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Patriot Act – Heritage Girls Basketball Is Ready To Take On The Starring Role When The Postseason Arrives This February
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comStory By Clay Kallam | Photos By Chace Bryson Is the order “Win NCS,” then “Beat Carondelet”? Or the other way around?…
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Let’s Jam – Platinum Division’s Octet Of State-Ranked Teams Highlights West Coast Jamboree’s Elite Brackets
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comThis year’s Platinum Division of the West Coast Jamboree — which takes place Dec. 27-29 throughout the East Bay — doesn’t…
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Top Gunnar – After Following Family Footsteps To De La Salle, Gunnar Rask Is Closing A Three-Year Varsity Career As An Impressive Two-Way Force For The Spartans
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comStory By Damin Esper | Photos By Dennis Lee Gunnar Rask’s first try at football was when he went to a De…
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Remembering A Giant – SportStars Magazine Editor Chace Bryson Shares Memories Of Late Miramonte Basketball Coach Tom Blackwood
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comI first met Tom Blackwood as a first-year prep sports writer for the Contra Costa Times in February 2001. Only a handful…
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Ready To Run – Clayton Valley’s Senior Core Is Deep, Fast, Talented And Determined To One-Up The Program’s Terrific 2017-18 Season
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comStory By Chace Bryson | Photos By Berry Evans III Led by a trio of talented seniors, Clayton Valley Charter High-Concord opened…
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Preseason Basketball: NorCal’s Dandy Dozen – Clayton Valley Boys, Carondelet Girls Begin Season Among SportStars Magazine’s Top Six
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comWith nonleague games beginning as early as Nov. 14, the high school basketball season is officially upon us. On Nov. 15, SportStars…
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Lion’s Share – Liberty Football Isn’t A One-Man Show, But Sione Vaki Sure Can Make It Look That Way Sometimes
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comStory by Chace Bryson | Photos By Jean-Paul Toshiro Sione Vaki stands quietly on the sideline with teammates as the Liberty High…
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Swinging Success Story: Concord High Golfer And Cerebral Palsy Patient To Play In Las Vegas PGA Event
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comBy Chace Bryson Though he was born with left hemispheric cerebral palsy, John Scott Senz has always been determined to play sports…
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Sterling Example – With Her Strong Leadership And Powerful Game, Sterling Parker Is Leaving An Impact On Alhambra Volleyball And A Mark On The Competition
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comStory By Jesse Gomez | Photos By Jean-Paul Toshiro One may be the loneliest number, but being the only senior on the…
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A Quiet Pace – Understated And Underrated, Concord Senior Rayna Stanziano Just Keeps Building One Of The East Bay’s Best Distance Running Resumes
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comStory by Mike Wood | Photos by Berry Evans III Rayna Stanziano reflects the tranquil nature of Concord High’s cross country team,…
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NorCal Volleyball’s 20 Teams To Watch As part of SportStars Magazine’s 2018 Girls Volleyball Preview, it named 20 of its top NorCal…
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SIZE ADVANTAGE – With A Roster Of Less Than Thirty, The Berean Christian Eagles Are Happy To Play Underdogs In A Much Larger League — And Prepare For A Real Run At A Division V Section Crown
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comStory by Jesse Gomez | Photos by Dennis Lee As an outsider looking in, it would be perfectly understandable to argue a…
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Encore Roar – Liberty-Brentwood Aims For More North Coast Section Glory After 2017 Championship Breakthrough
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comStory By James G. Kane | Photos By Chace Bryson What a night! Second one of December in 2017. They won’t forget…
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CHART TOPPERS – A Handful Of Elite Contra Costa County Athletes Crack The Top 20 Of SportStars Prestigious List Of Bay Area Athletes
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comBelow are the Top 20 athletes from our sixth annual Bay Area 75 — SportStars’ countdown of the top 75 Bay Area…
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Strong Armed Sub: Freedom High’s Vanessa Strong Wraps Career As NorCal Pitcher Of The Year
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comWhen Freedom senior Vanessa Strong is in the pitching circle, it’s clear she is a top talent. It was clear in a…
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SPARTANS OF SWAT – Paced By A Record-Breaking Offense, De La Salle Baseball Thundered Its Way To A Third Consecutive NCS Division I Crown
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comStory by Mike Wood | Photos by Berry Evans III When a baseball team outscores its four North Coast Section playoff opponents…
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KC Masterpiece – Danville Oaks Varsity Rugby Claims National Title With Extra Time Victory In Kansas City
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comBeat the best to be the best. That’s how the saying goes. And that’s exactly what the Danville Oaks varsity boys rugby…
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ONE For The Road – In Their Final Game Together, Eight Exemplary Seniors Led San Ramon Valley To Its First Boys Lacrosse Section Title Since 2015
by CLAYCORD.comby CLAYCORD.comStory By Mike Wood | Photos By Dennis Lee In the end, it was all about “this one.” The “one” that San…