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Rancho Cotate High School Football: Unhidden Gem Quarterback

High School Football North Coast Section October 5, 2017 0

Rancho Cotate QB Jake Simmons Is Posting Big Time Statistics Despite Little Scouting Fanfare • Some players are simply destined to fly under the radar. Despite putting up the kind of stats often seen up in the stratosphere, Rancho Cotate High-Rohnert Park quarterback Jake Simmons seems to be one... Read more

Bruin Confidence

Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 5, 2017 0

After A 16-2 Start To Its Season, The Ponderosa Girls Volleyball Team Isn’t Shy About Its Big Goals • Story by STEVEN WILSON | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH Julin Kenison isn’t wasting any time with typical goals. The junior outside hitter for Ponderosa High School’s girls volleyball team... Read more

Built Tough

High School Football North Coast Section October 5, 2017 0

Four Years After The Boston Marathon Bombings Left Him With Severe Leg Injuries, Aaron Hern Is Thriving As Alhambra’s Starting QB • The first thing that jumps out to the visitor in Aaron Hern’s bedroom is simply how immaculate it looks. Bed neatly made. No clothes on the floor.... Read more

9 Ways to Rock Your College Interview

HS / CLUB RUGBY LEVELUP INSIDERS October 4, 2017 0

Karen Fong Donoghue, The Rugger’s Edge When students hear the word “College Interview,” many immediately begin to panic and freak out. I mean, who wouldn’t? Most students have never been in a formal interview setting, much less with someone who will be reading their application and potentially influencing their... Read more

Pahulu’s POV: Alma Maters, Terra Nova @ Capuchino and “Trenchtown”

LEVELUP INSIDERS October 4, 2017 0

Story by George Pahulu. Photo credits to Darren Yamashita. Terra Nova HS @ Capuchino HS 9/23/17 Taking a campus tour today in observance of celebrating my alma mater Capuchino High School 20 year high school reunion planned this weekend. The campus has changed with all the remodeling. Found out that... Read more

SportStars Joins Visit Concord as Official Media Partner

Uncategorized October 2, 2017 0

Sept. 2017 After years of continued and mutual support, Visit Concord and SportStars have moved forward to formalize an Official Media Partnership. Visit Concord’s Executive Director, Elaine Schroth has been on a mission to ensure the City is recognized as a hub for travel and tournament play. “As Concord... Read more

Xceleration Volleyball: At Home in the East Bay

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 27, 2017 0

Xceleration Volleyball Club’s Family-First Approach Gets Major Upgrade • Jim Ross knows it sounds corny. Yet, the club partner and former director of Xceleration Volleyball Club — a mainstay in the East Bay for more than a decade now — says it anyway. “We’re a club who cares,” he... Read more

Collegiate Rugby 7s Coming Into Focus

HS / CLUB RUGBY September 25, 2017 0

Stanford, Santa Clara And USC Are First Teams Into The Collegiate 7s Fall Classic • United World Sports, the owner and operator of the largest annual rugby events in the United States, today announced that The University of Southern California, Stanford University and Santa Clara University are the first three... Read more

Horse Power: Monte Vista-Danville Volleyball Rolling Early

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 22, 2017 0

Monte Vista Continues East Bay Dominance In Fast Start To 2017 • When Sara Dukes Johnson left her assistant job at Stanford University to take over the program at Monte Vista High prior to last season, the former Cardinal player and Carondelet-Concord grad probably had a good idea of... Read more

Pahulu’s POV: St. Francis-Mountain View at DLS

LEVELUP INSIDERS September 22, 2017 0

On Sept. 8, I went to Concord to see the Lancers from St. Francis play against the prestigious Spartans from De La Salle. I was looking forward to watching two Tongan football student-athletes from St. Francis #7 Joshua Pakola and #52 Tyler Manoa. Last year’s running back from St. Francis,... Read more

Gino Campiotti Has That Finishing Touch

High School Football High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section September 22, 2017 0

Manteca’s Unsung QB May Not Stay Out Of The Spotlight Too Much Longer • Story By IKE DODSON | Photos By JIM JOHNSON A day after blasting Enochs-Modesto 41-0 in the Sac-Joaquin Section nonleague action Sept. 8, Manteca senior quarterback Gino Campiotti found his seat at Aggie Stadium and watched... Read more

Pump Up The VOL (Valley Oak League) Football Fans

High School Football September 22, 2017 0

Photo Above: Central Catholic-Modesto coach Roger Canepa raises one of his program’s four straight CIF State Bowl Championship trophies. Football fans across the state did a collective double take Sept. 8, when Sac-Joaquin Section results revealed the biggest NorCal upset of the season, a 20-7 takedown of St. Mary’s-Stockton... Read more