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Folsom Graduate Jake Browning Has A Chance To Join A Very Short List of NorCal Heisman Trophy Winners

CalHiSports Insights CalHiSports Sitewide Stats CalHiSports.com LEVELUP INSIDERS Sac-Joaquin Section November 11, 2016 0

Folsom Graduate Jake Browning Has A Chance To Join A Very Short List of NorCal Heisman Trophy Winners Northern California didn’t have much of a connection to the Heisman Trophy for the first 30 years in which college football‘s most prestigious award was handed out, but then... Read more

Tip Off Classic 2016 Results and Players Of The Game

Basketball November 11, 2016 0

2016 Tip Off Classic Results / Players of the Game After the seven-game tournament, event organizer Gerry Freitas mused, ““The event went very well. Thanks to all the teams! It was a deep pool of talent-maybe the deepest in the ten years of the event.” Game... Read more

Drama Lurks As Playoffs Arrive

North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section November 11, 2016 0

Well it’s November, which means we’ve officially reached the first postseason of the high school sporting year. This one arrives with a bit of intrigue for a couple sports, actually. And of course, an accompanying amount of confusion and controversy. Let’s talk about the good stuff... Read more

No Pain, No Gain In XC

LEVELUP INSIDERS Multi-Sport November 11, 2016 0

I’ve played all sorts of sports: Football, baseball, basketball, and I just don’t get cross country. It doesn’t even seem like a sport at all. You get out there and you don’t even run fast — you just jog. What kind of athletic skill does it take to... Read more

Jonathan Pierce

Football High School Football North Coast Section SportStars of the Week November 11, 2016 0

SportStar Of The Week | Freedom-Oakley | Football | Senior • In one the best back-and-forth games of the season in the East Bay, Pierce helped keep the Falcons’ perfect season in tact by leading them to a 41-38 victory at previously-unbeaten Pittsburg. Pierce’s 34-yard touchdown pass to Giles Jackson... Read more

Iron Girls

Golf High School Golf High School Sports Features North Coast Section November 3, 2016 0

Carondelet golf takes aim at second at another postseason run to the state tournament Read more

Ball Of Confusion: Trying To Process The Sac-Joaquin Playoff Selection Process

Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section October 28, 2016 0

Long, long ago, a good high school season meant winning the league championship. There might’ve been some kind of postseason playoff, but basically it was about being the best in your little area. Obviously, that has changed. Just like professional sports (and of course college sports are... Read more

Band Camp

Health & Fitness LEVELUP INSIDERS October 28, 2016 0

I recently created a full-fledged 90-day program for my clients that uses only bands. There are a few reasons why I went this route, and I want to lay them out here so you can determine whether bands may be a good option for you to incorporate into... Read more

Stay Ahead Of The Injury

Health & Fitness October 28, 2016 0

Tips For Football Players On Enjoying The Game And Avoiding The Injury List. As a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, I get the opportunity to be influential in many young athletes’ lives. Unfortunately, those that I typically have access to are already injured. Hopefully in this forum, I have a... Read more

Assessing the NorCal Sports Landscape

CalHiSports Insights Multi-Sport October 28, 2016 0

One Month In. And just like that, September was gone. Our first full month of the 2016-17 year in high school athletics was a pretty eventful one. This is always a time of year where I like to use this space to take note of what we’ve learned about... Read more

Jayden Machado

Football High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week October 28, 2016 0

SportStar Of The Week | Elk Grove | Football | Senior • The senior quarterback came up big in the Thundering Herd’s biggest game of the season thus far. He tossed three touchdown passes — two to Gavin Reinwald and one to Jonas McMillan — to lead a 24-17... Read more

Pittsburg Football Career Crushing Record, Montaz Thompson

High School Football North Coast Section October 27, 2016 0

Eyes On The Prize As he chases several of Pittsburg’s career rushing records, Montaz Thompson has the Pirates on a pillaging path. The eyes have it. They belong to Pittsburg High running back Montaz Thompson, and on the football field they never stop moving. They dart one way, seeking... Read more