Sportstars
Jordan Cruz – Basketball – Sophomore
   With so much attention on Lions’ 6-foot-2 forward Gigi Garcia, it can be easy to overlook sophomore Jordan Cruz. The 5-10 forward seized the spotlight on the biggest stage by scoring 19 points and leading a stout defensive effort as McClatchy downed Oak Ridge 58-49 in the NorCal... Read more
Danielle Craft – Basketball – Junior
   The Bruins’ guard/forward earned All-Tournament honors at the recent Casa Roble Ram Challenge which Ponderosa won. Craft averaged 20.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 4.6 steals per game in the three-game tournament. She led the team with 27 points in both the first-round and semifinal victories.  Read more
Marcella Hughes – Basketball – Senior
It’s a new era at Carondelet — three new starters and a new coach — but it looks a lot like the old era thanks to Hughes. The non-stop, full-throttle point guard has been the catalyst for the Cougars 11-1 start through Jan. 12. Carondelet looked especially good toward... Read more
Donovan Brown – Football – Senior
   The senior quarterback made an impressive run in leading the Pacers to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championship and establishing himself as one of the best quarterbacks the storied program has had. Read more
Charles Hillary – Senior – Football
   The shifty running back closed out a stellar postseason by rushing for 125 yards and the eventual game-winning touchdown in a 14-7 win over St. Helena in the North Coast Section Div. V championship on Dec. 5.  Read more
Nick Fadelli – Football – Senior
   What didn’t Fadelli do in his team’s Nov. 28 North Coast Section Div. III semifinal against Analy-Sebastopol? In a back-and-forth, good old fashioned shootout, the Cougars running back was a scoring machine. He rushed for 124 yards and four touchdowns and mixed in an 88-yard kick return for... Read more
Lexi Perry – Golf – Sophomore
With a round of 6-over 78 at the CIF Northern California regional tournament on Nov. 10, Perry made the individual qualifying cut for the CIF State Championships. The achievement came on the heels of Perry’s and the Trojans winning the Sierra Foothill League, Sac-Joaquin Section Division I North and... Read more
Kat Klass – Water Polo – Senior
   With a team-high four goals, Klass closed out her extremely-decorated high school career by leading the Wolves to a 12-6 win over rival Monte Vista-Danville in the North Coast Section Division I championship on Nov. 15.  Read more
Deshawn Collins – Football – Junior
   The junior has sparked a potent Pacers running attack despite starting the season expecting to contribute primarily as a wide receiver. After injury slowed senior Deondré Whittington-Grays, Collins stepped in as a nice complement to… Read more
Christian Silva – Football – Junior
   Silva is the 6-foot, 168-pound do-it-all quarterback for a Lancers team which is not shy on putting up points. And it was never more obvious than Oct. 17 when Tennyson outlasted Castro Valley 85-77 in a record-breaking overtime shootout. In that game, Silva completed 15 of 19 passes... Read more
Elizabeth Cameron –  Volleyball – Junior
  The junior setter has helped the Trojans to a 14-0 start as they set sights on battling for a title in the newly-aligned Sierra Foothill League. Cameron, who split the setting duties with Moira McVicar last year, was charged with being Oak Ridge’s primary setter as a junior and... Read more
Kevin Davidson – Football – Junior
   For the past two seasons, McClymonds has been right on the cusp of breaking through to the Division IV CIF State Championship bowl games. Last year, they missed out on the trip to Carson by a mere three points in a 17-14 loss to Central Catholic-Modesto. This year... Read more