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Mark Tennis
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 2.35: State Bowls Preview (w/ Mark Tennis)
Pick ‘Em Season Is Over At 7 Friday Night; This Thursday We Simply Chat State Championship Football With Our Friends At CalHiSports.Com • PICTURED ABOVE: The View From Inside Saddleback College The Day Before Games Begin. (Mitch Stephens photo/Scorebooklive.com) The 7 Friday Night CIF State Championships Mega-Week rolls on with... Read more
Mark Tennis: CIF, Sections, Districts Face Tough Decisions In Turbulent Times
In A Notes-Style Column, Cal-Hi Sports’ Editor Writes On The CIF Facing Tough Calls On Fall Sports, And Looks At Black Lives Matter Protests Through A California HS Sports Lens • High school sports can seem insignificant during turbulent times, but it does play a role in the many events... Read more
  By MARK TENNIS | CalHiSports.com   Whether there is a regional bowl game, open divisions in every section, or just about any other tweak in format, the one factor for Northern California football that may never change is the dominance of De La Salle-Concord.   The Spartans, who have... Read more
  Has there ever been a time in NFL history when three former Northern California quarterbacks all began the season with a legitimate chance to be MVP of the league?   It doesn’t look like it to me. Barring injury, the three, of course, are Tom Brady of the New... Read more
GOLDEN DAY FOR KNIGHT | Menlo School’s Kate Hsia Delivers Rare Tennis Feat
Junior Singles Player Kate Hsia Produces Golden Match Of 48 Consecutive Points In A Mid-October Win During West Bay Athletic League Play Story & Photos: Pam McKenney for Menlo School Menlo’s legendary coach Bill Shine has been around tennis for over 60 years, his teams have won 27 Central Coast... Read more
Lafayette teen makes impact on COVID-19 with tennis lessons
When Jake Hammerman’s summer plans were abruptly changed due to COVID-19, he combined something he knew, tennis, with the idea of giving back to the community. The Lafayette teen founded Impactful Tennis, a way for him and his friends to make a positive impact by using the summer to give... Read more
USTA Tennis Sectionals Slam into Roseville
Johnson Ranch Racquet Club takes center court again on Oct. 12-13 for the 2018 Mixed 18 & Over USTA Sectional Championships. Top tennis players from throughout Northern will be competing in levels 6.0 up to 10.0. Matches start at 8:30 a.m. each day of competition and there is no fee for... Read more
USTA National Junior Tennis Championship Qualifier
National Jr. Tennis Tournament Brings Top Youth Tennis Players to Roseville for USTA National Championship Qualifier It’s May 19th and the Johnson Ranch Racquet Club is bursting with energy – not to mention talent! More than 120 of the nation’s top youth tennis players will be competing in the United States Tennis... Read more
Cynthia Lau Paves Way for Tennis Scholarship Recipients
Tennis Star Cynthia Lau Breaks Down Barriers, Sets Influential Example For Asian Women Women’s History Month, now celebrated annually in the United States, grew out of a weeklong celebration of women’s contributions to culture, history and society organized in 1979 within the Sonoma School District. The idea quickly caught on... Read more
Amazin’ Mack: McClymonds’ 32-0 mark remains pinnacle of state’s stellar 2007-08 season
State of Play: Mark Tennis    Some seasons we cover are like fine wines and only get better with age. Take the 2007-08 California boys basketball season, for example.    In the next-to-last game of that season, which was the CIF Division III state championship, future Golden State Warrior Klay Thompson... Read more
SUPER SOPH | NorCal Offensive Player Of The Year: Ryder Lyons
With 61 Total TDs, Three Fourth-Quarter, Championship-Winning Drives And A CIF State Bowl Title, Ryder Lyons Is The Most Recent Star Of The Folsom QB Legacy When Folsom’s 2-point conversion attempt failed with 2:41 to play, the casual fan probably viewed it as the Bulldogs’ last gasp of a tightly... Read more
7 Friday Night Podcast | Ep. 3.16: Bowls & Burrito Calculations
De La Salle Coach Justin Alumbaugh & CalHiSports.com Editor Mark Tennis Both Join The 7 Friday Night Crew To Revisit Regionals And Preview CIF State Bowl Weekend PICTURED ABOVE: Folsom QB Ryder Lyons. (Ben Enos photo) We’ve reached the final weekend of the season, and hosts Chace and Ben fight... Read more