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
Once again, the Great Northern Weather Bias of 2016 was in play. While the South Conference racers toiled in Saturday’s biting, wet winds, the North Conference was blessed with warm air and crisp, blue skies. How the North Conference Illuminati geo-engineered that for every single weekend of the race... Read more
This year, we are on the Road to Rio as we support Mariya Koroleva and her duet partner Anita Alvarez as they perform for us before representing the USA in the 2016 Summer Olympics! Also enjoy the performances of our entire membership from the peanuts to the national team... Read more
CYC to Host Olympians / Greco World Duals, 2016
Club Sports May 12, 2016 0
For the 20th year, Concord’s Community Youth Center is hosting the only Junior Greco Roman tournament/developmental event in the United States and it is shaping up to be our best ever. We have teams participating from Hungary, Stockholm Sweden, and Scandinavia (Sweden & Norway). We also have domestic teams... Read more
The Region 10 Championships in Provo, Utah, on Friday & Saturday, April, 29-30 became proving grounds for Lafayette -based Sherman Swim team divers and coach, Steve Sherman. Those pictured, from left to right, Chloe Goddard (Lafayette), Hailey Tang (Moraga), Coach Steve Sherman, Ian Milne (Orinda), Molly Gray (Walnut Creek),... Read more
