By Bill Kolb | Contributor Salesian High School’s football team now officially knows how it feels to be Boise State. Or TCU. Or Oklahoma State. Or Auburn. The Pride did everything it could possibly do on the field in the 2011 season, but still didn’t get invited to... Read more
Steady as Sacamento Goes
Basketball February 13, 2012 0
By JIM McCUE | Contributor Derek Swafford arrived at the Sacramento High boys basketball program when the school was at a crossroads. It was 2003 and Sacramento High School had just become a St. HOPE charter school. Swafford’s tenure began at the start of the 2003-04 season and has... Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dan McKegney, Executive Director for The First Tee Tri-Valley, offered the space of his column to Troy Maxoutopoulis, one of his Ace level participants. Here’s a little more info about Troy: Troy Maxoutopoulis, currently a junior at Amador Valley High School, has been a member at The... Read more
High Performance VB lives up to its name in Arizona
Club Sports February 13, 2012 0
SportStars reports Several members of the Northern California Volleyball Association High Performance team turned in an outstanding performance at the USA High Performances Championships in Tucson, Ariz. on July 28-30, bringing the silver medal back to the East Bay. It was the best-ever showing for the team in... Read more
Late Summer Soccer Roundup
HS / CLUB SoccerSoccer February 13, 2012 0
SportStars reports The fifth annual Mustang Stampede Boys Soccer Tournament played out from Aug. 19-21. The list of champions include the Mustang Red Bulls (U12 Premier division), Heritage SC Cosmos (U12 Gold), Los Gatos United Pumas (U13 Premier), Mill Valley Fusion U-13 (13 Gold), PAC INDIOS (U14 Premier),... Read more
The three “F”s of successful triathlon training and racing are fun, fitness and form. We have discussed fitness and fun. To perform and feel better during and after each swim, bike and run, as well as putting it all together for a successful triathlon race now and into the future, form... Read more
Lawrence Otis, left, of McCymonds-Oakland and Armani Hampton of Sheldon-Sacramento each battle for the rebound during a NorCal Tip-Off Classic game at Newark Memorial High on Nov. 26. Sheldon won the game 45-43.Photo by PHILLIP WALTON, SportStars Read more
Every sport has it’s own special lingo: a controlled vocabulary that precisely expresses specific things to the in-crowd, and often means next-to-nothing to casual observers. And with the meat of the wrestling season upon us, we figured it was a good time to share our Top Five wrestling... Read more
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL Golden Era Baseball Based in the East Bay, we offer several instructional-based programs as well as 9U thru 18U Club Teams. We are currently taking sign-ups for our Hitting Classes. Please see our website for full details: www.GoldenEraBaseball.com. The Pitching Center We develop baseball players to their full... Read more
NorCal Baseball Top 15
High School Baseball/Softball February 13, 2012 0
NorCal Baseball Top 15 Final rankings 1. St. Francis-Mountain View 25-6 2. Palo Alto 28-9 3. Archbishop Mitty-San Jose 26-6-1 4. St. Mary’s-Stockton 24-10 5. Jesuit-Carmichael 25-9 6. James Logan-Union City 24-4 7. San Benito-Hollister 22-9 8. Campolindo-Moraga 19-8... Read more
Impulse – Jan. 12
Uncategorized February 13, 2012 0
USKS Our friends at United States Karate Systems are hosting an event “” “˜Just for Kicks.’ Zing! No, seriously. That’s the name. USKS is celebrating their 25th anniversary with their annual benefit “˜Just For Kicks.’ The event will be held at Berean Christian High School in Walnut Creek... Read more
MLK Classic Boys Preview
Basketball February 13, 2012 0
