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SPORTSTAR OF THE WEEK: Ryan McLaughlin
SportStar Of The Week – Drake-San Anselmo – Baseball – Junior Ryan McLaughlin McLaughlin was facing an undefeated Miramonte-Orinda baseball team in the North Coast Section Division III championship game. They were just mere miles from the Miramonte campus.  McLaughlin took the mound and spun a complete-game four-hitter. Furthermore,... 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
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
Rocklin Solid. Rocklin Little League Stars Breakthrough
The 12-year olds of the Rocklin Little League Major All-Stars look for a breakthrough The Rocklin Little League All-Stars have plenty of postseason experience and victories at district, section and state tournaments. Manager Mike Delucchi’s boys know what it’s like to face the top competition in the area. And... Read more
Baseball or Softball-Thinking About Being a Switch Hitter?
Switch Hitter Questions Becoming a switch hitter is a difficult decision that some baseball and softball players will have to make. Before you make the decision to become a switch hitter, you need to be able to answer some questions about yourself. If you’re a natural right handed batter,... Read more
Evan Wolfe Livermore – Baseball SportStar of the Week
He may be only an eighth grader but Evan Wolfe accomplished something that some never will in a lifetime. Wolfe tossed a perfect game on the opening day of the inaugural Intermediate Little League World Series when his District 57 team faced the Central Region team from Jenison, MI... Read more
This is the SportStars one-stop hub for our week-long coverage of the Intermediate Little League World Series in Livermore. Read more
Can Little League Shoulder and Elbow Hurt Your Pitch?
How Pitcher’s Shoulder and Elbow Hurt Arm/Shoulder Care | Dr. Mo Mortazavi    Baseball throwing injuries in young athletes are one of the most common pediatric overuse injuries. Consequently,  30 to 50 percent of all youth baseball players suffering from this in their career. The incidence continues to rise... Read more
Oh, ok. This is a WORLD SERIES! It’s a mid-July evening in Pleasanton, and while a handful of Intermediate Little League teams go over their travel itinerary for their trip to the Western Regionals Tournament in Irvine “the last step to reaching the World Series” a baker’s dozen worth... Read more
It’s Livermore or BUST for Lemoore Little League
CHOWCHILLA – Lemoore Little League coach Brady Holaday stood along the left field line as his players filed out of the dugout painted in frustration following a 7-6 loss. Holaday was biting his lower lip as well, talking to his coaches and wearing the type of wry smile coaches... Read more
Little League World Series: And then there were 7…
Thursday opened the Little League World Series with three straight elimination games. Canada (Lethbridge, ALB.) was the first to leave the Little League World Series tournament despite a gritty 5-4 loss to Latin America (Guayaquil, Ecuador). The Ecuadorians survive for at least one more a day, drawing a rematch... Read more