Get Mental with Erika Westoff, SportStars INSIDER• Interested in doing something today that can enhance your training or competition tomorrow? Keep reading. You’ll learn how planning with purpose produces positives. I’m a big fan of simple strategies that make a BIG difference in development, and that’s exactly what you’ll... Read more
Gearing For The Gridiron
LEVELUP INSIDERS August 4, 2017 0
Well, there’s summer in the rearview mirror. It’s shorter every year. But unlike some of you athletes who may be groaning at a return to the books, the calendar’s turn to August fires us up. Now is when we get to really dig in to the upcoming football season... Read more
SportStar Of The Week: Krissy Miyahara
SportStars of the Week August 4, 2017 0
Archbishop Mitty-San Jose – Basketball – Senior Krissy Miyahara Miyahara Played for the San Jose Cagers Blue club team at the End Of The Trail Summer Swoosh Championships in Irvine. At the championship, Miyahara showed why she will be expected to be a key shooting threat for the Monarchs... Read more
Story by JAMES G. KANE | Photos by DENNIS LEE Angel Cordon Jr. was barely knee high the first time he received one of life’s difficult lessons — namely, that the journey will punch you in the mouth occasionally. “But,” he says now with the perspective of a 17-year-old... Read more
Volleyball: Alexa Edwards’ Smash Hit
Sac-Joaquin SectionVOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA August 3, 2017 0
Hardwood is in Alexa Edwards’ genes, and she grew up on gymnasium floors. So it is no surprise that the Sacramento resident made herself at home on the volleyball court in 2016 to earn Freshman All-American honors from the media. “Her talent sets her apart, but her volleyball IQ... Read more
The eighth annual Nor Cal Clash will be held Sunday August 27th at Contra Costa College in San Pablo at 3:00 pm. This one-game event will have elite players from Northern California in the class of 2018 playing against elite players in the class of 2019. Team practices will be... Read more
Cal Stars Featured in Ghebray Invitational, Fremont
Track & Field, Anchored by Youth RunnerUncategorizedXC-Track-Running July 27, 2017 0
The 5th Annual Ghebray Invitational to be held September 23, 2017 at Quarry Lakes Regional Park in Fremont is inviting all coaches and athletes to participate. Says Meet Director and long-time James Logan HS coach, Lee Webb, “This is a great early season Cross Country Invitational for all skill levels. We... Read more
Dan Ashley’s 21st Annual Friends of Camp Concord Golf Tournament raises funds to send underserved kids to a week of camp at Camp Concord in South Lake Tahoe. It’s an excellent and worthy cause, so get involved and support these community kids. While at camp, the youth experience fun-filled... Read more
Some Kind Of Fish Tale
North Coast SectionOutdoor July 26, 2017 0
The Story Of The Deer Valley Fishing Team’s First Season Is A Hard One To Believe • Story By CHACE BRYSON | Photos Courtesy Of BOB SCUDERO There was a time last spring when the casts from the poles of the fledgling Deer Valley High Fishing Team were directed... Read more
USA Softball Fastpitch Championship in Roseville
High School Baseball/SoftballSac-Joaquin Section July 25, 2017 0
Maidu Park Gears Up to Host 600 Youth Softball Players as Major Tournament Swings into Roseville, July 31 to Aug. 6 USA Softball of Sacramento and Placer Valley Tourism are teaming up to host the USA Softball Girls Fastpitch 14U Class B Western National Championship from July 31 to Aug. 6.... Read more
Rose Zhang’s Record-Tying Round Has Her Tied with Hailee Cooper and Yealimi Noh at Girls Junior PGA Championship Hot on the heels of our July cover featuring Danivlle, CA’s Ty Akabane’s stellar performance punching her a ticket to the U.S. Women’s Open, another record-tying performance at the 42nd Girls Junior... Read more
BRYSON: Summer Break
LEVELUP INSIDERS July 19, 2017 0
So my 2-year-old son has a cast on his left arm. That’s the summer my family is having. In actuality, the kid is taking it like a champ. Though if he were any older he’d be livid to know how his older brother was sneaking out back to swim... Read more