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Brennah Gladwill Oakmont-Roseville – Volleyball

SportStars of the Week Volleyball VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 23, 2012 0

The setter led the Vikings to sweeps of Capital Valley League foes Del Campo, Bella Vista, and Rio Linda to improve Oakmont’s record to 25-2, including a 4-0 mark in league play. The captain has been key in helping the team to a somewhat surprising vault to the top... Read more

Paige Reed St. Patrick/St. Vincent-Vallejo – Volleyball

SportStars of the Week Volleyball VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 23, 2012 0

Overcoming demons early in the year is good mojo for a team looking to make a deep postseason run. After its season was ended by Marin Catholic-Kentfield each of the last two years, the St. Patrick-St. Vincent-Vallejo girls volleyball team got a little payback on the Wildcats with a... Read more

Marcus Green Franklin-Elk Grove- Football

Football High School Football SportStars of the Week October 1, 2012 0

Marcus Green, the defensive back had three interceptions, including a pair that set up touchdowns, during the Franklin-Elk Grove Wildcats’ 23-3 victory over crosstown rival Cosumnes Oaks on Sept. 14. The two teams, who share the same home field on the Cosumnes Oaks campus, battled to a stalemate until... Read more

Jake Browning Folsom – Football

Football High School Football SportStars of the Week September 13, 2012 0

Browning passed for a Northern California and Sac-Joaquin Section record 689 yards and tied a national record with 10 touchdown passes in his first varsity start, a 68-28 road victory over Woodcreek-Roseville on Aug. 24. Browning kept the pass-heavy Bulldogs’ offense rolling along, seamlessly transitioning the spread formation from... Read more

Brianna Karsseboom-Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland – Volleyball

SportStars of the Week Volleyball VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 13, 2012 0

With the disappointment of 2011 in its rearview mirror, the Bishop O’Dowd girls volleyball team is in the fast lane to a deep postseason run in 2012. One of its leaders is Karsseboom who helped guide them to winning the top prize at the Deer Valley Invitational tournament on... Read more

Francis Christy Casa Grande-Petaluma – Baseball

Baseball High School Baseball/Softball SportStars of the Week August 28, 2012 0

It can be overwhelming playing with some of the nation’s best players at maybe the premier baseball exhibition in the country. It’s another thing to perform at top level with big league scouts watching your every move. But that didn’t stop Christy from enjoying a great first-time experience at... Read more

Jake Elliott Oakmont-Roseville – Wrestling

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Martial Arts Martial Arts SportStars of the Week August 9, 2012 0

The former Vikings wrestler and 2012 state runner-up took sixth place in the 152-pound division at the ASICS/Vaughan Junior and Cadet National Championships in Fargo, N.D.. Elliott, a two-time Sac-Joaquin Section champ and 2011 145-pound state champ, posted an 8-3 record over three grueling days. He will continue his... Read more

Jabari Bird Salesian – Basketball

Basketball High School Basketball SportStars of the Week August 9, 2012 0

If college scouts and coaches didn’t already know about the Salesian senior, his performance at the Nike Peach Jam, part of the Elite Youth Basketball League, certainly turned a few heads. Bird, playing for the Oakland Soldiers, nailed two free throws with 1.9 seconds left in the championship giving... Read more

Michaela Leonard Placer-Auburn – Volleyball

SportStars of the Week Volleyball VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA August 9, 2012 0

The former Hillgals’ setter earned All-Tournament honors in the National Division at the USA Junior National Championships in Columbus, Ohio. She and teammate Lianna Sybeldon (Ponderosa-Shingle Springs) received all-tourney honors as they helped lead the Northern California Volleyball Club (NCVC) 18-1 Moxie team went 10-1 to take the bronze... Read more

Taylor Bromley Dublin – Golf

Golf High School Golf SportStars of the Week August 9, 2012 0

Competing in a sudden-death playoff was familiar territory for the San Jose State-bound golfer. He calmly and methodically attacked the first playoff hole, sinking an eight foot birdie putt and edging Corey Pereira to win the 83rd annual NCGA Junior Championship on July 3. The icing on the cake... Read more

Dakarai Allen Sheldon-Elk Grove – Basketball

Basketball High School Basketball SportStars of the Week August 9, 2012 0

There’s really nothing more nail biting than a championship boiling down to penalty kicks. Just ask Sarah Robinson, member of the Mountain View Los Altos SC Lightning U16 team. They won the FarWest Regionals on June 24 but not before they endured two overtimes and an epic penalty kick... Read more

Sarah Robinson Gunn-San Jose -Soccer

HS / CLUB Soccer Soccer SportStars of the Week August 9, 2012 0

There’s really nothing more nail biting than a championship boiling down to penalty kicks. Just ask Sarah Robinson, member of the Mountain View Los Altos SC Lightning U16 team. They won the FarWest Regionals on June 24 but not before they endured two overtimes and an epic penalty kick... Read more

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