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We Reveal Our Annual Ranked Countdown Of The Bay Area Athletes Of The Year For The 2018-19 School Year • Below are the first 55 athletes from our seventh annual Bay Area 75 — SportStars’ rankings of the top 75 Bay Area athletes of the year from 2018-19. The Top... Read more

SJS Boys Volleyball: Granite Bay, Elk Grove Lock Up Titles

Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA May 30, 2019 0

SJS Boys Volleyball Power Granite Bay Hauled In Its Sixth Section Banner While Elk Grove Claimed Its First NorCal Title • In the 10 years that the Sac-Joaquin Section has held championships for boys volleyball, Granite Bay has stood atop the SJS boys volleyball world. The Grizzlies have won... Read more

Sac-Joaquin Section Boys Volleyball Playoff Preview

Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA April 30, 2019 0

As April Ends, 50 Teams Begin A Race For Three Sac-Joaquin Section Boys Volleyball Championships • Opening rounds for the Sac-Joaquin Section boys volleyball playoffs are April 29-30. With Golden Sierra-Garden Valley earning a No. 6 seed in Division III, the Grizzlies are the defending section champion with the... Read more

Vista del Lago Volleyball: Eagles Seniors’ Time To Shine

Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA April 30, 2019 0

With Five Seniors Leading The Way, Vista del Lago Enters The Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs Hoping To Party Like Its 2012 • Timing is essential to success in volleyball. Jump too soon, set too late, or miss a hit or dig attempt by a split-second, and the point is lost.... Read more

UC Elite 16 Wins First Trip to Jr. Nationals

Club Sports Oakland Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA April 3, 2019 0

Precisely the spike that was needed! UC ELITE Volleyball Club of Union City and Hayward secured a national spot with a Pacific Northwest Qualifier win this weekend in Spokane. It’s the teams first bid to the Jr. Nationals since its 2015 inception. According to head volleyball coach, Matt Guzman... Read more

Go To School: Tips On Making Yourself More Recruitable

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA March 19, 2019 0

Make Yourself More Recruitable — Professional Tips To Help Volleyball Juniors And Seniors Put Their Best Foot Forward • The recruiting season can be an emotional rollercoaster for an unsigned/uncommitted senior volleyball athlete (and for juniors in the same situation). As the author of CollegeVolleyballCoach.com, I receive numerous emails... Read more

NCVA: Fostering Volleyball Fever

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA March 19, 2019 0

NCVA Finds Success With Developmental Youth League • It’s that time of year where one can visit just about any community baseball field on a Saturday morning and see 4- and 5-year olds playing a T-Ball game that loosely resembles baseball. The boys and girls who play are never... Read more

Kari Geissberger: Day In The Life

High School Sports Features North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA February 27, 2019 1

Sunny With A Chance Of Spikes: Marin Catholic Volleyball Star, Kari Geissberger, Is A Ray Of Positive Energy — And A Devastating Hitter • Kari Geissberger doesn’t really walk across the Marin Catholic High campus. It’s more of a glide. That’s how quickly she and her 6-foot-5 frame seem... Read more

College Volleyball Growth Good for High School, Club

Club Sports VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA February 16, 2019 0

The State of Volleyball News from American Volleyball Coaches Association is positive for volleyball in U.S. high schools. A recently-release NFHS participation report documented that in 2017-18, volleyball remained the top team sport for girls for the fourth consecutive year with 446,583 participants. Texas boasted the highest number of female participants with 47,415,... Read more

Dublin Volleyball’s Brooke Lohuis: Touched By Tragedy

North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA February 14, 2019 0

In November 2017, Brooke Lohuis Transferred to Dublin High from Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Florida — It Was A Move That May Have Saved Her Life, And Changed Her Future • “I was in a group chat with my family, when my sister texted that there were shots fired... Read more

NCVA Power League: Girls Season Hits Full Swing

Club Sports High School Sports Features VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA February 1, 2019 0

Several Loaded Squads Gear Up For Club Power League Opening • As February arrives, so does the heart of the girls volleyball club season. The Northern California Volleyball Association Power League kicked off the 18U Division in December. Divisions 11U through 17U all get underway on Feb. 2-3 with... Read more

Northern California Volleyball: Sacramento Teams Blaze Trails

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 18, 2019 0

Pair Of Boys Teams Notch First National Bids For Young Sacramento Club • “Be legendary,” is a statement subtly placed on the homepage of the Legends Volleyball Club website. At the San Mateo Convention Center on Jan. 12-13, LVBC had 21 boys fulfill that very statement. The players from... Read more