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Golf February 13, 2012 0

  “It’s not so much that we feel pressure,” Wildcats junior all-leaguer Yoonhee Kim said. “It’s more that we just really want to win again.” Lack of experience won’t be a problem.  Five of the six golfers who teed off at last year’s section tournament remain among the team’s... Read more
POWERED BY TRUCKS : Anthony Trucks     I have spent the last 12 years of my life in the health and fitness industries, whether it was playing professional sports in the NFL, being a professional trainer, owning and operating a gym or consulting for billion dollar companies in health... Read more
  There will be plenty on the line when six teams take the field this week for the final three Sac-Joaquin Section football titles up for grabs. We dig into each matchup and give our predictions.   DIVISION I   MATCHUP: No. 1 FOLSOM (13-0) vs. No. 7 TRACY... Read more
   FRESNO, Calif. ““ The theme for the weekend was Wizard of Oz and the Troubadours clicked their heels all the way down the yellow dirt road at Woodpark to find a top three trophy at the end of the road Saturday.     With the third-place finish, St. Francis... Read more

Education Protector

Blog February 13, 2012 0

ATHLETE SCHOOL SPORT COLLEGE Mackenzie Arnold River Valley-Yuba City Girls XC/Track Utah Brighie Leach Campolindo-Moraga  Girls XC/Track  Princeton  Maggie McManis Davis Girls XC/Track Southern Utah Miranda Myers St. Francis-Sacramento Girls XC/Track Northern Arizona Caitlyn Opulencia  Presentation-San Jose  Girls XC/Track Whittier College         Jack Cole  Campolindo  Boys... Read more
ATHLETE SCHOOL SPORT COLLEGE Calvin Kirkpatrick Northgate-Walnut Creek Boys Swimming UC Santa Barbara Joe Kmak  Serra-San Mateo  Boys Swimming  UC Santa Barbara  Carson Sand Castro Valley Boys Swimming Cal Mason Tittle Northgate Boys Swimming UC Santa Barbara Stanley Wu  Northgate  Boys Swimming Florida          Jordan Anderson ... Read more
Carney’s Corner: Mark Carney     On Saturday, Nov. 1, the USA Men’s Rugby Team took on the New Zealand All-Blacks in a historic event at Soldier Field in Chicago. The sell-out crowd of over 60,000 was witness to an impressive showing from the world’s best team “” and although the... Read more

House of Hoops

Basketball February 13, 2012 0

   Napa’s Prolific Prep ignores skeptics and begins its first season with one of the country’s best players “” who you won’t see in any CIF games.  Story by Ronnie Flores | Photos by Phillip Walton    Jeremy Russotti is not much different than other basketball junkies who got... Read more

Grizzlies Gone Wild

Football February 13, 2012 0

   An offensive breakout in its playoff opener gives Granite Bay a dangerous look going forward.   INSIDE LOOK: by Jim McCue     The Granite Bay High football team is not going to advance in the playoffs with big plays made by high-profile playmakers on offense. The Grizzlies know who... Read more

Rock Solid

Football February 13, 2012 0

Inside Look: Salesian-Richmond     Just a cursory look at the California Interscholastic Federation Division IV bowl rankings would tell you that the Salesian High football team might have a steep hill to climb when it comes to being included in a regional qualifier next month.    But the Pride... Read more

Numbers Game

More Sports February 13, 2012 0

By Chace Bryson | Photos by Phillip Walton     Had he not been prepared for it, Rocco Fitzgerald almost certainly would’ve been convinced someone was trying to fool with him. Catch him off guard. Weird him out.     Because this batting cage was really talking to him.    A... Read more