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Best Of 2023: March | Tales From Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling
Ike Dodson Delivers Six Stories From A Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling Championships Weekend Full Of Surprises, Impressive Feats • PICTURED ABOVE: Oakdale Wrestler Carlos Garcia Points At The Camera In Celebration After Claiming The 170 Pound Title At The Sac-Joaquin Masters Wrestling Championships. (Ike Dodson photos) Fierce battles in... Read more
2023 Final NorCal Softball Rankings | Top 25
Central Coast Section Sweeps Each Of The Top Three Spots In The Final NorCal Softball Rankings, Including A First-Time No. 1 • PICTURED ABOVE: CIF Div. I NorCal Championship Game Hero, Hank Tripaldi, Of No. 1 De La Salle. (Chace Bryson photo) Final NorCal Softball Rankings. All records are... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | May 30
Section Playoffs Deliver Big Changes To NorCal Softball Rankings, Including A Brand New No. 1 Out Of The Central Coast • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Saturday, May 27 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Your New No. 1, The Hollister Haybalers. (Central Coast... Read more
SportSquad VOTE: Team Of The Week | May 8-13
Newest SportSquad Team Of The Week Options Include Three Section Champions And A Softball Team Undefeated Vs. NorCal Opponents • We’re using this last month of the 2022-23 interscholastic sports calendar to try out a new weekly feature at SportStars. Welcome to our second vote for the SportSquad NorCal... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | May 15
St. Francis, Mitty Continue Their Dance At The Top While Rest Of NorCal Softball Rankings Brace For Section Playoff Showdowns • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Wednesday, May 13 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior shortstop Samm Shah of new No. 4 San... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | April 24
Mitty Ends St. Francis’s Season-Long Stay Atop The NorCal Softball Rankings + Three Previously Unbeaten Teams Suffer Losses • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Monday, April 23 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Pitcher Ava Markert (center) And McKenna Woliczko Share A Handshake For... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | April 13
West Catholic, East Bay Athletic Leagues Dominate Livermore Stampede — Leading To Few Surprises In NorCal Softball Rankings • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Monday, April 12 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Senior Carly Cummings Of No. 1 St. Francis-Mountain View. (Chace Bryson... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | April 4
Two Teams Jump From Teens Into Top 8 As NorCal Softball Rankings See Decent Shakeup Before Livermore Stampede Promises More • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Monday, April 3 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Sophomore Delaney Aumua Of No. 2 Granada-Livermore. (Chace Bryson... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | March 28
Twelve Different Teams Make Upward Movements And Just One Team Falls Out In This Week’s NorCal Softball Rankings • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Saturday, March 26 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Sophomore Alyssa Flindt Of No. 16 Whitney-Rocklin. (Chace Bryson photo) 1.... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | March 22
It’s St. Francis And Mitty Together At The Top Of The NorCal Softball Rankings. Stop Us If You’ve Heard This One Before • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Monday, March 21 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Keira Brady, Left, And Alyssa Onyeagwa Of... Read more
SportStars NorCal Softball Rankings | March 16
It’s Been A Wet March So Far, But That Didn’t Keep The NorCal Softball Rankings From Seeing Quite A Bit Of Change • NorCal Softball Rankings All records are through Monday, March 15 (via MaxPreps). Previous rank is in parenthesis. PICTURED ABOVE: Emma French of No. 6 Benicia. (Chace... Read more
SportStars’ Preseason NorCal Softball Rankings
No More Jessica Oakland Or Sydney Stewart, But St. Francis-Mountain View Will Top Preseason NorCal Softball Rankings Nonetheless • PICTURED ABOVE: Lexi O’Gorman Of No. 1 St. Francis Slides Safety Into Third Base During A Livermore Stampede Semifinal With No. 4 Sheldon-Sacramento Last April. (Chace Bryson photo) As things... Read more