Joseph Ngata: Offensive Player of the Year
High School Football February 1, 2018 1
Folsom Junior Wide Receiver Is The Kind Of Prototype Playmaker That Makes Scouts Salivate • Joseph Ngata isn’t wasting any time. Fresh off a 16-0 state championship season, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound Folsom High School receiver was begging to get back in the gym and start the preparation for next... Read more
Does Position Specialization Increase Your College Recruiting Potential?
HS / CLUB RUGBY February 1, 2018 0
This month kicks off with a webinar hosted by Rugby New Jersey on Feb 7 designed to help student athletes and parents know how to best prepare for the annual College Rugby Fair & Combine on February 25, 2018. Everyone is welcome to join us! During the coaches’ panel last... Read more
NorCal Player Of The Year: Tariq Bracy
High School Football February 1, 2018 0
No NoCal Player Impacted Both Sides Of The Ball More Than The Milpitas RB/DB Did In 2017 • For Tariq Bracy, the closing scene of his amazing high school football career at Milpitas High was scripted perfectly. Bracy and the Trojans earned their first state championship in spectacular fashion,... Read more
Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs to Host Annual League-Wide Tryout Camp
High School Baseball/Softball January 31, 2018 0
The Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs will host its annual league-wide tryout camp for all accomplished baseball players. If you’re interested in playing at the professional level? Representatives from each of the six Pacific Association teams will evaluate players, then conduct an on-site draft immediately following tryout baseball... Read more
NCAA D-II Women’s Golf Comes to Placer Valley, Feb. 11-13
High School Golf January 30, 2018 0
Lincoln’s Catta Verdera Country Club Readies for Collegiate Golf Championship On February 11-13 the Mikuni Sushi Shootout Women’s Collegiate Golf Championship will take place on the golf course at the Catta Verdera Country Club in Lincoln. Holy Names University (HNU) from Oakland serves as the host college, bringing this... Read more
Driven by Design – The Joe Iacono Story
High School Wrestling Pinned by TCWNorth Coast Section January 29, 2018 0
It has been close to twenty-six years since I first met Joe Iacono, but the memory is crystal clear and etched in my psyche forever. One Livermore High School Cowboy wrestling family member in particular, I have had the honor and privilege to coach, as well as mentor beyond... Read more
Why Do Refs Make Bad Calls In High School Sports?
LEVELUP INSIDERS January 26, 2018 0
Why do refs make bad calls? They’re wrong more than they’re right. It’s awful. — G. H., Milpitas So let’s start with the obvious on why do refs make bad calls? 1) The players are in high school 2) The coaches are working at a high school 3) The parents go to high... Read more
Burning the Fields
CalHiSports Insights January 26, 2018 0
For those of you who have attended CIF State Basketball Championship games in Sacramento over the years, there have been outstanding teams in divisional finals lower than the Open Division, lower than Division I and even a few in Division IV and Division V. James Harden (Artesia-Lakewood) and Klay... Read more
Collegiate Golf Swings Into Placer Valley
High School Golf January 26, 2018 0
On February 11-13 the Mikuni Sushi Shootout Women’s Collegiate Golf Championship will take place at the Catta Verdera Country Club in Lincoln. Holy Names University from Oakland serves as host college, bringing this exciting NCAA Division II event to Placer Valley. HNU coach Chris Oetinger said this is the... Read more
Best Coast: All Women’s Wrestling Tournament is Golden in Placer County The third installment of the Women’s West Coast TOC – Tournament of Champions proved to be the biggest and most competitive yet. The action took place on Dec. 15-16 at Hardwood Palace in Rocklin with 478 female wrestlers... Read more
Win Rugby’s Ultimate Fantasy Camp
HS / CLUB RUGBY January 24, 2018 0
SportStars To Help a Player and Coach Attend New Zealand Development Camps The New Zealand All Blacks are arguably the most recognized rugby team in the world. The All Blacks 7’s, the New Zealand Women’s 7’s and the Bay of Plenty Steamers Rugby team our all headquartered in Mount Maunganui, New... Read more
NCVA: Screening for Better Volleyball Coaches
VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 24, 2018 0
NCVA’s Steps Towards Ensuring A Safer, Healthier Team Space. All coaches are different. And while philosophical differences some times come into play, parental concerns around coaching start at the most basic level: Is my son or daughter safe in his or her care? It’s a question the USA Volleyball... Read more