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Pahulu’s POV: Pittsburg survives Serra Comeback
Powerhouse Pittsburg Pirates Face Serra’s Padres Serra vs. Pittsburg 9/9/17. Photo Credits: Sherrie Gutierrez I’m here at another great football matchup with Division 1 Powerhouse Pittsburg Pirates as they travel to San Mateo to face the Serra Padres. Thinking that the game would start at 1pm, but Serra postpones the game... Read more
Pahulu’s POV: Menlo-Atherton Football v. Bellarmine
PAHULU’S POINT OF VIEW — 8/25/17 For the first week of the high school football season in the Bya Area, I chose to visit Menlo-Atherton High to watch a possible CCS Open Division playoff matchup between Bellarmine-San Jose and the host Bears. Menlo-Atherton surprised everyone last year coming out... Read more
The Glorious Gridiron
Alas, it’s here. Our labor of love, and admittedly my favorite issue to work on every year. This is the eighth edition of our Football Preview, and I feel like it gets better each time we do it. This year we added our newest wrinkle, adding a Southern California... Read more
The Personal Development of Youth Athletes
Dr. Mark addresses Athlete Wellbeing The health and wellbeing of young athletes goes far beyond the physical dynamics involving sports. The current generation of youth athletes requires a holistic approach towards the wellbeing and development in athletics.  Assisting athletes in coping with sport-specific expectations, injury, anxiety, depression, conflict, communication... Read more
Health Advantages and Disadvantages of Milk
When it comes to milk beverages, the choices are more plentiful than ever. Whether you have allergies, intolerances or simply a desire for variety, there’s bound to be a milk product that meets your needs. Each type of milk has its advantages and disadvantages, depending on your health, eating habits... Read more
Knee Knowledge
Exploring The Possibilities When Injury Occurs With the summer in full swing, fall sports are right around the corner. With the initiation of the fall sports season, clinicians see a tremendous increase in the number of joint injuries; particularly around the knee. The knee is a tremendously powerful joint... Read more
Strategy Session: Planning With Purpose Produces Positives
Get Mental with Erika Westoff, SportStars INSIDER• Interested in doing something today that can enhance your training or competition tomorrow? Keep reading. You’ll learn how planning with purpose produces positives. I’m a big fan of simple strategies that make a BIG difference in development, and that’s exactly what you’ll... Read more
Gearing For The Gridiron
Well, there’s summer in the rearview mirror. It’s shorter every year. But unlike some of you athletes who may be groaning at a return to the books, the calendar’s turn to August fires us up. Now is when we get to really dig in to the upcoming football season... Read more
BRYSON: Summer Break
So my 2-year-old son has a cast on his left arm. That’s the summer my family is having. In actuality, the kid is taking it like a champ. Though if he were any older he’d be livid to know how his older brother was sneaking out back to swim... Read more
How To Stay Hydrated-Help for Dehydration
How do you Stay Hydrated? Rehydration is even more essential when summer temps soar. Summer break means summer practices under that hot summer sun. Dehydration is a big risk due to these warm weather conditions combined with weekend tournaments or double day workouts. Being dehydrated can result in up... Read more
Best Practices To Burn Body Fat
Powered By Trucks: Anthony Trucks It’s summertime and everyone is trying to beat the heat and enjoy the outdoors. You know as well as I do that it’s much easier to enjoy the weather with less clothes on, but that means showing off more skin. If you have a... Read more
For Our Friend
Putting together our Yearbook retrospective is always refreshing. To be honest, we may enjoy going back through our year’s worth of coverage as much as you enjoy thumbing through it once we’re done. Nothing but fun memories and good honest feels. As it should be. The stars of all... Read more