Tiger On A Tear
High School FootballSac-Joaquin Section July 13, 2017 0
Two-Way Talent Cory Glasgow Is Poised For A Breakout Season At Tokay-Lodi • Story & Photo by MIKE BUSH Cory Glasgow is small in stature but big on talent. The 5-foot-6, 170-pound running back and strong safety plays for a Tokay High-Lodi football team which is looking to make... Read more
In Less Than 10 Years, Danville’s Ty Akabane Went From Plastic Snoopy Clubs To Cracking The Field Of The U.S. Women’s Open • Story by MIKE WOOD | Photos by SAMUEL STRINGER Ty Akabane had to wait. That happens a lot in the sport of golf. What happened next,... Read more
Soccer Heats Up at Junction City Silver Cup
HS / CLUB SoccerSac-Joaquin SectionSoccer July 13, 2017 0
Soccer fans are getting ready for some serious competition! Roseville Youth Soccer’s annual Junction City Silver Cup is back on July 15-16 and will showcase more than 160 top-notch soccer teams in various age groups from U9 up to U19 Boys and Girls. Eight different parks throughout Roseville will... Read more
NorCal’s Biggest Tennis Tournament Just Got Bigger!
NorCal EditionSan Francisco SectionTennis: High School & Club July 12, 2017 0
Bank of the West Classic | July 31 – August 6, 2017 | Stanford University The Bank of the West Classic is the longest-running women-only professional tennis tournament in the world and is the first stop of the US Open Series. Owned and operated by IMG, the WTA Premier... Read more
SportStars Vault: Lancers Baseball Living Large
Central Coast SectionHigh School Baseball/Softball June 27, 2017 0
SportStars Vault (Issue 83, April 2014): John Gavin And The St. Francis Baseball Tradition Of Major League Talent • EDITOR’S NOTE: We’re re-running this story from 2014 to celebrate former St. Francis-Mountain View star, John Gavin, signing his first professional baseball contract today (June 27, 2016) with... Read more
Nike’s Football Showcase. And so It Begins
Central Coast SectionCentral SectionHigh School FootballNorth Coast SectionSac-Joaquin SectionSouthern Section June 1, 2017 0
Nike’s The Opening NorCal Regional Unofficially Kick Starts The 2017 Football Season • Story By MARK TENNIS, Special to SportStars For the second straight year, De Anza High-Richmond was the site of the annual Northern California stop of the Nike-sponsored national tour now known as The Opening Regionals. For... Read more
The Trials Of USA Tryouts
Central Coast SectionHigh School BasketballNorth Coast SectionNorthern SectionSac-Joaquin Section June 1, 2017 0
The Obstacles Are Plenty And The Odds Are Long — But It’s Still Just Basketball • Story By CLAY KALLAM COLORADO SPRINGS — It’s all pretty familiar. Navigating in and out of the airport, getting the rental car, driving to the hotel, finding the gym. Maybe you expected the United States... Read more
Elk Grove Continues Its Mastery Of Playing Its Best Baseball In Late May And Early June • Story By JIM MCCUE | Photos By JAMES K. LEASH Most numbers mean little to Elk Grove baseball coach Jeff Carlson, especially in March. The wins and losses only matter in late... Read more
With A Four-Set Win In The CIF NorCal Final, Roseville Completed A Season Of Historic Firsts • Story By Mike Wood | Photos By Berry Evans III DUBLIN — What might have looked easy early on in Roseville High School’s boys volleyball match with Bellarmine College Prep-San Jose didn’t turn... Read more
Mitty Softball Endured Some Bumps En Route To A Fourth Straight CCS Title • Story by DAMIN ESPER | Photos by VALERIE SHOAPS Julia Lucas met up with her friends for a postgame celebration behind the stands at PAL Stadium in San Jose. The Archbishop Mitty High School-San Jose... Read more
The SportStars All-City Team is an awards program conducted by the magazine and presented by the Sacramento River Cats. Athletes were chosen through nominations and accomplishments throughout the 2016-17 season. Selections had to be from schools that resided within a 60-mile radius of Sacramento. Here are each of the honorees for... Read more
SportStars 2017 ‘V’ Athlete of the Year Award: Miles Ahead
High School Baseball/SoftballSac-Joaquin Section May 21, 2017 0
Sheldon Softball’s Taliyah Miles Controls The Circle, Anchors The Offense And Leads Storied Program By Example • EDITOR’S NOTE: The “V” Award is part of the SportStars All-City Team Awards presented in partnership with the Sacramento River Cats. It is presented to the top female athlete of the school... Read more
