By Jen Christensen | CNN The rate of kids sports and recreation-related emergency room visits for traumatic brain injuries declined 32% from 2012 to 2018, after more than a decade of increasing rates, a new study finds. The decline seems to be largely related to the decreasing number of... Read more
California community colleges shift all sports to spring season for 2020-21 academic year
Blog July 10, 2020
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The CIF State is expected to announce its plans for sports in 2020-21 on July 20 but the organization received a look Thursday at an approved collegiate model in the state. The California Community College Athletic Association... Read more
100 Winningest FB Teams in CA History
Blog July 10, 2020
We’re now going through all team categories in the exclusive Cal-Hi Sports state football record book files. For this post, it’s a monstrous expansion of our category for most wins by a school in its history. We’re also updating many other state football records for team categories in the... Read more
Servite linebacker Harrison Cofell has enrolled at Trinity League rival St. John Bosco, the senior confirmed Tuesday. The 5-foot-11, 210-pound Cofell joins a group of St. John Bosco linebackers led by Andrew Simpson and Benny Lockhart among others. Simpson (6-1, 215) has committed to Kansas. USC-committed linebacker Ma’a Gaoteote... Read more
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now The quarterback position at Corona del Mar has become one coveted spot. The reigning CIF-SS Division 3 and state 1-A champion Sea Kings have two senior transfers in a five-man competition after the recent arrival of former... Read more
SANTA CRUZ — The 30th annual Santa Cruz City Amateur — the area’s longest running and most celebrated golf tournament — won’t take place Aug. 8-9 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Officials at city-owned DeLaveaga Golf Course, the tournament host, announced the decision on its website June 19. “This... Read more
John Ward returns to Chavez football program as head coach after four years at Delta
Blog July 9, 2020
STOCKTON — John Ward’s expressions were sheltered by the large blue bandanna smothering his face. But the tone in his voice perked every chance he had to talk about his return to the Chavez football program.After four season away, Ward is back at Chavez as the Titans’ head football... Read more
BRENTWOOD — The Liberty High School community will convene Friday night at City Park in downtown Brentwood to honor one of its own. Devon Willis, a defensive back on the school’s North Coast Section championship team in 2017, was killed last month when a person suspected of driving under... Read more
Servite linebacker Harrison Cofell has enrolled at Trinity League rival St. John Bosco, the senior confirmed Tuesday. The 5-foot-11, 210-pound Cofell joins a group of St. John Bosco linebackers led by Andrew Simpson and Benny Lockhart among others. Simpson (6-1, 215) has committed to Kansas. USC-committed linebacker Ma’a Gaoteote... Read more
Toeing the line | Glimpse of the Action
Blog July 8, 2020
Members of Soquel High’s football team take part in conditioning drills on Monday. Extra safety measures were put in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Kevin Painchaud – Santa Cruz Sentinel) Members of Soquel High’s football team take part in conditioning drills on Monday. Extra safety measures... Read more
Boston Red Sox sign Mitty infielder Nick Yorke
Blog July 8, 2020
Nick Yorke made what was expected since draft night official Tuesday. The former Archbishop Mitty High School standout traveled to Boston to sign with the Red Sox, who surprisingly selected the infielder with the 17th pick in the first round last month. Yorke, 18, received a $2.7 million signing... Read more
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Orange County high schools were advised Monday, July 6 by legal counsel for the Orange County Department of Education to postpone summer athletic programs until further guidelines from health officials. In a letter from general counsel Jeffrey... Read more
