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  Record Highs: Eight East Bay SportStars Baseball teammates are going to North Carolina this year. “I thought it would be tough to top last year, but we did!!” exclaimed team GM, Jason Sekany of TPC in Pleasanton, CA in a morning interview Friday. The players, (from U14 and... Read more
Federal Way, Washington (June 27, 2014) “” 27 members of the Santa Clara Aquamaids synchronized swimming team are set to compete for a national title at the 2014 U.S. eSynchro Age Group Synchronized Swimming Championships from June 27-July 5 in Federal Way, Washington. The meet is the largest synchronized... Read more
A one day Pro camp conducted by former NBA player Oliver Lee, Uncle and once trainer of NBA Legend Vince Carter, Ben Darling, owner and coach of the Bay Area Matrix and a group of talented basketball athletes proved exciting and beneficial. Coaches ran participants through college and NBA... Read more
By CHACE BRYSON | Editor   Sometimes the game is simply the story.  And sometimes the story is part of something bigger.  To aptly embody what transpired in the North Coast Section Division I softball championship game June 1 at Saint Mary’s College, one simply needs to start with... Read more

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Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0

 The term “excellence” is thrown around a lot in the world of competitive sports. I’m a fan of this word, so much so that I included it in the name of my business, Excellence in Sport Performance. But like so many terms in the sports world, (i.e. “mental toughness,”... Read more

Golfing with the Champ

Golf February 13, 2012 0

  By Jim McCue | SportStars   By the time I was done with a round of golf with CIF State Boys Golf champion Austin Smotherman, my game and ego felt like it had been through 10 rounds with Mike Tyson.  Playing 18 holes with Smotherman, a 2012 graduate... Read more
All Fore Him is a golf tournament unlike any other. This event is being organized in order to raise funds for New Vision Ministries. All donations are tax deductible through the Celebration Christian Preschool 501 c(3). Your support is going to make a difference in many lives. Thank you... Read more
Top 5 Ways to turn the De La Salle football movie into a blockbuster.   You might have heard that Hollywood has finally gotten wise to what’s been going on in Contra Costa County. Concord, more specifically (Winton Ave, if you wanna get super-picky). That’s right. The De La... Read more
Bellarmine Prep High’s football team might consider changing its logo from a Bell to a Question Mark for the 2012 season. The Central Coast Section Bells bookended their stellar 2011 campaign with tough losses – falling 26-23 in double-overtime to De La Salle-Concord in Week 1 and 42-37 to Santa... Read more

2012 FB Preview: OAKLAND

Football February 13, 2012 0

By CHACE BRYSON | Editor   McClymonds sets up for an extended run of OAL dominance To the rest of the Oakland Athletic League, watching the 2011 Silver Bowl had to be more than a bit depressing. Here was McClymonds High, getting the best of Skyline to close out... Read more
By MITCH STEPHENS | Contributor   They are affectionately known as The Oreo Trio, but at one point this tightly knit cookie almost crumbled. The Galileo High football trio of fullback/linebacker Ronzel Fox (black), quarterback/safety Kyle Nelson (white) and running back/strong safety Dontell Jackson (black) survived a minor skirmish... Read more
OFFENSE QB ““ Keller Chryst (Palo Alto) 6-4, 225, Sr.  Threw 28 touchdowns and just 11 INTs in 2011.   QB ““ Jack Stinn (St. Ignatius-S.F.) 6-1, 190, Sr. Led all CCS underclassmen in passing with 2,597 yards and 18 TDs.     RB ““ Eric Redwood (Serra-San Mateo)... Read more