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Pleasant Grove’s Bright Lights

Pleasant Grove’s Bright Lights

High School Sports FeaturesSac-Joaquin SectionVOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 17, 2018 0

Youngest Light Sisters Are Helping Pleasant Grove Volleyball Illuminate A Path Toward Sac-Joaquin Section Glory • It is the middle of an era of sorts for the Pleasant Grove volleyball program. It’s an era of Light, as in the Light sisters. And while the two youngest Light sisters, Vivian and... Read more
What’s In A High School Nickname?

What’s In A High School Nickname?

CalHiSports Insights October 15, 2018 0

Every once in a while, in an effort to attract perhaps more casual fans to the CalHiSports.com website, we engage in what we like to call the nickname game. This is an exercise in going over some of the most unique, most appropriate and favorite high school nicknames (or... Read more
Power Hungry: Elite NCVA Clubs Prepare For Boys Power League Season

Power Hungry: Elite NCVA Clubs Prepare For Boys Power League Season

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 15, 2018 1

If the Northern California Volleyball Association’s Boys Power League Qualifiers on Sept. 15-16 and Sept. 22-23 were any indication, club volleyball fans should prepare for more of what they saw in 2017. Which is a lot of Mountain View Volleyball Club, Northern California Volleyball Club and Bay To Bay... Read more
Walnut Creek Surf Soccer Scores on the Beach & Valley

Walnut Creek Surf Soccer Scores on the Beach & Valley

Club SportsHS / CLUB SoccerSoccer October 15, 2018 1

Surf Champions Cup Winners! U19’s Come Up Big on the Beach, Post Win in the Valley As if Walnut Creek Surf Soccer Club hasn’t had enough newsworthy success lately. Their 00/01 BB were finalists at the 2018 North Huntington Beach Tournament. Led by head Coach Paul Curtis, “the team had... Read more
Clayton Valley Charter Football Makhi Gervais Named SportStar of the Week

Clayton Valley Charter Football Makhi Gervais Named SportStar of the Week

High School FootballSportStars of the Week October 13, 2018 0

Makhi Gervais, the 5-11, 165-pound Clayton Valley Charter Football Ugly Eagles running back is having a breakout season in 2018. Gervais came up particularly big in a key Diablo Athletic League showdown with Campolindo-Moraga on Oct. 5. Gervais carried 18 times for 166 yards and three touchdowns to help Clayton... Read more
Women’s West Coast Tournament of Champions News

Women’s West Coast Tournament of Champions News

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW October 11, 2018 0

Hey, so we just learned our partners at Placer Valley Tourism have started a new Facebook page to support the Women’s West Coast Tournament of Champions wrestling tournament. Check it out, wrestling fans — and give it a LIKE! https://www.facebook.com/wwctoc/ SportStars wrote up a story in mid-August about the WWCTC coming to Rocklin’s... Read more
Common Sense College Recruiting Guidelines

Common Sense College Recruiting Guidelines

HS / CLUB RUGBYLEVELUP INSIDERS October 11, 2018 0

My College Recruiting Guidelines will help you with what you need to look out for in terms of red flags of unacceptable behaviors. As more college programs are able to recruit in the traditional sense, I want to make students and parents aware of the conduct that is expected.... Read more
Rise and Grind. Beating the Mental Grind Game

Rise and Grind. Beating the Mental Grind Game

LEVELUP INSIDERS October 10, 2018 0

It’s mid-season. You are grinding through five-plus days per week of practice and games. You’re getting physically exhausted, and mentally you may be slipping into negative thinking as you try to keep up with all the sport and academic demands. How do you beat the mental grind game? Here’s a... Read more
Concord’s Rayna Stanziano Sets A Quiet Pace

Concord’s Rayna Stanziano Sets A Quiet Pace

High School Sports FeaturesNorth Coast SectionTrack & Field, Anchored by Youth RunnerXC-Track-Running October 7, 2018 0

Underrated and Understated, Concord High’s Rayna Stanziano Has Quietly Become One Of The East Bay’s Best Distance Runners • Rayna Stanziano reflects the tranquil nature of Concord High’s cross country team, appreciating more subtle aspects of competition and sport, rather than the trophies and banners that larger programs collect... Read more
Placer BloodLINE: Capra Brothers Power Hillmen

Placer BloodLINE: Capra Brothers Power Hillmen

High School FootballHigh School Sports FeaturesSac-Joaquin Section October 5, 2018 0

Joey Capra Is The Last Of A Trio Of Linemen Brothers Who Have Brought A Pac-12 Sparkle — And More Than A Few Banners — To Placer Football • Legends linger a little longer in Auburn, home to the world’s oldest 100-mile trail race, California’s longest-lasting prep basketball tournament... Read more
USTA Tennis Sectionals Slam into Roseville

USTA Tennis Sectionals Slam into Roseville

Tennis: High School & Club October 5, 2018 0

Johnson Ranch Racquet Club takes center court again on Oct. 12-13 for the 2018 Mixed 18 & Over USTA Sectional Championships. Top tennis players from throughout Northern will be competing in levels 6.0 up to 10.0. Matches start at 8:30 a.m. each day of competition and there is no fee... Read more
Are Your Kids Too Hard on Themselves? 4-Min Video Helps

Are Your Kids Too Hard on Themselves? 4-Min Video Helps

BlogLEVELUP INSIDERS October 5, 2018 0

Are Your Kids Too Hard on Themselves? Show them this video after a big loss or choke in a game. You wonder what to say on the car ride home. Should I say something, keep quiet, make this a teaching moment or what? Unless your child expresses a desire to talk... Read more