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Central Coast Section High School Sports Features Volleyball VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 28, 2016 0

A New Coach And Attitude Helped The St. Ignatius Wildcats Evolve Into Title Threats Read more

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

Leading Lancers

Football High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 17, 2016 0

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

Basketball November 11, 2016 0

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

Drama Lurks As Playoffs Arrive

North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section November 11, 2016 0

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

Iron Girls

Golf High School Golf High School Sports Features North Coast Section November 3, 2016 0

Carondelet golf takes aim at second at another postseason run to the state tournament Read more

Ball Of Confusion: Trying To Process The Sac-Joaquin Playoff Selection Process

Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section October 28, 2016 0

Long, long ago, a good high school season meant winning the league championship. There might’ve been some kind of postseason playoff, but basically it was about being the best in your little area. Obviously, that has changed. Just like professional sports (and of course college sports are... Read more

Stay Ahead Of The Injury

Health & Fitness October 28, 2016 0

Tips For Football Players On Enjoying The Game And Avoiding The Injury List. As a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, I get the opportunity to be influential in many young athletes’ lives. Unfortunately, those that I typically have access to are already injured. Hopefully in this forum, I have a... Read more

Assessing the NorCal Sports Landscape

CalHiSports Insights Multi-Sport October 28, 2016 0

One Month In. And just like that, September was gone. Our first full month of the 2016-17 year in high school athletics was a pretty eventful one. This is always a time of year where I like to use this space to take note of what we’ve learned about... Read more

Crunch-Time Killers

High School Sports Features North Coast Section Volleyball VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 27, 2016 0

Nobody puts Dublin volleyball in a corner — it only makes the Gaels better. Read more

Cobra Rugby Player Development update

Club Sports HS / CLUB RUGBY October 26, 2016 0

Cobra Rugby continues its player development course program in the East Bay Area and Sacramento Valley. Learn the attacking and defensive fundamentals critical to high-level competitiveness. Courses are held at Ted Fairfield Park in Dublin adn teh Handy Family Park in Folsom. Call coach Gene 619-806-2123 or visit the Cobra Rugby... Read more

NCS Open Div. Preview

Football North Coast Section October 25, 2016 0

By CHACE BRYSON Victor Galli’s enthusiasm practically radiated through the phone as he spoke from his office on the morning of Nov. 10. “We’re recharged,” the Pittsburg High football coach said of his team’s preparation to face Freedom-Oakley in what will be the second ever North Coast Section Open... Read more