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Bay Area 75 Rankings (’20-21) | Nos. 75-51

Central Coast Section High School Sports Features North Coast Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA July 15, 2021 0

SportStars Magazine Counts Down The Bay Area’s Top 75 Athletes From 2020-21 In Its Ninth Annual Bay Area 75 Rankings • Welcome to the ninth edition of our annual Bay Area 75 athlete rankings. This is a countdown of the top Bay Area’s top athletes from the 2020-21 school... Read more

Rochelle Mosley | Heritage VB Junior Set For Success

High School Sports Features North Coast Section StaffPicks VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA February 12, 2021 0

Meet Heritage Volleyball Junior Setter Rochelle Mosley. She Rocks A 4.8 GPA And An Impressive Inner Strength Formed From Learning And Loss • For anyone concerned that young athletes might short-change their study time during this virtual school year, they should meet Rochelle Mosley. Mosley is a junior at... Read more

Rally Time | Kennedy Crane, Sac-Joaquin Volleyball Stars Face Reality, Stay Hopeful

Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 25, 2021 0

Rocklin’s Kennedy Crane And Seniors From Some Of The Sac-Joaquin Section’s Top Volleyball Programs Face Stark Reality, Tough Decisions As Time For Any Season Narrows • Updated Jan. 27 to reflect Sac-Joaquin Section’s updated calendar She was always the tall one. Entering her freshman year at Rocklin High School,... Read more

Lindsey Berg Benchmarks For Good Volleyball Setting Touch

Club Sports LEVELUP INSIDERS VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 4, 2021 0

The younger you start to refine your setting touch, the better chance you have of being really good at it when you get older. Reps, reps and more reps are the key. As you work on your touch, here are 4 benchmarks for good setting touch to gauge your... Read more

Iris O’Connor | Sacred Heart Prep’s Triple Threat

Central Coast Section High School Sports Features HS / CLUB Soccer Lacrosse VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 23, 2020 0

Iris O’Connor’s Stellar Freshman Year At Sacred Heart Prep Included Three Varsity Sports — Now She Waits To See How Many She’ll Be Able To Play As A Sophomore • Iris O’Connor knows how to make a good impression. Even when she’s not aware that she’s making one. O’Connor,... Read more

Amador Valley Boys Volleyball | Dons Ready For A Last Stand

High School Sports Features North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 3, 2020 0

Nine Months After COVID-19’s Arrival Abruptly Ended Its Start To A Dominant NCS Title Defense, The Amador Valley Boys Volleyball Team Hopes To Make Up For Lost Time — And Titles • Updated Dec. 2 to reflect CIF restart update After tremendous flashes of exceptional success, the Amador Valley... Read more

Starlings Volleyball | NCVA Helping Club’s NorCal Expansion

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 3, 2020 0

Starlings Volleyball, A Nationwide Organization Offering Club Volleyball To At-Risk Youth And Low-Income Families Continues To Grow In Northern California • For a couple years in the late 90s, one of the best kept secrets in club volleyball resided at a single high school in San Diego. Starlings Volleyball didn’t... Read more

Lindsey Berg’s Volleyball Drills to Improve “Touch”

LEVELUP INSIDERS VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 19, 2020 0

Hi y’all. Last blog I talked about keys to accurate setting, using what I call the “W” hand positioning. You can find that post here. Today I want to share with you two drills to improve touch; Catch and Toss and Floor Sets. Lets dive right in. TWO DRILLS... Read more

NCVA 2021 Schedule | Girls Tournament, Power Leagues Set

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 14, 2020 0

With Its Girls Tournament And Power League Slate, The NCVA 2021 Schedule Does Its Best To Avoid Too Much Conflict With Concurrent School Season • Nothing is a certainty in these times, but there’s always hope. That’s what Northern California girls volleyball clubs will be leaning into after seeing... Read more

Relationship Goals | Club Sports, Schools Face New Era

Club Sports HS / CLUB Soccer VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 9, 2020 0

If High School Sports Happen In 2021, It Will Likely Coincide With A Brave New World Of Collaboration With Certain Club Sports • In a world filled with “ifs,” there is one large question for youth sports. If current scenarios stand, could Northern California high school and club sports coexist in... Read more

SportStars’ 2019-20 NorCal Team Of The Year VOTE

Aquatics Central Coast Section High School Basketball HS / CLUB Soccer North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA Water Polo August 6, 2020 4

In A Final Tip Of The Cap To The 2019-20 Year In High School Sports, SportStars Seeks Reader Help In Choosing Its NorCal Team Of The Year • As we begin that looong wait for December — with masks on and fingers crossed — our recent August issue sought... Read more

’19-’20 Bay Area 75 Rankings, Part 3 | Nos. 25-1

Aquatics Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Basketball High School Cross Country High School Football High School Golf High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA Water Polo August 3, 2020 0

SportStars Magazine Counts Down The Bay Area’s Top 75 Athletes From 2019-20 In Its Eighth Annual Bay Area 75 Rankings • Welcome to our eighth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the top 75 Bay Area athletes from the 2019-20 school year. Obviously, the 2019-20 season... Read more