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NorCal Preseason #18: Capital Christian-Sacramento
We begin our 2017 Football coverage by revealing teams #20-11 in our NorCal Preseason Top 20 in a daily countdown to Aug. 24 when #10-1 are revealed in our 2017 Football Preview Special. If you need to catchup, here are links to previous entries: | No. 20 Foothill (Aug.... Read more
NorCal Preseason #19: Oakdale
We begin our 2017 Football coverage by revealing teams #20-11 in our NorCal Preseason Top 20 in a daily countdown to Aug. 24 when #10-1 are revealed in our 2017 Football Preview Special. If you need to catchup, here are links to previous entries: | No. 20 Foothill (Aug.... Read more
NorCal Preseason #20: Foothill-Pleasanton
We begin our 2017 Football coverage by revealing teams #20-11 in our NorCal Preseason Top 20 in a daily countdown to Aug. 24 when #10-1 are revealed in our 2017 Football Preview Special. First up: Foothill-Pleasanton.   NO. 20 FOOTHILL-PLEASANTON   2016 REVIEW: 6-5 and unranked in our final rankings ... Read more
Ultimate 15
There were a lot of very good players from the Class of 2018 all the way down to some 2022 players at the inaugural 89-team EOT/End of the Trail Bay Area Ultimate Challenge from July 23-25 at the Ultimate Fieldhouse in Walnut Creek. However, the only players to make... Read more
Punching Prodigy
Story by JAMES G. KANE | Photos by DENNIS LEE Angel Cordon Jr. was barely knee high the first time he received one of life’s difficult lessons — namely, that the journey will punch you in the mouth occasionally. “But,” he says now with the perspective of a 17-year-old... Read more
Volleyball: Alexa Edwards’ Smash Hit
Hardwood is in Alexa Edwards’ genes, and she grew up on gymnasium floors. So it is no surprise that the Sacramento resident made herself at home on the volleyball court in 2016 to earn Freshman All-American honors from the media. “Her talent sets her apart, but her volleyball IQ... Read more
Some Kind Of Fish Tale
The Story Of The Deer Valley Fishing Team’s First Season Is A Hard One To Believe • Story By CHACE BRYSON | Photos Courtesy Of BOB SCUDERO There was a time last spring when the casts from the poles of the fledgling Deer Valley High Fishing Team were directed... Read more
USA Softball Fastpitch Championship in Roseville
Maidu Park Gears Up to Host 600 Youth Softball Players as Major Tournament Swings into Roseville, July 31 to Aug. 6  USA Softball of Sacramento and Placer Valley Tourism are teaming up to host the USA Softball Girls Fastpitch 14U Class B Western National Championship from July 31 to Aug. 6.... Read more
Lasting Impact: Remembering George Austin
For More Than 30 Years, George Austin Was A Pillar To All Things El Cerrito High • Story By PHIL JENSEN | Photo By DENNIS LEE George Austin touched lives. The sentence is simplistic, but the meaning certainly is not. Austin touched generations of lives at El Cerrito High... Read more
Cal-Hi Sports’ Mr. Baseball 2017—Hagen Danner
Huntington Beach Pitcher/Catcher’s Dominance With Arm And Bat Gave Him Edge Among Truly Elite Class • EDITOR’S NOTE: This story previously ran at CalHiSports.com. Visit the site to see the all-time list of Mr. Baseball honorees. Story By MARK TENNIS | Photos Courtesy of USA BASEBALL There are years... Read more
Tiger On A Tear
Two-Way Talent Cory Glasgow Is Poised For A Breakout Season At Tokay-Lodi • Story & Photo by MIKE BUSH Cory Glasgow is small in stature but big on talent. The 5-foot-6, 170-pound running back and strong safety plays for a Tokay High-Lodi football team which is looking to make... Read more
July Cover Story: The Ty That Drives
In Less Than 10 Years, Danville’s Ty Akabane Went From Plastic Snoopy Clubs To Cracking The Field Of The U.S. Women’s Open • Story by MIKE WOOD | Photos by SAMUEL STRINGER Ty Akabane had to wait. That happens a lot in the sport of golf. What happened next,... Read more