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SportStar of the Week: Ali Bamberger Carondelet Basketball

High School Basketball North Coast Section SportStars of the Week February 27, 2019 0

Ali Bamberger — Carondelet-Concord Varsity Basketball Standout You’ve seen the name before gracing these hallowed SportStars of the Week pages. Ali Bamberger, the Carondelet Basketball Cougars 6-foot-3 post player, posted a dominant double-double of 28 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks to lead her team to a fourth-straight North... Read more

3 Exercises Add Distance to Your Golf Swing

High School Golf LEVELUP INSIDERS February 27, 2019 0

Want to add distance to your golf swing? Here’s how: Add Stability! Every golfer who plays the game wants to hit the golf ball farther and add distance to his golf swing. This game is tough enough as it is, so adding 10-15 yards would definitely help. There are... Read more

Wrestling Legend Lee Kemp Coming to Norcal TOC

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW February 27, 2019 0

National Wrestling Legend Lee Kemp at the 51st Annual Norcal TOC for Fan Meet and Greet Top Youth Wrestlers at Del Oro Nearly 600 middle school-aged wrestlers are expected to compete at the 51st Annual Northern California Tournament of Champions (Norcal TOC) at Del Oro High School in Loomis. And they’ll... Read more

NCVA Volleyball: Two Tickets To Texas

Club Sports Volleyball February 26, 2019 0

Five NCVA U18 Girls Teams Pick Up Junior National Bids In February • Five of the Northern California Volleyball Association’s top club teams have begun making travel plans for the last weekend of April. They may feel like packing a cowboy hat. The USA Volleyball Junior Nationals for 18s... Read more

“American Fighter” Wrestling Sequel

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW LEVELUP INSIDERS February 25, 2019 0

If anyone would have told me a year ago that I would be attending a movie premiere in LA with several A-list Hollywood actors, or be an extra in an up and coming film, American Fighter” Wrestling Sequel, I would have laughed it off. No way, not possible. Fast... Read more

De La Salle Wrestling: Kyle Parco’s Last Stand

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section February 20, 2019 0

De La Salle High’s 3-Time Section Champion And 4-Time CIF State Qualifier Heads To Bakersfield One Last Time With A Golden Focus • No matter what happens at the California Interscholastic Federation State Wrestling Championships, Kyle Parco won’t have to wonder whether he could have done more to prepare... Read more

College Volleyball Growth Good for High School, Club

Club Sports VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA February 16, 2019 0

The State of Volleyball News from American Volleyball Coaches Association is positive for volleyball in U.S. high schools. A recently-release NFHS participation report documented that in 2017-18, volleyball remained the top team sport for girls for the fourth consecutive year with 446,583 participants. Texas boasted the highest number of female participants with 47,415,... Read more

INSIDER ASKS: Is it legal to bet on high school sports?

LEVELUP INSIDERS February 14, 2019 0

Our Insider asks, Is it legal to bet on high school sports? The Supreme Court’s decision in 2018 to allow states to offer sports betting has sparked an inevitable rise in the regions where legal wagers can be placed. Eight states have since given the green light to the... Read more

SportStar of the Week: Weston Ranch Basketball Gavin Wilburn

High School Basketball SportStars of the Week February 7, 2019 0

GAVIN WILBURN – Weston Ranch-Stockton – Basketball – Junior • One week after dropping 19 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and three steals in a 66-60 road win over NorCal-ranked Grant-Sacramento on Jan. 19, Gavin Wilburn came up with another big game. And he helped the Cougars fend off a... Read more

USA Rugby National Teams Massive Weekend

HS / CLUB RUGBY February 6, 2019 0

USA National Teams log massive weekend with two medals and seven individual benchmarks in rugby USA Rugby.org today reported their National teams recorded a massive weekend in international rugby with ten achievements across three national teams in sevens and fifteens. From Thursday, Jan 31 to Sunday, Feb 3 the... Read more

SportStar of the Week: JoVon McClanahan

SportStars of the Week February 5, 2019 0

JOVON MCCLANAHAN SportStar of the Week – Salesian-Richmond – Basketball – Senior • It’s been a dominant first two months of the season for nationally-ranked Salesian, and McClanahan has been right at the center of it. He showed that again on Jan. 26 at Solano College in Fairfield. He... Read more

Quick 6 Football is Golden

High School Football February 4, 2019 0

Rob Sutton set his sights on another golden year. And 2019 is shaping up to be just that for Quick 6 Football 7-on-7 championship series — GOLDEN GREAT in the golden state! Being a middle school or high school football player nowadays means more than just showing up for... Read more