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Oakmont Baseball | Meet The Upset Squad

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section April 5, 2021 0

Nearly Two Years Removed From A 30-Win Section Title Season, Oakmont Baseball Returned From The Pandemic Led By A Young Wave Of Talent Ready To Face Anyone • Kurt Marton saved his best fastball for last on March 30. The right-handed sophomore pitcher on the Oakmont High baseball team... Read more

Pahulu’s POV | Monterey Trail Football Powers Past Clayton

High School Football LEVELUP INSIDERS North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section March 28, 2021 0

A Strong Power Running Game Delivers Nonconference Road Win For Monterey Trail Football • George Pahulu first approached SportStars about covering Tongan and Samoan athletes for the magazine back in 2017. He’s covered several games for us since then under the series name, “Pahulu’s Point Of View.” With football... Read more

SportStories, Episode 3 | Football Springs To Life

High School Football North Coast Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section March 10, 2021 0

The Podcast Celebrates The Return To Football With A Tribute To Traditional Offseason Anticipation And Memorable NorCal Season Openers • If you’ve been someone paying attention to California high school sports — or lack thereof — over the last several months, then you know this week of March 8th... Read more

Sac-Joaquin Section Football | Top Programs Navigate Spring Frenzy

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section March 1, 2021 0

Several Sac-Joaquin Section Stalwart Programs Find Themselves In Different Places As Schools Race To Play Abbreviated Seasons • There will be Sac-Joaquin Section football. The state’s relaxation of its youth sports guidelines on Feb. 19 opened the door for many Sac-Joaquin Section football programs to hold a spring season... Read more

Rally Time | Kennedy Crane, Sac-Joaquin Volleyball Stars Face Reality, Stay Hopeful

Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 25, 2021 0

Rocklin’s Kennedy Crane And Seniors From Some Of The Sac-Joaquin Section’s Top Volleyball Programs Face Stark Reality, Tough Decisions As Time For Any Season Narrows • Updated Jan. 27 to reflect Sac-Joaquin Section’s updated calendar She was always the tall one. Entering her freshman year at Rocklin High School,... Read more

2020 Taught Me… | Athletes & Coaches Reflect, Share Outlook For New Year

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Basketball High School Football High School Golf High School Sports Features North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section January 5, 2021 0

NorCal Athletes And Coaches Sound Off On What They Learned Over A Difficult Year, And Express Hope As We Start Anew • From the pandemic to social unrest, 2020 was a tidal wave that hit us all. Especially the world of high school athletics. Now that the water may... Read more

Who’s Got Next? | Readers Get Final 2020 SportStars Cover Choice

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW HS / CLUB Soccer North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section December 22, 2020 14

Vote On The Final 2020 SportStars Cover — What Image Should Represent An Issue Containing Our Favorite Work From A Frustrating Year Paired With A Hopeful Look Forward? So yeah, NorCal high school athletic programs are unlikely to remember 2020 with much fondness. We get it. However, SportStars worked... Read more

Damion Elliott | Del Oro Wrestler Has Singlet, Will Travel

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Sac-Joaquin Section December 14, 2020 0

Wrestling In 2020-21 May Just Be A Vision Quest As NorCal Wrestling Stars Like Del Oro’s Damion Elliott Flee State For Chances At Competition • Six months after he seized California Interscholastic Federation stardom by reaching the state finals as a sophomore, Del Oro-Loomis wrestler Damion Elliott found himself... Read more

Maddie Gamble Is ALL IN | Carondelet Ace Doubles Down On Golf

High School Golf North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section December 14, 2020 0

With A Renewed Passion For Her Sport, Carondelet’s Maddie Gamble Is Slaying Amateur Competitions And Hoping For A Chance To Lead The Cougars One Last Time • Carondelet High golfer Maddie Gamble understands she won’t get a ton of sympathy. After all she’s been able to play and compete... Read more

SportStars 1-on-1: Ian Book | Star QB Talks Notre Dame, Oak Ridge, Pandemic & More

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section December 3, 2020 1

Seven Years After Appearing On SportStars’ Cover, Oak Ridge Alum Ian Book Spoke With The Magazine Just Days Before His First Chance At Becoming Notre Dame’s Winningest QB • Notre Dame image: Roy K. Miller/Icon SMI via ZUMA Press On Saturday, Dec. 5, Ian Book will start his last... Read more

Cosumnes Oaks Football | “Civil Savages” Ready For Biggest Test

High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 24, 2020 0

With A Confident Young Coach And A Talented Roster, Cosumnes Oaks Football Is Ready To Take On All Comers — And It Doesn’t Care If You Think That’s Crazy • Two words sum up the Cosumnes Oaks football program this year: attitude and effort. You might also add crazy. ... Read more

California Coaches Join West Coast Colleagues In Restart Push

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Football High School Golf Los Angeles City Section North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section San Francisco Section Southern Section XC-Track-Running November 13, 2020 0

California Coaches Join West Coast Coaching Alliance In Hopes To Inform, Lobby Local & State Officials Regarding Sports Restart • We’ve reached the point where California coaches know they need more than trending hashtags to be heard. There’s less than four weeks remaining before the CIF’s Dec. 7 start... Read more