Sportstars
Cameron Santos – California – Baseball
   Pitching may have been a question mark for the Grizzlies coming into the season, but offense was not. Santos, Cal’s shortstop and leadoff hitter, was a big reason for that. And he has not disappointed. He’s got nine hits over…  Read more
Joey Banks – Elk Grove – Wrestling
   Joey Banks isn’t just a football star. For those whi know the Franklin-Elk Grove senior as a Sacramento State football commit should quickly realize he is a force on the wrestling mat as well. Read more
Tori Torres – West Sacramento – Basketball
   Torres has been on a roll during the Raiders’ regular season stretch run, averaging 18.3 points per game while scoring in double digits in each of the team’s last 10 games. In a 71-37 victory over Union Mine, she scored 22 points and added four rebounds, four assists,... Read more
Mariya Moore – Richmond – Basketball
   With the playoffs near and a title on the line, the McDonald’s All-American turned in her best scoring effort of the year. Moore’s season-high 38 points to go with 10 rebounds helped propel the Pride to a 76-57 win over rival St. Mary’s-Berkeley in the championship of the... Read more
Kayla Taylor – Concord – Basketball
   Taylor leads the Eagles in both scoring and rebounding this season, and has saved her biggest efforts for the tail end of the season. On Feb. 14, she helped Clayton Valley clinch the Diablo Valley Athletic League title outright with a 26-point, 11-rebound effort in a 67-50 win... Read more
Jordan Ford – Folsom – Basketball
  The point guard scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half and overtime of the Bulldogs’ 58-55 overtime win over Delta River League rival Jesuit-Carmichael. His floor leadership and tenacious defense have been just as important as his ability to fill the basket in leading Folsom to... Read more
Sydney Porter – Grass Valley – Basketball
Porter led the Miners (17-4 through January) to a 6-0 start in Sierra Foothill League play. She is averaging 19 points per game for the season and has averaged more than 22 points per game in league play. A lethal shooter, she has caught fire from beyond the arc... Read more
Drew Anderson – Orinda – Basketball
If you thought Anderson’s heroics were done after football season — he threw for more than 4,000 yards in leading the Matadors to an North Coast Section Div. II championship — then you were clearly mistaken. On Feb. 1, the 6-foot-4 senior delivered big-time on the hardwood for Miramonte.... Read more
Isaac Blackburn – Loomis – Wrestling
  The Golden Eagles’ co-captain is off to a good start along with a squad expected to make noise in the Sierra Foothill League and beyond. Blackburn pinned Rocklin’s Logan Bik early in the second round of their 113-pound match during Del Oro’s dominating 70-6 SFL-opening victory, and won three... Read more
Gabby Green – Berkeley – Basketball
After injuries derailed the greater part of her junior season, it was a pretty good bet that the Panthers’ All-American wing was going to come out for her senior year with a major chip on her shoulder. In fact, the St. Mary’s team as a whole is playing as... Read more
Brooke Hershberger – Granite Bay – Volleyball
The middle blocker helped the Grizzlies to a California Interscholastic Federation Division I State Championship and a perfect 45-0 record. She was a major force at the net with 171 kills and 61 blocks for the season. Hershberger averaged 8 kills per match during Granite Bay’s run through the... Read more
David Ortega – Concord – Football
Facing the state-record holder for passing touchdowns in Folsom’s Jake Browning, Ortega and his defensive teammates helped the Spartans win the California Interscholastic Open Division Northern Regional bowl game 49-17 by executing a solid game plan against the Bulldogs’ spread attack. It went so well that Ortega came up... Read more