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TRUE STORY | Amador Valley Volleyball Delivers On 2023 Expectations
East Bay Coaches Weren’t Shy About Telling The Newest Amador Valley Volleyball Coach His Team Was Ready To Take Off — And The Dons Appear To Be Proving Them Right PICTURED ABOVE: Amador Valley senior outside hitter, Zoe Allison. After a long stretch of focus on club volleyball, Jacky... Read more
2023 Final NorCal Softball Rankings | Top 25
Central Coast Section Sweeps Each Of The Top Three Spots In The Final NorCal Softball Rankings, Including A First-Time No. 1 • PICTURED ABOVE: CIF Div. I NorCal Championship Game Hero, Hank Tripaldi, Of No. 1 De La Salle. (Chace Bryson photo) Final NorCal Softball Rankings. All records are... Read more
2023 Final NorCal Baseball Rankings | Top 25
Comeback Win In The CIF Div. I Final Leads To De La Salle Grabbing No. 1 — Again — In Our Final NorCal Baseball Rankings • PICTURED ABOVE: CIF Div. I NorCal Championship Game Hero, Hank Tripaldi, Of No. 1 De La Salle. (Chace Bryson photo) Final NorCal Baseball... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | May 30
Section Playoffs Deliver Big Changes To NorCal Softball Rankings, Including A Brand New No. 1 Out Of The Central Coast • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Saturday, May 27 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Your New No. 1, The Hollister Haybalers. (Central Coast... Read more
SportStars NorCal Baseball Rankings | May 22
Playoff Upsets Lead To Heavy Reset Of NorCal Baseball Rankings With Three Teams Dropping Out And A Big Shuffle Inside Top 10 • NorCal Baseball Rankings All records are through Tuesday, May 20 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior utility player Tyler Allen of No.... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | May 15
St. Francis, Mitty Continue Their Dance At The Top While Rest Of NorCal Softball Rankings Brace For Section Playoff Showdowns • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Wednesday, May 13 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior shortstop Samm Shah of new No. 4 San... Read more
SportStars NorCal Baseball Rankings | May 10
De La Salle Is Back Up To No. 2 As 10 Other Teams Move Downward In Topsy-Turvy NorCal Baseball Rankings • NorCal Baseball Rankings All records are through Tuesday, May 9 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Outfielder Tanner Griffith Of No. 2 De La... Read more
SportStars NorCal Baseball Rankings | May 2
Last Two Weeks Of April Was A Battle Of Attrition For Several Teams Within NorCal Baseball Rankings, Leading To Shakeup • NorCal Baseball Rankings All records are through Monday, May 1 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Infielder Derek Pham Of No. 8 Franklin-Elk Grove.... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | April 24
Mitty Ends St. Francis’s Season-Long Stay Atop The NorCal Softball Rankings + Three Previously Unbeaten Teams Suffer Losses • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Monday, April 23 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Pitcher Ava Markert (center) And McKenna Woliczko Share A Handshake For... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | April 13
West Catholic, East Bay Athletic Leagues Dominate Livermore Stampede — Leading To Few Surprises In NorCal Softball Rankings • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Monday, April 12 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Carly Cummings Of No. 1 St. Francis-Mountain View. (Chace Bryson... Read more
NorCal Girls Wrestling | Who’s The Next Amit Elor?
As The Postseason Begins, Expect Big Things From These 137 Wrestlers — The Best Of NorCal Girls Wrestling This Season • PICTURED ABOVE: Bella Vista-Fair Oaks Junior Gianna Dibenedetto (137 Pounds) At The 2022 SJS Masters. (Ike Dodson photos) Before she was the No. 1 ranked female wrestler on... Read more
SportStars’ 2022 All-NorCal Defense
These Are The 27 Guys We’re Lining Up Against Any Offense Who Dares — This Is The 2022 SportStars All-NorCal Defense • PICTURED ABOVE: Folsom Senior DB, Greco Carrillo (David Gershon photo) There are no first-teams or second-teams when it comes to the SportStars All-NorCal Team. We build it... Read more