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Kennedy Football: It’s About Getting To Friday

High School Football High School Sports Features North Coast Section October 23, 2019 0

Richmond’s Kennedy Football Program Has Built And Fostered Sustained Success Behind A Culture Of Survival And Resilience • Just a few moments after an emotionally charged loss to rival El Cerrito dealt his team its first defeat of the 2019 season, Kennedy football coach Greg Marshall brought his team together.... Read more

SF State’s Justin Pichewatana to Wrestle at Worlds

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW October 23, 2019 0

A stellar team camp tryout earned San Francisco State’s Justin Pichedwatana a spot on the 2019 U23 Senior World Championships team. The Mayfair High grad, now wrestling for the Gators, won four tournaments during his last high school season. He placed third at the Southern Section Masters Meet. In... Read more

Foothill Volleyball: A Mix Of Grit & Grayce

High School Sports Features North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 22, 2019 0

Falcon Girls Hang Tough In A Loaded EBAL Behind Strong Leadership And Sophomore Phenom Grayce Olson — Who Wasn’t Even Expected To Play In 2019 • There’s much to the Foothill volleyball team. Great passing, serving, defense and the ability to stay calm under pressure. And there is 6-foot-4... Read more

Granite Bay Golf: Diverse, Talented Roster Fuels Girls Powerhouse

High School Golf Sac-Joaquin Section October 21, 2019 0

NEW WORLD ORDER: A Young Phenom, Tested Veterans And An International Talent Has Granite Bay Golf Aiming For More Than Just A Fifth Straight SJS Girls Crown • On Oct. 14, Anika Varna shot a two-under-par 70 across 18 holes to lead Granite Bay Golf to its fifth straight... Read more

Cosumnes Oaks Volleyball Star Ramonni Cook

Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 21, 2019 0

Sport Star of the Week, Ramonni Cook, Cosumnes Oaks – Elk Grove Volleyball Senior opened October on a tear! In the team’s first four matches of the month, the Wolfpack’s senior middle hitter compiled 67 of her team-high 339 kills (through Oct. 10). That caught our attention and resulted... Read more

Dede Salcedo Quickly Becoming One of The Top Warriors

Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner XC-Track-Running October 21, 2019 0

McFarland’s Dede Salcedo is now a freshman at Stanislaus State For someone with a vocal cord dysfunction, Dede Salcedo is pretty talkative. She likes talking about running, of course. And her new life at Stanislaus State, about her hometown, and Kevin Costner. Her upbeat personality has been the talk... Read more

Elk Grove Football: Carter Harris Has Herd Thundering

Cheer/Gymnastics High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section October 18, 2019 0

The Triple Option-polished QB Leads Elk Grove Football With A Game Sense That Earns Him The Right To Improvise — And It’s Causing Opponents Fits • Even opposing coaches rave about Elk Grove football’s senior quarterback Carter Harris. “He’s phenomenal,” Jesuit-Carmichael coach Marlon Blanton stated. “That’s all that needs... Read more

Bryson’s First Pitch: Best of the Decade

Blog LEVELUP INSIDERS Rankings October 17, 2019 0

What do Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist water polo player Maggie Steffens and Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon all have in common? They all played high school sports in Northern California during the SportStars Magazine Era. That era will reach 10 full years in... Read more

Californians In Open Mat National Wrestling Rankings (10/16/19)

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Rankings October 17, 2019 0

Adidas National High School Wrestling Rankings from The Open Mat Following is a list of California wrestlers who were included in the Open Mat Individual Top 20 national high school rankings released on October 16. List is ordered by weight class: 113 – Richard Figueroa (Selma, CS, 11) 2x... Read more

Championing the The Jace Luchau Wrestling Story

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW October 16, 2019 0

This past summer, Selma was placed on the national radar again when Fresno State incoming freshman Selma wrestler Jace Luchau took the Fargo Dome by storm and dominated the 152-pound weight group, earning the “Outstanding Wrestler” award in the process. He joins fellow Californians Roger Roberts (Jr. FS –... Read more

ELIJAH LASH Las Lomas Football, SportStar of the Week

High School Football North Coast Section SportStars of the Week October 14, 2019 0

ELIJAH LASH Las Lomas-Walnut Creek – Football – Senior Chosen SportStar of the Week In his first season with the Knights, Elijah Lash has made an immediate impact on both sides of the ball. _______________________________ GET CONNECTED: Follow SportStars on Twitter & Instagram | Like us on Facebook | Subscribe! _______________________________ Las Lomas improved to 7-0 with a 42-21... Read more

California Wrestling Roundup: Winners Crowned

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW October 13, 2019 0

SportStars INSIDER, Al Fontes provides a California Wrestling Roundup of regional wrestlers making their names known on the international stage. Intro by theopenmat.com We officially ring in the start of the 2019 high school season with perhaps the season’s biggest tournament. More than 1,000 high school wrestlers will head... Read more