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De La Salle And Folsom Football: After The Clash
On Sept. 13, De La Salle And Folsom Clashed For The Fourth Time As NorCal’s Top Two Teams — The Spartans Maintained Rule, But The Bulldogs Aren’t Fading Away • Northern California teams have been taking their shots for nearly 20 years. One by one, the next challenger takes... Read more
Ivana Erlandsen Rocklin – Volleyball SportStar of the Week!
SportStar Of The Week- Ivana Erlandsen, Rocklin – Volleyball – Senior Outside Hitter A high-flying outside hitter, Ivana Erlandsen posted a team-leading 18 kills in a 3-1 win over Ponderosa-Shingle Springs on Sept. 12. Erlandsen also added 11 digs, three aces and two blocks in the Rocklin volleyball match.... Read more
Public School Football No. 1’s: Cal-Hi Sports Looks Back
Cal-Hi Sports Builds A List Of Its Top-Ranked Public School Football Team For Each Season Dating Back To 1970; Folsom Appears Twice Since 2010 • Although competitive equity seeding and the continuous adding of divisions does give more public schools the opportunity to enjoy CIF section and state playoff... Read more
San Ramon All-Stars Win PGA Jr. League Section, Advance to Regionals
Update: San Ramon Wins PGA Jr. League Regionals! The San Ramon All-Stars won the PGA Jr. League Regional at Boulder Creek Golf Club to advance to the PGA Jr. League Championship presented by National Car Rental at Grayhawk Golf Club (Scottsdale, Arizona) Oct. 11-14. Below are the final results,... Read more
Nate Sanchez Serra – San Mateo Glitzy at Levi Stadium
Nate Sanchez, Serra-San Mateo Football Sr Finds the Glitz of Levi Stadium Suits Him With his team playing a much-hyped early season game under the lights of Levi’s Stadium, three-year varsity starter and captain, Nate Sanchez delivered a performance worthy of the glitzy NFL setting. Sanchez scored all five... Read more
High School Recruiting Help: Assisting Athletes In Taking Their Shot
Many Talented Athletes Sit On The Recruiting Bubble But Still Find A Chance — Thanks To Work Ethic And A Little Bit Of Help • When high school athletes need to seek a scholarship, or are exposed to the recruiting process, a daunting number of factors are often in... Read more
Jadyn Marshall St. Mary’s Football – SportStar of the Week
Jadyn Marshall Saint Mary’s-Stockton – Football – Sophomore Earns SportStar of the Week Saint Mary’s-Stockton Jadyn Marshall made quite an impression in his first varsity start on Aug. 23. In a see-saw battle with visiting Pittsburg, the dynamic wide receiver caused havoc for the Pirates secondary. Marshall caught nine passes... Read more
Center Football: Michael Wortham Jr. Is Stepping Out
Michael Wortham Jr. Can Bust A Move And Spin A Football — And Center High’s, Dance-Loving Quarterback Is Ready For The Spotlight • Hidden in the bowels of the internet, still undetected by YouTube copyright infringement, is a 2009 home video that opens with a black curtain in the... Read more
Trevor Gillilan: Scars & Spikes – A Baseball Story Of Resilience
Six Years After Spending 72 Days In A Burn ICU, Freedom High Grad Trevor Gillilan Is Attempting To Realize A College Baseball Dream • Baseball was the last thing on Trevor Gillilan’s mind as he lay critically injured flying hundreds of feet above ground in a medevac helicopter. He... Read more
SportStar Jerry Johnson Pittsburg Football Sr. Shines
SportStar of the Week, Jerry Johnson Pittsburg Football – Senior In just his second career varsity start, Jerry Johnson, the Pittsburg Pirates quarterback, tied a school record! Right. Six touchdown passes in a season-opening win at St. Mary’s-Stockton! Johnson completed 21 of 31 passes for 368 yards and spread... Read more
Inderkum Football: Tigers Dedicate Season To Hobbled Teammate
WINNING FOR JAVI: Season-Ending Ankle Injury To Star Receiver Javi Daniels Leads Inderkum To Inspired Road Victory Over Del Oro • The opening kickoff of the 2019 campaign for the Inderkum-Sacramento football team brought mixed emotions of giddy anticipation, as well as a tremendous amount of pain. With a... Read more
Rocklin Volleyball: Erlandsen, Crane Fuel High-Flying SJS Favorite
THUNDER STRIKE: Ivana Erlandsen’s Acrobatic Style And Kennedy Crane’s Steady Lead Are Two Of Many Reasons Rocklin Is Ready To Take Flight In 2019 • Long before she climbed over 30,000 feet en route to Kamehameha’s Labor Day Volleyball Classic on Hawaii’s Big Island, 6-foot Rocklin senior Ivana Erlandsen learned... Read more