Sportstars
Maxime Rooney
SportStar Of The Week | Granada-Livermore | Swimming | Senior (2016) • The Matadors’ University of Florida-bound star won the 200-yard freestyle final in 1 minute, 33.7 seconds at the NCS Championships on May 14. The time set a national high school record that would stand for only a... Read more
Dylan Carlson – Elk Grove – Baseball – Senior
The outfielder/pitcher, Dylan Carlson, has been big for the Thundering Herd in taking sole possession of first place in the highly-competitive Delta League. In a 14-1 victory over rival Davis, Carlson went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and 4 RBI. He also pitched a five-inning complete game... Read more
Danielle Williams – Amador Valley – Softball
Danielle Williams was the best pitcher in the East Bay as a freshman in 2015. So far in 2016, she’s making the case to be the best pitcher in the entire Bay Area. In a one week stretch from March 28-April 1, Williams pitched 18 no-hit, shutout innings with... Read more
JULLEN ISON  Moreau Catholic-Hayward – Football – Junior
Despite a 31-27 loss to Marin Catholic-Kentfield in the North Coast Section Division IV semifinals, it was a historic season for both Ison and the Moreau Catholic football team. Read more
ELLE MINOR St. Francis-Sacramento – Water Polo – Senior
The Troubadors’ goalkeeper held six-time defending champion Davis in check to help St. Francis win the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship. Minor shut the Blue Devils out in the fourth quarter as junior Sally Ferguson scored twice in the final period to give the Troubadors a come-from-behind 6-5 victory. Read more
Brooke Riley – East Union-Manteca – Golf – Senior
The Lancers’ senior captured her second consecutive Sac-Joaquin Section Masters individual title by shooting a 1-under par 71 at The Reserve at Spanos Park on Monday. She edged Christian Brothers’ Beah Cruz (73) for the title one year after sharing the section championship with two other golfers. Riley qualifies... Read more
SportStar of the Week: Najee Harris Antioch Football
When it comes to Najee Harris, we feel like we could make him our SportStars of the Week every issue — at least during football season. The Alabama-commit has been an absolute force for a Panthers team which is undefeated through its first eight games. Harris was just recently... Read more
Niki Moore – Campolindo-Moraga – Football – Junior
   The running back position was one of the biggest question marks for the defending CIF Division III State Bowl champions in 2015, but Moore has slowly emerged over the course of the season and then broke out in a big way on Oct. 9. The 5-foot-11, 160-pound junior... Read more
Isaiah Tenette – Highlands- North Highlands – Football – Senior
The senior quarterback is putting up huge numbers in leading the Scots to a 3-1 start. Tenette has passed for 583 yards and six touchdowns in four games, but his running game has been nearly unstoppable — and record-breaking in one instance. Read more
Brittany Usinger – Acalanes – Lafayette – Swimming – Senior (2015 grad)
The Harvard-bound Usinger closed out her standout career at Acalanes as a record-setting double-winner at the North Coast Section Championships. She set an NCS-record in the 100-yard butterfly when she won her qualifying heat with a time of 52.43 seconds.  Read more
SJS Spring Athletes of the Year
Lincoln’s Isaiah Garcia and Vacaville’s Jurnee Woodward take our top honors for the season as SportStars SJS Spring Athletes of the Year.   SPRING MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR   Isaiah Garcia | Lincoln | Baseball | Senior Isaiah Garcia is a believer in the line that baseball, like... Read more
Samantha Owen-Softball – Junior
The Lancers’ junior captain came up big on the biggest stage, going 7-for-7 with a home run and six RBI in a pair of victories that gave East Union its first Sac-Joaquin Section softball championship since 2004 Read more