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Motherly Advice for Team Snacks

LEVELUP INSIDERS March 1, 2017 0

Team Moms: Make Sure You’re Shopping From The Approved Snack List for Tournaments to Keep Athletes Well Fueled. Let’s say you’re a team mom who needs some ideas for feeding the team during tournaments. What are some quick, healthy, energizing foods you can provide for these athletes? Keeping the... Read more

Rugby 101-Part II

HS / CLUB RUGBY NorCal Edition Sac-Joaquin Section Sac/Joaquin Edition February 19, 2017 0

How To Play; How To Score; And What’s A Scrum? Last month, we discussed the history of the sport of Rugby, the very basics on what the sport is and where it is played. This month, we explain HOW you actually play the game and what some of the... Read more

Hannah Jump

Basketball Central Coast Section SportStars of the Week February 13, 2017 0

SportStar Of The Week | Pinewood-Los Altos Hills | Basketball | Senior • Jump played a key role in keeping the Panthers’ lengthy winning streak alive during a tough three-games-in-seven-days stretch that bridged January and February. Pinewood, which entered this week at No. X in SportStars NorCal Top 20, knocked... Read more

Fairbrook’s 41

Sac-Joaquin Section Uncategorized January 26, 2017 0

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Janae Fairbrook had a big night on Tuesday, scoring a career-high 41 points and made a St. Francis school record 11 three-pointers, including 10 straight in the first half. “I was not really counting during the game,” said Fairbrook, whose career best was... Read more

NorCal Player of the Year

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section January 20, 2017 0

NorCal Player of the Year Mason Hurst • WR/DB • Del Oro-Loomis • Senior Versatile. Humble. Leader. Competitor. Athletic. Mature. Special. The adjectives to describe SportStars Magazine’s NorCal Football Player of the Year Mason Hurst are as plentiful as the skills that he possesses on and... Read more

New Year, New Opportunities

Health & Fitness LEVELUP INSIDERS January 20, 2017 0

Use 2017’s Arrival To Analyze Where You Are, Plot A Path To Where You Want To Be It’s that time of year again: When we look forward, dreaming about all that we will accomplish. If you dream of having a meaningful and successful journey through sports, investing... Read more

Is Sport-Specific Training Necessary?

LEVELUP INSIDERS January 20, 2017 0

Specialized Sport Training Isn’t A Necessity. I’m sure you’ve heard the term “sport-specific training” more than once in your life. Well the cold hard fact is that it doesn’t exist, especially not with young athletes. When working with pre-adolescent and high school athletes, there’s undeniable truth. This is that... Read more

Full-Time Club Comes At A Cost

Club Sports LEVELUP INSIDERS Uncategorized January 20, 2017 0

I play soccer year-round and some of the better players don’t play for their high schools. Why is that? Why wouldn’t someone play for their high school? I know the competition isn’t as good during the summer as it is during the school year, but don’t colleges care... Read more

Let’s Face It, Cut Day Is THE WORST

Football High School Football January 20, 2017 0

There’s an adage I’ve heard from time to time that claims “Cut Day is harder on the coach than it is the player.” As a high school athlete who had to make the walk through the locker room before school and glance at the list on the... Read more

Streak Smarts

CalHiSports Insights CalHiSports Sitewide Stats CalHiSports.com High School Basketball Southern Section January 20, 2017 0

A 50-plus Game Win Streak Has Chino Hills Boys Hoops In Rare Territory Win streak records are especially fun to keep track of because when challenging teams come along over the years — and there aren’t many — it’s natural to relive those moments and bring back those... Read more

NorCal Boys Hoops Top 20

High School Basketball Rankings January 20, 2017 0

Records through Jan. 21 1. (1) Sheldon-Sacramento 16-2 2. (2) Woodcreek-Roseville 18-2 3. (3) Salesian-Richmond 17-3 4. (4) St. Joseph Notre Dame-Alameda 17-1 5. (5) Dublin 17-1 6. (7) Capital Christian-Sacramento 11-7 7. (9) De La Salle-Concord 14-4 8. (8) Oakland Tech ... Read more

Welcome To Rugby 101

HS / CLUB RUGBY Sac-Joaquin Section January 19, 2017 0

A Brief History And Introduction To One Of America’s New IT Sports. Over the course of the next few editions of SportStars Magazine, we want to introduce you to a sport that many consider the fastest growing team sport in the United States: Rugby! Youth Rugby in particular in... Read more