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2023 Camps & Clinics Guide | What Campers Like

Camps & Clinics April 5, 2023 0

As Part Of Our Annual Camps & Clinics Resource Guide, We Asked Top High School Athletes To Sound Off On What They Gained From Camps • For the past several years, we’ve been polling high school athletes on their favorite memories from camps & clinics they’ve attended over the... Read more

Ike’s Ironmen/Ironwomen | All-NorCal Wrestling ’22-’23

Central Coast Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section March 20, 2023 0

Gilroy’s Isaiah Cortez, Pitman’s Lilly Avalos Shine Brightest As 37 Different Programs Crack Our Fifth Annual All-NorCal Wrestling Honors • PICTURED ABOVE: All-NorCal Wrestling Selection At 220 Pounds, Nolan Frank Of Elk Grove High. (Ike Dodson photos) Our final wrestling story of the 2022-23 season awards special recognition to... Read more

Best Of The Best | NorCal Wrestling Puts 64 On State Podium

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Sac-Joaquin Section February 27, 2023 0

A Strong Weekend For Boys & Girls NorCal Wrestling Yielded Eight State Titles At The CIF State Wrestling Championships In Bakersfield • PICTURED ABOVE: Cesar Chavez-Stockton Senior Taydem Khamjoi, Who Won The 131-Pound Girls State Title On Feb. 25. (Ike Dodson photos) Sixty-four Northern California wrestlers escaped the three-day... Read more

NorCal Girls Wrestling | Who’s The Next Amit Elor?

Central Coast Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW NewsTicker North Coast Section Northern Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section February 8, 2023 3

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’ Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings 2022 | Nos. 50-26

Aquatics Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Basketball High School Football High School Golf High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW HS / CLUB Soccer Lacrosse North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 13, 2022 0

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’ Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings 2022 | Nos. 25-1

Aquatics Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball High School Basketball High School Football High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW HS / CLUB Soccer Lacrosse North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA July 20, 2022 0

Our 10th Annual Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings Honoring The Top High School Athletes From The ’21-’22 School Year Concludes With Nos. 25-1 • PICTURED ABOVE: No. 16 Talana Lepolo of Carondelet-Concord (Chace Bryson photo) Welcome to our tenth annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the... 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

Ike’s Ironmen/Ironwomen | All-NorCal Wrestlers 2022

Central Coast Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Northern Section Sac-Joaquin Section March 15, 2022 2

Oakdale’s Ceasar Garza, Whitney’s Leah Brown Lead The Way As 20 Different Programs Are Represented In SportStars’ Fourth Annual All-NorCal Wrestling Honors • PICTURED ABOVE: Leah Brown of Whitney-Rocklin (Ike Dodson photo) The return of wrestling was a resounding success for many of the grapplers represented by SportStars’ NorCal... Read more

Chase-ing Perfection | NorCal Section Wrestling Championships Review

Central Coast Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Northern Section Sac-Joaquin Section February 22, 2022 0

Undefeated Champion, Record-Setting Tournaments Highlight Section Wrestling Championships Weekend As NorCal’s Finest Set Sights On Bakersfield And The CIF State Championships • PICTURED ABOVE: Oakdale’s Michael Torres celebrates his 126-pound Masters title. (Ike Dodson photos) Chase Nutting’s championship mullet had to be styled with performance-enhancing substances Friday and Saturday at... Read more

SportStars NorCal Wrestler Rankings (106-145) | Feb. 17

Central Coast Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Northern Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section February 17, 2022 0

Postseason Weight Class Movements Compelled Us To Dial Up New NorCal Wrestler Rankings Prior To Section Championship Weekend • PICTURED ABOVE: Julian Sanchez of Ponderosa-Shingle Springs (No. 9 @ 113s). (Ike Dodson photo) Bonus content! We saw enough changes in divisional action from the Sac-Joaquin Section and weight class... Read more

SportStars NorCal Wrestler Rankings (152-285) | Feb. 17

Central Coast Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Northern Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section February 17, 2022 0

Postseason Weight Class Movements Compelled Us To Dial Up New NorCal Wrestler Rankings Prior To Section Championship Weekend • PICTURED ABOVE: Jason Brauning, top, of Vacaville (No. 5 @ 152s). (Ike Dodson photo) Bonus content! We saw enough changes in divisional action from the Sac-Joaquin Section and weight class... Read more

SportStars NorCal Girls Wrestling Rankings | Jan. 28

Central Coast Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section January 28, 2022 3

Our Final Regular Season NorCal Girls Wrestling Rankings Features Several New Names — Including A Very Notable One • PICTURED ABOVE: Del Oro-Loomis junior Elena Ivaldi (No. 1 in 121s). (Ike Dodson photo) She’s baaaaack. Both on the mat and atop the 235-pound Division of our newest NorCal Girls... Read more