Sportstars
The Show Goes On
Story by RONNIE FLORES | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH The scene was Haas Pavilion for the 2015 CIF boys basketball state championships. Chino Hills was in a dogfight with a tough senior bunch from San Ramon Valley-Danville. The Div. I  state title hung in the balance. The game... Read more
Making Our List, Checking It Twice
   We’ve almost reached the end to another calendar year. Which is always a little weird in the world of high school sports because we’re only through a third of the academic year. So when it’s naturally a time to reflect back, it feels off because you’re considering two... Read more
Raising The Bar
Story by MIKE WOOD | Photos by BERRY EVANS III An already towering bar of success has been raised to loftier heights for Salesian College Preparatory-Richmond’s basketball team. And that’s something the Pride’s players and coaches realize and fully embrace. It’s a natural progression for a team that shook... Read more
Perfect Storm
Story by CLAY KALLAM | Photos by NORBERT von der GROEBEN You may have heard of Kerri Walsh — but not that many are aware that the Olympic volleyball star was a superb basketball player at San Jose’s Archbishop Mitty High back in the day. And she wasn’t alone... Read more
Tell your athlete to track that fly down and rob the other team of a home run – without worrying about crashing into cyclone fencing and risking possible injury.   How? Glad you asked! Creative companies are the heart and soul of America and one such company, Grand Slam... Read more
The Fabulous Forbes
From two generations of Harlem Globetrotters, the Forbes siblings are ready for center stage Read more
Culture Shock
A New Coach And Attitude Helped The St. Ignatius Wildcats Evolve Into Title Threats Read more
SCRUMptious: Rancho Cordova
   On the heels of the first Rio Summer Games featuring rugby as an Olympic medal sport for the first time since 1924, interest in the sport has never been higher.     So it’s with great anticipation that the Sacramento Valley Rugby Foundation and Rugby NorCal will kick off... Read more
A long dormant giant, Cordova Football was at the forefront of its league and the concussion safety movement Read more
Tip Off Classic 2016 Results and Players Of The Game
2016 Tip Off Classic Results / Players of the Game   After the seven-game tournament, event organizer Gerry Freitas mused, ““The event went very well. Thanks to all the teams! It was a deep pool of talent-maybe the deepest in the ten years of the event.”     Game... Read more
   Well it’s November, which means we’ve officially reached the first postseason of the high school sporting year.     This one arrives with a bit of intrigue for a couple sports, actually. And of course, an accompanying amount of confusion and controversy.     Let’s talk about the good stuff... Read more
Carondelet golf takes aim at second at another postseason run to the state tournament Read more