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Nike’s Football Showcase. And so It Begins

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Football North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section Southern 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 Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Northern Section Sac-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

Here Comes The Herd

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section June 1, 2017 1

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

Everything Coming Up Roseville

Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA June 1, 2017 0

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

SportStars All-City Team Boys Soccer ’16-17

HS / CLUB Soccer Sac-Joaquin Section May 23, 2017 0

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/Softball Sac-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

2017 Art Savage Athlete of the Year Award: Big Bear

Blog High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section May 21, 2017 0

There’s Nothing Small About Darren Nelson — That Includes The Lasting Impact He’ll Leave As A Multi-Sport Star For The Granite Bay Grizzlies • EDITOR’S NOTE: The Art Savage Award is part of the SportStars All-City Team Awards presented in partnership with the Sacramento River Cats. It is presented to... Read more

Free & Easy

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section May 18, 2017 0

With 6-foot-8 Pitching Talent Darren Nelson Leading The Way, Senior-Heavy Granite Bay Is Loose, Confident And Ready To Chase A Title • Story by JIM MCCUE | Photos by DOUG GULER Records are erased and league titles meaningless when the first pitch of the Sac-Joaquin Section baseball playoffs is... Read more

All-Norcal Boys Basketball ’16-’17

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section May 9, 2017 0

Woodcreek-Roseville’s Jordan Brown Was A Slam Dunk Choice As NorCal Player Of The Year • As the final quarter of California basketball for the 2016-17 season ticked away, and Bishop Montgomery-Torrance mustered just enough moxie to eventually hold off Woodcreek-Roseville 74-67 in the CIF Open Division state final, it... Read more

All-NorCal Girls Basketball ’16-’17

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section May 8, 2017 0

Player Of The Year, Iimari Thomas of Sacred Heart Cathedral-S.F., Headlines Our Top 15 Players From 2016-17 • There’s a computer program buried deep in the bowels of the massive MaxPreps’ database of girls high school basketball teams, and it churns through the wins and losses — and... Read more

De La Salle High School Baseball: League Of Their Own

CalHiSports Insights CalHiSports.com Central Section High School Baseball/Softball More Sports North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section May 4, 2017 0

Sorting Out NorCal Best Baseball League De La Salle high school baseball team charges the mound to celebrate its 2016 North Coast Section Div. I title. The East Bay Athletic League has won five of the seven Div. I title since 2010. The EBAL also claimed the 2016 Div... Read more

Writing Down A Dream

High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner May 3, 2017 0

Vacaville High’s Jurnee Woodward Crafts A Script Of Hurdling Excellence • Story By JIM MCCUE | Photos By JAMES K. LEASH Fluidity. Vacaville High School senior Jurnee Woodward strides along the track and glides over hurdles with a smooth and easy flow. Aspiring screenwriter Jurnee Woodward turns... Read more