Football 2018: Liberty’s Encore Roar
High School FootballHigh School Sports FeaturesNorth Coast Section August 15, 2018 0
A Liberty-Brentwood Team With A Stacked Roster Aims For More NCS Glory After 2017 Championship Breakthrough • What a night! Second one of December in 2017. They won’t forget it. Not Liberty High School, the 116-year-old school at the heart of Brentwood, the agricultural community of over 60,000 in... Read more
Sac-Joaquin Realignment: All Shook Up
High School FootballHigh School Sports FeaturesSac-Joaquin Section August 15, 2018 0
Placer’s Move To Div. III-Size Foothill Valley League Among Storylines In Sac-Joaquin Section Realignment • Michael Stuck had to crane his neck and shout to be heard on the Placer High practice field Aug. 1. The Auburn school’s three-year quarterback kept such a furious pace during conditioning that his... Read more
Pacific Northwest Invasion: Showcase Gets Action
Club SportsHigh School Baseball/Softball August 14, 2018 0
Pacific Northwest Invasion, Aug. 31 – Sept. 2 If you want to see how your daughter stacks up with other recruitable athletes, prepare yourself for an invasion. USA Softball and Superior Showcase Softball are joining forces over Labor Day weekend to bring you the Pacific Northwest Invasion softball showcase. The three-day softball... Read more
Cali made quite a splash as synchronized swimmers represented over the weekend. California swimmers were definitely in sync at Pan Americans synchronized championships in Riverside over weekend. U.S. athletes finished with 14 medals, including nine golds, at the UANA Pan American Artistic Swimming Championships, which ended Saturday. The U.S.... Read more
James Logan Volleyball Star, Taumafa Tuinauvai
SportStars of the WeekVOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA August 13, 2018 0
James Logan senior, Taumafa Tuinauvai • Volleyball SportStar of the Week Playing infinitely bigger than her 5-foot-9-inch frame, Taumafa Tuinauvai (12) was a versatile force as the Colts middle blocker in 2017. She will be counted on as a senior leader for the Colts volleyball team this season after posting... Read more
Placer Valley Helps Bring Premier Women’s West Coast TOC Wrestling Event Back To NorCal — Bigger Than Ever • On Dec. 14-15, Rocklin’s Hardwood Palace will transform into a wrestling mecca. Placer Valley Tourism, Sacramento Area Wrestling Association and Cliff Keen Wrestling are joining forces again to host the... Read more
Can Athletes Have Long-Lasting Confidence?
LEVELUP INSIDERS August 12, 2018 0
Regularly parents come to me saying something like this, “My kid lacks confidence. When he (or she) is confident, he’s at his best and you can see he performs so much better. How do I help him build long-lasting confidence?” They then tell me that their coach told them something like this, “Just need... Read more
Sac-Joaquin Section’s Top-Flight Defensive Backs Live With Thrills, Perils Of Big-Play Microscope • The spotlight on defensive backs shines bright. It can be used to illuminate greatness and showcase style and personality. And it can expose glaring mistakes and wilt confidence and poise. For every Deion Sanders high-stepping pick-six... Read more
Defense Wins Championships — And In The Bay Area Particularly This Season — It Will Be Leading To Major Scholarships As Well • It wasn’t very long ago that every football recruiting reporter in the country had to keep his or her eyes and ears focused on the Bay... Read more
Former Carondelet Yealimi Noh • SportStar of the Week X2
High School GolfSportStars of the Week August 10, 2018 0
YEALIMI NOH • Golf – Concord For the second time in her high school golf career, Yealimi Noh, now 17, takes home SportStar of the Week honors. The 17-year-old Noh, and former Carondelet High student turned home-schooler, is making a very recent case to be the best junior girls golf... Read more
2018 High School Football Preview: Christmas in August
High School FootballHigh School Sports FeaturesUncategorized August 10, 2018 0
Welcome to the 2018 football season. And since I’m technically typing this in July, things feel weird. This year’s mid-August start is new for everyone, and it’s been adjustment for all. Not just overworked editors grumbling about how their summer has never been shorter. In all honestly, it’s hard... Read more
Football Central: Concord Revels In Strong High School Traditions
High School FootballHigh School Sports Features August 10, 2018 0
Friday night lights — what every kid looks forward to when it comes to high school football. All the blood, sweat and tears each player puts in don’t go unnoticed as they work their way to victory. Concord is lucky to have five high schools with great football programs... Read more