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   The Antioch Sports Legends Alumni is again gathering a roster of Hall of Fame softball players and outstanding coaches to conduct the Third Annual Hall of Fame Fast-Pitch Softball Clinic Saturday, August 2nd at the Antioch Youth Sports Complex at the corner of Wilbur Avenue and Apollo Court... Read more
   BASEBALL   Andrew Buckley, P, De La Salle-Concord, Sr. COMMENT: Posted a 1.71 ERA with a 5-2 record and one save over 49 innings.   Bryson Brigman, SS, Valley Christian-San Jose, Jr. COMMENT: Two-year starter for Warriors is already a two-time All-CCS player and a two-time world champion... Read more
NorCal Softball Top 15 Final season rankings.   1. San Benito-Hollister 29-1 2. Sheldon-Sacramento 27-6 3. Archbishop Mitty-San Jose 28-3  4. Elk Grove 28-6  5. Valley Christian-San Jose 25-6 6. Rodriguez-Fairfield         28-3   7. Johansen-Modesto         27-4 8. Amador Valley-Pleasanton 20-5 9. Sierra-Manteca 26-2-1 ... Read more

Roman’s Empire

Football February 13, 2012 0

By Harold Abend | Contributor   One player came into the CIF North Coast Section Division II title game on the precipice of making Northern California high school football history, the other knew he had it in him. The house was packed on Dec. 9 at Santa Rosa High... Read more
  By MIKE COPELAND | Contributor   Over the weekend of August 10-11, the Crow Canyon Sea Lions won their ninth consecutive Contra Costa County Swim Championships at the Acalanes High School Pool. The Sea Lions swim program has established itself as one of the preeminent summer recreation swim... Read more

Numbers Game

Football February 13, 2012 0

By Bill Kolb | Contributor   Salesian High School’s football team now officially knows how it feels to be Boise State. Or TCU. Or Oklahoma State. Or Auburn. The Pride did everything it could possibly do on the field in the 2011 season, but still didn’t get invited to... Read more
By JIM McCUE | Contributor   Derek Swafford arrived at the Sacramento High boys basketball program when the school was at a crossroads.  It was 2003 and Sacramento High School had just become a St. HOPE charter school. Swafford’s tenure began at the start of the 2003-04 season and has... Read more

FIRST TEE FILES: Dec. 22

Golf February 13, 2012 0

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dan McKegney, Executive Director for The First Tee Tri-Valley, offered the space of his column to Troy Maxoutopoulis, one of his Ace level participants. Here’s a little more info about Troy: Troy Maxoutopoulis, currently a junior at Amador Valley High School, has been a member at The... Read more
SportStars reports   Several members of the Northern California Volleyball Association High Performance team turned in an outstanding performance at the USA High Performances Championships in Tucson, Ariz. on July 28-30, bringing the silver medal back to the East Bay. It was the best-ever showing for the team in... Read more
SportStars reports   The fifth annual Mustang Stampede Boys Soccer Tournament played out from Aug. 19-21. The list of champions include the Mustang Red Bulls (U12 Premier division), Heritage SC Cosmos (U12 Gold), Los Gatos United Pumas (U13 Premier), Mill Valley Fusion U-13 (13 Gold), PAC INDIOS (U14 Premier),... Read more

TriSTEPS by Liz Elliott

Blog February 13, 2012 0

The three “F”s of successful triathlon training and racing are fun, fitness and form. We have discussed fitness and fun. To perform and feel better during and after each swim, bike and run, as well as putting it all together for a successful triathlon race now and into the future, form... Read more