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SportSquad VOTE: Team Of The Week | May 8-13
Newest SportSquad Team Of The Week Options Include Three Section Champions And A Softball Team Undefeated Vs. NorCal Opponents • 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
Best Of Five | Berean Christian Volleyball Makes History
With Four Straight Five-Set Wins, Berean Christian Girls Volleyball Closed Out An Incredible State Championship Run — The School’s First Ever  • EDITOR’S NOTE: This Feature Has Been Updated With Quotes Following Berean Christian’s State Championship Win. More than a half hour had passed since freshman Marley Seelye delivered... Read more
SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings | Top 20, Nov. 17
NorCal Open Champ St. Francis-Mountain View Assures Itself A Wire-To-Wire No. 1 Finish In The NorCal Volleyball Rankings • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Saturday, Nov. 15. Previous ranking in parenthesis. Record obtained via MaxPreps.PICTURED ABOVE: Cayman Stein and Sadie Snipes of No. 5 Branson-Ross (Chace Bryson... Read more
SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings | Top 20, Nov. 7
St. Francis-Mountain View Escapes Fifth 1 vs. 2 Battle With Mitty; Top Half Of NorCal Volleyball Rankings Sees Little Change After Section Finals • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Saturday, Nov. 5. Previous ranking in parenthesis. Record obtained via MaxPreps.PICTURED ABOVE: Morgan Daetz, center, and members of... Read more
Friendly Fire | WCAL’s Saint Francis Volleyball Is All Smiles & Spikes
Mountain View’s Saint Francis Volleyball Has Dominated The First Two Months Of The Season, Fueled By The Confidence And Positive Spirit Of Star Hitter Erin Curtis. PICTURED ABOVE: Erin Curtis. (Chace Bryson photo/Mike DeCicco design) Erin Curtis tracked the pass. As Saint Francis teammate and setter Hannah Maguire settled... Read more
SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings | Top 20, Oct. 12
Stockton Classic Results Don’t Change The Very Top Of The NorCal Volleyball Rankings, But Several Teams Move Up This Week • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Tuesday, Oct. 11. Previous ranking in parenthesis. Record obtained via MaxPreps.PICTURED ABOVE: Members Of No. 10 Marin Catholic-Kentfield Celebrate A Point... Read more
SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings | Top 20, Oct. 6
San Ramon Valley Moves Into The Top 5 As The NorCal Volleyball Rankings Brace For The Stacked Field At The Stockton Classic • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Tuesday, Oct. 5. Previous ranking in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Setter Morgan Daetz Of No. 5 San Ramon Valley-Danville.... Read more
SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings | Top 20, Sept. 28
Only Three Teams Hold The Same Spot They Did In Last Week’s NorCal Volleyball Rankings; Top 5 Sees Slight Shuffle And New Team • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Tuesday, Sept. 27. Previous ranking in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: No. 3 Sacred Heart Prep-Atherton. (SHP Athletics photo/Twitter) 1.... Read more
SportStars’ Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings 2022 | Nos. 50-26
Our 10th Annual Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings Honoring The Top High School Athletes From The ’21-’22 School Year Continues With Nos. 50-26 • PICTURED ABOVE: No. 49 Makayla Winchell of Granada-Livermore (Chace Bryson photo) Welcome to our tenth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the... Read more
SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings | Top 20, Sept. 13
Little Debate Should Surround The Top Of Our Initial 2022 NorCal Volleyball Rankings As St. Francis-Mtn. View & Mitty Dominate Early • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All records are through Monday, Sept. 12. No previous rankings this week since it’s our first Top 20 of the season. PICTURED ABOVE: Erin... Read more
The Fun Bunch | San Ramon Valley Volleyball Keeps It Light, Hits It Hard
Mixing Positive Energy With Plenty Of Talent, San Ramon Valley Volleyball Sets Out To End A Nine-Year Section Championship Drought • PICTURED ABOVE: Senior captains Morgan Daetz, right, and Audrey Ross ham it up during a water break. (Chace Bryson photos) It’s early evening on Sept. 1, and inside of... Read more
Recruiting Assistance | Help Give A Deserving Athlete A Boost
NCVA Teams Up With Next College Student Athlete Services To Offer Coaches A Chance To Nominate Player For Recruiting Assistance Reward • Summer vacation is here, but that doesn’t mean student-athletes should take a break from the athletic recruiting process altogether. In fact, the summer months provide a great... Read more