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Shoulder Subluxations and Their Treatment
Shoulder subluxations are a common wrestling injury. Last year I wrote an article about reducing the risk of wrestling injuries. With the wrestling season upon us, here’s a follow up. Shoulder subluxations, along with other shoulder injuries, are among the most frequently seen high school wrestling injuries.  They represent a... Read more
Our cross country team is great but the only sport anyone seems to care about in the fall is football. Why is that? It’s just not fair.  J.M., Moraga   As my particularly annoying history teacher back at Acalanes used to point out with depressing regularity, life isn’t fair. Yes,... Read more
Keller Chryst and Spencer Drazovich make an odd friendship pairing, but a perfect quarterback-center combo. Read more
Jenn Hoffman Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills – Basketbal
In a wild Sac-Joaquin Section Division I final on March 3, Oak Ridge lost a heartbreaker to Kennedy-Sacramento 62-58 in double overtime. Hoffman shined brightest in defeat for the Trojans. The sophomore guard scored a game-high 24 points on 8-for-14 shooting, including 6-for-9 from beyond the arc. Hoffman came up... Read more
Mariya Moore, Salesian Basketball
For Mariya Moore and the Salesian girls basketball team, the third time was the charm. They ousted St. Mary’s-Berkeley 49-42 in the NCS Div. IV championship on March 3 after losing to them twice during the regular season. The sophomore wing posted 15 points, 12 rebounds, five steals and four... Read more
After leaving behind team sports, Angelo Trevino and Joseph Morales are rising the MMA amateur ranks Read more
Brian Sergi is College Park’s second state wrestling champion because he believed he could be. Read more
News and notes on Bay Area wrestlers at the CIF state wrestling championships. Read more
When the postseason wrestling mats roll out, that’s when Vacaville turns it up. Read more
Highlights from our Fall Athletes of the Year banquet honoring Campolindo’s Carrie Verdon and De La Salle’s Michael Barton. Read more
  By JIM McCUE | SportStars  Strict training regimens and intense focus are necessary to achieve success in most sports, so it is a bit of a surprise that what started as a convenient babysitting activity yielded the Sac-Joaquin Section’s top wrestler.   Two-time CIF State Girls Wrestling champion Sariyah... Read more
75. FRANCIS CHRISTYCasa Grande-Petaluma – Baseball – Senior The 6-foot-1 catcher’s sweet left-handed swing produced 41 hits (.423 avg), 9 doubles, 6 homers and 19 RBI. He was a Rawlings 2nd-Team Al-American and was a 37th-round draft choice by the A’s. He’s committed to Oregon.  74. ALYSSA ROSSTerra Linda-San Rafael... Read more