It’s probably going to be my first year on varsity this spring, and I’m a little nervous. What do varsity coaches want from their players?  K.L., Windsor   So here’s part three of the answer to that very good question, and the starting point is something I heard John Madden... Read more

Foreste Peterson is NorCal’s fastest girl on snow. She hopes to be the same thing for the U.S. very soon. Read more

By CHACE BRYSON | Editor   A year ago at this time, attending practice was essentially optional for members of the De Anza High basketball team. “People didn’t show up to practice and they’d still get to play in the games because we just didn’t have any players,” said Steve... Read more

By Erik Stordahl | SportStars   With the rugby season already a month old, Michael Dominguez likes what he sees.  The Diablo Rugby head coach, now in his third year at that position, looks to improve on last year’s fourth place finish at the Northern California Tournament.  “Honestly, we didn’t... Read more

By ERIK STORDAHL | SportStars   It wasn’t the finest game of his storied career, but Richard Longrus still brought his lunch pail to McKeon Pavilion at St. Mary’s College. Longrus helped the Bishop O’Dowd boys basketball team capture its second NCS championship in three years and the program’s 14th... Read more

By ERIK STORDAHL | SportStars   It’s the same formula that got it this far in the season, so they saw no need in changing it “” even after a shaky first quarter. The Carondelet girls basketball team led only 19-16 against visiting McNair-Stockton in the California Interscholastic Federation Division... Read more

   EDITOR’S NOTE: For the third straight year, we’ve tracked down a North Coast Section football coach whose team’s season has already ended, and asked him to break down the top three divisions as they head into semifinal games on Nov. 23. Here’s what he gave us.     DIVISION I... Read more

Welcome to Impulse, your one-stop shop for gadgets, gizmos and gear. Compiled by staff writer Erik Stordahl, Impulse provides you with the latest and greatest and what’s currently hot on the market. Since we’re in the dog days of summer, we’re offering up some summer-y products.  JLab Go 4GB Waterproof... Read more

POWERED BY TRUCKS: ANTHONY TRUCKS     When it comes to the weight room, many people don’t realize there is usually more strength being displayed by people training than just the weights they’re moving.    My girlfriend is about to partake in her second fitness competition and it’s amazing to see... Read more

GET METAL: ERIKA CARLSON     I am often asked by parents, “How hard should I push my kids to succeed in sports?” You want them to enjoy their experience, work hard and of course, play their best. But where is the line? How much is too much? As it turns... Read more

EVERY DAY HEALTH: KENT MERCER     Jayne Appel, center for the San Antonio Silver Stars and graduate of Carondelet-Concord and Stanford, is the best passing post in the WNBA, and she dishes out great advice to high school athletes who would follow in her All-Star footsteps. For instance, staying in... Read more

  By CLAY KALLAM | Contributor   If there were any doubts about Asha Thomas’s ability to shoot threes, they were laid to rest at the Elite Prospect Games at Contra Costa College Aug. 25.   Thomas, who will be a junior at Bishop O’Dowd this fall, hit six three-pointers... Read more