Benicia Is Arguably The Sac-Joaquin Section’s Most Complete Softball Team — Will It Equate To A Division III Title? • At times, softball can become a singular sport: One team’s ace pitcher facing off with the opponent’s big hitter and the game on the line. But the Benicia High... Read more
Folsom Junior Receiver Joe Ngata Left Every Football Scout Drooling In 2017 • Joe Ngata wasn’t wasting any time. Fresh off a 16-0 state championship season, Joe Ngata, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound Folsom High School receiver was begging to get back in the gym. “I’ve been back in the gym... Read more
SportStars All-City “V Award 2018” Denner Party
Sac-Joaquin SectionTrack & Field, Anchored by Youth RunnerXC-Track-Running May 15, 2018 0
Oak Ridge Senior Maddy Denner Has Established Herself As One Of The State’s Strongest Girls Distance Runners Winning a race often takes more than speed or an ability to quickly cover distances. Strategy, mental preparation, and conditioning are just as essential, if not more important than physical training. Oak... Read more
Franklin-Elk Grove Wildcats Survive A Frenzied Final Week Of Delta League Baseball To Emerge With Their First Title Since 2015 • For the last 19 years, the last remaining team in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section North bracket was from the mighty Delta League. Elk Grove, Jesuit, Davis and... Read more
Masterful Communication Aids Elk Grove High Softball
High School Baseball/SoftballSac-Joaquin Section May 10, 2018 0
21st Century Clout Coach Amanda Buck operates her Elk Grove High softball team like a finely-crafted marketing plan. The team mission adjusts pitch-by-pitch to the calls of assistant coach Jake Lively, corresponding with color-coded commands on each player’s arm band. Play is often stalled to discuss strategies with coaches,... Read more
Undaunted By Offseason Knee Surgery Or A Fourth New Coach In As Many Seasons, Jacob Cole Leads Roseville’s Push Toward A Title Defense • Injuries can be devastating for prep athletes, but timing plays a big role in their effect on the prospects of college-bound seniors. Post-commitment ACL tears,... Read more
West Campus Girls Basketball on a Championship Run
High School BasketballSac-Joaquin Section April 6, 2018 0
West Campus Girls Credit Their Track Coach, Conditioning Program In The Wake Of Winning A Second Consecutive State Championship • West Campus Story by MIKE WOOD | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH You might not expect to hear groans, gasps and cackles from a girls basketball team that just... Read more
River City Girls Soccer, Zero Postseason Wins to Division Champs
HS / CLUB SoccerSac-Joaquin Section March 6, 2018 0
How River City High Went From Zero Postseason Wins In Program History, To Sac-Joaquin Section Div. II Champs • Leading up to the biggest game of her career, River City Girls Soccer-West Sacramento senior Sydney Schultz practiced the ideal shot in what became the deciding factor of the Sac-Joaquin Section... Read more
Woodcreek High School Swim Invitational Splashes into Roseville
AquaticsSac-Joaquin Section February 28, 2018 0
More Than 1,000 High School Swimmers Compete in Roseville on March 9-10 The 18th Annual Woodcreek High School Swim Invitational is splashing into the newly renovated Roseville Aquatics Complex (RAC) on March 9-10. Woodcreek Aquatics Club and Placer Valley Tourism are thrilled to welcome more than 1,000 student athletes from... Read more
Sheldon High School Softball: Details On Demand
High School Baseball/SoftballSac-Joaquin Section February 22, 2018 3
Sheldon-Sacramento Has Built Its Sac-Joaquin Section Softball Dynasty Upon Mastering The Little Things — And The 2018 Squad Is Already At Work • There’s nothing simple about winning three consecutive Sac-Joaquin Section Division I softball championships and seven titles in the last 11 years. And it’s no simple task... Read more
Seniors Signing NCAA Soccer Programs
HS / CLUB SoccerSac-Joaquin SectionSac/Joaquin Edition February 17, 2018 0
Two Seniors are the pride of St. Francis Seniors Marlee Nicolos (Santa Clara) and Taylor Simpkins (Point Loma Nazarene) each signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer next fall in college at a ceremony at the school Wednesday morning, Feb. 7th. Nicolos, who currently is the leading scorer... Read more
Maya’s Empire
HS / CLUB SoccerSac-Joaquin Section January 18, 2018 0
NorCal’s Soccer Community Knows The Name Maya Doms — A National Audience Is On The Brink Of Learning It Too • Story by STEVEN WILSON | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH Special. It’s the first word most people utter when it comes to Davis High junior midfielder Maya Doms... Read more
