You’re at the second of four segments. If you haven’t seen the previous entries, find them at the following links (or skip ahead to end, if you must): Nos. 75-51 / Nos. 25-6 / Nos. 5-1 50. TIERRA ROBINSON-JONES Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland – Track & Field – Junior Among the best long sprinters... Read more
You’re at the third of four segments. If you haven’t seen the previous entries, find them at the following links (or skip ahead to end, if you must): Nos. 75-51 / Nos. 50-26 / Nos. 5-1 25. NATE LANDMAN Monte Vista-Danville – Football – Senior The SportStars NorCal Defensive Player of the... Read more
You’re at the the last of four segments. If you haven’t seen the previous entries, then you’re a total cheater and should feel shame. Then do the right thing and go read up on the 70 athletes you skipped: Nos. 75-51 / Nos. 50-26 / Nos. 25-6 5. ALYSSA BREWER California-San Ramon... Read more
The NBA Season Has Ended. Now it’s Your Turn!
BasketballHigh School BasketballUncategorized June 21, 2017 0
BALL WITH THE BEST. YOUR SEASON STARTS WITH BIGFOOT HOOPS The Bigfoot Hoops Summer Basketball Championships are here, featuring the granddaddy of all youth basketball tournaments—The Bigfoot Hoops Las Vegas Classic! Over 1,100 teams attended last year, with live game coverage featured on ESPN networks. BALL WITH THE BEST!... Read more
Rugby’s Newest Stars
HS / CLUB RUGBY June 21, 2017 0
Naima Fualaau, Mata Hingano Emerge On National Scene Rugby, traditionally played as a 15-player-a-side game, has multiple variations in regards to Union versus League, and more well known, 15s versus 7s. In previous editions of SportStars, we delved deeper into the strategy, positioning, scoring and history of 15s. in... Read more
Shining Moment
High School Basketball June 21, 2017 0
NorCal Sports Streaming Company Is Giving Asian-American Prep Hoopers Their Own All-Star Event • By Mike Wood NorCal Sports TV is debuting the NorCal Asian-American All-Star Game this Thursday, June 22, at Cal State University East Bay Gymnasium in Hayward, featuring high school basketball players from throughout the region.... Read more
SPORTSTAR OF THE WEEK: Ryan McLaughlin
High School Baseball/SoftballSportStars of the Week June 15, 2017 0
SportStar Of The Week – Drake-San Anselmo – Baseball – Junior Ryan McLaughlin McLaughlin was facing an undefeated Miramonte-Orinda baseball team in the North Coast Section Division III championship game. They were just mere miles from the Miramonte campus. McLaughlin took the mound and spun a complete-game four-hitter. Furthermore,... Read more
Piece of the Rock – Youth Softball Tourney Lands in Rocklin
High School Baseball/Softball June 8, 2017 0
Hundreds of Youth Softball Players Compete at Annual Rocklin Girls Fastpitch Softball Event as Piece of the Rock Tournament Swings into Kathy Lund Park on June 16-18. Rocklin Girls Fastpitch Softball League (RGFSL) is teaming up with Placer Valley Tourism (PVT) to hit a home run with their annual Piece... Read more
It’s not until the hot days of August that Northern California football teams will start official practices, but for us at Cal-Hi Sports the kickoff of preseason for many years has been the annual Nike-sponsored camp for Northern California’s top college prospects that is now known as The Opening... Read more
Rewarding Moments
LEVELUP INSIDERS June 7, 2017 0
My favorite times to cover and write about high school sports will always be warm September nights for high school football, March evenings in packed-to-the-rafters gyms for playoff basketball, and the final weeks of May and early June at events that honor athletes I’ve covered throughout the year. For... Read more
SPORTSTAR OF THE WEEK: Faith Derby
High School Baseball/SoftballSportStars of the Week June 7, 2017 0
SportStar of The Week – Freedom-Oakley – Softball – Senior Faith Derby If Faith Derby didn’t have the nickname “Home Run Derby” before May 26, she certainly has it now. The Falcons’ senior catcher hit a game-tying two-run homer in the sixth inning, and then followed it up with... Read more
As NICA honors its outstanding participants and contributors from 2016, and 30 individuals are honored for contributions to interscholastic cycling across the country, California shines as students and supporters grab their share of the honor roll. The National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) selected thirty individuals to be recognized across eleven categories... Read more