Sportstars
Nick Kresnak, Acalanes Baseball SportStar of the Week
The SportStar of the Week award goes to… Nick Kresnak, Acalanes-Lafayette – Baseball – Senior Nick Kresnak will close his summer out in style next week when he joins 28 of Northern California’s best-rising senior baseball players at the prestigious Area Code Baseball Games showcase in Long Beach. Kresnak... Read more
Oakland Raiders Legend Hosts First Ever Race for Life 5K
Race for Life with the Biletnikoff Foundation The Biletnikoff Foundation announces the inaugural Run For Life 5K on September 28, 2019. The event features one of the NFL Oakland Raiders most legendary Super Bowl MVPs and Hall of Famer, Fred Biletnikoff and his wife Angela. The event takes place... Read more
Gabriel Reclusado Piedmont Hills, SportStar of the Week
Gabriel Reclusado turned the 43rd Annual Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Game into his own personal highlight show. The recent Pirates graduate had a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown during the second quarter. He then took over at quarterback and completed a pair of passes for 81 yards, one of... Read more
Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football: Two Gabes Lead North To Victory
Gabriel Reclusado And Gabe Herrera Shine In 45th Playing Of The Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football Game Showcasing The Most Recent Santa Clara County Grads • Between the Toronto Raptors and the Stark Family of Westeros, it’s been a good year for the North. That didn’t change in the 45th Annual... Read more
SportStars 2019 Football Preview Cover Vote
SportStars Football Preview OFFICIAL Voting Welcome to the 2019 Cover Vote! Tell us who should grace our SportStars Football Preview covers next month. We’ll have our two covers, Bay Area and Sac-Joaquin. So tell us who you believe are the most deserving players for each region. GOT A WRITE-IN VOTE? EMAIL... Read more
Luke Dugger: Davis Golfer Reaches National Stage
Davis High 2019 Grad Gets A Taste Of The Big Stage After Qualifying For And Competing At The U.S. Junior Amateur Championships In Ohio • Like many kids, Luke Dugger grew up playing basketball and baseball. It wasn’t until age 13 when he and his friends decided to give... Read more
West Coast Jamboree Scholarship: Tournament Names 2018-19 Winners
Three Players Are Honored In The Third Year Of The West Coast Jamboree Scholarship Program; Tournament Looks To Expand Program In 2019-20 • On July 11, the West Coast Jamboree (a 501c3) girls basketball tournament announced the three 2018 winners of its annual scholarship program. The West Coast Jamboree Scholarship Program... Read more
Steven Zobac Valley Christian-San Jose – Baseball SportStar of the Week
Steven Zobac was officially named the SportStars NorCal Baseball Player of the Year on July 5th. It came just a few weeks after he was one of five finalists for Cal-Hi Sports’ Mr. Baseball State Player of the Year Award. The Cal-bound talent batted .465 with 40 hits, 28... Read more
Nicole May: NorCal Softball Pitcher of the Year
Foothill Ace Delivered Flawless Junior Season To Help Lead Pleasanton Powerhouse To The North Coast Section’s Best All-Time Undefeated Record, Section Crown • There’s often no better compliment for an elite athlete than calling him or her a “big game performer.” When the stakes are highest, the best players... Read more
Kyle Harrison: NorCal Baseball Pitcher Of The Year
De La Salle Lefty Followed Up Stellar Sophomore Year With Even Better Junior Season; Saved His Best For Spartans’ Championship Run • As the De La Salle Spartans chased their third straight North Coast Section Division I championship in 2018, sophomore pitcher Kyle Harrison played a huge role. He... Read more
Lexi Webb: NorCal Softball Player Of The Year
Oakdale Slugger Proved Just As Dominant In The Circle On Her Way To Leading Mustangs To 29 Wins, Sac-Joaquin Section Title • If Oakdale’s Cal-Hi Sports State Championship softball team is the Avengers, then Lexi Webb is surely its Iron Ma’am. The Mustang’s home-run clubbing, strikeout pitching, Thanos-killing senior... Read more
Steven Zobac: NorCal Baseball Player Of The Year
Valley Christian Outfielder And Pitcher Starred At The Plate And On The Mound For Three-Time CCS Open Champions • With three Central Coast Section Open Division titles under his belt, Steven Zobac has plenty of material to choose from when he looks back on his favorite moments in a... Read more