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Pride On Pace

High School Basketball January 18, 2018 0

Salesian-Richmond Is A Team Built For The CIF Open Division — And Has The Look Of One That Could Win It • Story by MIKE WOOD | Photos by SAMUEL STRINGER In watching the Salesian High-Richmond boys basketball team, the magic is very evident right now. The Pride (17-1) is... Read more

Maya’s Empire

HS / CLUB Soccer Sac-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

Jump’s Big Leap

Central Coast Section High School Basketball January 18, 2018 0

A Deadly Outside Shot Is Only One Element To Pinewood Basketball Star Hannah Jump’s Continually Rising Game • Story by CLAY KALLAM | Photos by ED OSWALT Haley Jones has seen Hannah Jump launch 3-pointers as an opponent (since middle school) and as a teammate (CalStars in the summer).... Read more

Pahulu’s POV: 2018 MLK Classic College Report

High School Basketball LEVELUP INSIDERS North Coast Section January 17, 2018 0

Akinjo, Salesian too much for Modesto Christian 76-62 The main event featured #5 Salesian Prep (Richmond) led by their point guard #11 James Akinjo as he is the top guard in California. Akinjo will be going to UConn next year to play for Coach Kevin Ollie as he informed... Read more

SportStar of the Week: Ali Bamberger

SportStars of the Week January 12, 2018 0

Carondelet-Concord – Basketball – Junior Ali Bamberger Ali Bamberger, the 6-foot-3 post scored 21 points and added 10 rebounds to help lift Carondelet to a 67-56 win over host Miramonte-Orinda during the Elite Is Earned New Year’s Showcase on Jan. 6. The win was the third straight for the... Read more

Rising Forces

High School Basketball January 12, 2018 0

Here Are Five Teams Emerging From Under The Radar Just as Captain Renault suggested in the classic movie “Casablanca,” preseason rankings usually begin with this directive: “Round up the usual suspects.” But in the black-and-white world of basketball — there’s a winner and a loser every time out —... Read more

SportStar Of The Week: Archbishop Mitty Erika Yeager

Central Coast Section High School Baseball/Softball SportStars of the Week January 12, 2018 0

SportStar of the Week: Next Level highlights former California high school athletes who are excelling on the collegiate or international stage • ERIKA YEAGER | ARCHBISHOP MITTY-SAN JOSE ’16 UNIV. RHODE ISLAND – SOFTBALL – SOPHOMORE If her first collegiate season was any indication. Rhode Island hit the jackpot... Read more

Maximum Mat Watch-List: 10 Must-See Events

Central Coast Section Central Section High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section December 29, 2017 1

Make A New Year’s Commitment To Take In Some Of NorCal’s Best Wrestling Events — We’ve Helped You Out With A List • By IKE DODSON “I’m going to eat better and exercise more.” No, you’re not. I’ll give you a week before your longing hands go plunging into... Read more

Del Oro’s JT Stinson is The Scrambler

High School Wrestling Pinned by TCW Sac-Joaquin Section December 21, 2017 0

The Reputation Of Del Oro’s JT Stinson Grows After His Recent Upset Victory • Story and Photos by IKE DODSON On the wrestling mat, scrambling is art. Not every pin is achieved after a perfectly executed move, and evenly-matched foes will often improvise rolls, dives, pivots, hoists and pulls... Read more

Fairfax DNA

High School Basketball Los Angeles City Section December 20, 2017 0

All The Pieces Are In Place For The Renown L.A. City Section Program To Win Its Third State Title — The Lions Just Need To Follow The Formula • Story by RONNIE FLORES | Photos by SAMUEL STRINGER Nearly a soul in the gym was rooting for his team,... Read more

Young Pups, Top Dogs: Folsom High Football Won Its Third State Title

High School Football Sac-Joaquin Section December 20, 2017 0

Folsom Won Its Third State Title And Reclaimed Its Spot Atop Sac-Joaquin Section Football. All With A Roster That Could Be Even Better In 2018 • Winning is nothing new for Folsom football, but the Bulldogs that led Folsom to the 2017 CIF Division 1-A State Bowl Championship were... Read more

A Mighty Win

Central Coast Section High School Football December 20, 2017 0

The Resilience Of The St. Francis Football Team Was On Full Display In Its First CIF State Bowl Victory • Story by MIKE WOOD | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH With furious winds pounding Sacramento State’s Hornet Stadium throughout the CIF Division 2-A state championship game, completing passes was... Read more