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THREE FOR 3 | No. 3 Seed Pittsburg Wins Third Straight NCS Title
Using Its Seed As Motivation, Pittsburg Football Topped San Ramon Valley For A Third Straight North Coast Section Division I Crown As a first-year head coach about to lead the Pittsburg High football team into the playoffs, Charlie Ramirez was handed a gift a few weeks back.  The North... Read more
STILL THE ONE | De La Salle Football Makes It 31 Straight
Despite Two Major Challenges From San Ramon Valley, De La Salle Football Upholds Three-Plus Decade Of Excellence Over North Coast Section Presented without context, the numbers associated with the De La Salle-Concord football team’s dominance of its own backyard never cease to amaze. 31 straight North Coast Section titles.... Read more
DANVILLE DANDY | San Ramon Valley Pushes De La Salle To Brink
With Senior QB Luke Baker Leading The Way, San Ramon Valley Football Nearly Became First Section Team To Beat De La Salle Since 1991 — But Spartans Managed OT Escape Even if you removed all the historical significance — namely that the San Ramon Valley football team was a 35-yard... Read more
PAU WOW: John Pau Mendoza, San Ramon Valley Race To 4-0
San Ramon Valley Football Has Playmakers All Over The Field, But Its Multi-Purpose Running Back John Pau Mendoza That Has Even The Wolves Talking During a recent appearance on SportStars’ podcast 7 Friday Night, San Ramon Valley-Danville quarterback Luke Baker singled out Wolves running back John Pau Mendoza as... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.02: Feel The Force
San Ramon Valley QB Luke Baker Visits This Week’s 7 Friday Night Festivities, Plus Coach Eidson Talks DLS vs. Serra, And Much More • Star Wars references could not be avoided on a week in which co-hosts Chace Bryson and Ben Enos welcome San Ramon Valley QB Luke Baker. No Jedi... Read more
Preseason All-NorCal Football 2023 | Quarterbacks & Running Backs
As The 2023 Season Nears Kick-Off In The Sac-Joaquin Section, We Begin Our Preseason All-NorCal Roll Call With The Offensive Backfield • PRESEASON ALL-NORCAL LIST SCHEDULE: Wide Receivers/Tight Ends | Offensive/Defensive Line | Linebackers/Defensive Backs PICTURED UP TOP: Maealiuaki Smith of Serra-San Mateo (David Gershon photo) Our 2023 Preseason... Read more
SportStars’ Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings 2023 | Nos. 25-1
Our 11th Annual Bay Area 75 Athlete Rankings For The ’22-’23 School Year Begins Concludes With Nos. 25-1 PICTURED ABOVE: No. 1, McKenna Woliczko of Archbishop Mitty-San Jose Basketball, Softball Welcome to our 11th annual Bay Area 75 rankings — SportStars’ countdown of the top 75 Bay Area athletes... Read more
SportStars’ 2022 All-NorCal Offense
We Want The Ball, And We’re Gonna Score — These Are The 27 Players We’ve Picked As The 2022 SportStars All-NorCal Offense • PICTURED ABOVE: San Ramon Valley-Danville QB Luke Baker (Chace Bryson photo) There are no first-teams or second-teams when it comes to the SportStars All-NorCal Team. We... Read more
Howling Effort | San Ramon Valley Wolves Fall In OT
Luke Baker Led Two Fourth-Quarter Game-Tying Drives Before Falling To Granite Hills-El Cajon In Overtime Of CIF 2-A State Final Though the result wasn’t what the San Ramon Valley-Danville football team hoped for, a first trip the California Interscholastic Federation state bowl championships will leave a lot to remember.... Read more
All In | Clayton Valley Football Heats Up After Doubling Down
Despite Slow Start To 2022, Clayton Valley Football Stayed Committed To A Spread Offense And Is Now Among East Bay’s Hottest Teams • PICTURED ABOVE: Clayton Valley running back Nicholas Khashabi is lifted up by one of his linemen during a touchdown celebration. (Ben Enos photos) Sometimes to truly... Read more
Baker’s Dozen | Junior QB Has San Ramon Valley Football Rollin’
Luke Baker’s Five-TD Night At Liberty Gives Him 13 For The Season As A Deep San Ramon Valley Football Team Improved To 4-0 • PICTURED ABOVE: Luke Baker Throws During Pregame Drills At Liberty. (Chace Bryson photos) Luke Baker stood ready for his postgame interview as San Ramon Valley... Read more