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Walnut Creek Aquanuts Take Silver in National Competition
Team Walnut Creek Aquanuts, our local synchronized swim members take to the podium, scoring 146.574 points, and missing gold by only 3.6 points at last weekends Louisville, TX competition. The U.S. Nationals medal along with Trials win, also assures Miko Begossi of Alamo and Marlena King (Clayton) a spot on the 2018 U.S.... Read more
Bay Area Lands Rugby D1A Rugby Semifinal and Championship Playoffs
Northern California has long been a hot bed for collegiate rugby, that’s why the D1A Rugby Semifinal and Championship Playoffs are coming to the Bay Area As home to two of the most successful college programs in Saint Mary’s and Cal, the Bay Area again finds the postseason spotlight with... Read more
All-NorCal Girls Basketball ’17-’18
Beginning With Player Of The Year, Archbishop Mitty’s Haley Jones, It Was A Banner Year For NorCal Girls Talent • CLICK HERE For All-NorCal Boys Selections NORCAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR Haley Jones, Archbishop Mitty-San Jose, Junior There’s not much Haley Jones can’t do on a basketball court. At 6-1,... Read more
West Campus Girls Basketball on a Championship Run
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
You play the game to win- at least that’s what most people think, right?
Winning Isn’t Everything. Wait. What? What I have learned over many years as the founder of the National Academy of Athletics, as an adult who plays sports, a father of two kids who play sports and a child who grew up playing sports, is that it is actually more... Read more
BEST Camps, Clinics & Combines Report
YOUR ULTIMATE SPRING & SUMMER TRAINING GUIDE IS HERE It’s baaaaaack and it’s BIG! Our Annual Camps, Clinics & Combines Resource Guide turns 8 this year. It’s all grown up and we’re so proud of it. All kidding aside, this is something we’re proud to put out every year. We... Read more
Girl Ruggers Peaking on the College Pitch
Play Rugby: If you already play rugby, you might be on your way to college competition. But if you’re not playing yet, you just might want to start, and a good place to do that is right here — Rugby NorCal. RNC is the governing body in Northern California,... Read more
March Of The Mustangs
Monte Vista Prepares For Showdown With Mitty-San Jose — A Match Between Two Nationally Ranked Teams For The First CIF Div. I NorCal Title Monte Vista High-Danville girls soccer player Rachel Anderson loves this kind of matchup: just her against the goalkeeper. Awarded a penalty kick after a foul... Read more
Heels of Winter Olympics, Figure Skaters Head to Roseville
Figure Skaters from Across the Nation Arrive in Roseville for the Gold Rush Dance and Showcase on Ice, March 17-18 at Skatetown Ice Arena. Figure Skaters: Capital City Figure Skating Club (CCFSC) and Placer Valley Tourism are gearing up for the Gold Rush Dance and Showcase Ice figure skaters competition taking... Read more
Burlingame Boys Soccer “Super” Motivation
Embracing The Role Of Underdogs, Burlingame Boys Soccer Reached CIF NorCal Semifinals By Attempting To Mirror Mindset Of Super Bowl Champs • Though this was a CIF NorCal soccer playoff game, the Burlingame boys soccer team took a Super Bowl team’s mindset. “When we entered CCS, we were given... Read more
SportStars Cover Girl, Kate Formico, Makes the Grade at Stanford Volleyball
Up-and-Coming Stanford Volleyball Star Our sister sports publisher, (Ultimate Sports Guide) today captured an up-and-coming Stanford volleyball star. Who just happened to be our own cover subject back in August of 2016, when we featured the Archbishop Mitty star-studded team. Furthermore, we knew she was making the grade! From... Read more
CIF State Wrestling Preview
Legends Are Born At The CIF State Wrestling Championships — Here’s A Look At The Most Likely Candidates To Make A Lasting Impact This Year Waterford senior Kyle Brown peered onto the center floor at the Stockton Arena last week and gestured toward the semifinal bouts taking place during... Read more