The end. That’s how movies finish, not how stories begin. But the end for Campolindo athletic director Bob Wilson, how he finished off a 35-year run in sports and education, was more important than how it started. He didn’t want to conclude a rich, joyous merry-go-career... Read more
I play two high school sports, and both coaches have made it really clear that if I don’t play their sport during the summer, I won’t have much of a chance to make varsity. I don’t have time to do both — I have to work — and... Read more
Rising Above
Uncategorized June 12, 2013 0
After a controversial ruling disqualified him from his strongest event, De La Salle hurdler Marquis Morris earned state gold anyway. Read more
Twice the Poise
BaseballHigh School Baseball/Softball June 11, 2013 0
Senior pitcher Kaitlyn Garcia the bulldog-like grit that lead Casa Roble to a third SJS title in four years. Read more
7 Up! Jesuit’s rugby club battles to claim a 7th national title
HS / CLUB RUGBYSac-Joaquin Section June 11, 2013 0
Jesuit’s rugby club battled back from a pair of halftime deficits to claim a 7th national title. Read more
Chasing Perfection
Tennis: High School & Club June 11, 2013 0
Miramonte team tennis won its second straight NCS title behind depth and balance Read more
Gone in 11 Seconds
Uncategorized June 11, 2013 0
Gabriella Cantrell had a choice: Focus more on sprinting or opera singing — she grabbed her cleats. Read more
Kicking Down the Door
HS / CLUB SoccerSoccer June 11, 2013 0
Franklin-Elk Grove girls soccer shed it’s past of near-misses by winning its first SJS title. Read more
Sami Donovan Bella Vista-Fair Oaks – Soccer
HS / CLUB SoccerSoccerSportStars of the Week June 10, 2013 0
The junior midfielder scored the Broncos’ first goal in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II Championship match in which Bella Vista defeated Ponderosa 2-1. The victory gave the Broncos (18-1-4) their first section title since the program won three consecutive Division I titles from 1986-88. Donovan’s goal in the championship... Read more
Chances are Chelsea Chenault had a better weekend than you. To recap, the Carondelet senior swimmer capped her banner high school career with three victories at the NCS championships on May 18: 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, and the 400 free relay, the latter broke the independent national high school record. Her... Read more
Rowdy Tellez Elk Grove Baseball – Senior
High School Baseball/SoftballSportStars of the Week June 10, 2013 0
Tellez went 11-for-16 with three home runs and 12 RBI in a five-game stretch of Delta Valley League games to help the Thundering Herd remain just one game behind league-leading Davis. Tellez started his hot streak with a 3-for-5 effort with a homer and 4 RBI in a 12-4 win... Read more
Brad Degnan Pioneer-San Jose – Baseball
BaseballHigh School Baseball/SoftballSportStars of the Week June 10, 2013 0
Degnan made nationwide headline news when he bashed three home runs not just in one game but in one inning. He helped the Wildcats tattoo Westmoor 24-6 on April 18 as they batted around twice for Degnan to make history. He’s the only HS baseball player to accomplish this feat.... Read more