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Know & GO Podcast | Ep. 8: Ankles, Achilles & Toes
Dr. Murali Moorthy Joins The Show To Discuss Various Lower Extremity Injuries, Including High Ankles Sprains And Achilles Tears • In the newest episode of Know & GO we sit down with Golden State Orthopedics and Spine’s Dr. Murali Moorthy — a specialist in lower extremity injuries. Over a... Read more
Know & GO Podcast | Ep. 7: Plotting A Return To Play
Golden State Orthopedic Nurse Practitioner Laura Davis Stops By To Talk About The Attention To Detail The Return To Play Process Requires • For our seventh episode, Know & Go host Chace Bryson welcomes the show’s first female guest — Laura Davis, a former elite swimmer for Stanford who’s... Read more
Know & GO Podcast | Ep. 2: The Dreaded ACL Tear
We Welcome An Orthopedic Surgeon And Serra-San Mateo Football Star Hassan Mahasin To Discuss Knee Injuries And Dealing With A Torn ACL • In our second episode, Know & GO host Chace Bryson welcomes a pair of guests for a discussion on knee injuries — specifically the torn ACL... Read more
Know & GO Podcast | Ep. 1: Armed & Ready
In The Debut Episode Of Our New Ask-The-Expert Podcast, We Talk Arm Safety And Injury Prevention With Dr. Charles Preston • For the show’s first episode, one of the East Bay’s most renowned sports medicine practitioners as Dr. Charles Preston joins the show.  Dr. Preston is the head team... Read more
How to Maximize Your Golf Training
Want to know how to maximize your golf training? Putting these tips into practice can improve your game from its very foundations. Give them a try!  Photo by Daniel Stenholm on Unsplash  Golf may seem like an easy, relaxed sport. But if you want to take it a step... Read more
Mark Tennis: CIF, Sections, Districts Face Tough Decisions In Turbulent Times
In A Notes-Style Column, Cal-Hi Sports’ Editor Writes On The CIF Facing Tough Calls On Fall Sports, And Looks At Black Lives Matter Protests Through A California HS Sports Lens • High school sports can seem insignificant during turbulent times, but it does play a role in the many... Read more
JP MURPHY San Ramon Valley Football, SportStar of the Week
San Ramon Valley JP Murphy  Honored as SportStar of the Week! It was the night after Halloween, but JP Murphy was still plenty scary in his relentless pursuit of the quarterback. Murphy terrorized Monte Vista’s Jack Stewardson by sacking him four times in a thrilling 17-16 double-overtime victory over... Read more
Mountain View Volleyball Club: 18U Boys Net National Title
Behind Eight Boys Who’ve Played Together Four Straight Years, Mountain View Volleyball Club Claimed Its First Open Division Junior National Championship • Certainly this was the ideal sendoff for the Mountain View Volleyball Club 18 Red boys team.  Just before its players go their separate ways and venture off... Read more
Good Stress: How Athletes Can Use Stress In A Good Way
Level Up Insider Erika Westhoff Details How Athletes Can Actually Use A Little Stress In Their Lives • Stress gets a lot of bad press these days. There’s no doubt that chronic stress can wreak havoc on our health and performance. And so many of my clients come to... Read more
Softball’s NAIA Explosion Showcase
Superior Showcase Softball’s NAIA Explosion Showcase Arrives in Placer Valley May 31-June 2  Superior Showcase Softball, USA Softball of Sacramento and Placer Valley Tourism are teaming up for three incredible days of softball for the NAIA Explosion Showcase taking place May 31-June 2. Nearly 1,000 softball players from the... Read more
Hannah Jorgensen- Cycling SportStar of the Week
NorCal High School Cycling League points leader, Hanna Joprgensen takes home SportStar of the Week honors Hannah Jorgensen, a 4.0 student and relentless cyclist, entered the second week of May as the overall points leader in the Sophomore Girls Division of the NorCal High School Cycling League. Jorgensen competes... Read more
Vocal Chord Dysfunction: When Stress Shuts Down Your Airway
Our Mental Skills Professional, Erika Westhoff, Breaks Down Vocal Chord Dysfunction In The Stressed Out Athlete • In my 20 years as a mental skills coach, there’s no doubt that stress is a bigger part of young athletes lives today — more than ever before. So much so, it’s... Read more