Dzurko Named to Synchronized Swim Junior Worlds National Team
AquaticsClub Sports September 27, 2016 0
US Performance Academy student, Nikki Dzurko, has been named to the Junior Worlds National Team for the sport of synchronized swimming. A two-phase process with women from all over the country competing, gaining a spot on the National Team to represent the USA is challenging. Dzurko has been with... Read more
Game-Changing Victory Lap for Oakland Warthogs Rugby
Club Sports August 19, 2016 0
Victory Lap The Warthogs mark the completion of our 10th season with a victory lap – a dream has been realized. For 10 consecutive years, 100% of Warthog players have graduated from high school. This year, each Oakland Warthog graduate will go on to college. Caught off guard. Early in the season, there were challenges that... Read more
RIO DE JANEIRO ““ Team USA’s Anita Alvarez and Mariya Koroleva posted their highest scores of the year on the biggest stage Tuesday, giving U.S. synchronized swimming a boost for the future. The pair placed ninth in the duet free final Tuesday to finish ninth overall in duet at the Rio Olympic Games. Alvarez and... Read more
NCVA Boys Red, ELAM Claim Championship Gold
Club Sports August 12, 2016 0
The Northern California Volleyball Association’s Boys Junior Red team claimed a gold medal at the USA Volleyball High Performances Championships in Ft. Lauderdale from July 19-23. NCVA compiled a perfect 9-0 record during the tournament and dropped just five of 32 total sets en route to winning the Youth... Read more
Walnut Creek SC Preparing For Big Year
Club Sports August 3, 2016 0
After serving as the Northgate High athletic director for the past six years, Steve Chappell may be used to viewing the month of July as his lone month of rest. That’s not something he was able to count on this summer. At the conclusion of the... Read more
National Treasure
Club Sports July 8, 2016 0
The girls volleyball competitive club season ended with multiple national championship events in 2015-2016. At the USA Volleyball Junior Nationals from June 28-July 3, as many as four Northern California teams returned after Top-5 efforts. The Five Starz 15-1 Black squad (pictured below) out of Davis returned with the... Read more
Club Soccer Summer Camp Options are a Kick!
Club Sports June 9, 2016 0
Walnut Creek Soccer Club hosts its “Invitational Challenge” each August. Heriitage Soccer, Pleasant Hill has its “Soccer Solutions” summer camps and Diablo Futbol Club (Concord) offers an academy. Of course, all these clubs have much more than just these, including rec programs, competitive teams, ODP (Olympic Development Programs). Heck,... Read more
Granite Bay Rugby Wins First Championship
Club Sports May 31, 2016 0
To win a championship in a sport as rough as rugby, you need players as tough as granite. Story by Jim Zelinski; Photos by Dan Bandoni. Courtesy of Sports Today Prevailing over a field of the country’s top 24 teams, the Granite Bay Rugby Club has won the national high school... Read more
Rookie at Rugby, USA’s Fastest-Growing Sport?
Club Sports May 20, 2016 0
Rugby NorCal is expanding. Again! This time with the introduction of Rookie Rugby. Executive Director, Mark Carney says to “Invest in your future by playing rugby!”. Rookie Rugby is USA Rugby’s brand of flag rugby,which is safe, non-contact and an easy way to play the game for boys and... Read more
SoCal League Summer Outreach Tour Kicks Off May 26th at Haro Bikes The SoCal High School Cycling League is taking its show on the road and providing a series of informational events to people interested in seeing a high school or middle school mountain bike club form at their... Read more
“San Jose is excited to welcome international rugby back to the capital of Silicon Valley for the second consecutive year,” said San Jose Sports Authority Executive Director Patricia Ernstrom. “We are proud of our continuing partnership with USA Rugby and we look forward to welcoming fans from our... Read more
Sixteen-year-old high school junior Rachel Lau of Cupertino, Calif., was named the SwimOutlet.com March Swimmer of the Month by USA Synchronized Swimming. She is a member of the Santa Clara Aquamaids and has been swimming for five and a half years. Lau has raised public consciousness of synchro swimming by inviting... Read more
