It’s Friday morning and I got a text from a good friend whose pre-teen son plays travel baseball. Later in the day I received a phone call from a successful and long tenured high school head coach regarding some challenges he’s dealing with in his program, directly related to... Read more
Pittsburg – Football – Junior Justin Boyd Boyd was moved from starting wide receiver to starting quarterback just four days before the Pirates’ football season-opener. And in just five weeks has become one of the most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks in the East Bay. In back-to-back games on Sept. 15... Read more
Figuring Out FALL
LEVELUP INSIDERS October 6, 2017 0
Just like that, we’re already more than a full month into the fall athletics season. Which means it’s time for us to share a few things that we think we’ve learned to this point. Here’s a running list of those things. >> Despite a hiccup in the desert to... Read more
How The West Has Won
High School BasketballSac-Joaquin Section October 5, 2017 0
West Campus Girls Hoops Begins A New Era In 2017-18 — One As A Defending State Champ • Story by CLAY KALLAM | Photos by DAVE LAWICKA Northern Illinois. Eastern Washington. Western Michigan … In the world of collegiate sports, these fine institutions are known as “directionals,” and their... Read more
Rancho Cotate High School Football: Unhidden Gem Quarterback
High School FootballNorth Coast Section October 5, 2017 0
Rancho Cotate QB Jake Simmons Is Posting Big Time Statistics Despite Little Scouting Fanfare • Some players are simply destined to fly under the radar. Despite putting up the kind of stats often seen up in the stratosphere, Rancho Cotate High-Rohnert Park quarterback Jake Simmons seems to be one... Read more
Bruin Confidence
Sac-Joaquin SectionVOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 5, 2017 0
After A 16-2 Start To Its Season, The Ponderosa Girls Volleyball Team Isn’t Shy About Its Big Goals • Story by STEVEN WILSON | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH Julin Kenison isn’t wasting any time with typical goals. The junior outside hitter for Ponderosa High School’s girls volleyball team... Read more
Built Tough
High School FootballNorth Coast Section October 5, 2017 0
Four Years After The Boston Marathon Bombings Left Him With Severe Leg Injuries, Aaron Hern Is Thriving As Alhambra’s Starting QB • The first thing that jumps out to the visitor in Aaron Hern’s bedroom is simply how immaculate it looks. Bed neatly made. No clothes on the floor.... Read more
9 Ways to Rock Your College Interview
HS / CLUB RUGBYLEVELUP INSIDERS October 4, 2017 0
Karen Fong Donoghue, The Rugger’s Edge When students hear the word “College Interview,” many immediately begin to panic and freak out. I mean, who wouldn’t? Most students have never been in a formal interview setting, much less with someone who will be reading their application and potentially influencing their... Read more
Pahulu’s POV: Alma Maters, Terra Nova @ Capuchino and “Trenchtown”
LEVELUP INSIDERS October 4, 2017 0
Story by George Pahulu. Photo credits to Darren Yamashita. Terra Nova HS @ Capuchino HS 9/23/17 Taking a campus tour today in observance of celebrating my alma mater Capuchino High School 20 year high school reunion planned this weekend. The campus has changed with all the remodeling. Found out that... Read more
SportStars Joins Visit Concord as Official Media Partner
Uncategorized October 2, 2017 0
Sept. 2017 After years of continued and mutual support, Visit Concord and SportStars have moved forward to formalize an Official Media Partnership. Visit Concord’s Executive Director, Elaine Schroth has been on a mission to ensure the City is recognized as a hub for travel and tournament play. “As Concord... Read more
Xceleration Volleyball: At Home in the East Bay
VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 27, 2017 0
Xceleration Volleyball Club’s Family-First Approach Gets Major Upgrade • Jim Ross knows it sounds corny. Yet, the club partner and former director of Xceleration Volleyball Club — a mainstay in the East Bay for more than a decade now — says it anyway. “We’re a club who cares,” he... Read more
Collegiate Rugby 7s Coming Into Focus
HS / CLUB RUGBY September 25, 2017 0
Stanford, Santa Clara And USC Are First Teams Into The Collegiate 7s Fall Classic • United World Sports, the owner and operator of the largest annual rugby events in the United States, today announced that The University of Southern California, Stanford University and Santa Clara University are the first three... Read more