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Favorite Shots from Friday at CIF State Track and Field
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SportStories, Ep 2.6 | California Track & Field Series — Reynaldo Brown
What’s It Like Participating In The Olympics As A 17-Year-Old? High Jumping Great, Reynaldo Brown, Visits The Show To Tell The Tale • Our California Track & Field-themed series continues this week as we’re joined by another former Olympian. One with quite the unique experience. Imagine setting the high... Read more
SportSquad VOTE: Team Of The Week | May 15-20
NorCal Team Of The Week Options Include CIF Regional Champ, Repeat NCS Champ, A Dominant Softball Team + Baseball Bracketbusters We’re using this last month of the 2022-23 interscholastic sports calendar to try out a new weekly feature at SportStars. Welcome to our second vote for the SportSquad NorCal... Read more
Photos from the CIF SS T&F Championships at Moorpark
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SportStories, Ep 2.5 | California Track & Field Series — Eddie Hart
Our Second Olympic Gold-Medalist Guest In As Many Weeks, Pittsburg High Grad Eddie Hart Joins Us To Share Tales Of Triumph & Torment • Eddie Hart was the standing world record holder in the 100 meters heading into the 1972 Munich Olympic Games — the “World’s Fastest Man.” But... Read more
SportStories, Ep 2.4 | California Track & Field Series — Kenny Harrison
We Bent The California Track History Description Slightly To Welcome Triple Jump Olympic Record Holder, Kenny Harrison • The fourth installment of our track & field series to open Season 2 is the first of back-to-back episodes featuring Olympic Gold Medalists. Today’s guest is Kenny Harrison — the Olympic... Read more
SportStories, Ep 2.3 | California Track & Field Series — Keinan Briggs
Founder & Coach Of The Far-Reaching LEAP Squad Youth Track Club, Keinan Briggs, Visits To Talk Triple Jump, Coaching And CIF Hopefuls • PICTURED ABOVE: Keinan Briggs Is Photographed With LEAP Squad Standout Jumper, Madison Forbes (Mater Dei HS-Santa Ana). (CREDIT: Smotherman Images) One week after speaking with pole... Read more
SportStories, Ep 2.2 | California Track & Field Series — Gary Muhammad
Former James Logan High Pole Vault Coach, Gary Muhammad, Talks About Teaching The Event And Raising Two Of The State’s Best Vaulters • In our second installment of this series highlighting great moments and names from California high school track & field, SportStories visits with former James Logan High-Union... Read more
Off The Beaten Path | Youth Runner Camps 2023
When It Comes To Destination Running Camps, It’s Hard To Beat The Oregon-Based Youth Runner Options • Nick Slenning knew it when he first experienced it.  What started on a recommendation from his high school track coach, has since turned into a full-blown summer passion. Slenning first attended a... Read more
SportStories, Ep 2.1 | Great Moments In Track & Field Series — Michael Granville
National High School 800 Meter Record-Holder, Michael Granville, Opens Up The Second Season Of Our SportStories Podcast • After a two-year hiatus, SportStars Magazine is finally bringing back its original podcast — SportStories. The oral history-style show carries a slightly different format in Season 2, but keeps its core goal... Read more
Aaron Sahlman Featured In The 800m At The “Ten”
By Erik Maack Outdoor track is officially back! Though some tracksters have been getting after it indoors, many West Coast and warmer climate states have been waiting eagerly for official meets to start back up again. The premiere US 10k race, The Ten by Sound Running, gave a chance... Read more
California’s Leo Young is the #1 American at World XC Championships Mens U20
Leo Young, from Newbury Park High School, was the first American through the line at Saturday’s U20 Men’s race at the World XC Championships. The course at Bathurst, Australia was brutal with plenty of hills, turns, hay bales, and tires to navigate through. Leo was 16h, Marco Langon 19th,... Read more