles came from behind to beat visiting St. Francis-Mountain View 14-13 in the CIF 2-AA Northern California Bowl Championship game... Read more
Alexa Edwards: A SportStars Day In The Life
St. Francis High Volleyball’s Alexis Edwards Showcases All-Star Qualities Both On And Off The Floor While Sharing A Game Day With SportStars • St. Francis-Sacramento junior volleyball star Alexa Edwards earned 6,837 votes at sportstarsmag.com to nab selection for the first “Day in the Life” video profile presented by... Read more
Capital Christian Football: Taylor-Made Champions
A Thrilling Comeback Improved Capital Christian Football To 13-0 And Delivered The First Title Of The Casey Taylor Era • Saturday’s CIF Div. III Section Championship battle of unbeatens, between Placer High and Capital Christian — the two small school, but not-so-small football programs, led by storied coaches —... Read more
Central Catholic Football: Raiders’ Rematch Rush
Central Catholic Football comes from behind to outlast Inderkum in down-to-the-wire semifinals and punch ticket to face Del Oro in section finals • Mud can be washed away. Pain fades. And rain doesn’t erase the past. But mixed together — that’s a recipe for redemption for the 2018 Central... Read more
Modesto Christian Basketball: Bring It On
Owning Perhaps The Strongest Schedule Of Any NorCal Boys Basketball Program, The Supremely Talented Modesto Christian Crusaders Hope It Paves The Road To A State Title • There are a lot of intriguing sub-plots to the 2018-19 boys basketball season at Modesto Christian. Can the Crusaders emerge as the... Read more
Bishop O’Dowd Girls Basketball: Dragon Territory
A Young, Talented Roster Has Bishop O’Dowd Girls Basketball Poised To Maintain Its Reign On The North Coast Section •  “Here be dragons.” The ancient mapmakers didn’t really know what was lurking outside the boundaries of the known world, but they figured it wasn’t going to be too pleasant... Read more
Granada Cross Country: Matador Girls’ Finishing Kick
A Nucleus Of Four-Year Seniors Look To Close Their Dominant Granada Cross Country Careers With A Golden Flourish • Your commitment best be serious. Being part of the girls cross country varsity team at Granada High in Livermore is not for those seeking a leisurely run through the park. ... Read more
Marcus Bagley Ups The Ante For Sheldon Hoops
With The Addition Of Marcus Bagley And Others, The Sheldon Huskies Are Built For Another State Title Run Release the Hounds! This past June, Marcus Bagley had little idea where he would spend his final two years of high school. That decision depended on where his older brother would... Read more
Ready To Run: Clayton Valley Basketball Is Turning It Up
Clayton Valley’s Senior Core Is Deep, Fast, Talented And Determined To One-Up The Program’s Terrific 2017-18 Season • Led by a trio of talented seniors, Clayton Valley Charter High-Concord opened its 2017-18 season with 18 straight wins.  The Ugly Eagles were seemingly leading the charge of a wave of... Read more
Lion’s Share: Liberty Football’s Sione Vaki Does It All
The Liberty Football Team Isn’t A One-Man Show, But Senior Sione Vaki Sure Can Make It Look That Way At Times • Sione Vaki stands quietly on the sideline with teammates as the Liberty High football team’s special teams unit drills during a Thursday afternoon walk-through in late October. ... Read more