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Placer County Pentathlon Returns
Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to compete in a pentathlon? Well now is your chance to find out! The second installment of the Placer County Pentathlon is returning to Rocklin on Saturday, Jan. 27 at Sierra College and registration is currently open. Placer Valley... Read more
Visit Redding! Redding Is Powder Perfection
Vacation in Redding! Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean you have to get stuck inside for the season. Escape to Redding, an outdoor paradise located in the heart of upstate California. The opportunities for exploration are as vast as the mountains that surround the city. Discover the winter landscape... Read more
Level Up- When The Meniscus Shock Absorber Hurts
The dreaded swollen knee. As fall sports are in full swing we unfortunately see a large number of athletes who tumble to the ground; grabbing a knee in severe pain. Swelling in the knee indicates a joint which is aggravated and may have multiple forms of internal damage including... Read more
Training Time: Top Reasons In-Season Training is Vital
In-Season Training is vital. And that is why high school athletes who are in-season must budget their time extremely well. For most competitive athletes, the time and energy commitment needed to succeed in their chosen sport is very intense and time consuming. Many athletes quickly assume they will not... Read more
Behind the Clipboard: Priority Varsity?
I wrestle, and when we practice, we have to get out the mats, lay them down and then pick them up again so the cheerleaders can practice. Sometimes we don’t even get in the gym at all because the girls basketball JV is using it. That doesn’t seem fair... Read more
Redding Complex Takes A Swing To Ballpark Replicas
Ever wonder what it was like to stare down the Green Monster in left field like Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams? Or call your home run shot like burly Babe Ruth in the 1932 World Series? In Redding, kids and adults get the chance to feel like they’re... Read more
Livermore Cowboys’ Tradition is also a Family Tradition
Celebrating Over 50 Years of History, Family Style It has been thirty-seven years since I first set foot on a Livermore Cowboys’ wrestling mat. I recall it being a very cold and rainy November day outside; the winter months were upon us. My freshman season of football had just... Read more
SportStars Joins So Cal Holiday Prep Classic
Coaches, players, college and university coaches, and of course our amazing fans are all welcomed to the So Cal Holiday Prep Classic in San Diego, this December 27, 28, 29, 30 for one of the largest in-season high school girls’ basketball tournaments in the Western Region. Each year more and more... Read more
Fight to the Finish, Who Will be Crowned WWCTOC Champion!
Rocklin’s Hardwood Palace will Host Huge Women’s Wrestling Event on Dec. 15-16 as both high school and college female wrestlers compete at the Women’s West Coast Tournament Of Champions. The Women’s West Coast Tournament of Champions (WWCTOC) is returning for the third installment on Dec. 15-16 and this year... Read more
SportStars NorCal High School Football Top 20-Week 15
Two New Teams Enter The Rankings And Serra-San Mateo Takes Over No. 3 • Through games played on 12/2 ABOVE IMAGE: Tyerell Sturges-Cofer of No. 17 Liberty-Brentwood. CREDIT: Phillip Walton High School Football Top 20 1. (1)  DE LA SALLE (11-1) LAST WEEK: d. No. 4 Pittsburg 24-7. THIS... Read more
No One Horse Town for Oakdale High School Wrestlers
Oakdale Wrestling Stands Toe-To-Toe With Its Football Program — And Will Again In 2017-18 • In a one-school town where football is king, wrestling must wait patiently for access to royalty. Oakdale’s Steve Strange, coach of the best wrestling team in the Sac-Joaquin Section, will miss a considerable chunk... Read more
Preseason NorCal Team Wrestling Rankings
Gilroy Is Set Up For A Historic Season — Can It Go Wire-To-Wire, Or Will A Sac-Joaquin School Spoil The Quest? • Welcome to the first set of our NorCal Team Wrestling Rankings for 2017-18. The rankings go hand-in-hand with our weight-by-weight wrestler rankings. A wrestler ranked No. 1... Read more