Baseball: Joey Epperson will play a big part in SBCC success for 2012

Gamespeed athlete Joey Epperson figures to be a key part of the Vaqueros quest to repeat as Western State conference champs and its bid for the state championships. The former Miramonte ball player will play first base and outfield for the Vaqueros. Eppreson who hit .317 was an All Conference selection and all state selection.

The Vaqueros lost their season opener but Joey contributed well. He went 3-for-5 with an RBI double in the fifth and a two-run homer in the ninth.

Two great articles. Check them out:

http://www.sbcc.edu/baseball/2012_preview.php

Bullpen has rough start, SBCC drops season opener

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“Learn By Doing Track and Field Clinic”

Chabot College Track & Field

“Learn By Doing Track and Field Clinic”

Saturday February 25^th

^{Chabot College Track Stadium}

9:30 am to 12:30 pm

presented by Chabot College and Local High School Coaches

for all ages – Youth to Master’s

Learn Sprint Drills, Starting and Sprinting from Chabot College Coach and Master’s World Class Sprinter Aaron Thigpen

Learn Long Jump, Hurdling Technique by Coach Mike Jordan
Learn to Throw the Shot, Discus and Hammer with Chabot College Coach Mark Marshall
Learn to Pole Vault with Dougherty Valley Coach Kevin Stang

$10 per Athlete and Coach – Pre-Registration by February 18th

$20 per Athlete & Coach – Day of the Event

Make Check Payable to: Chabot College Track & Field

Send to: Chabot College Track, c/o Ken Grace, 25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545

Please mail to Chabot prior to February 18^th

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Baseball: Working his plan. Keysor impresses as freshman at BYU

Dave Keysor and his son Cameron came to me five years ago. Cameron was an incoming freshman at Monte Vista High. They had a plan, play college baseball. They set about putting the pieces together. Those pieces included high caliber baseball competition with NORCAL baseball and athletic physical development with Gamespeed. Two years later add in the VIP Throwing program and whola! a DI athlete sitting at 92mph and part of BYU’s starting rotation as a incoming freshman. They never abandoned their plan and the results showed.

Don’t wait until your back is against the wall, be proactive not reactive. Start early, get a plan, get a good team of people around you and work the plan!

BYU Baseball Strengthens Team Chemistry as 2012 Season Approaches

by Scott Hansen

Jan 10, 2012, 4:09 pm by Scott Hansen

The BYU baseball team has developed a strengthened sense of teamwork and chemistry amid several changes as it enters the 2012 season.

The Cougars have become a member of the West Coast Conference, completing a trio […]

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Football: Dublin QB Commits to Marist College in New York

Congratulations go out to Ed Achzinger. Ed committed to Marist College of New York. Ed a phenomenal young man. Ive gotten to know him since he was a freshman at Dublin. He is a rock and a true leader. He will pursue a career in medicine and continue to excel on the football field and track.

Dublin quarterback Edward Achziger committed to Marist College, a Division I Football Championship Subdivision school in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Achziger led the Gaels to the North Coast Section Division II semifinals in 2011.

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Baseball: John Pacha quietly improves by10mph on his fastball

Come to Gamespeed on any given day and you’ll witness the hustle and bustle of our athletes going at it. Bodies flying in sprints, zig zagging through cones, medicine balls slamming, and weights clanking. Look a little closer and you’ll see a serene young athlete quietly going about his business. He is John Pacha, freshman at Alhambra High. With a demeanor reminiscent of last years first round draft pick pitcher Robert Stephenson also of Alhambra. John has been training for baseball at Gamespeed only since April of 2011. He has a specialized program specifically designed for pitchers. His attendance record would garner him an attendance award if there was such a thing. Well its paying off, his previuos fast ball before training with GS was at 67mph, he has just reported he is now at 77mph!! And get this the start of the baseball season is still a month away. Congratulations John You’ve always been on my radar.

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Track: GS Athletes perfrom well in first All Comers Meet of the year

Cal Berkeley Saturday Jan 14th.

A few Gamespeed athletes competed in the first Cal Berkeley track meet of the season. In track a good preseason regiment is probably the most important part of having a successful season. It can ensure a higher level of performance , reduce the risk of injury, and allow you to hone valuable racing skill. Most of these athletes have been working hard for the past couple of months and its showing in their performances.

The Results:

Trevor Holmgren (San Ramon): 400m 51.92 Won his heat of the 400m with a time that is one full second better than his opening time a year ago. A huge improvement. He was the second fastest high school athlete overall. He later competed in the 4x800m relay with his SRV teammates.

Annie Geasa (Foothill): 400m 65.84. In her debut in the 400m Annie did’nt know what to expect but executed a solid run placing 3rd in her heat. An 800m runner a solid 400 time bodes well for a big drop in the 800m. Her times will only get better and it looks like she may have found a second event.

Karra Gardin (Moreau): […]

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Baseball: Kyle Jensen gets invite to Marlins big league camp

Props to Kyle Jensen. A 2009 Marlins 12th round draft pick out of St Marys College just got the call a couple weeks ago. He’s made the 40 man roster and will be called to big league camp. Kyle has been using his off seasons at Gamespeed to improve his power at the plate and speed in the outfield. He is coming off a spectacular season where he earned minor league honors.

Read about Kyles 2011 season at:

Stats: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=jensen001kyl

2. Minor League Player of the Month: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=jensen001kyl

3. http://jacksonville.com/sports/baseball/2011-08-19/story/new-suns-outfielder-kyle-jensen-keeps-power-flowing-victory

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GS: Craig Jones inducted into Modesto Bee Teen Hall of Fame

Teen Hall of Fame: Craig Jones, Central Catholic High

By Christopher Renteria
Teens in the Newsroom

MODESTO — At 18, Craig Jones has already accomplished more than most teens his age dream of.

By the start of his senior year, Craig had already passed four of his Advanced Placement tests and had received eight college credits from Stanford University after participating in the school’s summer program in 2010.

When it comes to sports, calling Craig an all-star athlete only scratches the surface of all that he has accomplished in just the past few years. This year, Craig not only had the privilege of being this year’s captain of the varsity football team, but when he wasn’t playing as an outside linebacker or fullback, he played as a middle linebacker and tailback.

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DIV Player of the Year: Craig Jones RB/LB, Central Catholic

The accolades keep coming for Modesto’s Craig Jones. He has been accepted to Stanford University and has accepted a “preferred” walk on status to the Cardinal football team. Now he is honored as his divisions Player of the Year. A Gamespeed athlete for six years he has wanted to be a Cardinal and has devoted all of his energies both athletically and academically to that end. This young man has an amazing work ethic and drive. Believe me he has other options with other schools (many Ivy League) but I admire his determination and desire to follow what he wants out of his career. I am proud to see all this come true for him and have no doubt I will see him on the field next year wearing a cardinal uniform. He is the epitomy of the “student -athlete”.

DIV Player of the Year: Craig Jones RB/LB, Central Catholic

Central Catholic was the top team in Division IV from the initial rankings all the way until it lost in the SJS Division IV semi-finals to Escalon. The Raiders saw Jones, a two way standout, perform his best […]

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GS: Andre Ward Crowned Sports Ilustrated Fighter of the Year

The hits keep coming for the Bay Area’s Andre Ward. After winning the Super Six Boxing Classic and consolidating the WBA & WBC Super Middle Weight Titles he has garnered the Sports Illustrated Fighter of the Year Award. He beats out some of boxing’s finest in the likes of Manny Pacquio and Floyd Maywether.

Ward will likely defend his title next spring or summer possibly against Canadian Lucian Bute. We’ve already spoken and he’ll be back at Gamespeed getting better than ever.

Sports Illustrated: Inside Boxing

By Chris Mannix

There is a certain rhythm to Andre Ward’s game, a musical elegance gifted only to the finest performers. The technical brilliance is there, a product of a 10-year amateur career that culminated with an Olympic gold medal in 2004. There is the strength and power, speed and agility, a perfect blend of skills that have, thus far, made Ward unbeatable at the pro level. He is, as Carl Froch put it on Saturday night, moments after Ward beat him for the Super Six title, “a slippery eel,” hard, if not impossible, to cleanly hit, a fighter without concussive power but, at 168 pounds, physically […]

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