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   SACRAMENTO, Calif. ““ The St. Francis volleyball program hosts the annual Holy Court matchup Wednesday as part of a week that features matches against three of the Sacramento area’s top teams. In addition to Sacramento Bee No. 1 Christian Brothers, the Troubadours travel to No. 6 Oak Ridge... Read more
   Our furry friends over at Dogs4Diabetics are selling raffle tickets with AMAZING prizes to win! Check out and Enter the 2014 Raffle before October 13th, 2014. The raffle drawing will be held during the 2nd Annual Dogtoberfest celebration held at The Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma, CA.  Raffle Tickets will... Read more
  After two years of seeing the North and South eliminate one of their strongest candidates for the California Interscholastic Federation State Football Bowl Championships, the CIF announced Monday it would be doing away with the regional bowl for its Open Division.    The regional bowl games will still... Read more
Special Olympics Northern California To Celebrate 20th Anniversary  Timothy P. Shriver, Chairman of Special Olympics, Inc., Among Attending Dignitaries  PLEASANT HILL, Calif. ““ To celebrate 20 incredible years of inspiring greatness, Special Olympics Northern California will host the Greatness Gala at the Metreon on Nov. 5, 2015. The black-tie... Read more
   While dynamic warm-ups are taught more and more, static stretching can still be very effective.  Health Watch : Jamie Faison    I was working at an Elementary School Field Day last week, and I was teaching the students about the importance of warm-up and stretching before exercises. When... Read more

Beat The Heat

Health & Fitness February 13, 2012 0

   Summer tips for outdoor endurance training  TriSTEPS : Liz Elliott    Woohoo, it’s summer! Bring on the summer heat and training.      Most endurance athletes “” especially triathletes “” spend a lot of our time training and racing in the heat of the day.      For... Read more

Encore Lacrosse

Blog February 13, 2012 0

   Believe it or not, many athletes may not reach their goals because they fear the pressure success might create   GET MENTAL : Erika Carlson    As athletes, we dream of one day cashing in on all the blood, sweat and tears for the glory of our sport.... Read more
   Following these simple eating guidelines could dramatically improve your health and performance  TRAINING TIME : Tim Rudd for IYCA    Do you know the types of things athletes must do to improve their health, body composition and performance? As a Precision Nutrition Level 1 coach, I have the... Read more
US National Synchronized Swimming Championships The most prestigious synchronized swimming competition in the nation took place April 1-4 at the Soda Aquatic Center in Moraga, CA. Over 350 athletes from all over the US, Canada and Puerto Rico traveled to the East Bay for the week long competition, held... Read more
State of Play By Mark Tennis    Golden State teams have won the U.S. or world title in Williamsport 20 times, which dwarfs the total from any other state.    Every summer in a Pennsylvania community that is still small enough to have just one high school, tens of... Read more