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SPAAT’s 2019 OAKLAND ESPY AWARDEES

Blog Multi-Sport NorCal Edition North Coast Section Oakland Section June 6, 2019 0

SPAAT Announces The 2019 OAKLAND ESPY AWARDEES A spat (common in sports, popularized by football) is an over-the-cleat ankle tape job that provides support to the ankle, allowing the player to better control his/her body movement and overall athletic performance. Usually, it is part of the player’s ritual of... Read more

ZOIE HARTMAN Monte Vista’s Swimming SportStar

Aquatics North Coast Section SportStars of the Week June 3, 2019 0

ZOIE HARTMAN the Sr. Swimmer at Monte Vista-Danville is our SportStar of the Week Zoie Hartman, the Georgia-bound senior closed out her high school swimming career with six gold medals in May. That included four North Coast Section titles — the 200-yard individual medley, the 100 breaststroke, and two... Read more

Menlo School-Atherton Track Quintet SportStars of the Week

SportStars of the Week Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner XC-Track-Running May 30, 2019 0

Alexandra Chan, Lauren Hamilton, Michelle Louie, Kyra Pretre and Charlotte Tomkinson of Menlo School-Atherton — Track Grab SportStars of the Week Title The Menlo-Atherton quintet’s efforts essentially won the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championship, spanning all girls divisions. It was a historic team championship that made Menlo the... 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

Vacaville Baseball: Simply Spectacular SJS Repeat

Blog High School Baseball/Softball Sac-Joaquin Section May 30, 2019 0

Third Generation Vacaville High Athlete Devereaux Harrison Sends 31-Win Baseball Team To The Sac-Joaquin Championship “Bulldog”-Pile • One does not simply win a section baseball pennant without a massive infield dogpile. Something Vacaville baseball star Devereaux Harrison knows all too well. The obligatory title celebration of Sac-Joaquin Section baseball... Read more

De La Salle Baseball: Four By Force

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section May 29, 2019 0

Dominant Division I Championship Victory Earns Spartans Fourth Straight North Coast Section Crown And State Team Of The Year Honors • Even for a program accustomed to stockpiling achievements, the De La Salle baseball team knows winning four straight North Coast Section championships doesn’t happen often. Or easily. When... Read more

Acalanes Baseball: Young Dons Make The Leap

High School Baseball/Softball North Coast Section May 24, 2019 0

A Talented, Young Acalanes Roster Delivered A Breakout Season That Included A Top 25 State Ranking And The Baseball Program’s First Division I Playoff Win • The dark clouds rolled in over the hills that hover past right field. Though the wind did not howl — as it sometimes... Read more

Chinyere Okoro: From Stage To Podium And Back

High School Sports Features North Coast Section Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner May 23, 2019 0

Amador Valley Sprinter Chinyere Okoro Has A Love For Performance Art — But Has No Time For Drama As She Chases State Gold • For sprinting sensation Chinyere Okoro, her world is a stage. Actually, there are two stages. The first is track and field, where the Amador Valley... Read more

Zoie Hartman: Monte Vista’s Swimmer On The Fast Track

Aquatics High School Sports Features North Coast Section May 23, 2019 0

After Barely Six Years Of Competitive Experience, Zoie Hartman Has Turned Herself Into A National-Level Swimmer With No Signs Of Slowing • If it seems as though Zoie Hartman’s rise to elite swimmer was an immediate success story — well, it really was. All things considered. After she wrapped up... Read more

Ben Dillard: Oak Ridge Swim’s Speed Racer

Aquatics High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section May 22, 2019 0

Just A Junior, Ben Dillard Leads The Oak Ridge Boys Swim Team At A Torrid Pace • Amphibious Oak Ridge-El Dorado Hills junior Ben Dillard has an insatiable thirst for high-speed races inside 25-meter pools. The lanky, shaggy-haired USC-commit set a CIF State Championship meet record in the 100-meter... Read more

Conwright Scoops Double Helping of Hardware

High School Sports Features Motorsport Outdoor Uncategorized May 21, 2019 0

Serving Up Jaden’s Porsche Cup: Conwright scoops double helping of silverware on stunning sportscar debut We’ve been covering this young racer since his early teens growing up – and racing – in the East Bay Area. Talent not withstanding, who would have predicted his ability then would place the... Read more

St. Francis Track & Field Qualifies for State Championships

Central Coast Section Central Section North Coast Section Northern Section Oakland Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section Track & Field, Anchored by Youth Runner XC-Track-Running May 21, 2019 0

St. Francis Track & Field Qualifies Three and Relay for State Championships The St. Francis track and field team won the first ever Sac-Joaquin Section Masters team title behind three individual wins, a second-place relay and three additional top-five performances Saturday in rainy conditions at Davis Senior High School.... Read more