Driven by Design – The Joe Iacono Story
High School Wrestling Pinned by TCWNorth Coast Section January 29, 2018 0
It has been close to twenty-six years since I first met Joe Iacono, but the memory is crystal clear and etched in my psyche forever. One Livermore High School Cowboy wrestling family member in particular, I have had the honor and privilege to coach, as well as mentor beyond... Read more
Why Do Refs Make Bad Calls In High School Sports?
LEVELUP INSIDERS January 26, 2018 0
Why do refs make bad calls? They’re wrong more than they’re right. It’s awful. — G. H., Milpitas So let’s start with the obvious on why do refs make bad calls? 1) The players are in high school 2) The coaches are working at a high school 3) The parents go to high... Read more
Burning the Fields
CalHiSports Insights January 26, 2018 0
For those of you who have attended CIF State Basketball Championship games in Sacramento over the years, there have been outstanding teams in divisional finals lower than the Open Division, lower than Division I and even a few in Division IV and Division V. James Harden (Artesia-Lakewood) and Klay... Read more
Collegiate Golf Swings Into Placer Valley
High School Golf January 26, 2018 0
On February 11-13 the Mikuni Sushi Shootout Women’s Collegiate Golf Championship will take place at the Catta Verdera Country Club in Lincoln. Holy Names University from Oakland serves as host college, bringing this exciting NCAA Division II event to Placer Valley. HNU coach Chris Oetinger said this is the... Read more
Best Coast: All Women’s Wrestling Tournament is Golden in Placer County The third installment of the Women’s West Coast TOC – Tournament of Champions proved to be the biggest and most competitive yet. The action took place on Dec. 15-16 at Hardwood Palace in Rocklin with 478 female wrestlers... Read more
Win Rugby’s Ultimate Fantasy Camp
HS / CLUB RUGBY January 24, 2018 0
SportStars To Help a Player and Coach Attend New Zealand Development Camps The New Zealand All Blacks are arguably the most recognized rugby team in the world. The All Blacks 7’s, the New Zealand Women’s 7’s and the Bay of Plenty Steamers Rugby team our all headquartered in Mount Maunganui, New... Read more
NCVA: Screening for Better Volleyball Coaches
VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 24, 2018 0
NCVA’s Steps Towards Ensuring A Safer, Healthier Team Space. All coaches are different. And while philosophical differences some times come into play, parental concerns around coaching start at the most basic level: Is my son or daughter safe in his or her care? It’s a question the USA Volleyball... Read more
Arsen Aleksanyan to Lead NAIA Wrestling Program
High School Wrestling Pinned by TCWLEVELUP INSIDERSUncategorized January 23, 2018 0
NAIA Wrestling is On Fire With Aleksanyan Leading NAIA Wrestling Program at Life Pacific College in San Dimas, California. Since the early 1980s, the sport of wrestling has seen a significant decline in the number of programs offered at the collegiate level. More specifically at the NCAA Division I... Read more
Bigger and Bigger
HS / CLUB RUGBY January 22, 2018 0
Sacramento Area Set For Massive Rugby Tournament What started back in 1983 as a humble preseason scrimmage between seven fledgling Sacramento Valley high school rugby clubs, has developed into the largest youth and high school rugby tournament in the Western Hemisphere (at least as far as we can tell).... Read more
Airing It Out: Popular 7-on-7 Football Event
High School Football January 22, 2018 0
Popular 7-on-7 Football Event Plans Stop In Concord Just when you were sure that high school football was over, and you were trying to cope, Concord is coming to the rescue as host to the Quick 6 Football “Air To The Throne” 7-on-7 event on Sunday, Feb. 18, at... Read more
Let’s Get It Started
LacrosseLEVELUP INSIDERS January 22, 2018 0
Happy New Year, sports fans. In fact, ‘New’ is a big theme this year with SportStars. This is technically the second of 35 planned publications for 2018, which currently includes our standard 16 NorCal issues, six SoCal issues and 13 SportStars Now (formerly SportStars Extra) issues that will feature... Read more
SportStar of the Week: Zachary Chappell
SportStars of the Week January 22, 2018 0
Capital Christian-Sacramento – Basketball – Senior Chappell The Cougars’ senior, Zachary Chappell, led his team through a challenging early season schedule. It included finals appearances in the Gridley Invitational and Rancho Mirage Holiday Classic. Also it included a consolation championship at the Tarkanian Classic. Chappell earned Open Division All-Tournament... Read more