In the West Catholic Athletic League — a collection of high schools that could rival any in the state of California in terms of sheer competitiveness — having star-quality athletes is essential for teams looking to rise above the rest of the talent-heavy field.Riordan High School has one of those players in senior Darius Bell, a 6-foot-1, 220-pound senior quarterback-safety whose versatility has been the driving force behind his team’s 3-1 start.
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The fantasy baseball season ends this weekend with many owners looking back on the year cursing the disappointments of a struggling player or praising the efforts on an unheralded star.Here’s a look at a few players who made their fantasy baseball bosses either jump for joy or tear their hair out in frustration:
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As a fourth-generation printer who has personally spent nearly 30 years in the industry, Christopher Edwards has seen an array of technological innovations drastically alter his chosen profession. Through it all, however, he has managed to maintain the same view on what makes up the most important part of his job.
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Although their high school careers are barely a month old, Lowell boys’ soccer defenders Julian Enis and Penn Scoble don’t look like freshmen — and they certainly didn’t play like freshmen in the Cardinals’ impressive 4-1 win over Galileo in Academic Athletic Association play Tuesday.Scoble, the Cardinals’ freshman stopper, headed in a corner kick from Mark Mastromonaco just eight minutes into the match, then teamed up with Enis on the back line for the rest of the game to lead a dominant defensive effort against the Lions.
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If you’re still playing fantasy baseball right now, chances are you are deep in your playoffs. That alone is a good enough indicator that you know plenty about what you are doing and any additional advice on this season would probably fall upon deaf ears.Advice for next season, however, is a different story.This year has seen the diminishing stats of several aging veterans, the emergence of a number of young prospects and the unexpected career years out of some overlooked journeymen. What can be expected from some of these same players for next year?
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During her 14-year career in the public relations industry, Deniz Bolbol has worked with diverse companies ranging from the high-profile Ketchum Inc., to smaller agencies such as the locally operated Eastwick Communications.Bolbol was recently hired as vice president at MWW Group, a nationwide public relations agency with offices in San Francisco, and she now believes that she has found just the right mix of the big and small.
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Fantasy baseball playoffs have arrived, which, for owners in most leagues, means that all the meticulous, yearlong roster tweaking and adjusting will all boil down to a one-week, one-on-one showdown for the right to keep playing.With just seven days to work with,it’s essential for fantasy owners to get the most out of their roster — and no players maximize their worth more than pitchers slated to start two games in one week.
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The story of how City College of San Francisco’s most recent NFL star arrived on campus probably won’t go down in the annals of high-end recruiting persistence.Gibril Wilson, the fourth-year starting safety for the New York Giants, was sitting at his localbarbershop when fate, not the constant communication of any of the Rams’ coaches, paved the way for his arrival to the CCSF football team.
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Take a quick scan at the harsh penalties doled out in the past to the UNLV men’s basketball team or Southern Methodist University’s football team and it is evident that the recruiting processes of big-timeDivision I sports programs are carefully monitored by college athletics’ powerful governing body, the NCAA.The scene is decidedly different for California junior college sports, where programs are judged based more on the simple honesty of school officials than through any sort of far-reaching investigative probes.
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With Danville residents Sam Keller and Kyle Wright starting at quarterback for national powers Nebraska and Miami (Fla.), respectively, and Salesian High School of Richmond graduate Jahvid Best electrifying fans as a dynamic freshman running back at Cal, it’s clear to see that Bay Area high schools have a bevy of talented football players ready to perform on a national collegiate level.
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Division I college football has never been a stranger to controversy when it comes to determining a singular top team in the land. For years, two differing polls, working independently of each other (under one title or another) placed their respective votes on college football’s best teams.
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As usual, the City College of San Francisco opened the season as one of the top-ranked junior college football teams in the nation and the Rams did nothing to discredit those lofty expectations with 63-13 and 48-17 wins over Solano Community College and Cabrillo College, respectively.Such thrashings have become commonplace since coach George Rush’s arrival at CCSF in 1977. Under his watch, the Rams have put up some staggering numbers — 15 conference championships, five state crowns and five national titles.
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The end of the baseball season is usually the time most fans get to see their team’s emerging young prospects, the beneficiaries of the expanded September roster looking to impress with their first stint of major-league playing experience.However, September can be equally as important for players at the opposite end of their professional careers, like soon-to-be free agents auditioning for a contract next year or seasoned pros looking to get their teams into the playoffs.
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What a difference two years can make. In 2005, the Houston Astros were the National League champions and Phil Garner was the toast of Texas. This season, with the Astros hovering near the bottom of the NL Central standings, owner Drayton McLane canned Garner and general manager Tim Purpura. Garner, who joined the Astros in 2004, became the third managerial victimof 2007 (Seattle also made a change, but that came a result of Mike Hargrove’s resignation).
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Most people see the recent explosion of social-networking Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook as new avenues to stayin touch with friends or promote breaking cultural trends. Richard Derks, co-founder of Respectance, an online tribute site with offices in San Francisco, saw the latest networking developments as an opportunity to create something a little more profound.
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