By JIM McCUE | Contributor Golf is a rare sport where young players can not have a favorite team to root for while growing up. As kids often choose a preferred group of players to cheer for on the football field, baseball diamond, or basketball court, young... Read more
The Intimidator
High School Baseball/Softball February 13, 2012 0
Purple Powerhouse
High School Baseball/Softball February 13, 2012 0
If there was a flashpoint to the 2011 Amador Valley softball season that concluded with the program’s first North Coast Section title, it came in the Livermore Stampede tournament in early April. The Dons were 9-0 after beating Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills in their tournament opener, and then a... Read more
RiverCats giving NorCal high schools a taste of The Show
High School Baseball/Softball February 13, 2012 0
By JIM McCUE | SportStars By high school, some ballplayers have accepted the fact their Major League dreams from childhood will never become reality. But, given the chance, each and every high school player would relish the opportunity to experience the neatly-manicured grass, monstrous video board, booming public... Read more
Back on the Prowl
High School Baseball/Softball February 13, 2012 0
SCOUT IT OUT LOUD: Best athletes often land at shortstop
High School Baseball/Softball February 13, 2012 0
By BLAINE CLEMMENS One of the most important positions on the field is shortstop. And from a scouting perspective, the position takes on added significance. It is common for a high school team’s best overall athlete to be the shortstop. That doesn’t always mean he is the best... Read more
Something Bruin
High School Baseball/Softball February 13, 2012 0
Blustering Winds didn’t stop the Juniors today in Round One of the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association (HSJGA) Junior World Qualifier played on the Ka’anapali Kai Course (LAHAINA, HI)““ The Hawaiian Wind God, Paka’a was in full force for the 137 kids competing in the first round of the Junior... Read more
By CHACE BRYSON | Editor At this point, it’s gotten ridiculous. Over the past three seasons, the Foothill High boys golf team has been as consistently good “” scratch that, dominant “” as any high school sports program in Northern California. That goes for any sport. After their most recent... Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: This feature ran in our May 24 issue. On June 6, Smotherman closed his prep career by firing a 4-under par 67 at San Gabriel Golf Club “” good enough to take home individual CIF state champion honors. View our state championship coverage here. By JIM McCUE... Read more
Little League World Series: And then there were 7…
High School Baseball/Softball February 13, 2012 0
Thursday opened the Little League World Series with three straight elimination games. Canada (Lethbridge, ALB.) was the first to leave the Little League World Series tournament despite a gritty 5-4 loss to Latin America (Guayaquil, Ecuador). The Ecuadorians survive for at least one more a day, drawing a rematch... Read more
By JIM McCUE | SportStars Sierra Foothill League (SFL) golf was hotly contested all season long with the Granite Bay Grizzlies and Del Oro Golden Eagles battling it out for league supremacy and to leave their mark on the local golf scene. On Wednesday, both schools left a... Read more
