Sportstars
SPORTSTAR OF THE WEEK: Ryan McLaughlin
SportStar Of The Week – Drake-San Anselmo – Baseball – Junior Ryan McLaughlin McLaughlin was facing an undefeated Miramonte-Orinda baseball team in the North Coast Section Division III championship game. They were just mere miles from the Miramonte campus.  McLaughlin took the mound and spun a complete-game four-hitter. Furthermore,... Read more
SPORTSTAR OF THE WEEK: Faith Derby
SportStar of The Week – Freedom-Oakley – Softball – Senior Faith Derby If Faith Derby didn’t have the nickname “Home Run Derby” before May 26, she certainly has it now. The Falcons’ senior catcher hit a game-tying two-run homer in the sixth inning, and then followed it up with... Read more
Kezie Okpala: SportStar of the Week-Basketball
SportStar Of The Week | Esperanza | Basketball | Senior • Okpala closed out a stellar Aztecs career with a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds.  As a result, this helped lead Esperanza to the program’s first state title in its first appearance. In addition, Esperanza wasn’t fazed in... Read more
Ethan Thompson Torrance SportStar of the Week
SportStar Of The Week Ethan Thompson, Torrance Basketball, Senior The Torrance basketball shooting guard Ethan Thompson scored a game-high 21 points to go along with five rebounds. And with the help of 15 fourth-quarter points from teammate Jordan Schakel they led the Knights to a 70-63 win over then... Read more
True To Formico
Kate Formico’s Family Tree Is A Who’s Who Of Accomplished Athletes — And She Definitely Belongs. Read more
SportStar of the Week: Najee Harris Antioch Football
When it comes to Najee Harris, we feel like we could make him our SportStars of the Week every issue — at least during football season. The Alabama-commit has been an absolute force for a Panthers team which is undefeated through its first eight games. Harris was just recently... Read more
Basketball Life After Aaron Gordon
Aaron Gordon’s extensive reign over the WCAL is over. So what happens next? Read more
Bay Area Male Athlete of the Spring: NATE MOORE
Our Bay Area Male Athlete of the Spring, Nate Moore was fully expecting the two state championships — the nearly 25-foot long jump and then the national-leading 50 foot, 11.75-inch performance in the triple jump. Frankly, he just wasn’t expecting it this season. The Castro Valley junior said he... Read more
Rowdy Tellez  Elk Grove Baseball – Senior
Tellez went 11-for-16 with three home runs and 12 RBI in a five-game stretch of Delta Valley League games to help the Thundering Herd remain just one game behind league-leading Davis. Tellez started his hot streak with a 3-for-5 effort with a homer and 4 RBI in a 12-4 win... Read more
Defensive Dynamo
Bay Area Female Fall Athlete of the Year: Anne Marie Schmidt, playing the under-celebrated libero, was the linchpin to Archbishop Mitty’s perfect season Read more
Marcus Green Franklin-Elk Grove- Football
Marcus Green, the defensive back had three interceptions, including a pair that set up touchdowns, during the Franklin-Elk Grove Wildcats’ 23-3 victory over crosstown rival Cosumnes Oaks on Sept. 14. The two teams, who share the same home field on the Cosumnes Oaks campus, battled to a stalemate until... Read more