SportStar of the Week: Christian Encarnacion-Strand
High School Baseball/SoftballNorth Coast SectionSportStars of the Week May 17, 2018 0
College Park Falcons Baseball Player, Christian Encarnacion-Strand COLLEGE PARK-PLEASANT HILL – SENIOR – BASEBALL It’s been an up and down season for the College Park Falcons baseball team, but not for their senior shortstop. The four-year varsity player recently went 1-for-2 with an RBI double to help fuel a 9-5... Read more
BMX To The MAX
High School Cycling May 17, 2018 0
Roseville’s Oak Creek BMX Facility Prepares To Host Summer Nationals Event In Late June • On June 22-24 the USA BMX Summer Nationals are racing into Roseville. Here at Placer Valley Tourism we couldn’t be more excited! This three- day event will bring thousands of riders and spectators from... Read more
Benicia Is Arguably The Sac-Joaquin Section’s Most Complete Softball Team — Will It Equate To A Division III Title? • At times, softball can become a singular sport: One team’s ace pitcher facing off with the opponent’s big hitter and the game on the line. But the Benicia High... Read more
How to Stop Negative Self Talk I can remember it like it was yesterday… I’m 11 and in the car with my mom and my brother, who is a year younger. We are driving to our baseball game on a Saturday morning. My brother and I were on the... Read more
Folsom Junior Receiver Joe Ngata Left Every Football Scout Drooling In 2017 • Joe Ngata wasn’t wasting any time. Fresh off a 16-0 state championship season, Joe Ngata, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound Folsom High School receiver was begging to get back in the gym. “I’ve been back in the gym... Read more
SportStars All-City “V Award 2018” Denner Party
Sac-Joaquin SectionTrack & Field, Anchored by Youth RunnerXC-Track-Running May 15, 2018 0
Oak Ridge Senior Maddy Denner Has Established Herself As One Of The State’s Strongest Girls Distance Runners Winning a race often takes more than speed or an ability to quickly cover distances. Strategy, mental preparation, and conditioning are just as essential, if not more important than physical training. Oak... Read more
FIFA World Cup. Where Stars are Born
HS / CLUB SoccerSoccer May 15, 2018 0
The FIFA World Cup is always an exciting time… The FIFA World Cup allows the superstars of the game to perform on their biggest stage. As we have seen, some players lift their game up a notch on a stage this significant. While other players get stage fright, even... Read more
Taking Flight
Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner May 11, 2018 0
A Dominant Season In The Hurdles Has Made Aiden Jackman A Favorite To Become Clayton Valley’s First Track & Field State Champion In Two Decades • Aiden Jackman’s elevation up the high school hurdles ranks had been steady. But this spring, he’s taken a gigantic leap. At one of... Read more
Franklin-Elk Grove Wildcats Survive A Frenzied Final Week Of Delta League Baseball To Emerge With Their First Title Since 2015 • For the last 19 years, the last remaining team in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section North bracket was from the mighty Delta League. Elk Grove, Jesuit, Davis and... Read more
Masterful Communication Aids Elk Grove High Softball
High School Baseball/SoftballSac-Joaquin Section May 10, 2018 0
21st Century Clout Coach Amanda Buck operates her Elk Grove High softball team like a finely-crafted marketing plan. The team mission adjusts pitch-by-pitch to the calls of assistant coach Jake Lively, corresponding with color-coded commands on each player’s arm band. Play is often stalled to discuss strategies with coaches,... Read more
National Jr. Tennis Tournament Brings Top Youth Tennis Players to Roseville for USTA National Championship Qualifier It’s May 19th and the Johnson Ranch Racquet Club is bursting with energy – not to mention talent! More than 120 of the nation’s top youth tennis players will be competing in the United States... Read more
Undaunted By Offseason Knee Surgery Or A Fourth New Coach In As Many Seasons, Jacob Cole Leads Roseville’s Push Toward A Title Defense • Injuries can be devastating for prep athletes, but timing plays a big role in their effect on the prospects of college-bound seniors. Post-commitment ACL tears,... Read more