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With 6-foot-8 Pitching Talent Darren Nelson Leading The Way, Senior-Heavy Granite Bay Is Loose, Confident And Ready To Chase A Title • Story by JIM MCCUE | Photos by DOUG GULER Records are erased and league titles meaningless when the first pitch of the Sac-Joaquin Section baseball playoffs is... Read more
Lincoln Potters Bring Rich History to GWL
Lincoln Potters Bring Rich History to GWL Summer in Placer Valley is going to sizzle this year with the return of the Lincoln Potters. This collegiate-level summer baseball team is part of the Great West League (GWL) and will be playing 32 home games in Lincoln at newly renovated... Read more
Rip Kids
  Rancho Bernardo Baseball Shines Thanks To A Talented Roster And A Legendary Coach Who’s Been Known To Grab A Wave • Story by Mark Tennis | Photos by Rudy Schmoke The perfect day for Rancho Bernardo-San Diego baseball coach Sam Blalock is to grab his surfboard, catch some... Read more
Taylor Strong
  Just 10 Months Removed From Battling A Rare Liver Cancer, Norco’s Taylor Dockins Is Leading The Nation’s No. 1 Team •   Photos By Patrick Takkinen of SoCalSidelines.com In the middle of last summer, anyone connected with Norco High’s softball team could not have cared less about what was... Read more
De La Salle High School Baseball: League Of Their Own
Sorting Out NorCal Best Baseball League De La Salle high school baseball team charges the mound to celebrate its 2016 North Coast Section Div. I title. The East Bay Athletic League has won five of the seven Div. I title since 2010. The EBAL also claimed the 2016 Div... Read more
Alhambra Softball Briana Perez Serves 5-Tool Menu
Diamond Rated Settle into your seat to watch the four-star softball program at Alhambra High School in Martinez and prepare to be dazzled.   By the time seven innings elapse, one course of “Did-you-see-that?” after another will be brought to you, each as uniquely sweet as 31 flavors of... Read more
Grinders
  There’s No Off Day In The East Bay Athletic League — And Foothill Baseball Is Just Fine With That •   Story By Mike Wood | Photos By Berry Evans III When Foothill High School-Pleasanton wrapped up a strenuous, dramatic win over Monte Vista-Danville, Falcons players rushed the... Read more
Hang 10
With Its First 10 Games, Clayton Valley Baseball Announced Its 2017 Presence With Authority Story By Mike Wood | Photos By Samuel Stringer Clayton Valley Charter High-Concord baseball is out of the gate quickly this season. How fast? Try a 10-0 start, with five shutouts. Thanks to a stingy... Read more
Pitch Count Matters: Know Your Limits
Pitch count matters. While good pitchers are in high demand even in youth sports, pitching too early and too often can have a lasting impact on the body. In fact, doctors at Baylor College of Medicine caution that throwing year-round at an early age could cause pitchers to be... Read more
Stamped of Talent
NorCal Softball Season Kicks Into High Gear With Loaded Livermore Stampede • With more top-end softball tournaments springing up each season, the Livermore Stampede is constantly under pressure to keep its reputation as the premier mid-season NorCal tournament. It will have no problem keeping that title this season. The 23rd... Read more
Big League Fun
Feel like you’re playing in the Big Leagues by taking in the type of views legends Babe Ruth or Ted Williams had at the famous replicas of major league ballparks at Big League Dreams in Redding. The 30-plus acre complex features scaled-down replicas of Boston’s Fenway Park, New York’s... Read more
Special Days for Disabled and Handicap Youth
Folsom High School Baseball Team Becomes “Baseball Buddies” for Challenger League Youth. As you know by reading SportStars, Little League Challenger Program is for Youth with Disabilities and Special needs. Starting at 11:30 a.m. at Ernie Sheldon Park, Natoma Station Drive, Folsom, CA, the Folsom High School varsity baseball team will become... Read more