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SportStars NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | Jan. 31

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section January 31, 2023 0

With All 20 Teams Taking Care Of Business Last Seek, The NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings Go Unchanged Before A Week Of Big Matchups • NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings All records are through Monday, Jan. 30. Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: Gabriella Biittner Of No.... Read more

SportStars NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings | Jan. 24

Central Coast Section High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section January 24, 2023 0

As Key Non-Conference Showdowns End, The NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings Make One Last Shift Before League Stretch Runs, Playoffs • NorCal Girls Basketball Rankings All records are through Monday, Jan. 23. Previous rank in parenthesis. Records obtained through MaxPreps.com PICTURED ABOVE: (L to R) Amanda Kerner, Ava Horrocks, Sienah... Read more

SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings | Top 20, Oct. 12

Central Coast Section NewsTicker North Coast Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 12, 2022 1

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

Central Coast Section NewsTicker North Coast Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 6, 2022 0

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

Central Coast Section NewsTicker North Coast Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 28, 2022 1

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 NorCal Volleyball Rankings | Top 20, Sept. 13

Central Coast Section North Coast Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 13, 2022 2

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

SportStars’ Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings 2022 | Nos. 75-51

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Basketball High School Football HS / CLUB Soccer Lacrosse North Coast Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section July 18, 2022 0

Our 10th Annual Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings Honoring The Top High School Athletes From The Recently Completed School Year Begins With Nos. 75-51 • PICTURED ABOVE: No. 74 Jamai East of Vanden-Fairfield (Dennis Lee photo) Welcome to our tenth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of... Read more

Final NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings | 2021-22

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section March 17, 2022 0

Modesto Christian’s 30-Win Season, Regional Open Title Secure Crusaders The Top Spot In Our Final NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings • PICTURED ABOVE: Div. II State Champions, No. 12 Elk Grove . (David Gershon photo) Final NorCal Boys Basketball Rankings. Previous rank in parenthesis 1. (1) Modesto Christian (30-6) Crusaders... Read more

No.1 De La Salle Readies For Rams | RETURN TO FALL Football Preview Series No. 19

High School Football North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section August 26, 2021 0

With A Mix Of New Faces And Experienced Ones, De La Salle Football Preps For Challenging Opener; PLUS Staff NCS Season Predictions • This is the nineteenth of 20 installments to our Return To Fall Series — a daily component to our 2021 NorCal Football Preview coverage. “No! Everybody... Read more

2021 Preseason NorCal Top 20 Football Rankings

Central Coast Section High School Football North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section August 18, 2021 0

To No One’s Shock, De La Salle-Concord Opens At No. 1 In SportStars’ Preseason NorCal Top 20 Rankings, But Folsom Is 1A • Every coach will tell you that rankings don’t matter in August, only in December. We can’t disagree, but it’s not stopping us from taking our usual... Read more

Leave The Clipboard | New Football Coaches Adjust To Changed Landscape

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Football Los Angeles City Section North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section San Francisco Section Southern Section August 18, 2021 0

For New Football Coaches, Old Methods Don’t Apply To Socially-Distanced Sidelines And Team Rooms • So you want to run your own high school football program? Try figuring out how to do it during a global pandemic. The learning curve associated with taking over a program is steep under... Read more

Center Feels The Squeeze | RETURN TO FALL Football Preview Series No. 6

High School Football North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section August 11, 2021 0

Falling Roster Numbers Join The List Of Hurdles For Center Football In Antelope; PLUS An EBAL QB Spotlight & Our First Three Top 20 Teams • This is the sixth of 20 installments to our Return To Fall Series — a daily component to our 2021 NorCal Football Preview... Read more

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