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SportStars’ Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings 2022 | Nos. 50-26
Our 10th Annual Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings Honoring The Top High School Athletes From The ’21-’22 School Year Continues With Nos. 50-26 • PICTURED ABOVE: No. 49 Makayla Winchell of Granada-Livermore (Chace Bryson photo) Welcome to our tenth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the... Read more
SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings | Top 20, Sept. 13
Little Debate Should Surround The Top Of Our Initial 2022 NorCal Volleyball Rankings As St. Francis-Mtn. View & Mitty Dominate Early • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Monday, Sept. 12. No previous rankings this week since it’s our first Top 20 of the season. PICTURED ABOVE: Erin... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.10: High School Football For The Soul
NorCal Football Talk Helps The 7 Friday Night Hosts Ease Their 49ers Pain As Pittsburg Coach Victor Galli Visits To Talk Pirates Vs. Folsom This Week • PICTURED ABOVE: Pittsburg Coach Victor Galli Holds Up The CIF NorCal Plaque In 2017. (James K. Leash photo) Depressed by the play... Read more
All According To Plan | Acalanes Football Executes To Perfection
With Big Plays At The Right Time, The Acalanes Football Team Came From Behind To Beat Sheldon-Sacramento And Remain Unbeaten • PICTURED ABOVE: Acalanes junior QB Sully Bailey. (Ben Enos photos) Check, check, check. For three-plus quarters against host Sheldon-Sacramento, the Acalanes football team executed its game plan. Bubble... Read more
Rumble, Rumble | Elias Brown Leads Rocklin Football Past Antioch
After A Season-Opening Stumble, NorCal Top 20-Ranked Rocklin Football Builds Momentum Following A Third Straight Win Led By Its Rushing Attack • PICTURED ABOVE: Rocklin Senior Running Back, Elias Brown. (Chace Bryson photos) There was nothing normal about the Rocklin Football team’s week of practice. With the California heat... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.9: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 3)
The 7 Friday Night Team Returns For Another Week Of NorCal Football Picks, Some Feeling Better Than Others • We’re back for another week of NorCal football picks. 7 Friday Night host Chace Bryson is looking to build off of a strong week, while co-host Ben Enos and Coach... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.8: Football’s Gamblers & Winners
Host Chace Bryson Returns From Vegas Just In Time For A 7 Friday Night Football Buffet, Plus Sheldon-Sacramento Coach Chris Nixon Visits • PICTURED ABOVE: Members Of The Sheldon High Football Team Walk Off The Field During Their Win Over Nevada Union. (Sheldon HS Football photo/Twitter) After covering the... Read more
Earning Their Stripes | Lincoln Fighting Zebras Aim To Keep Pace With FVL Rival
Spirted Comeback Win Over Yuba City Has Lincoln Football Off To 2-0 Start — The Same As Perennial Foothill Valley League Juggernaut, Placer • PICTURED ABOVE: Lincoln QB Thomas Mukai, left, and running back Sean Cotten. (Ike Dodson photos) The term “rivalry” gets tossed around like a spread formation... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.7: Thursday Pick’Em (WEEK 2)
The 7 Friday Night Team Attempts To Regroup After A Rough Round Of NorCal Football Picks In The First Week Of Full Action • While the first week of full NorCal action delivered plenty of excitement on the field, there was less enthusiasm in Picksville. Hosts Chace Bryson and... Read more
Made Of Honor | How The Honor Bowl Became A Showcase For More Than Football
After 10-Plus Years, Honor Bowl Creators Reflect On The Origins And Evolution Of Event That Brings High School Football And Military Appreciation Together • Sometimes, out of great suffering and loss can come great hope and reward. The War in Afghanistan that began in 2001 as Operation Enduring Freedom... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.6: Serra Versus All Y’all
Serra 3-Star Lineman Ryan Silver Joins 7 Friday Night As The Padres Look To Beat NorCal’s No. 2 And No. 1 Teams — On The Road — Back-To-Back • Hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos have a ton of talk about after a thrilling first week of football across... Read more
Padre Perseverance | Serra Football Outlasts Folsom In Showdown
Depth And Grit Allow No. 3 Serra Football To Battle Through Cramping To “Steal A W” At No. 2 Folsom — Setting Up Clash With No. 1 De La Salle • PICTURED ABOVE: Serra Running Back Jabari Mann. (David Gershon photos) The Serra football team understood its road trip to... Read more