FIRST PITCH: OVERwhelmingly Conflicted
CalHiSports Insights April 2, 2015 0
Regular readers of this column probably know our stance on the way the California Interscholastic Federation employs its Open Division within the state basketball championships. It’s never quite won us over. We’ve always understood the logic behind it — separate the most elite programs from the Division I-V... Read more
BEHIND THE CLIPBOARD: Open For Debate
CalHiSports Insights April 2, 2015 0
It’s just not fair. I go to Miramonte, and our girls won the NCS title and beat Bishop O’Dowd. But because O’Dowd lost, they got to play in Division III and won a state championship. We had to play in the Open Division and got beat in the... Read more
Mi’Cole Cayton – Junior – Basketball
BasketballHigh School BasketballSportStars of the Week April 2, 2015 0
The Rams’ junior guard saved her best for last in leading St. Mary’s to the Open Division Championship. In the final, Cayton scored a game-high 21 points and added seven rebounds, five assists and two steals as the Rams defeated Mater Dei-Santa Ana 76-69. Read more
Aisia Robertson – Basketball – Senior
BasketballHigh School BasketballSportStars of the Week April 2, 2015 0
With Asha Thomas sidelines for much of the season, the Dragons morphed into Aisia Robertson’s team. She was the senior leader and go-to star through the first two months, so it was no surprise — even with Thomas once again sharing the backcourt with her — the Kansas-bound... Read more
Shedding the Demons
BasketballHigh School Basketball April 2, 2015 0
Sierra-Manteca finally brought home its first SJS Div. III hoops title on its third trip to the finals Read more
After being edged for a league title, Del Oro wrestling doubled down on an SJS Masters title — and won. Read more
Caught 22
BasketballHigh School Basketball April 2, 2015 0
Behind Jaiamoni Welch-Coleman, Berkeley won its 22nd NCS title and stomped into the state tourney Read more
Falcon Force
BaseballHigh School Baseball/Softball April 2, 2015 0
BASEBALL PREVIEW 2015: Boasting 7 scholarship players, it’s only fitting one of the state’s best teams is at College Park Read more
Does anybody remember Wondo? Ahem, ya! Chris Wondolowski, the San Jose Earthquakes star forward is a product of local soccer clubs – this one in fact, Diablo FC. Wondo went on to play at De LaSalle before getting to the professional ranks and was a scoring sensation at the 2015... Read more
Jordan Cruz – Basketball – Sophomore
SportStars of the Week March 30, 2015 0
With so much attention on Lions’ 6-foot-2 forward Gigi Garcia, it can be easy to overlook sophomore Jordan Cruz. The 5-10 forward seized the spotlight on the biggest stage by scoring 19 points and leading a stout defensive effort as McClatchy downed Oak Ridge 58-49 in the NorCal... Read more
FIRST PITCH: Camps, camps and more camps!
CalHiSports Insights March 30, 2015 0
Most you are likely familiar with the phrase “All the news that fits.” Well, if you’re asking us, it’s “All the camps that fit.” That’s how we’ve approached each one of our annual Camps & Clinics Guide. This is our fifth, and just as I wrote in... Read more
Plenty of teens spend their spring hunting for a summer job rather than a camp. If that’s you, check out the East Bay Regional Park District. Read more
