Sportstars
Carondelet Basketball ERICA MILLER SportStar of the Week
Medicine Ball Erica Miller was giving the Pinewood Panthers a taste of their own medicine. That earned the Carondelet basketball shooter, our SportStar of the Week honors. ERICA MILLER Carondelet Basketball – Senior Facing the state’s No. 1-ranked basketball team, by CalHiSports.com, Pinewood-Los Altos Hills — a program known... Read more
Annika Decker Pinewood Basketball SportStar of the Week
While NorCal’s No. 1-ranked team has plenty of star power, most notably senior Hannah Jump, it’s Annika Decker who has been the one turning the engine for the undefeated Pinewood Panthers. And that earns Annika our SportStar of the Week! The 5-foot-3 point guard was the team’s leading scorer... Read more
Angel Jackson Salesian Basketball SportStar of the Week
Angel Jackson, Salesian Basketball’s 6-foot-5 inch USC-bound post is off to a great start. Jackson’s Pride team ranked among the top five teams in NorCal. Jackson is averaging 19.5 points and 11.5 rebounds through Salesian’s first four games. Her biggest scoring night came on Dec. 11 when she dropped... Read more
Matthew Smart Del Oro Football SportStar of the Week
Matthew Smart, Del Oro-Loomis — Football — Senior Wide Receiver Matthew Smart, the 6-foot-2 wide receiver caught three passes for 173 yards and scored both touchdowns. This as the Golden Eagles came from behind to beat visiting St. Francis-Mountain View 14-13 in the CIF 2-AA Northern California Bowl Championship game... Read more
Riordan Basketball: JE’LANI CLARK
JELANI CLARK, Riordan-S.F. – Basketball – Jr. SportStar of the Week! The Archbishop Riordan Jr., Jelani Clark returns to the Crusaders after a breakout sophomore season. Clark is one of the big reasons that Riordan began the 2018-19 season ranked No. 6 in SportStars’ Preseason NorCal Top 20. Through the... Read more
Oak Ridge Volleyball: Gracie Rowland
Oak Ridge Senior Gracie Rowland Is Leading An Inspired Postseason Run By The Trojans • In her fourth year of varsity high school volleyball, outside hitter Gracie Rowland is helping to lead the Trojans on an inspired postseason run. Oak Ridge likely assured itself an automatic berth to the... Read more
Clayton Valley Charter Football Makhi Gervais Named SportStar of the Week
Makhi Gervais, the 5-11, 165-pound Clayton Valley Charter Football Ugly Eagles running back is having a breakout season in 2018. Gervais came up particularly big in a key Diablo Athletic League showdown with Campolindo-Moraga on Oct. 5. Gervais carried 18 times for 166 yards and three touchdowns to help Clayton... Read more
Ja’kobe Harris Tennyson Football SportStar of the Week
In his first game of 2018, Ja’kobe Harris set a Tennyson Football school record for touchdowns in a game with six – on just 10 carries. That certainly captured our attention. His prolific season has continued from there. On Sept. 28, Harris helped Tennyson defeat Alameda, 27-22, by scoring... Read more
Liberty Football Jr. Jay Butterfield Named SportStar of the Week
Liberty-Brentwood – Football – Junior Liberty Football Jr. Jay Butterfield, considered the East Bay’s top national recruit for the Class of 2020, the Lions quarterback is off to a stellar junior campaign. On Sept. 7, he had his most prolific night of the season to date. He completed 16... Read more
Jay Butterfield, Liberty Football SportStar of the Week
Considered the East Bay’s top national recruit for the Class of 2020, Jay Butterfield, the Lions quarterback is off to a stellar junior campaign, earning him SportStar of the Week honors. On Sept. 7, he had his most prolific night of the season to date. He completed 16 of... Read more
James Logan Volleyball Star, Taumafa Tuinauvai
James Logan senior, Taumafa Tuinauvai • Volleyball SportStar of the Week Playing infinitely bigger than her 5-foot-9-inch frame, Taumafa Tuinauvai (12) was a versatile force as the Colts middle blocker in 2017. She will be counted on as a senior leader for the Colts volleyball team this season after posting... Read more
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