Sportstars
Alexa Edwards: A SportStars Day In The Life
St. Francis High Volleyball’s Alexis Edwards Showcases All-Star Qualities Both On And Off The Floor While Sharing A Game Day With SportStars • St. Francis-Sacramento junior volleyball star Alexa Edwards earned 6,837 votes at sportstarsmag.com to nab selection for the first “Day in the Life” video profile presented by... Read more
Capital Christian Football: Taylor-Made Champions
A Thrilling Comeback Improved Capital Christian Football To 13-0 And Delivered The First Title Of The Casey Taylor Era • Saturday’s CIF Div. III Section Championship battle of unbeatens, between Placer High and Capital Christian — the two small school, but not-so-small football programs, led by storied coaches —... Read more
Central Catholic Football: Raiders’ Rematch Rush
Central Catholic Football comes from behind to outlast Inderkum in down-to-the-wire semifinals and punch ticket to face Del Oro in section finals • Mud can be washed away. Pain fades. And rain doesn’t erase the past. But mixed together — that’s a recipe for redemption for the 2018 Central... Read more
Modesto Christian Basketball: Bring It On
Owning Perhaps The Strongest Schedule Of Any NorCal Boys Basketball Program, The Supremely Talented Modesto Christian Crusaders Hope It Paves The Road To A State Title • There are a lot of intriguing sub-plots to the 2018-19 boys basketball season at Modesto Christian. Can the Crusaders emerge as the... Read more
Marcus Bagley Ups The Ante For Sheldon Hoops
With The Addition Of Marcus Bagley And Others, The Sheldon Huskies Are Built For Another State Title Run Release the Hounds! This past June, Marcus Bagley had little idea where he would spend his final two years of high school. That decision depended on where his older brother would... Read more
Bombs A-May: Behind St. Mary’s Football’s Hail Mary Playoff Win
After Missing His 2017 Season With A Shoulder Injury, Quarterback Noah May Delivered An Epic Hail Mary Throw To Send St. Mary’s Football Into The Sac-Joaquin Semifinals • Call it luck, or call it skill. The truth is it’s a little of both for the quarterback of the St.... Read more
Inderkum Football: Depth Charge
With No Obvious Superstars, Inderkum Football Has Used Its Widespread Talent To Carry On A Tradition Of Excellence • As November arrives, high school football looks to the postseason and gridiron news also centers on student-athletes making commitments to colleges. Inderkum football has been at the center of both of... Read more
Johnny Guzman Has Del Oro Football In Top Gear
Del Oro Football Touchdown Specialist Johnny Guzman Has The Golden Eagles Speeding Into The Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs • Vin Diesel wants a 10-second car, but Del Oro football coach Jeff Walters only asks for a 12-second touchdown. Walters, whose team is bound for the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs after a... Read more
St. Francis Volleyball: Troubie Tough
With A Delta League Title And No. 1 Seed Already Secured By The Sacramento Power, St. Francis Volleyball Begins The Second Season As A Force To Be Reckoned With • Sorry boys, but if your Homecoming date plays the St. Francis volleyball team, you’re officially on standby. That’s because... Read more
Pleasant Grove’s Bright Lights
Youngest Light Sisters Are Helping Pleasant Grove Volleyball Illuminate A Path Toward Sac-Joaquin Section Glory • It is the middle of an era of sorts for the Pleasant Grove volleyball program. It’s an era of Light, as in the Light sisters. And while the two youngest Light sisters, Vivian and... Read more
Placer BloodLINE: Capra Brothers Power Hillmen
Joey Capra Is The Last Of A Trio Of Linemen Brothers Who Have Brought A Pac-12 Sparkle — And More Than A Few Banners — To Placer Football • Legends linger a little longer in Auburn, home to the world’s oldest 100-mile trail race, California’s longest-lasting prep basketball tournament... Read more
Rising Capital: D’Marcus Ross Leads Potent Capital Christian
With Perhaps Sacramento’s Best Two-Way Player Running The Show, Capital Christian Football Eyes A Deep Postseason Run • Needing just six carries Friday night, senior tailback D’Marcus Ross led a potent Capital Christian-Sacramento offensive onslaught as he reached the end zone three times en route to a 56-13 shellacking... Read more