SportStars of the Week - SportStars Magazine

Jesse Scholtens Rodriguez-Fairfield – Baseball

Baseball High School Baseball/Softball SportStars of the Week August 9, 2012 0

The Mustangs’ ace pitched a three-hit shutout to defeat El Camino-Sacramento in the SJS Division III baseball championship at Sacramento City College. Scholtens struck out nine batters to help secure the first-ever baseball title for the Rodriguez program. The shutout was Scholten’s fourth of the year and his sixth... Read more

Trent Shelton Campolindo – Baseball

Baseball High School Baseball/Softball SportStars of the Week August 9, 2012 0

Ice water flowed through the veins of the junior left-hander as he threw a combined 12 scoreless innings with nine strikeouts in two playoff starts to help the Cougars collect their third consecutive NCS championship — the first East Bay baseball team at any level to accomplish such a... Read more

Sophie Weber Granite Bay – Swimming

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Weber broke her own Sac-Joaquin Section record in the 200-yard individual medley event to win her second consecutive section title on May 12. Her time of 2:00.50 broke her own section mark set at the SJS finals in 2011 by nearly one half-second. Weber also finished second in the... Read more

Emilie Weiderman Irvington – Diving

SportStars of the Week August 9, 2012 0

Amidst a crowd of upperclassmen, the freshman took home the gold at the NCS Diving Championships on May 17. The Vikings standout displayed a litany of dives with a spirit of grace and calm over the 11-round event. She finished with a total score of 432.25, establishing herself as... Read more

Alyssa Jara Folsom – Soccer

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

Jara scored twice in Folsom’s 3-2 victory over Vista del Lago-Folsom, and added an assist in a 2-0 win over Delta River League-foe Sheldon. The midfielder leads the Bulldogs’ offense with 14 goals and three assists as Folsom had not lost a league game as of April 26. The... Read more

Jonathan Kim Clayton Valley – Tennis

SportStars of the Week August 9, 2012 0

Coach Frank Ortega didn’t mince his words when talking about his star player. He called him one of the best tennis players he’s ever coached, and it’s hard to disagree considering Kim has made a mockery of the Diablo Valley Athletic League. The senior has won DVAL singles title... Read more

Mike Frantz El Camino-Sacramento – Baseball

Baseball High School Baseball/Softball SportStars of the Week August 9, 2012 0

The Eagles hurler pitched a two-hit shutout in a 2-0 victory over Antelope to win his fourth consecutive decision. El Camino has won six of its past seven games, including its last three league contests to climb back into the Capital League title picture. Frantz (4-2) has not allowed... Read more

Johanna Grauer Amador Valley – Softball

Baseball High School Baseball/Softball SportStars of the Week August 9, 2012 0

There was no stopping Grauer and the Dons from winning the Livermore Stampede on April 7. They steamrolled the competition en route to 8-1 wins over nationally-ranked Archbishop Mitty in the semis and 11-0 over Livermore in the final. Amador Valley climbed to No. 2 in the state rankings... Read more

Ra’kyra Gabriel Brookside Christian-Stockton – Basketball

Basketball High School Basketball SportStars of the Week August 8, 2012 0

Gabriel supplied the team’s early offense and finished with 18 points and a team-high seven rebounds in Brookside Christian’s 69-64 victory over Mission Prep-San Luis Obispo in the Division V Girls CIF State Basketball Championship at Power Balance Pavilion on Saturday. The Knights’ forward provided made 8-of-12 shots. Read more

Aaron Gordon Archbishop Mitty-San Jose – Basketball

High School Basketball SportStars of the Week August 8, 2012 0

No surprise here. When you score 33 points, grab 20 rebounds and live up to endless hype as your team just wins its second straight state championship, it’s tough not to make you the AAA SportStar of the Week. Aaron Gordon came up big against La Costa Canyon-San Diego... Read more

Jenn Hoffman Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills – Basketbal

Basketball High School Basketball SportStars of the Week August 8, 2012 0

In a wild Sac-Joaquin Section Division I final on March 3, Oak Ridge lost a heartbreaker to Kennedy-Sacramento 62-58 in double overtime. Hoffman shined brightest in defeat for the Trojans. The sophomore guard scored a game-high 24 points on 8-for-14 shooting, including 6-for-9 from beyond the arc. Hoffman came... Read more

Mariya Moore, Salesian Basketball

Basketball High School Basketball SportStars of the Week August 8, 2012 0

For Mariya Moore and the Salesian girls basketball team, the third time was the charm. They ousted St. Mary’s-Berkeley 49-42 in the NCS Div. IV championship on March 3 after losing to them twice during the regular season. The sophomore wing posted 15 points, 12 rebounds, five steals and... Read more

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