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Harvard Women’s Volleyball 2024 Schedule Includes November Playoffs For Tournament Spot

Club Sports Club Sports News SportStars of the Week StaffPicks VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA June 12, 2024 0

Harvard announced the schedule for its women’s volleyball 2024 season. Starting at the end of September, the women of the Harvard Crimson team play nine teams starting this fall followed by two invitationals and then playoffs that run mid-November. The Crimson will compete for another Ivy League Tournament spot,... Read more

Best Sports Drinks For Staying Hydrated This Summer

Blog Health & Fitness News Outdoor StaffPicks June 10, 2024 0

Hydration is key during sweaty summer workout sessions. Whether attending a sports summer camp, playing games with friends, or taking part in meets, races, or tournaments, athletes need to replenish those electrolytes lost when giving it your all. Staying hydrated is essential for staying on top when it comes... Read more

Journey To The Center Of The Mat | NorCal’s Kathy Kopara Makes History

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Sports Features High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section StaffPicks March 7, 2023 0

Santa Rosa Native And Vacaville Sixth Grade Teacher Kathy Kopara Endured To Become Groundbreaking Wrestling Official At The 2023 CIF Wrestling Championships • TOP PHOTO CREDIT: John Sachs/Tech-Fall.com Kathy Kopara remembers the moment distinctly, though she was oblivious at the time. The 45-year-old Vacaville resident was officiating a first-round... Read more

SPORTSTARS’ VAULT | Pete Saco: Into The Sunset (AUG. 2014)

High School Sports Features NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks January 30, 2023 1

With News Of Beloved Former Sac-Joaquin Section Commissioner Pete Saco Passing Away, We Share Our Profile Of Him Upon His Retirement • [ EDITORS NOTE: This article was originally published in August 2014 in the final days of Pete Saco’s 21-year tenure as SJS Commissioner. It remains as it... Read more

Made Of Honor | How The Honor Bowl Became A Showcase For More Than Football

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Football High School Sports Features Los Angeles City Section NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section San Francisco Section Southern Section StaffPicks September 1, 2022 0

After 10-Plus Years, Honor Bowl Creators Reflect On The Origins And Evolution Of Event That Brings High School Football And Military Appreciation Together • Sometimes, out of great suffering and loss can come great hope and reward. The War in Afghanistan that began in 2001 as Operation Enduring Freedom... Read more

Creating Separation | Social Media, Digital Trends Shape HS Football Consumption

Central Coast Section High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks August 17, 2022 0

From Players Attempting To Expand Exposure To Whole Programs Using It As A Billboard And Educational Tool, Commanding The Digital Space Can Be As Helpful As Winning High School Football Games • PICTURED ABOVE: Pittsburg’s Rashid Williams shows of his Twitter post announcing his commitment to Washington. (Photo: Chace... Read more

City Connect | Adhir Ravipati Recharged With Riordan Football

Central Coast Section High School Football High School Sports Features StaffPicks August 17, 2022 0

Four Years After Winning A CIF State Bowl At Menlo-Atherton, Adhir Ravipati ends a three-year hiatus and looks to boost a rising Riordan Football program • PICTURED ABOVE: New Riordan football coach Adhir Ravipati at a recent practice. (Jean-Paul Toshiro photos) There’s a jolt of energy at Archbishop Riordan... Read more

7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.2: Game Week In The Sac-Joaquin Section

High School Football NewsTicker North Coast Section Podcasts Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks August 16, 2022 0

Reporter Ike Dodson Joins The Show To Help Offer A Primer On The Sac-Joaquin Section As It Opens Its Season This Friday • With real, live football action set to begin in the Sac-Joaquin Section, hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos welcome fellow SportStars writer/photographer Ike Dodson for a... Read more

2022 Preseason NorCal Football Rankings | Top 20

High School Football NewsTicker Rankings StaffPicks August 12, 2022 0

In Toughest Call We’ve Faced To Open A Season, De La Salle Edges Folsom To Begin 2022 Atop Our Preseason NorCal Football Rankings • PICTURED ABOVE: De La Salle-Concord senior tight end Cooper Flanagan (Dennis Lee photo) This year more than any other, choosing which team to place at... Read more

SportStars’ Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings 2022 | Nos. 25-1

Aquatics Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Basketball High School Football High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW HS / CLUB Soccer Lacrosse North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA July 20, 2022 0

Our 10th Annual Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings Honoring The Top High School Athletes From The ’21-’22 School Year Concludes With Nos. 25-1 • PICTURED ABOVE: No. 16 Talana Lepolo of Carondelet-Concord (Chace Bryson photo) Welcome to our tenth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the... Read more

Malcolm Moore | 2022 NorCal Baseball Player Of The Year

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks June 27, 2022 0

McClatchy’s Malcolm Moore Went From Wearing Baseball Shoes To Kindergarten, To Becoming One Of The Nation’s Top 60 Draft Prospects • PICTURED ABOVE: Malcom Moore sets up behind home plate during his time playing for Team USA’s U16 Development Team In 2019. (USA Baseball photo) Long before he was... Read more

Iron & Fire | Albany Distance Star Sophia Nordenholz Chases Second CIF Title

High School Sports Features North Coast Section StaffPicks Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner May 25, 2022 0

After Finding And Correcting An Iron Deficiency, Albany High’s Sophia Nordenholz Could Properly Fuel Her Passion For Running — And Become One Of State’s Best Distance Runners • It’s been a long journey to the California Interscholastic Federation State Track and Field Championships for Albany High senior Sophia Nordenholz.... Read more