Sportstars
Sione Vaki: 2018 NorCal Football Player Of The Year
No Two-Way NorCal Player Did More For A State Bowl Winner Than The Liberty-Brentwood Receiver And Safety • Sione Vaki simply wasn’t going to be denied his chance to make a difference for his teammates.  After a regular season in which he was one of the East Bay’s most... Read more
SportStars 2018 All-NorCal Football Defense
Meet Our 2018 All-NorCal Football Defense Featuring 26 Players From 19 Different Schools, Five Different Sections • Here it is! Wrapping up an epic season of high school football through Northern California, we present our All-NorCal Football Defense. It represents half of a 52-man All-NorCal roster. If it’s offense... Read more
SportStars 2018 All-NorCal Football Offense
Meet Our 2018 All-NorCal Football Offense Featuring 26 Players From 20 Different Schools, Five Different Sections • Here it is! Wrapping up an epic season of high school football through Northern California, we present our All-NorCal Football Offense. It represents half of a 52-man All-NorCal roster. If it’s defense... Read more
All-NorCal Football Vote: People’s Player Of The Year
We’re Giving Readers And Fans Their Own All-NorCal Football Vote — Who Will Be The First People’s Player Of The Year? • VOTING IS CLOSED! THANK YOU TO ALL WHO VOTED. WATCH FOR THE WINNER ON FEB. 1 SportStars will be naming it’s fifth annual All-NorCal Football Teams right... Read more
De La Salle Soccer: Chasing Greatness
De La Salle Soccer’s Youthful Squad Seeks To Uphold The Program’s Relentless Tradition Of Success • Legendary coach John Wooden described success as “peace of mind, which is a direct result of the self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”... Read more
First Pitch: CIF on High School Sports Officials
First Pitch: Black & White Issue On Jan. 11, the California Interscholastic Federation released an op-ed about high school sports officials. It was emailed to the various media outlets throughout the state which still cover high school sports. (It’s not as big a list as it used to be).... Read more
Vacaville Wrestling: Sound PINvestment
The Vacaville Wrestling Program Is A Mom-And-Pop Company Worth Buying Into • Vacaville wrestling coaches Clint Birch and Armando Orozco have a business that is ready for the Shark Tank. Birch and Orozco — emboldened by administrators, parents, alumni and rabid fans — manage the most profitable high school... Read more
Carondelet Basketball ERICA MILLER SportStar of the Week
Medicine Ball Erica Miller was giving the Pinewood Panthers a taste of their own medicine. That earned the Carondelet basketball shooter, our SportStar of the Week honors. ERICA MILLER Carondelet Basketball – Senior Facing the state’s No. 1-ranked basketball team, by CalHiSports.com, Pinewood-Los Altos Hills — a program known... Read more
Granada Crowned 2019 Mat Classic Wrestling Champions
Photo: 195 Championship Final – Xavier Williams (Livermore, NC) dec. Dylan Myers (Franklin, SJ), 5-4 The 18th Annual Mat Classic Wrestling Championships held at Granada High School in Livermore proved once again to be among the most competitive tournaments in the Bay Area. This year’s tournament featured several section and... Read more
Annika Decker Pinewood Basketball SportStar of the Week
While NorCal’s No. 1-ranked team has plenty of star power, most notably senior Hannah Jump, it’s Annika Decker who has been the one turning the engine for the undefeated Pinewood Panthers. And that earns Annika our SportStar of the Week! The 5-foot-3 point guard was the team’s leading scorer... Read more
Buchanan Wrestling Wins Prestigious Title
Buchanan Wins Prestigious Field to Capture 2019 Clovis Doc Buchanan Title TOP 10 TEAM SCORES 1 – Buchanan (CS): 194.0 2 – Montini Catholic (Illinois): 183.5 3 – Bergen Catholic (New Jersey): 163.5 4 – Gilroy (CC): 140.0 5 – Lake Highland Prep (Florida): 139.5 6 – Selma (CS):... Read more
James Logan Basketball: Colt Fusion
With Quickness, Shooting Prowess, Depth And A Defense-First Mentality, James Logan Basketball Is Aiming To Reach Its Second State Final In Three Years • You might think a team would be nervous. James Logan High’s boys basketball had been in control for most of its late December home game... Read more