St. Francis Rallies for North State Fire Victims
AquaticsSac-Joaquin SectionWater Polo October 17, 2017 0
St. Francis Water Polo Rallies Donation Effort for Fire Victims The St. Francis water polo program played a tournament in Napa last Saturday and will return for another at the end of the month. When the team, coaches and parents heard about the devastation caused by the recent fires... Read more
SportStar of the Week: Tanner McKee
Southern SectionSportStars of the Week October 16, 2017 0
From SoCal Issue #11, Oct. 2017 Huskies Football – Centennial-Corona – Senior Tanner McKee The 6-foot-6, heavily-recruited-yet-undecided quarterback amassed nearly 500 yards of offense during the Huskies’ 72-33 win at Roosevelt-Eastvale. McKee completed 17 of 29 passes for 286 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. He did an... Read more
SportStar of the Week: Robert Miranda
Central Coast SectionSportStars of the Week October 16, 2017 0
Menlo School-Atherton – Cross Country – Senior Robert Miranda Miranda won the West Bay Athletic League meet at Crystal Springs on Oct. 5, covering 2.95 miles in a course-record 15 minutes and 21.1 seconds. Two days later, he took first at the Artichoke Invitational in Half Moon Bay. He... Read more
Fitness FRENZY Ups Mt. Diablo
Multi-Sport October 14, 2017 0
Concord Helps Host Pair Of Fitness Forward Events In October, November Get your step counter on. It’s time to get ready for the eighth running of the Diablo Summit Stump. A 30K marathon where the Mount Diablo summit is only the halfway point. The event, which is staged out... Read more
Amazin’ Mats: Miramonte Girls High School Water Polo Dominant
AquaticsNorth Coast SectionWater Polo October 13, 2017 0
With A 17-0 Start Against A Loaded Schedule, Miramonte Girls Water Polo Has Never Looked More Dominant Miramonte High School water polo girls team is pointing out there are two elite varsity water polo programs at the Orinda school. Granted, the Matadors boys are an established dynasty, with 15... Read more
Trojans’ Triple Threat
High School FootballSac-Joaquin Section October 13, 2017 0
Led By A Trio Of Multi-Purpose Stars, Oak Ridge Football Is Off To Its Best Start In Years • Story by IKE DODSON | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH Though he’s just 6 feet and 170 pounds, dual-threat Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills quarterback sensation Marco Baldocchino is impossible to... Read more
Pahulu’s POV: SCOTS “Dangerous Minds”
LEVELUP INSIDERS October 12, 2017 0
Photo Credits: Liliana Hernandez Carlmont Scots @ San Mateo Bearcats 10.6.17 A great CCS PAL Lake matchup between the 5-0 Carlmont Scots against the 4-1 San Mateo Bearcats. Carlmont is located in Belmont next to a Tongan Methodist church called “Fale Hufanga” as the Princess of Tonga HRH Princess PiloLevu... Read more
UC Merced Chalks Up 7th Player of the Week Honors
HS / CLUB SoccerSac-Joaquin Section October 10, 2017 0
Senior forward Cruz Trenado of the men’s soccer team has been named the California Pacific Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, October 8. Trenado, a Enochs High School, Modesto grad, earns this award after playing a key role in the Bobcats 3-1 victory against Benedictine University... Read more
It’s Friday morning and I got a text from a good friend whose pre-teen son plays travel baseball. Later in the day I received a phone call from a successful and long tenured high school head coach regarding some challenges he’s dealing with in his program, directly related to... Read more
Pittsburg – Football – Junior Justin Boyd Boyd was moved from starting wide receiver to starting quarterback just four days before the Pirates’ football season-opener. And in just five weeks has become one of the most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks in the East Bay. In back-to-back games on Sept. 15... Read more
Figuring Out FALL
LEVELUP INSIDERS October 6, 2017 0
Just like that, we’re already more than a full month into the fall athletics season. Which means it’s time for us to share a few things that we think we’ve learned to this point. Here’s a running list of those things. >> Despite a hiccup in the desert to... Read more
How The West Has Won
High School BasketballSac-Joaquin Section October 5, 2017 0
West Campus Girls Hoops Begins A New Era In 2017-18 — One As A Defending State Champ • Story by CLAY KALLAM | Photos by DAVE LAWICKA Northern Illinois. Eastern Washington. Western Michigan … In the world of collegiate sports, these fine institutions are known as “directionals,” and their... Read more