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Saladhin Farukh: Sacramento’s Wrestler Of Fortune
Valley High’s Salahdin Farukh Left War-Stricken Afghanistan To Chase Sac-Joaquin Section, CIF Wrestling Glory From California Capital • Perhaps the only wrestler in CIF history to go 0-3 at the state championship tournament, Valley-Sacramento junior and Afghanistan native Salahdin Farukh is determined to take advantage of the fortuitous opportunities... Read more
Maddy Goldberg: Foothill Soccer GK Is Keeping It 100
Pleasanton’s Maddy Goldberg Is Taking Charge — And One Of NorCal’s Best Goalkeepers Has Foothill Off To A Strong Start • Don’t expect Maddy Goldberg to quietly, unassumingly hang out around the goal box. The always-vocal Foothill High junior is constantly in motion, whether the action is headed her... Read more
2020 Tim Brown Memorial Wrestling Results
2020 Tim Brown Memorial Wrestling Results Feature Photo 152 Ceasar Garza (Oakdale, SJ) FINAL TEAM WRESTLING SCORES 1. Oakdale 251.5 2. Del Oro 208.5 3. Franklin (EG) 182.5 4. Turlock 151 5. Vista 150.5 6. Spanish Springs (NV) 145.5 7. Oakmont 136.5 8. Granite Bay 108 8. Orland 108... Read more
SportStar Alan Lloyd YV Football Comes Up Big
SportStars Names ‘Star of the Week’: Alan Lloyd, Ygnacio Valley-Concord Football Sr. This weeks’ SportStar Alan Lloyd shined in the defensive secondary while competing in the Jr. Prep Sports California Patriot Bowl senior All-Star game on Dec, 28 at Diablo Valley College. _______________________________ CONNECT WITH US: Follow SportStars on Twitter & Instagram | Like us on Facebook | Subscribe!... Read more
SportStars Final NorCal Football Rankings | 2019’s Top 30
FINAL RANKINGS: Bay Area Teams Take Top Four Spots In Our Expanded 2019 Final NorCal Football Rankings • Final NorCal Football Rankings — Like this page (above) and leave your name in comments (below) for a shot at winning a sweet SportStars T-shirt! 1. (1)  —  De La Salle-Concord   12-2 COMMENT:... Read more
Monte Vista’s Sarah Brans – SportStar of the Week
Sarah Brans, Monte Vista-Danville’s Basketball Soph. Posts Double-Double earning here SportStar of the Week accolades One of the youngest varsity teams in the East Bay got off to a stellar 7-2 start thanks in large part to the efforts of Sarah Brans. Brans posted a double-double of 18 points... Read more
Peter Ming And Elk Grove Wrestling’s Swiss Dynasty
Stanford-Bound Wrestler Peter Ming Is The Latest In A Long Line Of A Swiss Family That’s Part Of The Bedrock To The Elk Grove High Program • Elk Grove senior Peter Ming has come a long way from sawdust. It’s the sacred floor of Swiss wrestling, a sport known... Read more
Salesian Girls Basketball: Pride Powers Way To Diamond Delight
Richmond Power Showcases Its Talented, Balanced And Grit-Filled Roster En Route To Winning West Coast Jamboree’s Diamond Division • There was a moment during the Salesian girls basketball game with Miramonte-Orinda when the raucous crowd fell silent.  It came as guard Alexsandra Alvarado went down on the Las Lomas... Read more
Anthony Roy, Dublin Basketball: SportStar of the Week

Roy had his most complete game in the final against Salesian, scoring 18 points to go with seven rebounds, six assists and four steals. Across all three games, he combined to score 60 points, grab 22 boards and make 10 steals earning him SportStar of the Week honors.

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SportStars NorCal Wrestling Team Rankings | Dec. 24
Gilroy Leads The Pack, But It’s Not A Runaway As Vacaville, Pitman, Del Oro And Oakdale All Trail By Narrow Margins • All season, SportStars will align the best wrestlers of each weight class, and the top teams in Northern California into lists of the 10 or 15 best.... Read more
McClymonds Football: “We’ll Bounce Back”
Denied A Fourth Straight CIF Bowl Win, McClymonds Football Still Made History As The First Oakland Section Program To Reach Division 2-A Or Higher McClymonds football coach Michael Peters took a long stroll off the field on a cool gray Dec. 14 day at Cerritos College. And he didn’t... Read more
Cardinal Newman: Cardinals Football Collectively Says ‘No Flippin’ Way’
Two Years After The Tubbs Fire, And One Year After A Coin Flip Ended Its Season, Cardinal Newman Football Wasn’t Going To Waste Its Shot Jackson Pavitt stood near midfield teetering on the edge of being emotionally wrecked. The Cardinal Newman High quarterback had just delivered another one of... Read more