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Creating Separation | Social Media, Digital Trends Shape HS Football Consumption
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
7 Friday Night Podcast | BONUS: Once Upon A Time In Long Beach
We Invite Four Special Guests To Celebrate The 20th Anniversary Of The Nation’s First No 1 vs. 2 Showdown Between De La Salle & Long Beach Poly • Wednesday Oct. 6, marks the 20th anniversary of what is arguably considered California’s most significant high school football game of all... Read more