Sportstars
Arturo Sotomayor – Track & Field – Junior
   After a disappointing trip to the CIF State Track and Field Championships at the beginning of June, the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters 800 meters champion was determined to get back to his winning ways.  Read more
Austin Carter – Senior – Track & Field
   The senior finished second in the 300 hurdles at the CIF State Track and Field Championships to cap a successful senior season. He set a personal record of 37.09 seconds in the event during the prelims and crossed the finish line in the finals at 37.12. Carter also... Read more
Nate Moore – Track and Field – Senior
By winning the CIF State Track and Field title in both the triple jump and long jump, Moore entrenched himself as one of the Bay Area’s — and state’s — best jumpers of all time. Read more
Matt Trask – Baseball – Senior
   The pitcher/first baseman capped his high school career with a Sac-Joaquin Section Division I championship to go along with the Div. I North title and a pair of Delta Valley Conference crowns (2012, 2103).  Read more
Katie Kibby – Softball – Sophomore
   Kibby went the distance in the Bulldogs’ 3-0 victory over Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove that clinched the program’s fourth Sac-Joaquin Section Division I title. She rebounded from her first loss of the season by returning to the circle and scattering five hits to earn a complete game shutout. Read more
Ally Howe – Swimming – Senior
National records tend to fall on a routine basis at the Bay Area’s two section swim championships. There were three new ones set between the Central Coast and North Coast Section events this year, but only one had famed Olympic champion Missy Franklin’s name attached to it. It was... Read more
Kaylee James – Heritage – Softball
Patriots softball has taken off in April, winning seven of nine games and entering their April 29 game against Antioch having won six straight. A big reason for it has been Kaylee James’ performance at the top of the batting order. In Bay Valley Athletic League wins over… Heritage... Read more
Jeremiah Moore – Roseville – Senior
   The senior displayed his prowess on the mound and at the plate during the 6th Annual Albie Swingin’ For Life Benefit. In a 2-1 win over Antelope, Moore went the distance, allowing just three hits and striking out 10 Titans in a complete-game victory. The Lions also defeated…  Read more
Frank Kurtz – Brentwood – Track & Field
   Kurtz showed he’s rounding into fine mid-season form with a dominant effort at the Stanford Invitational on April 5. The standout sprinter won the 400 meters — his signature event — in a time of 47.58 seconds. It was the third straight year that Kurtz has won the... Read more
Trevor John – Danville – Basketball
   John put on his own personal shooting clinic, and he did on the biggest stage. The Cal Poly-bound swingman tied a CIF Division I State Championship record with six 3-pointers en route to a game-high 23-points as the Mustangs won their first state title. John hit his first... Read more
Lexi Tubbs – Modesto – Basketball
   She capped her high school hoops career by leading the Crusaders to a 64-55 victory over Santa Barbara that earned her team the Division III state championship. Tubbs had a team-high 11 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to put an exclamation point to an outstanding season and... Read more
Kyle Bryant – Colfax – Snowboarding
   A two-time All-State snowboarder, Bryant won the California Nevada Interscholastic Ski and Snowboard Federation individual snowboard championship on March 6. Sitting in second place after two giant slalom runs the day before, Bryant turned in a fast final slalom run to capture the title. His victory also helped... Read more