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Rock Stars Travel to SoCal and Nevada

Central Coast Section Central Section Club Sports North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section Tennis: High School & Club May 7, 2019 0

NorCal Juniors Honor Roll: April 2019 April was an exceptional month for Team NorCal, on the national and international level. Keeping it close to home, our rock star players traveled to Southern California and Nevada to compete. First on the agenda, the coveted USTA International Spring Championships from March... Read more

Catie Grace Carrington SRV Lacrosse SportStar of the Week

Lacrosse North Coast Section SportStars of the Week May 6, 2019 0

Catie Grace Carrington, San Ramon Valley-Danville — Lacrosse – Junior SRV’s talented attacker, Catie Grace Carrington, scored a combined 10 goals on back-to-back nights. That lead the Wolves to defeated Foothill-Pleasanton 19-7 on April 26 and St. Ignatius-San Francisco on April 27. Carrington added two assists in the win over... Read more

All-City Athletes Of The Year Vote 2018-19

Sac-Joaquin Section May 3, 2019 2

SportStars And The Sacramento River Cats Ask Fans To Weigh In On The Finalists For The All-City Team’s Male And Female Athlete Of The Year • The SportStars 10th Annual All-City Team was recently announced in the Sac-Joaquin Edition of our May issue. The team is produced in partnership... Read more

Zach Meddings SportStar of the Week

High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week May 2, 2019 0

SJS Two-Way Talent Earns Zach Meddings SportStar of the Week Honors Franklin High’s Zach Meddings, the Nevada-bound senior, has developed into one of the best two-way talents on arguably the Sac-Joaquin Section’s most complete baseball team this season. The Wildcats went 3-1 at the prestigious Northern California Boras Classic... Read more

College Park Softball: Ready To Rise

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section May 1, 2019 0

After Several Seasons Of Middle-Of-The-Road Finishes, The College Park Falcons Have Built A Diablo Foothill League Juggernaut With A Mix Of Experience, Youth • College Park High-Pleasant Hill’s softball team is growing confident. Winning 11 of your first 12 games will do that. But let’s not go too crazy.... Read more

Sac-Joaquin Section Boys Volleyball Playoff Preview

Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA April 30, 2019 0

As April Ends, 50 Teams Begin A Race For Three Sac-Joaquin Section Boys Volleyball Championships • Opening rounds for the Sac-Joaquin Section boys volleyball playoffs are April 29-30. With Golden Sierra-Garden Valley earning a No. 6 seed in Division III, the Grizzlies are the defending section champion with the... Read more

Vista del Lago Volleyball: Eagles Seniors’ Time To Shine

Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA April 30, 2019 0

With Five Seniors Leading The Way, Vista del Lago Enters The Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs Hoping To Party Like Its 2012 • Timing is essential to success in volleyball. Jump too soon, set too late, or miss a hit or dig attempt by a split-second, and the point is lost.... Read more

State of Baseball Playoffs

CalHiSports Insights Central Coast Section Central Section High School Baseball/Softball Los Angeles City Section More Sports North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section San Francisco Section Southern Section April 30, 2019 1

CIF Could Be On the Cusp of State Championship Event For Baseball • The last official CIF state baseball championship was in 1922 in Los Angeles as Sacramento High blanked Franklin-Los Angeles 3-0. San Diego High won the year before over host Chico and also won titles in 1918... Read more

Cal, Life to Meet in D1A Nationals at Santa Clara

Club Sports HS / CLUB RUGBY April 29, 2019 0

California and Life University To Meet in National Championship For the second time in two years, The Life University Running Eagles (Marietta, GA) and The California Golden Bears will meet in the D1A Rugby National Championship. Cal and Life have been two of the most dominant programs in collegiate rugby... Read more

Boras Baseball Classic: Mitty Mastery

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball April 29, 2019 0

Monarchs Earned Trip To Boras Baseball Classic Championship After Outlasting WCAL Rival Bellarmine In The NorCal Title Game • Pity the poor Archbishop Mitty-San Jose baseball players. They didn’t get a one-week spring break that was showing on their schedule since the beginning of the 2019 season. Instead, the... Read more

Find Your Mental Confidence and Be #STRONGWITHKARA

LEVELUP INSIDERS Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner April 29, 2019 0

DO YOU LIKE TO READ BOOKS? Reading can be helpful with education, vocabulary, inspiration and many other ways. The key to finding a great book is selecting a topic that you are passionate about. This past week I was in a Barnes & Noble and came across a running... Read more

Race day: Clash of Texas

Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner April 29, 2019 0

Race day: Clash of Texas, Austin TX On Saturday, I ran at the Clash of Texas track meet in Austin. It was a different feel because we had to leave at 3am to make it to the meet by 6am. The 3000m was scheduled to start at 7am. This... Read more