SportStars All-City “V Award 2018” Denner Party
Sac-Joaquin SectionTrack & Field, Anchored by Youth RunnerXC-Track-Running May 15, 2018 0
Oak Ridge Senior Maddy Denner Has Established Herself As One Of The State’s Strongest Girls Distance Runners Winning a race often takes more than speed or an ability to quickly cover distances. Strategy, mental preparation, and conditioning are just as essential, if not more important than physical training. Oak... Read more
FIFA World Cup. Where Stars are Born
HS / CLUB SoccerSoccer May 15, 2018 0
The FIFA World Cup is always an exciting time… The FIFA World Cup allows the superstars of the game to perform on their biggest stage. As we have seen, some players lift their game up a notch on a stage this significant. While other players get stage fright, even... Read more
Taking Flight
Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner May 11, 2018 0
A Dominant Season In The Hurdles Has Made Aiden Jackman A Favorite To Become Clayton Valley’s First Track & Field State Champion In Two Decades • Aiden Jackman’s elevation up the high school hurdles ranks had been steady. But this spring, he’s taken a gigantic leap. At one of... Read more
Franklin-Elk Grove Wildcats Survive A Frenzied Final Week Of Delta League Baseball To Emerge With Their First Title Since 2015 • For the last 19 years, the last remaining team in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section North bracket was from the mighty Delta League. Elk Grove, Jesuit, Davis and... Read more
Masterful Communication Aids Elk Grove High Softball
High School Baseball/SoftballSac-Joaquin Section May 10, 2018 0
21st Century Clout Coach Amanda Buck operates her Elk Grove High softball team like a finely-crafted marketing plan. The team mission adjusts pitch-by-pitch to the calls of assistant coach Jake Lively, corresponding with color-coded commands on each player’s arm band. Play is often stalled to discuss strategies with coaches,... Read more
National Jr. Tennis Tournament Brings Top Youth Tennis Players to Roseville for USTA National Championship Qualifier It’s May 19th and the Johnson Ranch Racquet Club is bursting with energy – not to mention talent! More than 120 of the nation’s top youth tennis players will be competing in the United States... Read more
Undaunted By Offseason Knee Surgery Or A Fourth New Coach In As Many Seasons, Jacob Cole Leads Roseville’s Push Toward A Title Defense • Injuries can be devastating for prep athletes, but timing plays a big role in their effect on the prospects of college-bound seniors. Post-commitment ACL tears,... Read more
Gilroy Makes Ultimate Addition by Hiring Cornmier
Central Coast SectionHigh School Wrestling Pinned by TCW May 7, 2018 0
Gilroy High Wrestling — NorCal’s Premier Program — Makes A Splash With Hiring Of UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier As Its New Coach • Daniel Cormier: One of the biggest names in combat sports — shortened to just two syllables (“DC”) for fight fans. He’s trading his fame... Read more
With Talented Center Fielder Michael Dixon Leading The Charge, Berkeley Baseball Is Turning Heads In 2018 • Story By JAMES G. KANE | Photos By BERRY EVANS III Berkeley High School baseball coach Curtis Sandeford put his chin to his hand and gazed his glance downward. A few seconds... Read more
Turn It Up! Freedom High Softball Is Blasting Confidence After 11-0 Start When the going gets tough, the Freedom High softball team GETS LOUD! Really, really loud. L-O-U-D loud. The noise generated by the Falcons isn’t just the typical dugout chatter. Their April 17 Bay Valley Athletic League opener... Read more
Cycling Pedals though Sacramento Region with 17th Tour de Lincoln Bike Race
High School Cycling May 3, 2018 0
Tour de Lincoln Bike Race Features Pleasure Cruise and Country Climb! Calling all cyclists! The 17th Annual Tour de Lincoln bike race, featuring miles of roads and 100s of cycling enthusiasts, takes place Saturday, May 12. Hosted by the Rotary Club of Lincoln, proceeds will go to support their club... Read more
How to Stop Overthinking in Pressure Situations
High School Baseball/SoftballLEVELUP INSIDERS May 2, 2018 0
One of the things that happens with athletes when under pressure situations, is that the mind starts racing… Under Pressure Situations, your mind speeds up because it is doing it’s best to “think” of all the possibilities of how it can prevent the bad thing from happening. That’s the pressure… trying to... Read more
