We begin our 2017 Football coverage by revealing teams #20-11 in our NorCal Preseason Top 20 in a daily countdown to Aug. 24 when #10-1 are revealed in our 2017 Football Preview Special. If you need to catchup, here are links to previous entries: | No. 20 Foothill (Aug.... Read more
NorCal Preseason #20: Foothill-Pleasanton
High School FootballNorth Coast SectionRankings August 14, 2017 1
We begin our 2017 Football coverage by revealing teams #20-11 in our NorCal Preseason Top 20 in a daily countdown to Aug. 24 when #10-1 are revealed in our 2017 Football Preview Special. First up: Foothill-Pleasanton. NO. 20 FOOTHILL-PLEASANTON 2016 REVIEW: 6-5 and unranked in our final rankings ... Read more
That Late Summer Shine
High School Basketball August 9, 2017 0
NorCal Tar Heels AAU Program Closes First Season With Statement Win At New Showcase Event • Story by MIKE WOOD | Photos BERRY EVANS III Success doesn’t often come easily for a fledgling basketball team. But the startup NorCal Tar Heels AAU program already is getting some. At the... Read more
Brave New World
High School Sports Features August 7, 2017 1
Examining CIF’s Shift To A Competitive Equity-Based Playoff System • Story by CLAY KALLAM | Illustration by MIKE DECICCO It used to be so simple: How many students a school had attending once determined what division it played in. But now it’s a brave new postseason world for high... Read more
Health Advantages and Disadvantages of Milk
LEVELUP INSIDERS August 7, 2017 0
When it comes to milk beverages, the choices are more plentiful than ever. Whether you have allergies, intolerances or simply a desire for variety, there’s bound to be a milk product that meets your needs. Each type of milk has its advantages and disadvantages, depending on your health, eating habits... Read more
California Capital Aquatics (CCA), a premier USA Swimming Olympic development swim team located in Roseville, has been selected to host the 2017 Western Zone Age Group Championships. Placer Valley Tourism (PVT) is thrilled to partner with CCA to bring an event of this caliber to the Roseville Aquatics Complex... Read more
USA Softball of Sacramento, Superior Showcase Softball and Placer Valley Tourism are teaming up again this coming Labor Day Weekend for the USA Softball Pacific Northwest Invasion Showcase. This Showcase will kick off with a camp on Sept. 1 at Foskett Park in Lincoln, and the tournament games will... Read more
California swimmers scored big time in Portugal at the U.S. 13-15 National Synchronized Swimming Team where Team USA won bronze in the team final Sunday on the final day of the Mediterranean Cup. It was the second bronze medal for the U.S. at the event. Yara Elian and Nicole Goot... Read more
Knee Knowledge
LEVELUP INSIDERS August 6, 2017 0
Exploring The Possibilities When Injury Occurs With the summer in full swing, fall sports are right around the corner. With the initiation of the fall sports season, clinicians see a tremendous increase in the number of joint injuries; particularly around the knee. The knee is a tremendously powerful joint... Read more
Ultimate 15
Central Coast SectionCentral SectionHigh School BasketballNorth Coast SectionSac-Joaquin Section August 6, 2017 0
There were a lot of very good players from the Class of 2018 all the way down to some 2022 players at the inaugural 89-team EOT/End of the Trail Bay Area Ultimate Challenge from July 23-25 at the Ultimate Fieldhouse in Walnut Creek. However, the only players to make... Read more
More Trails. More Fun!
High School Cycling August 4, 2017 0
Extend your summer in Redding where you can tear up the trails and soak up the sun on the lake when you’re done. Redding already boasts 225+ miles of well-maintained trails to hike, bike, walk, run or ride, which has led to the San Francisco Chronicle calling it the... Read more
Rivalry Renewed
CalHiSports InsightsHigh School Football August 4, 2017 0
University of Washington quarterback Jake Browning and USC linebacker Cameron Smith have more in common than being All-American candidates and coming from high schools in the Sacramento area who were on teams that won CIF state championships. “We played against each other for the first time when I think... Read more