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Wizards Basketball Swoop Back To Walnut Creek
Renown Basketball Entertainers, The Harlem Wizards, Return To East Bay To Benefit JFKU Sport Psychology Program. To most basketball fans, the word “Harlem” with basketball means only one thing: The Globetrotters. However, the Harlem Wizards can provide some hardwood magic of their own.  The Wizards were created in 1962... Read more
3 Mental Strategies To Get Over Fear of Failure
Now that March Madness (including the Masters) are behind us and as the sports world’s attention shifts over to Baseball and Softball, I am going to make that my segue to talk about tackling the biggest problems of those two sports, Fear of Failure, by sharing 3 Mental Strategies... Read more
5 Best Steps to Golf Conditioning – Part 2 of 5: Stability
What is Golf Conditioning? Part 2 of 5 by SportStars INSIDER, Joe Rosenthal What else is out there to make this great game a little more enjoyable— swing lessons? New clubs? gadgets? The answer is your own body. Here are 5 Best Steps of Golf Conditioning.  5 Best Steps... Read more
All-NorCal Boys Basketball ’17-’18
NorCal Boys Player Of The Year, James Akinjo Of Salesian-Richmond, Leads Our 2017-18 All-NorCal Basketball Selections • CLICK HERE for All-NorCal Girls Selections NORCAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR James Akinjo, Salesian-Richmond, Sr. Longtime Salesian varsity boys basketball coach Bill Mellis has had his share of gym rats over the... Read more
All-NorCal Girls Basketball ’17-’18
Beginning With Player Of The Year, Archbishop Mitty’s Haley Jones, It Was A Banner Year For NorCal Girls Talent • CLICK HERE For All-NorCal Boys Selections NORCAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR Haley Jones, Archbishop Mitty-San Jose, Junior There’s not much Haley Jones can’t do on a basketball court. At 6-1,... Read more
West Campus Girls Basketball on a Championship Run
West Campus Girls Credit Their Track Coach, Conditioning Program In The Wake Of Winning A Second Consecutive State Championship • West Campus Story by MIKE WOOD | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH You might not expect to hear groans, gasps and cackles from a girls basketball team that just... Read more
4 Tips To Secure Most College Rugby Scholarships
It was late December when a student (a senior) told me he wanted to attend USC and play football utilizing Rugby Scholarships. His 1.82 GPA says otherwise. And he wasn’t on the football team. Ever. Not in all four years of high school. Add that he is no taller... Read more
Menlo School High School: Bo Named SportStar Of The Week
Menlo School High School: BO LESCHLY Menlo School-Atherton | Tennis | Senior The senior, Bo Leschly of Menlo School High School, went 8-0 at the 19th Annual National Invitational on March 23-24. He won all of his singles and doubles matches for the Knights, who won the prestigious tournament... Read more
Full Speed Ahead
With Eight Wins In Its First 11 Games, Dougherty Valley Baseball Has Already Matched Its 2017 Total — And It’s Not Looking Back • Story by MIKE WOOD | Photos by CHACE BRYSON The Dougherty Valley High-San Ramon baseball team had just completed a loss to Monte Vista-Danville, one... Read more
The Granite Bay Grinder Features The Best High School Mountain Bikers
The Norcal High School Cycling League is heading to Placer Valley for the Granite Bay Grinder! The course wraps around Folsom Lake. Hence the name the Granite Bay Grinder. On Saturday April 14 the North Conference teams from the Norcal High School Cycling League will compete at the course in... Read more
Hit Squad
Led By A Pair Of Legitimate Sluggers, Bella Vista Softball Is Literally Going To Take Its Best Swing At A Championship • Story and Photos by IKE DODSON Speak softly and carry a big stick. It’s the unspoken motto of the Bella Vista-Fair Oaks softball team, one of the... Read more
NorCal High School Swim Championships, April 6-7
 Take your marks, get set, go to the NorCal High School Swim Championships! Woodcreek High School hosts the NorCal High School Swim Championships this Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April 7. See top high school swimmers from Northern California compete in events from 50 meters to 500 meters. Events include... Read more