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SportStories, Ep 2.3 | California Track & Field Series — Keinan Briggs
Founder & Coach Of The Far-Reaching LEAP Squad Youth Track Club, Keinan Briggs, Visits To Talk Triple Jump, Coaching And CIF Hopefuls • PICTURED ABOVE: Keinan Briggs Is Photographed With LEAP Squad Standout Jumper, Madison Forbes (Mater Dei HS-Santa Ana). (CREDIT: Smotherman Images) One week after speaking with pole... Read more
USATF Junior Olympic Nationals Day 1 Photos
Here are a few shots from Hornet Stadium in Sacramento during Day 1 of the 2022 USATF National Junior Olympic Championships Read more
SportStars’ Overall Boys Athlete Big 10 | NorCal’s Best Male Athletes (’11-’20)
For The Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue, SportStars Continued Its Big 10 Series With The Overall Boys Big 10 —NorCal’s Best Male Athletes Of The Past Decade • The Overall Boys Athlete Big 10 is an installation of the SportStars Big 10 Project: A 10-months-long anniversary project celebrating the magazine’s... Read more
SportStars’ Overall Girls Athlete Big 10 | NorCal’s Best Female Athletes (’11-’20)
For The Magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue, SportStars Continued Its Big 10 Series With The Overall Girls Big 10 —NorCal’s Best Female Athletes Of The Past Decade • The Overall Girls Athlete Big 10 is an installation of the SportStars Big 10 Project: A 10-months-long anniversary project celebrating the magazine’s... Read more
Zach Larrier: Monterey Trail’s Three-Sport Star Hits TOP GEAR
Monterey Trail-Elk Grove Senior Zach Larrier Has Blazing Fast Speed, And Zooming Toward Even More Hardware • Everything in Zach Larrier’s life is fast. From the gridiron to the track, the classroom to his life at home; there are times when it’s all a blur. In the fall, his... Read more
How to Use a Running Journal; Benefits for a Youth Runner
Jordynn West with her running journal EDITOR’S NOTES: You may use an app to record your runs and keep track of mileage, write it on your calendar, or maybe you haven’t started a journal yet.  Jordynn gives us a look into her journal and how she does it. The... Read more
Race Walk Milers Taylor Ewert, Sam Allen In Stride
Super Star Race Walker Taylor Ewert after the One Mile Walk. Sam Allen 2nd in the Boys 1 Mile Race Walk at New Balance Indoor Nationals. Read more
New Balance Indoor Nationals Race Coverage
Leilani Gibson talked to Hannah McIntyre after a strong race in the Girls Junior High Mile at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals. She is from Dorchester Ontario, Canada and ran a time of 5:11.38. Leilani with Thelma Davies from Philadelphia, PA. She was 2nd in the 200 meter... Read more
BOYS XC ATHLETE OF THE YEAR LIAM ANDERSON
Gatorade Presents Winner with Honor in Front of Family, Friends and Teammates In its 34th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Liam Anderson of Redwood High School in Larkspur, CA as the 2018-19 Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Anderson won the... Read more
OLYMPIC INSPIRATION
In what was arguably the largest ever gathering of US Olympic World Champions in the Bay Area, track and cross country hall of fame coach, Lee Webb brought pride and celebrity to the East Bay. SportStars Asst. Editor, Mike Wood penned this interview story with Coach Webb prior to... Read more
Logan Track Clinic: Olympians Unite
Several Former Track & Field Olympians Unite For James Logan Track Clinic And A Week Of School Visits • In choosing a theme and honorees for his upcoming Olympians Week, Lee Webb looked toward one specific year. One tumultuous yet momentous year. 1968. The 32nd anniversary of the Willie... Read more
Concord’s Rayna Stanziano Sets A Quiet Pace
Underrated and Understated, Concord High’s Rayna Stanziano Has Quietly Become One Of The East Bay’s Best Distance Runners • Rayna Stanziano reflects the tranquil nature of Concord High’s cross country team, appreciating more subtle aspects of competition and sport, rather than the trophies and banners that larger programs collect... Read more