Each year in early August, myself and SportStars Sac-Joaquin content coordinator, Jim McCue, sit down and begin to plan out our football coverage — and not just for the Preview, but for the season as a whole, too. Often times we throw out questions to one another... Read more
Vincent Byrd II Still Swinging so we went Byrd Watching
High School Baseball/Softball August 20, 2015 0
Four years after gracing our cover as an eighth-grade slugger, Vincent Byrd II is still swinging away Vincent Byrd II counts his blessings like he counts on the advice of four former professional baseball players. The 6-foot-7-inch graduate of Sacramento’s El Camino High sounds sincerely thankful when asked about... Read more
Messin’ With Texas
Uncategorized August 20, 2015 0
De La Salle football has played its share of heavyweights, but it embarks on new ground Aug. 29 Read more
BAY AREA 75: 2014-15
Uncategorized August 20, 2015 0
Counting down from 75 to 1, it’s our third annual ranking of the Bay Area’s top 75 athletes Read more
Brittany Usinger – Acalanes – Lafayette – Swimming – Senior (2015 grad)
SportStars of the Week August 19, 2015 0
The Harvard-bound Usinger closed out her standout career at Acalanes as a record-setting double-winner at the North Coast Section Championships. She set an NCS-record in the 100-yard butterfly when she won her qualifying heat with a time of 52.43 seconds. Read more
POWERED BY TRUCKS: Fail Safe
CalHiSports Insights August 14, 2015 0
Performing a lift to the point of failure can be a good thing — if you know when you’re failing. Powered By Trucks : Anthony Trucks There are so many ways to train, and one of the most underused forms is failure sets. Failure sets are... Read more
TRAINING TIME: Poor Condition
CalHiSports Insights August 14, 2015 0
Football coaches have plenty to focus on in practice, and proper conditioning can get lost in the shuffle Training Time: Tim Rudd Football season is right around the corner and that means summer football camp is going strong. So here are three of the most common... Read more
NUTRITION: Fueling For Success
CalHiSports Insights August 14, 2015 0
Your nutrition habits before practice are just as vital as they are before a game. Eating well before practice is just as important as eating well before competition. If you are well fueled, you’ll be better able to train hard, which means that you’ll have an edge over... Read more
FIRST PITCH: How We Spent Summer Vacation
CalHiSports Insights August 14, 2015 0
By the time this issue hits the web, and then the streets, there will already be some NorCal school districts who have begun their academic year. So long, Summer. We hardly knew ye. Now, we could use this entire column to a Grandpa Simpson-like rant on how... Read more
Sports Politics: Team Positions in Football
CalHiSports InsightsFootballHigh School Football August 14, 2015 0
Team Positions- The football position you want to play may not always be the one that best helps the team. In sports politics you may hear, ” I’ve always been bigger than the other kids, so whenever we play football, I’m stuck blocking. I can throw the... Read more
Walnut Creek Aquanuts Are Dancin’ in the Creek!
Club Sports August 13, 2015 0
18The Walnut Creek Aquanuts is a world-renowned synchronized swimming club based in Walnut Creek, CA. Our mission is to develop athletes from novice to elite, building both bodies and minds and instilling skills that will serve our swimmers throughout their lifetime. Over 100 athletes, coaches and parent volunteers collaborate each... Read more
Elizabeth Wang from San Marino, California shot an even-par 71 and leads the Girls’ Division by a single shot over Mariel Galdiano (Pearl City, Hawaii) after three rounds at the 40th Junior PGA Championship presented by Under Armour and Genesis Networks. Wang’s third round was an up-and-down affair for... Read more
