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NCVA Boys Red, ELAM Claim Championship Gold

Club Sports August 12, 2016 0

The Northern California Volleyball Association’s Boys Junior Red team claimed a gold medal at the USA Volleyball High Performances Championships in Ft. Lauderdale from July 19-23. NCVA compiled a perfect 9-0 record during the tournament and dropped just five of 32 total sets en route to winning the Youth... Read more

Pony Express

Football High School Football High School Sports Features August 11, 2016 0

Fresh off a June commitment to Washington, Jake Haener locks in for a big year with the Mustangs Read more

Monarchs Set Up For Magnificent Season

Basketball August 5, 2016 0

Yes, Archibishop Mitty High of San Jose will miss senior Jahnay Anderson. The diminuitive guard made 36 percent of her 3-pointers and contributed leadership and 6.1 points a game to a team that spent most of last season in the MaxPreps’ Xcellent 25. But Anderson is... Read more

Defining Commitment

Health & Fitness August 5, 2016 0

The term commitment is thrown around a lot in sports. It can be a tricky topic to address with coaches, players and parents. Especially since each may have their own definition and practice of what it means to be committed. Merriam-Webster simply defines commitment as, a promise to... Read more

Eat Your Veggies!

Health & Fitness August 5, 2016 0

Moms are famous for telling their growing kids, “Eat your veggies!!” Well, kids, I hate to break this to you, but those moms are right! Vegetables are especially beneficial for athletes, because they have some nutrients crucial for good health and recovery that you can’t get anywhere... Read more

Eat Your Veggies!

CalHiSports Insights August 5, 2016 0

Moms are famous for telling their growing kids, “Eat your veggies!!” Well, kids, I hate to break this to you, but those moms are right! Vegetables are especially beneficial for athletes, because they have some nutrients crucial for good health and recovery that you can’t get anywhere... Read more

Ankle Insurance Program

CalHiSports Insights August 5, 2016 0

Sports are extremely stressful to the body, and the ankle joint is no exception. Over the course of a practice or competition, each foot contacts the ground hundreds or thousands of times and goes into plantar flexion for propulsion equally as many times. This repetitive strain can... Read more

Accentuating The Positive

CalHiSports Insights August 5, 2016 0

Let’s face it: Your performance is 90 percent mental. Assuming you have the ability to do what you are trying to do, your success is 90 percent dependent on your mindset. “Everyone is a genius,” Albert Einstein once said. “But if you judge a fish by its... Read more

The Fear of Football

CalHiSports Insights Football High School Football August 5, 2016 0

I wanted to play football this year — I’m going to be a freshman — but my parents won’t let me. They said it’s too dangerous. But if it’s that dangerous, why are all my friends playing? Why do so many kids play football? It just doesn’t seem... Read more

First Pitch: Sun And Games

CalHiSports Insights Multi-Sport August 5, 2016 0

Despite a weird affinity for curling, I’ve always been more of a Summer Olympics guy. Certainly part of it has to do with the region I grew up. Lots of sun. Not a ton of winter sports to experiment in beyond the occasional ski trip to Mt. Lassen (when... Read more

Sweeney Shining

CalHiSports Sitewide Stats CalHiSports.com August 4, 2016 0

By MARK TENNIS | Special To SportStars This year’s family vacation had a definite San Francisco Giants’ theme with four games seen in a two-week span, but it was watching a different Giants’ game on the tube that brought the biggest smile to my face. Sure, the Giants struggled... Read more

Walnut Creek SC Preparing For Big Year

Club Sports August 3, 2016 0

After serving as the Northgate High athletic director for the past six years, Steve Chappell may be used to viewing the month of July as his lone month of rest. That’s not something he was able to count on this summer. At the conclusion of the... Read more