1 – Maggie Steffens, Monte Vista-Danville, Water Polo When we named her our first SportStars Female Athlete of the Fall in January of 2011, we asked her if she could see herself competing at the Olympics. This is what Steffens said: “I can envision myself (in London), but it’s... Read more

  1. De La Salle-Concord Football 2014  While the Spartans have had an honor roll of talented individuals play between the white lines at Owen Owens Stadium, it’s impossible not to think of that football program and not think TEAM. There was little doubt a De La Salle football was... Read more

It’s only a matter of time before the thrill of the fall cross country season comes to an end and we enter the winter months. Once the weather turns cold and/or XC meets conclude, there is a real temptation to swap running for spending time relaxing indoors. Runners might think... Read more

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 Team... Read more

Running Review Week Ending November, 14th With the Utah State track and field meet behind us, we now shift our focus to the nationwide cross country running review. Lets dive right in. We have ten meets and a Section Championship to cover! Arizona State Meet 11-12 A meet filled with... Read more

Imagine landing an ideal job and being given nearly five months to prepare for the first day. A perfect scenario. That is until coronavirus arrived and everyone’s way of life turned upside down. Welcome to David Grissom’s world. The Mountain View High School principal was announced on Feb. 11 as... Read more

HAVE BALL, WILL TRAVEL: If your neighborhood doesn’t have an oversized youth sports facility, it’s falling behind the times. Welcome to SportsPlex Nation! Outside it’s an unseasonably warm January weekday afternoon in Walnut Creek. But Mike Samuels is inside. And happy to be there. Samuels is showing off the brand... Read more

Does anybody remember Wondo? Ahem, ya! Chris Wondolowski, the San Jose Earthquakes star forward is a product of local soccer clubs – this one in fact, Diablo FC. Wondo went on to play at De LaSalle before getting to the professional ranks and was a scoring sensation at the 2015 World... Read more