Sportstars
Ben Parietti Carmichael – Football
The running back led a powerful running attack with a Holy Bowl-record 280 yards on the ground in the Marauders’ 52-28 victory over Christian Brothers. Parietti took a handoff on the first play from scrimmage and raced 80 yards for the first of four touchdowns on a night where... Read more
Lea Felton Sacramento – Volleyball
   The senior middle blocker/out- side hitter recorded 37 kills in nine matches to help the Troubadours to the High Sierra Invitational title. She hit 35.5 percent and had had five or more kills in four matches to go with nine blocks and 11 digs. Her performance at the... Read more
Harris Ross Pittsburg – Football
   The Pirates’ running back was already prepared to be a major workhorse for his team this season, but he was never going to be counted on as much as he was on Sept. 6 when Pittsburg hosted California a week after a season-opening loss in which starting quarterback... Read more
Evan Wolfe Livermore – Baseball SportStar of the Week
He may be only an eighth grader but Evan Wolfe accomplished something that some never will in a lifetime. Wolfe tossed a perfect game on the opening day of the inaugural Intermediate Little League World Series when his District 57 team faced the Central Region team from Jenison, MI... Read more
Justin Hopper Concord Baseball SportStar of the Week
Justin Hooper put another feather in his cap when he was named one of two incoming juniors to make the Oakland Athletics roster for the New Balance Area Code Games. Competing in a tournament typically reserved for seniors eyed by MLB scouts, Hooper will get his chance to prove... Read more
Bay Area Male Athlete of the Spring: NATE MOORE
Our Bay Area Male Athlete of the Spring, Nate Moore was fully expecting the two state championships — the nearly 25-foot long jump and then the national-leading 50 foot, 11.75-inch performance in the triple jump. Frankly, he just wasn’t expecting it this season. The Castro Valley junior said he... Read more
Sabrina Ionescu Orinda – Basketball
Sabrina Ionescu has been all over the map this summer. She tried out for Team USA’s U16 team in Colorado back in May, made the team and then played for them in Mexico in June (they won gold). Recently, Ionescu’s led her Cal Stars team to tourney victories in... Read more
Chandler Eden  Yuba City – Baseball
The right-hander tossed a no-hitter and struck out 14 to lead the Honkers to a 2-0 victory over Colfax in the Sac-Joaquin Section Div. III final at Sacramento City College. The team’s ace, who is headed to Oregon State in the fall, also drove in the game’s first run... Read more
Sasha Wallace  Castro Valley – Track and Field
Sasha Wallace accomplished what few track athletes have in the history of the sport: she defended both of her state titles when she won the triple jump and 100M hurdles on June 1. She also picked up the long jump this season and learned the event will enough to capture... Read more
Sami Donovan  Bella Vista-Fair Oaks – Soccer
The junior midfielder scored the Broncos’ first goal in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II Championship match in which Bella Vista defeated Ponderosa 2-1. The victory gave the Broncos (18-1-4) their first section title since the program won three consecutive Division I titles from 1986-88. Donovan’s goal in the championship... Read more
Chelsea Chenault  Carondelet – Swimming – Senior
Chances are Chelsea Chenault had a better weekend than you. To recap, the Carondelet senior swimmer capped her banner high school career with three victories at the NCS championships on May 18: 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, and the 400 free relay, the latter broke the independent national high school record. Her... Read more
Rowdy Tellez  Elk Grove Baseball – Senior
Tellez went 11-for-16 with three home runs and 12 RBI in a five-game stretch of Delta Valley League games to help the Thundering Herd remain just one game behind league-leading Davis. Tellez started his hot streak with a 3-for-5 effort with a homer and 4 RBI in a 12-4 win... Read more