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SportStars NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | Jan. 31
With All 20 Teams Taking Care Of Business Last Seek, The NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings Go Unchanged Before A Week Of Big Matchups • NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings All records are through Monday, Jan. 30. Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: Gabriella Biittner Of No.... Read more
SPORTSTARS’ VAULT | Pete Saco: Into The Sunset (AUG. 2014)
With News Of Beloved Former Sac-Joaquin Section Commissioner Pete Saco Passing Away, We Share Our Profile Of Him Upon His Retirement • [ EDITORS NOTE: This article was originally published in August 2014 in the final days of Pete Saco’s 21-year tenure as SJS Commissioner. It remains as it... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.40: All-NorCal Team Season Finale
The 7 Friday Night Hosts Dive In On All Things All-NorCal + Welcome Manteca Coach Mark Varnum For Stories About Blake Nichelson • PICTURED ABOVE: All-NorCal Running Back, Tyler Jacklich Of Central Catholic-Modesto (Ben Enos Photo) SportStars Magazine’s coverage of the 2022 NorCal high school football season officially came... Read more
SportStars 2022 NorCal Player Of The Year | Blake Nichelson
With His Biggest Moments On The Biggest Stages, Manteca’s Blake Nichelson Completed A Legendary Prep Career With An Epic 2022 Season • _______________________________ MORE SPORTSTARS 2022 ALL-NORCAL FOOTBALL:Coaches Of The Year | All-NorCal Defensive Roster | NorCal Defensive Player Of The Year | All-NorCal Offensive Roster | NorCal Offensive Player... Read more
SportStars’ 2022 All-NorCal Offense
We Want The Ball, And We’re Gonna Score — These Are The 27 Players We’ve Picked As The 2022 SportStars All-NorCal Offense • PICTURED ABOVE: San Ramon Valley-Danville QB Luke Baker (Chace Bryson photo) There are no first-teams or second-teams when it comes to the SportStars All-NorCal Team. We... Read more
SportStars’ 2022 All-NorCal Defense
These Are The 27 Guys We’re Lining Up Against Any Offense Who Dares — This Is The 2022 SportStars All-NorCal Defense • PICTURED ABOVE: Folsom Senior DB, Greco Carrillo (David Gershon photo) There are no first-teams or second-teams when it comes to the SportStars All-NorCal Team. We build it... Read more
NorCal Football Coaches Of The Year | Grant’s Carl Reed & Syd’Quan Thompson
Grant Football Co-Coaches Reed & Thompson Orchestrated A Full Program Revival And Redefined Its Long Used Motto: #Pacer4Life • PICTURED ABOVE: Grant Co-Coach Syd’Quan Thompson Holds Up The 3-AA State Bowl Championship Trophy With Fellow Coach Carl Reed Looking On. (David Gershon photo) If you’ve played a down for... Read more
NorCal Wrestling’s Power Five | Vacaville
Never Count Out The Vacaville Wrestling Program, Which Seeks Sixth Straight Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Title Despite Inexperienced Squad Over a month of California prep wrestling has cleared the way for five of Northern California’s best boys wrestling programs to represent the true power of NorCal grappling. This five-part series... Read more
NorCal Wrestling’s Power Five | Oakdale
Led By An Extremely Balanced Lineup — From Six Seniors To Three Freshmen — Oakdale Wrestling Is So Good It ‘Stangs Over a month of California prep wrestling has cleared the way for five of Northern California’s best boys wrestling programs to represent the true power of NorCal grappling.... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.38: Mustangs & Memories
Our Hosts Look Back On 2022, Hand Out Some 7 Friday Night Awards, And Welcome Dominic DiMare Of Back-To-Back CIF Champion San Marin Finally rested from their weekend of five games, two pods and one flight delay, hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos endeavor to revisit CIF Bowls weekend... Read more
Champions For Life | Grant Football Rallies For 3-AA State Title
Grant Football Program Goes From Winless To Limitless After 2008 State Champion Alumni Inspire Bowl Game Greatness In Wild Finish PICTURED ABOVE: Grant’s Kyrell Goss-Pruitt Dives Over The Goal Line For A 2-Yard Fourth-Quarter TD Run. (David Gershon photos) In North Sacramento, what’s behind you can help you overcome... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Eps. 2.36 & 2.37: CIF State Bowl Instant Reactions
7 Friday Night Hosts Share Thoughts & Search For Positives In Late Night Recordings From NorCal’s Long Weekend At CIF Bowls In Mission Viejo PICTURED ABOVE: Pittsburg Senior Zack Card Leads Pittsburg High On To The Field Saturday. (Ben Enos photo) Saddleback College in Mission Viejo was a place... Read more