Menlo School High School: Bo Named SportStar Of The Week
SportStars of the WeekTennis: High School & Club April 6, 2018 0
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
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
High School CyclingOutdoor April 5, 2018 0
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
High School Baseball/Softball April 5, 2018 0
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
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
Coach Brian Dietschy’s Journey To State Finals Started In Elementary School
High School BasketballNorth Coast Section April 5, 2018 0
Thirty Years After After Losing A NorCal Basketball Final As A Las Lomas Player, Brian Dietschy Coached A Serendipitous Knights Team Into The State Finals • Brian Dietschy story by CLAY KALLAM | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH The story starts on San Juan Avenue, a quiet Walnut Creek... Read more
Blast from the past – here’s a picture of me back in 2002 when I was at the height of my playing career. It was easy to find time to prioritize staying fit as a young adult. I virtually had no other obligations other than work, working out and... Read more
Why is Baseball Striking Out On TV Air Time?
High School Baseball/SoftballLEVELUP INSIDERS April 5, 2018 0
The state championship basketball games are on TV, even the Division V ones. Kids get excited about basketball and football, even when the teams aren’t that good. But when our baseball team is good, no one seems to care. It just doesn’t seem right. We’re just as good as... Read more
How To Handle Serious Pressure In Competition
LEVELUP INSIDERS April 3, 2018 0
Mental toughness trainer, Craig Sigl has another great tip on how to Handle Serious Pressure in sports for you and your young player — to help them play their absolute best come competition time. So let’s get right to it…. Mental Tip: Handle Serious Pressure What do famous clutch players like Tom... Read more
Walnut Creek Aquanuts Gear up for the National Championships• The Walnut Creek Aquanuts had a successful March qualifying all of their Junior and 13-15 athletes for Nationals through the West Zone Championships. March 1-4 the Aquanuts hosted the qualifying event at Clarke Memorial Swim Center. Top level athletes from... Read more
Lindenwood Takes High Point Award at US Senior National Championships Lindenwood University won the High Point Team award Sunday as the U.S. Senior National Championships concluded at the Oro Valley Aquatic Center. Santa Clara’s Kate Chow was the High Point Individual winner. Lindenwood won the team final with 82.1000 points, followed... Read more
Jason Kidd may have been fired recently as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, but with his 19-year NBA career that began with the Dallas Mavericks in the 1990s and ended as a member of the New York Knicks five years ago he’s a sure-fire Naismith Basketball Hall of... Read more