Sportstars
Former Carondelet Yealimi Noh • SportStar of the Week X2
YEALIMI NOH • Golf – Concord  For the second time in her high school golf career, Yealimi Noh, now 17, takes home SportStar of the Week honors. The 17-year-old Noh, and former Carondelet High student turned home-schooler, is making a very recent case to be the best junior girls golf... Read more
St. Jos’ Caroline Evans • SportStar of the Week
EVANS ACE: St. Joseph Notre Dame-Alameda Freshman Softball Caroline Evans looked like anything but a freshman during the North Coast Section Division IV championship game on June 2.   She tossed the first no-hitter of her high school career, striking out five and walking none in a 4-0 shutout of Del... Read more
SportStar of the Week: Christian Encarnacion-Strand
College Park Falcons Baseball Player, Christian Encarnacion-Strand  COLLEGE PARK-PLEASANT HILL – SENIOR – BASEBALL It’s been an up and down season for the College Park Falcons baseball team, but not for their senior shortstop. The four-year varsity player recently went 1-for-2 with an RBI double to help fuel a 9-5... Read more
UCLA-bound Senior Shea Moreno Named SportStar of the Week
Sheldon Sacramento – Senior – Softball The UCLA-bound senior, Shea Moreno of Sheldon Sacramento, belted three big hits (two doubles). She also knocked in two runs during Sheldon, Sacramento’s 6-4 vengeance win over rival Elk Grove on April 19. The road victory propels Sheldon a step closer to splitting the... Read more
SportStar Of The Week: Patrick Wicklander
Patrick Wicklander Strikes Out 18 In A No-Hit Shutout Of Riordan-S.F.; Lowers ERA Under 1.00 • PATRICK WICKLANDER | Valley Christian-San Jose – Baseball – Senior A University of Arkansas-signee and the cover athlete to SportStars’ NorCal Baseball/Softball Preview this past March, Wicklander is doing more than just delivering on... Read more
Menlo School High School: Bo Named SportStar Of The Week
Menlo School High School: BO LESCHLY Menlo School-Atherton | Tennis | Senior The senior, Bo Leschly of Menlo School High School, went 8-0 at the 19th Annual National Invitational on March 23-24. He won all of his singles and doubles matches for the Knights, who won the prestigious tournament... Read more
SportStar of the Week: Clair Steele of Miramonte High School Basketball
Miramonte-Orinda – Basketball – Senior – Clair Steele The Lehigh-bound point guard combined 18 points with five rebounds, four assists and four steals to help lead the Matadors to a 55-47 win over Heritage-Brentwood at the Lamorinda Classic Showcase in Moraga on Jan. 21. Clair Steele, a four-year starter,... Read more
SportStar of the Week: Zachary Chappell
Capital Christian-Sacramento – Basketball – Senior Chappell The Cougars’ senior, Zachary Chappell, led his team through a challenging early season schedule. It included finals appearances in the Gridley Invitational and Rancho Mirage Holiday Classic. Also it included  a consolation championship at the Tarkanian Classic. Chappell earned Open Division All-Tournament... Read more
SportStar of the Week: Ali Bamberger
Carondelet-Concord – Basketball – Junior Ali Bamberger Ali Bamberger, the 6-foot-3 post scored 21 points and added 10 rebounds to help lift Carondelet to a 67-56 win over host Miramonte-Orinda during the Elite Is Earned New Year’s Showcase on Jan. 6. The win was the third straight for the... Read more
SportStar Of The Week: Archbishop Mitty Erika Yeager
SportStar of the Week: Next Level highlights former California high school athletes who are excelling on the collegiate or international stage • ERIKA YEAGER | ARCHBISHOP MITTY-SAN JOSE ’16 UNIV. RHODE ISLAND – SOFTBALL – SOPHOMORE If her first collegiate season was any indication. Rhode Island hit the jackpot... Read more
SportStar of the Week- Tariq Bracy Milpitas Football Sr.
Tariq Bracy Milpitas Football Trojans Running Back The Trojans running back was quite simply on a mission. When his team traveled to Campolindo-Moraga for the CIF 4-A northern regional playoff game on Dec. 9. Since he and his twin brother, Tyree — the team’s quarterback — have been at... Read more
SPORTSTAR OF THE WEEK: TATIANA TOLEAFOA
JAMES LOGAN-UNION CITY – VOLLEYBALL – SENIOR TATIANA TOLEAFOA Tatiana Toleafoa finished one kill off of her season high on Nov. 25 when she thundered down 25 in a four- set win over Sacred Heart Cathedral-S.F. This sent the Colts to their rst CIF State Championship nal. Toleafoa also... Read more