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
Trainer’s Appearance On American Ninja Warrior TV Show Is A Rewarding, Illuminating Experience On June 12, American Ninja Warrior season 9 will air on NBC. I had the huge honor of being selected, one of 600 out of 75,000 applicants, to compete on the show. Something that was an incredible experience... Read more
Nike’s Football Showcase. And so It Begins
Central Coast SectionCentral SectionHigh School FootballNorth Coast SectionSac-Joaquin SectionSouthern Section June 1, 2017 0
Nike’s The Opening NorCal Regional Unofficially Kick Starts The 2017 Football Season • Story By MARK TENNIS, Special to SportStars For the second straight year, De Anza High-Richmond was the site of the annual Northern California stop of the Nike-sponsored national tour now known as The Opening Regionals. For... Read more
The Trials Of USA Tryouts
Central Coast SectionHigh School BasketballNorth Coast SectionNorthern SectionSac-Joaquin Section June 1, 2017 0
The Obstacles Are Plenty And The Odds Are Long — But It’s Still Just Basketball • Story By CLAY KALLAM COLORADO SPRINGS — It’s all pretty familiar. Navigating in and out of the airport, getting the rental car, driving to the hotel, finding the gym. Maybe you expected the United States... Read more
Elk Grove Continues Its Mastery Of Playing Its Best Baseball In Late May And Early June • Story By JIM MCCUE | Photos By JAMES K. LEASH Most numbers mean little to Elk Grove baseball coach Jeff Carlson, especially in March. The wins and losses only matter in late... Read more