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Why We Play: High School Football Players, Coaches Sound Off
For Our 10th Annual High School Football Preview, SportStars Sought To Find Reasons Players And Coaches Still Embrace A Sport With Obvious Health Risks • Below is our “Why We Play” collection: A list of responses obtained through the course of our reporting for the main feature of our... Read more
Pleasant Valley, Campolindo Football Drop Into NorCal Ranks At #21-22
A Pair Of 10-Win Teams In 2018, Campolindo And Pleasant Valley-Chico Both Come Into 2019 With Key Returners And High Expectations • This is the fifth of five releases this week debuting the opening 10 teams to our expanded 2019 Fit Pro Go! NorCal Preseason Top 30 Rankings. Pleasant Valley-Chico... Read more
Jay Butterfield: Liberty’s Leading Lion (NCS Large Schools 2019)
After Quarterbacking Liberty-Brentwood To Its First Section And CIF Bowl Titles In Consecutive Seasons, Jay Butterfield Isn’t Afraid To Ask ‘What’s Next?’ • Jay Butterfield has done it all in two short seasons.  He is a 2018 CIF 1-A State Bowl champion, a college committed athlete and has gone... Read more
Moreau Catholic Football: Ready, Fresh, GO! (NCS Small Schools 2019)
One Year After Falling One Win Short Of Its First Section Title, Moreau Catholic Takes Aim Again With Star Tailback Fresh Ison Leading The Way • As he prepares for his third varsity season, Fresh Ison is finally the wise elder on the Moreau Catholic football team. And he’s... Read more
Tommy Troy Los Gatos Baseball Honored SportStar of the Week
Tommy Troy, the Stanford-bound infielder, competed for the Northern California team in the prestigious Area Code Baseball showcase event in Long Beach from Aug. 5-9. Troy had his best day on Aug. 8, the only day NorCal had a double-header in the round robin schedule. He started both games... Read more
Las Lomas, Rancho Cotate Football Open With NorCal Ranks Of #23-24
With 23 Combined Wins In 2019 And Pair Of NCS Semifinal Appearances, Both Las Lomas And Rancho Cotate Are On Serious Upward Trends • This is the fourth of five releases this week debuting the opening 10 teams to our expanded 2019 Fit Pro Go! NorCal Preseason Rankings. Las... Read more
Nutritional Keys to Optimal Athletic Performance
These Twins Can Help You Win! Here’s my take on the nutritional key to optimal athletic performance: The One Thing that changes everything is Nutrition. Precise nutrition is the single optimizer of health and performance. We are what we eat! The tough thing is that there are a zillion... Read more
California-San Ramon, Oak Ridge Football Enter Preseason Ranks At #25-26
Mix Of Experience And New Talent Gives California-San Ramon, Oak Ridge Opportunities To Surprise Within A Pair Of Super-Competitive Leagues • This is the third of five releases this week debuting the opening 10 teams to our expanded 2019 Fit Pro Go! NorCal Preseason Rankings. California-San Ramon has proven... Read more
Bear River Football: Measuring Up (SJS Small Schools 2019)
Despite Small Rosters And Bigger Opponents, Grass Valley’s Bear River Sets A Gold Standard For Small Program Success In A Football-Rich Region • Small school football is a little slice of Americana: small communities where everyone knows their neighbors and all cheer on the local school’s athletes. All of the... Read more
San Ramon Valley, Del Oro Football Join NorCal Ranks At #27-28
Del Oro, San Ramon Valley Continue Our Expanded NorCal Preseason Ranks As Defending Section Champions Facing Holes To Fill And Questions To Answer • This is the second of five releases this week debuting the opening 10 teams to our expanded 2019 Fit Pro Go! NorCal Preseason Rankings. Defending... Read more
Team California 2019 Fargo All-Americans Dontcha Know
Being familiar with, and to some extent fans of the Coen brothers cult film, Fargo, we thought we’d take some fun liberties with SportStars INSIDER, Al Fontes’ (The California Wrestler) compilation of Team California 2019 Fargo All-Americans. Ya, sure, there’s a lot of good wrestlers that go to Fargo!... Read more
Football Preview Kickoff Week 2019
Presenting The Schedule To Our Week-Long Buildup To The Aug. 16 Online Release Of Our 10th Annual Football Preview Special Edition • Welcome to our Football Preview kickoff week — the opening week of our NorCal preseason football coverage. It’s going to be quite a busy week at SportStarsMag.com.... Read more