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Commitment Crunch
GET MENTAL : Erika Carlson     A growing trend in youth sports, especially female youth sports, is early commitment to college. In 2014, the New York Times ran a story about Haley Berg a 14-year-old 8th grader who, just a few weeks before her first day of high school,... Read more
Train For Go

Train For Go

Health & Fitness February 9, 2015 0

Powered by Trucks : Anthony Trucks    Like everyone else this year I made it a point to kick up my physical training.     In fact, I dug out my original training program from Oregon when I used to play football for the Ducks. In the back of my... Read more
Boys Hoops NorCal Top 20
RECORDS ARE THROUGH FEB. 21 (Source: MaxPreps) RANK LAST TEAM RECORD 1 1 Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland 21-4 2 2 Moreau Catholic-Hayward 21-5 3 4 Sacramento 23-4 4 5 El Cerrito 25-3 5 3 Monte Vista-Danville 23-3 6 6 De La Salle-Concord 23-3 7 7 Modesto Christian 24-3 8 8 Folsom... Read more
Sac-Joaquin’s Best Ever?
  By MARK TENNIS | Special to SportStars   In any ranking such as this one, criteria needs to be explained right off the bat.   First, by using the term greatest, this is not a ranking of teams that if they lined up against each other, we think... Read more
PUTT FOR DOUGH: Here’s how to get stingy on “putts per round”
TIPS FROM THE PRO By Scott Barrow, Head Club Pro at Roddy Ranch How many putts do you have per round? Are 3-putts a little too common in your game? Reducing the number of putts missed in your round is easier than it sounds, but it does take practice.... Read more

NorCal Girls Top 20

Basketball January 22, 2015 0

RECORDS ARE THROUGH FEB. 21 (Source: MaxPreps)   RANK LAST TEAM RECORD 1 1 St. Mary’s-Stockton 26-1 2 2 Miramonte-Orinda 24-2 3 4 Pinewood-Los Altos Hills 22-2 4 5 Carondelet-Concord 24-2 5 6 Vanden-Fairfield 24-3 6 3 St. Ignatius-S.F. 20-4 7 9 Dublin 22-3 8 7 Archbishop Mitty-San Jose... Read more
St. Francis Goalie Catie Brown to Sign with SMU
   SACRAMENTO, Calif. ““ St. Francis senior Catie Brown still has work to do on the soccer field for the Troubadours this spring but she will solidify her college plans next month. She will sign a National Letter of Intent to play soccer and attend Southern Methodist University on... Read more
Jam-Packed

Jam-Packed

Basketball January 16, 2015 0

By Harold Abend & Chace Bryson:     Despite a closely-contested final from a strong St. Ignatius squad, the St. Mary’s-Stockton girls basketball took care of business in the West Coast Jamboree Platinum Division final on Dec. 30 at Las Positas College.     Rams’ 5-foot-9 guard Mi’Cole Cayton would take... Read more
2014 Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Burr-Kirven
*EDITOR’S NOTE: This is an extended version of the article which ran in print.    The tackles are as identifiable as the player who makes them. No one hits like Ben Burr-Kirven.   A ballcarrier may be in full stride, exploding into the hole until his momentum is halted and... Read more
2014 Offensive Player of the Year: Jake Browning
  The mind-boggling numbers alone tell the story of perhaps the greatest season and career that a high school quarterback has ever put together. But there is so much more than just numbers that make Jake Browning’s national- and state-record setting accomplishments truly special for anyone who was a... Read more
Amazin’ Mack: McClymonds’ 32-0 mark remains pinnacle of state’s stellar 2007-08 season
State of Play: Mark Tennis    Some seasons we cover are like fine wines and only get better with age. Take the 2007-08 California boys basketball season, for example.    In the next-to-last game of that season, which was the CIF Division III state championship, future Golden State Warrior Klay... Read more
Back 2 Form

Back 2 Form

Health & Fitness January 16, 2015 0

   Use these tips to begin your transition from offseason mode to preseason triathlon and endurance training.  TriSteps : Liz Elliott    The triathlon season is just around the corner and most of you have been working out less. Even if you are seasoned athlete, you will be starting from... Read more